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[[ | [[File:HPB_in_white_lace.jpg|right|240px|thumb|H. P. Blavatsky]] | ||
[[ | There have been two series of '''Blavatsky Lectures''' presented annually in honor of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]. The longer and better-known series is in England, and another series was instituted in South Africa. | ||
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== Origin == | |||
In the "Foreword" to the published edition of the first lecture of May 1918 ([[Edward_L._Gardner|E. L. Gardner]], "Matter is the Shadow of Sprit"), Harold Baillie-Weaver gives an indication of the origin and potential significance of the lecture series: | |||
<blockquote>The idea of an annual Blavatsky Lecture emanated from Mr. [[D._N._Dunlop|D.N. Dunlop]], whose devotion to Madame Blavatsky and her writings is well known throughout the [[Theosophical Society]], and the idea was so obviously an excellent one that prompt measures were taken by the Executive Committee to give it a concrete form.</blockquote> | |||
<blockquote>It is doubly important that the lore and teaching contained in the writings of Mme. Blavatsky should be continually studied, discussed and interpreted; in the first place because of the vast treasures which they hold for the student of [[occultism]], and in the second place because of the scientific theories they contain. These theories were derided when Mme. Blavatsky first enunciated them; but every advance that science makes is an advance towards admission of their truth; and it is of first importance that they should be as widely promulgated and as competently expounded as possible, so that as fresh discoveries substantiate them the profound knowledge by which they were inspired and the value of the methods by which they were obtained may be recognised.</blockquote> | |||
<blockquote>The first Lecture, delivered by Mr. Gardner, is a worthy beginning of a great enterprise.<ref>H. Baillie-Weaver, "Foreword," from E. L. Gardner, ''The Blavatsky Lecture, No. 1: Delivered at the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society in England and Wales, May, 1918'' ["Matter is the Shadow of Spirit"]. (London, Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), [3].</ref></blockquote> | |||
== Blavatsky Lectures in England == | == Blavatsky Lectures in England == | ||
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| 1918 | | 1918 | ||
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| 1920 | | 1920 | ||
| [[D. N. Dunlop]] | | [[D. N. Dunlop]] | ||
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1920_Dunlop_NatureSpirits_and_the_Spirits_of_the_Elements.pdf Nature Spirits and the Spirits | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1920_Dunlop_NatureSpirits_and_the_Spirits_of_the_Elements.pdf Nature Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements] | ||
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| 1924 | | 1924 | ||
| [[Ernest Wood]] | | [[Ernest Wood]] | ||
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1924_Wood_Personal_Psychology_and_the_SubConscious_Mind.pdf Personal Psychology and the Sub- | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1924_Wood_Personal_Psychology_and_the_SubConscious_Mind.pdf Personal Psychology and the Sub- conscious Mind] | ||
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| 1925 | | 1925 | ||
| Percy Lund | | Percy Lund | ||
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1925_%20Lund_The_Evolution_of_Man_%20Individual_and_Social.pdf The Evolution of Man: | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1925_%20Lund_The_Evolution_of_Man_%20Individual_and_Social.pdf The Evolution of Man: Individual and Social] | ||
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| 1926 | | 1926 | ||
| [[J. I. Wedgwood]] | | [[J. I. Wedgwood]] | ||
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1926_Wedgwood_The_Distinctive_Contribution_of_Theosophy_to_Christian_Thought.pdf The | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1926_Wedgwood_The_Distinctive_Contribution_of_Theosophy_to_Christian_Thought.pdf The Distinctive Contribution of Theosophy to Christian Thought] | ||
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| [[Sidney Ransom]] | | [[Sidney Ransom]] | ||
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1935_Ransom_The_Ethics_of_The_Secret_Doctrine.pdf The Ethics of the Secret Doctrine] | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1935_Ransom_The_Ethics_of_The_Secret_Doctrine.pdf The Ethics of the Secret Doctrine] | ||
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/EthicsSD-Ransom.htm hpb.narod.ru] | |||
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| 1937 | | 1937 | ||
| Iwan A. Hawliczek | | Iwan A. Hawliczek | ||
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1937_Hawliczek_Mankind_To-Day_and_To-morrow.pdf Mankind To-day and To-morrow] | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1937_Hawliczek_Mankind_To-Day_and_To-morrow.pdf Mankind To-day and To-morrow] | ||
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/MankindTodayTomorrow.htm hpb.narod.ru] | |||
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| 1941 | | 1941 | ||
| Elizabeth Winter Preston | | Elizabeth Winter Preston | ||
| The Contribution of Theosophy to Freedom | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1941_Preston_The_Contribution_of_Theosophy_to_Freedom.pdf The Contribution of Theosophy to Freedom] | ||
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| 1942 | | 1942 | ||
| [[Josephine Ransom]] | | [[Josephine Ransom]] | ||
| The Direction of The Theosophical Society by Masters of Wisdom | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1942_Ransom_The%20Direction_of_The_Theosophical_Society_by_Masters%20_of_Wisdom.pdf The Direction of The Theosophical Society by Masters of Wisdom] | ||
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| 1943 | | 1943 | ||
| Corona Trew | | Corona Trew | ||
| Theosophy and the Changing Outlook in Science | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1943_Trew_Theosophy_and_the_Changing_Outlook_in_Science.pdf Theosophy and the Changing Outlook in Science] | ||
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| 1944 | | 1944 | ||
| G. Nevin Drinkwater | | G. Nevin Drinkwater | ||
| Theosophy and the Western Mysteries | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1944_Drinkwater_Theosophy_the_and_Western_Mysteries.pdf Theosophy and the Western Mysteries] | ||
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| 1945 | | 1945 | ||
| Greta Eedle | | Greta Eedle | ||
| The Power of Love in the Struggle for Light | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1945_Eedle_The_Power_of_Love_in_the_Struggle_for_Light.pdf The Power of Love in the Struggle for Light] | ||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/PowerLove.htm HPB.narod.ru] | | [http://hpb.narod.ru/PowerLove.htm HPB.narod.ru] | ||
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| 1946 | | 1946 | ||
| [[Edward L. Gardner]] | | [[Edward L. Gardner]] | ||
| The Nature and Function of the Soul | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1946_Gardner_The_Nature_and_Function_of_the_Soul.pdf The Nature and Function of the Soul] | ||
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| 1947 | | 1947 | ||
| Charlotte Woods | | Charlotte Woods | ||
| The Mystery Religions | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1947_Woods_The_Mystery_Religions.pdf The Mystery Religions] | ||
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| 1948 | | 1948 | ||
| [[Laurence J. Bendit]] | | [[Laurence J. Bendit]] | ||
| Adam, the Prodigal Son | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1948_Bendit_Adam_the_Prodigal_Son.pdf Adam, the Prodigal Son] | ||
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| 1949 | | 1949 | ||
| C. R. Groves | | C. R. Groves | ||
| On Order and Purpose in Evolution | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1949_Groves_On_Order_and_Purpose_in_Evolution.pdf On Order and Purpose in Evolution] | ||
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| 1950 | | 1950 | ||
| [[Ianthe H. Hoskins]] | | [[Ianthe H. Hoskins]] | ||
| The Science of Spirituality | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1950_Hoskins_The_Science_of_Spirituality.pdf The Science of Spirituality] | ||
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| 1951 | | 1951 | ||
| V. Wallace Slater | | V. Wallace Slater | ||
| Man Creator of Forms | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1951_Slater_Man_Creator_of_Forms.pdf Man Creator of Forms] | ||
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| 1952 | | 1952 | ||
| Doris Groves | | Doris Groves | ||
| Brotherhood and the Enlightened Mind | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1952_Groves_Brotherhood_and_the_Enlightened_Mind.pdf Brotherhood and the Enlightened Mind] | ||
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| 1953 | | 1953 | ||
| [[Phoebe D. Bendit]] | | [[Phoebe D. Bendit]] | ||
| The Sacred Flame | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1953_Bendit_The_Sacred_Flame.pdf The Sacred Flame] | ||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/SacredFlame.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |[http://hpb.narod.ru/SacredFlame.htm HPB.narod.ru] | ||
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| 1954 | | 1954 | ||
| Edward Gall | | Edward Gall | ||
| The Yoga of the Serpent Fire | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1954_Gall_The_Yoga_of_the_Serpent_Fire.pdf The Yoga of the Serpent Fire] | ||
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| 1955 | | 1955 | ||
| Hugh Shearman | | Hugh Shearman | ||
| Purpose Beyond Reason | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1955_Shearman_Purpose_Beyond_Reason.pdf Purpose Beyond Reason] | ||
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| 1956 | | 1956 | ||
| L. C. Soper | | L. C. Soper | ||
| The Opening of the Doors of the Mind | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1956_Soper_The_Opening_of_the_Doors_of_the_Mind.pdf The Opening of the Doors of the Mind] | ||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/OpeningDoorsMind.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |[http://hpb.narod.ru/OpeningDoorsMind.htm HPB.narod.ru] | ||
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| 1957 | | 1957 | ||
| Dudley G. Gower | | Dudley G. Gower | ||
| The Reign of the Spirit | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1957_Gower_The_Reign_of_the_Spirit.pdf The Reign of the Spirit] | ||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/ReignSpirit.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |[http://hpb.narod.ru/ReignSpirit.htm HPB.narod.ru] | ||
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| 1958 | | 1958 | ||
| K. Chodkiewicz | | K. Chodkiewicz | ||
| Physical Forces and Spiritual Intelligences | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1958_Chodkiewicz_Physical_Forces_and_Spriritual_Intelligences.pdf Physical Forces and Spiritual Intelligences] | ||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/PhysicalForces.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |[http://hpb.narod.ru/PhysicalForces.htm HPB.narod.ru] | ||
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| 1959 | | 1959 | ||
| [[Edward L. Gardner]] | | [[Edward L. Gardner]] | ||
| Whence Come the Gods? and Related Studies | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1959_Gardner_Whence_Come_the_Gods.pdf Whence Come the Gods? and Related Studies] | ||
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| 1960 | | 1960 | ||
| Basil P. Howell | | Basil P. Howell | ||
| The Metaphysics of Experience | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1960_Howell_The_Metaphysics_of_Experience.pdf The Metaphysics of Experience] | ||
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| 1961 | | 1961 | ||
| T. H. Redfern | | T. H. Redfern | ||
| Getting Ready for 1975 | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1961_Redfern_Getting_Ready_for_1975.pdf Getting Ready for 1975] | ||
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| 1962 | | 1962 | ||
| R. Hartley | | R. Hartley | ||
| The Abstract and the Concrete | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1962_Hartley_The_Abstract_and_the_Concrete.pdf The Abstract and the Concrete] | ||
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| 1963 | | 1963 | ||
| E. Lester Smith | | E. Lester Smith | ||
| Science and the Real | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1963_Smith_Science_and_the_Real.pdf Science and the Real] | ||
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| 1964 | | 1964 | ||
| [[Nilakanta Sri Ram|N. Sri Ram]] | | [[Nilakanta Sri Ram|N. Sri Ram]] | ||
| Consciousness: Its Nature and Action | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1964_Sri_Ram_Consciousness_Its%20Nature_and_Action.pdf Consciousness: Its Nature and Action] | ||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/ConsciousnessNatureAction.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |[http://hpb.narod.ru/ConsciousnessNatureAction.htm HPB.narod.ru] | ||
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| 1967 | | 1967 | ||
| H. Tudor Edmunds | | H. Tudor Edmunds | ||
| A World in Revolution | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1967_Edmunds_A_World_in_Revolution.pdf A World in Revolution] | ||
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| 1970 | | 1970 | ||
| [[Geoffrey A. Barborka]] | | [[Geoffrey A. Barborka]] | ||
| H. P. Blavatsky: The Light Bringer | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1970_Barborka_HP_Blavatsky_the_Light_Bringer.pdf H. P. Blavatsky: The Light Bringer] | ||
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/HPB_Light_Bringer.htm HPB.narod.ru] | | [http://hpb.narod.ru/HPB_Light_Bringer.htm HPB.narod.ru] | ||
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| 1973 | | 1973 | ||
| Edward Gall | | Edward Gall | ||
| The Mystery of Satan | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1973_Gall_The_Mystery_of_Satan.pdf The Mystery of Satan] | ||
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| 1974 | | 1974 | ||
| [[Geoffrey A. Farthing]] | | [[Geoffrey A. Farthing]] | ||
| Life, Death and Dreams | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1974_Farthing_Life_Death_and_Dreams.pdf Life, Death and Dreams] | ||
|[http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1974_REV1995_Farthing_Life_Death_and_Dreams.pdf Life, Death and Dreams, Revised 1995] | |||
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| 1976 | | 1976 | ||
| L. H. Leslie-Smith | | L. H. Leslie-Smith | ||
| Paradox and Practicality | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1976_Leslie-Smith_Paradox_and_Practicality.pdf Paradox and Practicality] | ||
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| 1977 | | 1977 | ||
| S. Lancri | | S. Lancri | ||
| The Occultism of Ancient Egypt | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1977_Lancri_The_Occultism_of_Ancient_Egypt.pdf The Occultism of Ancient Egypt] | ||
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| 1978 | | 1978 | ||
| [[Joy Mills]] | | [[Joy Mills]] | ||
| The Human Journey - Quest for Self-Transformation | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1978_Mills_The_Human_Journey.pdf The Human Journey - Quest for Self-Transformation] | ||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/HumanJourney.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |[http://hpb.narod.ru/HumanJourney.htm HPB.narod.ru] | ||
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| 1979 | | 1979 | ||
| [[Radha Burnier]] | | [[Radha Burnier]] | ||
| Self-Knowledge in the Light of Theosophy | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1979_Burnier_The_Way_of_Self-Knowledge.pdf Self-Knowledge in the Light of Theosophy] | ||
| Reprinted as "The Way of Self-Knowledge" | | Reprinted as "The Way of Self-Knowledge" | ||
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| 1981 | | 1981 | ||
| Adam Warcup | | Adam Warcup | ||
| An Inquiry into the Nature of Mind | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1981_Warcup_An_Inquiry_into_the_Nature_of_Mind.pdf An Inquiry into the Nature of Mind] | ||
| | | [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_1981.htm Blavatsky Trust Website] | ||
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| 1983 | | 1983 | ||
| [[Ted G. Davy]] | | [[Ted G. Davy]] | ||
| The Descent into Hades | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1983_Davy_The_Descent_into_Hades.pdf The Descent into Hades] | ||
| [http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/med/me-davy.htm Theosophy Northwest Website] | | [http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/med/me-davy.htm Theosophy Northwest Website] | ||
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| 1984 | | 1984 | ||
| Jeanine Miller | | Jeanine Miller | ||
| The Flame Divine | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1984_Miller_The_Flame_Divine.pdf The Flame Divine] | ||
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| 1985 | | 1985 | ||
| Harry Upadhyay | | Harry Upadhyay | ||
| The Absolute - The Ultimate Reality (Parabrahman) | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1985_Upadhyay_The_Absolute_The_Ultimate_Reality.pdf The Absolute - The Ultimate Reality (Parabrahman)] | ||
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| 1986 | | 1986 | ||
| Seymour D. Ballard | | Seymour D. Ballard | ||
| The Role of Maya in Man's Evolution | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1986_Ballard_The_Role_of_Maya_in_Man's_Revolution.pdf The Role of Maya in Man's Evolution] | ||
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| 1987 | | 1987 | ||
| Muriel Daw | | Muriel Daw | ||
| Paramitas of Perfection | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1987_Daw_Paramitas_of_Perfection.pdf Paramitas of Perfection] | ||
| | | [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/md_vos/vos_paramitas.html Blavatsky Trust Website] | ||
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| 1988 | | 1988 | ||
| [[Radha Burnier]] | | [[Radha Burnier]] | ||
| The Universal Yoga Tradition | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1988_Burnier_The_Universal_Yoga_Tradition.pdf The Universal Yoga Tradition] | ||
| [http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/articles/UniversalYoga.pdf TS in America Website] or | | [http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/articles/UniversalYoga.pdf TS in America Website] or [http://www.austheos.org.au/tsia-article-universal-yoga-tradition.html TS in Australia Website] | ||
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| 1989 | | 1989 | ||
| Yves Marcel | | Yves Marcel | ||
| Theosophy, A Perennial Wisdom for a New Age | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1989_Marcel_Theosophy_a_Perennial_Wisdom_for_a_New_Age.pdf Theosophy, A Perennial Wisdom for a New Age] | ||
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| 1996 | | 1996 | ||
| [[John Algeo]] | | [[John Algeo]] | ||
| Blavatsky, Freemasonry and the Western Mystery Tradition | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1996_Algeo_Blavatsky_Freemasonry_and_the_Western_Mystery_Tradition.pdf Blavatsky, Freemasonry and the Western Mystery Tradition] | ||
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| 1997 | | 1997 | ||
| [[Edi D. Bilimoria]] | | [[Edi D. Bilimoria]] | ||
| Mirages in Western Science Resolved by Occult Science | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1997_Bilimoria_Mirages_in_Western_Science_Resolved_by_Occult_Science.pdf Mirages in Western Science Resolved by Occult Science] | ||
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| 1998 | | 1998 | ||
| Arthur Ellison | | Arthur Ellison | ||
| Science, Consciousness and the Paranormal | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1998_Ellison_Science_Consciousness_and_the_Paranormal.pdf Science, Consciousness and the Paranormal] | ||
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| 1999 | | 1999 | ||
| Harold Tarn | | Harold Tarn | ||
| The Soul's Imperative | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1999_Tarn_The_Souls_Imperative.pdf The Soul's Imperative] | ||
| | | [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_1999.htm Blavatsky Trust Website] | ||
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| 2000 | | 2000 | ||
| [[Michael Gomes]] | | [[Michael Gomes]] | ||
| Creating the New Age: Theosophy's Origins in the British Isles | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2000_Gomes_Creating_the_New_Age_Theosophy_s_Origins_in_the_British_Isles.pdf Creating the New Age: Theosophy's Origins in the British Isles] | ||
| | | [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2000.html Blavatsky Trust Website] | ||
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| 2001 | | 2001 | ||
| [[Geoffrey Farthing]] | | [[Geoffrey Farthing]] | ||
| Theosophy: Its Beneficient Potentialities | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2001_Farthing_Theosophy_Its_Beneficent_Potentialities.pdf Theosophy: Its Beneficient Potentialities] | ||
| [http://www. | | [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2001.html Blavatsky Trust Website] | ||
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| 2002 | | 2002 | ||
| Alan Hughes | | Alan Hughes | ||
| The Harvest of Life | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2002_Hughes_The_Harvest_of_Life.pdf The Harvest of Life] | ||
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2002.htm | | [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2002.htm Blavatsky Trust Website] | ||
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| 2003 | | 2003 | ||
| [[Stephan Hoeller]] | | [[Stephan Hoeller]] | ||
| Joyful Gnosis | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2003_Hoeller_Joyful_Gnosis_Gnostic_Light_on_Blavatskys_Wisdom.pdf Joyful Gnosis] | ||
| [http://www. | | [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2003.html Blavatsky Trust Website] | ||
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| 2005 | | 2005 | ||
| [[Radha Burnier]] | | [[Radha Burnier]] | ||
| Living Truth: The Future of the Theosophical Society | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2005_Burnier_Living_Truth_The_Future_of_the_Theosophical_Society.pdf Living Truth: The Future of the Theosophical Society] | ||
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| 2006 | | 2006 | ||
| [[Betty Bland]] | | [[Betty Bland]] | ||
| The Virtuous Key | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2006_Bland_The_Virtuous_Key.pdf The Virtuous Key] | ||
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| 2007 | | 2007 | ||
| [[Michael Gomes]] | | [[Michael Gomes]] | ||
| Colonel Olcott and the Healing Arts | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2007_Gomes_Colonel_Olcott_and_the_Healing_Arts.pdf Colonel Olcott and the Healing Arts] | ||
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| 2008 | | 2008 | ||
| John Gordon | | John Gordon | ||
| Esoteric Philosophy: The Theosophical Janus | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2008_Gordon_Esoteric_Philosophy_The_Theosophical_Janus.pdf Esoteric Philosophy: The Theosophical Janus] | ||
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| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
|Colin F. Price | | Colin F. Price | ||
| The Cycle of Life | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2009_Price_The_Cycle_of_Life.pdf The Cycle of Life] | ||
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/ | | [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2009.html Blavatsky Trust Website] | ||
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| 2010 | | 2010 | ||
| | | David Roef | ||
| | | The Heavenly Twin – The Human Soul and Her Guide of Light | ||
| | | NOTE: Lecture is not to be posted online, per author's preference. | ||
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| 2011 | | 2011 | ||
| | | Bhupendra Vora | ||
| | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2011_Vora_The_Bodhisattva_Path.pdf The Bodhisattva Path] | ||
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| 2012 | | 2012 | ||
| Erica Georgiades | | Erica Georgiades | ||
| The Olympian Ideal of Universal Brotherhood | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2012_Georgiades_The_Olympian_Ideal_of_Universal_Brotherhood.pdf The Olympian Ideal of Universal Brotherhood] | ||
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| | | Peter Barton | ||
| | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2013_Barton_The_Evolutionary_Task_of_Humanity.pdf The Evolutionary Task of Humanity] | ||
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| | | Susan Bayliss | ||
| | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2014_Bayliss_The_Path_of_Transformation_Voyage_to_the_Silent_Self.pdf The Path of Transformation – Voyage to the Silent Self] | ||
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| | | Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu | ||
| | | [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_2016_Tran-Thi-Kim-Dieu_The_Wisdom_of_All_Ages.pdf The Wisdom of All Ages] | ||
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There have been two series of Blavatsky Lectures presented annually in honor of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The longer and better-known series is in England, and another series was instituted in South Africa.
Origin
In the "Foreword" to the published edition of the first lecture of May 1918 (E. L. Gardner, "Matter is the Shadow of Sprit"), Harold Baillie-Weaver gives an indication of the origin and potential significance of the lecture series:
The idea of an annual Blavatsky Lecture emanated from Mr. D.N. Dunlop, whose devotion to Madame Blavatsky and her writings is well known throughout the Theosophical Society, and the idea was so obviously an excellent one that prompt measures were taken by the Executive Committee to give it a concrete form.
It is doubly important that the lore and teaching contained in the writings of Mme. Blavatsky should be continually studied, discussed and interpreted; in the first place because of the vast treasures which they hold for the student of occultism, and in the second place because of the scientific theories they contain. These theories were derided when Mme. Blavatsky first enunciated them; but every advance that science makes is an advance towards admission of their truth; and it is of first importance that they should be as widely promulgated and as competently expounded as possible, so that as fresh discoveries substantiate them the profound knowledge by which they were inspired and the value of the methods by which they were obtained may be recognised.
The first Lecture, delivered by Mr. Gardner, is a worthy beginning of a great enterprise.[1]
Blavatsky Lectures in England
The Blavatsky Lectures are presented annually (in most years) at the Summer School of the Theosophical Society in England, sponsored by the Blavatsky Trust.
The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals maintains a searchable index to this periodical online, listing lecture titles and authors in chronological sequence.
Blavatsky Lectures in South Africa
At least four Annual Blavatsky Lectures were given under the auspices of the Theosophical Society in Central South Africa.[2]
Year | Lecturer | Title | Notes |
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1930 | Mr. L. G. Hallett | Some Studies in Ray Correspondence | |
1931 | Josephine Ransom | Madam Blavatsky as Occultist | |
1932 | Mr. L. W. Ritch | The Message of Madam Blavatsky | |
1933 | Mr. Thomas F. Day | Madam Blavatsky and the Message of Bellamy | Lecture delivered at Theosophical Hall, Pretoria on March 5, 1933. |
Notes
- ↑ H. Baillie-Weaver, "Foreword," from E. L. Gardner, The Blavatsky Lecture, No. 1: Delivered at the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society in England and Wales, May, 1918 ["Matter is the Shadow of Spirit"]. (London, Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), [3].
- ↑ Thomas F. Day, "Madam Blavatsky and the Message of Bellamy" Johannesburg: G. M. Horne Ltd., 1933.) 16 pg. List of previous lectures given on back cover. Available at Theosophical Society in America Archives, Records Series 5.