theosophy
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In the early 1890s, she became a leading exponent of the religious movement of theosophy (emphasizing an individual spiritual awareness of God), and went to live in India.
any of a number of philosophies maintaining that a knowledge of God may be achieved through spiritual ecstasy, direct intuition, or special individual relations, especially the movement founded in 1875 as the Theosophical Society by Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907).
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She had a long spiritual journey, flirting at points with 'theosophy' as well as the Roman Catholic Church.
At the same time his interest in Indian thought and 'theosophy' led him to the Dublin Hermetic Society.
The 'theosophy' of Madame Blavatsky, which he discovered at the beginning of 1905 and rarely referred to in his letters, merely lent form and jargon to certain aspects of the delusion.
Instead, she says that she devoted her study to astral projection and 'theosophy' , hoping to find an answer.
In the early 1890s, she became a leading exponent of the religious movement of 'theosophy' (emphasizing an individual spiritual awareness of God), and went to live in India.
The period when he fancied that he was a medium didn't last more than two or three years, and he wasn't the only Prime Minister interested in spiritual matters or in 'theosophy' or spiritualism.
Jung of course was famously sceptical of 'theosophy' .
In 1889 her views shifted to 'theosophy' , of which she became the leader, and in 1894 she moved to India, where she devoted the rest of her life to Indian nationalism.
His belief in the spiritual power of art was related to his adherence to certain doctrines of 'theosophy' , a cult that promoted deeper spiritual reality through intuition, meditation, and other transcendental states.
From mesmerism and animal magnetism to 'theosophy' and beyond, Gamwell chronicles with great seriousness attempts by modern artists to explore immanentist spiritualities.
In 1880 he came into contact with 'theosophy' and after renouncing his European name, he moved to their Society headquarters, near Madras, where he studied Buddhism.
Today this agnosticism informs many of the New Age and other religious movements which appeared in the sixties as well as some movements from the last century, such as 'theosophy' .
In time, like many leading artists of the day, she became interested in 'theosophy' as a way of knowing God.
She speaks admiringly of Madame Blavatsky, 'theosophy' 's founder, as well as England's leading theosophists Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater.
This in turn led to the aesthetics of expressionism, and also to the emergence of gnostic 'theosophy' , which similarly sought to controvert nihilism rather than allow the human will to be vanquished.
Once settled, he sought out people with whom he could share some of his cultural traditions - those free-thinkers who had taken up vegetarianism and 'theosophy' .
This is especially important now that so many people are under the spell of all manner of religious and surrogate dogmas ranging from Blavatsky's 'theosophy' to Hubbard's scientology.
Madame Blavatsky, one of the founders and best-known practitioners of 'theosophy' , was particularly influential.
Walter did not allow Blavatsky's death to lessen his involvement with 'theosophy' .
He wanted to set up a secret community which would be based on a mixture of unusual beliefs involving both the worship of his own son, Jack, and the tenets of the then-fashionable credo of 'theosophy' .
This is dangerous stuff, according to Blavatsky, but 'theosophy' can help.
He reprimands Dominique for laughing at 'theosophy' , something Mrs. Marsh believes in, and tells her she should have worn her emerald bracelet.
Our mystical 'theosophers' have explained themselves with extreme clarity on this point, and in doing so show themselves to be in profound agreement with all visionaries of the New Temple.
This discovery was greatly facilitated by the deep personal experience of these principles by 'theosopher' Sidney Banks.
Can somebody explain to me 'theosophically' the meaning of this?
His breadth of knowledge, skill and talent are renowned and much has been written about him as a poet, writer, editor, economic thinker, 'theosophist' and mystic.
We have also started our own publishing company and the aim is to publish theosophical and 'theosophically' related literature.
How popular amongst 'theosophists' is the paranormal?
Steiner may have broken away from the Theosophical Society, but he did not abandon the eclectic mysticism of the 'theosophists' .
The influence of his 'theosophical' training and beliefs remained with him for the rest of his life and was often reflected in his paintings.
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