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'''Bertram Keightley''' was an English Theosophist best known for assisting [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] is preparing [[The Secret Doctrine (book)|''The Secret Doctrine'']] for publication. | '''Bertram Keightley''' was an English Theosophist best known for assisting [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] is preparing [[The Secret Doctrine (book)|''The Secret Doctrine'']] for publication. | ||
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Mr. Bertram Keightley, one of the General Secretaries of the Indian Section, is an Englishman by birth, son of a Liverpool solicitor, and was born [[April 4]], 1860. He was liberally educated and took the degree of Master of Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge. He came into [[Theosophy]] through the study of [[mesmerism]] and the reading of [[Esoteric Buddhism (book)|''Esoteric Buddhism'']]. Early in 1884 he joined the Society, in company with [[Archibald Keightley|Dr. A. Keightley]] and [[A. J. Cooper-Oakley|Mr.]] and [[Isabelle Cooper-Oakley|Mrs. Cooper-Oakley]], and during that year he was much with H. P. B. , in England, France, and Germany. In 1887, he joined with Dr. Keightley and the [[Constance Wachtmeister|Countess Wachtmeister]] in organizing the Lansdowne Road household where H. P. B. lived for a long time, and he also assisted in the work of preparing the ''Secret Doctrine'' for the press. He visited | Mr. Bertram Keightley, one of the General Secretaries of the Indian Section, is an Englishman by birth, son of a Liverpool solicitor, and was born [[April 4]], 1860. He was liberally educated and took the degree of Master of Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge. He came into [[Theosophy]] through the study of [[mesmerism]] and the reading of [[Esoteric Buddhism (book)|''Esoteric Buddhism'']]. Early in 1884 he joined the Society, in company with [[Archibald Keightley|Dr. A. Keightley]] and [[A. J. Cooper-Oakley|Mr.]] and [[Isabelle Cooper-Oakley|Mrs. Cooper-Oakley]], and during that year he was much with H. P. B. , in England, France, and Germany. In 1887, he joined with Dr. Keightley and the [[Constance Wachtmeister|Countess Wachtmeister]] in organizing the Lansdowne Road household where H. P. B. lived for a long time, and he also assisted in the work of preparing the ''Secret Doctrine'' for the press. He visited America in 1890, and later went to India, where he was chosen General Secretary, which office he has since held.<ref>"Some of Our Friends",''The Theosophic Messenger'' 2.2 (November 1900), 27.</ref> | ||
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In a February 5, 1938 letter to [[Boris de Zirkoff]], Mr. Keightley said: | |||
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Your letter of December 30th 1937, has just reached, having been forwarded from Adyar to the address at Benares where I lived for many years, and thence to me here, at Allahabad, whither I removed <u>permanently</u> in March last (1937), as above [Villa Italiana, 15 City Road 15, U. P. Allahabad, India]. This will now be my <u>permanent</u> address in India.<ref>Bertram Keightley letter to Boris de Zirkoff. February 5, 1938. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Records Series 22. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> | |||
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The crest on the letter has the motto "Possunt quia posse videntur," which means "They can because they think they can." | |||
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Revision as of 17:02, 4 June 2015
Bertram Keightley was an English Theosophist best known for assisting H. P. Blavatsky is preparing The Secret Doctrine for publication.
Mr. Bertram Keightley, one of the General Secretaries of the Indian Section, is an Englishman by birth, son of a Liverpool solicitor, and was born April 4, 1860. He was liberally educated and took the degree of Master of Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge. He came into Theosophy through the study of mesmerism and the reading of Esoteric Buddhism. Early in 1884 he joined the Society, in company with Dr. A. Keightley and Mr. and Mrs. Cooper-Oakley, and during that year he was much with H. P. B. , in England, France, and Germany. In 1887, he joined with Dr. Keightley and the Countess Wachtmeister in organizing the Lansdowne Road household where H. P. B. lived for a long time, and he also assisted in the work of preparing the Secret Doctrine for the press. He visited America in 1890, and later went to India, where he was chosen General Secretary, which office he has since held.[1]
In a February 5, 1938 letter to Boris de Zirkoff, Mr. Keightley said:
Your letter of December 30th 1937, has just reached, having been forwarded from Adyar to the address at Benares where I lived for many years, and thence to me here, at Allahabad, whither I removed permanently in March last (1937), as above [Villa Italiana, 15 City Road 15, U. P. Allahabad, India]. This will now be my permanent address in India.[2]
The crest on the letter has the motto "Possunt quia posse videntur," which means "They can because they think they can."