Helena Blavatsky, the founder of the Theosophical Society, who specialized in the teachings of the East (particularly esoteric Buddhism) and Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy, who specialized in the teachings of the West (particularly esoteric Christianity), worked both together and apart to bring in the teachings of the New Age.
This talk was contributed to the GBH Forum Network by the Theosophical Society in Atlanta is a local chartered lodge of the Theosophical Society in America and the International Theosophical Society (Adyar). The Theosophical Society is a worldwide organization that was founded in New York on November 17, 1875. The Society seeks to bring people together; to reconcile the religions, philosophies, and sciences of both East and West; and to increase awareness of the Inner Reality present in every human being.
https://youtu.be/F7z2WrxgZVU?si=cMUzQyAmo3v7mUS-
This talk was contributed to the GBH Forum Network by the Theosophical Society in Atlanta is a local chartered lodge of the Theosophical Society in America and the International Theosophical Society (Adyar). The Theosophical Society is a worldwide organization that was founded in New York on November 17, 1875. The Society seeks to bring people together; to reconcile the religions, philosophies, and sciences of both East and West; and to increase awareness of the Inner Reality present in every human being.
https://youtu.be/F7z2WrxgZVU?si=cMUzQyAmo3v7mUS-
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Essential Teachings of Helena Blavatsky and Rudolf Steiner
Allan Pittman and Bryan Lynch review the essential teachings of two historic figures, Helena Blavatsky, the founder of the Theosophical Society, who specialized in the teachings of the East (particularly esoteric Buddhism) and Rudolf Steiner, the founder…
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Alte Taufe (ancient tub) is a huge natural stone located in the Deister Forest, Germany. It was and still is a sacred object. Make sure to visit it if you get a chance.
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“From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
- J.R.R Tolkien
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
- J.R.R Tolkien
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The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Wessex (i.e. “West Saxons”); map showing extent by AD 878 and purported golden dragon flag. 🏴
A compelling theory exists, which posits that Wessex started out not as an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, but as a Celtic or Romano-British one. This notion is based on the names of the earliest rulers, which are not Germanic, but indisputably Celtic. The first known king was Cerdic (Welsh: Ceretic or Caradog), followed by his son Cynric (Welsh: Cynwrig), then Ceawlin (Welsh: Coelin). These men are described in Anglo-Saxon sources as having familial relations with others who did have Germanic names, such as Ceol, Cutha, Ceolwulf, etc. Ceawlin was deposed by Ceol at some point, after which kings with Germanic names become the norm, with the exceptions of Cynegils (Welsh: Cynglas) and Caedwalla (Welsh: Cadwallon). The name of Cerdic’s father or ancestor in several Anglo-Saxon genealogies is also curious: Elesa. It is remarkably similar to the Greek name Elaphus, (“deer”) found in Bede and in Constantine of Lyon’s Life of Germanus. Elaphus was recorded as an early Romano-British ruler who met St. Germanus of Auxerre during the latter’s visit to Britain in AD 446.
For this theory to be correct, the traditions of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and other texts as to the origins of Wessex would have to have been partially fabricated, and the dates for many early events inaccurate (i.e. having occurred much later). The theory would envision a scenario in which there was a Romano-British kingdom somewhere in southern England that formed marriage alliances with Saxons who’d settled within its territory, probably in the upper Thames area. The Saxons perhaps laid claim to the throne through their mixed descent, when the last Celtic king, Ceawlin, was overthrown by his half-Saxon nephew Ceol (grandson of Cynric), who then perhaps elevated his kinfolk to elite status, thereby leading to a sort of “Germanization” of the kingdom.
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A compelling theory exists, which posits that Wessex started out not as an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, but as a Celtic or Romano-British one. This notion is based on the names of the earliest rulers, which are not Germanic, but indisputably Celtic. The first known king was Cerdic (Welsh: Ceretic or Caradog), followed by his son Cynric (Welsh: Cynwrig), then Ceawlin (Welsh: Coelin). These men are described in Anglo-Saxon sources as having familial relations with others who did have Germanic names, such as Ceol, Cutha, Ceolwulf, etc. Ceawlin was deposed by Ceol at some point, after which kings with Germanic names become the norm, with the exceptions of Cynegils (Welsh: Cynglas) and Caedwalla (Welsh: Cadwallon). The name of Cerdic’s father or ancestor in several Anglo-Saxon genealogies is also curious: Elesa. It is remarkably similar to the Greek name Elaphus, (“deer”) found in Bede and in Constantine of Lyon’s Life of Germanus. Elaphus was recorded as an early Romano-British ruler who met St. Germanus of Auxerre during the latter’s visit to Britain in AD 446.
For this theory to be correct, the traditions of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and other texts as to the origins of Wessex would have to have been partially fabricated, and the dates for many early events inaccurate (i.e. having occurred much later). The theory would envision a scenario in which there was a Romano-British kingdom somewhere in southern England that formed marriage alliances with Saxons who’d settled within its territory, probably in the upper Thames area. The Saxons perhaps laid claim to the throne through their mixed descent, when the last Celtic king, Ceawlin, was overthrown by his half-Saxon nephew Ceol (grandson of Cynric), who then perhaps elevated his kinfolk to elite status, thereby leading to a sort of “Germanization” of the kingdom.
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