Hubert van Hook
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| − | Hubert van Hook was born in 1896, the son of Dr [[Weller van Hook]] (1862-1933)[http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_v_02zPzhtm] and Dr Anna (Whaley) van Hook. Weller was a well-known surgeon in Chicago, and was, from 1907 to 1911 the General Secretary of the [[Theosophical Society]] in the United States. Hubert was selected by [[Charles Webster | + | Hubert van Hook was born in 1896, the son of Dr [[Weller van Hook]] (1862-1933)[http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_v_02zPzhtm] and Dr Anna (Whaley) van Hook. Weller was a well-known surgeon in Chicago, and was, from 1907 to 1911 the General Secretary of the [[Theosophical Society]] in the United States. Hubert was selected by [[Charles Webster Leadbeater|Leadbeater]], about 1907 "...while on a lecture tour of American a few years before..." as the vehicle for the coming World Teacher, called Lord Maitreya by the Theosophists. ([[Mary Lutyens|Lutyens]], "Awakening", Discus p 12) |
In 1906, Leadbetter had been embroiled in a scandal that forced him to resign from the society. "Mrs van Hook showed her confidence in Leadbeater by bringing Hubert to stay with him near Dresden in the summer of 1907. It was then that [[Annie Besant|Mrs. Besant]] met Hubert for the first time."(Lutyens, "Awakening", Discus p 19) During this time, some of Hubert's past lives were investigated, with his spirit given the name "Orion". | In 1906, Leadbetter had been embroiled in a scandal that forced him to resign from the society. "Mrs van Hook showed her confidence in Leadbeater by bringing Hubert to stay with him near Dresden in the summer of 1907. It was then that [[Annie Besant|Mrs. Besant]] met Hubert for the first time."(Lutyens, "Awakening", Discus p 19) During this time, some of Hubert's past lives were investigated, with his spirit given the name "Orion". | ||
