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The '''Theosophical Society''' is an [[SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic esotericist and occult]] international organization founded in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity on a 17 November, 1875 by [[SecretCircleOfSecrets a group of intellectuals and aristocrats]] including Russian mystic UsefulNotes/HelenaBlavatsky, American former soldier and [[UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} Buddhist]] [[WarriorMonk Henry Steel Olcott]], [[AmbiguouslyChristian former Anglican priest turned Liberal Catholic Bishop]] [[TheVicar C.W. Leadbeater]], [[ActionGirl English suffragist]] [[CoolOldLady Annie Besant]] [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and William Judge]]. The Society’s declared intent is:

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The '''Theosophical Society''' is an [[SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic esotericist and occult]] international organization founded in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity on a 17 November, 1875 by [[SecretCircleOfSecrets a group of intellectuals and aristocrats]] including Russian mystic UsefulNotes/HelenaBlavatsky, American former soldier and [[UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} Buddhist]] [[WarriorMonk Henry Steel Olcott]], [[AmbiguouslyChristian former Anglican priest turned Liberal Catholic Bishop]] [[TheVicar C.W. Leadbeater]], [[ActionGirl English suffragist]] [[CoolOldLady Annie Besant]] [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and William Judge]]. The Society’s declared intent is:
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* NonNaziSwastika: The Society's emblem is an amalgam of all religions; the swastika is for Buddhism. Like the Buddhists' (or Hindus') use, theirs predates that of the Nazis.

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