True Will and physical obstacles
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"Crowley hated the Theosophists"
Did he?
I was under the impression that while he didn't like the whole Krishnamurti thing that they tried to advertise (seeing it as competing business?), he did have some respect for Blavatsky (one of the founders). Also, didn't he attribute some importance to his being born in the year that the Theosophical Society was founded (1875); I fail to see how this would be that significant if he strictly looked down on the Theosophists.
I don't have enough documented examples of Crowley talking about the Theosophists to get a clear picture of his thoughts - if you have any examples, I would appreciate it.
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hehe.... I guess I meant - do you have any examples of quotes to support the case that Crowley hated the Theosophists - not, do you know how to use google (But thanks AvshalomBinyamin anyway - a useful example none the less).
The first quote I found from the link was this:
""She, and she alone, made Theosophy possible, and without Theosophy the world-wide interest in similar matters would never have been aroused. This interest is to the Law of Thelema what the preaching of John the Baptist was to Christianity." - Book 4, Part 1"
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I know, I was just giving you a hard time.
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@Tinman said
"hehe.... I guess I meant - do you have any examples of quotes to support the case that Crowley hated the Theosophists - not, do you know how to use google (But thanks AvshalomBinyamin anyway - a useful example none the less).
The first quote I found from the link was this:
""She, and she alone, made Theosophy possible, and without Theosophy the world-wide interest in similar matters would never have been aroused. This interest is to the Law of Thelema what the preaching of John the Baptist was to Christianity." - Book 4, Part 1"
"Ah, forgive me! I was thinking of Mary Baker Eddy, and Christian Science. I knew not what I wrote.
Thanks for demanding evidence. You are a living testament to the uses of Scientific Illuminism!
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Kids, this is why you stay in school.
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I only asked because I wasn't so sure myself. I'm still not sure.
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@Tinman said
"I only asked because I wasn't so sure myself. I'm still not sure."
I was going from some statement or other of H. Beta's, about Crowley's dislike of the "Toshosophists."
I tied this together with his words on Eddy, and came to an untenable conclusion. It seems, on reflection, that Crowley could take a critical stance on just about anything. On the whole, he would appear to view Theosophy as a positive thing.
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Some days you feel like a nut... some days you don't
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Are we done with the original topic? Hmm?
