ANNIE BESANT WENT MAD AT THE END OF HER LIFE

In 1925 (when Annie Besant was 77 years old) she said things that made one wonder if she was right in the head.

For example, in the speech she gave at the Camp of the Order of the Star in the East held on August 11, 1925 in Ommen, in the Netherlands, Annie Besant declared that several of "Krishnamurti's Twelve Apostles" had already been appointed.

She said:

« Now I must give you, by order of the King, his message and some of the messages of Lord Maitreya and his great Brothers. So what I am announcing is definitely by order of the King whom I serve.

Soon he will take possession of his chosen vehicle, and then he will raise up, as before, his twelve apostles and their leader, the Lord himself. He has already chosen them, but I have only been instructed to mention seven who have attained the level of the Arhat, and they are:

My brother Charles Leadbeater and myself, C. Jinarajadasa, George Arundale, Oscar Köleström, Rukmini Arundale. I omit one, but I must also omit another. Naturally, our Krishnaji (Krishnamurti) is one of them, but he will have to be the vehicle of Lord Maitreya. And the other is someone very dear to all of us, as well as to the entire Brotherhood: Bishop Wedgwood.

He carried his cross before the King could place the seal of the Arhat on it. These are seven of the twelve apostles he chose, himself being the thirteenth. »

(The Theosophical Movement 1875-1950, p.292)

So you see, in the same way that Jesus had his twelve apostles, Krishnamurti was also going to have his twelve apostles, but the curious thing is that all the "apostles" appointed by the "King" were accomplices of Leadbeater.

James Ingall Wedgwood was accused of pedophilia in several countries, but for Annie Besant that was "bearing his cross".

And according to Annie Besant, they were all already Arhats, that is, very great initiates, close to reaching Nirvana.

But Annie Besant also showed that she was already confused because she makes a jumble with the "King" (the Planetary or Solar Logos) and the "Lord Christ-Maitreya", and she also made the mistake of saying that Krishnamurti was going to be one of the apostles.

It was not until after this statement, when her error was pointed out to her—that she had named Krishnamurti as one of her own apostles— that she corrected it in another public talk she gave on the 14th.

But as you can see, Annie Besant's brain was already failing.

On October 23, 1925, Krishnamurti arrived in England from the United States, displeased and extremely skeptical of recent events. He rejected all revelations about Initiations and Apostles, the World Religion, and the World University, but he didn't want to tell Annie Besant this himself.

However, he had made the decision that she had to be told, and that is why he sent Professor Marcault, an official from World University, to give Mrs. Besant the news, while Krishnamurti remained in the car outside.

Emile Marcault, MA, LLB, was a professor of psychology and French literature at Claremont University (1909-1917), then at the University of Grenoble and the University of Pisa (1917-1924); and Secretary General of the Theosophical Society of France (1934-1945).

Marcault conveyed the message to Mrs. Besant as simply as he could, and left, leaving her pale and severely shaken.

She subsequently became physically ill, and from this date onward showed signs of rapid aging, memory loss, and a tendency to dwell on the past.

However, Annie Besant continued working as if she hadn't been told anything, and she continued to defend Leadbeater and carry out everything that individual asked of her.

On August 2, 1929, Krishnamurti, during the meeting that took place in Ommen, dissolved the organization that venerated him (the Order of the Star in the East).

But Annie Besant continued to act as if nothing had happened, even though her close associates privately said that Annie Besant was becoming increasingly irrational.

Regarding Annie Besant's loss of sanity, Lady Emily had written to Krishnamurti relating a conversation she had had with Wedgwood in London shortly after the dissolution of the Order of the Star in the East; and he told her that Mrs. Besant was "non compos mentis" [not in control of her mind].

The Adyar Convention took place from December 23 to 27, 1929. Krishnamurti attended and gave his address, but while Leadbeater was disdainful towards Krishnamurti, Besant, on the other hand, remained openly reverent towards Krishnamurti, even more so than before.

And this despite the fact that Krishnamurti had eliminated the organization she had created to venerate him, and  that Krishnamurti had publicly repudiated her and Leadbeater, and that Krishnamurti rejected the "Masters" she worshipped.

Which shows that at that time Annie Besant was no longer reasoning but was indeed non compos mentis .

 

Leadbeater became very hostile towards Krishnamurti a few months later, but Annie Besant remained very loyal to Leadbeater and admired Krishnamurti at the same time, even though Krishnamurti and Leadbeater had clearly become antagonists. 

Annie Besant also remained very active in her political activities and as president of the Theosophical Society of Adyar until December 1931 when she fell ill and after that remained convalescent, although increasingly weak.

The Adyar Theosophical Society's Annual Convention took place from December 24 to 29, 1931. Besant declared the opening of the Convention but only attended twice because she was very weak.

By 1932, Besant could no longer get out of the car on her own, and at the December Convention she said that her work for this life was finished.

By 1933, Besant spoke very little, she was unable to eat and refused to drink, and was unconscious most of the time.

She finally died on September 20, 1933, at the age of almost 86.

Sources:

"The Elder Brother" by Gregory Tillett.

"Life and Death of Krishnamurti" by Mary Lutyens

"A Short History of the Theosophical Society" by Josephine Ransom

OBSERVATION

Annie Besant herself didn't have much discernment, as she allowed herself to be completely manipulated by several charlatans, first by the orthodox Brahmin Chakravarti, then by the fake clairvoyant Charles Leadbeater, and then by the even more fake "Arhat" George Arundale.

But from the age of 77, Annie Besant showed a severe decline in her cognitive abilities, and she gradually lost her sanity until finally being completely mentally lost during her last years of life.