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'''Father-Mother''' is a compound term used by [[H. P. Blavatsky]] in some different ways. She defines it as the "primordial Substance or Spirit-matter".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, ???), 333.</ref> In this sense, Father-Mother is related to [[svabhavat]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 314.</ref><ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 98.</ref> In other passages "father-mother" is used to refer to the more concrete emanation [[akasha]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 18.</ref><ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 76.</ref> In yet another sense, "father-mother" refers to the [[Logos#Second Logos|second Logos]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. XII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, ???), 564.</ref><ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, ???), 358.</ref>
'''Father-Mother''' is a compound term used by [[H. P. Blavatsky]] in some different ways. She defines it as the "primordial Substance or Spirit-matter".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 333.</ref> In this sense, Father-Mother is related to [[svabhavat]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 314.</ref><ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 98.</ref> In other passages "father-mother" is used to refer to the more concrete emanation [[akasha]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 18.</ref><ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 76.</ref> In yet another sense, "father-mother" refers to the [[Logos#Second Logos|second Logos]].<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. XII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, ???), 564.</ref><ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.</ref>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 16:44, 31 May 2012

Father-Mother is a compound term used by H. P. Blavatsky in some different ways. She defines it as the "primordial Substance or Spirit-matter".[1] In this sense, Father-Mother is related to svabhavat.[2][3] In other passages "father-mother" is used to refer to the more concrete emanation akasha.[4][5] In yet another sense, "father-mother" refers to the second Logos.[6][7]

Notes

  1. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 333.
  2. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 314.
  3. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 98.
  4. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 18.
  5. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 76.
  6. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. XII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, ???), 564.
  7. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. X (Adyar, Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1964), 358.