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'''George H. Felt''' was engineer and architect. On [[September 7]], 1875, he gave a lecture at [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]]'s rooms on the subject "The Lost Canon of Proportion of the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans." About 17 people were present. During the discussion that followed a suggestion was made that a Society be formed to pursue and promote such occult research. | '''George H. Felt''' was engineer and architect. On [[September 7]], 1875, he gave a lecture at [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]]'s rooms on the subject "The Lost Canon of Proportion of the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans." About 17 people were present. During the discussion that followed a suggestion was made that a Society be formed to pursue and promote such occult research. | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 23 September 2013
George H. Felt was engineer and architect. On September 7, 1875, he gave a lecture at Mme. Blavatsky's rooms on the subject "The Lost Canon of Proportion of the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans." About 17 people were present. During the discussion that followed a suggestion was made that a Society be formed to pursue and promote such occult research.
The next day there was another meeting at H.P.B.'s place, The Lamasery, in which Mr. Felt lectured again. During this meeting the idea of a Society was more definitely developed, sixteen people handing in their names for that purpose. A committee of three was appointed to draft a Constitution and Bylaws.
A third lecture was given by him on September 13 at the same place, and during this meeting the name of the Theosophical Society was agreed upon.
According to historian Josephine Ransom,
"Felt drifted out of The Society. He was in England in 1877 and proposed the formation of a Society for occult research, with himself as President. Nothing came of this proposal.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Josephine Ransom, A Short History of The Theosophical Society (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 111.