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'''Dr. Seth Pancoast''', M.D., of Philadelphia was according to [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] "a most erudite Kabbalist". He present at meeting of [[September 7]], 1875, that eventually lead to the forming of the [[Theosophical Society]].<ref>Henry Steel Olcott, ''Old Diary Leaves'' First Series (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1974), 116.</ref> Although his name is not among the sixteen people that the next day met to form the Society, he was elected as Vice-President on the meeting held on [[October 30]], previous to the inaugural one on [[November 17]].<ref>Henry Steel Olcott, ''Old Diary Leaves'' First Series (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1974), 135.</ref> He was also present at the [[cremation]] of [[Baron de Palm]]. | |||
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On of the books in his personal collection was ''Cabala, Speculum Artis Et Naturae, in Alchemia'' printed by Andrea Erffurt in Augusburg Germany in 1654.<ref>Email to Janet Kerschner from a bookseller. December 5, 2016.</ref> | On of the books in his personal collection was ''Cabala, Speculum Artis Et Naturae, in Alchemia'' printed by Andrea Erffurt in Augusburg Germany in 1654.<ref>Email to Janet Kerschner from a bookseller. December 5, 2016.</ref> He was born in 1823 and died in 1889. | ||
== Writings == | |||
* '''''Blue and red light, or, Light and its rays as medicine: showing that light is the original and sole source of life, as it is the source of all the physical and vital forces of nature, and that light is nature's own and only remedy for disease, and explaining how to apply the red and blue rays in curing the sick and feeble : together with a chapter on light in the vegetable kingdom'''''. Philadelphia: Stoddart, 1877. 312 pages. | |||
* '''''The ladies' medical guide'''''. Philadelphia : John E. Potter, 1865. '''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=miun.akk5515.0001.001 Sixth 1865 edition]''' available at Hathitrust. Published 1869 under title: '''''The Ladies' medical guide and marriage friend'''''. Includes a portrait of the author. '''[https://wellcomelibrary.org/item/b20412010 1869 edition]''' available at Wellcome Library. 1875 edition was subtitled: "a complete instructor and counsellor, embracing a full and exhaustive account of the structure and functions of the reproductive organs, the diseases of females and children, with their causes, symptoms and treatment, the toilet considered in reference to female health, beauty and longevity, etc., etc., etc., with an appendix containing startling facts in plain words for mothers and the young." | |||
== Biographies == | |||
* Herringshaw, Thomas William. '''"Pancoast, Seth"''' in '''''Herringshaw's national library of American biography: contains thirty-five thousand biographies of the acknowledged leaders of life and thought of the United States V4.'''''. Chicago: American Publishers' Association, 1914. Illustrated with three thousand vignette portraits. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 01:32, 5 November 2017
Dr. Seth Pancoast, M.D., of Philadelphia was according to Col. Olcott "a most erudite Kabbalist". He present at meeting of September 7, 1875, that eventually lead to the forming of the Theosophical Society.[1] Although his name is not among the sixteen people that the next day met to form the Society, he was elected as Vice-President on the meeting held on October 30, previous to the inaugural one on November 17.[2] He was also present at the cremation of Baron de Palm.
According to Josephine Ransom,
DR. SETH PANCOAST, of Philadelphia, was a theistic mystic and a great alchemist. He was an ex-professor of a medical college and author of medical works. The kabala was the study of his life. he had collected a very valuable library of occult books. he wrote a notable work on the therapeutic and occult properties of the blue and red rays of the spectrum. he was present at Felt's lecture and questioned him closely. H.P.B. always spoke with great respect of his erudition But when it came to putting theory to the test by evoking the unseen elemental races which guard the threshold of knowledge, he confessed he lacked courage, though H.P.B. frequently offered to assist in the ceremonies and, if necessary, face the worst of the phantoms alone. Under the names of "Lex" and "Lex et Lux" he wrote for the Spiritualistic papers on kabalistic and other matters. He remained a member till he passed away in 1889.[3]
On of the books in his personal collection was Cabala, Speculum Artis Et Naturae, in Alchemia printed by Andrea Erffurt in Augusburg Germany in 1654.[4] He was born in 1823 and died in 1889.
Writings
- Blue and red light, or, Light and its rays as medicine: showing that light is the original and sole source of life, as it is the source of all the physical and vital forces of nature, and that light is nature's own and only remedy for disease, and explaining how to apply the red and blue rays in curing the sick and feeble : together with a chapter on light in the vegetable kingdom. Philadelphia: Stoddart, 1877. 312 pages.
- The ladies' medical guide. Philadelphia : John E. Potter, 1865. Sixth 1865 edition available at Hathitrust. Published 1869 under title: The Ladies' medical guide and marriage friend. Includes a portrait of the author. 1869 edition available at Wellcome Library. 1875 edition was subtitled: "a complete instructor and counsellor, embracing a full and exhaustive account of the structure and functions of the reproductive organs, the diseases of females and children, with their causes, symptoms and treatment, the toilet considered in reference to female health, beauty and longevity, etc., etc., etc., with an appendix containing startling facts in plain words for mothers and the young."
Biographies
- Herringshaw, Thomas William. "Pancoast, Seth" in Herringshaw's national library of American biography: contains thirty-five thousand biographies of the acknowledged leaders of life and thought of the United States V4.. Chicago: American Publishers' Association, 1914. Illustrated with three thousand vignette portraits.
Notes
- ↑ Henry Steel Olcott, Old Diary Leaves First Series (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1974), 116.
- ↑ Henry Steel Olcott, Old Diary Leaves First Series (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1974), 135.
- ↑ Josephine Ransom, A Short History of the Theosophical Society (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 113-114.
- ↑ Email to Janet Kerschner from a bookseller. December 5, 2016.