Theos-Talk Archives (June 1996 Message tl01089)

In message <lnDnrQAzAB1xEwC+@nellie2.demon.co.uk>, "Dr. A.M.Bain"
<guru@nellie2.demon.co.uk> writes
>Leadbeater lied about his age, causing many of his followers to
>attribute to him a vitality associated with "Occult Adepts,"
>when in fact he pretended to be seven years older than he
>actually was.  Prior to Tillet's reproduction of his birth
>certificate, sources give his birthdate as 17 February 1847.
>
>[Adapted from my "Bishops Irregular" 1985, Bristol, England].
>
>(A.M.Bain)
>
>He was, at one time, expelled from the Adyar based Theosophical
>Society

Correction: he resigned following an official enquiry headed by Colonel
Olcott.

Alan
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