Theosophical Society’s “Mahatma” Phenomena at Simla

Record summary

During the Theosophical Society’s activities at Simla, Helena Blavatsky and associates publicized phenomena involving letters, appearances of alleged adepts, unusual objects and communications said to transcend ordinary physical access. The episode is relevant to apparition research because the “visitors” were framed as hidden living masters rather than conventional ghosts, while critics treated the events as conjuring or fraud. Contemporary accounts by A. P. Sinnett, Blavatsky and later investigators do not agree. Exact incidents should be separated rather than merged into a single Simla case.