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Dec 06, 1996 12:31 PM
by Dr. A.M.Bain
In message <199612061855.NAA13124@leo.vsla.edu>, "K. Paul Johnson" <pjohnson@leo.vsla.edu> writes >The scary thought was, of all the people who have been really >hateful to me in my adult life, what percentage was >Theosophists? Well over half. Ditto. > Don't intend to make any >generalizations based on that, since that tiny group is only >about 1% of the Theosophists I've known. But it again makes me >wonder if this kind of thing is true in the experience of >others, and what it signifies. I think it signifies that the modern Theosophical Society has warped and twisted any genuinely "ancient wisdom" into a cultish, power-seeking minority of "holier-than-thou" people. (Though of course there are some who are not like this). Sadly, your experience and mind has been echoed back to me by other EX-TS members. I shall be letting my own membership lapse when subscriptions are due again next year. Alan --------- THEOSOPHY INTERNATIONAL: Ancient Wisdom for a New Age: http://www.nellie2.demon.co.uk/ E-mail: TINT@nellie2.demon.co.uk