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Theosophical Thinking
This is kind of a difficult topic so please bare with me. Theosophy is originally another term for theology. It is in fact a very old term. The original discussions of theosophy and its relevance stem from a world view that saw the concept of divinity as both a devotional and a naturalistic issue. Many…
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Core Principles of Theosophical Thought
So we can touch on the core principles of theosophical thought if you wish. The first principle behind theosophical thinking is correspondence. Long story short, in Christianized terms, the words of god were continually functioning in the universe around us and could be read and explored by someone with the right understanding. Everything was an expression…
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Primacy of the Mythic
Ok, so now for the more complex stuff… Logos in theosophical thinking, ordered thought, perception and reason, is impersonal, universal. You share in it as a process, just like breathing air is something you share in common with the rest of life around you but it is not your own creation. It is the seat…
Category: Theosophy
Theosophy is originally another term for theology. It is a very old term. The original discussions of theosophy and its relevance stem from a world view that saw the concept of divinity as both a devotional and a naturalistic issue. Even before the terms formal use this sort of thinking was present in classical philosophy. The works of Plato and Aristotle did include what is ultimately theosophical reasoning.
All “fantasy” was seen as divinely inspired even if the individual failed to properly understand or make use of this. You can still see this sort of thinking echoed even in the early America’s – the works of Edison and people like them. This is often why they pursued invention so passionately. In a sort of round about sense the creation and implementation of their inventions was seen as a divine mission.