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 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 some biographical information, including the charges and accusations against him, his work for the Theosophical Society and the Liberal Catholic Church. Also included are a comprehensive list of his books, written over a period of several decades, plus 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.
A Wise Elder Brother: Testimonies about C. W. Leadbeater
Views on E. L. Gardner’s book There is no Religion higher than Truth
An Hour with Mr. Leadbeater by Ernest Wood
Understanding Self-Centredness
Why is Religion part of the Second Object of the Theosophical Society?
Elementals and Elemental Essence by C. W. Leadbeater and Betrand Keightley
T. Subba Row, CWL and Esoteric Teachings
CWL Speaks: a few praises and criticisms
Has Theosophy Become a Creed?
Glimpses of Occult Chemistry https://vimeo.com/254962001
a talk by Pedro Oliveira
TheﾠMystery of C. W. Leadbeater’s Clairvoyance
Charles Webster Leadbeater’s Essays and Lectures on Freemasonry (From The Light of Luxor)
‘Occultism and the atom: the curious story of isotopes’ by Jeff Hughes (the influence of Occult Chemistry)
http://www.cwlworld.info/pw_article_sept03.pdf (reproduced by permission)
The Future of the Theosophical Society
Annie Besant, J. J. van der Leeuw and C. W. Leadbeater
Madame Blavatsky and C. W. Leadbeater: A Timeline
What HPB Thought of CWL
http://www.cwlworld.info/What_HPB_Tought_of_CWL.pdf
CWL Travels with Madame Blavatsky
http://www.cwlworld.info/CWL_travels_with_Madame_Blavatsly.pdf
At Cairo and Madras by Isabel Cooper-Oakley (On the Coulomb Case)
First Letter of Master K.H. to CWL (1884) - with facsimile of the original document
The Turning Point in CWL’s Life: HPB and the Second Letter from Master K.H.
CWL receives his third letter from Master K.H.
Early Letters prior to 1906 Crisis
The Cipher Letter: Historical Background
CWL in Brazil: Further Evidence
The Leadbeaters: Brief Biographical Information
For Private Circulation (1913 Madras Court Case)
Ernest Wood letter regarding C.W. Leadbeater (1913)
Lady Emily Lutyens – Her Impressions of CWL
http://www.cwlworld.info/Lady_Emily_Lutyens.pdf
Sydney Police Investigates C. W. Leadbeater
Facts and Testimony concerning Bishop Leadbeater by E. L. Gardner
1906 and 1908 - A letter from Annie Besant to theﾠDaily Telegraph (Sydney)
The Maha-Chohan’s Letter - historical renderings
The Story
of Occult Chemistry by Elizabeth W. Preston
Occult Chemistryﾠby Annie Besant
The Akashic Records (1897)
The Auraﾠby C. W. Leadbeater (1895)
C. W. Leadbeater’s Teachings by Alfred Taylor
A Comprehensive List of C. W. Leadbeater’s Books
Dora van Gelder Kunz and Fritz Kunz audio recording about C. W. Leadbeater
Visit the expanded Gallery and Bio pages
G. R. S. Mead’s Review ofﾠMan Visible and Invisible by CWL
On Gossip: A Harmful Habitﾠ
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. His statement about Mr Leadbeater’s integrity can be seen here.
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The Catholic and Puritan Spirit in the TS by Annie Besant |
http://www.cwlworld.info/html/archives.html
The Buddhist Curate: C.W. Leadbeater’s Contribution to Buddhist Education in Ceylon
A Few Hours at Adyar and What They Were Made to Reveal by T.H. Martyn
The Hidden Side of The Theosophist by Mary K. Neff
The Magic of the Christian Church A clairvoyant discovers the power and the spiritual reach to the celebration of the Holy Eucharist.
Places of Pilgrimage in India by T. Subba Row
T. Subba Row, CWL and Esoteric Teachings Anuradhapura and Mihintale C. W. Leadbeater’s impressions
of his visit to ancient Buddhist sacred sites in Sri Lanka.
A Primary Source Archive for the Life and Work of C. W. Leadbeater
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