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Robert Bowen was a commander in the Royal Navy who was acquainted with [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]]. He "questioned her persistently about what attitude a student ought to take towards [[The Secret Doctrine (book)|''The Secret Doctrine'']]. He made careful notes of the answers she gave him and subsequently read them over to her to make sure that he had not mistaken her meaning." These notes were published in the January-March, 1932, issue of [[Theosophy in Ireland (periodical)|''Theosophy in Ireland'']] after Bowen's son, [[P. G. Bowen|Captain P. G. B. Bowen]], a Dublin theosophist, brought them to light.<ref>Robert Bowen, | <br> | ||
'''Robert Bowen''' was a commander in the Royal Navy who was acquainted with [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]]. He "questioned her persistently about what attitude a student ought to take towards [[The Secret Doctrine (book)|''The Secret Doctrine'']]. He made [[Robert Bowen Notes (article)|careful notes]] of the answers she gave him and subsequently read them over to her to make sure that he had not mistaken her meaning." These notes were published in the January-March, 1932, issue of [[Theosophy in Ireland (periodical)|''Theosophy in Ireland'']] after Bowen's son, [[P. G. Bowen|Captain P. G. B. Bowen]], a Dublin theosophist, brought them to light.<ref>Robert Bowen, [http://www.theosophical.org/component/content/article/23-online-books/1699 "Madame Blavatsky on How to Study Theosophy"]. It is available online at Theosophical Publishing House.</ref> | |||
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Yvonne Burgess of the Theosophical Society in London has compiled biographical information about the Bowen family, which is available at the Blavatsky Archives.<ref> Yvonne Burgess, | Yvonne Burgess of the Theosophical Society in London has compiled biographical information about the Bowen family, which is available at the Blavatsky Archives.<ref> Yvonne Burgess, [http://blavatskyarchives.com/burgessrobertbowenmmystery.pdf "Robert Bowen Mystery"] at Blavatsky Archives.</ref> | ||
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*[[Robert Bowen Notes (article)|Robert Bowen Notes]] | |||
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[[Category:Associates of HPB|Bowen, Robert]] | |||
[[Category:Nationality Irish|Bowen, Robert]] | |||
Revision as of 18:14, 1 September 2016
Robert Bowen was a commander in the Royal Navy who was acquainted with H. P. Blavatsky. He "questioned her persistently about what attitude a student ought to take towards The Secret Doctrine. He made careful notes of the answers she gave him and subsequently read them over to her to make sure that he had not mistaken her meaning." These notes were published in the January-March, 1932, issue of Theosophy in Ireland after Bowen's son, Captain P. G. B. Bowen, a Dublin theosophist, brought them to light.[1]
Yvonne Burgess of the Theosophical Society in London has compiled biographical information about the Bowen family, which is available at the Blavatsky Archives.[2]
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Notes
- ↑ Robert Bowen, "Madame Blavatsky on How to Study Theosophy". It is available online at Theosophical Publishing House.
- ↑ Yvonne Burgess, "Robert Bowen Mystery" at Blavatsky Archives.