Theos-Talk Archives (January 2008 Message tt00076)

Nevertheless, its well known that HPB was addicted to cigarettes 
which she rolled herself or by rolling machine and she admits as much 
herself in a number of venues. Regarding this aspect of HPB and to 
quote scripture, she says in The Key p262: 

"Wine and spirits are worse for spiritual growth than meat for 
alchohol has a very deleterious effect on mans psychic condition. 
Wine and spirit drinking is less destructive to to inner powers 
however, than the use of hash, whether mixed in brownies or taken 
straight, opium, and similar drugs."

So here she gives us a ranked list of harmful practices: meat, 
alchohol, drugs. I include tobacco in the list of drugs and believe 
it is similarly destructive to inner development as HPB describes but 
did not practice.

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Reitemeyer" <dzyan@...> 
wrote:
>
> Richard, that is but a collection of rumour, gossip and slander. 
Which 
> biographers say what?
> If memory serves me right the source for the hash story was a Miss 
Wolff.
> But why is the statement of this woman more trustworthy than the 
words of 
> HPB?
> Where are the facts?
> Frank
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Richard Semock
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 5:54 AM
> Subject: Theos-World Re: 7-years test for discipleship
> 
> 
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Reitemeyer" <dzyan@> 
wrote:
> >
> > > Its well known that HPB was a chain smoker and addicted to
> > > nicotine and possibly hash.
> >
> > Richard, WHO says that she used hash?
> > As far as I know, this rumour comes only from a New York reporter 
and
> HPB
> > has contradicted.
> > Frank
> 
> Here is one somewhat unofficial source but I don't recommend that 
you
> read it:
> 
> http://www.friendsofcannabis.com/friends/madame_blavatsky.htm
> 
> Biographers report that she swore fluently in at least three 
languages,
> exhibited a violent temper, and was a hashish user..
>