The Singapore Lodge Theosophical Society
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The Singapore Lodge Theosophical Society
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The following articles are reproduced from the December 2025 Newsletter to members. Non-members may or may not be able to relate to the contents.
Our 150th Anniversary Celebration
We had a joyous celebration over two days. On 15 November 2025, we had a near capacity crowd at our 150th Anniversary Party. It is not often that we had 100 participants at our Lodge meeting, closely matching the vibrancy and number of attendees on our Grand Opening. Opening with the Universal Prayer, we had our traditional Foundation Day presentation on the history of The Theosophical Society leading to the worldwide movement we have today. We shared the statistics of our international organization with members, giving them an appreciation of how far and wide we have reached.
Members received a 150th Anniversary commemorative gift as they arrived. We believe that will be a cherished memorabilia for members.
The presentation was followed by party time with food and merriment. In conjunction with the celebration we had the Big Bargain Book Sale where all titles were offered with 20% discount. In the meantime, members collected their cinema tickets for the movie.
On Sunday, 16 November 2025, the Asian Premiere of ONE FIRE was screened at Golden Village Bugis+. 220 members and friends had a fabulous cinematic experience watching, in Dolby 5.1 surround sound, this new documentary film on 150 years of Theosophy. It was an unforgettable experience for the audience, a climax of our 150th Anniversary Celebration. We thank all for being part of it!
Visiting Speaker
Simon O’Rourke has been a member of the Theosophical Society for more than 30 years with a strong interest in Theosophy and the Secret Doctrine teachings.
He is currently the Education Co-ordinator for the Theosophical Society in Australia, and recently appointed Editor of Theosophy in Australia magazine.
He was previously a National Lecturer for the National Society for more than 10 years.
Having participated on National and Lodge Committees he is a member of the National Executive, is a former President and Treasurer of the Blavatsky Lodge in Sydney, and at that Lodge he worked two years as a full time staff member organising programs and managing the premises in the position of Lodge Manager.
He was a member of the lodge’s Young Theosophists group and co-produced a magazine for its members.
He was a coordinator of the Blue Mountains group for several years. Many of those early members are still members of the TS.
Simon has given many talks and study courses, particularly courses covering The Secret Doctrine, The Mahatma Letters, The Bhagavad Gita, Karma and the Ancient Wisdom in Mythology.
He previously worked in IT for many years, administering server and email environments.
For several years he was a volunteer for Computer Pals teaching elderly people the use of laptops, phones and tablets.
For three years he promoted Theosophy on his weekly program Philosophy Theosophy, broadcast on a Sydney community radio station, and he facilitates online lectures.
We welcome Simon to the Singapore Lodge Theosophical Society.
150th International Convention
The 150th International Convention will be held at the International Headquarters at Adyar, Chennai. India from 31st December 2025 to 4th January 2026. The theme this year is “One World, One Life: The Spirit of a New Humanity”.
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members of the Society in good standing are welcome to attend as delegates.
Non-members are welcome as well to register and book for meals at the Canteen
but accommodation at the campus is not possible (for non-members). If you stay
outside the campus you need to register anyway and you can book meals for the
Canteen. Online viewers will need to register as well. For more information on
registration, go to
https://convention.ts-adyar.org/about/Registering
Sangeetha Menon—Professor & Head, Consciousness Studies Programme National Institute of Advanced Studies Indian Institute of Science Deepa Padhi—International Vice-President of the Theosophical Society Pradeep Gohil—President of the Indian Section of the Theosophical Society Shikhar Agnihotri—International Speaker, National Lecturer
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