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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.
He noted that in that latter year, there were about 35,000 members of the Adyar-based [citation needed] Theosophical Society (9000 of whom were in India), c. 5,500 members of the Theosophical Society in America, c. 1,500 members of the Theosophical Society International (Pasadena), and about 1200 members of the United Lodge of Theosophy. [140]
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]
Theosophical Society Point Loma - Blavatskyhouse; The Theosophist; U. United Lodge of Theosophists This page was last edited on 3 January 2014, at 21:17 (UTC). ...
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 ...
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]
The Theosophical Society was officially formed in New York City, United States, on 17 November 1875 by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Colonel Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge, and others. The society's initial objective was the "study and elucidation of Occultism, the Cabala etc." [2]