Author: Dominique Johnson
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The Young Indiana Jones meets Krishnamurti and the Theosophical Society in “Journey of Radiance”
THE YOUNG INDIANA JONES MEETS YOUNG JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI, CHARLES LEADBEATER AND ANNIE BESANT Created by George Lucas, this is the first part of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 5. In January, 1910, the Jones family attends a meeting of the Theosophical movement in Benares, India. There young Indy befriends the young Jiddu Krishnamurti, and meets Charles…
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From the Holy Text of Tibetan Buddhism: Sixty Songs of Milarepa
Milarepa on the inner teachings of the Dharma, invites his patrons toward the Path of cultivation. Songs 8-9, 11-13. Milarepa’s resolutions and facing somber truths about the world. Songs 7-8, 25-29, and 31-32 “Though Dharma is the fount of victory, those who aspire to it are rare.” MILAREPA
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Eloise Hart on the Warrior-like Qualities of the Spiritual Man
“The phrase spiritual warrior seems a paradox, for how can a warrior be spiritual? And yet when we consider how warriors fight and often sacrifice their lives to preserve what they believe is right and to protect their family and country, we can understand why those who would advance spiritually are often portrayed as warriors.”…
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The Queen of Humbugs: Edmund Russell, an Account of an Interview of HPB
Account of an American artist, Edmund Russell on H.P.B. “All felt her penetration and her power. Each fell to the charm of her universality. She lifted people to the expression of their best at once. It gave men new force to feel they had met one who could look right through to their real selves,…
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Priidite Poklonimsya (Come, Let Us Worship) | Rachmaninoff: Vespers (All-Night Vigil)
Priidite Poklonimsya (Come, Let Us Worship), Opus 37, No. 5. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37. The work begins with a fourfold call to prayer, in six and then eight parts. Priidite Poklonimsya(Come, Let Us Worship) “Priidite, poklonimsya Tsarevi nashemu Bogu.Priidite, poklonimsya i pripadem Khristu Tsarevinashemu Bogu.Priidite, poklonimsya i pripadem Samomu KhristuTsarevi i Bogu nashemu.Priidite, poklonimsya i…
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Georges Méautis: “Theosophy and Theosophism” Dissects Rene Guenon’s Critique, 1922
Swiss scholar, Georges Méautis (professor at the University of Neuchâtel and president of the “Société Suisse de Théosophie”) in 1922 wrote a response to Rene Guenon’s critique of Modern Theosophy in Theosophy and Theosophism: Response to a Criticism of Theosophy by René Guénon. In the Friends of the Theosophical Archives (FOTA), Joscelyn Godwin graced us with an…
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National Socialism and Christianity: Bavarian Political Police Report on Hitler Speech in Augsburg
Was Adolf Hitler merely pandering to German Christians as an act of demagoguery? A Bavarian Political Police Report on Hitler Speech in Augsburg, 6 July 1923, explains a different point-of-view about National Socialism. Adolf Hitler himself stated that National Socialism is a racialist and volkic doctrine but also described National Socialism as a Christian movement. The volk…
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Hecate and Diana in the Mysteries as Triune Genetrix and Savior
Hecate the Savior “Hekate . . . pleased with dark ghosts that wander through the shade . . . nightly seen.”—Orphic Hymn 1 to Hecate (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns c. 3rd B.C.E to 2nd C.E.) “The world’s key-bearer, never doomed to fail . . . unconquerable queen” (ibid). Mortals, carrying with them on the threshold,…
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Boscovich in The Secret Doctrine and Revisionist History of Science connection to Occultism
Rasgusan physicist Roger J. Boscovich (1711-1787) is mentioned in Helena Blavatsky’s book “The Secret Doctrine” written in 1888. Roger J. Anderton examines the use of Roger J. Boscovich in The Secret Doctrine in his paper, Boscovich in the Esoteric Tradition of Blavatsky’s Secret Doctrine (July 21, 2014). R.J. Anderton argues that ancient notions have passed down to…
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Occultism in the Theosophical Society
Letter 65 The success of the operation of the Theosophical Movement depended upon those who compose the movement, but many delusions and misunderstandings about that operation existed among the members. The future civilizational development and trajectory of thought depended upon the success of the ideas the Movement sought to impress on the culture. These masters…
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Pink Martini: “Syracuse”
Syracuse The love of ancient and historic places. French Translation “J’aimerais tant voir Syracuse L’ile de Paques et Kairouan Et les grands oiseaux qui s’amusent A glisser l’aile sous le vent Voir les jardins de Babylone Et le palais do Grand Lama Rever des amants de Verone Au sommet do Fuji Yama Voir le…
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The Problem with the New Age “Ascended Master Jesus”
Importance of the issue with the concept of “Jesus the Ascended Master” in light of Theosophy. There are not many left true to the “original program”! (MORYA) “Ready to lay down our life any day for THEOSOPHY – that great cause of the Universal Brotherhood for which we live and breathe – and willing to…
The American Minervan 