The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-13
THE COUNTESS
WACHTMEISTER
Greatest Living Exponent Of the Sci
ence Of TheosOphy Now
in America.
A PHILOSOPHY UNDERLYING
Every Religion ~ the World-so Says
the NOted Lady Who VIII Lecture
In Astoria BOon- Mndame Bla-
yatsky's Disciple.

A philosophy which has convinced
no able ana energetic Il person OF It's
truth and reality 10 such an extent
that she ls pleased 10 leave beautiful
home. 20 give Up a life OF comfort
and ease and the social amenities Of a
wide circle of friends and relatives In
order that. In spite of dangers. din
culties, trials and discomforts Of world
wide travelling. size may help 20 spread
knowledge of its teachings. In surely
worthy Of Il little consideration by
those who have not had the Countess
advantages Any one who has studied
religions In the comparative way must
have been struck By the wonderful
agreement In their fundamental princl-
pies. and the exceeding diversity In
their expression Of these principles ON
the surface most religions differ wide
ly in their ritual. creeds. and ceremo-
niles. but II they are traced deep down
10 the ideas which underlle their literal
expression they are found TO be identl-
cal. this Theosophy tries to show. II
teaches the existence OF boundless
First Cause. infinite and eternal. both
In space and In time of closest init
macy with Madame Blayatsky. who
with Col II. &. Olcott ian American
were the founders Of the Theosophical
Society Madame BlayRtsky Is now
dead. but Col II. g. Olcott IL stlll
president founder Of the whole society.
which is composed OF various sections.
the European. scandinavian. Indian.
Australian New Zealand. and Amer
lean. This latter section has It's head
quarters in New York. Mr. Alese Full
lerton being the general secretary. The
Thcosophical Society In Portland is
represented by the Willamette Lodge.
The Countess first began lecturing
on Theosophy In 1894 here In America.
where In some cases she addressed
audiences from one 10 two thousand
persons
During the last two years she has
made an extensive lecturing tour in
Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand. the
Hawaiian Islands. and the Pacific
coast.
The Countess wachtmelster is COM
Ing shortly TO our city She is now
lecturing In Portland and is an elo-
quent exponent Of Theosophic doc
trines. This lady is the widow OF his
excellcncy. the Count Wachtmeister. at
one time Swedish ambassador at the
court Of ST. James London. and after
wards minister for foreign affairs in
Stockholm. Always a keen student OF
the intellectual problems OF the day,
the Countess was first attracted by
the phenomena OF spiritualism which
she investigated with a thoroughness
which few people have either the time,
means or energy enough to equal. The
Countess then turned her attention to
hypnotism and magnetism. and became
n pupil OF the world-renowned Baron
du Patch. Still seeking for reasona-
Die explanation OF the facts which she
had gathered in the super-physical
realms she eventually Joined the The
osophical Society in 1881, and lived for
six years on terms that utterly tran
scend the power OF human express
sion or similitude. Theosophy is
grand philosophy which underlies all
religions and is at the root basis Of
every religion In the world.