Sökning: "theosophical society"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden theosophical society.

  1. 1. Deconstructing Thought Forms : Ett bokformgivningsprojekt om ett färg- och formsystem över hur tankar och känslor ser ut

    Kandidat-uppsats, Konstfack/Grafisk design & illustration

    Författare :Olga Nycander; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Book Design; theosophy; Annie Besant; Hilma af Klint; Bokformgivning; Bokdesign; Grafisk design; Teosofi; Annie Besant; Hilma af Klint;

    Sammanfattning : Ett bokformgivningsprojekt som visar färg- och formteorierna i boken Thought Forms (1905) som ett tidigt konst- och designteoretiskt verk. Boken Thought Forms (1905) av Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater är en teosofisk bok som presenterar ”tankeformer” som visar hur tankar och känslor ser ut för den klärvoajanta. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Quest for Gnosis : G. R. S. Mead’s Conception of Theosophy

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Religionshistoria

    Författare :Paulina Gruffman; [2020]
    Nyckelord :theosophy; theosophical society; gnosis; g.r.s. mead; helena blavatsky; annie besant; c.w. leadbeater; occultism; esotericism; western esotericism; new religious movements; new spirituality; quest society; the quest; teosofi; teosofiska samfundet; gnosis; ockultism; esoterism; västerländsk esoterism; nyreligiösa rörelser;

    Sammanfattning : G. R. S. Mead is an important but neglected historical personality of the British fin-de-siècle occult, Theosophical, and post-Theosophical milieu. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Apex of Magic and Science : Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society's Practice and View of Astral Projection

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Religionshistoria

    Författare :Erik A. Karlström; [2020]
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    Sammanfattning : The rise of spiritualism in the late nineteenth century raised new ways to perceive the dead. A new possibility to communicate with the deceased attributed novel characteristics to the human soul. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Masters and Servants : A study concerning the Theosophical Society and Orientalism

    Magister-uppsats, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper, KV

    Författare :Karen Swartz; [2010]
    Nyckelord :Theosophical Society; Esotericism; Occult; Orientalism; Ascended Masters;

    Sammanfattning : During the nineteenth century, an impressive number of occult organizations blossomed both in Europe and the United States. The most influential of these groups was arguably the Theosophical Society. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Views from the Great White Brotherhood : A study concerning notions about race in the teachings of the Theosophical Society and the Rosicrucian Fellowship

    Kandidat-uppsats, Humanvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Karen Swartz; [2009]
    Nyckelord :Theosophical Society; Rosicrucian Fellowship; Esotericism; Occultism; Cosmotheism; racism;

    Sammanfattning : The nineteenth century witnessed a great deal interest in Esotericism, which resulted in the creation of a significant number of Occult organizations. Many of them were influenced by the Theosophical Society, arguably the most important of the groups that came into existence before the Great War, a further example being the Rosicrucian Fellowship. LÄS MER