Emma Hardinge Britten
Emma Hardinge Britten was an American Spiritualist, medium, lecturer, and author who was present at the founding of the Theosophical Society in September, 1875.
According to Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett:
Britten, Emma Hardinge, a well-known spiritualist in America, elected one of the Councillors of the TS at the organizing meeting in New York on September 7, 1875 (SH, p. 82). Some of the early meetings of the TS were held in her home (SH, p. 100). Author of the book, Art Magic, which she announced was written by "an adept" of her acquaintance, Louis Constant (apparently not the one who used the pseudonym of Éliphas Lévi) for whom she was "acting as translator and secretary." She left the TS fairly soon, however, became hostile, and joined with Prof. Coues and others in spreading calumny about HPB. See biography, HPB I: 466-7; ML, p. 50; SH, pp. 111, 275. [1]
According to historian Josephine Ransom:
Mrs. EMMA HARDINGE BRITTEN had been before the public for forty years as a Spiritualistic medium, inspirational lecturer, and authoress. Some of the early meetings of The Theosophical Society were held in her house.
Notes
- ↑ George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 221.
- ↑ Josephine Ransom, A Short History of The Theosophical Society (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 110-111.
Additional Resources
- Chasing Down Emma at Blogspot.com