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The Theosophical Movement 1875-1950

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Publishers Preface

Applying yet again the analogy of the City-Soul mentioned by Plato in The Republic, the publishers view the actors and events on the historical stage of the Theosophical Movement to be a faithful portrayal of the manifold forces acting within the human heart. An accurate grasp of the history will aid in a deeper knowledge of the human condition. The success of the march of Ideas, recorded in the literary corpus of Theosophy, is dependent on an unbiased and unambiguous insight into the history of the movement, which aids in directing the Present and shaping the Future.

The Theosophical Movement, 1875-1950, published by The Cunningham Press, Los Angeles, 32, California, U.S.A., in 1951, which is an abridged version, but faithful as to historical details, of the earlier book entitled, The Theosophical Movement, 1875-1925, a History and Survey, published by E.P. Dutton and Company, has been out of print for decades. On enquiry with the Theosophy Company, 345, West, 33rd Street, Los Angeles, U.S.A., who have been reprinting in facsimile the original works of the writings of Madam H.P. Blavatsky, Mr. W.Q. Judge and Mr. Robert Crosbie, among other allied works, it was learnt that they have no immediate plans to bring out reprint of The Theosophical Movement, 1875- 1950. Our efforts to contact Cunningham Press, Los Angeles, to seek their permission to reprint the book by us did not bear fruit.

In view of the fact that an increasing need is felt for making available adequate number of copies of the said work, which presents a faithful and authentic history of the modern Theosophical Movement from its beginning in 1875 upto 1950, to meet the needs of the new generations of students of Theosophy and inquiries coming from the general public, The Theosophy Company (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, has taken the initiative to reprint the book.

The present print is based on a digitised version of The Theosophical Movement 1875 - 1950. The digitised version was P R E F A C E prepared by Associates of the United Lodge of Theosophists, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A., and shared on their website for free use for the benefit of students and the general public. This digitised version was downloaded, proofread and printed here. The publishers are indebted to the efforts of the Associates of the U.L.T., Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.

The copyright in respect of this book is restricted to India. The publishers are not responsible if the book is reprinted and sold outside India.

The reprint is faithful in form and content, including pagination, to the original 1951 edition. If, however, any typographical or OCR image errors were to come to light an errata would be issued, and corrections would be incorporated in the subsequent reprints of the book, if and when it is undertaken.

The Theosophy Company hereby places on record appreciation of the patience and co-operation of Mr. Chandra Mouli and his staff at Grafiprint Private Limited (erstwhile W.Q. Judge Press), Bangalore, in bringing out this reprint. 

Winter Solstice, 2019 Theosophy Company (Mysore) Private Limited