Krotona
Krotona was one of three important Theosophical centers in the United States during the early part of the 20th century. Originally built in Hollywood during 1912, the colony was eventually relocated to Ojai, California, in 1926, where it operates today as the Krotona Institute of Theosophy.[2]
Description
[edit]Located just off of State Route 33, the Krotona Institute holds regular classes and workshops on Theosophy, maintains an extensive library on the occult, and has a small bookstore.[citation needed]
The Hollywood Krotona building located at Primrose and Vista Del Mar was erected in 1919.[3] When the Krotonians, spurred by Madame Blavatsky, found Hollywood suffocating their peace-filled theosophies, they decided to move to Ojai California and that is where they have been ever since.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]- Alice Bailey
- Augustus Knudsen, 1st Dean of Krotona[1]
- Charlie Chaplin[4]
- Mary Astor[4]
- Marie Russak, architect of the Moorcrest house of Krotona[4]
- Radha Burnier
References
[edit]- 1 2 Siddall, John William (1917). "Men of Hawaii : being a biographical reference library, complete and authentic, of the men of note and substantial achievement in the Hawaiian Islands". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. 239. OCLC 656828381. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ↑ Willis, Alfred. "A Survey of Surviving Buildings of the Krotona Colony in Hollywood" (PDF). University of California, Los Angeles. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
- ↑ Meares, Hadley (May 22, 2014). "The Creation of Beachwood Canyon's Theosophist "Dreamland"". Curbed LA. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- 1 2 3 Alfred Willis, A SURVEY OF SURVIVING BUILDINGS OF THE KROTONA COLONY IN HOLLYWOOD
Further reading
[edit]- Hine, Robert V. (1973) [1953]. California's utopian colonies. Yale Western Americana series. New York: Norton. p. 57n. ISBN 9780520048850. OCLC 1028861073. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- Power, Ralph Lester (1921). Libraries of Los Angeles and vicinity. Los Angeles, CA, US: University of Southern California Press. pp. 48–49. ISBN 9785519143752. OCLC 613163355. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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