Theosophy and the Society in the Public Eye

Photos by Richard Dvořák – Second Quarter 2019

Details: Published: Wednesday, 19 June 2019 12:51

Richard, currently living in Germany and who is a member of the TS-Adyar there, is a well-known figure in Adyar circles, he says:

These photos were taken in November 2015 around 5:30 pm from a moving car against the setting sun, close to a place called Baccinello.

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Geological map of the Baccinello Region

We were on the way home to my friend’s ranch in Polveraia, Tuscany, Italy, after spending the day hiking in the areas around Stribugliano and Roccalbegna. We’d just visited a horse ranch (Collins e Sentieri), when all things around turned golden…

A note from Joma Sipe in Portugal – Second Quarter 2019

Details: Published: Wednesday, 19 June 2019 03:59

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I am always happy to inform readers of Theosophy Forward about what I have been doing recently.

Started a new mandala series, following the Sri Yantra Series with a symbol representing a Merkaba, this time using silver based ink pens and white crystals, each with a different and special design around the main symbol.

Speaking Out

Details: Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2019 11:56

David Grossman – USA

[Editor’s note: David lives in New York and is a lifelong student of Theosophy. He is currently the treasurer of International Theosophy Conferences, lectures regularly and is a photographer by profession.]

It is easy to feel insignificant and ineffectual in the face of the impersonal forces of the large man-made power structures of civilization which have such a sizable impact on the life of an individual. Whether these powers be governmental, economic, or religious and/or academic belief systems, it is not easy to question or challenge them even though they have a real impact on everyday life and on planet earth our home. These systems then take on a life of their own, becoming a kind of elemental force, with no accountability.

Photos by Richard Dvořák

Details: Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2019 11:55

[Editor’s note: Richard, currently living in Germany and who is a member of the TS-Adyar there, is a wel-known figure in Adyar circles. On many an occasion, especially during recent International Conventions in India, as well as the the last held World Congress in Singapore he took the “official” photos. The collection of imasges he makes available for the series on Theosophy Forwardare beautiful, intriguing, and dazzling at the same time. Richard, through the lens of his camera sees things of which we might at first not be aware, and he kindly shares his findings with us.]

Richard says:

In 2018 I was invited by Italian artist Aischa Muller to join in an exploration of Etruscan Necropolis belonging to a settlement called Poggio Buco near Pitiglianoin the Maremma, Tuscany. She is researching matriarchal - egalitarian prehistoric societies.

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Aischa Muller

Beautiful Pitigliano inTuscany

The bell-shaped tombs with burial beds, vestibules and hallways were carved deep into tufa rock in the 7th century B.C. It is supposed that Poggio Buco’s area was the site of the rich Etruscan town of Statonia.
Unfortunately, due to general neglect of this site, most of the graves are flooded and can no longer be visited, except for the Tomb of the Queen.

Inner Spiritual Dimensions 3 – Artwork by Kate Blalack

Details: Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2019 11:54

Another contribution from Kate Blalack from Oklahoma, USA. Your editor is very fortunate that she works for the magazine as a volunteer and does so in a very dedicated manner. Kate, a single mother, and her daughter Mina especially dressed up for this wonderful installment.

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Mina and Kate

A note from Joma Sipe in Portugal

Details: Published: Monday, 22 April 2019 16:28

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I am more than happy to inform readers of Theosophy Forward about what I have been doing recently. Finished the Sri Yantra Series for the project started in November 2018, having made 43 small original Sri Yantras Mandalas, each with an individual design around the main symbol.

I began to read the Helena Roerich’s Leaves from Morya´s Garden and I am enjoying the connection with the poetry of the text, of which I was not aware, and I am finding out more about the Agni Yoga Organization.

Check it out here my pages:

Website, click here

Facebook, click here

About my Music

Details: Published: Monday, 22 April 2019 16:18

Joe Hasiewicz – USA

[Editor’s note: Joe is a musician, the creator of Theosophical Search, http://www.theosophicalsearch.org/ , a superb tool for serious students, and President of the Wheaton-Olcott Lodge, based at the headquarters of the Theosophical Society in America]

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The author

Musical expression, for me so far, has been primarily instrumental although there are a few compositions containing vocals. Also, often there is a visual image associated with a composition which I try and render to some degree and include in my website. When asked what kind of music I write, I am sometimes at a loss as to what to say, other than “it is hard to describe,” or that the music is “instrumental,” neither of which does much to convey a clear idea, so I will make a more concerted effort here.