Theosophy Saturday Talks

Theosophy Saturday Talks – Core Topic Syllabus (Working Version)

A. Foundations of Theosophy

1. What Is Theosophy? (and what it is not)

2. The Three Objects of the Theosophical Society

3. Brotherhood without belief: unity without uniformity

4. Theosophy as a way of enquiry, not a doctrine

5. HPB, Annie Besant, Leadbeater — historical roles and controversies (handled gently)

B. Consciousness & the Nature of Reality

6. Consciousness: brain, mind, or something else?

7. Planes of consciousness: physical, astral, mental (comparative views)

8. Dreams, lucid dreams, and out-of-body experiences

9. Death, dying, and what survives? (cross-tradition perspectives)

10. Karma and reincarnation: metaphor, mechanism, or mystery?

C. Comparative Wisdom Traditions

11. Theosophy and Hindu thought (Vedanta, Upanishads)

12. Theosophy and Buddhism (especially compassion and emptiness)

13. Theosophy, Christianity, and the Gnostic strand

14. Sufism, mysticism, and inner knowledge

15. Indigenous and non-Western wisdom traditions

D. Science, Psychology & Modern Thought

16. Science and spirituality: conflict, dialogue, or convergence?

17. Psychology, ego, and the constructed self

18. AI, consciousness, and what it means to be “aware”

19. Language, symbols, and why truth resists literal wording

20. Near-death experiences and modern research

E. Practice, Ethics & Daily Living

21. Meditation: methods, myths, and misunderstandings

22. Compassion, non-judgement, and ethical living

23. Fear, attachment, and the illusion of control

24. Service as spiritual practice (Study–Meditate–Serve revisited)

F. Reflection, Community & the Future

25. What does a Theosophical Lodge exist for today?

26. The 150 years of Theosophy: legacy and responsibility

27. Transmission without authority: teaching without preaching

28. Living with uncertainty — spiritually and practically

29. The future of Theosophy in a changing (and tightening) world