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	CWL World: A Primary Source Archive for the Life and Work of C. W. Leadbeater

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Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, in a photograph of 1884, in London, the year she first met CWL.
http://www.cwlworld.info/html/madame_blavatsky.html

Dedication written by H. P. Blavatsky on the copy of her book The Key to Theosophy, which she presented to C. W. Leadbeater in London.

A young Charles Webster Leadbeater with his mother, Emma.

T. Subba Rao was an initiated Chela of the Mahatmas. CWL was a member of his esoteric group in Madras in the mid-1880s.

A. P. Sinnett, through whose agency CWL joined the Theosophical Society in 1883.

Betrand Keightley, who prosecuted CWL at the Advisory Board meeting in London, May 1906, presided by Col. Olcott.

A young J. Krishnamurti in Madras,1910,
after his First Initiation.

Letter from Mahatma K. H., one of the inner Founders of the Theosophical Society, accepting C. W. Leadbeater as his Chela (disciple). It was received in London, at midnight of 31st October 1884, through the occult agency of Madame Blavatsky. He would later travel with her to India.
https://theosophy.wiki/en/Mahatma_Letter_to_Leadbeater_-_LMW_1_No._8


	Charles Webster Leadbeater was a well-known clairvoyant and theosophist who dedicated his life to the dissemination of Theosophy. He left his position as a clergyman in the Church of England in 1884, travelling with Madame Helena Blavatsky to India to help her in her work for the Theosophical Society. He was accepted as a chela (disciple) by Mahatma K.H., one of HPB’s Adept-Teachers, in a letter (part two) written by him to the young Leadbeater while the latter was still in England. His investigations into the unseen dimensions of life have had a far-reaching influence on the contemporary world, one of them being the discovery of the young J. Krishnamurti on the Adyar beach in Madras, India, in April 1909, who would later become one of the most respected and insightful spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. This website makes available aspects of CWL’s vast literary output as well as biographical information, some of which hitherto unpublished in academic works about him. Also included are the charges and accusations against him, his work for the Theosophical Society and the Liberal Catholic Church, and a comprehensive list of his books, written over a period of several decades. CWL World also shows a number of photographs, letters, rare archival material and key testimonies, by those who knew and worked with him, about his life, his character and his helpfulness.

		Occult Chemistry by Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater (online edition) NEW http://home.exetel.com.au/murdoch/TPH_OCTC.HTM Reminiscences About Adyar by N. Sri Ram NEW A Day in the Life of Adyar (2009) NEW The Stable Mind NEW A Path that Cannot Be Sought NEW A Noite Escura da Alma NEW Animals and Their Qualities NEW An Enduring Vision NEW Krishnamurti and St. Paul NEW Light on the Path: Paradoxes of the Mystical Life NEW The Mahatmas and the TS NEW Understanding Self-Centredness NEW As a young Curate at Bramshott Parish, England. Theosophy The Occultism of Southern India by T. Subba Rao (from The Theosophist, January 1889) Karma and Grace by Virginia Hanson The Esoteric School of Theosophy CWL on Magic The Way to Seership Messages from the Unseen On God and Evil: An Extract from The Mahatma Letters Thought-Forms by Annie Besant (1896) Radhaji: A Tribute by Sri S. Harihara Raghavan Memory in the Dying by Madame Blavatsky How to End Obsession by Rt. Rev. C. W. Leadbeater A Recent Conversation with the Mahatmas by Col. Henry S. Olcott Col. Olcott’s Last Letter to C. W. Leadbeater - January 1907 Col. Olcott, Annie Besant and CWL at Adyar, 1905 How are we influenced by public opinion by C. W. Leadbeater A Mahatma’s Visit to a Medium The Catholic and the Puritan Spirit in the TS by Annie Besant Places of Pilgrimage in India by T. Subba Row Understanding Violence by Pedro Oliveira The Spiritual Path and the Phoenix Mystery by Linda Oliveira Blavatsky and Krishnamurti: A Timeless Dialogue Annie Besant in India - online edition The Battle of Theosophy by Pedro Oliveira The Failure Archetype by Pedro Oliveira Magic and the Left Hand Path: from the writings of Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater Articles Written by the Masters and Published in The Theosophist: Mary K. Neff *“The Hidden Side of The Theosophist”: Mary K. Neff* Interview with S. S. Varma Annie Besant and The Secret Doctrine Why do we Belong to the Theosophical Society? by Linda Oliveira Introduction to Annie Besant in India *‘Drawn into the Vortex of Probation’ (as described in The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett)* Theosophy and Psychism Authority in Theosophy? Is Theosophy an Ideology? Episodes of a Living History Who was Djual Khool? by Pedro Oliveira Annie Besant in India - Book Review by Michelle Osborne Why is Religion part of the Second Object of the Theosophical Society? Elementals and Elemental Essence by C. W. Leadbeater and Betrand Keightley Talismans Has Theosophy Become a Creed? The Future of the Theosophical Society Annie Besant, J. J. van der Leeuw and C. W. Leadbeater On Gossip: A Harmful Habit? Fragments of Autobiography of Russell Balfour-Clarke An old associate of C.W. Leadbeater recollects aspects of his own life and his work with CWL. The Attitude of the Enquirer by C. W. Leadbeater Conversations with Radha Burnier The Octagonal Bungalow at Adyar, where CWL developed clairvoyance. Bio The Leadbeaters: Brief Biographical Information by Pedro Oliveira The Birth of a Clairvoyant: Charles Webster Leadbeater by Ricardo Lindemann, Ph.D. CWL in Brazil: Further Evidence Dora van Gelder Kunz and Fritz Kunz audio recording about C. W. Leadbeater Connection with Madame Blavatsky HPB in Tibet HPB and CWL Madame Blavatsky and C. W. Leadbeater: A Timeline T. Subba Rao, Col. Olcott, Mohini Chatterji, CWL and others at the 1885 TS Convention at Adyar. What HPB Thought of CWL When C. W. Leadbeater Met Madame Blavatsky: First Impressions CWL Travels with Madame Blavatsky At Cairo and Madras by Isabel Cooper-Oakley (On the Coulomb Case) Charles Webster Leadeater’s Essays and Lectures on Freemasonry: http://www.cwlworld.info/The_Light_Of_Luxor_Special_Edition-2__1_.pdf Letters from the Master First Letter of Master K.H. to CWL (1884) - with facsimile of the original document The Turning Point in CWL’s Life: Second Letter from Master K.H. CWL Receives his third Letter from Master K.H. CWL, the Mahatma and God The Maha-Chohan’s Letter - historical renderings A ringing chorus by Gounod (from Thought Forms, 1901.) Clairvoyance T. Subba Row, CWL and Esoteric Teachings The Mystery of C. W. Leadbeater’s Clairvoyance An Hour with Mr Leadbeater by Ernest Wood Death of T. Subba Row - Article by H. S. Olcott A Mysterious Manuscript Clairvoyance My First Flight The Akashic Records (1897) The Aura by C. W. Leadbeater (1895) G. R. S. Mead’s Review of Man Visible and Invisible by CWL Work for Buddhism in Ceylon with Col. Olcott Col. Olcott, CWL, and Buddhist leaders in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), 1889. The Buddhist Curate: C.W. Leadbeaters Contribution to Buddhist Education in Ceylon by Pedro Oliveira Writing and Lecturing Two Leading Students of HPB Review C. W. Leadbeater’s Books CWL’s Books in the Digital Age C. W. Leadbeaters Teachings by Alfred Taylor A Comprehensive List of C. W. Leadbeater’s Books Occult Chemistry ‘Occultism and the atom: the curious story of isotopes’ by Jeff Hughes (the influence of Occult Chemistry) (reproduced by permission) The Story of Occult Chemistry by Elizabeth W. Preston Occult Chemistry by Annie Besant Accusations and Allegations Views on E. L. Gardner’s Criticisms of C. W. Leadbeater A Few Hours at Adyar And What They Were Made to Reveal by T. H. Martyn *CWL Speaks: a few praises and criticisms* The Cipher Letter: Historical Background by Pedro Oliveira Facts and Testimony concerning Bishop Leadbeater by E. L. Gardner 1906 and 1908 - A letter from Annie Besant to the Daily Telegraph (Sydney) From Exile: C. W. Leadbeater’s letter to Fritz Kunz, August 1906 C. W. Leadbeater - The Received Tradition Freedom of Thought by Dr Hugh Shearman C. W. Leadbeater: Various Testimonies The book CWL Speaks – C. W. Leadbeater’s Correspondence concerning the 1906 Crisis in the Theosophical Society is now online. You can read it here. The Discovery of Krishnaji Testimony of One of Krishnamurti’s Tutors at Adyar, 1909 Krishnamurti: Ninety Years of Theosophical Ripples Krishnamurti Speaks About His Discovery Krishnaji and CWL A group at Taormina, Italy, 1912 The Custody Case Ernest Wood’s letter regarding C.W. Leadbeater (1913) When Leadbeater went to Court For Private Circulation (1913 Madras Court Case) Moving to Australia The World Mother The Liberal Catholic Church http://www.cwlworld.info/html/liberal_catholic_church.html Police Investigation Sydney Police Investigates C. W. Leadbeater A group at Mackays residence, Sydney, 1922. At the Request of Annie Besant, Moves to Adyar C. W. Leadbeater’s letter to a correspondent: Annie Besant, HPB Centenary (1931) and the “Back to Blavatsky” movement, plus Bertram Keightley at Adyar Dies in Perth, 1 March 1934 Harold Morton: CWL’s Last Days A Requiem Eucharist for Bishop Leadbeater, Perth, Western Australia, March 1934.


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