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Theosophy The modern system of Theosophy refers to the religio-philosophic doctrines of the Theosophical Society founded in New York City in 1875 by Henry Steel Olcott with William Quan Judge and Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Blavatsky's magnum opus, one of the major foundational works of this Theosophy, was published in 1888 as The Secret Doctrine. Theosophical Societies and Organizations remain active in more than 50 countries around the world. Theosophy has also given rise to or influenced the development of other mystical, philosophical, and religious movements. More about Theosophy... Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Russian: Еле́на Петро́вна Блава́тская) (12 August [O.S. 31 July] 1831 – 8 May 1891), an occultist and author, developed the spiritual philosophy of Theosophy, which she intended would express the universal religion of mankind.She co-founded the Theosophical Society, which gained her an international following. Born Helena von Hahn to aristocratic Russo-German parentage in Ekaterinoslav, Russian-controlled Ukraine, Blavatsky traveled widely around the Russian Empire as a child. Largely self-educated, she developing an interest in Western esotericism during her teenage years. According to her later claims, in 1849 she embarked on a series of world travels, visiting Europe, the Americas, and India. She alleged that during this period she encountered a group of spiritual adepts, the "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom", who sent her to Shigatse, Tibet, where they trained her to develop her own psychic powers. The seal of the Theosophical Society The emblem of the Theosophical Society includes seven symbols of particular importance to the Society's symbology: 1) the motto of the Society; 2) a serpent biting its tail (ouroboros); 3) the swastica; 4) the hexagram; 5) the cruxansata (Ankh); 6) the pin of the Society, composed of cruxansata and serpent entwined, forming together "T.S.", and 7) Om (or aum). The seal of the Society contains all of these symbols, except aum, and thus contains, in symbolic form, the doctrines its members follow. Annie Besant (1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a prominent British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule. In 1867, Annie at age 20, married Frank Besant, a clergyman, and they had two children, but Annie's increasingly anti-religious views led to a legal separation in 1873. She then became a prominent speaker for the National Secular Society (NSS) and writer and a close friend of Charles Bradlaugh. In 1877 they were prosecuted for publishing a book by birth control campaigner Charles Knowlton. The scandal made them famous, and Bradlaugh was elected M.P. for Northampton in 1880. Category:Theosophy Category:Theosophical Society Category:Theosophical texts Category:Theosophical philosophical concepts Category:Theosophists Category:Occult Category:Magical organizations Category:Occult books Category:Esoteric schools of thought Category:New Age practices Category:New religious movements File:ShintoismSymbol.PNG Hinduism Shinto Taoism Jainism Religion Tibetan Buddhism Vajrayana Buddhism Template:/box-footer What are portals? List of portals Featured portals