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The Theosophical Movement 1875-1925

By John Garrigues and others

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Esoteric And Exoteric Aspects Of The Theosophical Movement

The "Esoteric Section of the T.S." - the Theosophical Movement has an esoteric as well as an exoteric aspect - the Theosophical Society mere the public experimental aspect of the Movement and its Third Section - the First Section the Lodge of Masters - the Second Section composed of accepted, lay and probationary Chelas or Disciples - the Masters or First Section never publicly known - the Second Section kept secret, but probationers accepted privately - Judge and Olcott the earliest members of the Second Section known - first public notice of the Three Sections in India in 1880 - hints and articles on Chelaship thereafter appear at intervals in The Theosophist - difference between Occultism and Spiritualism - Chelaship and mediumship opposed courses - reasons for secrecy in connection with "Chelaship of the Second Section" - the immense change in the work of H.P.B. and Judge after 1888 - shown in contents of Lucifer and The Path - illustrative articles cited - "the ordeals of Chelaship"-practically exemplified in case of Mrs. Cables and Mr. W.T. Brown - Mrs. Cables a Spiritualist Christian with mystical tendencies - begins publication of The Occult Word - W.T. Brown a "probationary Chela" - becomes a "Rosicrucian" - joins Mrs. Cables - they seek for "communications from the Mahatmas" - receive no "signs" - publish a "manifesto" - H.P.B. replies - shows dangers and requirements of Chelaship - cites Brown's own case in illustration without naming him - Mrs. Cables and Brown leave the Society - failures frequent among candidates for Chelaship - out of hundreds "one only" achieves full success - seven years successful probation the minimum requirement before "communication with Masters" possible on both sides - failure of Theosophists to lead the life.