Cardiff
Theosophical Society in Wales
206 Newport Road,
Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF24 1DL
(And it’s all
Free Stuff )
You’ll still
find it useful
Even if you
don’t live in Wales
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A Bit of Background
First
you need to know something about
H P Blavatsky who had the Big Idea
The Basics of Theosophy
Here are some introductory courses
Dave’s Streetwise Theosophy Boards
A Theosophy Course for Absolute Beginners
covering the basic ideas of Theosophy
This is actually
an introductory handout for Theosophy study
groups which can
you print off and read at your leisure.
The
reaching the Halfway Station
Introductory Texts
An Outstanding
Introduction to Theosophy
By a student of
Katherine Tingley
The Scott Memorial,
A familiar Cardiff landmark
More Detailed Study
These links below are the chapters of C W Leadbeater’s
“A Text Book of Theosophy”
This is a definitive introductory text by one of the
superstars of the Adyar Theosophical Lineage.
Despite being written just before World War I,
it has a very readable journalistic style.
A Text Book of Theosophy
By
C
The Formation of a Solar System
The Result of Theosophical Study
Theosophy Wales
has no controlling body
and is made up
of independent groups
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Further Study
A selection of articles
on Reincarnation
Provided in
response to the large number
of enquiries we
receive on this subject
Theosophy and the Number Seven
A selection of
articles relating to the esoteric
significance of the
Number 7 in Theosophy
Her Teachers Morya & Koot Hoomi
Carnarvon Castle (North Wales)
Preface to the American Edition Introduction
Occultism and its Adepts The Theosophical Society
First Occult Experiences Teachings of Occult Philosophy
Later Occult Phenomena Appendix
Flint Castle (North Wales Coast)
Preface
Theosophy and the Masters General Principles
The Earth Chain Body and Astral Body Kama – Desire
Manas Of Reincarnation Reincarnation Continued
Karma Kama Loka
Devachan
Cycles
Arguments Supporting Reincarnation
Differentiation Of Species Missing Links
Psychic Laws, Forces, and Phenomena
Psychic Phenomena and Spiritualism
Snowdon
The highest mountain in Wales at 3,650 feet
Theosophical History
History of the
Theosophical Society
By H S Olcott with H P Blavatsky
H P Blavatsky Brief Life Chronology
H P Blavatsky’s Life in More Detail
A Broad
Outline
Of Theosophical Doctrines
Theosophical
Movement in Wales
Beaumaris Castle (Island of Anglesey,
North Wales)
Theosophical Glossaries
Glossary Index
A B C D EFG H IJ KL M N OP QR S T UV WXYZ
Complete Theosophical Glossary
1.22MB
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Pages About
Wales is a Principality within the United Kingdom and has an
eastern border with England. The land area is just over 8,000
square miles. Snowdon is the highest mountain at 3,650 feet.
The coastline is almost 750 miles long. The population of Wales
as at the 2001 census is 2,946,200.
A One Minute History of Cardiff
The Highest Mountain in Wales at 3,650 ft.
On exceptionally clear days, Ireland, Northern Ireland,
Scotland, England and Wales are all visible
from the Summit of Snowdon, as well as 24 counties,
History of
Wrexham / Wrecsam
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The All Wales
Guide to
Getting Started in Theosophy
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Find
out more about
Theosophy with
these links
Cardiff
Theosophical Society meetings are informal
and there’s always a cup of tea afterwards
The Cardiff Theosophical Society Website
The National Wales Theosophy Website
Theosophy Cardiff’s Instant Guide
One liners and quick explanations
H P Blavatsky is usually the only
Theosophist that most people have ever
heard of. Let’s put that right
The Voice of the Silence Website
High Drama & Worldwide Confusion
as Theosophy Cardiff Separates from the
Welsh Regional Association (formed 1993)
Dave’s
Streetwise Theosophy Boards
If you run a Theosophy Study Group,
please feel free to use any material
on this site
If you run a
Theosophy Group you can use
this as an
introductory handout
National Wales
Centre for Theosophy
Blavatsky Wales
Theosophy Group
Theosophical
Movement in Wales
It’s all “water
under the bridge” but everything you do
makes an imprint
on the Space-Time Continuum.
An Independent Theosophical Republic
Links to Free Online Theosophy
Study Resources; Courses, Writings,
The main criteria
for the inclusion of
links on this
site is that they have some
relationship
(however tenuous) to Theosophy
and are
lightweight, amusing or entertaining.
Topics include
Quantum Theory and Socks,
Dick Dastardly and Legendary Blues Singers.
High Drama & Worldwide Confusion
as Theosophy Cardiff Separates from the
Welsh Regional Association (formed 1993)
Lentil burgers, a
thousand press ups before breakfast and
the daily 25 mile
run may put it off for a while but death
seems to get most
of us in the end. We are pleased to
present for your
consideration, a definitive work on the
subject by a
Student of Katherine Tingley entitled
No
Aardvarks were harmed in the
H P Blavatsky’s Secret Doctrine
Isis Unveiled by H P Blavatsky
H P Blavatsky’s Esoteric Glossary
Mahatma Letters to A P Sinnett 1 - 25
A Modern Revival of Ancient Wisdom
(Selection of Articles by H P Blavatsky)
The Secret Doctrine – Volume 3
A compilation of H P Blavatsky’s
writings published after her death
Theosophy Cardiff Nirvana Pages
The Spiritual Home of Urban Theosophy
The Earth Base for Evolutionary Theosophy
The Birmingham Annie Besant Lodge
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The Theosophy Cardiff
Glastonbury Pages
St Michael’s Church Tower at the summit of
Glastonbury Tor
The Theosophy Cardiff Guide to
The Theosophy Cardiff Guide to
The Theosophy Cardiff Guide to
The Terraced Maze of Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury and
Joseph of Arimathea
The Grave of King Arthur & Guinevere
Views of Glastonbury High Street
The Theosophy Cardiff Guide to
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Tekels Park to be Sold to a Developer
There is Confusion as the Theoversity moves
out of Tekels Park to hired venues in
Southampton, Glastonbury & Chorley in Lancashire while the
leadership claim that the Theosophical Society will
carry on using Tekels Park despite its sale to a
developer.
Anyone planning a
“Spiritual” stay at the
Tekels Park Guest
House should be aware of the sale.
The Sale of Tekels Park to a Developer
Many feel that
the sale of a sanctuary
for wildlife to a developer can
only mean
disaster for the park’s animals
Tekels Park & the Loch Ness Monster
A Satirical view
of the sale of Tekels Park
in Camberley,
Surrey to a developer
The Toff’s Guide to the Sale of Tekels Park
What the men in
top hats have to
say about the
sale of Tekels Park
Future of Tekels Park Badgers now in Doubt
PREFACE THEOSOPHY AND THE MASTERS
GENERAL PRINCIPLES THE EARTH CHAIN
BODY AND ASTRAL
BODY KAMA – DESIRE MANAS
OF REINCARNATION REINCARNATION CONTINUED
KARMA KAMA LOKA
DEVACHAN CYCLES
Quick Explanations with Links to More Detailed Info
What is Theosophy ? Theosophy Defined (More Detail)
Three Fundamental Propositions Key Concepts of Theosophy
Cosmogenesis
Anthropogenesis
Root Races
Ascended Masters After Death States
The Seven Principles of Man Karma Reincarnation
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky Colonel Henry Steel Olcott
The Start of the Theosophical Society
History of the Theosophical Society
Theosophical Society Presidents
History of the Theosophical Society in Wales
The Three Objectives of the Theosophical Society
Explanation of the Theosophical Society Emblem
The Theosophical Order of Service (TOS)
Glossaries of Theosophical Terms
History of the Theosophical Society in Wales
The Three Objectives of the Theosophical Society
Explanation of the Theosophical Society Emblem
Karma Fundamental Principles Laws: Natural and Man-Made The Law of Laws
The Eternal Now
Succession
Causation The Laws of Nature A Lesson of The Law
Karma Does Not Crush Apply This Law
Man in The Three Worlds Understand The Truth
Man and His Surroundings The Three Fates
The Pair of Triplets Thought, The Builder
Practical Meditation Will and Desire
The Mastery of Desire Two Other Points
The Third Thread Perfect Justice
Our Environment
Our Kith and Kin Our Nation
The Light for a Good Man Knowledge of Law The Opposing Schools
The More Modern View Self-Examination Out of the Past
Old Friendships
We Grow By Giving Collective Karma Family Karma
National Karma
India’s Karma
National Disasters
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Advantage Gained from this Knowledge
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831 – 1891)
The Founder of Modern Theosophy
Is the Desire to Live Selfish?
Ancient Magic in Modern Science
Babel Of Modern Thought
Precepts Compiled by H P Blavatsky
Obras Por H P Blavatsky
En Espanol
Articles about the Life of
H P Blavatsky
H P Blavatsky
the Light-Bringer
by
Geoffrey A Barborka
The Blavatsky Lecture of 1970
Annotated Edition Published
1885
Preface to the Annotated Edition Preface to the Original Edition
Esoteric Teachers The Constitution of Man The Planetary Chain
The World Periods Devachan Kama Loca
The Human Tide-Wave The Progress of Humanity
Buddha Nirvana The Universe The Doctrine Reviewed
The
Ancient Wisdom
by
Annie
Besant
THE UNITY UNDERLYING ALL RELIGIONS
THE PHYSICAL
PLANE THE ASTRAL PLANE
KÂMALOKA THE MENTAL PLANE DEVACHAN
THE BUDDHIC AND
NIRVANIC PLANES
COLLECTIVE KARMA THE LAW OF
SACRIFICE
MAN'S ASCENT BUILDING A KOSMOS
Try these if you
don’t live in Wales
and are looking for a local group
UK Listing of Theosophical Groups
Please tell us about your UK Theosophy Group
Guide to the
Theosophy Wales King Arthur Pages
Arthur draws the Sword from the Stone
The Knights of The Round Table
The Roman Amphitheatre at Caerleon,
Eamont Bridge, Nr Penrith, Cumbria, England.
Geoffrey of Monmouth
(History of the Kings of Britain)
The reliabilty of this work has long been a subject of
debate but it is the first definitive account of Arthur’s
Reign
and one which puts Arthur in a historcal context.
and his version’s political agenda
According to Geoffrey of Monmouth
The first written mention of Arthur as a heroic figure
The British leader who fought twelve battles
King Arthur’s ninth victory at
The Battle of the City of the Legion
King Arthur ambushes an advancing Saxon
army then defeats them at Liddington Castle,
Badbury, Near Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
King Arthur’s twelfth and last victory against the Saxons
Traditionally Arthur’s last battle in which he was
mortally wounded although his side went on to win
No contemporary writings or accounts of his life
but he is placed 50 to 100 years after the accepted
King Arthur period. He refers to Arthur in his inspiring
poems but the earliest written record of these dates
from over three hundred years after Taliesin’s death.
Pendragon Castle
Mallerstang Valley, Nr Kirkby Stephen,
A 12th Century Norman ruin on the site of what is
reputed to have been a stronghold of Uther Pendragon
From
wise child with no earthly father to
Megastar
of Arthurian Legend
History of the Kings of Britain
Drawn from the Stone or received from the Lady of the Lake.
Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur has both versions
with both swords called Excalibur. Other versions
5th & 6th Century Timeline of Britain
From the departure of the Romans from
Britain to the establishment of sizeable
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Glossary of
Arthur’s uncle:- The puppet ruler of the Britons
controlled and eventually killed by Vortigern
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. Circa 450CE
An alleged massacre of Celtic Nobility by the Saxons
History of the Kings of Britain
Athrwys / Arthrwys
King of Ergyng
Circa 618 - 655 CE
Latin: Artorius; English: Arthur
A warrior King born in Gwent and associated with
Caerleon, a possible Camelot. Although over 100 years
later that the accepted Arthur period, the exploits of
Athrwys may have contributed to the King Arthur Legend.
He became King of Ergyng, a kingdom between
Gwent and Brycheiniog (Brecon)
Angles under Ida seized the Celtic Kingdom of
Bernaccia in North East England in 547 CE forcing
Although much later than the accepted King Arthur
period, the events of Morgan Bulc’s 50 year campaign
to regain his kingdom may have contributed to
Old Welsh: Guorthigirn;
Anglo-Saxon: Wyrtgeorn;
Breton: Gurthiern; Modern Welsh; Gwrtheyrn;
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An earlier ruler than King Arthur and not a heroic figure.
He is credited with policies that weakened Celtic Britain
to a point from which it never recovered.
Although there are no contemporary accounts of
his rule, there is more written evidence for his
existence than of King Arthur.
How Sir Lancelot slew two giants,
From Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
How Sir Lancelot rode disguised
in Sir Kay's harness, and how he
From Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
How Sir Lancelot jousted against
four knights of the Round Table,
From Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
into categories
and presented according to relevance of website.