Skeptics on Theosophy
Found a really good page with information (of a skeptical nature) about Theosophy...
The Skeptic's Dictionary
In regard to Madame Blavatsky's Ascended Masters (see entry further below), they wrote :
(Note the little jab there at the end)
"These Adepts were said to dwell in the Himalayas, Egypt, Tibet and other exotic places. They are known for their extraordinary psychic powers and are the sacred keepers of some mysterious "Ancient Wisdom". They are not divine, she said, but more highly evolved than the rest of us mere mortals. (Evolution, according to Blavatsky, is a spiritual process.) Their goal is to unite all humanity in a Great White Brotherhood, despite the fact that they dwell in the remotest regions of the world and apparently have as little contact with the rest of us as possible."
And in regard to why Theosophy hasn't exactly taken off as a religion:
"Many people are not likely to take seriously a Russian noblewoman who claimed to have had childhood visions of a tall Hindu who eventually materialized in Hyde Park and became her guru and advisor."
The Skeptic's Dictionary
In regard to Madame Blavatsky's Ascended Masters (see entry further below), they wrote :
(Note the little jab there at the end)
"These Adepts were said to dwell in the Himalayas, Egypt, Tibet and other exotic places. They are known for their extraordinary psychic powers and are the sacred keepers of some mysterious "Ancient Wisdom". They are not divine, she said, but more highly evolved than the rest of us mere mortals. (Evolution, according to Blavatsky, is a spiritual process.) Their goal is to unite all humanity in a Great White Brotherhood, despite the fact that they dwell in the remotest regions of the world and apparently have as little contact with the rest of us as possible."
And in regard to why Theosophy hasn't exactly taken off as a religion:
"Many people are not likely to take seriously a Russian noblewoman who claimed to have had childhood visions of a tall Hindu who eventually materialized in Hyde Park and became her guru and advisor."
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