Geoffrey Hodson
Encyclopedia
Geoffrey Hodson was an occultist, Theosophist, mystic
, Liberal Catholic priest, philosopher and esotericist, and a leading light for over 70 years in the Theosophical Society
. He was educated in England
.
He served with distinction in the British Army as an Officer during the First World War, which experience seems to have prompted him to spend his life attempting to eradicate the causes of wars and suffering through his teachings and insights.
He was the author over fifty books (many still in print) on psychic
powers, Theosophy
, Spiritualism, mysticism
, fairies, angels, meditation
, clairvoyance
, health and disease.
He also wrote over two hundred articles and radio talks. He travelled the world extensively lecturing for the Theosophical Society.
Hodson also served as the Director of Studies of the School of the Wisdom at the International Headquarters of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, India, for four sessions, and was a guest lecturer at the Krotona School of Theosophy in Ojai, California.
He was awarded the Subba Row Medal in 1954 for his contributions to Theosophical Literature.
Mysticism
Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...
, Liberal Catholic priest, philosopher and esotericist, and a leading light for over 70 years in the Theosophical Society
Theosophical Society
The Theosophical Society is an organization formed in 1875 to advance the spiritual principles and search for Truth known as Theosophy. The original organization, after splits and realignments has several successors...
. He was educated in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
He served with distinction in the British Army as an Officer during the First World War, which experience seems to have prompted him to spend his life attempting to eradicate the causes of wars and suffering through his teachings and insights.
He was the author over fifty books (many still in print) on psychic
Psychic
A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
powers, Theosophy
Theosophy
Theosophy, in its modern presentation, is a spiritual philosophy developed since the late 19th century. Its major themes were originally described mainly by Helena Blavatsky , co-founder of the Theosophical Society...
, Spiritualism, mysticism
Mysticism
Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...
, fairies, angels, meditation
Meditation
Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
, clairvoyance
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...
, health and disease.
He also wrote over two hundred articles and radio talks. He travelled the world extensively lecturing for the Theosophical Society.
Hodson also served as the Director of Studies of the School of the Wisdom at the International Headquarters of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, India, for four sessions, and was a guest lecturer at the Krotona School of Theosophy in Ojai, California.
He was awarded the Subba Row Medal in 1954 for his contributions to Theosophical Literature.
External links
- Comprehensive authority website by a pupil
- Hodson biography, bibliography, digital library from TheLiberalCatholicChurch.org
Works
- The Seven Human Temperaments, online book
- Some Hodson works online
- Extracts from Light of the Sanctuary, the Occult Diary of Geoffrey Hodson
- Devas and Angels, a Hodson work
- Angels and the New Race
- Clairvoyant Investigations