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Re: Theos-World HPG vs HPB

Aug 31, 2008 01:58 AM
by Katinka Hesselink


Hi,

The suicide part is new. Other than that this basically follows
Blavatsky's own diaries of the period, perhaps embellishing here and
there (or using sources available only in Russia?)

Katinka
--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "alex" <alexmorgan777@...> wrote:
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> I remember reading about this a long time ago in her biography - a 
> Russian book. What I remember is some guy fell so deeply in love 
> with her in America that she did not want to see him die after the 
> rejection.  The only way to prevent him from committing a suicide 
> was to merry him. The book said that the situation like this has 
> happened before and she did not want another spook following her 
> around. She said that it was her karma, so they made a deal that 
> nothing would ever happen between them and nothing did - the guy 
> left after a short period of time by himself.
> That's all I remember, is the story similar to this one in English 
> too?
> By the way Hello everyone my name is Alex I'm 27, I was born in 
> Tashkent, Uzbekistan and live in Toronto, Canada right now. 
> I've been studying the works of  H.P. Blavatsky for about 7 years 
> now. I rejected my Christianity when I read Isis Unveiled and 
> recently started calling myself a Buddhist. I work as a night 
> security guard at a place where I can read stuff on the internet all 
> night and get paid for it :) 
> 
> Another thing is in that bio she mentions that for a few weeks she 
> quit smoking, ate only salads and slept on the floor to unite with 
> her Higher Self, and saw what's been happening with lower one.
> She said something like "I saw myself how I was eating meat FUI YAK 
> DISGUSTING!!!"         
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> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Cass Silva <silva_cass@> wrote:
> >
> > Can't see it Bruce.  HPB doesn't strike me as requiring a husband 
> other than for practical purposes, (no offence meant).  Did HPB 
> ever mention that she was in union with her higher self?
> >  
> > Cass
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> > --- On Sun, 31/8/08, robert_b_macd <robert.b.macdonald@> wrote:
> > 
> > From: robert_b_macd <robert.b.macdonald@>
> > Subject: Re: Theos-World HPG vs HPB
> > To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> > Received: Sunday, 31 August, 2008, 8:15 AM
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> > Another thing to keep in mind is that HPB was reportedly battling 
> her
> > own Dweller at this time. She would have been going through a dark
> > period where she was prone to making mistakes. Perhaps this 
> marriage
> > of convenience was one such mistake.
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> > Bruce
> > 
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, Cass Silva <silva_cass@ ...> 
> wrote:
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> > > She probably only married him for American citizenship.
> > > Cass
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> > > --- On Sun, 24/8/08, Jacques Mahnich <jacmahnich@ ...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > From: Jacques Mahnich <jacmahnich@ ...>
> > > Subject: Re: Theos-World HPG vs HPB
> > > To: theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com
> > > Received: Sunday, 24 August, 2008, 12:26 AM
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> > > --- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, "Morten Nymann Olesen"
> > > <global-theosophy@ ...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dear friends
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 1. Are any of you able to confirm this statement?
> > > > 
> > > > "She married her second husband, Michael C. Betanelly on April 
> 3,
> > 1875 
> > > > in New York City. She separated from Betanelly after a few 
> months, 
> > > > and their divorce was legalized on May 25, 1878."
> > > > 
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> > > 
> > > Olcott reported about this story. You can read excerpts in Sylvia
> > > Cranston' book "The extraordinary life & influence of Helena
> > > Blavatsky" - p. 133
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