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Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
1831 – 1891
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Where the substance for 
the Big Idea came from
To describe the knowledge that
facilitated her new Big Idea, H P Blavatsky appropriated the word Theosophy. This
is a very old word meaning Divine Wisdom but in the modern era it is associated
by most people with H P Blavatsky’s teachings and those of her followers.  
Theosophy, as H P
Blavatsky promoted it, is drawn from Eastern Esoteric Knowledge that was previously
the preserve of an inner circle of highly developed Spiritual Masters or
Adepts. These guys didn’t exactly give it away and H P Blavatsky was specially
chosen to receive the knowledge. 
The Traditional Meaning of the  
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us in the end. We are pleased to 
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The
Seven Principles of Man
By
Annie
Besant
No
Aardvarks were harmed in the 
The Spiritual Home of Urban Theosophy
The Earth Base for Evolutionary Theosophy
Reincarnation
This guide has been included in response
to
the number of enquiries we receive on this
subject
at Cardiff Theosophical Society
From A Textbook
of Theosophy By C W Leadbeater
How We Remember our Past Lives
Life after Death & Reincarnation
The Slaughter of the 
a
great demand by the public for lectures on Reincarnation
Classic Introductory Theosophy Text
A Text Book of Theosophy By C 
What Theosophy Is  From the Absolute to Man
The Formation of a Solar System  The Evolution of Life
The Constitution of Man  After Death  Reincarnation
The Purpose of Life  The Planetary Chains
The Result of Theosophical Study 
The Occult World
By
Alfred Percy Sinnett
The
Occult World is an treatise on the 
Occult
and Occult Phenomena, presented 
 in readable style, by
an early giant of 
the Theosophical Movement.
Preface to the American Edition  Introduction
Occultism and its Adepts   The Theosophical Society
First Occult Experiences   Teachings of Occult Philosophy
Later Occult Phenomena   Appendix
by 
Annie Besant
THE PHYSICAL
PLANE  THE ASTRAL PLANE
KÂMALOKA  THE MENTAL PLANE  DEVACHAN
THE BUDDHIC AND
NIRVANIC PLANES
THE THREE KINDS OF KARMA  COLLECTIVE KARMA
THE LAW OF
SACRIFICE  MAN'S ASCENT
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Annie Besant Visits Cardiff 1924
National Wales Centre for Theosophy
Blavatsky Wales Theosophy Group
Selection of H P Blavatsky’s Writings
Theosophy Birmingham (England)
The Birmingham Annie Besant Lodge
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Tekels Park is to be Sold to a Developer
Concerns are raised about the fate of the wildlife as
The Spiritual Retreat, Tekels Park in Camberley, 
Surrey, England is to be sold to a developer.
Tekels Park is a 50 acre woodland
park, purchased 
 for the Adyar
Theosophical Society in England in 1929. 
In addition to concern about the
park, many are 
 worried about the
future of the Tekels Park Deer 
as they are not a
protected species.
Confusion as the Theoversity moves out of  
Tekels Park to Southampton, Glastonbury &  
Chorley in Lancashire while the leadership claim
that the Theosophical
Society will carry on using  
Tekels Park despite its sale to a developer
Anyone planning a “Spiritual” stay at
the
Tekels Park Guest House should be
aware of the sale.
Tekels Park & the Loch Ness Monster
A Satirical view
of the sale of Tekels Park 
in Camberley,
Surrey to a developer
The Toff’s Guide to the Sale of
Tekels Park
What the men in
top hats have to
say about the sale
of Tekels Park
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The Theosophy 
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The Terraced Maze of Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury and Joseph
of Arimathea
The Grave of King Arthur & Guinevere
Views of Glastonbury High Street 
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Guide to the
Theosophy 
Arthur draws
the Sword from the Stone
The Knights of The Round Table
The Roman Amphitheatre at Caerleon, 
Eamont Bridge, Nr Penrith, Cumbria, England.
(History of the Kings of Britain)
The reliabilty of this work has long been a subject of 
debate but it is the first definitive account of Arthur’s
Reign 
and one which puts Arthur in a historcal context.
and his version’s political agenda
According to Geoffrey of Monmouth
The first written mention of Arthur as a heroic figure
The British leader who fought twelve battles 
King Arthur’s ninth victory at 
The Battle of the City of the Legion
King Arthur ambushes an advancing Saxon 
army
then defeats them at Liddington Castle, 
Badbury, Near Swindon,
Wiltshire, England.
King Arthur’s twelfth and last victory against the Saxons
Traditionally Arthur’s last battle in which he was 
mortally wounded
although his side went on to win
No contemporary writings or accounts of his life 
but he is placed 50
to 100 years after the accepted 
King Arthur period.
He refers to Arthur in his inspiring 
poems but the
earliest written record of these dates 
from over three hundred
years after Taliesin’s death. 
Mallerstang Valley, Nr Kirkby Stephen, 
A 12th Century Norman ruin on the site of what is
reputed to have been a stronghold of Uther Pendragon
From wise child with no
earthly father to 
Megastar of Arthurian
Legend
History of the Kings of Britain
Drawn from the Stone or received from the Lady of the Lake. 
Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur has both versions 
with both swords called
Excalibur. Other versions 
5th & 6th Century Timeline of Britain
From the departure of the Romans from 
Britain to the establishment of sizeable 
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Glossary of 
Arthur’s uncle:- The puppet ruler
of the Britons 
controlled and
eventually killed by Vortigern
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. Circa 450CE
An alleged massacre of Celtic Nobility by the Saxons 
History of the Kings of Britain
Athrwys / Arthrwys
King of Ergyng
Circa  618 - 655
CE
Latin: Artorius; English: Arthur
A warrior King born in Gwent and associated with 
Caerleon, a possible Camelot. Although over 100 years 
later that the
accepted Arthur period, the exploits of 
Athrwys may have
contributed to the King Arthur Legend. 
He became King of Ergyng, a
kingdom between 
Gwent and Brycheiniog (Brecon)
Angles under Ida seized the Celtic Kingdom of 
Bernaccia in North East England in 547 CE forcing 
Although much later than the accepted King Arthur 
period, the events of
Morgan Bulc’s 50 year campaign 
to regain his kingdom
may have contributed to 
Old Welsh: Guorthigirn;
Anglo-Saxon: Wyrtgeorn; 
Breton: Gurthiern; Modern Welsh; Gwrtheyrn;
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An earlier ruler than King Arthur and not
a heroic figure. 
He is credited with policies that weakened Celtic Britain 
to
a point from which it never recovered.
Although there are no contemporary accounts of 
his
rule, there is more written evidence for his 
existence than of King Arthur.
How Sir Lancelot slew two giants, 
From Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
How Sir Lancelot rode disguised 
in
Sir Kay's harness, and how he 
From Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
How Sir Lancelot jousted against 
four
knights of the Round Table, 
From Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
Quick Explanations with Links to More Detailed Info
What is Theosophy
?  Theosophy Defined (More Detail)
Three Fundamental Propositions  Key Concepts of Theosophy
Cosmogenesis  Anthropogenesis  Root Races
Ascended Masters  After Death States
The Seven Principles of Man  Karma
Reincarnation   Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
Colonel Henry Steel Olcott  William Quan Judge
The Start of the Theosophical
Society
History of the Theosophical Society
Theosophical Society Presidents
History of the Theosophical
Society in Wales
The Three Objectives of the
Theosophical Society
Explanation of the Theosophical
Society Emblem
The Theosophical Order of
Service (TOS)
Glossaries of Theosophical Terms
Index
of Searchable
Full
Text Versions of 
Definitive
Theosophical
Works
H P Blavatsky’s Secret Doctrine 
Isis Unveiled by H P Blavatsky
H P Blavatsky’s Esoteric Glossary
Mahatma Letters to A P Sinnett 1 - 25
A Modern Revival of Ancient Wisdom
(Selection of Articles by H P Blavatsky)
The Secret Doctrine – Volume 3
A compilation of H P Blavatsky’s 
writings published after her death
Esoteric Christianity or the Lesser Mysteries
The Early Teachings of The
Masters 
A Collection of Fugitive Fragments
Fundamentals of the Esoteric Philosophy
Mystical,
Philosophical, Theosophical, Historical 
and Scientific Essays Selected from "The
Theosophist"
Edited by George
Robert Stow Mead
From Talks on the Path of Occultism - Vol. II
In the Twilight”
Series of Articles
The In the
Twilight” series appeared during
1898 in The Theosophical Review and
from 1909-1913 in The Theosophist.
compiled from information supplied by
her relatives and friends and edited by A P Sinnett
Letters and
Talks on Theosophy and the Theosophical Life
Obras Teosoficas En Espanol
Theosophische Schriften
Auf Deutsch

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The land area is
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