Universal Invocation - Revision history

Alex Audziayuk: /* Variations */ modern usage after 1989 added.

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Variations: modern usage after 1989 added.

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	Mrs. Besant felt that "this word 'therefore' implied certain Theosophical spiritual beliefs and she did not desire to impose such a heavy obligation on the Scouts and so changed the word 'therefore' to 'also'.<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, "Dr. Besant and the Scout Movement" ''The Theosophist'' 69 (November, 1947), 158.</ref>		Mrs. Besant felt that "this word 'therefore' implied certain Theosophical spiritual beliefs and she did not desire to impose such a heavy obligation on the Scouts and so changed the word 'therefore' to 'also'.<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, "Dr. Besant and the Scout Movement" ''The Theosophist'' 69 (November, 1947), 158.</ref>

			Today, the invocation is mostly used in a slightly edited form, as presented in a 1989 “Viewpoint” by [[Dorothy Abbenhouse]], with certain words italicized to indicate changes made from the original in order to make the text more inclusive:
			<blockquote>
			O Hidden Life, vibrant in every atom;<br>
			O Hidden Light, shining in every creature;<br>
			O Hidden Love, embracing all in oneness;<br>
			May ''all'' who feel ''themselves'' as one with thee,<br>
			Know ''they are'' therefore one with every other.<ref>Dorothy Abbenhouse, "Vewpoint," ''The American Theosophist'', 77.4 (Jul 1989), 90. (Spelling and style as in the original.)</ref>
	</blockquote>		</blockquote>

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Online resources

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	The words were set to music at least three times, by [[Charles Elliott Fouser]], by J. Eleanor Stakesby-Lewis of South Africa<ref>NOTE: Both versions are available from Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> and by Joe Hasiewicz of Glen Ellyn, IL. <ref>http://www.joehasiewicz.com/Joe/JoeHasiewicz.htm & http://www.ohiddenlife.org/audios---videos.html</ref> Another member, W. H. Perrins, proposed yet another version.<ref>W. H. Perrins correspondence with James S. Perkins. September-November, 1953. James S. Perkins Papers. Records Series 08.06. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>		The words were set to music at least three times, by [[Charles Elliott Fouser]], by J. Eleanor Stakesby-Lewis of South Africa<ref>NOTE: Both versions are available from Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> and by Joe Hasiewicz of Glen Ellyn, IL. <ref>http://www.joehasiewicz.com/Joe/JoeHasiewicz.htm & http://www.ohiddenlife.org/audios---videos.html</ref> Another member, W. H. Perrins, proposed yet another version.<ref>W. H. Perrins correspondence with James S. Perkins. September-November, 1953. James S. Perkins Papers. Records Series 08.06. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>

	==~~Online~~ resources==		== Additional resources ==
	===Articles===		=== Articles ===
	* [http://www.ohiddenlife.org/ OHiddenLife.org]. This website formerly offered links to musical performances of "O Hidden Life" by several groups, plus poetry and commentaries. Here is a Wayback Machine link to a 2018 version: https://web.archive.org/web/20180118184934/http:/www.ohiddenlife.org/.		* [http://www.ohiddenlife.org/ OHiddenLife.org]. This website formerly offered links to musical performances of "O Hidden Life" by several groups, plus poetry and commentaries. Here is a Wayback Machine link to a 2018 version: https://web.archive.org/web/20180118184934/http:/www.ohiddenlife.org/.
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/invocation Invocation] in Theosophy World
	* [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/qo-hidden-life "O Hidden Life"] by Joy Mills		* [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/qo-hidden-life "O Hidden Life"] by Joy Mills

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	* [http://www.ohiddenlife.org/ OHiddenLife.org]. This website formerly offered links to musical performances of "O Hidden Life" by several groups, plus poetry and commentaries. Here is a Wayback Machine link to a 2018 version: https://web.archive.org/web/20180118184934/http:/www.ohiddenlife.org/.		* [http://www.ohiddenlife.org/ OHiddenLife.org]. This website formerly offered links to musical performances of "O Hidden Life" by several groups, plus poetry and commentaries. Here is a Wayback Machine link to a 2018 version: https://web.archive.org/web/20180118184934/http:/www.ohiddenlife.org/.

	* [~~http~~://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/~~1613#~~ "O Hidden Life"] by Joy Mills		* [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/qo-hidden-life "O Hidden Life"] by Joy Mills

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	==Online resources==		==Online resources==
	===Articles===		===Articles===
	* [http://www.ohiddenlife.org/ OHiddenLife.org]. This website ~~offers~~ links to musical performances of "O Hidden Life" by several groups, plus poetry and commentaries.		* [http://www.ohiddenlife.org/ OHiddenLife.org]. This website formerly offered links to musical performances of "O Hidden Life" by several groups, plus poetry and commentaries. Here is a Wayback Machine link to a 2018 version: https://web.archive.org/web/20180118184934/http:/www.ohiddenlife.org/.

	* [http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1613# "O Hidden Life"] by Joy Mills		* [http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1613# "O Hidden Life"] by Joy Mills

SysopJ: /* History and use */

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History and use

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	The verse is recited at every international convention of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society in Adyar]] in the ceremony of reciting the Prayers of the the Religions, beginning in 1925,<ref>C. Jinarājadāsa, Foreword to ''Bhārata Samāj Pūja,'' (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1948), 6-7.</ref> and daily at many theosophical centers around the world.		The verse is recited at every international convention of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society in Adyar]] in the ceremony of reciting the Prayers of the the Religions, beginning in 1925,<ref>C. Jinarājadāsa, Foreword to ''Bhārata Samāj Pūja,'' (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1948), 6-7.</ref> and daily at many theosophical centers around the world.

	"O Hidden Life" is quoted on a plaque in the '''Garden of Remembrance''' on the [[Olcott (campus)\|Olcott campus]] of the [[Theosophical Society in America]].		"O Hidden Life" is quoted on a plaque in the '''[[Garden of Remembrance at Olcott\|Garden of Remembrance]]''' on the [[Olcott (campus)\|Olcott campus]] of the [[Theosophical Society in America]].

	== Variations ==		== Variations ==

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	== Musical settings ==		== Musical settings ==

	The words were set to music at least three times, by [[Charles Elliott Fouser]], by J. Eleanor Stakesby-Lewis of South Africa<ref>NOTE: Both versions are available from Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> and by Joe Hasiewicz of Glen Ellyn, IL <ref>http://www.joehasiewicz.com/Joe/JoeHasiewicz.htm & http://www.ohiddenlife.org/audios---videos.html</ref> ~~and another~~ member, W. H. Perrins, proposed yet another version.<ref>W. H. Perrins correspondence with James S. Perkins. September-November, 1953. James S. Perkins Papers. Records Series 08.06. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>		The words were set to music at least three times, by [[Charles Elliott Fouser]], by J. Eleanor Stakesby-Lewis of South Africa<ref>NOTE: Both versions are available from Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> and by Joe Hasiewicz of Glen Ellyn, IL. <ref>http://www.joehasiewicz.com/Joe/JoeHasiewicz.htm & http://www.ohiddenlife.org/audios---videos.html</ref> Another member, W. H. Perrins, proposed yet another version.<ref>W. H. Perrins correspondence with James S. Perkins. September-November, 1953. James S. Perkins Papers. Records Series 08.06. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>

	==Online resources==		==Online resources==

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	[[File:Invocation stone.jpg\|right\|320px\|thumb\|Garden of Remembrance, Olcott campus. Photo by Glenn Kujansuu.]]		[[File:Invocation stone.jpg\|right\|320px\|thumb\|Garden of Remembrance, Olcott campus. Photo by Glenn Kujansuu.]]
	== History and use ==		== History and use ==
	The verse is recited every international convention of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society in Adyar]] in the ceremony of reciting the Prayers of the the Religions, beginning in 1925,<ref>C. Jinarājadāsa, Foreword to ''Bhārata Samāj Pūja,'' (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1948), 6-7.</ref> and daily at many theosophical centers around the world.		The verse is recited at every international convention of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)\|Theosophical Society in Adyar]] in the ceremony of reciting the Prayers of the the Religions, beginning in 1925,<ref>C. Jinarājadāsa, Foreword to ''Bhārata Samāj Pūja,'' (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1948), 6-7.</ref> and daily at many theosophical centers around the world.

	"O Hidden Life" is quoted on a plaque in the '''Garden of Remembrance''' on the [[Olcott (campus)\|Olcott campus]] of the [[Theosophical Society in America]].		"O Hidden Life" is quoted on a plaque in the '''Garden of Remembrance''' on the [[Olcott (campus)\|Olcott campus]] of the [[Theosophical Society in America]].

SysopJ at 20:44, 28 February 2019

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			[[Category:Musical compositions]]
	[[Category:TS Adyar]]		[[Category:TS Adyar]]

Joe Hasiewicz at 00:56, 21 January 2019

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	== Musical settings ==		== Musical settings ==

	The words were set to music at least three times, by [[Charles Elliott Fouser]], by J. Eleanor Stakesby-Lewis of South Africa<ref>NOTE: Both versions are available from Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> and by Joe Hasiewicz of Glen Ellyn, IL <ref>http://www.joehasiewicz.com/Joe/JoeHasiewicz.htm</ref> and another member, W. H. Perrins, proposed yet another version.<ref>W. H. Perrins correspondence with James S. Perkins. September-November, 1953. James S. Perkins Papers. Records Series 08.06. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>		The words were set to music at least three times, by [[Charles Elliott Fouser]], by J. Eleanor Stakesby-Lewis of South Africa<ref>NOTE: Both versions are available from Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> and by Joe Hasiewicz of Glen Ellyn, IL <ref>http://www.joehasiewicz.com/Joe/JoeHasiewicz.htm & http://www.ohiddenlife.org/audios---videos.html</ref> and another member, W. H. Perrins, proposed yet another version.<ref>W. H. Perrins correspondence with James S. Perkins. September-November, 1953. James S. Perkins Papers. Records Series 08.06. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>

	==Online resources==		==Online resources==

Joe Hasiewicz at 00:54, 21 January 2019

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	== Musical settings ==		== Musical settings ==

	The words were set to music at least ~~twice~~, by [[Charles Elliott Fouser]] ~~and~~ by J. Eleanor Stakesby-Lewis of South Africa,<ref>NOTE: Both versions are available from Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> and another member, W. H. Perrins, proposed yet another version.<ref>W. H. Perrins correspondence with James S. Perkins. September-November, 1953. James S. Perkins Papers. Records Series 08.06. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>		The words were set to music at least three times, by [[Charles Elliott Fouser]], by J. Eleanor Stakesby-Lewis of South Africa<ref>NOTE: Both versions are available from Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> and by Joe Hasiewicz of Glen Ellyn, IL <ref>http://www.joehasiewicz.com/Joe/JoeHasiewicz.htm</ref> and another member, W. H. Perrins, proposed yet another version.<ref>W. H. Perrins correspondence with James S. Perkins. September-November, 1953. James S. Perkins Papers. Records Series 08.06. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>

	==Online resources==		==Online resources==