Project Gutenberg 2011-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 82 Cleather, Alice Leighton 23013417 H. P. Blavatsky; A Great Betrayal Produced by David E. Brown, Margo Romberg, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "H. P. Blavatsky; A Great Betrayal" by Alice Leighton Cleather is a critical examination of the Theosophical Society and its leadership, written in the early 20th century. The book focuses particularly on the actions and influence of Annie Besant, Blavatsky's successor, and how they diverge from the original teachings of Blavatsky, especially concerning issues of morality and sexual conduct. Cleather aims to defend Blavatsky's legacy against what she perceives as a betrayal by those who have taken her mantle, highlighting the moral decline within the Society. The opening portion of the work sets the stage for Cleather's argument, revealing the disturbing circumstances surrounding the Theosophical Society post-Blavatsky's death. It recounts the transition of leadership to Besant and her subsequent support of C. W. Leadbeater, a controversial figure accused of immoral practices. Cleather expresses her deep concern over Besant's leadership and the increasing moral degradation within the Society, asserting that true Theosophy has been corrupted by those who prioritize personal power and influence over adherence to the ethical principles that Blavatsky championed. This foreword serves as both a protest and a call to action for those who remain loyal to the original mission of Theosophy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36373/36373-h/images/cover.png en Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna), 1831-1891 Besant, Annie, 1847-1933 Leadbeater, C. W. (Charles Webster), 1854-1934 Theosophical Society (Chennai, India) BP Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 237919 237928 2024-09-15T11:17:54.697346 2023-09-16T05:04:22.647753 text/html text/html 237076 2021-01-07T19:43:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 112267 2021-01-07T19:43:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 122799 2024-09-15T11:17:58.934331 application/epub+zip 124785 2024-09-15T11:17:55.380345 application/epub+zip 124785 2024-09-15T11:17:55.015347 application/epub+zip 221992 2024-09-15T11:18:01.819310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191184 2024-09-15T11:17:58.549330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191299 2022-09-16T15:06:47.046243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214629 2024-09-15T11:17:54.247357 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214052 2021-01-07T19:43:17 text/plain; charset=utf-8 82094 2021-01-07T19:43:17 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 214305 2021-01-07T19:43:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 82116 2021-01-07T19:43:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 214299 2021-01-07T19:43:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82042 2021-01-07T19:43:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22135 2024-09-15T11:18:01.957300 application/rdf+xml 11916 2024-09-15T11:17:55.103343 image/jpeg 2422 2024-09-15T11:17:55.058340 image/jpeg 112088 2024-09-15T11:17:54.719346 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog