Archibald Keightley

Archibald Keightley in his early years

Born| 19 April 1859

Sedgwick, Westmorland, UK

Died| 18 November 1930

New York City

Known for| Theosophist
Spouse| Julia van der Planck
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Archibald Keightley (19 April 1859 – 18 November 1930) was an English physician and Theosophist.

## Biography

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Keightley was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge. In 1886, he obtained a degree from the Royal College of Physicians in London. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and Master of Arts and Doctor of Medicine from Cambridge.[1]

He joined the Theosophical Society in 1884.[2] In the London Lodge of the TS at the time were: A.P. Sinnett, Dr. Anna Kingsford, William Kingsland, Prof. William Crookes, Frank Podmore, F.W.H. Myers, Edmund Gurney, Charles Massey.[3]

Keightley was a prominent member of the TS who helped in the editing of Helena P. Blavatsky's magnum opus, The Secret Doctrine.[2][4] He served as the General Secretary of the English Theosophical Society from 1888 to 1890.[2] He was married to Julia van der Planck a.k.a. "Jasper Niemand", the author of a number of Theosophical tracts.[5] Bertram Keightley, his uncle (although younger by one year), was also a Theosophist.

He later sided with William Quan Judge and his American branch over that led by Annie Besant, and then the faction associated with Ernest Temple Hargrove over that led by Katherine Tingley. After the death of his wife, he relocated to New York City, where he participated in the activities of the "Hargrove" branch until his death in 1930.

## Selected publications

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* The Recovery of Health: With a Chapter on the Salisbury Treatment (1890)
* Karma and Free Will (1891)
* The Natural Law of Altruism (1891)
* Dr. Archibald Keightley’s Account of the Writing of The Secret Doctrine (1893)
* Brotherhood – a Fact in Nature (1897)
* Health and Disease (1897)

## References

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1. ^ "Dr. Archibald Keightley". fundacionblavatsky.org. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
2. ^ a b c Tillett, 1986, p. 982. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
3. ^ Tillett, 1986, p. 1065. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
4. ^ Wachtmeister, Countess Constance (8 August 2015), Reminiscences of H. P. Blavatsky: And the Secret Doctrine (Classic Reprint), Forgotten Books, ISBN 978-1-332-42387-3, chap. x.
5. ^ The Theosophical Movement, 1875-1950. Los Angeles: Cunningham Press. 1951. p. 123\. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

## External links

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* Gregory John Tillett (1986). "The Sydney eScholarship Repository: Charles Webster Leadbeater 1854-1934 : a biographical study". ses.library.usyd.edu.au. PhD Thesis, University of Sydney, Department of Religious Studies.

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