The Hawaiian Star, 1908
“TRAGEDY MARKS THE YOGA CULT”
“Reported Separation at Purdue Recalls Sensational Incidents in Chicago”
“ADEPT IS HEARD IN SOCIETY”
“Swami Vivekananda Listened to by Many, But Mrs. Craddock Driven Away to Final Suicide”
#HindooHistory #Yoga
“TRAGEDY MARKS THE YOGA CULT”
“Reported Separation at Purdue Recalls Sensational Incidents in Chicago”
“ADEPT IS HEARD IN SOCIETY”
“Swami Vivekananda Listened to by Many, But Mrs. Craddock Driven Away to Final Suicide”
#HindooHistory #Yoga
“The cult, which is now reported to have claimed Mrs. Stone, is an offshoot of an ancient Hindoo system of thought”
“A number of years ago one phase of the cult was forcibly called to the attention of Chicagoans through the lectures of Mrs. Ida Craddock, who applied its theory to details of life in such a way her books and publications were barred from the malls and she was indicted”
“She styled her book ‘The Church of Yoga,’ and after federal interference expunged it and sold many copies. As a result of the investigation of the federal authorities she went to Denver and later to Washington D.C. the here she committed suicide...”
“The doctrine of yoga consists of the withdrawal of the devotee from all outside communication with the world and by connection of the mine to project the individual into a beatific condition”
“Swami Vivekananda, a yogi from Calcutta, attained great popularity in Chicago before his death in 1902 and was the head of a cult which numbered many women in the city...
“The suite of rooms maintained by the adept in Michigan avenue, near 15th street, were crowded afternoon and evenings with women principally from the higher strata of society and many parlors were thrown open to the Hindoo with his strange doctrine”
“The advent of Vivekananda aroused a deep interest in the mysteries of the eastern teachings, and the doctrine of yoga spread widely among oriental students”
“Extracts from a copy unearthed by a reporter for the Daily News show a strange mingling of exalted and pure sentiments... couched in an apparently meaningless jargon”
The “reported separation” referenced in the headline was covered here:
https://twitter.com/hindoohistory/status/1368714350261805059
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