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Continuing from the previous post in this series which examined how Theosophical ideas about race reflected wider discourses of the period; I will now look in broad terms at the Theosophical Society’s relationship with Egypt, India and Tibet. Continue reading »
In this essay, I will examine the three countries which, for Blavatsky and her followers were particularly associated with occult wisdom – be it a secret tradition, or the home of spiritual masters: namely, Egypt, India, and Tibet. For each of these “places of power” I will try and examine the Theosophical relationship with them, and, with respect to India and Tibet, the legacies of that relationship. This first post will deal with issues related to racial theories, and I will examine the Theosophical relationship with India, Egypt, and Tibet in the second part. Continue reading »