Blavatsky founded the Theosophical Society in 1875. Her approach still bore the spirit of the age. Conflicts raged over her person, miracles and message. Yet her basic ideas of karma, reincarnation and the holographic unity of the universe are now widely accepted. The legacy of all these traditions is sublimated in the New Age philosophy.
Javanese mysticism is based on age-old traditions.
Their disciplines are little known in the West. With a single exception Javanese mystical movements have never expanded outside Indonesia. A spiritual movement coming from Indonesia. Its members are to be found in most countries now. Their spiritual exercise, the latihan , is unique and brings about a purification of man's nature, thereby enabling him to receive inner guidance and communicate deep within.