Theosophical Society (Blavatsky lineage)
Major 19th-century Western esoteric movement founded by Helena Blavatsky (1875). Mainstream low-control; influential on later New Age and Anthroposophy.
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0 — major 19th-century Western esoteric movement; mainstream low-control with documented historical Krishnamurti controversy.
Profile facts
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.
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Timeline
- 1875Theosophical Society founded by Blavatsky
- 1929Krishnamurti dissolves Order of the Star
Sources
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