Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00668)

Pardon my use of names in the header but the reason will become 
apparent. First, to Dr. T: you say that CWL was self-deceived 
rather than willfully deceptive, but I wonder if you might qualify 
that. I think it's a false dilemma as he was both in different 
contexts. On one hand, the evidence about deliberate deceit in 
occult chemistry (from the recent study discussed here) and in the 
Lives of Alcyone (from the testimony of Wood) indicates that in 
these two instances CWL wasn't just self-deceived but fraudulent. 
On the other hand, there are areas in which self-deception rather 
than fraud seems the likeliest explanation, e.g. life on Mars, or 
the physical descriptions of Masters. Would you agree that CWL was 
willfully fraudulent in some of his claims but not others?

Second, to Chuck: I have something I'd like to send you but the 
address you use to post here is bouncing my email. Can you email me 
with another addy so I can send you something you'll surely find 
interesting?

Cheers,

Paul