tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490575597818791075.post395965438475044168..comments2024-03-04T11:09:12.366-08:00Comments on Blavatsky News 2.0: Blavatsky and the Iamblichus RevivalMark Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696362210408606380noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490575597818791075.post-11931504878705353332019-04-10T13:30:32.267-07:002019-04-10T13:30:32.267-07:00hanks for the comment - it's a big question th...hanks for the comment - it's a big question that I don't claim to have any definite answers - here are a few considerations; a-academia has changed since then - it has become more insular and specialized - it used to have a wider mainstream public interest - so the academic situation, I think, needs to change, and it is changeing, slowly, it seems; b-in many cases theosophy was way ahead of the curve, and often right on top of the zeit-geist, but it was easier to do then, the world was a lot simpler than it is now; c- ergo - with today's complicated world, it's very difficult for anyone to be a leading force, things are too fragmented - I think the theosophy movement is still there, they're part of the picture, doing their thing, along with everybody else, although not really breaking away from the pack, I assume; d- it's rare for a spiritual movement to have a strong impact for more than 50 years, I think the ts did as well as any other movement, historically, I would say - movements have their up and downs - the ts is still relatively young - time will tell in the long run, perhaps there will be a renaissance, as has happened with many movements over the centuries; e-it's conceivable that the current younger generations of theosophists can make their mark in various ways, but you probably would know more about that than me, but I can see things happening which show potential...Mark Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696362210408606380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490575597818791075.post-44948492238151252552019-04-10T13:26:27.993-07:002019-04-10T13:26:27.993-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mark Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696362210408606380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490575597818791075.post-38139309063609686972019-04-09T05:24:29.915-07:002019-04-09T05:24:29.915-07:00Hi - another interesting post.
It made me think of...Hi - another interesting post.<br />It made me think of the professional/amateur distinction. The works you reference, and that they in turn reference, are clearly highly specialised. As a private individual I could not afford to even purchase them - certainly not all of them. (The politics of higher education). And that is just one field of investigation. Lacking the relevant language skills, I could not really engage them in what might be called a 'scholarly' sense. I think I am an educated and informed member of the TS. But, I wonder in what sense the TS is at the forefront of any field of study right now. I think we might once claimed to have made contributions. What is it we are doing now? That was my emotional response to this post. Rgds, DewaldDewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557825063344701350noreply@blogger.com