Max Wardall

Max Wardall was a Theosophist and attorney from Seattle, Washington. He and his family very active in the American Theosophical Society, and at Krotona in Hollywood. He frequently accompanied Annie Besant on her international lecture tours.

Theosophical Society involvement

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He was a speaker in 1929 at the first Summer School held at the new headquarters campus of the American Theosophical Society, along with such illustrious lecturers as George S. Arundale, Annie Besant, and Geoffrey Hodson.

Writings

Wardall wrote many pamphlets that were widely distributed. Often his lectures were printed in pamphlet form. Some were translated into German.

• Personal Ascendancy and the Subconscious Mind. Seattle,WA: R. M. Wardall, 1921 and New York: David McKay Company, 1921. Ninth edition, revised, from Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Press, 1931, is available at Hathitrust. 59 pages.
• Esoteric Facts of Christianity.
• The Occult Side of Christianity: the Coming of the Christ. Chicago: Theosophical Society national Publicity Department, 192x. An abridgement of Esoteric Facts of Christianity. 18 pages. Typical of several different Publicity Dept versions. Available at Internet Archive.
• The Occult Side of Christianity. Los Angeles, CA: Theosophical Society, 1917. 18 pages. Krotona Series No. 5; Abridgement of "Esoteric Facts of Christianity". Available at Internet Archive.
• Sleep and Dreams. London and Altadena, CA: Theosophical Order of Service, 1929. 1930 reprint in Mosman, N.S.W., Australia. 24 pages. Series 1, Booklet 2. Available at Internet Archive.
• Ways of Health. London; Altadena, CA: Theosophical Order of Service, 1930s. 24 pages. Available at Internet Archive.
• Mind Radio. Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Press, 1921. 30 pages. Second edition. Available at Internet Archive.
• Mind Radio. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1931. 29 pages. Second edition.
• Mind radio and Other Lectures. Altadena, CA: Max Wardall, 192x. 70 pages. Includes "Mind Radio," "Moulding Our Emotions," "The Divine Strategy." and "The Truth about Theosophy." Available at Internet Archive.

He contributed to other works:

• Hodson, Geoffrey. Angels and the New Race. Wheaton, Illinois : The Theosophical Press, 1938. Preface by Max Wardall.

The Esoteric Christianity Booklet series was published in Seattle in 1917:

• Series 1, number 1 – Esoteric Facts of Christianity. Seattle, WA: Esoteric Christianity Magazine, 1917. 40 pages
• Series 1, number 2 – The Majesty of Pain. Seattle, WA: Esoteric Christianity Magazine, 1917. 24 pages.
• Series 1, number 3 – The Real Supermen. Seattle, WA: Esoteric Christianity Magazine, 1917. 24 pages.
• Series 1, number 4 – Health and the Spiritual Life. Seattle, WA: Esoteric Christianity Magazine, 1917. 46 pages.