Theos-Talk Archives (December 2006 Message tt00298)

Friends, 

Dr. Tillett is obviously making an effort to understand the ULT. 

It seems, according to his accounts, that the ULT is somewhat different from the Pasadena TS and the Adyar TS. 

This should not be a complete surprise, as the ULT is but an informal network of Theosophy students, and not an incorporated Society. 

As to being open to everyone, I guess both the doors and the people at the Theosophy Hall, in Los Angeles, are in fact open to talk to all visitors, in the given hours of the day.

I do not think Dr. Tillett has denied or could deny that. 

I am not sure Tillett has visited the Theosophy Hall, in L. A., so far. 

When he does, he will probably be well received. 

Is there any problem, then? 


Carlos. 




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Data:Fri, 8 Dec 2006 15:38:47 +1100 (EST)

Assunto:Theos-World Theosophical bizarre

> If Daniel wants example of TS-bizarre, he will have to wait until I write
> the book: “Travels of a Researcher into Theosophy”!!
> Most of my experiences were generally pleasant. Point Loma was very
> friendly (they accommodated and fed me!) and I was given access to almost
> everything I sought – and was told quite honestly and specifically what I
> could not see (some of it being material I had already seen elsewhere).
> Adyar was generally friendly (until “The Elder Brother” appeared!). John
> Coats was a model of generosity and openness. He gave me access to the
> Archives, and when various Adyar bureaucrats tried to stop it, he
> intervened. A few strange people tried to be difficult: for example, they
> wouldn’t let me see the catalogue of the Archives, and I eventually
> realized they were telling me files on particular subjects didn’t exist
> when what they meant was that I hadn’t used the right file name! For
> example, there was (they said) no archival material on “Emily Lutyens”. I
> caught on quickly, and asked for the file on “Lady Emily Lutyens”, and it
> was produced. It was a fun game, and I just gave the poor official a list
> of every possible variant of every subject I wanted and seem to have been
> successful.
> Two bizarre conversations: I had a meeting with Radha Burnier and asked
> various questions about the ES, on which she was polite but evasive. I
> asked if material from the ES archives could be accessible to me. She
> responded that this would be a matter for the OH of the ES. There was a
> short silence. “But you are the OH of the ES” I said. “Yes” she replied. I
> repeated my question about access, and she politely declined. But at least
> I had a clear answer. Another conversation was with a senior Indian TS
> member who started talking to me in a coffee shop just off the Adyar
> Estate. “You are researching Bishop Leadbeater?” “Yes” “I am sure you have
> been told he was a living saint, the greatest occultist of his time, a
> truly holy man, almost divine?” “Yes” “All that is lies: he was an evil
> man, a fraud.” Whereupon he handed me a large envelope and left. The
> envelope contained copies of a number of interesting documents, some (I
> suspect) from the ES archives.
> 
> But I have never met with such a strange “we are totally open” while being
> less accessible than the CIA approach than I have found with the ULT.
> Individual members (including various librarians who, I presume, could not
> have been librarians because “librarian” presupposes an office!) have been
> kind and generous – but have never answered a single historical question
> directly unless it could be done with an (apparently) almost memorized
> section of one of the ULT official tracts. It’s like trying to gather up
> quicksilver!
> 
> Dr Gregory Tillett
> 
> 


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