In her dizzying view of the true nature of reality there is an array of gods and lesser beings who control the evolution of the world. Aiding them are the masters, who represent them to other humans. The teaching is highly complicated, with a mixture of gods, philosophy, theorizing about the nature of the Mind, and occult practices. There is a complex teaching on the nature and history of the world, its evolution in the future, and the place of the human race in the present. Theosophy offers a number of occult practices, such as meditation and yoga.
Reincarnation is seen as the process of repeated chances to rediscover true life.
Numerous controversies, charges of fraud, and internal dissension worked against Theosophy and undercut its credibility. Followers led the group in expanding her teachings and the literature of the group. A young boy named Krishnamurti was heralded in the early 1900s as the new Christ for a new race of humans. There was controversy and sexual charges against a leader involving the boy. In the 1920s Krishnamurti rejected the idea of being a messiah.