Dear Friends
As we come to the season of Easter – named after Ostara, the Scandinavian goddess of spring or rebirth of the Solar forces in us and Nature – we follow up last month’s theme on the vitality of the theosophical movement, why it’s waning and what may have caused this.
It is said that unless the study of both HPB and WQJ are restored the movement will remain divided and weak. They are analogous to Buddhi, the “potentiality of intelligence”, and Manas, the active power of the mind: to effect a change both must be brought together into close union.
The lead article is in support of the annual call for “Justice to Judge” – see also “Documents that would clear WQJ’s name” on p 3, which investigates the evidence that would put an end to this long running injustice.
You can also read about the marvellous work of the associates at the Jacmel Lodge in Haiti. They lost their building in the earthquake on January 12th but managed to open a new one in time for W.Q.Judge Day on 21st March. They were thankful for assistance from fellow theosophists locally and from Paris, Philadelphia, New York, London and elsewhere. These few extracts from their emails gives a brief, moving insight to conditions there.
- “News from Haiti” on p.7 and “Jacmel: a Preliminary Report” on p.8.
It’s said if we believe in something, do it wholeheartedly, if not stay well away from it. We commend this issue to you and leave the rest to the good Law!
The Editors
Justice to Judge
Letters to Adyar – the Fifth Year
For the fifth time since April 2006, independent students from various countries will be sending on 13 April 2010 a number of open letters to Ms. Radha Burnier, President of the Adyar Theosophical Society.
They will be asking Ms. Burnier to think of stopping a century old, on-going injustice by re-examining the Adyar “Case” against Mr. William Q. Judge.
Such a decision would be a demonstration that the Adyar Society actually cares about Ethics and Truth. It would give a large portion of the theosophical movement a better chance to benefit from the practical example of Judge’s altruistic life, and from the theosophical wisdom present in his books.
The open letters campaign has no expectations of great short term results. Karma may take time, although it always produces results – often by invisible ways. As any social institution, the Adyar T.S. is accountable for what it does or doesn’t do. Just like the executive officers of any private corporation or government officers around the world, Adyar leaders must be willing to accept the truth and to admit the mistakes of their organization in a public way, especially if such mistakes create a public, long term illusion.
The 19th century process of persecution against Judge within the Adyar Theosophical Society is extensively documented in the book The Judge Case, by Ernest Pelletier (published by the Edmonton Theosophical Society, Canada, in June 2004) and in other books.
