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33-574: H. P. Blavatsky originally described the existence of a spiritual master whom she considered her guru, and who went by, among other names, Morya. Blavatsky said that Morya and another master, Koot Hoomi , were her primary guides in establishing the Theosophical Society . Blavatsky also wrote that Masters Morya and Koot Hoomi belonged to a group of highly developed humans known to some as the Great White Brotherhood or

66-553: A hoax . Little descriptive references to K.H. occur in The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett and the writings of Mme. Blavatsky . The name Koot Hoomi seems to be a pseudonym. We find a reference to a "Rishi Kuthumi" in several Puranas, as for example in the Vishnu Purana (Book 3, Chapter 6) where he is said to be a pupil of Paushyinji. In reference to this Mme. Blavatsky wrote: The name of Rishi Koothumi

99-539: A colored sketch on China silk of the landscape near [Koot Hoomi]'s and my Chohan's residences with a glimpse of the latter’s house and of part of the little temple. Mme. Blavatsky , in a letter to Mary Hollis Billing wrote: Now Morya lives generally with Koot-Hoomi who has his house in the direction of the Kara Korum [Karakoram] Mountains, beyond Ladak, which is in Little Tibet and belongs now to Kashmire. It

132-612: A room in which he and Madame Blavatsky were sitting. Bailey's work and her books with Djwal Khul were published by the Lucis Trust , an organization she set up with her husband, Foster Bailey . Over time, Djwal Khul's name has appeared in the writings about Ascended Masters (a phrase not used by Bailey) of various New Age organizations such as the Ascended Master Teachings of Elizabeth Clare Prophet , who claims that she has channeled Djwal Khul as well as

165-453: A weakness for pipe smoking, something that was strictly forbidden in Tibet. Both these Masters supposedly lived in Tibet. Other inconsistencies obvious now, were not enough to alert Sinnett that he was being hoaxed." In 1884, Rev. George Patterson published an article "The Collapse of Koot Hoomi" which stated that Koot Hoomi did not exist. Based on information he received from Emma Coulomb it

198-658: A wonderful liquid blue. There is skepticism about the existence of Koot Hoomi. Gordon Stein in his book Encyclopedia of Hoaxes has noted: "There were flaws in Blavatsky's work. Koot Hoomi, for example, claimed to have been an Indian (not a Tibetan) who studied in Germany. Yet he did not speak German, Hindi, or Punjabi. He spoke French and English, but wrote them using the overlined characteristic of Russians who write in English or French. The other Mahatma, Master Morya, had

231-494: Is a large wooden building in the Chinese fashion pagoda-like, between a lake and a beautiful mountain. . . . This is confirmed by a reference given by Mahatma K. H. himself, in a letter to A. P. Sinnett : I was coming down the defiles of Kouenlun — Karakorum you call them . . . and was crossing over to Lhadak on my way home. C. W. Leadbeater described the physical appearance of Master KH as follows: The Master Kuthumi wears

264-638: Is mentioned in more than one Purana, and his Code is among the 18 Codes written by the various Rishis and preserved at Calcutta in the library of the Asiatic Society. But we have not been told whether there is any connection between our Mahatma of that name, and the Rishi, and we do not feel justified in speculating upon the subject. All we know is, that both are Northern Brahmans, while the Môryas are Kshatriyas. K.H.'s early letters to Sinnett are signed with

297-507: Is said to be one of the Mahatmas that inspired the founding of the Theosophical Society in 1875. In Theosophy it is believed that he engaged in a correspondence with two English Theosophists living in India, A. P. Sinnett and A. O. Hume . Their correspondence was published in the book The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett . Skeptics have described Koot Hoomi and the other Mahatmas as

330-417: Is said to live in a house in a ravine in Tibet, near the house of Master Morya . In 1881, Colonel Henry S. Olcott wrote to A. O. Hume : I have also personally known [Master Koot Hoomi] since 1875. He is of quite a different, a gentler, type, yet the bosom friend of the other [Master Morya]. They live near each other with a small Buddhist Temple about midway between their houses. In New York, I had . . . and

363-462: The Jewish people and Arabs , and of Judaism and orthodox Christianity and fundamentalist movements of both East and West, and her views have been criticized as such. Author Lee Penn has written that Bailey "expressed hatred for Judaism in many of her books." Russian historian Victor Shnirelman says "Racist and antisemitic trends are explicit ... in the occult teachings of Alice Bailey (founder of

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396-524: The Masters of the Ancient Wisdom , defined as the spiritual guides of mankind and teachers of ancient cosmological , metaphysical , and esoteric principles that form the origin of all the world's great philosophies, mythologies and spiritual traditions. According to Theosophical writings, Djwal Khul is said to work on furthering the spiritual evolution of our planet through the teachings offered in

429-931: The summer of 1910) as having been an emperor of Atlantis in 220,000 BC, ruling from his palace in the capital city, the City of the Golden Gates . According to the Ascended Masters teachings, some of the later incarnations that Morya is said to have had include: K. Paul Johnson suggests in his book The Masters Revealed: Madame Blavatsky and Myth of the Great White Lodge that the Masters that Madame Blavatsky claimed she had personally met are idealizations of certain people she had met during her lifetime. Koot Hoomi Koot Hoomi (also spelled Kuthumi , and frequently referred to simply as K.H. )

462-563: The 24 books by Alice Bailey of Esoteric Teachings published by The Lucis Trust (then named the Lucifer Publishing Company ); he is said to have telepathically transmitted the teachings to Bailey and is thus regarded by her followers as the communications director of the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom. Djwal Khul's name first appeared in the work of Madame Blavatsky , a co-founder of the Theosophical Society and author of " The Secret Doctrine ", published in 1888, which

495-606: The Esoteric Section with Judge, made public statements supporting the genuineness of those letters; but she later accused Judge of falsifying them, asserting that her suspicions of him were confirmed by the visitation of a Mahatma, presumably Master Morya, to whom she was linked. The ensuing controversy led to the break-up of the Society in 1895, but leaders in the increasingly fragmented movement continued making claims about having received communications and visitations from

528-513: The Masters connected with the cause. Theosophical writings offered vivid descriptions of Morya, his role in the Brotherhood, and his past lives. Morya's earliest notable claimed incarnation is recorded by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater (from, the source states, their research into the " akashic records " at the Theosophical Society headquarters in Adyar (Tamil Nadu) , India conducted in

561-570: The New Age movement) and her followers, who wish to cleanse Christianity of its “Jewish inheritance” and reject the “Jewish Bible” as a prerequisite for entering the Age of Aquarius." The scholar K. Paul Johnson maintains that the "Masters" that Madame Blavatsky wrote about and produced letters from were actually idealizations of people who were her mentors . Johnson asserts that the Djwal Khul

594-587: The White Lodge (though this is not how they described themselves). Master Morya's personality has been depicted in some detail by various theosophical authors. A man "living on the earth, but possessed of developed senses that laughed at time and space." On the other hand, author P. Jenkins challenges that there is little evidence that Blavatsky's Masters, including Morya, ever existed. Author K. Paul Johnson wrote that Blavatsky gave conflicting versions of her meeting with Morya and suggests Blavatsky fictionalized

627-411: The body of a Kashmiri Brahman, and is as fair in complexion as the average Englishman. He, too, has flowing hair, and His eyes are blue and full of joy and love. His hair and beard are brown, which, as the sunlight catches it, becomes ruddy with glints of gold. His face is somewhat hard to describe, for His expression is ever changing as He smiles; the nose is finely chiselled, and the eyes are large and of

660-402: The consequences. . . In an interview by Charles Johnston to H. P. Blavatsky , he described the handwriting of Master K.H. in the following way: . . . evidently a man of very gentle and even character, but of tremendously strong will; logical, easy-going, and taking endless pains to make his meaning clear. It was altogether the handwriting of a cultivated and very sympathetic man. Master KH

693-494: The cycle of the astrological ages . In a preface included in many of Bailey's books, Djwal Khul, in the dictations described by Bailey, refers to the fact that he has been reported to be an abbot of a Tibetan monastery and the spiritual preceptor of a large group of lamas . She wrote that he lived in Northern India, near the borders of Tibet . Other than that the books do not include personal details about Djwal Khul and

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726-529: The dictated content focuses on his esoteric teachings. Of the minimal personal details, Bailey writes that Djwhal Khul considers himself a disciple of a certain degree in the spiritual, non-physical, ashram of the Master Koot Hoomi , who is considered by Theosophists and other students of Alice Bailey's books to be another member of the same "spiritual hierarchy" of advanced beings. C. W. Leadbeater claimed that he saw Djwal Khul teleport into

759-576: The esoteric standpoint) preside over a large group of Tibetan Lamas, when my other duties permit." In some writings, his name was omitted and he was referred to by the abbreviation "Master D. K." or the appellation "The Tibetan". In 1919 Alice Bailey (1880–1949), severed her links with the Theosophical Society for various reasons and later began writing books she described as being telepathically dictated to her by Djwhal Khul whom she referred to as "The Tibetan" (later associated with

792-433: The initials D.K. ). According to Bailey, her D.K. was the main author behind Blavatsky's "The Secret Doctrine". Bailey stated that after initial resistance, she was eventually persuaded by the quality of what she had written in 'dictation' in the first few weeks work with DK to continue to write down the communications from this source. She wrote for 30 years, from 1919 to 1949. Bailey wrote that Djwal Khul's intention

825-415: The name Koot Hoomi Lal Sing. However, later in the correspondence, he says the "Lal Singh" was an addition made by his disciple Djwal Khool : Why have you printed The Occult World before sending it to me for revision? I would have never allowed the passage to pass; nor the "Lal Sing" either foolishly invented as half a nom de plume by Djwal K. and carelessly allowed by me to take root without thinking of

858-412: The names of her two chief disciples, Olcott and Hume ." Djwal Khul Djwal Khul (variously spelled 'Djwhal Khul', 'Djwal Kul', the 'Master D.K.', 'D.K.', or simply 'DK'), is believed by some Theosophists and others to be a Tibetan disciple in "The Ageless Wisdom" esoteric tradition. The texts describe him as a member of the ' Spiritual Hierarchy ', or 'Brotherhood', of Mahatmas , one of

891-464: The other Mahatmas, such as Koot Hoomi and the Master El Morya , among many others, resulting in dozens of volumes of transcriptions. The leaders of these groups described themselves as having direct contact with him and other "Masters of Wisdom", and to be working as their disciples on the physical plane. According to Elizabeth Clare Prophet , one of Djwal Khul's previous incarnations

924-564: The story, basing it on her encounter with an Italian political activist. After Blavatsky's death, theosophists and others continued claiming to have met Morya or to have received communications from him. William Quan Judge , the leader of the American Section of the Theosophical Society, stated privately that he had received letters from Morya and other Adepts. Annie Besant , head of the European Section and co-head of

957-595: The way for the "Reappearance of the Christ " (called by Theosophists The Maitreya ). Alice Bailey's 24 books with DK were to be the second in a series of three revelations, after Blavatsky's "The Secret Doctrine", that were meant present the preparatory teachings that would serve to usher in the New Age referred to as the Age of Aquarius , because the astrological sign of Aquarius will soon succeed this present Piscean cycle in

990-508: Was alleged that Hoomi was actually a dummy made from cloth with a painted face that her husband Alexis Coulomb wore on his shoulders at night. Blavatsky denied the accusations of fraud. Moncure D. Conway visited Blavatsky and investigated claims of the Mahatmas in 1884. He suggested that Hoomi was a fictitious creation of Blavatsky. Conway wrote that Blavatsky "created the imaginary Koothoomi (originally Kothume) by piecing together parts of

1023-558: Was as Caspar, one of the Three Wise Men (the one who gave gold to Jesus ). The teachings of Djwal Khul, as conveyed through Bailey's many books in his name, discuss many controversial topics, such as nationalism , race relations , American isolationism , Soviet totalitarianism , fascism , Nazism , and Zionism . The books include content in line with the then current 19th century and early 20th century ideas and views about people of African descent, Aboriginal Australians ,

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1056-526: Was primarily written by Koot Hoomi and Morya, according to Blavatsky and others in the Mahatma letters. Bailey writes in August 1934, in the first person voice of DK: [I am] "a Tibetan disciple of a certain degree, and this tells you but little, for all are disciples from the humblest aspirant up to and beyond The Christ Himself. I live in a physical body like other men on the borders of Tibet and at times (from

1089-428: Was the revelation of esoteric teachings that were valuable for the continued training and teaching of spiritual aspirants in the 20th and early 21st century. She believed her work was done on behalf of the "spiritual hierarchy" of advanced beings, that included Djwal Khul, whose sole interest was to guide humanity towards the establishing of goodwill and right human relations, the vital first steps that would help prepare

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