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[[ | | header1 = People involved | | ||
[[ | | writtenby = [[A. P. Sinnett]]/[[Koot Hoomi]] | ||
[[ | | receivedby = [[Koot Hoomi]]/[[A. P. Sinnett]] | ||
[[ | | sentvia = [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] | ||
[[ | | header2 = Dates | ||
| writtendate = unknown | |||
''' | | receiveddate = October 27, 1880 | ||
| otherdate = unknown | |||
| header3 = Places | |||
| sentfrom = unknown | |||
| receivedat = [[Allahabad, India]] | |||
| vialocation = unknown{{pad|9em}} | |||
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This is '''Letter No. 4''' in''' [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']], 4th chronological edition'''. It corresponds to '''Letter No. 143''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 4#Context and background|Context and background]]. | |||
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<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 3b|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}} | <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 3b|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}} | ||
<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 5|Next letter chrono'''<nowiki> > </nowiki>''']]</big>{{pad|3em}} | <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 5|Next letter chrono'''<nowiki> > </nowiki>''']]</big>{{pad|3em}} | ||
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<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 14b|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter Barker]]</big>{{pad|3em}} | <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 14b|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter Barker]]</big>{{pad|3em}} | ||
<big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 52|Next letter Barker'''<nowiki> > </nowiki>''']]</big> | <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 52|Next letter Barker'''<nowiki> > </nowiki>''']]</big> | ||
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{{Col-begin|width=98%}} | {{Col-begin|width=98%}} | ||
{{Col-break|width=55%}} | {{Col-break|width=55%}} | ||
Would you wish the | Would you wish the [[Brooch#Brooch_No._2|pillow phenomenon]] described in the [[The Pioneer (periodical)|paper]]? I will gladly follow your advice. | ||
Ever yours, | Ever yours, | ||
A. P. Sinnett. | A. P. Sinnett. | ||
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{{Col-break|width=30%}} | {{Col-break|width=30%}} | ||
'''NOTES:''' | '''NOTES:''' | ||
* | * '''CXLIII''' is written in pencil at the top center, probably by Sinnett or Barker. At the top right is a number '''267'''. | ||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
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{{Col-begin|width=98%}} | {{Col-begin|width=98%}} | ||
{{Col-break|width=55%}} | {{Col-break|width=55%}} | ||
It certainly would be the best thing to do, and I personally would feel sincerely thankful to you on account of our much | It certainly would be the best thing to do, and I personally would feel sincerely thankful to you on account of our [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky| much ill-used friend]]. You are at liberty to mention my first name if it will in the least help you. | ||
[[Koot Hoomi|Koot Hoomi Lal Sing]]. | [[Koot Hoomi|Koot Hoomi Lal Sing]]. | ||
{{Col-break|width=15%}} | {{Col-break|width=15%}} | ||
[http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-2_7319.jpg http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-2_7319_thm.jpg] | [http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-2_7319.jpg http://www.theosophy.wiki/mywiki/images/ML/4-2_7319_thm.jpg] | ||
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{{Col-break|width=30%}} | {{Col-break|width=30%}} | ||
'''NOTES:''' | '''NOTES:''' | ||
* | * '''CXLIII''' is written in pencil at the top center, probably by Sinnett or Barker. | ||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
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== Context and background == | == Context and background == | ||
This is a very short letter and one of the few in the volume where both sides of the correspondence are shown. | |||
[[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H.P.B.]] had left [[Simla, India|Simla]] on [[October 21]] for Amritsar and a tour of northwest India. The Sinnetts returned to Allahabad, their permanent residence, on [[October 24]]. | |||
The test phenomenon of the [[Brooch (phenomenon)#Brooch No. 2|pillow incident]] seemed to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett|Mr. Sinnett]] so perfect that, before he left Simla, he wrote a short note asking the Mahatma whether he wished the story to be described in [[The Pioneer (periodical)|''The Pioneer'']]. The reply was received after the Sinnetts had reached Allahabad. | |||
[[Koot Hoomi|The Mahatma]] approved publication of the story “on account of our much ill-used friend” (H.P.B.) who had been subject to a great deal of adverse criticism following publication of the story of [[Brooch (phenomenon)#Brooch No. 1|Brooch No. 1]]. And also as the result of another incident involving overzealousness on Col. Olcott’s part, mentioned in [[Mahatma Letter No. 5|letter No. 5]]. | |||
Sinnett says in [[The Occult World (book)|''The Occult World'']] that the people who had flooded the Press with their comments (he calls them “simple comments”, meaning, obviously, “stupid comments” for some of them were ridiculously far-fetched; he mentions a number of them) had nothing to say about the “pillow incident.” | |||
== Physical description of letter == | == Physical description of letter == | ||
The original letter in in Folio 3 at the British Library. According to [[George Linton]] and [[Virginia Hanson]]: | |||
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[[A. P. Sinnett|APS's]] message is on one side of a card; the [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma's]] reply is on the other side.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 4`.</ref> | |||
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== Publication history == | == Publication history == | ||
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== Additional resources == | == Additional resources == | ||
[[it:Lettera dei Mahatma n° 4]] | |||
[[Category:ML from Koot Hoomi]] | |||
[[Category:ML to A. P. Sinnett]] | |||
[[Category:ML with images]] | |||
[[Category:ML needs commentary]] | |||
[[es:Carta de los Mahatmas No. 4]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:19, 22 April 2021
| Quick Facts | |
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| People involved | |
| Written by: | A. P. Sinnett/Koot Hoomi |
| Received by: | Koot Hoomi/A. P. Sinnett |
| Sent via: | H. P. Blavatsky |
| Dates | |
| Written on: | unknown |
| Received on: | October 27, 1880 |
| Other dates: | unknown |
| Places | |
| Sent from: | unknown |
| Received at: | Allahabad, India |
| Via: | unknown |
This is Letter No. 4 in The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett, 4th chronological edition. It corresponds to Letter No. 143 in Barker numbering. See below for Context and background.
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< Prev letter Barker
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Page 1 transcription, image, and notes
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Would you wish the pillow phenomenon described in the paper? I will gladly follow your advice. Ever yours, A. P. Sinnett. |
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NOTES:
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Page 2
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It certainly would be the best thing to do, and I personally would feel sincerely thankful to you on account of our much ill-used friend. You are at liberty to mention my first name if it will in the least help you. |
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NOTES:
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Context and background
This is a very short letter and one of the few in the volume where both sides of the correspondence are shown. Col. Olcott and H.P.B. had left Simla on October 21 for Amritsar and a tour of northwest India. The Sinnetts returned to Allahabad, their permanent residence, on October 24.
The test phenomenon of the pillow incident seemed to Mr. Sinnett so perfect that, before he left Simla, he wrote a short note asking the Mahatma whether he wished the story to be described in The Pioneer. The reply was received after the Sinnetts had reached Allahabad.
The Mahatma approved publication of the story “on account of our much ill-used friend” (H.P.B.) who had been subject to a great deal of adverse criticism following publication of the story of Brooch No. 1. And also as the result of another incident involving overzealousness on Col. Olcott’s part, mentioned in letter No. 5.
Sinnett says in The Occult World that the people who had flooded the Press with their comments (he calls them “simple comments”, meaning, obviously, “stupid comments” for some of them were ridiculously far-fetched; he mentions a number of them) had nothing to say about the “pillow incident.”
Physical description of letter
The original letter in in Folio 3 at the British Library. According to George Linton and Virginia Hanson:
APS's message is on one side of a card; the Mahatma's reply is on the other side.[1]
Publication history
Commentary about this letter
Notes
- ↑ George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 4`.