Zirkoff B. - The Diaries of H. P. Blavatsky: Difference between revisions

''February'' 6. Visitors—Hyneman.—Shut up in the room H.P.B. and Isab. Mitchell.<ref>Mrs. Isabel B. Mitchell (Isabella Buloid), born Feb. 23, 1835, married in May, 1860, to Wm. H. Mitchell. She was Col. H. S. Olcott’s oldest sister for whom he had a deep affection all his life.</ref> Sotheran<ref>Charles Sotheran, one of the original “formers” of the T.S. He was a relative of the London booksellers of the same name. He was also with Sabin & Sons, booksellers in New York, and connected in a literary way with their journal ''The American Bibliopolist''. Sotheran had a peculiar temperament. Three mouths after the Society was founded, trouble arose, as Sotheran made inflammatory speeches at a political street meeting and wrote bitterly in the newspapers against H.P.B. and the Society. His resignation was accepted, and, for the sake of protection, the Society was made into a secret body, with signs and passwords. Later on, Sotheran apologized and was taken back into membership. He gave useful help to H.P.B. during the writing of ''Isis Unveiled'', and published a small short-lived journal called ''The Echo'', in which H.P.B. wrote a couple of articles. After the Founders’ departure for India, his name was not again mentioned. See ''Bio-Bibliogr. Index'' for further data.</ref> brings Richard Harte of the N.Y. Echo—insists upon H.P.B. writing an Editorial for Wednesday following. Entrance and visits forbidden. H.P.B. writes her corresp. for Russia.

Letters received: From E.K.<ref>Emily Kislingbury.</ref>—to Moloney<ref>Nickname which H.P.B. gave to Col. Olcott.</ref>—sends back the astral letter. Dr. Bloede, acknowledges his error as to his pitching into H.P.B. for accepting diploma and Sotheran writing his letter to the “Banner.”

''February'' 7. H.P.B. writes letters the whole day. At four comes Dr. Bloede,—to dinner Paris, Wimbridge<ref>Edward Wimbridge. See ''Bio-Bibliogr. Index'' for data.</ref> and John Marshall the engraver. Letter from M∴ Jun.<ref>A manner in which Col. Olcott used to refer to himself.</ref> from Boston. Announces return home early on Friday morning. Wimbridge brings the London Illustrated News.—Holkar’s and Some One’s portraits among others.

2 Letters from N. A. Fadeew<ref>Miss Nadyezhda Andreyevna de Fadeyev (1829-1919), H.P.B.’s favorite aunt, her mother’s sister who was only two years her senior. Many of her letters to H.P.B. are in the Adyar Archives. For a time she was on the Council of the T.S. She remained unmarried and died in Prague, Czechoslovakia.</ref>—Odessa. H.P.B. 4 feuilletons definitely lost. Asks to write others. Letter from Bundy. Conciliatory and stupid. Package of Sat B’hai<ref>The “Seven Brothers,” a secret organization then existing in India, having as a Ritual something akin to Masonry. John Yarker who issued to H.P.B. her Masonic certificate in the “Rite of Adoption” had evidently a copy of the Sat B’hai ritual and sent it to H.P.B At the time a ceremony of admission for members of the T.S. was planned, but nothing further was done in this matter.</ref> from Yarker.

Pope dead.—Panic in England. Russians at Constantinople. Gortchakof hoodwinks Disraeli.—I∴<ref>The Adept-Brother known as Hilarion, Ilarion, and Hillarion Smerdis, who, among other things, collaborated with H.P.B. in the writing of her occult stories.</ref> ! ! !