Kuthumi
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The Master Kuthumi, sometimes spelled Koot Hoomi, Kut Humi, rarely Kut-Hu-Mi, Master K.H., or simply K.H. in Theosophy
, is regarded as one of the "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom
." According to Theosophy, Kuthumi is considered to be one of the members of the Spiritual Hierarchy
called the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom
which oversees the development of the human race on this planet to higher levels of consciousness. In the Ascended Master Teachings
, Kuthumi is one of the Ascended Masters
who collectively make up the Great White Brotherhood
. Kuthumi is also known as a Mahatma
and is regarded as the Master of the Second Ray (see Seven Rays
).
."
Helena Blavatsky stated that K.H. and Master Morya
worked with her to present the theosophical teachings she formulated in her books Isis Unveiled
and The Secret Doctrine
. A.P. Sinnett, A. O. Hume and others also wrote documents they described as having been dictated by Kuthumi. Some of these letters formed the basis for several books by Sinnett. They are also a main part of The Mahatma Letters
, a compiled book of letters to Mr. Sinnett from K.H. and Morya.
Alice Bailey
also wrote that she had met Koot Hoomi on June 30, 1895. Bailey stated that he appeared to her as a turbaned man of non-European ethnicity dressed in a European-style suit.
According to a December 1919 revelation
to Alice A. Bailey, the Master K.H. directs the activities of the blue
and rose
colored devas
, who guard the churches, synagogue
s, mosque
s, and temple
s of the world. She states the Master K.H.'s interests lie with all those who strive after the ideal, and live for the helping of others.
According to later versions of Theosophy
as taught by C.W. Leadbeater, Alice A. Bailey, and Benjamin Creme
, Koot Hoomi is considered the Master of the "Second Ray of Wisdom" (See Seven Rays
). Beginning January 1, 1956, Ascended Master Teachings
organizations consider him to be the World Teacher (along with Jesus
), having replaced Maitreya
in that Office in Earth's Hierarchy.
According to the Ascended Master teachings of Ann Ree Colton
, Master K.H. is over the 4th Ray, except that Colton refers to them as Light Streams. She teaches that the Rays are stepped down through the planets before they affect the Earth and its inhabitants. In her teachings, this Light Stream is called Organization or Building.
that Koot Hoomi (Kuthumi) was previously incarnated as Pythagoras
.
Elena Ivanovna Roerich asserted in her letters (dated 13.08.38 and 17.03.38. that "Pericles
[c. 495 – 429 BC, statesman of Athens] in his former life was Pythagoras" and that "Pericles, and the Great Master KH are one Individuality". Also according to traditional records referred by Immanuel M. Sykes and another author, Kuthumi lived in Egypt in 14th century B. C. in a community of mystics, which was founded in Lake Moeris by the Master Morya or "Moria-El". Before that, according to Sykes as well as according to Elizabeth Clare Prophet
, he was Pharaoh
Thutmose III
and after, in another life, according to Sykes, he was said to have been known by Zoroaster as "Kethumant" or "Kai-et-Hu-Mata".
According to the Ascended Master Teachings of Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Kuthumi was incarnated as Balthasar, one of the Three Wise Men, said to have been a king
of Ethiopia
, who gave the gift of frankincense
to the baby Jesus
.
According to Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Kuthumi was also incarnated as the Roman Catholic saint Francis of Assisi
and as Shah Jahan
, the Mogul Emperor of the Mogul Empire in India, who constructed the Taj Mahal
.
According to the Ascended Master teachings of Ann Ree Colton, KH was St. Francis of Assisi, St. Luke, and Hippocrates. According to these same teachings, Jesus was Pythagoras.
", that appeared originally in a series of articles in "The Dublin University Magazine" of 1853, 1854.
Kuthumi is listed as a Sanskrit
name for a teacher or author of a law book in the Sanskrit to English Dictionary by Monier Monier-Williams, Ernst Leumann, & Carl Cappeller.
A slight variation of the name Kuthumi appears as Kauthumi. "Kauthumi" is mentioned as the Son of a Brahmin named "Hiranyanabha" in part of the Vedas in the Handbook of Hindu Mythology By George Mason Williams. The name of Kauthumi's father, "Hiranyanabha" means, "he who has a belly like gold" and is synonymous with "Hiranyagarbha
."
Koot Hoomi is also the central figure of worship in the Christian-based religious ethic of the Rani in Aldous Huxley
's "Island
".
Koot Hoomi (Kut Humi Lul Singh) is the guru
of archeologist and supernatural investigator Martin Mystère
and his archnemesis Sergej Orloff, in the Italian fantastic comic book
Martin Mystère. In the series, Kut Humi lives in the lost city of Agarthi
and appears sporadically in the series as deus ex machina
and/or spiritual advisor. In Xanadu adventure, it is revealed that he was a former Nazi officer called Donitz who achieved enlightenment on his search for Agarthi and there assumed the name of his forerunner.
. The Rev. George Patterson published, The Collapse of Koot Hoomi in The Madras Christian College Magazine (Madras, India),
September 1884, after being presented with letters from Madame Coulomb implicating Blavatsky in a ruse. After the British press utilized this story to discredit Blavatsky, Blavatsky filed a lawsuit against the Coulombs for slander and the whole ordeal became known as "The Coulomb Conspiracy" or "The Coulomb Affair
."
Elliott Coues
, who published the book entitled, Kuthumi: The True and Complete Oeconomy of Human Life, Based on the System of Theosophical Ethics went on to refer to Kuthumi as the "mythical Koot Hoomi" in a published article entitled, Blavatsky Unvieled! in "The Sun" four years later.(Sunday, July 20, 1890).
The article “Talking to the Dead and Other Amusements” by Paul Zweig New York Times October 5, 1980, claims Madame Blavatsky's revelations are fraudulent.
hypothesizes that the "Masters" that Madame Blavatsky
wrote about and produced letters from were actually idealizations of people who were her mentor
s. Johnson asserts that the "Master Kuthumi" was actually Sardar Thakur Singh Sandhānwāliā (1837-1887), a member of the Singh Saba, an Indian independence movement
organization and Sikh
reform movement.
Theosophy
Theosophy, in its modern presentation, is a spiritual philosophy developed since the late 19th century. Its major themes were originally described mainly by Helena Blavatsky , co-founder of the Theosophical Society...
, is regarded as one of the "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom
Masters of the Ancient Wisdom
The Masters of the Ancient Wisdom are reputed to be enlightened beings originally identified by the Theosophists Helena Blavatsky, Henry S. Olcott, Alfred P. Sinnett, and others. These Theosophists claimed to have met some of the so-called Masters during their lifetimes in different parts of the...
." According to Theosophy, Kuthumi is considered to be one of the members of the Spiritual Hierarchy
Spiritual Hierarchy
Spiritual Hierarchy is a term often used in Neo-Theosophy, and the Ascended Master Teachings, a group of religions based on Theosophy. It represents the concept of a group of self-realised Masters of the Ancient Wisdom, referred to by those adherent to the Ascended Master Teachings as Ascended...
called the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom
Masters of the Ancient Wisdom
The Masters of the Ancient Wisdom are reputed to be enlightened beings originally identified by the Theosophists Helena Blavatsky, Henry S. Olcott, Alfred P. Sinnett, and others. These Theosophists claimed to have met some of the so-called Masters during their lifetimes in different parts of the...
which oversees the development of the human race on this planet to higher levels of consciousness. In the Ascended Master Teachings
Ascended Master Teachings
The students of "Ascended Master Teachings" organizations believe that the Presence of Life/God - Individualizes as the "I AM", and incarnates throughout the created universes until it achieves The Ascension . The "Teachings" as all Religious Teachings.....
, Kuthumi is one of the Ascended Masters
Ascended master
Ascended Masters, in the Ascended Master Teachings is derived from the Theosophical concept of Masters of the Ancient Wisdom or "Mahatmas", though they differ in important aspects...
who collectively make up the Great White Brotherhood
Great White Brotherhood
The Great White Brotherhood, in belief systems akin to Theosophical and New Age, are said to be supernatural beings of great power who spread spiritual teachings through selected humans. The members of the Brotherhood may be known as the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom or the Ascended Masters...
. Kuthumi is also known as a Mahatma
Mahatma
Mahatma is Sanskrit for "Great Soul". It is similar in usage to the modern Christian term saint. This epithet is commonly applied to prominent people like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Jyotirao Phule and Branch Rickey...
and is regarded as the Master of the Second Ray (see Seven Rays
Seven Rays
The seven rays is an occult concept that has appeared in several religions and esoteric philosophies, since at least the 6th century BCE, of the Aryan peoples in both Western culture and in India...
).
Activities on Earth
In the footnotes of T. Subba Row - The Collected Writings, it states that "Koot-Hoomi's chela [disciple] was Gjual-KhoolDjwal Khul
Djwal Khul , is believed by some Theosophists and others to be a Tibetan disciple in the tradition of ancient esoteric spirituality known as The Ageless Wisdom tradition...
."
Helena Blavatsky stated that K.H. and Master Morya
Morya
Morya, one of the "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom" spoken of in modern Theosophy and in the Ascended Master Teachings is considered one of the "Ascended Masters." He is also known as the "Chohan of the First Ray" . Morya first became known to the modern world when H. P...
worked with her to present the theosophical teachings she formulated in her books Isis Unveiled
Isis Unveiled
Isis Unveiled, published in 1877, is a book of esoteric philosophy, and was Helena Petrovna Blavatsky's first major work.The book discusses or quotes, among others, Plato, Plotinus, the Chaldean Oracles, the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the Bible, Pythagoras, Ammonius Saccas, Porphyry, Iamblichus,...
and The Secret Doctrine
The Secret Doctrine
The Secret Doctrine, the Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy, a book originally published as two volumes in 1888, is Helena P. Blavatsky's magnum opus. The first volume is named Cosmogenesis, the second Anthropogenesis...
. A.P. Sinnett, A. O. Hume and others also wrote documents they described as having been dictated by Kuthumi. Some of these letters formed the basis for several books by Sinnett. They are also a main part of The Mahatma Letters
Mahatma Letters
The Mahatma Letters are letters that were claimed to be written by the Theosophical Mahatmas or Masters of the Ancient Wisdom to certain Theosophists, especially A. P. Sinnett, A. O. Hume, Henry Steel Olcott, Helena Blavatsky, C. W. Leadbeater and others....
, a compiled book of letters to Mr. Sinnett from K.H. and Morya.
Alice Bailey
Alice Bailey
Alice Ann Bailey , known as Alice A. Bailey or AAB to her followers, was an influential writer and theosophist in what she termed "Ageless Wisdom". This included occult teachings, "esoteric" psychology and healing, astrological and other philosophic and religious themes...
also wrote that she had met Koot Hoomi on June 30, 1895. Bailey stated that he appeared to her as a turbaned man of non-European ethnicity dressed in a European-style suit.
According to a December 1919 revelation
Revelation
In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing, through active or passive communication with a supernatural or a divine entity...
to Alice A. Bailey, the Master K.H. directs the activities of the blue
Blue
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and rose
Rose (color)
Rose is the color halfway between red and magenta on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel, on which it is at hue angle of 330 degrees.Rose is one of the tertiary colors on the HSV color wheel...
colored devas
Deva (New Age)
A deva in the New Age movement refers to any of the spiritual forces or beings behind nature. According to Theosophists Charles Webster Leadbeater and Alice A. Bailey, devas represent a separate evolution to that of humanity. The concept of devas as nature-spirits derives from the writings of...
, who guard the churches, synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
s, mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
s, and temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
s of the world. She states the Master K.H.'s interests lie with all those who strive after the ideal, and live for the helping of others.
According to later versions of Theosophy
Theosophy
Theosophy, in its modern presentation, is a spiritual philosophy developed since the late 19th century. Its major themes were originally described mainly by Helena Blavatsky , co-founder of the Theosophical Society...
as taught by C.W. Leadbeater, Alice A. Bailey, and Benjamin Creme
Benjamin Creme
Benjamin Creme is a Scottish artist, author, esotericist, and editor of Share International magazine, a monthly non-profit magazine and website....
, Koot Hoomi is considered the Master of the "Second Ray of Wisdom" (See Seven Rays
Seven Rays
The seven rays is an occult concept that has appeared in several religions and esoteric philosophies, since at least the 6th century BCE, of the Aryan peoples in both Western culture and in India...
). Beginning January 1, 1956, Ascended Master Teachings
Ascended Master Teachings
The students of "Ascended Master Teachings" organizations believe that the Presence of Life/God - Individualizes as the "I AM", and incarnates throughout the created universes until it achieves The Ascension . The "Teachings" as all Religious Teachings.....
organizations consider him to be the World Teacher (along with Jesus
Master Jesus
The Master Jesus in Theosophy and the Ascended Master Teachings, refers to the theosophical concept of Jesus as opposed to the Jesus Christ of the Christian religion.-Position in the Hierarchy of Masters of the Ancient Wisdom:...
), having replaced Maitreya
Maitreya (Theosophy)
Maitreya or Lord Maitreya is described in Theosophical literature of the late 19th-century and subsequent periods as an advanced spiritual entity and high-ranking member of a hidden Spiritual Hierarchy, the so-called Masters of the Ancient Wisdom...
in that Office in Earth's Hierarchy.
According to the Ascended Master teachings of Ann Ree Colton
Ann Ree Colton
Ann Ree Colton founded the system of Niscience. Niscience is a word she coined meaning to know beyond academic knowledge. While the number of people who practice the techniques she taught and identify themselves as Niscienes is small, her influence is nevertheless significant, and her writings...
, Master K.H. is over the 4th Ray, except that Colton refers to them as Light Streams. She teaches that the Rays are stepped down through the planets before they affect the Earth and its inhabitants. In her teachings, this Light Stream is called Organization or Building.
Incarnations
It is believed by Theosophists as well as in the Ascended Master TeachingsAscended Master Teachings
The students of "Ascended Master Teachings" organizations believe that the Presence of Life/God - Individualizes as the "I AM", and incarnates throughout the created universes until it achieves The Ascension . The "Teachings" as all Religious Teachings.....
that Koot Hoomi (Kuthumi) was previously incarnated as Pythagoras
Pythagoras
Pythagoras of Samos was an Ionian Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. Most of the information about Pythagoras was written down centuries after he lived, so very little reliable information is known about him...
.
Elena Ivanovna Roerich asserted in her letters (dated 13.08.38 and 17.03.38. that "Pericles
Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the city's Golden Age—specifically, the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars...
[c. 495 – 429 BC, statesman of Athens] in his former life was Pythagoras" and that "Pericles, and the Great Master KH are one Individuality". Also according to traditional records referred by Immanuel M. Sykes and another author, Kuthumi lived in Egypt in 14th century B. C. in a community of mystics, which was founded in Lake Moeris by the Master Morya or "Moria-El". Before that, according to Sykes as well as according to Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Elizabeth Clare Prophet was an American spiritual author and lecturer who was the leader of The Summit Lighthouse and Church Universal and Triumphant, a New Age religious movement which gained media attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s while preparing for potential nuclear disaster.During...
, he was Pharaoh
Pharaoh
Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
Thutmose III
Thutmose III
Thutmose III was the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. During the first twenty-two years of Thutmose's reign he was co-regent with his stepmother, Hatshepsut, who was named the pharaoh...
and after, in another life, according to Sykes, he was said to have been known by Zoroaster as "Kethumant" or "Kai-et-Hu-Mata".
According to the Ascended Master Teachings of Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Kuthumi was incarnated as Balthasar, one of the Three Wise Men, said to have been a king
King
- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, who gave the gift of frankincense
Frankincense
Frankincense, also called olibanum , is an aromatic resin obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia, particularly Boswellia sacra, B. carteri, B. thurifera, B. frereana, and B. bhaw-dajiana...
to the baby Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
.
According to Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Kuthumi was also incarnated as the Roman Catholic saint Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
and as Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) (Full title: His Imperial Majesty Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan...
, the Mogul Emperor of the Mogul Empire in India, who constructed the Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal...
.
According to the Ascended Master teachings of Ann Ree Colton, KH was St. Francis of Assisi, St. Luke, and Hippocrates. According to these same teachings, Jesus was Pythagoras.
Appearance in literature
Kuthumi is reportedly the author of "Dream of RavanDream of Ravan
The Dream of Ravan appeared originally in a series of articles in the Dublin University Magazine in 1853 and 1854. It is believed to have been written by Mahathma Kumuthi. It was later reprinted as a book. It is a mystical treatise on Ravana, the primary antagonist in the Ramayana, and on its...
", that appeared originally in a series of articles in "The Dublin University Magazine" of 1853, 1854.
Kuthumi is listed as a Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
name for a teacher or author of a law book in the Sanskrit to English Dictionary by Monier Monier-Williams, Ernst Leumann, & Carl Cappeller.
A slight variation of the name Kuthumi appears as Kauthumi. "Kauthumi" is mentioned as the Son of a Brahmin named "Hiranyanabha" in part of the Vedas in the Handbook of Hindu Mythology By George Mason Williams. The name of Kauthumi's father, "Hiranyanabha" means, "he who has a belly like gold" and is synonymous with "Hiranyagarbha
Hiranyagarbha
Image:Hinducosm Map1.svg|thumb|Click an area to go there. This is one of many material universes, Brahmāṇḍa, which expand from Mahā Viṣṇu when He breathes.|400px|alt=One Brahmāṇḍa, with Garbhodakaśāyī-Viṣṇurect 216 61 277 80 Brahma...
."
Koot Hoomi is also the central figure of worship in the Christian-based religious ethic of the Rani in Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel...
's "Island
Island (novel)
Island is the final book by English writer Aldous Huxley, published in 1962. It is the account of Will Farnaby, a cynical journalist who is shipwrecked on the fictional island of Pala. Island is Huxley's utopian counterpart to his most famous work, the 1932 novel Brave New World, itself often...
".
Koot Hoomi (Kut Humi Lul Singh) is the guru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
of archeologist and supernatural investigator Martin Mystère
Martin Mystère
Martin Mystère is an Italian comic book. Created by writer Alfredo Castelli and drawn by Giancarlo Alessandrini, it was first published in Italy by Sergio Bonelli Editore in 1982....
and his archnemesis Sergej Orloff, in the Italian fantastic comic book
Italian comics
Italian comics are comics made in Italy. They are locally known as fumetto – plural form fumetti – although this latter term is often used in English to describe a specific comic genre . The most popular Italian comics have been translated into many languages...
Martin Mystère. In the series, Kut Humi lives in the lost city of Agarthi
Agartha
Agartha is a legendary city that is said to reside in the earth's core. It is related to the belief in a hollow earth and is a popular subject in esotericism....
and appears sporadically in the series as deus ex machina
Deus ex machina
A deus ex machina is a plot device whereby a seemingly inextricable problem is suddenly and abruptly solved with the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new event, character, ability, or object.-Linguistic considerations:...
and/or spiritual advisor. In Xanadu adventure, it is revealed that he was a former Nazi officer called Donitz who achieved enlightenment on his search for Agarthi and there assumed the name of his forerunner.
Skeptical views
Christian missionaries sought to discredit Blavatsky and disprove the existence of the Mahatmas, Kuthumi and El MoryaMorya
Morya, one of the "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom" spoken of in modern Theosophy and in the Ascended Master Teachings is considered one of the "Ascended Masters." He is also known as the "Chohan of the First Ray" . Morya first became known to the modern world when H. P...
. The Rev. George Patterson published, The Collapse of Koot Hoomi in The Madras Christian College Magazine (Madras, India),
September 1884, after being presented with letters from Madame Coulomb implicating Blavatsky in a ruse. After the British press utilized this story to discredit Blavatsky, Blavatsky filed a lawsuit against the Coulombs for slander and the whole ordeal became known as "The Coulomb Conspiracy" or "The Coulomb Affair
Coulomb Affair
The Coulomb Affair refers to a conflict between Emma and Alexis Coulomb and Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society.Blavtsky met Emma and Alex in 1871 in Cairo. They founded the short-lived Société Spirite. In August 1879, Emma and Alex contacted Blavatsky because they had financial problems...
."
Elliott Coues
Elliott Coues
Elliott Coues was an American army surgeon, historian, ornithologist and author.Coues was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He graduated at Columbian University, Washington, D.C., in 1861, and at the Medical school of that institution in 1863...
, who published the book entitled, Kuthumi: The True and Complete Oeconomy of Human Life, Based on the System of Theosophical Ethics went on to refer to Kuthumi as the "mythical Koot Hoomi" in a published article entitled, Blavatsky Unvieled! in "The Sun" four years later.(Sunday, July 20, 1890).
The article “Talking to the Dead and Other Amusements” by Paul Zweig New York Times October 5, 1980, claims Madame Blavatsky's revelations are fraudulent.
Other views
The scholar K. Paul JohnsonK. Paul Johnson
Kenneth Paul Johnson is a historian of esotericism who has written books on Theosophy and Edgar Cayce. He was a member of both the Theosophical Society and the Association for Research and Enlightenment from the late 1970s intermittently through the early 2000s. In 2005 he joined the Church of...
hypothesizes that the "Masters" that Madame Blavatsky
Madame Blavatsky
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky , was a theosophist, writer and traveler. Between 1848 and 1875 Blavatsky had gone around the world three times. In 1875, Blavatsky together with Colonel H. S. Olcott established the Theosophical Society...
wrote about and produced letters from were actually idealizations of people who were her mentor
Mentor
In Greek mythology, Mentor was the son of Alcimus or Anchialus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus who placed Mentor and Odysseus' foster-brother Eumaeus in charge of his son Telemachus, and of Odysseus' palace, when Odysseus left for the Trojan War.When Athena visited Telemachus she...
s. Johnson asserts that the "Master Kuthumi" was actually Sardar Thakur Singh Sandhānwāliā (1837-1887), a member of the Singh Saba, an Indian independence movement
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
organization and Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
reform movement.
Sources
- Barker, A. Trevor. The Mahatma Letters to A.P. SinnettThe Mahatma Letters to A.P. SinnettThe Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett is a book published in 1923 by A. Trevor Barker. According to Theosophical teachings, the letters were written between 1880 and 1884 by Kuthumi and Morya to A.P. Sinnett. The letters were previously quoted in several theosophical books The Mahatma Letters to...
- Leadbeater, C.W. The Masters and the Path Adyar, Madras, India: 1925—Theosophical Publishing House
- Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare Lords of the Seven Rays Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press
Sources
- Barker, A. Trevor. The Mahatma Letters to A.P. SinnettThe Mahatma Letters to A.P. SinnettThe Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett is a book published in 1923 by A. Trevor Barker. According to Theosophical teachings, the letters were written between 1880 and 1884 by Kuthumi and Morya to A.P. Sinnett. The letters were previously quoted in several theosophical books The Mahatma Letters to...
- Leadbeater, C.W. The Masters and the Path Adyar, Madras, India: 1925—Theosophical Publishing House
- Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare Lords of the Seven Rays Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press
Further reading
- Campbell, Bruce F. A History of the Theosophical Movement Berkeley:1980 University of California PressUniversity of California PressUniversity of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
- Godwin, Joscelyn The Theosophical Enlightenment Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York PressState University of New York PressThe State University of New York Press , is a university press and a Center for Scholarly Communication. The Press is part of the State University of New York system and is located in Albany, New York.- History :...
- Johnson, K. Paul The Masters Revealed: Madam Blavatsky and Myth of the Great White Brotherhood Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press
- Melton, J. Gordon Encyclopedia of American Religions 5th Edition New York:1996 Gale Research ISBN 0-8103-7714-4 ISSN 1066-1212 Chapter 18-- "The Ancient Wisdom Family of Religions" Pages 151-158; see chart on page 154 listing Masters of the Ancient Wisdom; Also see Section 18, Pages 717-757 Descriptions of various Ancient Wisdom religious organizations
External links
- Theosophical Society, The original source of information about the Masters (Before the term "Ascended" was used)
- Agni Yoga Society (USA), The writings of Nicholas and Helena Roerich on the Masters.
- The Saint Germain Foundation , Original publisher of Ascended Master Teachings beginning in 1934
- The Red Letters
- Portrait of Mahatma Koot Hoomi
- Last KH letter to Besant
- http://www.ascendedmasters.ac/kuthumi.html
- The Mahatmas and Their Letters
- The Mahatma letters to A. P. Sinnett
- Blavatsky and the Mahatma Letters
- HPB and the SPR Vernon Harrison's book on the Hodgson report