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Re: Theos-World Re: Leadbeater is a King of All Occultists

Apr 08, 2005 01:10 PM
by Jerry Hejka-Ekins


Anand,

He we agree. I also believed that books should be reprinted as they were left by the authors. I would not even bother to change the English spellings. However, I don't have any occult reasons for this opinion. I simply believe that authors ought to be allowed to stand or fall based upon what they actually wrote. I have to hand it to ULT for being the only Theosophical organization which reprinted Blavatsky's and Judge's writing in their original form, while other organizations were changing them or allowing them to go out of print. Of course, ULT did not reprint Besant and Leadbeater's writings, but that would have been outside of their mission statement to have done so.
There was an excellent article done a few years ago by Gregory Tillett for the Theosophical History journal which reviewed the changes the Adyar TS had made in Besant's and Leadbeater's books over the years. The article was reprinted in the ACT newsletter. It would be nice if Drs Tillett and Santucci would permit this article to be put online. I think it is a very important article, because, people who buy current editions of their books are rarely aware that they have been edited in any significant way.
Jerry



Anand Gholap wrote:

Jerry,


As you see, I did not say that this material *contains* writings of AB

and CWL, but is based upon their ideas and uses their terminology.


My opinion on this is books should be printed exactly as they originally appeared without abridgement. For printing largest edition of the book should be taken. e.g. Masters and the Path was enlarged by Mr. Leadbeater himself and so for printing this largest edition should be taken. Only spelling may be changed to suit current US English. e.g. realisation (old British) would become realization. I am totally against making more changes. For making study course also original books of Annie Besant and Leadbeater, written in their own language, should be recommended. Not only English of AB and CWL is among the best even by today's standard but there are occult reasons for recommending their original writing.
Anand Gholap






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