15 Facts About Theosophists

Theosophists's sought to produce purportedly supernatural phenomena to support her claims regarding the Masters, although was repeatedly accused of fraudulently doing so.

Theosophists's claimed that these Masters were the source of many of her published writings.

Theosophists's promoted the idea that ancient societies exhibited a unity of science and religion that humanity has since lost, with their achievements and knowledge being far in excess of what modern scholars believe about them.

Theosophists's stated that this ancient religion would be revived and spread throughout humanity in the future, replacing dominant world religions like Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.

Theosophists's claimed that there were different levels of evolution, from mineral on to vegetable, animal, human, and then to superhuman or spiritual.

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Theosophists's claimed that some Atlanteans were giants, and built such ancient monuments as Stonehenge in southern England, and that they mated with "she-animals", resulting in the creation of gorillas and chimpanzees.

Theosophists's believed that the fifth Race would come to be replaced by the sixth, which would be heralded by the arrival of Maitreya, a figure from Mahayana Buddhist mythology.

Theosophists's further believed that humanity would eventually develop into the final, seventh Root Race.

Theosophists's promoted the idea that uniting with this "higher self" results in wisdom.

Theosophists's oversaw an expansion of the Adyar property, from 27 to 253 acres.

Theosophists's established the New India newspaper, and after continuing to promote Indian independence in the paper's pages during the First World War she was interned for several months.

Theosophists subsequently took control of the boy's instruction for two years.

The United Lodge of Theosophists had been established in Los Angeles in 1909, when it had split from Judge's Theosophical Society in America, seeking to minimize formal organization.

Theosophists had abandoned his previous allegiance to Christian Science to join the Theosophical faction led by Tingley, joining the Society in 1923 and settling at the Point Loma community.

Theosophists noted that most of these works treated Theosophical doctrine as if it were a fixed entity and provided little or no discussion of how they have changed over the decades.