tktt: the wisdom-religion esoteric in all ages

"Enq:  Can you give me some proofs of its esotericism?   Theo:  The best proof you can have of the fact is that every ancient religious, or rather philosophical, cult consisted of an esoteric or secret teaching, and an exoteric (outward public) worship.   Furthermore, it is a well-known fact that the MYSTERIES of the [...]

tktt: the wisdom-religion esoteric in all ages

"Enq:  Since Ammonius never committed anything to writing, how can one feel sure that such were his teachings?   Theo:  Neither did Buddha, Pythagoras, Confucius, Orpheus, Socrates, or even Jesus, leave behind them any writings. Yet most of these are historical personages, and their teachings have all survived.   The disciples of Ammonius (among whom [...]

tktt: the policy of the theosophical society

"Enq:  What are your authorities for saying this of the ancient Theosophists of Alexandria?   Theo:  An almost countless number of well-known writers. Mosheim, one of them, says that:   "Ammonius taught that the religion of the multitude went hand-in-hand with philosophy, and with her had shared the fate of being by degrees corrupted and [...]

tktt: the policy of the theosophical society

"Enq:  In the days of Ammonius there were several ancient great religions, and numerous were the sects in Egypt and Palestine alone. How could he reconcile them?   Theo:  By doing which we again try to do now. The Neo-Platonists were a large body, and belonged to various religious philosophies; so do our Theosophists.   In [...]