Timeline B: 1875-1935

Timeline B

Notable Influences in the era of the Modern Theosophists

1875	The founding of the Theosophical Society, in New York. Some co-founders: H.P. Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge, Charles Sotheran, Emma Hardinge Britten and other formers.
1877	“Isis Unveiled,” written by H.P. Blavatsky, is published.
1878	Henry Steel Olcott and H.P. Blavatsky start travelling to India.
1879	Olcott and H.P. Blavatsky arrive in India. Olcott and H.P. Blavatsky start the Publication of “The Theosophist.”
1881	“The Occult World” is published by A.P. Sinnett.
1883	“Esoteric Buddhism” is published by A.P. Sinnett.
1884	C.W. Leadbeater joins the Theosophical Society.
1885	H.P. Blavatsky returns to Europe.
1886	W.Q. Judge starts the magazine, The Path.
1887	W. Q. Judge writes a letter to H.P. Blavatsky asking her to start a group with the purpose of esoteric instruction. “Lucifer” Magazine is published Sep. 1887. The year Robert Crosbie joined the T.S.
1888	The Secret Doctrine by H.P. Blavatsky, is published. The existence of the Esoteric School is publicly announced.
1889	Annie Besant joins the T.S. after reading The Secret Doctrine and meeting H.P. Blavatsky. H.P. Blavatsky publishes “The Key to Theosophy” and “The Voice of the Silence.”
1890	Tallapragada Subba Row dies.
1891	Helena Blavatsky dies. Annie Besant and W.Q. Judge become joint outer heads of the Esoteric Section.
1893	World Parliament of Religions, Chicago. The Theosophical Society has it’s own sub-congress. Lectures were very popular. Annie Besant, Judge and Anagarika Dharmapala lecture.
1894	Katherine Tingley joins the T.S. Arguments start between W.Q. Judge, H.S. Olcott and Annie Besant.
1895	The American Section secedes and is now called the Theosophical Society in America.
1896	William Quan Judge dies.
1900	Annie Besant receives the final letter by K.H.
1902	Annie Besant invites Rudolf Steiner to form a German Section to the Theosophical Society.
1906	Leadbeater is advised under pressure to leave the Theosophical Society (Adyar) after charges and admittance to sexual immorality.
1907	Henry S. Olcott dies, and Annie Besant is voted President of the Theosophical Society (Adyar)
1908	Council of the Theosophical Society in December votes that Leadbeater can return to the T.S.
1909	Leadbeater (back in Adyar, Madras) he discovers Jiddu Krishnamurti at the beach. The United Lodge of Theosophists (ULT) is formed by Robert Crosbie, a disenchanted member of the Theosophical Society headed by Katherine Tingley, a successor of William Q. Judge.
1911	Formation of the “Order of the star in the East,” in dedication to “the World Teacher.”
1912	J. Krishnamurti is made the head of the “Order of the star in the East”. J. Krishnamurti’s father custody battle against Annie Besant. Besant wins in 1914. Rudolf Steiner is expelled from the Theosophical Society (Adyar), because he refuses to have as members of his German section, people who are also members of the “Order of the Star of the East.” Most of the German Section leaves with him and the Anthroposophical Society is formed.
1919	Bahman Pestonji Wadia meets members of the ULT. Robert Crosbie dies.
1922	B.P. Wadia leaves the Theosophical Society (Adyar) and joins the ULT.
1925	Rudolf Steiner dies.
1929	J. Krishnamurti dissolves the “Order of the star of the East.” Katherine Tingley of T.S. in Pasadena dies; G de. Purucker becomes leader of the Society.
1933	Annie Besant dies.
1934	Leadbeater dies.