Theosophical Writings of Julia Keightley

By Julia Keightley

Julia Wharton Lewis Campbell, later Ver Planck, and still later Keightley, was a prolific writer during the latter portion of the nineteenth century. She began writing in her teens, and wrote until illness overtook her mortal frame, shortly before her consciousness passed quietly from the visible world. In 1886 she discovered theosophy. (Theosophy elucidates the core truths of science, religion, and philosophy, and reveals the 'perennial philosophy.' With study, reflection, and inculcation it approaches an explanation of the universe and helps guide the conduct of our everyday lives.) Her efforts from that time on, were channeled into writing about theosophy's impressions and for its promulgation in the world. Most of her writings are assuredly as applicable today as when they were written over a century and more ago -- and most are as timeless as the theosophical concepts that they embody. My hope is that they will bring Truth-seekers of today a healthy philosophical diet to feast upon. Over her lifetime, Julia gathered many names and wrote under several noms-de-plume . Due to her surfeit of names, I will simply use her first name, Julia, when I speak of her hereafter. Upon a quick search, there are only a couple dozen theosophical articles circulating on the internet today. Perhaps the discreetness William Q. Judge wrote about in 1894 has continued until today: "I tell you very plainly that J.C.K. ought not to let herself be too well known to all. She is too sensitive, and it injures her." * After a disciplined search of all accessible major theosophical magazines and books, I found nearly 300 articles attributed to her. Julia's use of pseudonyms made tracking down all her works elusive at times, and they are often subjective as to authorship. She did have a distinctive style, used some words, phrases, and combinations consistently, and there was a certain cadence to her writing that became clear to me over time. Julia's most important works were brought forth primarily during the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century. It was a time of many significant historical occurrences, the central one for this work being the establishment of the Theosophical Society in 1875, by H. P. Blavatsky, H. S. Olcott, and W. Q. Judge. With it came a new explosion of thoughts and ideas which were radical for the Victorian era; for theosophy to resurge during that time was very disruptive and innovative when compared to the 'norm,' the then standard customs. The conflict between Religion and Science was fully raging. Theosophy -- instead of being an either/or between Science and Religion, brought a synthesis of those two together with Philosophy, creating a triad of understanding underlying those groups, the universally true concepts which bring an elucidation of the wide array of Cosmogenesis and Anthropogenesis -- literally everything about how the universe is manifest, without crystalizing thoughts into dogma.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5NYQXQC
• ISBN13: 9798317344252
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 774 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.9" x 6.0"