Blavatsky
1831-1891 60 years
aka: Madame Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna von
Hahn (maiden name), Blah-Blah Blavatsky (Osho's
nickname for her)
1831-1891 60 years
aka: Madame Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna von
Hahn (maiden name), Blah-Blah Blavatsky (Osho's
nickname for her)
Blavatsky and Col. Olcott
founded the Theosophical Society with Colonel
Olcott in Vermont, USA, 1875
born Ukraine
father, Peter von Hahn, was an officer in the military
mother was a renowned novelist
married Nikifor Blavatsky when she was 18, he
much older.
left husband within a few years and traveled the
world widely
became a US citizen, moved to Madras, India, then
back to Europe.
established European base for Theosophical
Society in London, and died there shortly thereafter.
prolific author--wrote massive books(which matched
her massive body--it is said she tipped the scales
at over 300 lbs. at final weigh-in) on all the world's
esoteric religious thought--real, imaginary,
legendary, past, present, and future, etc.--Isis
Unveiled(1,300 pages), The Secret Doctrine (1,500
pages), which earned her the well deserved
nickname by Osho of "Blah-blah" Blavatsky.
Olcott in Vermont, USA, 1875
born Ukraine
father, Peter von Hahn, was an officer in the military
mother was a renowned novelist
married Nikifor Blavatsky when she was 18, he
much older.
left husband within a few years and traveled the
world widely
became a US citizen, moved to Madras, India, then
back to Europe.
established European base for Theosophical
Society in London, and died there shortly thereafter.
prolific author--wrote massive books(which matched
her massive body--it is said she tipped the scales
at over 300 lbs. at final weigh-in) on all the world's
esoteric religious thought--real, imaginary,
legendary, past, present, and future, etc.--Isis
Unveiled(1,300 pages), The Secret Doctrine (1,500
pages), which earned her the well deserved
nickname by Osho of "Blah-blah" Blavatsky.
| YouTube video of Blavatsky photos: |
| Just the other day I said something about theosophy and some woman has written: “Your remark was very derogatory. Theosophy has helped many people and theosophy is a great science. What about Madame Blavatsky? She says exactly the same things that you are saying.” Remember, I did not condemn theosophy, I condemned this woman. What have I to do with theosophy? Madam Blavatsky is not here. What is the point? But I am hitting all those here who think they are theosophists... --Osho Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol. 1, ch. 5 |
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