Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tl00183)

Reading all the discussions recently about what is going on in
the TSA has
given me food for thought.  Tonight, as luck (synchronicity?)
would have it, I
was de-cluttering and found a letter from my grandmother
(Virginia G. Hanson,
formerly a very involved member of the TSA and a great human
being, IMHO).
The letter is dated July 31, 1987, over ten years ago, and
apparently
addresses some questions I had about the Society at that time.
Because I have
no first-hand knowledge of the facts, I thought I would simply
quote here what
she said in 1987.  I found it amazing that she addressed some of
the same
issues that are being discussed in 1998, and I submit the
following as food
for thought only:

"[S]several groups split off from the parent society.  The
Society has always
(and still does) attract(ed) rather strong-minded people,
sometimes the
personally ambitious, sometimes persons interested primarily in
phenomena - an
interest which the Society does *not* encourage.  These people
usually leave
rather soon.  Sometimes I think the "splittings off" were good,
since they
give opportunity for the presentation of different points of
view.
Unfortunately, some of the groups which left the parent society
and formed
separate organizations are still disturbed over the issues which
caused the
divisions, and are sometimes very critical of what they call the
"Adyar
Society."  This feeling does not exist in the Adyar Society; I
have never seen
anything in its literature or publications even remotely critical
of the other
groups, but members of these groups continue to "pick at" the
parent society.
Nevertheless, on a personal basis, many of us have some very good
friends
among them.  A few years ago, here at Krotona [in Ojai,
California], we had a
full day meeting of *all* the groups and each had an opportunity
to present
its particular point of view.  It was most interesting and a very
warm and
friendly occasion.  I see no reason why there should be any
necessity to
"reunite" administratively; what *is* important is the
realization that all
are working toward the same end, which is to make the
theosophical world view
available to those who are interested.  There are no real
differences in the
world view.  Some later leaders of the parent society wrote
somewhat
simplified versions of Theosophy, perhaps also more
systematically presented
then in "The Secret Doctrine," and some of the so-called
"splinter groups"
took vehement objections to them.  A lot of personality things
got mixed up in
this too.  But "The Secret Doctrine" remains the primary text and
has never
gone out of print.  I have read quite a lot of the so-called
"neo-Theosophy"
and can see that it has helped many to get a glimmering of what
it is all
about.  I do not denigrate it, but I no longer read it."

Hope this helps in some way.
Christine Hanson

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