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Geoffrey Hodson
Geoffrey Hodson
Born	12 March 1886; Lincolnshire, England
Died	23 January 1983 (aged 96); Auckland, New Zealand

Geoffrey Hodson (12 March 1886 in Lincolnshire^[1] – 23 January 1983 in Auckland, New Zealand) was an occultist, Theosophist, Co-Freemason, mystic, Liberal Catholic priest, philosopher and esotericist, and a leading light for over 70 years in the Theosophical Society.

Early life

Hodson was educated in England.

According to Hodson, his occult experiences began when he was about five or six years old. He had dream experiences in the half waking state and this seemed to be connected with Kundalini, the power of life and one of the great forces also known as the "Serpent Fire".^[1]

He served in the British Army as an officer and tank commander during the First World War.^[1] Subsequently, he spent his life as an anti-war activist through his teachings and insights. Following demobilisation he married Miss Jane Carter and he joined the YMCA Secretariat.

Angelic visionary

It was around this time he met Mary De La Middleton, who said that her own master, the Master Rakoczy, had instructed her to show him how to awaken clairvoyance when required, focus it at different levels, project energies and heal others. It was at this stage Geoffrey Hodson with his wife toured Lancashire on his motorcycle and sidecar making detailed notes on the various types of fairies and nature spirits there. This culminated when he was on holiday in the valley of Sheepscombe where he and his wife claimed to have studied the angelic kingdom and that he received teachings from a high angel. This was the beginning of his work with the angelic kingdom. He wrote many books about his investigations there and the angelic teachings given him throughout his life.^[1]

South Africa, Australia and New Zealand

In 1937 he traveled to South Africa to stay with friends Mr and Mrs Quail and their daughter Ethelwynne, who was an artist. Under Hodson's direction she painted the illustrations for his book, The Kingdom of the Gods. Hodson then went to Australia to be with his wife Jane, who since 1929 had progressive paralysis due to multiple sclerosis. She died in 1962. He served there as president of the Blavatsky Lodge, while a Perth theosophist Miss Sandra Chase took care of his wife. In 1940 he was invited by the New Zealand lodge to tour their main centres. While there he became founder and president of the New Zealand Vegetarian Society. He was also elected president of the Council of Combined Animal Welfare Organisations of New Zealand.^[1]

India and America

Hodson also served as the director of studies of the School of the Wisdom at the International Headquarters of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Chennai in India, for four sessions, in 1953–54, then in 1954-1955 and again in 1961.^[1] Hodson was a guest lecturer at the Krotona School of Theosophy in Ojai, California.

Writing

Hodson was the author more than 50 books on spirituality, many being still in print. He wrote on psychic powers, Theosophy, Spiritualism, mysticism, fairies, angels, meditation, clairvoyance, health and disease.

He also wrote over two hundred articles and radio talks and travelled the world lecturing for the Theosophical Society.

He was awarded the Subba Row Gold Medal in 1954 for his contributions to Theosophical literature.^[1]

There are also several posthumous publications, such as Light of The Sanctuary - the Occult Diary of Geoffrey Hodson. Published by his wife Sandra Hodson. Other books published based on his notes and diaries were: Yogic Ascent to Spiritual Heights, Illuminations of the Mystery Traditions.

Death

He gave his last lecture on 4 May 1982 at HPB Lodge in Auckland, aged 96. Eight months later he died in Auckland, on 23 January 1983.^[1]

Bibliography

Works by Geoffrey Hodson:^[2]

Faeries at Work and at Play, 1925
The Kingdom of Faerie, 1927
The Science of Seership 1927
The Brotherhood of Angels and of Men, 1927
First Steps on the Path, 1928
The Angelic Hosts, 1928
Be Ye Perfect, 1928
Angels and the New Race, 1929
American Lectures, 1929
Thus Have I Heard, 1929
The Miracle of Birth, 1929
The Inner Side of Church Worship, 1930
An Occult View of Health and Disease 1930
New Light on the Problem of Disease 1930
Some Experiments in Four Dimensional Vision, 1933
The Coming of the Angels, 1935
Destiny, 1936
The Seven Human Temperaments, 1952
Man, the Triune God, 1952
Kingdom of the Gods, 1952
Through the Gateway of Death: A Message to the Bereaved, 1953
Theosophy Answers Some Problems of Life, 1953
Pathway to Perfection, 1954
Occult Powers in Nature and in Man, 1955
Lecture Notes: The School of the Wisdom, 1955
Vital Questions Answered, 1959
The Soul's Awakening: Talks on Occultism and the Occult Life, 1963
Hidden Wisdom in the Holy Bible, 1963–1980
Man's Supersensory and Spiritual Powers, 1964
Reincarnation, Fact or Fallacy?, 1967
Meditations on the Occult Life, 1968
The Supreme Splendour, 1967
The Priestly Ideal, 1971
The Call to the Heights: Guidance on the Pathway to Self-Illumination, 1975
Christ Life from Nativity to Ascension, 1975
Music Forms: Superphysical Effects of Music Clairvoyantly Observed, 1976
At the Sign of the Square and Compass, 1976
Clairvoyant Investigations of Christian Origins, 1977
Basic Theosophy: The Living Wisdom (condensed from Lecture Notes), 1981
The Concealed Wisdom in World Mythology, 1983
Clairvoyant Investigations, 1984
The Occult Philosophy Concealed within Freemasonry, 1985

Posthumus Publications:

Light of The Sanctuary - The Occult Diary of Geoffrey Hodson, 1988
Yogic Ascent to Spiritual Heights, 1991
Illuminations of The Mystery Tradition, 1992
Sharing The Light - The collected Articles of Geoffrey Hodson, 2008
An Introduction to The Initiate Life, 2018
The Ancient Mysteries, 2020

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Geoffrey Hodson Story". Theosophical Order of Service New Zealand., Retrieved 2013-06-04.
^ Books by Geoffrey Hodson from TomFolio.com