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Elected president of the Theosophical Society in England in August 1882, succeeding [[Wyld, George|G. Wyld]]. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)#xxv|BCW 4:xxv]]}} | Elected president of the Theosophical Society in England in August 1882, succeeding [[Wyld, George|G. Wyld]]. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)#xxv|BCW 4:xxv]]}} | ||
His objections to the teaching on Devachan were addressed in The Theosophist in August 1883. [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] associates the transmission of the replies with [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] and allows that she may have written portions of the text. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Devachan. Western Stricture and Eastern Version#70|BCW 5:70]]}} | |||
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Revision as of 12:28, 17 October 2026
C. C. Massey
1838–1905
C. C. Massey
(23 December 1838 − 29 March 1905)
(1838–1905)
An English barrister and writer on spiritualism and metaphysics. He helped found the Theosophical Society in 1875, became the first president of its British branch in 1878, and was a founding member of the Society for Psychical Research in 1882.
The appendix refers to his biographical sketch elsewhere in the collected writings. (BCW 4:657).
Elected president of the Theosophical Society in England in August 1882, succeeding G. Wyld. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 4:xxv)
His objections to the teaching on Devachan were addressed in The Theosophist in August 1883. B. de Zirkoff associates the transmission of the replies with H. P. Blavatsky and allows that she may have written portions of the text. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 5:70)
Some links:
- Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Мэсси, Чарльз Карлтон
- Theosophy Wiki: C. C. Massey
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