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== Involvement with Theosophists ==
== Involvement with Theosophists ==
Maud's mother, Mrs. Marion MacCarthy, became a member of the Blavatsky Lodge in London on December 28, 1895;<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 12699 (website file: 1D/81)</ref> and Maud followed suit on March 3, 1900.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 18025 (website file: 2A/50).</ref>
By 1915 she had become "a traveling companion of '''[[Annie Besant]]''' in India and was one of the first Western authorities on Indian classical music."<ref>Kurt Leland, "Theosophical Music" ''Quest'' 99 no.2 (Spring 2011): 61-64.</ref> She was a collaborator with composer and Theosophist '''[[John Foulds]]''' for many years.


== Mysticism ==
== Mysticism ==

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Early life

Music

Involvement with Theosophists

Maud's mother, Mrs. Marion MacCarthy, became a member of the Blavatsky Lodge in London on December 28, 1895;[1] and Maud followed suit on March 3, 1900.[2]

By 1915 she had become "a traveling companion of Annie Besant in India and was one of the first Western authorities on Indian classical music."[3] She was a collaborator with composer and Theosophist John Foulds for many years.

Mysticism

Writings

Notes

  1. Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at http://tsmembers.org/. See book 1, entry 12699 (website file: 1D/81)
  2. Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at http://tsmembers.org/. See book 1, entry 18025 (website file: 2A/50).
  3. Kurt Leland, "Theosophical Music" Quest 99 no.2 (Spring 2011): 61-64.