Blavatsky Lodge
Blavatsky Lodge ( German: Blavatsky Lodge ) is the name for an English Lodge of the Theosophical Society Adyar ( Adyar -TG). Your full name is The Blavatsky Lodge of the Theosophical Society.
History
The Blavatsky Lodge was founded on May 19, 1887 in London from 14 members of the London Lodge of the Theosophical Society. She was the second official Theosophical Lodge in England after the London Lodge, and the third in Europe, after the lodge Germania in Germany. Prior to founding a number of members of the London Lodge Helena Blavatsky was invited to London on 1 May 1887 met Coming from Ostend, in London and remained until her death on May 8, 1891. Blavatsky's presence brought Archibald and Bertram Keightley on the idea of creating an independent from the London Lodge theosophical Loge, which should address the work and the person Blavatsky entirely. The idea received approval from other members of the London Lodge and was then put into action. It is unclear whether the required for the establishment of foundation charter of Henry Steel Olcott, the then President of the Theosophical Society had been issued, or whether these Blavatsky self-signed.
The most essential feature of the Blavatsky Lodge over all other theosophical lodges was the weekly presence of Blavatsky itself Every Thursday there was discussion and question and answer sessions between visitors and members on the one hand and on the other hand Blavatsky. After a few months there was veritable rush, as well the discussions were visited, in 1890, was one of the Lodge 300 members and was in Blavatsky's death in 1891 by far the largest lodge in the UK. The results of these discussions appeared later under the title Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge and included a number of explanations of Blavatsky's magnum opus The Secret Doctrine. Members of the Blavatsky Lodge anxious prior to the release of The Secret Doctrine Blavatsky's works, The Voice of the Silence and The Key to Theosophy transcription and were editorially involved in all issues of the magazine Lucifer.
In 1890 Annie Besant was President of the Blavatsky Lodge. 1905 was the members Booth 400 people.
In November 1889 Mahatma Gandhi first visited the Blavatsky Lodge and met here with Blavatsky and Besant. Two members of the Lodge also recommended Gandhi to read the Bhagavad Gita, which he did together with this, it appeared to him " invaluable ".
The lodge still exists, it is part of the English Section of the Theosophical Society Adyar ( Adyar -TG).