William Scott-Elliot

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William Scott-Elliot (? -September 2, 1919) was an early member of the London Lodge in the Theosophical Society (Adyar), who sometimes wrote under the name W. Williamson. His occupation was investment banker, but his avocation was study of anthropology.[1]

On October 11, 1893, he married Maude Travers, a psychic and member of the London Lodge, known in Theosophical history under the pseudonym of "Mary". On October 9, 1895, they had a son, Walter Travers Scott-Elliot.[2]

Scott-Elliot was intrigued by the clairvoyant findings of Charles Webster Leadbeater into ancient Atlantis and Lemuria, and undertook scholarly research to support them. The Story of Atlantis was published with a preface by Alfred Percy Sinnett.[3]

Writings

In 1899 he was awarded the Subba Row Medal for his writings, and particularly The Great Law.[4]

  • The Story of Atlantis: A Geographical, Historical and Ethnological Sketch, 1896, available at Sacred Texts.[1]
  • The Lost Lemuria, 1904, available at Sacred Texts.[2]
  • The Great Law: a Study of Religious Origins and of the Unity Underlying Them, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1899. Written as W. Williamson.
  • The Times and Teaching of Jesus Christ. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1912. Written as W. Williamson.

Mr. Scott-Elliot made several contributions to the Transactions of the London Lodge of the Theosophical Society:

  • "The Evolution of Humanity," No. 17 (February 1893), 3.
  • "Vehicles of Consciousness," No. 21 (May,1894), 3
  • "The Lunar Pitris," No. 26 (August, 1895), 3. Co-author Mrs A.P. Sinnett.
  • "Atlantis - A Geographical, Historical, & Ethnological Sketch," No. 29 (February, 1896), 1.
  • "The Law of Sacrifice," No. 39 (October, 1903), 3.

He also wrote one article for The Theosophist:

  • "Echoes from the Past," Vol. 50 (February, 1929), 529.

Notes

  1. ↑ William Scott-Elliot, "The Evolution of Humanity", Transactions of the London Lodge of the Theosophical Society No. 17 (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., 1893).
  2. ↑ Daniel Caldwell and Michelle B. Graye, "Mary Unveiled," Theosophical History 1:8 (October, 1986), 206.
  3. ↑ Gregory Tillett, The Elder Brother: A Biography of Charles Webster Leadbeater, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982.
  4. ↑ The International Theosophical Year Book 1938 (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938): 213.
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