Theos-Talk Archives (September 1996 Message tl00274)

Chuck the Heretic:
>So to get back to the original discussion, I do not deny that Hodson was
>actually clairvoyant nor do I contend that all clairvoyants are crazy.  Dora
>Kunz is one of the sanest people I know (and maybe one of the few sane people
>I know). . . Or to put it bluntly, if you think I make fun of Robert Muller,
just think of
>what I would be doing with Master Pollidentus if I were doing this fifty years
ago.
>One of the problems with Geoffrey Hodson may be that a good satirist never
heard of him
>while he was in his prime, but then humor is not a common thing in Theosophy,
>(though to his lasting credit John Algeo does try) witness the lame attempts
>at it in the notorious Hodge Podge Lodge that we in the US section are forced
>to endure at every convention.
>One of the things I've discovered as I do my own research is that we need our
>skeptics and people to find things funny about us to keep us from believing
>our own press releases.
>Hodson probably could have benefited from someone who would have given him a
>good kick in the rear every now and then just to remind him that he was still
>human.

Why not apply for the job?  Hodson may have passed on, but I'm sure there are
plenty of other TS members that would qualify for some rear-end reality
training, humorous critiqueing and down-to-earth skepticism.  They might even
install you in their home, so you could be there at a moment's notice to show
them the error of their ways.

Then, again, why bother?  There's no money, name or fame in criticizing a bunch
of Theosophists.   Why not take those razor sharp perceptions and scientific
know-how and apply them to the computer industry!  Every one knows how defective
softwere is these days. (At this very moment, my husband is sending off a nasty
email to Corel.)  Bone up on programming and networking and sell your services
to the highest bidder.  Who knows, even Bill Gates might give you a call.  ; - )

-Ann E. Bermingham