Hubert van Hook
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Born in 1896, the son of Dr Weller van Hook, a surgeon in Chicago, and the General Secretary of the [[Theosophical Society]] in the United States. Hubert was selected by Leadbetter, about 1907 "...while on a lecture tour of American a few years before..." (Lutyens, "Awakening", Discus p 12) as the vehicle for the coming World Teacher, called Lord Maitreya by the Theosophists. | Born in 1896, the son of Dr Weller van Hook, a surgeon in Chicago, and the General Secretary of the [[Theosophical Society]] in the United States. Hubert was selected by Leadbetter, about 1907 "...while on a lecture tour of American a few years before..." (Lutyens, "Awakening", Discus p 12) as the vehicle for the coming World Teacher, called Lord Maitreya by the Theosophists. | ||
| − | 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 Mrs. Besant met Hubert for the first time."(Lutyens, "Awakening", Discus p 19) During this time, some of Hubert's past lives were investigated. | + | 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 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". |
Mrs. Besant saw him again in Chicago in 1909 while she was there to give a public lecture, where "...she was so struck by him that she prevailed on his mother to leave her husband and bring the boy to Europe and India for special training for his marvellous destiny."(Lutyens, "Awakening", Discus p 12) | Mrs. Besant saw him again in Chicago in 1909 while she was there to give a public lecture, where "...she was so struck by him that she prevailed on his mother to leave her husband and bring the boy to Europe and India for special training for his marvellous destiny."(Lutyens, "Awakening", Discus p 12) | ||
