Ella Wheeler Wilcox
(5 November 1850 − 30 October 1919)
American poet and journalist (1850–1919), born in Johnstown, Wisconsin; best known for the collection Poems of Passion (1883) and the poem "Solitude" ("Laugh, and the world laughs with you..."). In the 1880s she and her husband Robert Wilcox grew interested in Theosophy, New Thought, and Spiritualism, though she did not formally join the Theosophical Society until 1913. Contributed "A Talk About Theosophy" (January 1892) to The Path as a sympathetic outside observer, praising Theosophy as "the religion of the future" while warning against fad-seekers who cultivate occult powers without spiritual development. She later became a prominent figure in the New Thought movement, co-editing New Thought magazine, and in her last years turned to Rosicrucianism under Max Heindel.
Some links:
- Works: Wilcox, Ella Wheeler (works)
- CTD article in Russian: Уилкокс, Элла Уилер
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