What is the organisational structure of the Theosophical Society?
The Theosophical Society Adyar has a democratic structure with a directly elected international president and national sections each with directly elected boards. To help the president with her work there is an international Council. This council is elected by the boards of the various sections in the TS (I think). Locally there are lodges that form the bulk of the members and the center of the theosophical work. National sections usually organise national meetings, generally help the lodges and publish books. The other theosophical organisations each have a less clear organisational structure. The TS Pasadena has a ‘leader’ which is appointed (sometimes merely in theory though the present head was appointed that way) by the previous leader. The TS Pasadena looks big online with a large website with whole books online, but their work with people is less strong. It is unclear to me what their policy is regarding lodges, for instance. I have the impression that there is no policy and the
