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Languages : en
Pages : 1434
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The American Theosophist
The American Theosophist
Author: Enchanted Modernities
Author: Sarah Victoria TurnerPublisher: Fulgur Press
ISBN: 9781527228818
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
When the occult came to the American West: individualism and magic in the art of California, from Agnes Pelton to Jess "It is in America that the transformation will take place, and has already silently commenced." With these words, written in The Secret Doctrine in 1888, occultist philosopher Helena Blavatsky drew a direct connection between the Theosophical Society and the dynamic energy of 19th-century Americanism. Blavatsky and her successors identified the American West as the perfect site for a rebirth and re-enchantment of humanity, drawing those seeking spiritual fulfilment outside of organized religion to the dramatic landscapes of California, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico--places which have long beckoned searchers of all kinds. The syncretic nature of Theosophy allowed for and even encouraged individualism in belief, making Theosophy a good fit for the notions of freedom and personal agency that characterized the American West in the popular imaginary. Among those drawn to the American West seeking spiritual answers in the early 20th century were artists. In 2014, the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum at Utah State University staged the first exhibition to explore artistic responses to this confluence of enchanted thought and the American West. Building on this precedent, Enchanted Modernities: Theosophy, the Arts and the American West is the first publication devoted to studying these relationships in art and music. Through a series of color plates, contextual essays, interviews and interpretations of individual works by artists such as the Dynaton group (Wolfgang Paalen, Gordon Onslow Ford, Lee Mullican), Oskar Fischinger, Emil Bisttram, Lawren Harris, Raymond Jonson, Agnes Pelton, Wolfgang Paalen, Beatrice Wood, Dane Rudhyar and Jess, Enchanted Modernities explores the role of Theosophical thought in redefining the relationship between enchantment and modernism, and fostering lively cultural networks in a region that that has long captured the world's imagination.
The Key to Theosophy
Author: Helena Petrovna BlavatskyPublisher:
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Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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100 Years of Theosophy
Author: Joy MillsPublisher: Quest Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The colorful history of the Theosophical Society in America. Although Helena P. Blavatsky and Henry S. Olcott founded the Theosophical Society in New York in 1875, they left the country in 1878 for India, where they established the international headquarters. It might seem that the three short years would not be long enough to establish firm roots here, yet by 1886 there were 14 branches in cities as far flung as St. Louis, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The American Section was formally chartered in 1886, and this book was published in 1987 -- a century as full of events and change for the Society as for the country itself.
Five Messages from H.P. Blavatsky to the American Theosophists in Convention Assembled, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891
Author: Helena Petrovna BlavatskyPublisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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American Theosophist
Author: The Dawn of the New Cycle
Author: W. Michael AshcraftPublisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572332003
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
In considering a group that identified with Victorian American culture and its anxieties while adhering to an occult worldview that most of their contemporaries found strange, if not dangerous, the book explains why these middle-class Americans found Theosophy so persuasive and why they left family and friends behind to take up residence at this California settlement."--BOOK JACKET.
A Primer of Theosophy
Author: Theosophical Society. American SectionPublisher:
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Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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The Theosophical Movement, 1875-1925
Author: THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 748
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