Theosophical Society
member Henry Olcott
had suggested that rather splitting the society into two factions, AK
should get a charter and create their own society. The Hermetic Society was inaugurated two days after Kingsford's application...
Cultural formation
Clara Codd
While in Geneva, CC
was first exposed to Theosophy. Her neighbour Madame von Pachten
brought her to Theosophical Society
meetings, one of which was a lecture by Colonel Henry Olcott
.
Codd, Clara. So Rich a Life. Caxton Limited, 1951.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Annie Besant
Stead had previously given her what became a highly influential book for her, Blavatsky's The Secret Doctrine. With Henry Steele Olcott
, Madame Blavatsky had founded the Theosophical Society
in 1875. AB
, delighted...
Family and Intimate relationships
Clara Codd
CC
was never married; however, she believed in past lives in which she had been married many times. In one former life, she believed, Henry Olcott
had been her son.
Codd, Clara. So Rich a Life. Caxton Limited, 1951.
30, 153
Travel
Annie Besant
AB
attended the Chicago World's Fair (where other speakers included Susan B. Anthony
and Julia Ward Howe
) as Theosophist Henry Steele Olcott
's representative at the Chicago Parliament of Religions.
Taylor, Anne, 1932 -. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press, 1992.
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Timeline
1875: Madame Blavatsky, now in New York, who had...
Building item
1875
Madame Blavatsky
, now in New York, who had been a spiritualist medium and claimed first-hand knowledge of Eastern religious practice, founded the Theosophical Society
with support from Henry Steele Olcott
and William Q. Judge
.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.