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The logo for the Theosophical Society brought together various ancient symbols. Theosophy is a religious and philosophical system 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 ...
This is a list of theosophical glossaries. Some important theosophical glossaries are the Theosophical Glossary by Helena Blavatsky, first published in 1892; the Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary by Gottfried de Purucker; and the Collation of Theosophical Glossaries.
Within the system of Theosophy, developed by occultist Helena Blavatsky and others since the second half of the 19th century, Theosophical mysticism draws upon various existing disciplines and mystical models, including Neo-platonism, Gnosticism, Western esotericism, Freemasonry, Hinduism and Buddhism.
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.
English: This has existed in various forms since about 1875; it is the seal of the Theosophical Society, including as elements the Ouroboros, Star of David, Ankh, sometimes the Aum (Om), and a form of the Hindu/Buddhist swastika symbol. Sometimes accompanied by the motto "there is no religion higher than truth" (in various languages).
English: Theosophical Seal (version of emblem of Theosophical society, adopted late 19th century): Two interlaced triangles (a form of the star of David), Ouroboros snake, manji, ankh, Om etc. Deutsch: Theosophischen Seal (Version Emblem der Theosophischen Gesellschaft, Ende des 19.
Primacy of the Mythic: The creative Imagination, an external world of symbols, glyphs, myths, synchronicities and the myriad, along with image, all as a universal reality for the interplay conjoined by creative mind. Access to Supreme Worlds: The awakening within, inherently possessing the faculty to directly connect to the Divine world(s).
In creativity of Russolo, the Theosophical ideas had been first used in his etching and aquatint Masks (Italian: Maschere, 1908). [158] His reading the Theosophical books by Besant and Leadbeater on sound-forms [22] [159] "probably influenced one of his most icastic" paintings, Force Lines of Lightning (Italian: Linee-forza della folgore, 1912 ...