Home›Religious Founders, Prophets & Reformers›New Age, Esoteric and Theosophical Founders›All New Age, Esoteric and Theosophical FoundersBrowse ByAll New Age, Esoteric and Theosophical FoundersFounders of the modern Western esoteric, Spiritualist, New Thought and New Age lineage from the nineteenth century to the present, including the founders of Theosophy and Spiritism, the nineteenth century mental-healing movement that grew into Christian Science, Religious Science, Unity and related New Thought churches, twentieth century systems such as the Enneagram, Human Design and A Course in Miracles, the founder of Eckankar, French positivist philosophy's attempt to found a Religion of Humanity, and the transpersonal psychology, mindfulness, neo-shamanic and breathwork teachers whose practices are widely treated as a spiritual path in their own right.FactsAll New Age, Esoteric and Theosophical FoundersSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCultural OriginWell-attestedWestern Esotericism (Modern) 1Era of OriginWell-attested1875 CE 1All New Age, Esoteric and Theosophical FoundersFilter Results25 entriesGenderAllFemale (9)Male (16)TraditionAllBuddhism (1)Christianity (1)Eckankar (1)New Thought (8)Spiritism (1)Theosophy (3)HistoricityAllHistorically attested (25)EraAll1798 to 1857 (1)1802 to 1866 (1)1804 to 1869 (1)1821 to 1910 (1)1831 to 1891 (1)1832 to 1907 (1)1844 to 1906 (1)1845 to 1931 (1)1849 to 1925 (1)1851 to 1896 (1)1854 to 1948 (1)1861 to 1945 (1)1862 to 1950 (1)1887 to 1960 (1)1908 to 1971 (1)1909 to 1981 (1)1929 to 2018 (1)1931 to 2020 (1)1941 to 2014 (1)1946 to 2012 (1)In GroupAllNew Age, Esoteric and Theosophical Founders (25)Revered InAllChristianity (2)Manner Of DeathAllDied by suicide (1)Died of natural causes (8)Test ResultAllDebunked (1)Office HeldAllFirst President of the Theosophical Society, 1875 to 1907 (1)NationalityAllBolivia (1)France (2)Netherlands (1)Russia (1)United States (15)Veneration StatusAllHistorically Significant but Not Venerated (22)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 25Allan KardecReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersAuguste ComteReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersCharles FillmoreReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersChristina GrofReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersDon Richard RisoReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersEmma Curtis HopkinsReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersErnest HolmesReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersHelen SchucmanReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersHelena Petrovna BlavatskyOccultists, Magicians & EsotericistsHenry Steel OlcottReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersJon Kabat-ZinnReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersJulia SetonReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersMalinda CramerReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersMary Baker EddyReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersMichael HarnerReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersMyrtle FillmoreReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersNona L. BrooksReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersOscar IchazoReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersPaul TwitchellReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersPhineas Parkhurst QuimbyReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersRa Uru HuReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersRuss HudsonReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersStanislav GrofReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersWilliam Quan JudgeReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersWim HofReligious Founders, Prophets & ReformersSources1. Wikipedia: Theosophical Societytier 2WikipediaWikipedia Theosophical Society, lead section, cultural-origin statementThe Theosophical Society is the organizational body of Theosophy, an esoteric new religious movement. It was founded in New York City, United States in 1875.Wikipedia Theosophical Society, lead section, era statementIt was founded in New York City, United States in 1875.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.