Learning about founder of theosophy, Helena Blavatsky. She seems like a totally hilarious mix of troll, scam artist, confabulist, and genuine spiritualist. The theosophical society was a real fake-it-till-you-make-it operation
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1 part Anna Delvey, 2 parts Elizabeth Holmes, 2 parts L. Ron Hubbard, 1 part each Tolkien and Stan Lee. A dash each of Eric von Daniken and Carlos Castaneda
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Yet she was charismatic and well connected so lot of people who one would consider unlikely to fall for it did succumb to her charms and ideology. When linked with Krishnamurthy it became spiritual, intellectual and hopeful.
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There are some great old NYRB pieces about her by Frederick Crews. The extent of her influence was INSAnE
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