Second Biennial Gathering HPB Weekend: Wisdom Teachings for Challenging Times
October 30 – November 1
Pedro Oliveira, Elena Dovalsantos, Michael Gomes, Ananya Sri Ram
Friday 7 – 8:30 pm, Saturday 10 – noon, 2 – 4 pm and Sunday 10 – noon.
Onsite and Zoom
Single Session $15 Weekend $50
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831- 1891), one of the Theosophical Society’s founders, has influenced significantly the thought of the Western world and brought important insights to inter-spiritual dialogue. Her extensive knowledge of the philosophies and religions of the world, wisdom of East and West, symbolism, metaphysics, esoteric philosophy, and the practical applications of all these to life, is reflected in 15 volumes of her Collected Writings. (See H.P. Blavatsky Her Writings, Theosophical Society in America pamphlet)
Krotona’s HPB Wisdom Teachings gathering will alternate with our biennial fall Secret Doctrine Forum, inviting a wider, ongoing exploraton of HPB’s work in the context of today’s challenges and our responsibilities for humanity’s future.
Pedro Oliveira joined the Theosophical Society in 1978 and has worked for it in several capacities. Pedro has lectured extensively in many countries on the Perennial Wisdom, Spirituality, Mysticism and Comparative Religion. He is the author of N. Sri Ram: A Life of Beneficence and Wisdom (TPH Adyar, 2009), CWL Speaks: C. W. Leadbeater’s Correspondence concerning the 1906 Crisis in the Theosophical Society (2018) and Annie Besant in India (2021). His articles have appeared in a number of the Society’s international journals.
Elena Dovalsantos, Ph.D., serves as Resident Head of the Krotona Institute of Theosophy. A third-generation Theosophist, she has shared her insights and teachings across the United States and internationally, offering talks that illuminate both the depth and contemporary relevance of theosophical wisdom.
Michael Gomes is considered one of the best known historians of the Theosophical movement. He joined the Society in 1968 at the age of seventeen and has remained committed not only to to the ideals of the Society, but its co-founder, HP Blavatsky. His publications, which range from new editions of Blavatsky’s writings to examinations of contentious events in theosophical history, have contributed toward a better understanding of the modern theosophical movement. Michael Gomes is Director of the Emily Sellon Memorial Library in New York City.
Ananya Sri Ram has been a student of Theosophy since 1983 and incorporates theosophical principles into her practice as a licensed therapist. Past president of the Theosophical Order of Service, USA, she co-teaches an introductory online theosophical course for the Theosophical Society in America (TSA) and contributes to the online journal Theosophy Forward. She currently serves as the director of the Krotona School in Ojai, California.
