Alma Theon
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Alma Theon born Mary Chrystine Woodroffe Ware (or Miriam Lin Woodroffe), was an occultist and clairvoyant
, and wife and co-worker of Max Theon
.
According to Max Theon, his wife was the driving force behind the Cosmic movement or Cosmic Tradition
that he taught.
In her Collected Works and occasional references in The Agenda, The Mother (Mirra Alfassa
) describes Madame Theon as an extraordinary woman with great powers; and refers to miraculous experiences at Tlemcen
in Algeria
, where she stayed on two extended visits to learn occultism under the tutelage of the Theons.
Clairvoyance
The term clairvoyance is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses, a form of extra-sensory perception...
, and wife and co-worker of Max Theon
Max Theon
Max Théon perhaps born Louis-Maximilian Bimstein, was a Polish Jewish Kabbalist and Occultist. In London while still a young man, he inspired The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor in 1884, but seemed to have little to do with the day to day running of the organisation, or indeed its actual teachings...
.
According to Max Theon, his wife was the driving force behind the Cosmic movement or Cosmic Tradition
Cosmic Tradition
The Cosmic Tradition is a series of six volumes, and also a cosmological doctrine, authored by Max and Alma Theon around the turn of the 20th century. The books, four volumes of which are available on-line in French, tell a creation myth and the early history of the world, in an elaborate...
that he taught.
In her Collected Works and occasional references in The Agenda, The Mother (Mirra Alfassa
Mirra Alfassa
-Early life:Mirra Alfassa was born in Paris in 1878, of a Turkish Jewish father, Maurice, and an Egyptian Jewish mother, Mathilde. She had an elder brother named Matteo. The family migrated to France the year before she was born. For the first eight years of her life she lived at 62 boulevard...
) describes Madame Theon as an extraordinary woman with great powers; and refers to miraculous experiences at Tlemcen
Tlemcen
Tlemcen is a town in Northwestern Algeria, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is located inland in the center of a region known for its olive plantations and vineyards...
in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, where she stayed on two extended visits to learn occultism under the tutelage of the Theons.