Since the late 19th century in Europe, Russia and America was not a popular mystique than Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, founder of the "Theosophical Society".Today, millions of people around the world are interested in her teaching.
At 18 Helen married an elderly officer Blavatsky who was soon appointed deputy governor of Yerevan.It was a marriage that Elena used to become independent and leave home.Within a few months she ran away from her husband and began to travel to Turkey, Egypt and Greece, living on money sent by his father.In 1851 in London, she met "dedicated to the East", which then corresponded life, which is called "Master Morya."This man opened the young adventurer its purpose.
Shortly after the meeting, Elena made a memorable trip to the United States, Mexico, South America and the islands of the West Indies.And next year, he visited India.At the end of 1855 Elena went to Japan, and then she managed to get into Tibet.According to her, here, under the direction of teachers and mysterious sverhlyudey- "Mahatma", it was the first stage of his mystical training.Travel Blavatsky continued until 1873.
In 1859, she returned briefly to Russia.In the homeland of its internal forces are out of control, and Helen began to master the "spirits".Around the woman was going so strange that people from afar came to see her.One day, with the help of her "spirits" had even found the killer who committed a crime in the vicinity of a small village in the Caucasus.
In 1873, Helena Petrovna landed America.In just two years, she managed to create the popular "Theosophical Society", has sparked interest throughout the Western world.The aim of the Society was to achieve universal brotherhood without distinction of origin or religion, race, sex and skin color, and the gathering and dissemination of knowledge of the laws governing the universe.Since 1877 began to come out of the book of HPB, which explains all the secrets of the universe, the laws of magic and errors of modern science.
To convince the waverers and the successful recruitment of new members, HPB also began to show all sorts of "miracles": falling into her hands from the ceiling, "the letter directly from Tibet", unexplained and sudden emergence from nowhere colors, and so on in the same spirit.For example, items that she had just held in his hand, disappeared and appeared in the pockets of other people.Placed in "magic Ark" Blavatsky broken objects, torn books, broken combs, disappears and is replaced with new of the same kind.Similarly, in a case disappeared letters containing questions to the Great Teachers, Mahatma and some time in their place appeared a lengthy answers.On this basis, a major scandal broke out, which caused a thorough investigation, in which Madame Blavatsky was recognized and gipnotizёrshey cheat, fool simpletons.
After three years, the Company has moved to India, to Bombay, where he quickly gained the support of the local elite.On the island of Ceylon, Elena took Buddhism.Returning to India, she bought the estate, which was founded World Headquarters Company.
only in 1887, Blavatsky, whose health has suffered greatly, moved to London, opened a European headquarters of his company, which began streaming Theosophy fans from around the world.
In 1891, during a raging flu epidemic in London, Blavatsky died.To this day not abated controversy, whether it was charlatan and adventurer, or indeed possess mystical powers and belonged to a secret, ancient society.
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