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The entire article has been reworked and as such the old talk section is no longer relevant. Please use this section for discussion about the rework itself but open a new section for discussion on other topics. I have used the following unaffiliated sources as the primary reference with due weight given to reliable affiliated sources:

Lewis, James R. (2002). The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions. Prometheus Books, Publishers. pp. 760–762. ISBN 978-1-61592-738-8.
Kuhn, Alvin Boyd (1930). Theosophy: a modern revival of ancient wisdom. Kila, MT: Kessinger. pp. 183–184. ISBN 978-1564591753.

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Unaffiliated

Ellwood, Robert S. (1988). Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-773045-2.
Gomes, Michael (1994). Theosophy in the nineteenth century: an annotated bibliography. New York: Garland. ISBN 0824080947.
Santucci, Dr. James (April 2013). "Theosophy and the Theosophical Societies" (PDF). Theosophy Forward.
Olav Hammer; Mikael Rothstein (2012). The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-49355-1.

Affiliated

"The United Lodge of Theosophists - Its Mission and Its Future". The Theosophy Company, Los Angeles.
"The Man Who Rescued Theosophy - A brief biography of Robert Crosbie". Blavatsky Theosophy Group, UK.
Kell, Wane (1998). "Biography of Robert Crosbie, part 1". Theos-Talk Archives.
Kell, Wane (1998). "Biography of Robert Crosbie, part 2". Theos-Talk Archives.
Blavatsky Theosophy Group UK. "The Four Branches of the Theosophical Movement".

Ratreya (talk) 09:41, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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-I do no understand this clause; "As an effect lies in germ form deep within its cause".  I am a native english speaker but I can make no sense of it.  Does it use language that would only be familiar to a Theosophist or is my vocabulary simply weaker than I had realized?
-(previous comment left in 01:23, 10 May 2006 by Icarus Down)
+= Article Rework Notes =
-:I agree I cannot make sense of it either, in fact the whole article needs heavy work [[User:Dwarf Kirlston|Dwarf Kirlston]] 20:00, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
+The entire article has been reworked and as such the old talk section is no longer relevant. Please use this section for discussion about the rework itself but open a new section for discussion on other topics. I have used the following unaffiliated sources as the primary reference with due weight given to reliable affiliated sources:
+* {{cite book|first=James R.|last=Lewis|title=The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=lk8_ARNz-dYC&pg=PA760|year=2002|publisher=Prometheus Books, Publishers|isbn=978-1-61592-738-8|pages=760–762}}
+* {{cite book|last1=Kuhn|first1=Alvin Boyd|title=Theosophy: a modern revival of ancient wisdom|url=https://archive.org/details/TheosophyAModernRevivalOfAncientWisdom|date=1930|publisher=Kessinger|location=Kila, MT|isbn=978-1564591753|pages=183-184}}
+== Sources ==
-::The phrase has a profound meaning and to understand it, one must be have internalized the core concept of Karma. For that, I would refer you to an excellent article on Karma by Willam Q Judge ([http://www.blavatsky.net/theosophy/judge/articles/aphorisms-on-karma.htm APHORISMS ON KARMA]). But at a high level what it means is that, an effect is fully determined by it's cause or causes. And when viewed from the other side, the cause contains it in the seeds of all its effects which merely unfold over time. Essentially, nothing that is manifest is without an "efficient cause" ([[Four_causes]]).  <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Ratreya|Ratreya]] ([[User talk:Ratreya|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Ratreya|contribs]]) 05:48, 11 March 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
+The following sources were considered but not included in the article.
+==== Unaffiliated ====
+* {{cite book|first=Robert S.|last=Ellwood|title=Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=1BPcAAAAMAAJ|year=1988|publisher=Prentice Hall|isbn=978-0-13-773045-2}}
+* {{cite book|last1=Gomes|first1=Michael|title=Theosophy in the nineteenth century: an annotated bibliography|date=1994|publisher=Garland|location=New York|isbn=0824080947}}
+* {{cite web|last1=Santucci|first1=Dr. James|title=Theosophy and the Theosophical Societies|url=http://www.theosophyforward.net/pdf/TheosophyAndTheTS.pdf#17|date=April 2013|website=Theosophy Forward}}
+* {{cite book|author1=Olav Hammer|author2=Mikael Rothstein|title=The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RM0AAwAAQBAJ|date=2012|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-107-49355-1}}
+==== Affiliated ====
+* {{cite web|title=The United Lodge of Theosophists - Its Mission and Its Future|url=http://www.phx-ult-lodge.org/amission.htm|publisher=The Theosophy Company, Los Angeles}}
+* {{cite web|title=The Man Who Rescued Theosophy - A brief biography of Robert Crosbie|url=http://blavatskytheosophy.com/the-man-who-rescued-theosophy/|publisher=Blavatsky Theosophy Group, UK}}
+* {{cite web|last1=Kell|first1=Wane|title=Biography of Robert Crosbie, part 1|url=http://www.theosophy.com/theos-talk/199803/tt00004.html|website=Theos-Talk Archives|year=1998}}
+* {{cite web|last1=Kell|first1=Wane|title=Biography of Robert Crosbie, part 2|url=http://www.theosophy.com/theos-talk/199803/tt00005.html|website=Theos-Talk Archives|year=1998}}
+* {{cite web|title=The Four Branches of the Theosophical Movement|url=http://blavatskytheosophy.com/the-four-branches-of-the-theosophical-movement/|last=Blavatsky Theosophy Group UK}}
+[[User:Ratreya|Ratreya]] ([[User talk:Ratreya|talk]]) 09:41, 9 December 2015 (UTC)