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	* Adrona - Upendranath Basu]		* Adrona - Upendranath Basu
	* Aglaia - [[Constance Wachtmeister]]		* Aglaia - [[Constance Wachtmeister]]
	* Alastor - [[Alexander Fullerton]]		* Alastor - [[Alexander Fullerton]]

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	* Ida - [[Florence Fuller]]		* Ida - [[Florence Fuller]]
	* Libra - [[Marie Poutz]]		* Libra - [[Marie Poutz]]
			* Lignus - [[Francis Lee Woodward]]
	* Mercury - [[Koot Hoomi]]		* Mercury - [[Koot Hoomi]]
	* Minerva - [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji]]		* Minerva - [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji]]

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			* Adrona - Upendranath Basu]
			* Aglaia - [[Constance Wachtmeister]]
	* Alastor - [[Alexander Fullerton]]		* Alastor - [[Alexander Fullerton]]
	* Alcyone - [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]		* Alcyone - [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]
	* Aldebaran - [[Weller Van Hook]]		* Aldebaran - [[Weller Van Hook]]
			* Aries - [[William Crookes]]
	* Bee - Esther Bright		* Bee - Esther Bright
			* Capricorn - [[Bhagavan Das]]
			* Cetus - [[G. N. Chakravarti]]
			* Draco - [[Charles A. Blech]]
	* Erato - John Varley		* Erato - John Varley
	* Fides - [[George S. Arundale]]		* Fides - [[George S. Arundale]]
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	* Ida - [[Florence Fuller]]		* Ida - [[Florence Fuller]]
	* Libra - [[Marie Poutz]]		* Libra - [[Marie Poutz]]
			* Mercury - [[Koot Hoomi]]
			* Minerva - [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji]]
			* Mizar - [[Jiddu Nityananda]]
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	* ~~Mizar~~ - [[~~Jiddu Nityananda~~]]		* Nitooris - [[Mary K. Neff]]
			* Orion - [[Hubert Van Hook]]
			* Parthenope - [[A. P. Warrington]]
	* Phocea - [[William Quan Judge]]		* Phocea - [[William Quan Judge]]
			* Phoenix - [[Théophile Pascal]]
	* Pisces - [[Clara Codd]]		* Pisces - [[Clara Codd]]
			* Polaris - [[B. P. Wadia]]
			* Pollux - [[Bertram Keightley]]
			* Priam - [[A. E. Powell]]
			* Procyon - [[Rudolf Steiner]]
			* Rigel - [[Fritz Kunz]]
	* Selene - [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa]]		* Selene - [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa]]
	* Sirius - [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]]		* Sirius - [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]]
	* Sita - [[Dorothy Jinarājadāsa]]		* Sita - [[Dorothy Jinarājadāsa]]
			* Spica - [[Francesca Arundale]]
	* Ulysses - [[Henry Steel Olcott]]		* Ulysses - [[Henry Steel Olcott]]
	* Vajra - [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]		* Vajra - [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]

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	* Wood, Ernest. [http://www.katinkahesselink.net/his/wood1.html# '''"Clairvoyant Investigations by C.W. Leadbeater and ''The Lives of Alcyone''"''']. Available from KatinkaHesselink website.		* Wood, Ernest. [http://www.katinkahesselink.net/his/wood1.html# '''"Clairvoyant Investigations by C.W. Leadbeater and ''The Lives of Alcyone''"''']. Available from KatinkaHesselink website.
	* Das, Bhagavan. [http://www.theosophycanada.com/files/the-central-hindu-college.pdf '''"The Central Hindu College and Mrs. Besant: the Rise of the Alcyone Cult"''']. Available from Theosophy Canada.		* Das, Bhagavan. [http://www.theosophycanada.com/files/the-central-hindu-college.pdf '''"The Central Hindu College and Mrs. Besant: the Rise of the Alcyone Cult"''']. Available from Theosophy Canada.
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/lives-alcyone Lives of Alcyone] in Theosophy World.

	=== Video ===		=== Video ===

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	''The Lives of Alcyone'' continues to be reprinted by on-demand publishers today.		''The Lives of Alcyone'' continues to be reprinted by on-demand publishers today.

			=== Illustrations ===

			[[Annie Besant]] states in a foreword that the color illustrations representing types of people from different eras were painted by "one of our helpers." The painter has not been identified. Many of the illustrations can be seen at the [https://www.universalfreemasonry.org/en/gallery/lives-alcyone Universal Co-Masonry website].

	== Star names of some prominent Theosophists ==		== Star names of some prominent Theosophists ==

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	* Herakles - [[Annie Besant]]		* Herakles - [[Annie Besant]]
	* Ida - [[Florence Fuller]]		* Ida - [[Florence Fuller]]
			* Libra - [[Marie Poutz]]
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	* Mizar - [[Jiddu Nityananda]]		* Mizar - [[Jiddu Nityananda]]
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	* Vajra - [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]		* Vajra - [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]
	* Vega - Basil Hodgson-Smith		* Vega - Basil Hodgson-Smith
			* Vesta - Minnie Holbrook
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	=== Reception by Adyar Theosophists ===		=== Reception by Adyar Theosophists ===

	"Rents in the Veil of Time" was received with excitement by English-speaking Theosophists in the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Adyar Theosophical Society]]. Articles were reprinted in [[The Theosophic Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophic Messenger'']] and adapted for children by "Betelgeuse" in the 1913-1914 series of [[The American Theosophist (periodical)\|''The American Theosophist'']]. The significance of the "Lives of Alcyone" increased dramatically when the [[World Teacher]] movement arose early in 1911. When [[Annie Besant]] arrived in London with Krishnamurti on May 5, 1911, an English newspaper covered the event, eagerly anticipating "Alcyone."<ref>Elizabeth Severs, "London Letters" ''The Theosophic Messenger 11.12 (August, 1911), 668.</ref>		"Rents in the Veil of Time" was received with excitement by English-speaking Theosophists in the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Adyar Theosophical Society]]. Articles were reprinted in [[The Theosophic Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophic Messenger'']] and adapted for children by "Betelgeuse" [Miss Alma Kunz, older sister of [[Fritz Kunz]]] in the 1913-1914 series of [[The American Theosophist (periodical)\|''The American Theosophist'']]. The significance of the ''Lives of Alcyone'' increased dramatically when the [[World Teacher]] movement arose early in 1911. When [[Annie Besant]] arrived in London with Krishnamurti on May 5, 1911, an English newspaper covered the event, eagerly anticipating "Alcyone."<ref>Elizabeth Severs, "London Letters" ''The Theosophic Messenger 11.12 (August, 1911), 668.</ref>

	The "lives" were also treated as instructional: "The Lives of Erato (No. 11) in ''Rents in the Veil of Time'' show how, in an incarnation, diligence and honesty may neutralize misfortunes."<ref>"From the Magazines" ''The Theosophic Messenger'' 13.10 (July, 1912), 620.</ref> The Karma and Reincarnation League latched onto this material as a resource for "advanced study."<ref>C. Shuddemagen, "Karma and Reincarnation League" ''The Theosophic Messenger'' 13.3 (December, 1911), 175.</ref> Patterns were teased out by close reading: "In looking over the lives of various egos as disclosed by clairvoyant investigation and appearing in ''Rents in the Veil of Time'', it seems that the incarnations run in alternate series of several lives in one sex and then several in another."<ref>A.P.W. [A. P. Warrington] "Questions" ''The American Theosophist'' 15.2 (November 1913), 152.</ref>		The "lives" were also treated as instructional: "The Lives of Erato (No. 11) in ''Rents in the Veil of Time'' show how, in an incarnation, diligence and honesty may neutralize misfortunes."<ref>"From the Magazines" ''The Theosophic Messenger'' 13.10 (July, 1912), 620.</ref> The Karma and Reincarnation League latched onto this material as a resource for "advanced study."<ref>C. Shuddemagen, "Karma and Reincarnation League" ''The Theosophic Messenger'' 13.3 (December, 1911), 175.</ref> Patterns were teased out by close reading: "In looking over the lives of various egos as disclosed by clairvoyant investigation and appearing in ''Rents in the Veil of Time'', it seems that the incarnations run in alternate series of several lives in one sex and then several in another."<ref>A.P.W. [A. P. Warrington] "Questions" ''The American Theosophist'' 15.2 (November 1913), 152.</ref>

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	'''[[Alcyone]]''' was the "star name" given to young [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] by [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]], author of these articles. Leadbeater used his [[Clairvoyance\|clairvoyant abilities]] to examine the past lives of Krishnamurti and others, going back as far as 22,662 BCE. Most of the people purportedly surrounding Alcyone during these past lives had reincarnated to be present with him in his life as Jiddu Krishnamurti. Each past life was presented in the form of a narrative describing personalities, relationships, and deeds. The [[Individuality\|individual characters]] were assigned names from astronomy or mythology, which were carried across all the interlinking narratives. Geographic settings varied from [[Atlantis]] to India to South America and other sites of ancient civilizations, which were described graphically. Leadbeater was well aware of the dramatic qualities of his narratives, as he provided a list of "Dramatis Personae" with each story.		'''[[Alcyone]]''' was the "star name" given to young [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] by [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]], author of these articles. Leadbeater used his [[Clairvoyance\|clairvoyant abilities]] to examine the past lives of Krishnamurti and others, going back as far as 22,662 BCE. Most of the people purportedly surrounding Alcyone during these past lives had reincarnated to be present with him in his life as Jiddu Krishnamurti. Each past life was presented in the form of a narrative describing personalities, relationships, and deeds. The [[Individuality\|individual characters]] were assigned names from astronomy or mythology, which were carried across all the interlinking narratives. Geographic settings varied from [[Atlantis]] to India to South America and other sites of ancient civilizations, which were described graphically. Leadbeater was well aware of the dramatic qualities of his narratives, as he provided a list of "Dramatis Personae" with each story.

	Publication of these articles and books brought excitement and energy to the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society based in Adyar]], but also much criticism. Members plunged into study of [[Karma\|karma]] and [[Reincarnation\|reincarnation]], but were distracted by the promises of clairvoyant vision. People in other branches of the [[Theosophical Movement]] were appalled at this side-trip away from the teachings of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and into the cult of personality.		Many of the star names and stories were also used in Leadbeater's 1913 book '''''Man Whence How and Whither'''''. Publication of these articles and books brought excitement and energy to the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society based in Adyar]], but also much criticism. Members plunged into study of [[Karma\|karma]] and [[Reincarnation\|reincarnation]], but were distracted by the promises of clairvoyant vision. People in other branches of the [[Theosophical Movement]] were appalled at this side-trip away from the teachings of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and into the cult of personality.

	== The writing of the ''Lives''==		== The writing of the ''Lives''==

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	[[File:Life 28 of Alcyone, with Herakles.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Life 28 of Alcyone, with sister Heracles]]		[[File:Life 28 of Alcyone, with Herakles.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Life 28 of Alcyone, with sister Heracles]]
			[[File:Large table of lives.png\|right\|400px\|thumb\|Large genealogical table held by [[Ernest Wood]], Mrs Gertrude Kerr, [[C. W. Leadbeater]], [[Dorothy Graham Jinarājadāsa\|Mrs. Dorothy Jinarajadasa]], and Dr Raimond van Marle]]
	'''''Lives of Alcyone''''', or '''''The Lives of Alcyone''''', was the title given to the books derived from a series of articles published in [[The Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Theosophist'']] beginning in April, 1910. The series was entitled '''"Rents in the Veil of Time,"''' and each article had a subtitle like "The Lives of Alcyone" or "The Lives of Orion."		'''''Lives of Alcyone''''', or '''''The Lives of Alcyone''''', was the title given to the books derived from a series of articles published in [[The Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Theosophist'']] beginning in April, 1910. The series was entitled '''"Rents in the Veil of Time,"''' and each article had a subtitle like "The Lives of Alcyone" or "The Lives of Orion."

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	::::But my higher anatomy thrives.		::::But my higher anatomy thrives.
			[[File:Tables of Lives.jpg\|right\|230px\|thumb\|Tables of Lives, from Theosophical Society in America Archives]]
	::::In the Lives, in the Lives,		::::In the Lives, in the Lives,

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	::::In the Lives, in the Lives.<ref>F. T. Brooks, ''The Theosophical Society and its Esoteric Bogeydom'' (Vyashrama Bookshop, Madras, 1914), 283. Reprinted in [https://cwleadbeater.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/in-the-lives-in-the-lives/ https://cwleadbeater.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/in-the-lives-in-the-lives/].</ref>		::::In the Lives, in the Lives.<ref>F. T. Brooks, ''The Theosophical Society and its Esoteric Bogeydom'' (Vyashrama Bookshop, Madras, 1914), 283. Reprinted in [https://cwleadbeater.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/in-the-lives-in-the-lives/ https://cwleadbeater.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/in-the-lives-in-the-lives/].</ref>

	~~[[File:Tables of Lives.jpg\|right\|230px\|thumb\|Tables of Lives, from Theosophical Society in America Archives]]~~
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	* Alastor - [[Alexander Fullerton]]		* Alastor - [[Alexander Fullerton]]
	* Alcyone - [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]		* Alcyone - [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]
	* ~~Arcor~~ - ~~Miss A. J. Willson~~		* Aldebaran - [[Weller Van Hook]]
	* Bee - Esther Bright		* Bee - Esther Bright
	* Erato - John Varley		* Erato - John Varley
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	* [https://www.universalfreemasonry.org/en/gallery/lives-alcyone '''The Lives of Alcyone'''] illustrations presented as esoteric art by UniversalFreemasonry.org.		* [https://www.universalfreemasonry.org/en/gallery/lives-alcyone '''The Lives of Alcyone'''] illustrations presented as esoteric art by UniversalFreemasonry.org.
	* [https://cwleadbeater.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/in-the-lives-in-the-lives/ "In the ~~lives~~, in the ~~lives~~"] blog posting by CityDesert on May 16, 2016.		* [https://cwleadbeater.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/in-the-lives-in-the-lives/ '''"In the Lives, in the Lives"'''] blog posting by CityDesert [Gregory Tillett] on May 16, 2016.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==