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Part Four: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow

Behind the Bastards

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Theosophical Society - Is There an Explanation?

The Mahatma letters led to a precipitous decline in the fortunes of the Theosophical Society. What finally forced Blavatsky out of India was a controversy over the release of theMahatma letters. A British organization, the Society for Psychical Research sent and again, this is like that people are trying to see if this is real science. It's not I don't think there's anything particularly toxic about it in 2022. But like, chill out, man. She was a con woman.

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