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Helena Petrovna Blavatsky [a] (née Hahn von Rottenstern; 12 August [O.S. 31 July] 1831 – 8 May 1891), often known as Madame Blavatsky, was a Russian and American mystic and author who co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875.
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 article's author explains that charter of the Theosophical Society was written in the image and likeness of the Constitution of the United States of America, the country where it was born. She writes that "the Society, modelled upon this Constitution, may fairly be termed a 'Republic of Conscience'." [26]
Theosophical Society [ edit ] The Sanskrit term akasha was introduced to the language of theosophy through Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891), who characterized it as a sort of life force; she also referred to "indestructible tablets of the astral light" recording both the past and future of human thought and action, but she did not use the term ...
Morya's earliest notable claimed incarnation is recorded by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater (from, the source states, their research into the "akashic records" at the Theosophical Society headquarters in Adyar (Tamil Nadu), India conducted in the summer of 1910) as having been an emperor of Atlantis in 220,000 BC, ruling from his palace in the capital city, the City of the Golden Gates.
It was founded in 1912 by leaders of the Theosophical Society, including Annie Besant, Marie Russak and James Ingall Wedgwood. According to Gregory Tillett, in Charles Webster Leadbeater 1854-1934 , both Russak and Wedgwood were mediums who purportedly communicated messages from the Masters during Temple meetings.
Their teachings were transmitted through Harriette by the Founder of the Theosophical Society, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, otherwise simply referred to as The Teacher of the Order. The teachings of the order were promulgated mainly through a system of correspondence, extensive publishing of books and delivering of lectures at many centres.
She joined the Theosophical Society on October 13, 1894. In 1895, disputes between Judge and Annie Besant led to a split, with Judge taking most of the American section with him. After converting Tingley to Theosophy, Judge appointed her as the Outer Head of the Theosophical Society.