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According to [[Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:<br> | According to [[Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:<br> | ||
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Massey, Charles Carlton, an English lawyer much interested in [[Spiritualism|spiritualism]]. He went to the USA in 1875 to visit [[Chittenden, Vermont]], to verify for himself [[Henry Steel Olcott|HSO's]] accounts of the [[Eddy phenomena]] (See [[Old Diary Leaves (book)|ODL]] 1) and became a life-long friend of HSO. He was one of the first members of the [[Theosophical Society|TS]] and later a founder and first president of the [[Theosophical Society in England|TS in England]]. He was also one of the founders of the [[Psychical Research Society]] and, after the [[Hodgson Report]] was issued, he resigned from the TS. HPB tried hard to get the [[Mahatmas]] to teach him but they refused ([[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], pp. 411-12). See [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], p. 112, for a brief resume of his career. [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]] index.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), | Massey, Charles Carlton, an English lawyer much interested in [[Spiritualism|spiritualism]]. He went to the USA in 1875 to visit [[Chittenden, Vermont]], to verify for himself [[Henry Steel Olcott|HSO's]] accounts of the [[Eddy phenomena]] (See [[Old Diary Leaves (book)|ODL]] 1) and became a life-long friend of HSO. He was one of the first members of the [[Theosophical Society|TS]] and later a founder and first president of the [[Theosophical Society in England|TS in England]]. He was also one of the founders of the [[Psychical Research Society]] and, after the [[Hodgson Report]] was issued, he resigned from the TS. HPB tried hard to get the [[Mahatmas]] to teach him but they refused ([[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], pp. 411-12). See [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], p. 112, for a brief resume of his career. [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]] index.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 238-239.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 03:25, 4 July 2012
According to Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett:
Massey, Charles Carlton, an English lawyer much interested in spiritualism. He went to the USA in 1875 to visit Chittenden, Vermont, to verify for himself HSO's accounts of the Eddy phenomena (See ODL 1) and became a life-long friend of HSO. He was one of the first members of the TS and later a founder and first president of the TS in England. He was also one of the founders of the Psychical Research Society and, after the Hodgson Report was issued, he resigned from the TS. HPB tried hard to get the Mahatmas to teach him but they refused (ML, pp. 411-12). See SH, p. 112, for a brief resume of his career. ML index.[1]
Notes
- ↑ George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 238-239.