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There have been two series of '''Blavatsky Lectures''' presented annually in honor of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]. The longer and better-known series is in England, and another series was instituted in South Africa. | |||
== Origin == | |||
In the "Foreword" to the published edition of the first lecture of May 1918 ([[Edward_L._Gardner|E. L. Gardner]], "Matter is the Shadow of Sprit"), Harold Baillie-Weaver gives an indication of the origin and potential significance of the lecture series: | |||
<blockquote>The idea of an annual Blavatsky Lecture emanated from Mr. [[D._N._Dunlop|D.N. Dunlop]], whose devotion to Madame Blavatsky and her writings is well known throughout the [[Theosophical Society]], and the idea was so obviously an excellent one that prompt measures were taken by the Executive Committee to give it a concrete form.</blockquote> | |||
<blockquote>It is doubly important that the lore and teaching contained in the writings of Mme. Blavatsky should be continually studied, discussed and interpreted; in the first place because of the vast treasures which they hold for the student of [[occultism]], and in the second place because of the scientific theories they contain. These theories were derided when Mme. Blavatsky first enunciated them; but every advance that science makes is an advance towards admission of their truth; and it is of first importance that they should be as widely promulgated and as competently expounded as possible, so that as fresh discoveries substantiate them the profound knowledge by which they were inspired and the value of the methods by which they were obtained may be recognised.</blockquote> | |||
<blockquote>The first Lecture, delivered by Mr. Gardner, is a worthy beginning of a great enterprise.<ref>H. Baillie-Weaver, "Foreword," from E. L. Gardner, ''The Blavatsky Lecture, No. 1: Delivered at the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society in England and Wales, May, 1918'' ["Matter is the Shadow of Spirit"]. (London, Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), [3].</ref></blockquote> | |||
== Blavatsky Lectures in England == | |||
The Blavatsky Lectures are presented annually (in most years) at the Summer School of the [[Theosophical Society in England]], sponsored by the [[Blavatsky Trust]]. | |||
The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] maintains a searchable [http://www.austheos.org.au/indices/BLALEC.HTM index to this periodical online], listing lecture titles and authors in chronological sequence. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Year | |||
! Lecturer | |||
! Title | |||
! Other External Links | |||
|- | |||
| 1918 | |||
| [[Edward L. Gardner]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1918GardnerMatterIsTheShadowOfSpirit Matter is the Shadow of Spirit] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1919 | |||
| Charlotte E.Woods | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1919WoodsTheSelfAndItsProblems The Self and Its Problems] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1920 | |||
| [[D. N. Dunlop]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1920DunlopNatureSpiritsAndTheSpiritsOfTheElements Nature Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1922 | |||
| Bertram A. Tomes | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1922TomesTheSecretDoctrineAndModernScience The Secret Doctrine and Modern Science] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1924 | |||
| [[Ernest Wood]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1924WoodPersonalPsychologyAndTheSubConsciousMind Personal Psychology and the Sub- conscious Mind] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1925 | |||
| Percy Lund | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1925LundTheEvolutionOfManIndividualAndSocial The Evolution of Man: Individual and Social] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1926 | |||
| [[J. I. Wedgwood]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1926WedgwoodTheDistinctiveContributionOfTheosophyToChristianThought The Distinctive Contribution of Theosophy to Christian Thought] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1927 | |||
| [[J. Émile Marcault]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1927MarcaultThePsychologyOfIntuition The Psychology of Intuition] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1930 | |||
| [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa|C. Jinarājadāsa]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/JinarajadasaThePersonalityOfHPBlavatsky The Personality of H. P Blavatsky] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1933 | |||
| [[Josephine Ransom]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1933RansomTheOccultTeachingsOfTheChrist The Occult Teachings of the Christ] | |||
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/OccultTeachingsOfTheChristJR.html hpb.narod.ru] | |||
|- | |||
| 1934 | |||
| [[Adelaide Gardner]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1934GardnerIndicationsOfANewCulture Indications of a New Culture] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1935 | |||
| [[Sidney Ransom]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1935RansomTheEthicsOfTheSecretDoctrine The Ethics of the Secret Doctrine] | |||
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/EthicsSD-Ransom.htm hpb.narod.ru] | |||
|- | |||
| 1937 | |||
| Iwan A. Hawliczek | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1937HawliczekMankindToDayAndToMorrow Mankind To-day and To-morrow] | |||
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/MankindTodayTomorrow.htm hpb.narod.ru] | |||
|- | |||
| 1941 | |||
| Elizabeth Winter Preston | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1941PrestonTheContributionOfTheosophyToFreedom The Contribution of Theosophy to Freedom] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1942 | |||
| [[Josephine Ransom]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1942RansomTheDirectionOfTheTheosophicalSocietyByMastersOfWisdom The Direction of The Theosophical Society by Masters of Wisdom] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1943 | |||
| Corona Trew | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1943TrewTheosophyAndTheChangingOutlookInScience Theosophy and the Changing Outlook in Science] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1944 | |||
| G. Nevin Drinkwater | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1944DrinkwaterTheosophyTheAndWesternMysteries Theosophy and the Western Mysteries] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1945 | |||
| Greta Eedle | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1945EedleThePowerOfLoveInTheStruggleForLight The Power of Love in the Struggle for Light] | |||
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/PowerLove.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |||
|- | |||
| 1946 | |||
| [[Edward L. Gardner]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1946GardnerTheNatureAndFunctionOfTheSoul The Nature and Function of the Soul] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1947 | |||
| Charlotte Woods | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1947WoodsTheMysteryReligions The Mystery Religions] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1948 | |||
| [[Laurence J. Bendit]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1948BenditAdamTheProdigalSon Adam, the Prodigal Son] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1949 | |||
| C. R. Groves | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1949GrovesOnOrderAndPurposeInEvolution On Order and Purpose in Evolution] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1950 | |||
| [[Ianthe H. Hoskins]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1950HoskinsTheScienceOfSpirituality The Science of Spirituality] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1951 | |||
| V. Wallace Slater | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1951SlaterManCreatorOfForms Man Creator of Forms] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1952 | |||
| Doris Groves | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1952GrovesBrotherhoodAndTheEnlightenedMind Brotherhood and the Enlightened Mind] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1953 | |||
| [[Phoebe D. Bendit]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1953BenditTheSacredFlame The Sacred Flame] | |||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/SacredFlame.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |||
|- | |||
| 1954 | |||
| Edward Gall | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1954GallTheYogaOfTheSerpentFire The Yoga of the Serpent Fire] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1955 | |||
| Hugh Shearman | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1955ShearmanPurposeBeyondReason Purpose Beyond Reason] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1956 | |||
| L. C. Soper | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1956SoperTheOpeningOfTheDoorsOfTheMind The Opening of the Doors of the Mind] | |||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/OpeningDoorsMind.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |||
|- | |||
| 1957 | |||
| Dudley G. Gower | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1957GowerTheReignOfTheSpirit The Reign of the Spirit] | |||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/ReignSpirit.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |||
|- | |||
| 1958 | |||
| K. Chodkiewicz | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1958ChodkiewiczPhysicalForcesAndSpriritualIntelligences Physical Forces and Spiritual Intelligences] | |||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/PhysicalForces.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |||
|- | |||
| 1959 | |||
| [[Edward L. Gardner]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1959GardnerWhenceComeTheGods Whence Come the Gods? and Related Studies] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1960 | |||
| Basil P. Howell | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1960HowellTheMetaphysicsOfExperience The Metaphysics of Experience] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1961 | |||
| T. H. Redfern | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1961RedfernGettingReadyFor1975 Getting Ready for 1975] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1962 | |||
| R. Hartley | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1962HartleyTheAbstractAndTheConcrete The Abstract and the Concrete] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1963 | |||
| E. Lester Smith | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1963SmithScienceAndTheReal Science and the Real] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1964 | |||
| [[Nilakanta Sri Ram|N. Sri Ram]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1964SriRamConsciousnessItsNatureAndAction Consciousness: Its Nature and Action] | |||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/ConsciousnessNatureAction.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |||
|- | |||
| 1967 | |||
| H. Tudor Edmunds | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1967EdmundsAWorldInRevolution A World in Revolution] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1970 | |||
| [[Geoffrey A. Barborka]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1970BarborkaHPBlavatskyTheLightBringer H. P. Blavatsky: The Light Bringer] | |||
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/HPB_Light_Bringer.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |||
|- | |||
| 1973 | |||
| Edward Gall | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1973GallTheMysteryOfSatan The Mystery of Satan] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1974 | |||
| [[Geoffrey A. Farthing]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1974FarthingLifeDeathAndDreams Life, Death and Dreams] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1974REV1995FarthingLifeDeathAndDreams Life, Death and Dreams, Revised 1995] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1976 | |||
| L. H. Leslie-Smith | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1976LeslieSmithParadoxAndPracticality Paradox and Practicality] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1977 | |||
| S. Lancri | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1977LancriTheOccultismOfAncientEgypt The Occultism of Ancient Egypt] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1978 | |||
| [[Joy Mills]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1978MillsTheHumanJourney The Human Journey - Quest for Self-Transformation] | |||
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/HumanJourney.htm HPB.narod.ru] | |||
|- | |||
| 1979 | |||
| [[Radha Burnier]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1979BurnierTheWayOfSelfKnowledge Self-Knowledge in the Light of Theosophy] | |||
| Reprinted as "The Way of Self-Knowledge" | |||
|- | |||
| 1981 | |||
| Adam Warcup | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1981WarcupAnInquiryIntoTheNatureOfMind An Inquiry into the Nature of Mind] | |||
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_1981.htm Blavatsky Trust Website] | |||
|- | |||
| 1983 | |||
| [[Ted G. Davy]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1983DavyTheDescentIntoHades The Descent into Hades] | |||
| [http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/med/me-davy.htm Theosophy Northwest Website] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1984 | |||
| Jeanine Miller | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1984MillerTheFlameDivine The Flame Divine] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1985 | |||
| Harry Upadhyay | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1985UpadhyayTheAbsoluteTheUltimateReality The Absolute - The Ultimate Reality (Parabrahman)] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1986 | |||
| Seymour D. Ballard | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1986BallardTheRoleOfMayaInMansRevolution The Role of Maya in Man's Evolution] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1987 | |||
| Muriel Daw | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1987DawParamitasOfPerfection Paramitas of Perfection] | |||
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/md_vos/vos_paramitas.html Blavatsky Trust Website] | |||
|- | |||
| 1988 | |||
| [[Radha Burnier]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1988BurnierTheUniversalYogaTradition The Universal Yoga Tradition] | |||
| [http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/articles/UniversalYoga.pdf TS in America Website] or [http://www.austheos.org.au/tsia-article-universal-yoga-tradition.html TS in Australia Website] | |||
|- | |||
| 1989 | |||
| Yves Marcel | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1989MarcelTheosophyAPerennialWisdomForANewAge Theosophy, A Perennial Wisdom for a New Age] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1996 | |||
| [[John Algeo]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1996AlgeoBlavatskyFreemasonryAndTheWesternMysteryTradition Blavatsky, Freemasonry and the Western Mystery Tradition] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1997 | |||
| [[Edi D. Bilimoria]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1997BilimoriaMiragesInWesternScienceResolvedByOccultScience Mirages in Western Science Resolved by Occult Science] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1998 | |||
| Arthur Ellison | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1998EllisonScienceConsciousnessAndTheParanormal Science, Consciousness and the Paranormal] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1999 | |||
| Harold Tarn | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1999TarnTheSoulsImperative The Soul's Imperative] | |||
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_1999.htm Blavatsky Trust Website] | |||
|- | |||
| 2000 | |||
| [[Michael Gomes]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2000GomesCreatingTheNewAgeTheosophySOriginsInTheBritishIsles Creating the New Age: Theosophy's Origins in the British Isles] | |||
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2000.html Blavatsky Trust Website] | |||
|- | |||
| 2001 | |||
| [[Geoffrey Farthing]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2001FarthingTheosophyItsBeneficentPotentialities Theosophy: Its Beneficient Potentialities] | |||
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2001.html Blavatsky Trust Website] | |||
|- | |||
| 2002 | |||
| Alan Hughes | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2002HughesTheHarvestOfLife The Harvest of Life] | |||
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2002.htm Blavatsky Trust Website] | |||
|- | |||
| 2003 | |||
| [[Stephan Hoeller]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2003HoellerJoyfulGnosisGnosticLightOnBlavatskysWisdom Joyful Gnosis] | |||
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2003.html Blavatsky Trust Website] | |||
|- | |||
| 2005 | |||
| [[Radha Burnier]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2005BurnierLivingTruthTheFutureOfTheTheosophicalSociety Living Truth: The Future of the Theosophical Society] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2006 | |||
| [[Betty Bland]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2006BlandTheVirtuousKey The Virtuous Key] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2007 | |||
| [[Michael Gomes]] | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2007GomesColonelOlcottAndTheHealingArts Colonel Olcott and the Healing Arts] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2008 | |||
| John Gordon | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2008GordonEsotericPhilosophyTheTheosophicalJanus Esoteric Psychology: The Theosophical Janus] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2009 | |||
| Colin F. Price | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2009PriceTheCycleOfLife The Cycle of Life] | |||
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2009.html Blavatsky Trust Website] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2010 | |||
| David Roef | |||
| The Heavenly Twin – The Human Soul and Her Guide of Light | |||
| NOTE: Lecture is not to be posted online, per author's preference. | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2011 | |||
| Bhupendra Vora | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2011VoraTheBodhisattvaPath The Bodhisattva Path] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2012 | |||
| Erica Georgiades | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2012GeorgiadesTheOlympianIdealOfUniversalBrotherhood The Olympian Ideal of Universal Brotherhood] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2013 | |||
| Peter Barton | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2013BartonTheEvolutionaryTaskOfHumanity The Evolutionary Task of Humanity] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2014 | |||
| Susan Bayliss | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2014BaylissThePathOfTransformationVoyageToTheSilentSelf The Path of Transformation – Voyage to the Silent Self] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2015 | |||
| [[Tim Boyd]] | |||
| The Relevance of Theosophy: Spirituality in Daily Living | |||
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niPy935sqRM# YouTube] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2016 | |||
| Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2016TranThiKimDieuTheWisdomOfAllAges# The Wisdom of All Ages] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2017 | |||
| Michael Gomes | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2017GomesAMultitudinousUniverse# A Multitudinous Universe: The Blavatsky Lecture at 100] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2018 | |||
| Jenny Baker | |||
| The Real Meaning of Brotherhood | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2019 | |||
| Eric McGough | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/reality-illusion-and-life# Reality, Illusion and Life] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2022 | |||
| Teresa Keast | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/anger-healed-from-within-outwards# Anger healed from Within Outwards] | |||
| [https://youtu.be/QWayiw387Bg# YouTube] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2023 | |||
| Pablo Sender | |||
| HPB's Teachings on Theosophical Practice | |||
| [https://youtu.be/PpAgOA785v8?si=xOatCoCtRkaFD4se# YouTube] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2024 | |||
| Petra Meyer | |||
| [https://archive.org/details/mystery-of-life-and-its-cyclic-evolution-in-the-illusion-of-physical-reality/mode/2up The Mystery of Life and its Cyclic Evolution] | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
== Blavatsky Lectures in South Africa == | |||
At least four Annual Blavatsky Lectures were given under the auspices of the Theosophical Society in Central South Africa.<ref>Thomas F. Day, "Madam Blavatsky and the Message of Bellamy" Johannesburg: G. M. Horne Ltd., 1933.) 16 pg. List of previous lectures given on back cover. Available at Theosophical Society in America Archives, Records Series 5.</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Year | |||
! Lecturer | |||
! Title | |||
! Notes | |||
|- | |||
| 1930 | |||
| Mr. L. G. Hallett | |||
| Some Studies in Ray Correspondence | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1931 | |||
| [[Josephine Ransom]] | |||
| Madam Blavatsky as Occultist | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1932 | |||
| Mr. L. W. Ritch | |||
| The Message of Madam Blavatsky | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 1933 | |||
| Mr. Thomas F. Day | |||
| Madam Blavatsky and the Message of Bellamy | |||
| Lecture delivered at Theosophical Hall, Pretoria on March 5, 1933. | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
== Additional resources == | |||
* [https://archive.org/details/blavatsky-lectures Blavstsky Lectures collection] on Archive.org. | |||
== Notes == | |||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:Events, in England]] | |||
[[Category:TS Adyar]] | |||
[[Category:Periodicals]] |
Latest revision as of 19:06, 24 September 2024
There have been two series of Blavatsky Lectures presented annually in honor of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The longer and better-known series is in England, and another series was instituted in South Africa.
Origin
In the "Foreword" to the published edition of the first lecture of May 1918 (E. L. Gardner, "Matter is the Shadow of Sprit"), Harold Baillie-Weaver gives an indication of the origin and potential significance of the lecture series:
The idea of an annual Blavatsky Lecture emanated from Mr. D.N. Dunlop, whose devotion to Madame Blavatsky and her writings is well known throughout the Theosophical Society, and the idea was so obviously an excellent one that prompt measures were taken by the Executive Committee to give it a concrete form.
It is doubly important that the lore and teaching contained in the writings of Mme. Blavatsky should be continually studied, discussed and interpreted; in the first place because of the vast treasures which they hold for the student of occultism, and in the second place because of the scientific theories they contain. These theories were derided when Mme. Blavatsky first enunciated them; but every advance that science makes is an advance towards admission of their truth; and it is of first importance that they should be as widely promulgated and as competently expounded as possible, so that as fresh discoveries substantiate them the profound knowledge by which they were inspired and the value of the methods by which they were obtained may be recognised.
The first Lecture, delivered by Mr. Gardner, is a worthy beginning of a great enterprise.[1]
Blavatsky Lectures in England
The Blavatsky Lectures are presented annually (in most years) at the Summer School of the Theosophical Society in England, sponsored by the Blavatsky Trust.
The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals maintains a searchable index to this periodical online, listing lecture titles and authors in chronological sequence.
Blavatsky Lectures in South Africa
At least four Annual Blavatsky Lectures were given under the auspices of the Theosophical Society in Central South Africa.[2]
Year | Lecturer | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1930 | Mr. L. G. Hallett | Some Studies in Ray Correspondence | |
1931 | Josephine Ransom | Madam Blavatsky as Occultist | |
1932 | Mr. L. W. Ritch | The Message of Madam Blavatsky | |
1933 | Mr. Thomas F. Day | Madam Blavatsky and the Message of Bellamy | Lecture delivered at Theosophical Hall, Pretoria on March 5, 1933. |
Additional resources
- Blavstsky Lectures collection on Archive.org.
Notes
- ↑ H. Baillie-Weaver, "Foreword," from E. L. Gardner, The Blavatsky Lecture, No. 1: Delivered at the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society in England and Wales, May, 1918 ["Matter is the Shadow of Spirit"]. (London, Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), [3].
- ↑ Thomas F. Day, "Madam Blavatsky and the Message of Bellamy" Johannesburg: G. M. Horne Ltd., 1933.) 16 pg. List of previous lectures given on back cover. Available at Theosophical Society in America Archives, Records Series 5.