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| header1 = People involved |
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| writtenby        = [[Koot Hoomi]]
| writtenby        = [[Koot Hoomi]]
| receivedby        = [[A. P. Sinnett]]
| receivedby        = [[A. P. Sinnett]]
| sentvia          = possibly Bhola Deva Sarma
| sentvia          = possibly [[Bhola Deva Sarma]]
| header2 = Dates
| header2 = Dates
| writtendate      = unknown
| writtendate      = unknown
| receiveddate      = April 1884 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 124#Context and background|below]]
| receiveddate      = April 1884 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 124#Context and background|below]]
| otherdate        = none
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| receivedat        = London  
| receivedat        = London  
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'''This is Letter No. 94 in Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 124#Context and background|Context and background]].
This is '''Letter No. 124''' in ''' [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']], 4th chronological edition'''. It corresponds to '''Letter No. 94''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 124#Context and background|Context and background]].
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My dear friend — Amid the various and arduous labours it has pleased the venerable Chohan to entrust me with — I had entirely forgotten the [[Kiddle Incident|"Kiddle incident."]] You have my explanation. In asking you to keep me the secret I only meant the withholding of certain details that, in their ignorance of the scientific process your and my opponents would take exception to, make of it a pretext for poking fun at occult sciences and finally charge me with clumsy lies and yourself with credulity, or "hero-worship" as the golden-haired nymph of the Vicarage puts it. But if you are prepared to stand the fire of furious denial
My dear friend — Amid the various and arduous labours it has pleased the venerable [[Chohan]] to entrust me with — I had entirely forgotten the "[[Henry Kiddle#The Kiddle Incident|Kiddle incident]]". You have my explanation. In asking you to keep me the secret I only meant the withholding of certain details that, in their ignorance of the scientific process your and my opponents would take exception to, make of it a pretext for poking fun at [[Science#Occult Science|occult sciences]] and finally charge me with clumsy lies and yourself with credulity, or "hero-worship" as the golden-haired nymph of the Vicarage puts it. But if you are prepared to stand the fire of furious denial


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*'''The golden-haired nymph of the Vicarage''' refers to [[Anna Bonus Kingsford]], who had written a pamphlet with the accusation the Master mentions.


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and adverse criticism, make of my letter and explanations the best use you can. The several letters and articles in the last numbers of the [[The Theosophist (periodical)|Theosophist]] given out with my permission — by [[Henry Rhodes Morgan|Gen. Morgan]], [[T. Subba Row|Subba Row]] and [[Dharani Dahr Kauthumi|Dharani Dhu]] may pave the way for you. I would not have "the propagation of Theosophy" impeded on my account and to save my name from a few extra blows.
and adverse criticism, make of my letter and explanations the best use you can. The several letters and articles in the last numbers of [[The Theosophist (periodical)|the Theosophist]] given out with my permission — by [[Henry Rhodes Morgan|Gen. Morgan]], [[T. Subba Row|Subba Row]] and [[Dharani Dhar Kauthumi|Dharani Dhu]] may pave the way for you. I would not have "the propagation of [[Theosophy]]" impeded on my account and to save my name from a few extra blows.


Yours in haste,
Yours in haste,


K. H.
[[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]]


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Latest revision as of 03:23, 1 March 2020

Quick Facts
People involved
Written by: Koot Hoomi
Received by: A. P. Sinnett
Sent via: possibly Bhola Deva Sarma
Dates
Written on: unknown
Received on: April 1884 – see below
Other dates: unknown
Places
Sent from: unknown
Received at: London
Via: unknown 

This is Letter No. 124 in The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett, 4th chronological edition. It corresponds to Letter No. 94 in Barker numbering. See below for Context and background.

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Page 1 transcription, image, and notes

My dear friend — Amid the various and arduous labours it has pleased the venerable Chohan to entrust me with — I had entirely forgotten the "Kiddle incident". You have my explanation. In asking you to keep me the secret I only meant the withholding of certain details that, in their ignorance of the scientific process your and my opponents would take exception to, make of it a pretext for poking fun at occult sciences and finally charge me with clumsy lies and yourself with credulity, or "hero-worship" as the golden-haired nymph of the Vicarage puts it. But if you are prepared to stand the fire of furious denial

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NOTES:

  • The golden-haired nymph of the Vicarage refers to Anna Bonus Kingsford, who had written a pamphlet with the accusation the Master mentions.

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and adverse criticism, make of my letter and explanations the best use you can. The several letters and articles in the last numbers of the Theosophist given out with my permission — by Gen. Morgan, Subba Row and Dharani Dhu may pave the way for you. I would not have "the propagation of Theosophy" impeded on my account and to save my name from a few extra blows.

Yours in haste,

K.H.

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Context and background

Physical description of letter

The original is in the British Library, Folio 3. George Linton and Virginia Hanson described the letter in this way:

KH script, in green ink, on both sides of a single sheet of heavy note paper.[1]

Publication history

The "letters and explanations" appeared in the December, January, and February numbers of The Theosophist, per Barker 2nd edition at Theosophical University Press Online.

Commentary about this letter

Notes

  1. George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 208.