Theos-Talk Archives (November 2006 Message tt00751)

Interestingly, Heinrich Himmler let experimenst being conducted in his 
concentration camps along the same lines: the experiment involved 
freezing an unlucky inmate to near death and then place him on a bed 
between two women (also inmates) to see if they could rejuvenate him.

regards,

Theo

gregory@zeta.org.au wrote:

> Further to John's comment that "The use of youth as a battery to supply
> necessary vital energy is objectionable to say the least", the following
> extract from my thesis may provide additional information about
> Leadbeater's relationship with his pupils:
>
> "There was a strange relationship between Leadbeater and his close pupils
> which seemed to many to have unhealthy implications. In his article 'A
> Modern Socrates' (a biographical article praising Leadbeater), A.J.
> Hamerster recalled that the pupil-teacher relationship often employed
> 'spiritual induction' whereby the pupils not only receive something from
> their teacher but also give 'something from their vital energy whereby the
> ancient Teacher was enabled to recuperate some of his failing strength.'
> In his own copy of this articles, bound in with his 'Collected Writings'
> in the TS Library at Adyar, Hamerster has noted, in handwriting: 'Often
> was this phenomena observed by me in C.W. Leadbeater's latter days in
> Adyar had many times have I heard from the lips of his young disciples how
> they actually felt their strength being drained from them.'
>
> This practice had a long religious and occult tradition. It was known as
> 'shunamism' (or 'shunamitism'), so-called after the girl who rejuvenated
> King David in his old age. The practice, which involved bringing a
> healthy, active young person into contact with one who needed
> rejuvenation, was based on the belief that the breath, body heat physical
> contact and 'vibrations' of the young person can restore the vitality of
> the aged...."
>
> Leadbeater habitually bathed with and often slept with naked boys, and was
> frequently administered an enemy by one of the naked boys in the bathroom
> in the mornings..
>
> For those who may be interested, the University of Sydney is about to
> "digitize" the thesis and make it available on the web through the
> University's library website. I am told this will take several months (it
> will probably not be available until early in 2007). I will post details
> when it is available. I am also being provided with working electronic
> copies on DVD and this will enable me, over time, to update and expand the
> work in the light of material acquired after it was written.
>
> Dr Gregory Tillett
>
> 
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