Sages in
the South American Cordillera
Have a Special
Connection to the Himalayas
Carlos
Cardoso Aveline
A photo of the Machu Picchu ruins, in Peru
The Andean Mountain Range
and its wisdom tradition have a long-term significance in theosophy.
H. P. Blavatsky visited the Andes physically
twice. [1] In April 1884, she wrote
a letter to Mrs. Patience Sinnett with interesting information about the theosophical
significance of the Andean cordillera.
While mentioning some Eastern Buddhist
disciples of Esoteric Wisdom, H.P.B. explained that their Masters were not the
ones who had directly inspired the foundation of the Theosophical Movement in
1875. Those chelas, she said, were “pure blooded Mongolian Buddhists”. One can
infer that their Masters were Adepts related to the fourth race.
“Fourth race” is a rather complex
theosophical concept. It refers to the abstract archetype of human beings
during a previous moment in our evolution - and not only to their physical
characteristics. [2] Present-day
remnants of the fourth race include the Far East nations, Tibetans, Mongolians,
as well as native peoples in South, Central and North America.
There is a broad unity among these nations
situated in different continents and having different traditions. After
mentioning some cultural limitations she saw in those specific Buddhist chelas,
H.P.B. said:
“They are chelas after all, and there is much
of the mortal man in them yet. (...) They are great friends with the native
Peruvian, Mexican and Red Indian Adepts and chelas.” [3]
Peru is one of the main Andean countries in
South America, and H.P.B. knew what she was writing about. In 1852 she had
spent some time in the Andean Region, visiting many places and having contact
with local sages.
During one of her
trips to the Andes, H.P.B. visited the borderline between Brazil and Bolivia. In
a particular location, she collected a handful of sand from a river with a few
specks of gold in it. Driven by the strength of the waters, the gold had come
from the Brazilian side of the borderline. For her own reasons, H.P.B. took the
small sample of sand, not only the gold, with her to Europe. [4] This might have an occult and
magnetic purpose. It is recorded in authentic esoteric literature
that on another occasion a Master of the Wisdom asked his lay disciple Alfred
P. Sinnett to do a similar task. The Mahatma wrote to Sinnett:
“Cannot you manage to pick up for me three
pebbles? They must come from the shores of the Adriatic - Venice preferably; as
near to the Dogal Palace as they can possibly be found; (under the Bridge of
Sighs would be the most desirable but for the mud of the ages). The pebbles
must be of three different colours one - red, the other black; the third white
(or greyish). If you manage to get them, please keep them apart from every
influence and contact but yours, and oblige ever yours…”[5]
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H.P.B. wrote rather extensively on Peru and
the Andes in her text “A Land of Mystery”, and in the book “Isis Unveiled” [6].
In her masterpiece “The Secret Doctrine” she
mentions the inner link connecting esoteric schools in South America (Andean
region) and other parts of the world. H.P.B. writes:
“The members of several esoteric schools -
the seat of which is beyond the Himalayas, and whose ramifications may be found
in China, Japan, India, Tibet, and even in Syria, besides South America - claim
to have in their possession the sum total
of sacred and philosophical works in MSS. and type: all the works, in fact,
that have ever been written, in whatever language or characters, since the art
of writing began (...).” [7]
NOTES:
[1] On HPB having visited the Andean region twice, see “Isis Unveiled”,
volume I, p. 597, upper half of the page.
[2] Theosophy teaches universal brotherhood and equality of rights of all
nations, races, and of men and women of every social class, caste, or political
ideology. There are no “superior” or “inferior” races in theosophy: all are the
same, and humans souls are born successively in every root-race, along great
spans of time.
[3] “The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett”, Theosophical
University Press, Pasadena, California, 1973, 404 pp., see p. 85.
[4] “Isis Unveiled”, H. P. Blavatsky, Theosophy Co., volume I, p. 597,
footnote.
[5] “The Mahatma Letters”, TUP, Pasadena, USA, Letter CXXIV, p. 453.
[6] “A Land of Mystery” can be seen in “Collected Writings”, H. P.
Blavatsky, TPH, India/USA, volume II, pp. 301-343 and pp. 431-435. See also
“Isis Unveiled”, H.P.B., 1988, Theosophical University Press, vol. I, pp.
590-599.
[7] “The Secret Doctrine”, H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophy Company, Los
Angeles, 1982, volume I, Introductory, p. XXIII.
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Carlos Cardoso Aveline lived
in Lima, the capital city of Peru, between 1975 and 1977. He visited Bolivia,
Ecuador and Peru in different occasions after that.
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In September 2016, after a
careful analysis of the state of the esoteric movement worldwide, a group of
students decided to form the Independent
Lodge of Theosophists, whose priorities include the building of a better
future in the different dimensions of life.
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