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Exploring Theosophy
c) Theosophy, the 'Wisdom Religion' - What Theosophy Is
Geoffrey Farthing's publications
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Recommended Reading
COMPASSION: The Basis of Peace & Understanding Some Thoughts on Conditioning The Web of Karma |
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Master of Arts course in Western Esotericism
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A lifelong student of Theosophy, Geoffrey Farthing, a co-founder of The Blavatsky Trust, was one of Theosophy's finest minds and became one of it's all time greatest exponents.Many of the writings of Geoffrey are now available online. 
| Euro School 2008 in Italy The Theme is ‘The Wisdom of the Sages’ view PDF |
Our web site contains information about Theosophy, the ageless Ancient Wisdom, as contained in the writings of Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831 - 1891) and her Teachers.
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Dr Edi Bilimoria |
Theosophy is a relatively recent name for the Ancient Wisdom known from time immemorial. It is variously known as the Wisdom Religion, the Ancient Wisdom, Esotericism, Occultism and is included in the Western Mystery Tradition. It was kept secret to preserve it from distortion, adulteration and misuse but as much of it as was thought wise was made public by two of the Masters, for the first time, at the end of the 19th century. This was mainly through the writings of H.P. Blavatsky - something of how this was done is told in 'A Trilogy' (go to text).
The expressed purpose behind this release of information was the eradication of superstitious ignorance and crass materialism, and the earnest desire to establish a Universal Brotherhood of Mankind on a truly spiritual basis.
H.P. Blavatsky was a remarkable woman; one of the most gifted and fascinating of modern times. Destined for a solitary path, she left husband and homeland to travel the world in search of occult knowledge, a quest which ultimately took her to the great Mahatmas and the Ancient wisdom of the East. Her odyssey was to bring her enlightenment and enemies, fame and notoriety; devotion and denouncement ... but it also resulted in some of the greatest occult classics ever written, and the founding of the modern Theosophical Society.
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The field of Theosophy or Esoteric Science is as vast as life itself, for it embraces the whole of Nature, visible and invisible. Nevertheless, the more one advances in its study, the more one recognises that this limitless scheme of things, though having "neither conceivable beginning nor imaginable end" is an orderly, integrated whole, in which every part is intimately related to every other part. It may be compared to a wheel in which the hub, spokes, and rim, although distinctive in form and function, are inseparable parts of one whole. It follows that while the student may begin this exploration from any chosen point, sooner or later, they will reach every corner of the field. |
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