Clara Codd Letters

Clara Codd

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ARTICLE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - WE ARE STILL ADDING SCANS OF LETTERS
Clara Codd was a very popular lecturer and write in the Theosophical Society based in Adyar, Chennai, India. She conducted a large correspondence with people on five continents. Bi-monthly circular letters were one means by which she kept in touch with her friends and associates. From 1945 to 1968 she wrote 137 letters that included accounts of her personal experiences mixed with elements of history, travelogue, inspiration, and also practical advice about life on the spiritual path. They were duplicated by means of cyclostyle or mimeograph by friends who also assisted in the distribution process.

Letter Number 1

History of letters

Five years after her death in 1971, The Theosophist published an account of the letters:

As many of you know Clara Codd had a very extensive correspondence with members all round the world. So in 1945 she began her "correspondence group" as she called it and each member received a duplicated bi-monthly letter. In this she was helped by friends in different countries who organized the duplication and mailing of these letters which continued until her 92nd year. Her first letter came from South Africa and her last from England...

In her first letter she wrote, "The group does not meet regularly on the physical plane. It is a soul group. There are no pledges or bonds to bind this group together beyond the one of mutual love and trust which already binds it. Every day I think of each of you and pray the blessing the Master upon you all and upon your growth and work. Because we are an affectionate and sincere group there is a corporate life which reinforces every member of it. The younger and less experienced are stimulated by the older and more experienced"...

Clara's last letter was written from England in November 1968 when she was 92 years of age. For 23 years she had, without a break sent letters six times a year to her group all over the world. In this letter she wrote, "I hope you found there letters helpful in daily life, for that is what I wanted them to be, I did not want them to be intellectual or studious... do your best to approach your own Higher Self, the God-head within you. Do not lean too much on books and teachers. Learn mostly from life itself with all its events and problems."

Digital images of letters

Clara Codd's letters are being scanned in the Archives Department of the Theosophical Society in America.

Number	Date	Place Where Written	Link to PDF of letter
1	1945 July 17	Johannesburg, South Africa	Link to letter
2	1945 September 21	Johannesburg, South Africa	Link to letter
3	1945 November 20	Johannesburg, South Africa	Link to letter
4	1945 [sic] January 20	Johannesburg, South Africa	Link to letter
5	1946 March 21	Johannesburg, South Africa	Link to letter
6	1946 May 8	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
7	1946 July 29	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
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10	1947 February-March	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
11
12	1947 June-July	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
13	1947 August-September	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
14	1947 October-November	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
15	1947-1948 December-January	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
16	1948 February-March	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
17	1948 April-May	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
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19	1948 August-September	London, England	Link to letter
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31
32
33
34
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36
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79	1958-59 December-January	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
80	1959 February-March	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
81	1959 April-May	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
82	1959 June-July	Wheaton, Illinois, USA	Link to letter
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92	1961 April-May	St. Michael's, Huizen, Holland	Link to letter
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94	1961 August-September	Krotona, Ojai, California, USA	Link to letter
95	1961 October-November	Krotona, Ojai, California, USA	Link to letter
96	1961-1962 December-January	Krotona, Ojai, California, USA	Link to letter
97	1962 February-March	Krotona, Ojai, California, USA	Link to letter
98	1962 April-May	London, England	Link to letter
99
100	1962 August-September	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
101		Camberley, Surrey, England
102		Camberley, Surrey, England
103	1963 February-March	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
104	1963 April-May	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
105	1963 June-July	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
106	1963 August-September	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
107	1963 October-November	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
108	1963-1964 December-January	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
109	1964 February-March	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
110	1964 April-May	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
111	1964 June-July	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
112	1964 August-September	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
113		Camberley, Surrey, England
114	1964-1965 December-January	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
115	1965 February-March	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
116	1965 April-May	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
117	1965 June-July	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
118	1965 August-September	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
119	1965 October-November	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
120	1965-1966 December-January	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
121	1966 February-March	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
122	1966 April-May	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
123	1966 June-JUly	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
124	1966 August-September	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
125	1966 October-November	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
126	1966-1967 December-January	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
127	1967 February-March	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
128	1967 April-May	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
129	1967 June-July	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
130	1967 August-September	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
131	1967 October-November	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
132	1967-1968 December-January	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
133	1968 February-March	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
134	1968 April-May	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
135		Camberley, Surrey, England
136	1968 August-September	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter
137	1968 October-November	Camberley, Surrey, England	Link to letter