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	* '''''Devachan, or, The Heavenworld'''''. 1895.		* '''''Devachan, or, The Heavenworld'''''. 1895.
	* '''''Man, his Origin and Evolution: According to Theosophic Philosophy'''''. c. 1895.		* '''''Man, his Origin and Evolution: According to Theosophic Philosophy'''''. c. 1895.
	* '''''Mislaid Mysteries: A Paper Read at the Fisher Opera House'''''. San Diego, California, 1901. A paper read at the Fisher Opera House, San Diego on August 24th, 1901. in The Path Series.		* '''''[https://archive.org/details/mislaid-mysteries Mislaid Mysteries: A Paper Read at the Fisher Opera House]'''''. San Diego, California, 1901. A paper read at the Fisher Opera House, San Diego on August 24th, 1901. in The Path Series.

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==

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	Herbert Coryn contributed numerous essays to various Theosophical journals, but never published a monograph. Many of his essays were published in pamphlet format. These include:		Herbert Coryn contributed numerous essays to various Theosophical journals, but never published a monograph. Many of his essays were published in pamphlet format. These include:

	* [https://archive.org/details/b28092065/mode/2up '''The Moral and Physical Advantages of Total Abstinence: Prize Essay''''']. London: National Temperance Publication Depot, 1886.		* [https://archive.org/details/b28092065/mode/2up '''''The Moral and Physical Advantages of Total Abstinence: Prize Essay''''']. London: National Temperance Publication Depot, 1886.
	* '''''Devachan, or, The Heavenworld'''''. 1895.		* '''''Devachan, or, The Heavenworld'''''. 1895.
	* '''''Man, his Origin and Evolution: According to Theosophic Philosophy'''''. c. 1895.		* '''''Man, his Origin and Evolution: According to Theosophic Philosophy'''''. c. 1895.

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	Herbert Coryn contributed numerous essays to various Theosophical journals, but never published a monograph. Many of his essays were published in pamphlet format. These include:		Herbert Coryn contributed numerous essays to various Theosophical journals, but never published a monograph. Many of his essays were published in pamphlet format. These include:

	* '''Devachan, or, The Heavenworld'''. 1895.		* [https://archive.org/details/b28092065/mode/2up '''The Moral and Physical Advantages of Total Abstinence: Prize Essay''''']. London: National Temperance Publication Depot, 1886.
	* '''Man, his Origin and Evolution: According to Theosophic Philosophy'''. c. 1895.		* '''''Devachan, or, The Heavenworld'''''. 1895.
	* '''Mislaid Mysteries: A Paper Read at the Fisher Opera House'''. San Diego, California, 1901. A paper read at the Fisher Opera House, San Diego on August 24th, 1901. in The Path Series.		* '''''Man, his Origin and Evolution: According to Theosophic Philosophy'''''. c. 1895.
			* '''''Mislaid Mysteries: A Paper Read at the Fisher Opera House'''''. San Diego, California, 1901. A paper read at the Fisher Opera House, San Diego on August 24th, 1901. in The Path Series.

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==

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	He joined the [[Theosophical Society]] in the late 1880s when Blavatsky had relocated to England. He immediately became one of her direct pupils and was fiercely loyal to her and the other early members of the Society, including [[William Quan Judge]]. When Blavatsky established her [[Inner Group]], he was one of the twelve members.<ref>Spierenburg, Henk J., ed. <i>The Inner Group Teachings of H.P. Blavatsky to her personal pupils (1890-91)</i>, 2nd ed. San Diego: Point Loma Pub., 1995. xiii.</ref> Dr. Coryn was in medical practice with another of the group, [[Archibald Keightley\|Dr. Archibald Keightley]].<ref> Michael W. Ashcraft, ''The Dawn of the New Cycle: Point Loma Theosophists and American Culture'' (Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2002), 162.</ref> In 1890, when Blavatsky declared herself president of the Theosophical Society of Europe, he was appointed to her advisory council.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XII, pg 263-254.</ref> During Blavatsky's life he also held other positions including the Secretary of Theosophical Lecturing Society.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XI, pg 300.</ref> After Blavatsky's death Coryn became a member of the Executive Committee in the European section, a position he held until 1895.		He joined the [[Theosophical Society]] in the late 1880s when Blavatsky had relocated to England. He immediately became one of her direct pupils and was fiercely loyal to her and the other early members of the Society, including [[William Quan Judge]]. When Blavatsky established her [[Inner Group]], he was one of the twelve members.<ref>Spierenburg, Henk J., ed. <i>The Inner Group Teachings of H.P. Blavatsky to her personal pupils (1890-91)</i>, 2nd ed. San Diego: Point Loma Pub., 1995. xiii.</ref> Dr. Coryn was in medical practice with another of the group, [[Archibald Keightley\|Dr. Archibald Keightley]].<ref> Michael W. Ashcraft, ''The Dawn of the New Cycle: Point Loma Theosophists and American Culture'' (Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2002), 162.</ref> In 1890, when Blavatsky declared herself president of the Theosophical Society of Europe, he was appointed to her advisory council.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XII, pg 263-254.</ref> During Blavatsky's life he also held other positions including the Secretary of Theosophical Lecturing Society.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XI, pg 300.</ref> After Blavatsky's death Coryn became a member of the Executive Committee in the European section, a position he held until 1895.

	He was also the president of Brixton Lodge in South London, a position he held from 1890 until the lodge was dissolved in 1895. The lodge, founded on April 18, 1890,<ref><i>Alice Cleather's London Letters</i>, Michael Gomes, ed. Theosophical Research Monographs, No. 2. 1999, pg 4.</ref> met in a small hall in the back of 196, Clapham Park Road, not far from the Clapham Road station.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.12, July 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> The Lodge also attracted a number of prominent English occultists and Theosophists to lecture including [[Allan Bennett]] whom Coryn co-sponsored for membership,<ref>Crow, John L. <i>The White Knight in the Yellow Robe: Allan Bennett's Search for Truth.</i> Master's Thesis, University of Amsterdam, 2009. Pg 24.</ref> and [[G. R. S. Mead]].<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.7, February 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> Coryn also lectured on subjects such as through transference.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.9, April, 1893, pg 8.</ref> In addition to lectures, the lodge also hosted classes on <i>[[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']]</i>, developed a <i>Girl's Guild</i>, "giving an opportunity for the self-improvement to any young [people],"<ref>Ibid.</ref> and a lending library.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 3.3, October 1, 1893, pg 5.</ref>		He was also the president of Brixton Lodge in South London, a position he held from 1890 until the lodge was dissolved in 1895. The lodge, founded on April 18, 1890,<ref><i>Alice Cleather's London Letters</i>, Michael Gomes, ed. Theosophical Research Monographs, No. 2. 1999, pg 4.</ref> met in a small hall in the back of 196, Clapham Park Road, not far from the Clapham Road station.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.12, July 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> The Lodge also attracted a number of prominent English occultists and Theosophists to lecture including Allan Bennett whom Coryn co-sponsored for membership,<ref>Crow, John L. <i>The White Knight in the Yellow Robe: Allan Bennett's Search for Truth.</i> Master's Thesis, University of Amsterdam, 2009. Pg 24.</ref> and [[G. R. S. Mead]].<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.7, February 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> Coryn also lectured on subjects such as through transference.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.9, April, 1893, pg 8.</ref> In addition to lectures, the lodge also hosted classes on <i>[[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']]</i>, developed a <i>Girl's Guild</i>, "giving an opportunity for the self-improvement to any young [people],"<ref>Ibid.</ref> and a lending library.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 3.3, October 1, 1893, pg 5.</ref>

	During the 1893 [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)\|World's Parliament of Religion]] at the World's Colombian Exposition in Chicago, Coryn is listed in attendance, as the president of Brixton Lodge, and on Judge's Advisory Council.<ref><i>The Theosophical Congress held by the Theosophical Society at the Parliament, World's Fair of 1893, at Chicago, Ill., September 15, 16, 17.</i> New York: American Section Headquarters T.S., 1893. pg 10.</i></ref>		During the 1893 [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)\|World's Parliament of Religion]] at the World's Colombian Exposition in Chicago, Coryn is listed in attendance, as the president of Brixton Lodge, and on Judge's Advisory Council.<ref><i>The Theosophical Congress held by the Theosophical Society at the Parliament, World's Fair of 1893, at Chicago, Ill., September 15, 16, 17.</i> New York: American Section Headquarters T.S., 1893. pg 10.</i></ref>

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	* '''Devachan, or, The Heavenworld'''. 1895.		* '''Devachan, or, The Heavenworld'''. 1895.
	* '''Man, his Origin and Evolution: According to Theosophic Philosophy'''. c. 1895.		* '''Man, his Origin and Evolution: According to Theosophic Philosophy'''. c. 1895.
	* '''Mislaid Mysteries: A Paper Read at the Fisher Opera House'''., San Diego, California, August 24th, 1901.		* '''Mislaid Mysteries: A Paper Read at the Fisher Opera House'''. San Diego, California, 1901. A paper read at the Fisher Opera House, San Diego on August 24th, 1901. in The Path Series.

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==

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	== Theosophical Involvement in America ==		== Theosophical Involvement in America ==

	Coryn's efforts in England did not last. By mid-1898, he had relocated to the United States, and lived in New York, the place where the T.S. headquarters were located. Upon arriving he immediately took a leadership role in [[Katherine Tingley]]'s organization taking on the role of secretary in the International Brotherhood League (Unsectarian) which was founded by Tingley on April 29, 1897, and as a member of the general committee of the War Relief Corps of the I.B.L.,<ref><i>Universal Brotherhood<i> [formally known as <i>The Path</i>], vol. 13, 1898-1899, p 345, 348.</ref> after the onset of the Spanish-American War in Cuba. "The committee coordinated the accumulation and distribution of medical and other supplies from lodges across the United States. It also enlisted group of Theosophical women already involved in social reform, the Sisters of Compassion. Coryn trained them in basic nursing skills for use among wounded soldiers."<ref> Michael W. Ashcraft, ''The Dawn of the New Cycle: Point Loma Theosophists and American Culture'' (Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2002), 165.</ref>		Coryn's efforts in England did not last. By mid-1898, he had relocated to the United States, and lived in New York, the place where the T.S. headquarters were located. Upon arriving he immediately took a leadership role in [[Katherine Tingley]]'s organization taking on the role of secretary in the International Brotherhood League (Unsectarian) which was founded by Tingley on April 29, 1897, and as a member of the general committee of the War Relief Corps of the I.B.L.,<ref><i>Universal Brotherhood</i> [formally known as <i>The Path</i>], vol. 13, 1898-1899, p 345, 348.</ref> after the onset of the Spanish-American War in Cuba. "The committee coordinated the accumulation and distribution of medical and other supplies from lodges across the United States. It also enlisted group of Theosophical women already involved in social reform, the Sisters of Compassion. Coryn trained them in basic nursing skills for use among wounded soldiers."<ref> Michael W. Ashcraft, ''The Dawn of the New Cycle: Point Loma Theosophists and American Culture'' (Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2002), 165.</ref>
	Coryn continued a leadership role in the organization, relocating in 1900 to Point Loma, California, when the American T.S. relocated its headquarters. He lived in Point Loma until his death in 1927. He never married.<ref~~><i~~>Blavatsky's Collected Writings~~</i>~~, Vol. IX, pg 411.</ref>		Coryn continued a leadership role in the organization, relocating in 1900 to Point Loma, California, when the American T.S. relocated its headquarters. He lived in Point Loma until his death in 1927. He never married.<ref>Blavatsky's ''Collected Writings'', Vol. IX, pg 411.</ref>

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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

	Born in England in 1863, Coryn was the son of a physician. He followed in his father's footsteps studying medicine and becoming a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London. Initially he worked at his father's medical practice.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. IX, pg 410.</ref> He had three siblings, an older sister, Francis (1856-1927), married to Professor Fred J. Dick, and two brothers, [[Sidney Coryn\|Sidney]] and Edgar A., all active Theosophists.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. IX, pg 411.</ref>		Born in England in 1863, Coryn was the son of a physician. He followed in his father's footsteps studying medicine and becoming a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London. Initially he worked at his father's medical practice.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. IX, pg 410.</ref> He had three siblings, an older sister, Francis (1856-1927), married to [[Frederick J. Dick\|Professor Fred J. Dick]], and two brothers, [[Sidney Coryn\|Sidney]] and Edgar A., all active Theosophists.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. IX, pg 411.</ref>

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	== Theosophical Involvement in England ==		== Theosophical Involvement in England ==

	He joined the [[Theosophical Society]] in the late 1880s when Blavatsky had relocated to England. He immediately became one of her direct pupils and was fiercely loyal to her and the other early members of the Society, including [[William Quan Judge]]. When Blavatsky established her [[Inner Group]], he was one of the twelve members.<ref>Spierenburg, Henk J., ed. <i>The Inner Group Teachings of H.P. Blavatsky to her personal pupils (1890-91)</i>, 2nd ed. San Diego: Point Loma Pub., 1995. xiii.</ref> In 1890, when Blavatsky declared herself president of the Theosophical Society of Europe, he was appointed to her advisory council.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XII, pg 263-254.</ref> During Blavatsky's life he also held other positions including the Secretary of Theosophical Lecturing Society.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XI, pg 300.</ref> After Blavatsky's death Coryn became a member of the Executive Committee in the European section, a position he held until 1895.		He joined the [[Theosophical Society]] in the late 1880s when Blavatsky had relocated to England. He immediately became one of her direct pupils and was fiercely loyal to her and the other early members of the Society, including [[William Quan Judge]]. When Blavatsky established her [[Inner Group]], he was one of the twelve members.<ref>Spierenburg, Henk J., ed. <i>The Inner Group Teachings of H.P. Blavatsky to her personal pupils (1890-91)</i>, 2nd ed. San Diego: Point Loma Pub., 1995. xiii.</ref> Dr. Coryn was in medical practice with another of the group, [[Archibald Keightley\|Dr. Archibald Keightley]].<ref> Michael W. Ashcraft, ''The Dawn of the New Cycle: Point Loma Theosophists and American Culture'' (Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2002), 162.</ref> In 1890, when Blavatsky declared herself president of the Theosophical Society of Europe, he was appointed to her advisory council.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XII, pg 263-254.</ref> During Blavatsky's life he also held other positions including the Secretary of Theosophical Lecturing Society.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XI, pg 300.</ref> After Blavatsky's death Coryn became a member of the Executive Committee in the European section, a position he held until 1895.

	He was also the president of Brixton Lodge in South London, a position he held from 1890 until the lodge was dissolved in 1895. The lodge, founded on April 18, 1890,<ref><i>Alice Cleather's London Letters</i>, Michael Gomes, ed. Theosophical Research Monographs, No. 2. 1999, pg 4.</ref> met in a small hall in the back of 196, Clapham Park Road, not far from the Clapham Road station.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.12, July 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> The Lodge also attracted a number of prominent English occultists and Theosophists to lecture including [[Allan Bennett]] whom Coryn co-sponsored for membership,<ref>Crow, John L. <i>The White Knight in the Yellow Robe: Allan Bennett's Search for Truth.</i> Master's Thesis, University of Amsterdam, 2009. Pg 24.</ref> and [[G. R. S. Mead]].<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.7, February 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> Coryn also lectured on subjects such as through transference.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.9, ~~April1~~, 1893, pg 8.</ref> In addition to lectures, the lodge also hosted classes on <i>[[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']]</i>, developed a <i>Girl's Guild</i>, "giving an opportunity for the self-improvement to any young [people],"<ref>Ibid.</ref> and a lending library.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 3.3, October 1, 1893, pg 5.</ref>		He was also the president of Brixton Lodge in South London, a position he held from 1890 until the lodge was dissolved in 1895. The lodge, founded on April 18, 1890,<ref><i>Alice Cleather's London Letters</i>, Michael Gomes, ed. Theosophical Research Monographs, No. 2. 1999, pg 4.</ref> met in a small hall in the back of 196, Clapham Park Road, not far from the Clapham Road station.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.12, July 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> The Lodge also attracted a number of prominent English occultists and Theosophists to lecture including [[Allan Bennett]] whom Coryn co-sponsored for membership,<ref>Crow, John L. <i>The White Knight in the Yellow Robe: Allan Bennett's Search for Truth.</i> Master's Thesis, University of Amsterdam, 2009. Pg 24.</ref> and [[G. R. S. Mead]].<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.7, February 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> Coryn also lectured on subjects such as through transference.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.9, April, 1893, pg 8.</ref> In addition to lectures, the lodge also hosted classes on <i>[[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']]</i>, developed a <i>Girl's Guild</i>, "giving an opportunity for the self-improvement to any young [people],"<ref>Ibid.</ref> and a lending library.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 3.3, October 1, 1893, pg 5.</ref>

	During the 1893 [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)\|World's Parliament of Religion]] at the World's Colombian Exposition in Chicago, Coryn is listed in attendance, as the president of Brixton Lodge, and on Judge's Advisory Council.<ref><i>The Theosophical Congress held by the Theosophical Society at the Parliament, World's Fair of 1893, at Chicago, Ill., September 15, 16, 17.</i> New York: American Section Headquarters T.S., 1893. pg 10.</i></ref>		During the 1893 [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)\|World's Parliament of Religion]] at the World's Colombian Exposition in Chicago, Coryn is listed in attendance, as the president of Brixton Lodge, and on Judge's Advisory Council.<ref><i>The Theosophical Congress held by the Theosophical Society at the Parliament, World's Fair of 1893, at Chicago, Ill., September 15, 16, 17.</i> New York: American Section Headquarters T.S., 1893. pg 10.</i></ref>
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	== Judge Schism ==		== Judge Schism ==

	In 1895, an internal conflict within the Theosophical leadership emerged. Various accusations were made against Judge claiming that he forged letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]]. Against [[William Quan Judge\|Judge]], making the accusations were [[Annie Besant]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott\|H. S. Olcott]]. Details of the conflict emerged in a number of publications, many of them Theosophical. One of the primary calls was for a detailed investigation in the matter and for Judge to step down from his position as Vice-President of the Theosophical Society. At the end of 1894, beginning of 1895, Dublin Lodge, of Dublin, Ireland, began circulating a statement of support for Judge. The Lodge was run by Fred J. Dick, the brother-in-law of Coryn and a former close student of Blavatsky's. By 1895, <i>The Vâhan</i> begins to mention the circular and T.S. members begin writing into the journal to discuss it.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 4.7, February 1, 1895</ref> In his position as the president of Brixton Lodge, Coryn led a vote at the lodge where the members passed a resolution supporting Judge in February 1895. The resolution read:		In 1895, an internal conflict within the Theosophical leadership emerged. Various accusations were made against Judge claiming that he forged letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom\|Masters]]. Against [[William Quan Judge\|Judge]], making the accusations were [[Annie Besant]] and [[Henry Steel Olcott\|H. S. Olcott]]. Details of the conflict emerged in a number of publications, many of them Theosophical. One of the primary calls was for a detailed investigation in the matter and for Judge to step down from his position as Vice-President of the Theosophical Society. At the end of 1894, beginning of 1895, Dublin Lodge, of Dublin, Ireland, began circulating a statement of support for Judge. The Lodge was run by [[Frederick J. Dick\|Fred J. Dick]], the brother-in-law of Coryn and a former close student of Blavatsky's. By 1895, <i>The Vâhan</i> begins to mention the circular and T.S. members begin writing into the journal to discuss it.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 4.7, February 1, 1895</ref> In his position as the president of Brixton Lodge, Coryn led a vote at the lodge where the members passed a resolution supporting Judge in February 1895. The resolution read:

	<blockquote>1. That this Lodge requests William Q. Judge not to resign from the office of Vice-President of the T.S., it being imperative for the best interests of the Society that he shall remain in the said office for the successful promulgation of Theosophy in America, and generally.<br>		<blockquote>1. That this Lodge requests William Q. Judge not to resign from the office of Vice-President of the T.S., it being imperative for the best interests of the Society that he shall remain in the said office for the successful promulgation of Theosophy in America, and generally.<br>

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	He joined the [[Theosophical Society]] in the late 1880s when Blavatsky had relocated to England. He immediately became one of her direct pupils and was fiercely loyal to her and the other early members of the Society, including [[William Quan Judge]]. When Blavatsky established her [[Inner Group]], he was one of the twelve members.<ref>Spierenburg, Henk J., ed. <i>The Inner Group Teachings of H.P. Blavatsky to her personal pupils (1890-91)</i>, 2nd ed. San Diego: Point Loma Pub., 1995. xiii.</ref> Dr. Coryn was in medical practice with another of the group, [[Archibald Keightley\|Dr. Archibald Keightley]].<ref> Michael W. Ashcraft, ''The Dawn of the New Cycle: Point Loma Theosophists and American Culture'' (Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2002), 162.</ref> In 1890, when Blavatsky declared herself president of the Theosophical Society of Europe, he was appointed to her advisory council.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XII, pg 263-254.</ref> During Blavatsky's life he also held other positions including the Secretary of Theosophical Lecturing Society.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XI, pg 300.</ref> After Blavatsky's death Coryn became a member of the Executive Committee in the European section, a position he held until 1895.		He joined the [[Theosophical Society]] in the late 1880s when Blavatsky had relocated to England. He immediately became one of her direct pupils and was fiercely loyal to her and the other early members of the Society, including [[William Quan Judge]]. When Blavatsky established her [[Inner Group]], he was one of the twelve members.<ref>Spierenburg, Henk J., ed. <i>The Inner Group Teachings of H.P. Blavatsky to her personal pupils (1890-91)</i>, 2nd ed. San Diego: Point Loma Pub., 1995. xiii.</ref> Dr. Coryn was in medical practice with another of the group, [[Archibald Keightley\|Dr. Archibald Keightley]].<ref> Michael W. Ashcraft, ''The Dawn of the New Cycle: Point Loma Theosophists and American Culture'' (Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2002), 162.</ref> In 1890, when Blavatsky declared herself president of the Theosophical Society of Europe, he was appointed to her advisory council.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XII, pg 263-254.</ref> During Blavatsky's life he also held other positions including the Secretary of Theosophical Lecturing Society.<ref><i>Blavatsky's Collected Writings</i>, Vol. XI, pg 300.</ref> After Blavatsky's death Coryn became a member of the Executive Committee in the European section, a position he held until 1895.

	He was also the president of Brixton Lodge in South London, a position he held from 1890 until the lodge was dissolved in 1895. The lodge, founded on April 18, 1890,<ref><i>Alice Cleather's London Letters</i>, Michael Gomes, ed. Theosophical Research Monographs, No. 2. 1999, pg 4.</ref> met in a small hall in the back of 196, Clapham Park Road, not far from the Clapham Road station.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.12, July 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> The Lodge also attracted a number of prominent English occultists and Theosophists to lecture including [[Allan Bennett]] whom Coryn co-sponsored for membership,<ref>Crow, John L. <i>The White Knight in the Yellow Robe: Allan Bennett's Search for Truth.</i> Master's Thesis, University of Amsterdam, 2009. Pg 24.</ref> and [[G. R. S. Mead]].<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.7, February 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> Coryn also lectured on subjects such as through transference.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.9, April, 1893, pg 8.</ref> In addition to lectures, the lodge also hosted classes on <i>[[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']]</i>, developed a <i>Girl's Guild</i>, "giving an opportunity for the self-improvement to any young [people],"<ref>Ibid.</ref> and a lending library.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 3.3, October 1, 1893, pg 5.</ref>		He was also the president of Brixton Lodge in South London, a position he held from 1890 until the lodge was dissolved in 1895. The lodge, founded on April 18, 1890,<ref><i>Alice Cleather's London Letters</i>, Michael Gomes, ed. Theosophical Research Monographs, No. 2. 1999, pg 4.</ref> met in a small hall in the back of 196, Clapham Park Road, not far from the Clapham Road station.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.12, July 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> The Lodge also attracted a number of prominent English occultists and Theosophists to lecture including Allan Bennett whom Coryn co-sponsored for membership,<ref>Crow, John L. <i>The White Knight in the Yellow Robe: Allan Bennett's Search for Truth.</i> Master's Thesis, University of Amsterdam, 2009. Pg 24.</ref> and [[G. R. S. Mead]].<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.7, February 1, 1893, pg 7.</ref> Coryn also lectured on subjects such as through transference.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.9, April, 1893, pg 8.</ref> In addition to lectures, the lodge also hosted classes on <i>[[The Secret Doctrine (book)\|''The Secret Doctrine'']]</i>, developed a <i>Girl's Guild</i>, "giving an opportunity for the self-improvement to any young [people],"<ref>Ibid.</ref> and a lending library.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 3.3, October 1, 1893, pg 5.</ref>

	During the 1893 [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)\|World's Parliament of Religion]] at the World's Colombian Exposition in Chicago, Coryn is listed in attendance, as the president of Brixton Lodge, and on Judge's Advisory Council.<ref><i>The Theosophical Congress held by the Theosophical Society at the Parliament, World's Fair of 1893, at Chicago, Ill., September 15, 16, 17.</i> New York: American Section Headquarters T.S., 1893. pg 10.</i></ref>		During the 1893 [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)\|World's Parliament of Religion]] at the World's Colombian Exposition in Chicago, Coryn is listed in attendance, as the president of Brixton Lodge, and on Judge's Advisory Council.<ref><i>The Theosophical Congress held by the Theosophical Society at the Parliament, World's Fair of 1893, at Chicago, Ill., September 15, 16, 17.</i> New York: American Section Headquarters T.S., 1893. pg 10.</i></ref>

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