Re: Esoteric Astrology Signs of Nations Global International
Dec 29, 1996 02:36 AM
by John R Crocker
On 29 199512 RIhle@aol.com wrote:
> ET
> There are a lot of things that the word "Theosophy" could be applied
> to. Jerry H-E would probably ask us: "What did HPB intend when she
> helped co-found the T.S. and coined the term?"
>
> RI
> I agree we need Jerry H-E here because I am pretty sure that HPB did not
> *coin* the term *theosophy*.
>From "The Key To Theosophy":
HPB says "the origin of the name ... ... comes to us from the
Alexandrian philosophers called lovers of truth Philaletheians from
`phil' loving and `aletheia' "truth". The name Theosophy dates from
the third century of our era and began with Ammonius Saccas and his
disciples."
-JRC
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