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According to [[Jack Stimson]]'s records, [[Mathilda (Wonderland)|Mathilda]] was once a member of the '''Theosophical Society'''. This fact was just one of what he called the "right credentials" to be a kindred spirit — or, as [[Jessica Willamy]] put it, a "one of us" — in the counterculture movement of the [[1960s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wonderland (novel)|Wonderland]]'')
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According to [[Jack Stimson]]'s records, [[Mathilda (Wonderland)|Mathilda]] was once a member of the '''Theosophical Society''', which indicated to Stimson and [[Jessica Willamy]] that Mathilda had the "right credentials" to be part of the counterculture movement of the [[1960s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wonderland (novel)|Wonderland]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
Author [[Mark Chadbourn]] pours a lot of research into even the smallest of passages within ''Wonderland''. Thus the fact that he describes Mathidlda as being a ''former'' member of the Theosophical Society — and current friend of [[Jiddu Krishnamurti|Krishnamurti]] — is significant, at least when viewed through the dangerous lens of real world history.  It seems to imply that she had turned her back on the Theosophical Society just like her friend — [[T:NO RW|but of course the DWU could be different from the real world]].
* Author [[Mark Chadbourn]] chose to describe Mathilda as a ''former'' member of the Theosophical Society and ''current'' friend of [[Jiddu Krishnamurti|Krishnamurti]] to reference Krishnamurti's real-world split from the Theosophical Society in the late 1920s.
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* In the real world, the Theosophical Society was co-founded by [[Helena Blavatsky]].
 
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Theosophical Society

According to Jack Stimson's records, Mathilda was once a member of the Theosophical Society, which indicated to Stimson and Jessica Willamy that Mathilda had the "right credentials" to be part of the counterculture movement of the 1960s. (PROSE: Wonderland)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Author Mark Chadbourn chose to describe Mathilda as a former member of the Theosophical Society and current friend of Krishnamurti to reference Krishnamurti's real-world split from the Theosophical Society in the late 1920s.
  • In the real world, the Theosophical Society was co-founded by Helena Blavatsky.