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Charles W Leadbeater
Biography
Charles Webster Leadbeater was born in February 1854, in Cheshire, England. During his life, he claimed to have been born in 1847, but there is a fairly good body of evidence to say the correct year was 1854.
His father — Charles — moved the family to London in 1861 because of a job with the railroad.
An uncle — W. W. Capes — got young Charles interested in the priesthood. He was ordained to the clergy by the Bishop of Winchester in 1979.
He met Helena P. Blavatsky in 1884. The well-known mystic got him interest in the occult side of religion. Father Leadbeater was so enamored by Madam Blavatsky that he became her disciple, mov-ing to Adyar, India shortly after meeting her. He renounced his priesthood and took up studies under Blavatsky.
In the early part of the twentieth century, he and James I. Wedgwood founded the Liberal Catholic Church. Their intent was to nourish esoteric liturgies, separate from the Anglican and Roman Rites of the church catholic.
His father — Charles — moved the family to London in 1861 because of a job with the railroad.
An uncle — W. W. Capes — got young Charles interested in the priesthood. He was ordained to the clergy by the Bishop of Winchester in 1979.
He met Helena P. Blavatsky in 1884. The well-known mystic got him interest in the occult side of religion. Father Leadbeater was so enamored by Madam Blavatsky that he became her disciple, mov-ing to Adyar, India shortly after meeting her. He renounced his priesthood and took up studies under Blavatsky.
In the early part of the twentieth century, he and James I. Wedgwood founded the Liberal Catholic Church. Their intent was to nourish esoteric liturgies, separate from the Anglican and Roman Rites of the church catholic.
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A Textbook of Theosophy
by Charles W Leadbeater
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 40,650.
Language:
English.
Published: May 19, 2012
by
Abp. Wynn Wagner.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Theosophy, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Metaphysics
Theosophy is a technique from the 1600s that showed quite a bit of interest in esoteric circles of the twentieth century. The theosophist seeks to understand the mysteries of the universe and the bonds that unite the universe, humanity and the divine. The goal of theosophy is to explore the origin of divinity and humanity, and the end of world, life and humanity.
Hidden Side of Christian Festivals
by Charles W Leadbeater
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Words: 143,870.
Language:
English.
Published: May 17, 2012
by
Abp. Wynn Wagner.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Theosophy, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Metaphysics
Written by one of the foremost authorities on esoteric Christianity, HIDDEN SIDE takes you on a journey beneath the popular surface meaning of the major events in the church’s year. It was written a few months after World War One, and that still is a strong memory to the author.
Archbishop Leadbeater (1854-1934) was the second Presiding Bishop of the Liberal Rite of the church catholic.