Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00585)

Daniel H. Caldwell wrote:
> The S.S. Shannon Letter from Koot Hoomi
>
> Below is most of the S.S. Shannon Letter 
> written by Master Koot Hoomi to Henry S. Olcott. 
> The letter was received by Colonel Olcott on 
> August 22, 1888 on board the S.S. Shannon in 
> the Mediterranean Sea. Olcott was on his 
> way to London. Madame Blavatsky was living in 
> London at this time. 
Now I remember that one (I had not thought of S.S. referring to a 
ship). That one, I have no explanation for, assuming the accounts are 
honest. (I also don't have an explanation of the physical format of many 
of the Mahatma Letters; the ones with the words formed from lines, and 
the ink intermixed with the paper).

I will point out something I once pulled in a Theosophy class (and, to 
Steve, IMMEDIATELY after I did it, I explained how I did it). The 
teacher had written on a group of slips of paper a bunch of terms from 
the Secret Doctrine (Sanskrit and otherwise). Each student was supposed 
to pull a slip of paper, read the word, and define it. I, on the other 
hand, defined the word, THEN pulled the slip of paper. I was correct.

> From that explanation, can anybody figure out how I did it? Hint: I AM 
leaving out details, but giving it as someone in the classroom might 
very well have described it, had they not been told how I did it.

Bart