Blavatsky Lodge
The Blavatsky Lodge of the Theosophical Society was organized in London, on May 19, 1887. The inaugural meeting was held in Mme. Blavatsky's small quarters at Maycot, Crownhill, Upper Norwood. The first President was Mr. G. B. Finch.
The Lodge was quite active and its members produced a monthly Theosophical magazine, the Lucifer, and formed a Theosophical Publishing Company.
In early October, 1887, the Lodge moved to a large house on 17, Lansdowne Road, where is held public and private meetings. On this month, G. B. Finch resigns his office as President of the Lodge, as well as membership in the Theosophical Society. Other resignations follow. According to Josephine Ransom the main reason for the rift seems to be the determination on the part of the Lodge to do public propaganda, its policy being that of spreading "Theosophical teachings and Brotherhood by the individual and collective work of its members".[1]
Online resources
Books
- Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge at ULT Phoenix's website
- The Secret Doctrine Dialogues
Notes
- ↑ Josephine Ransom, A Short History of The Theosophical Society (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1989), 241.