The Founding of the Theosophical Society in New York
- Date of account
- 1875
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge, and associates founded the Theosophical Society in New York in 1875. The organization combined Spiritualist-era séance culture with claims about ancient wisdom, comparative religion, occult masters, and hidden natural laws. It provides a clear lead for studying institutional formation, transatlantic esotericism, textual borrowing, and the movement from mediumship toward disciplined occult study. The society’s origins, membership, and early objectives are documentable, while claims about Masters and paranormal phenomena remain matters of belief and controversy.
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