Mini-interviews Venkata Deepika Kotteda

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1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS? 

My name is Venkata Deepika Kotteda. I am an employee in Kotak Mahindra Life as a Financial Advisor. Born and brought-up in a cultural and heritage town Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. Presently, living in Hyderabad, Telangana State, India. I am a member of the Theosophical Society, Rajamahendravaram Lodge since 2020. 

Mini-interviews Wei Ling

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1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?

I’m Wei Ling, based in Singapore. My journey with TS commenced in May 2019, prompted by my uncle’s wonderful encounter with the Singapore Theosophical Lodge. Following his suggestion, I became involved in the Lodge activities, driven by a desire to explore the depths of contemplative meditation.

Mini-interviews Bethan Vaughan

 

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1.What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?

My name is Bethan Vaughan, but most people call me Beth. My soul name – or rather the collective name for the beings who make up the human writing her answers in this interview – is Avina.

Mini-interviews Kritika Goel

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1.What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?

My name is Kritika Goel. I am from India, and to be precise from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. I have been a member of the Theosophical Society since 2017.

Mini-interviews Sharayu Sunil Wagdeo

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 1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?

My name is Sharayu Sunil Wagdeo . I'm from Maharashtra [India]. I have been a member of TS for 18 years.

Mini-interviews Upasika Maithreya

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1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?

I’m Upasika Maithreya. I live in Chennai. I have been a member of The Theosophical Society for 25 years now.

The Future Is Getting Closer All The Time

Tim Wyatt – England

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In just a few short months the Theosophical Society will reach its 150th anniversary, surely a coveted milestone for any organization and especially one beset by frequent challenges. Might it present an opportunity?

When the initial brotherhood was formed in New York on that autumn evening in 1875 even the most far-out prophecies of its wise founders couldn’t have remotely predicted our weird and unfathomable world of a century and a half in the future – the world we live in now where the human spirit itself seems to be under attack and in mortal danger.

Mini-interviews Jérémie Heussi.

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1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?  

My name is Jérémie, I am 28 years old and I live in Lausanne, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. I have been a member of the TS for less than a year, I formally joined at the beginning of 2023.

Mini-interviews Antti Savinainen

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1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?

My name is Antti Savinainen and I'm from Finland. I'm a physics instructor at the high school level. I have been a member of the Finnish Rosy Cross (Ruusu-Risti) since 1989. It was established in 1920 by Mr. Pekka Ervast as an independent part of the Theosophical movement in Finland.

Various branches of Theosophy in Finland have good relationships with each other. We have seminars together, and we sometimes publish in each other's magazines.

Mini-interviews Sagi Sree Hari Varma

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1, What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?

My name is Sagi Sree Hari Varma, I am from India and have been a member for around a year. I am a member of the Adyar Lodge.

Mini-interviews Qian Su

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1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?

My name is Qian Su and I am originally from China. I have been in the United States of America for over 17 years. I have been a member of the TS for little over a year, but in my soul probably a lot longer. 

Mini–interviews Gaspar Torres - first published in 2012

 

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1.    What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS?

Gaspar Torres, originally from Cuba, living at the Krotona Institute of Theosophy in Ojai, California since May 2011. March 11, 2012, was the 55th anniversary of my TS membership.