Radiance from Halcyon: A Utopian Experiment in Religion and Science

Contents

Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 Organizing Theosophy in the United States 13 2 The Emergence of the Temple Movement in Syracuse 35 3 The Esoteric Temple of Humanity 59 Temple Theosophy and Occult Science 4 Building Kinship 81 The Iroquois League and the Exoteric Work of the Temple 5 Early Halcyon 99 The Temple Sets Its Foundations in the Golden West 6 The Temple Home Association 125 A Cooperative Commonwealth 7 An Architecture of Spiritual Forces 143 The Blue Star Memorial Temple 8 Forces of Nature and the Electric Panacea 161 Healing at the Halcyon Sanatorium 9 Dune Spirit, Harmony, and Dissonance 193 Music and Art at Halcyon 10 The Avatar Arrives 217 Spiritual Fulfillment and Scientific Advancement Conclusion 237 Notes 243 Index 301 Contents 00front_Layout 1 2/12/2013 05:32 Page ix 00front_Layout 1 2/12/2013 05:32 Page x ...