New Religious Movement
Theosophical Society (Blavatsky lineage)
13/40· ModerateConfidence: High
Major 19th-century Western esoteric movement founded by Helena Blavatsky (1875). Mainstream low-control; influential on later New Age and Anthroposophy.
CLCI radar
Moderate / High-Demand
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control3/10
Information Control3/10
Thought Control4/10
Emotional Control3/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — major 19th-century Western esoteric movement; mainstream low-control with documented historical Krishnamurti controversy.
Founded
1875
Members
Tens of thousands globally
Active in
Asia, Global
In context
The Theosophical Society's combination of Western occult, Hindu, and Buddhist elements seeded much of 20th-century Western esoteric and New Age spirituality. The 1929 Krishnamurti dissolution of the Order of the Star (which the Society had built around him) is a defining moment.
Timeline
- 1875Theosophical Society founded by Blavatsky
- 1929Krishnamurti dissolves Order of the Star
Sources
- Bruce F. Campbell academic work
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