Theosophical Society Pasadena

The Theosophical Society (Pasadena) is a branch of Theosophy based in Pasadena, California. It is the successor organization to the original Theosophical Society founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and others in 1875 in New York City.

This successor organization, which after several name changes once again now titles itself as simply the Theosophical Society, with the clarifying statement, "International Headquarters, Pasadena, California," traces its beginnings to 1895 when William Quan Judge was expelled by Annie Besant after Blavatsky's death because he was either "faithful to the teachings of the Mahatmas" (the stance of the modern Pasadena organization) or had forged letters and claimed them to be from the Mahatmas (the stance of the modern Adyar organization). The faction led by Henry Steel Olcott and Annie Besant, whose organization, based in India, is today known as the Theosophical Society - Adyar.

Judge led the American group for about a year until his death in 1896, when Katherine Tingley became manager. A group of roughly 200 members led by Ernest Temple Hargrove disputed Tingley's leadership, seceded, and formed a rival faction, the Theosophical Society in America (Hargrove). in 1900 Tingley moved her Society's headquarters from New York City to Lomaland at Point Loma, San Diego in Southern California. It moved to Covina in Los Angeles County in 1942, and to Pasadena in 1945.

Max Heindel was vice president during 1904 and 1905. Later managers include Gottfried de Purucker, 1929–42; Grace Knoche, and currently Randell Grubb.

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