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ABOUT THE Anna Kingsford was born in England in 1846. She was an English woman of many mystic, doctor, women’s activist, vegetarian and writer. She was president of the London Lodge of the British Theosophy society in 1883 and formed the Hermetic Society in 1884. Her name appears in studies of the women movement in the second half of the ninetieth century in England. She has a prominent place in the history of vegetarianism and action against vivisection. She figures in medical history as among the pioneer women gained qualifications in the male profession. Despite suffering from asthama, Anna led a very busy life, lecturing widely on vegetarianism and against vivisection in addition to her medical practices. In November 1886. Anna received a drenching in a Paris downpour which triggered consumption. Travel to the Riviera and Italy did not improve her condition. In June 1887 She settled in London, and died there in February 1888. ABOUT THE Alan Pert has studied comparative religion and Hermetic philosophy for many years. He lives in Sydney. The author has managed an accurate biography of the amazing English woman Anna Kingsford (1846-1888). She accomplished much of lasting value in her life, tragically cut short by consumption (tuberculosis). In 1971, he graduated from the University of Sydney, Graduate Diploma in Librarianship from the Canberra College of Advanced Education in 1981. Since 1988 he has been a librarian at his alma mater. of the Life of Anna Kingsford . 7 Acknowledgements . 9 Introduction . 11 Early Years . 13 2. A Young Woman . 25 3. Marriage . 31 4. Anna’s Own Paper . 43 5. Anna at Home . 51 6. Medical Studies . 61 7. Anna’s Mystical Illuminations . 75 8. New Friends and Medical Graduation . 83 9. Back in England . 89 10. A Public Figure . 99 11. President of the British Theosophical Society . 113 12. Controversy in Theosophy . 133 13. The Hermetic Society . 145 14. Multifarious Activities . 153

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First published January 1, 2007

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February 24, 2018
Only now can the huge gaps between Alan Pert`s & Edward Maitland`s biographies be explained.This is thanks to what we now know about #vax scams from `Apocalypse3` by Paul Camster` and to some extent The Caspar Enigma.
Without wanting to spoil anyone`s enjoyment of any of the above,the really malevolent cults around animal abuse are defined by Camster from their pro-Holocaust war crimes to sacrificial rituals with satanic #child and #animal abuse victims.The unholy trinity who aimed to kill Anna by demonic methods resembling Aleister Crowley`s and those in Dennis Wheatley`s`The Devil Rides Out`simply had it backfire in Anna`s expert hands.Wheatley may even have been influenced by events surrounding the cursing of Anna.The latest author may not have known it before the Camster book explains all,making Anna an innocent victim & heroine who warns us that #vax scams robbing health budgets didn`t die with Monsieur Pasteur`s hatecrime. Excellent&brilliantly ahead of its time! Red Cactus Red Cactus by Alan Pert




Only now can the huge gaps between Alan Pert`s & Edward Maitland`s biographies be explained.This is thanks to what we now know about #vax scams from `Apocalypse3` by Paul Camster` and to some extent The Caspar Enigma.
Without wanting to spoil anyone`s enjoyment of any of the above,the really malevolent cults around animal abuse are defined by Camster from their pro-Holocaust war crimes to sacrificial rituals with satanic #child and #animal abuse victims.The unholy trinity who aimed to kill Anna by demonic methods resembling Aleister Crowley`s and those in Dennis Wheatley`s`The Devil Rides Out`simply had it backfire in Anna`s expert hands.Wheatley may even have been influenced by events surrounding the cursing of Anna.The latest author may not have known it before the Camster book explains all,making Anna an innocent victim & heroine who warns us that #vax scams robbing health budgets didn`t die with Monsieur Pasteur`s hatecrime. Excellent&brilliantly ahead of its time!



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December 15, 2007
It is doubtless good for the soul to read a truly awful book occasionally. I don't mind hagiography, and I don't necessarily mind hyperbole. But when the combination is marketed as 'accurate biography' then I object. Anna Kingsland may well have been one of the most interesting 'high order mystics' to draw breath, but this isn't the book that convinces me.

A one star review at Amazon.com can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2q5aao for anyone interested.
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April 18, 2016
this book is so full of typos, and manages to be both repetitive and contradictory at the same time.
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