Theos-Talk Archives (May 1996 Message tl00633)

"In the January/February [UK] TheosophicalJournal, Adam Warcup (The Way
   Ahead) and Ruby Tovet (From Pisces to Aquarius) discussed the
   question of 'networking' versus 'hierarchy'. The Reading Lodge
   has already met these two matters. Since October 1991 we have
   not had a president, and we became independent of a federation
   in June 1992. We simply have a secretary who disseminates
   information and members take it in turn to chair meetings. We
   exchange programmes with other nearby lodges and attend their
   meetings whenever possible. For administrative purposes it is
   necessary to have a hierarchy in The Theosophical Society -
   people who have the time to devote to administration. This
   should include a General Secretary, Treasurer, Executive
   Committee, etc - and National Councillors, too, because it is
   not logistically feasible for every member of the Society to
   attend a huge meeting. For educational purposes, networking is
   practical. Hence our contact with nearby lodges. At the
   commencement of each meeting of Reading Lodge, we light a
   candle, have an invocation, a short reading, music, then two
   minutes silence.  This puts us into a frame of mind conducive to
   listening or studying. We end with a second invocation , and
   extinguish the candle. These practices have been habitual for a
   few years, and we find them helpful.

Miriam Brown, Reading."

Posted *verbatim* by Alan
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