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The Theosophical Society is the organizational body of Theosophy, an esoteric new religious movement.It was founded in New York City, U.S. in 1875.Among its founders were Helena Blavatsky, a Russian mystic and the principal thinker of the Theosophy movement, and Henry Steel Olcott, the society's first president.
The Theosophical Society in America (TSA) is a member-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the teaching of Theosophy and affiliated with the international Theosophical Society based in Adyar, Chennai, India. The name "Theosophical Society in America" was legally adopted by the American Theosophical Society in 1934. [1]
The logo for the Theosophical Society brought together various ancient symbols. Blavatsky was the leading theoretician of the Theosophical Society, [264] responsible for establishing its "doctrinal basis". [265] The ideas expounded in her published texts provide the basis from which the Society and wider Theosophical movement emerged. [266]
The logo for the Theosophical Society brought together various ancient symbols. Theosophy is a religion established in the United States in the late 19th century. Founded primarily by the Russian Helena Blavatsky and based largely on her writings, it draws heavily from both older European philosophies such as Neoplatonism and Indian religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.
Theosophical Society International Headquarters, Adyar, India, in 1890. The Theosophy Society was founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and others in 1875. The designation 'Adyar' is sometimes added to the name to make it clear that this is the Theosophical Society headquartered there, after the American section and some other lodges separated from it in 1895, under William Quan Judge. [1]
This building was first occupied in 1927, and since that time has continued as the center of Theosophical work in the United States. Olcott Estate derives its name from original society president, Colonel Henry Steel Olcott, who formed the society in 1875. During the society's annual convention of 1932, members celebrated the centenary of ...
The library was at first situated inside the headquarters of the Theosophical Society. In 1966 it was moved to a separate building, the Adyar Library Building. It also has a public museum that shows old books and manuscripts. The Adyar library is also used by post-graduate students in Sanskrit and Indology of the University of Madras.
Rudolf Steiner founded the Anthroposophical Society on 28 December 1912, and he was expelled from the Theosophical Society on 7 March 1913. [ 2 ] In 1899, Steiner published an article in the Magazin für Literatur , titled " Goethe's Secret Revelation", on the esoteric nature of Goethe's fairy tale, The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily . [ 3 ]