A Facsimile of a Letter from Master Koot Hoomi to Franz Hartmann (original) (raw)

Franz Hartmann, a German Theosophist residing at the Adyar Theosophical Society Headquarters in 1884, wrote:

". . . I will state that the occurrence of these [occult] phenomena has not ceased since the departure of Madame Blavatsky for Europe. She left Bombay on February 20, 1884, and since that time I have personally received three of the well-known occult letters in the familiar handwriting of the Masters, and one of them (from K.H.) enclosed in an envelope with Tibetan characters. One of these letters was received on March 22nd through the astral form of a high Chela. . . ." (Theosophist, Supplement, Vol. V, July 1884, p. 99)

Elsewhere, Hartmann wrote about this K.H. letter received on March 22, 1884:

"Affidavits sent in by several members went to show, that the Coulombs were guilty of gross misconduct, of lying about the Society, slandering its officers, wasting the funds of the Society, &c. We therefore concluded to impeach them in a formal manner, and were engaged in drawing up the charges in my room when the astral body of a Chela appeared, and handed the following letter to Damodar. . . .This was rather like throwing cold water on the fire we had kindled to purify the Society. . . .The letter was in the well-known hand writing of K.H. It was enclosed in a Chinese envelope, addressed to me, and the Chela who handed it to Damodar was recognized by him. There could be no longer any doubt as to its being genuine, and there was nothing to be done, but to obey. I therefore rather reluctantly obeyed, and an armistice was concluded with the Coulombs by treating them with greater consideration. Madame Coulomb had some of her glory and power restored to her, and we all attempted to get rid of her by persuasion and kindness. . . . " (Hartmann's Report of Observations, etc., 1884, p. 33)

First I give a transcription of K.H.'s message and then a facsimile of the letter. (1)