The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett
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ISBN 1-55700-086-7) According to Theosophical teachings, the letters were written between 1880 and 1884 by Koot Hoomi and Morya to A. P. Sinnett.[1] The letters were previously quoted in several theosophical books (e.g. The Occult World by Sinnett), but not published in full. The letters were important to the movement due to their discussions on the theosophical cosmos and spiritual hierarchy. From 1939, the original letters were in the possession of the British Museum but later the British Library.
![]() Facsimile (a fragment) of the 8th letter from the Master K.H.[2] The book was both praised and criticized by theosophists. Dr H. N. Stokes called the book "the most authoritative work of a theosophical nature ever made accessible to the public. It is simply transcendent in its importance." Criticism[edit]Patterson wrote about theosophical occult phenomena, "What if these signs and wonders are proofs of something very different?... Instead of a message from beings of supernal wisdom and power, we shall have only the private thoughts of a clever but not over scrupulous woman.[3]"[4] A member of the SPR and a research worker of paranormal phenomena Richard Hodgson wrote in The Age:
Modern criticism[edit]Leo Klejn wrote that Blavatsky's reputation was "seriously damaged after due consideration of this occult phenomena by English psychologists".[7] A historian of esotericism K. Paul Johnson speculates that the "Masters" that Blavatsky wrote about and produced letters from were actually idealizations[8] of people who were her mentors.[9] Bibliography[edit]
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