See, I knew Venetian would be along as soon as he saw "Theosophy" in the title. hehe!
*mods had on*
Just as a reminder, members should not direct other members to links in their signatures. As Judy had already provided the link in Venetians signature, which is permitted, that it is acceptable for Venetian to refer to it in this case as it is also perfectly on-topic and the moderating team are aware that the links referred to by Venetian are not his own website or for his own profit. However, in the future Venetian, if you could refrain from directing to your own links this would be appreciated.
*mods hat off*
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Oh, sorry Giles. I'd never internalised that rule, but yes, it makes sense as many links at the bottom are personal sites. I can confirm these aren't mine.
On the divisions with Theosophy, as I'm not a member (though often taken to be one, and have briefly been) I've never really bothered myself about what the different groups represent. There's a main HQ at Adyar, India, lovely to visit but not very active. Being British, I've mostly been associated with the UK lot (associated I think with Adyar). Then there's a different group head-quartered in Baja California, and I think it's a different group again centred in Chicago. And one group don't accept and get quite shirty at the idea that anything written after Blavatsky and the 1800s is authentic.
What strikes you, and did immediately upon finding Theosophy for me, is that very few members indeed know their own spiritual heritage. That's why I early-on focussed upon the books. Apart from the really good Theosophical books, that's why many people have moved on to what is sometimes called neo-Theosophy, or later, more modern movements, more active and suited to today.
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Great thanks so much Venetian, i will definitely look at the links. I have started reading and its making a bit more sense now. I will give you a shout if i have any more questions if that's ok :).
Yes, feel welcome, by posts or PMs.
(HP also has another Theosophical guy on it, but he just pops in occasionally. Even with a Username change or two, one can always tell who it is. :p)
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