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[[File:CW Leadbeater | [[File:CW Leadbeater 1.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Charles W. Leadbeater]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:CWL at Manor Sydney.jpg|250px|right|thumb|C. W. Leadbeater at The Manor, Sydney, Australia]] | ||
'''Charles Webster Leadbeater''' was an English Theosophist best known for his writings, his clairvoyant observations, and his involvement in the early life of [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]. | |||
[[File:CW Leadbeater 2.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Charles Leadbeater as a young man]] | |||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
== Early Theosophical work == | == Early Theosophical work == | ||
Colonel Olcott sent Leadbeater to Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to become the first principal of [[Ananda College]]. While in Ceylon, Leadbeater served as General Secretary of the Theosophical Society in that country from 1888-1889.<ref>"General Secretaries". ''The Theosophical Year Book, 1938.'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 152.</ref> | [[Henry Steel Olcott|Colonel Olcott]] sent Leadbeater to Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to become the first principal of [[Ananda College]]. While in Ceylon, Leadbeater served as General Secretary of the Theosophical Society in that country from 1888-1889.<ref>"General Secretaries". ''The Theosophical Year Book, 1938.'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 152.</ref> | ||
== International lecture tours == | == International lecture tours == | ||
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Charles Webster Leadbeater was an English Theosophist best known for his writings, his clairvoyant observations, and his involvement in the early life of Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Early life
Early Theosophical work
Colonel Olcott sent Leadbeater to Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to become the first principal of Ananda College. While in Ceylon, Leadbeater served as General Secretary of the Theosophical Society in that country from 1888-1889.[1]
International lecture tours
Krishnamurti
Liberal Catholic Church
Years at The Manor
Writings
Later years
Online resources
Articles and pamphlets
- An Appreciation of C. W. Leadbeate by Geoffrey Hodson
- C. W. Leadbeater - A Great Occultist Compiled by Sandra Hodson and Mathias J. van Thiel
- C.W. Leadbeater in Retrospect By Hugh Shearman
Additional resources
Notes
- ↑ "General Secretaries". The Theosophical Year Book, 1938. (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 152.