Theos-Talk Archives (December 1995 Message tl00472)

>This is only in a roundabout way connected to Sylvia Cranston's book but
rather it deals with the influence of dark brotherhood mentioned in the
message. I learned something very useful in that regard from Serge King. The
dark brotherhood rules by fear. If you're not afraid they can't touch you.
Who are they? Well here we are talking about besmirching HPB which
diminishes all of us some including the besmircher because we have a tie
to her. We're talking disparagingly about other Theosophical leaders &
writers. That diminishes us just as well. Besides our own little
Theosophical circle just look around & see how many creators of negativity
& of fear there are in this world... people who try to tear us down instead
of building us up. It's not only the dope addict who robs & cheats & lies
all arond his neighborhood it's also a boss who won't give his employe the
satisfaction of a job well done but rather makes them seem little &
unimportant. To me that's dark brotherhood. I had a mother with 02 kids over
for Xmas dinner. One of the kids tried hard to be sociable but didn't make
it quite. Her Dad was going to pick her up after dinner & take her to his
house for a few days. & she'd have to listen to him tell her how awful her
mother & her brother are when she loves both of them dearly. That to me is
dark brotherhood. Serge taught us to bless as much as possible which is
sometimes difficult. But you say something nice to a person & their whole
being lights up. The aura expands & maybe their next action will be
something real nice for sure nicer than if you've just insulted them & made
their & your aura shrivel up.
End of thought for the day.
Liesel

>In a general letter to Pasadena TS membership Grace Knoche
>asks a question which I feel deserves an answer. While I have
>great respect for Grace and appreciate her recent letter
>regarding my resignation this question evokes a very emphatic
>response. After saying that in recent years American and
>European books and articles have "reviled" HPB and Theosophy
>making "farfetched" allegations that "besmirch her name and
>reputation" Grace asks "is it too farfetched to suggest that
>the publication three years ago of Sylvia Cranston's book
>HPB... has offended the opposing forces?"
>
>Which invites the response "YES IT IS TOO FARFETCHED!!!"
>
>I dread seeing the spectre of the "Dark Brotherhood" raised in
>any Theosophical publication particularly as a way of
>dismissing writings about HPB and Theosophy. "Opposing forces"
>sounds much like a code-word for the Dark Brotherhood
>Mamo-chohans etc. a concept that has been extremely
>destructive to Theosophical discourse. Even though from
>personal correspondence I gather that Grace wouldn't include my
>work among the alleged reactions of the "opposing forces"
>others have and do. To suggest that Sylvia Cranston's book is
>on the side of the Great White Brotherhood and anything that
>takes a less hagiographic look at HPB comes from the "other
>side"-- is indeed farfetched.
>
>Two questions that are not asked in the letter but which I
>will pursue in a later post are:
>1 Who is attacking reviling etc. HPB?
>2 Is opposing the portrayal of her found in Cranston's book
>tantamount to being an enemy of Theosophy?
>