Morya (Theosophy)
A Mahatma said to have inspired the Theosophical Society.
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Followers of Theosophy believe he was one of the Mahatmas who inspired the founding of the Theosophical Society.[1] Within modern Theosophical beliefs, Morya—also written as Maurya or Manuel—is regarded as one of the "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom."[1]
Quick Facts
- Also known as
- Maurya, Manuel
- Tradition
- Theosophy
- Role
- Master of the Ancient Wisdom, Mahatma
- Associated with
- H. P. Blavatsky, Koot Hoomi
- Key text
- The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (1923)
- Key correspondents
- A. P. Sinnett, A. O. Hume
- Publication of letters
- 1923, The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett
- Publisher of letters
- A. Trevor Barker
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
H. P. Blavatsky originally described a spiritual master she considered her guru, who went by the name Morya among others.[2] She wrote that these masters belonged to a group of highly developed humans known as the Great White Brotherhood.[2] Annie Besant initially supported those letters but later accused Judge of falsifying them, leading to a Society break-up in 1895.[3]
What the cited sources add
Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater recorded Morya's earliest claimed incarnation as an emperor of Atlantis in 220,000 BC.[4] According to Ascended Masters teachings, later incarnations of Morya include Melchior, Abraham, and King Arthur of Camelot.[5] K. Paul Johnson wrote that Blavatsky offered contradictory accounts of how she met Morya, and he proposes that she invented the story, modeling it on her encounter with an Italian political activist.[2] P. Jenkins contends that hardly any evidence exists that Blavatsky's Masters—including Morya—were real.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "Morya (Theosophy)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Melton, "Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology", Gale Group, Inc., 2001, p. 1057 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Morya (Theosophy)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, September 26, 1892, Image 5", 1892-09-26, p. 5; Philip Jenkins, Mystics and Messiahs, p.41-42. Oxford University Press, 2000, NYC; K. Paul Johnson, The Masters Revealed: Madame Blavatsky and the Myth of the Great White Lodge (Albany: SUNY, 1994), 41.; Johnson, Paul K. Initiates of Theosophical Masters Albany, New York:1995 State University of New York Press (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Morya (Theosophy)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Annie Besant, The Case Against W. Q. Judge (1895), p. 13. About Besant’s closeness to Morya, in a letter of 27 March 1891 to Judge, Blavatsky writes: “She is no (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Morya (Theosophy)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Besant, Annie and Leadbeater, C.W. Man: How, Whence, and Whither? Adyar, India:1913 Theosophical Publishing House Page 122 Note: On page xii of the introduction (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Morya (Theosophy)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare Lords of the Seven Rays Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press - "Morya - Master of the First Ray" page; Prophet, Elizabeth Clare and Prophet, Mark (as compiled by Annice Booth) The Masters and Their Retreats Corwin Springs, Montana:2003 Summit University Press Pag (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Morya (Theosophy) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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