No Other Pioneer
of the Theosophical
Effort Had the
Wisdom of Helena Blavatsky
Carlos Cardoso Aveline
Carlos Cardoso Aveline
W.Q. Judge and H.S. Olcott (left); Helena P. Blavatsky
(right)
What is the occult
status of leading theosophists like William Q. Judge or Henry S. Olcott,
regarding that of Helena P. Blavatsky?
The issue is intriguing to many. Misled by a sort of
personal devotion, some students believe that Judge had the same degree of
spiritual discernment as HPB. Others suggest that Henry Olcott had. [1] It is up to each student to investigate who is the main teacher of
modern theosophy. It may not be too difficult to come to a conclusion.
The comparative mystery of the difference in wisdom
between Helena Blavatsky and other theosophical thinkers can be solved by
studying the books and writings of each of these thinkers, and evaluating the
direct impact their lives and works had over human history.
One can also take into consideration the fact that
William Judge clarified the issue once and for all in his 1893 article “A
Reminiscence”.
He wrote:
“The plain unvarnished truth, which hurts no one save
the man who denies it, is that H. P. Blavatsky was the head, front, bottom,
top, outskirts, past and future of the Theosophical Society. We were all but
pawns on the chessboard. What is the use of permitting vanity to influence us
toward denying the facts? No game, no battle, no diplomacy can go forward
without agents, subordinates, generals, privates, but there is always a moving
head without whom there would be no success. Not only was H. P. B. predominant
with us in 1875, but she is yet. The very organization was suggested by her…”[2]
Judge was a student of Helena Blavatsky. She helped
him in his emotional difficulties, criticized him when necessary, and supported
his growth as a learner. As to Henry S. Olcott, his limitations in
philosophical knowledge were great: he involuntarily paved the way for treason
in the theosophical movement, soon after HPB left the scene.
NOTES:
[1] There is no need to mention Annie Besant and her
associates in the “catholic” brand of pseudo-theosophy.
[2] “A Reminiscence”, in “Theosophical Articles”, W.Q.
Judge, Theosophy Co., Los Angeles, two volumes, vol. II, p. 161. As to
documenting the long distance in wisdom between HPB and WQ Judge, see also the
compilation entitled “Letters Between Blavatsky and Judge”, which is available
at our associated websites.
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The above article
was anonymously published in the August 2015 edition of “The Aquarian Theosophist”, pp. 18-19, under the title “No Founder Knew
As Much as HPB”.
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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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