Allan Pittman and Bryan Lynch review the essential teachings of two historic figures, Helena Blavatsky, the founder of the Theosophical Society, who specialized in the teachings of the East (particularly esoteric Buddhism) and Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy, who specialized in the teachings of the West (particularly esoteric Christianity). The two worked both together and apart to bring in the teachings of the New Age.

This talk was contributed to the GBH Forum Network by the Theosophical Society in Atlanta is a local chartered lodge of the Theosophical Society in America and the International Theosophical Society (Adyar). The Theosophical Society is a worldwide organization that was founded in New York on November 17, 1875. The Society seeks to bring people together; to reconcile the religions, philosophies, and sciences of both East and West; and to increase awareness of the Inner Reality present in every human being. http://theosophicalatlanta.webs.com/