Home›Theosophical Societies›All Theosophical SocietiesBrowse ByAll Theosophical SocietiesThe Theosophical Society itself and the Anthroposophical Society that split from it, the second founded by Rudolf Steiner after a doctrinal break over the movement's direction. Both organize around a body of esoteric teaching about spiritual evolution and hidden masters rather than around graded ceremonial work, which is what separates this small pairing from the Hermetic Societies beside it.FactsAll Theosophical SocietiesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSecret Societies 1All Theosophical SocietiesFilter Results3 entriesBelongs To TraditionAllBuddhism (1)Hinduism (1)Attributed ToAllRudolf Steiner (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (3)Separation Period Start YearAll1912 (1)Originated InAllGermany (1)United States (2)Successor OfAllAnnie Besant (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1875 (1)1912 (1)1923 (1)Derived From (Parent Society)AllTheosophical Society (2)MembershipAllWomen and men (2)PolityAllA federation of autonomous member organisations (2)A single central governing body over the whole movement (1)Founded ByAllAlice Bailey (1)Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1)Rudolf Steiner (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3Anthroposophical SocietyTheosophical SocietiesThe Arcane SchoolTheosophical SocietiesTheosophical SocietyTheosophical SocietiesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (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.