Simla Eclectic Theosophical Society
On August 21, 1881, a group of British Theosophist living in India formed the "Anglo-Indian Branch" of The Theosophical Society at Simla, during a visit by H.P. Blavatsky. This Branch became later known as the Simla Eclectic Theosophical Society. A. O. Hume was chosen as President, A. P. Sinnett, as Vice-President, and Ross Scott, as Secretary. This group was often referred to simply as "the Eclectic" in the The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett.
According to Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett:
Simla Eclectic Theosophical Society was organized by APS and AOH, together with Ross Scott ... and a few other Europeans at Simla. Meetings were apparently held at the home of AOH. AOH was the first president, and later APS became president. Nothing seems to have been heard about this group after APS went to England to live.[1]
Online resources
Articles
- Simla Eclectic Theosophical Society at Theosopedia
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), 229.