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	On [[August 17]], [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]], Col. Olcott, [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji\|Mohini Chatterjee]] and [[Babaji]], who were in Europe, went to Elberfeld and stayed with the Gebhards until October. During this time their home became the center of Theosophical activities. While [[Gustav Gebhard\|Consul Gustav Gebhard]] was of course the official host during these visits, the most dynamic personality of the household was Mary, who combined refinement and culture with rare capacities for occult studies.		On [[August 17]], [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]], Col. Olcott, [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji\|Mohini Chatterjee]] and [[Babaji]], who were in Europe, went to Elberfeld and stayed with the Gebhards until October. During this time their home became the center of Theosophical activities. While [[Gustav Gebhard\|Consul Gustav Gebhard]] was of course the official host during these visits, the most dynamic personality of the household was Mary, who combined refinement and culture with rare capacities for occult studies.

	Later that month, on August 30th, [[Morya\|Mahatma Morya]] wrote a letter to Mrs. Gebhard challenging her to accept her destiny. It was published as '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - LMW 2 No. 72\|Letter 72]]''' in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' Second Series]]. This is not the first letter she received. There were at least two related to [[Laura C. Holloway]] in 1882. Those have been published as '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - MHM No. 25\|Letter 25]]''' and '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - MHM No. 26\|Letter 26]]''' in [[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)\|''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas'']]'''.		Later that month, on August 30th, [[Morya\|Mahatma Morya]] wrote a letter to Mrs. Gebhard challenging her to accept her destiny. It was published as '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - LMW 2 No. 72\|Letter 72]]''' in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' Second Series]]. This is not the first letter she received. There were at least two related to [[Laura C. Holloway]] in 1882. Those have been published as '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - MHM No. 25\|Letter 25]]''' and '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - MHM No. 26\|Letter 26]]''' in [[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)\|''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas'']]. In September or October 1884, Mary received a supportive letter from [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] See '''[[Mahatma Letter of M Gebhard from KH - 1884 Sept/Oct]]'''. Mrs. Gebhard may have received additional letters that remained private.
	Mrs. Gebhard may have received additional letters that remained private.

	A couple of years later, in May and June, 1886, Mme. Blavatsky stayed with the Gebhards again.		A couple of years later, in May and June, 1886, Mme. Blavatsky stayed with the Gebhards again.

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	Her sons Hermann and Walther were identical twins, and they both shot themselves: Hermann on [[March 16]], 1881, and Walther on [[April 10]], 1886. Regarding the death of the latter, [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] wrote the following to [[Babaji]]:		Her sons Hermann and Walther were identical twins, and they both shot themselves: Hermann on [[March 16]], 1881, and Walther on [[April 10]], 1886. Regarding the death of the latter, [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] wrote the following to [[Babaji]]:

	<blockquote>ON Saturday — April the 10th, Walter Gebhard was found dead in his bed, having shot himself without any reason and no cause, his things packed up and ready to start home. The fiends of rage, of vindictiveness, malice, and hatred let loose by you in their home have fastened on the poor boy you boasted to influence so forcibly, and have done their work. It is not his twin brother who committed suicide five years ago who influenced him. Herman's astral form is in [[Devachan\|Deva Chan]], sleeping to the day his natural death would have summoned him. It is a host of the [[Vampire#Pisachas\|Pisachas]] of murder and post mortem criminal impulses who, copying from the record in the [[Astral Light\|astral light]] around him of his brother's kind of death, led him to shoot himself during a state of somnambulic unconsciousness and irresponsibility. He is the first victim of your wicked father's son, and your grandmother's worthy grand-son.<ref>A. Trevor Barker, ''The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett'' Letter No. 152, (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1973), ???.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>
			ON Saturday — April the 10th, Walter Gebhard was found dead in his bed, having shot himself without any reason and no cause, his things packed up and ready to start home. The fiends of rage, of vindictiveness, malice, and hatred let loose by you in their home have fastened on the poor boy you boasted to influence so forcibly, and have done their work. It is not his twin brother who committed suicide five years ago who influenced him. Herman's astral form is in [[Devachan\|Deva Chan]], sleeping to the day his natural death would have summoned him. It is a host of the [[Vampire#Pisachas\|Pisachas]] of murder and post mortem criminal impulses who, copying from the record in the [[Astral Light\|astral light]] around him of his brother's kind of death, led him to shoot himself during a state of somnambulic unconsciousness and irresponsibility. He is the first victim of your wicked father's son, and your grandmother's worthy grand-son.<ref>A. Trevor Barker, ''The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett'' Letter No. 152, (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1973), ???.</ref></blockquote>

	Mary's vital strength was sapped as a result of the suicide of both of her twin-sons. After several strokes, she passed away on [[December 15]], 1892. Her remains were cremated.		Mary's vital strength was sapped as a result of the suicide of both of her twin sons. After several strokes, she passed away on [[December 15]], 1892. Her remains were cremated.

	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==

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	Mary's vital strength was sapped as a result of the suicide of both of her twin-sons. After several strokes, she passed away on [[December 15]], 1892. Her remains were cremated.		Mary's vital strength was sapped as a result of the suicide of both of her twin-sons. After several strokes, she passed away on [[December 15]], 1892. Her remains were cremated.

			== Additional resources ==
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/gebhard-mary Gebhard, Mary] in Theosophy World

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	== Online resources ==		== Online resources ==
	===Articles===		===Articles===
	*[http://theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Gebhard,_Mary# Mary Gebhard] at Theosopedia.
	*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/gebhard-mary# Mary Gebhard]~~Mary Gebhard~~		*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/gebhard-mary# Mary Gebhard] at Theosophy World.
	*[http://www.oocities.org/vienna/stage/7818/gebhard/ref3.htm# The Gebhard family] published in the Blavatsky Collected Writings, Vol. VI		*[http://www.oocities.org/vienna/stage/7818/gebhard/ref3.htm# The Gebhard family] published in the Blavatsky Collected Writings, Vol. VI.
	*[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/kh1884b.htm# A Short Letter from Mahatma Koot Hoomi to Mary Gebhard] published by Blavatsky Study Center.		*[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/kh1884b.htm# A Short Letter from Mahatma Koot Hoomi to Mary Gebhard] published by Blavatsky Study Center.

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	===Articles===		===Articles===
	*[http://theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Gebhard,_Mary# Mary Gebhard] at Theosopedia.		*[http://theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Gebhard,_Mary# Mary Gebhard] at Theosopedia.
			*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/gebhard-mary# Mary Gebhard]Mary Gebhard
	*[http://www.oocities.org/vienna/stage/7818/gebhard/ref3.htm# The Gebhard family] published in the Blavatsky Collected Writings, Vol. VI		*[http://www.oocities.org/vienna/stage/7818/gebhard/ref3.htm# The Gebhard family] published in the Blavatsky Collected Writings, Vol. VI
	*[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/kh1884b.htm# A Short Letter from Mahatma Koot Hoomi to Mary Gebhard] published by Blavatsky Study Center.		*[http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/kh1884b.htm# A Short Letter from Mahatma Koot Hoomi to Mary Gebhard] published by Blavatsky Study Center.

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	Mary Gebhard was not too happy living in a small town. Owing to the many business trips of her husband, she was left very much to herself. She had an inborn inclination towards philosophical and occult subjects, and studied Hebrew with a clergyman, to become fitted for independent research in the [[Kabbalah]]. She made the acquaintance of the Abbé Alphonse Louis Constant, who, under his pseudonym of [[Éliphas Lévi Zahed\|Éliphas Lévi]], wrote well-known occult works, and remained his pupil until his death in 1875. She visited him several times in Paris, and he visited the Gebhards twice in Elberfeld.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. VI (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 19898), 434.</ref>		Mary Gebhard was not too happy living in a small town. Owing to the many business trips of her husband, she was left very much to herself. She had an inborn inclination towards philosophical and occult subjects, and studied Hebrew with a clergyman, to become fitted for independent research in the [[Kabbalah]]. She made the acquaintance of the Abbé Alphonse Louis Constant, who, under his pseudonym of [[Éliphas Lévi Zahed\|Éliphas Lévi]], wrote well-known occult works, and remained his pupil until his death in 1875. She visited him several times in Paris, and he visited the Gebhards twice in Elberfeld.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. VI (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 19898), 434.</ref>

	After the death of Éliphas Lévi, Mary sought other occult connections. She heard of the [[Theosophical Society]], and after an exchange of letters with [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Col. Olcott]], became a member of the Society on February 10, 1883.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 1647 (website file: 1A/51).</ref>		After the death of Éliphas Lévi, Mary sought other occult connections. She heard of the [[Theosophical Society]], and after an exchange of letters with [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Col. Olcott]], became a member of the Society on February 10, 1883.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 1647 (website file: 1A/51).</ref> After [[A. P. Sinnett]] met her that year, he was very impressed and wrote of her to [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]]:
			<blockquote>
			Madam Gebhard is a person of the most indomitably steadfast nature, but she will have to go back now to Germany. Would you wish her to attempt the establishment of a T.S. lodge at Elberfeld? or is it not worthwhile to multiply branches
			with ladies at their head?

	In [[Mahatma_Letter_No._117#Page 18\|one of his letters]] of 1883, ~~[[Koot Hoomi\|Master~~ K.H.]] wrote about her:		Can you tell me whether you ever took possession of a letter from Madam Gebhard a year or two ago, and whether you gave her a mental reply as she is inclined to believe though anxious not to encourage impressions to that effect on insufficient grounds.

			Can you tell me for my own guidance in dealing with such cases, what is the possibility before such women as Madam Gebhard, cool, resolute seekers of occult advancement with all the qualities apparently that aught qualify them for regular chelaship, if sex did not stand in the way? Are they likely to obtain an artificial reincarnation at death in a body better fitted for success?

			Madam Gebhard seems to us to have the making of a tried chela in her, more even than Mrs Kingsford, great as the psychic gifts of this latter lady are, at all events to be as well qualified in a different way.<ref>See [[Mahatma Letter of Sinnett to/from KH - 1883-06-09]].</ref>
			</blockquote>

			In [[Mahatma_Letter_No._117#Page 18\|one of his letters]] of 1883, K.H. wrote about her:

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	Mary Gebhard was not too happy living in a small town. Owing to the many business trips of her husband, she was left very much to herself. She had an inborn inclination towards philosophical and occult subjects, and studied Hebrew with a clergyman, to become fitted for independent research in the [[Kabbalah]]. She made the acquaintance of the Abbé Alphonse Louis Constant, who, under his pseudonym of [[Éliphas Lévi Zahed\|Éliphas Lévi]], wrote well-known occult works, and remained his pupil until his death in 1875. She visited him several times in Paris, and he visited the Gebhards twice in Elberfeld.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. VI (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 19898), 434.</ref>		Mary Gebhard was not too happy living in a small town. Owing to the many business trips of her husband, she was left very much to herself. She had an inborn inclination towards philosophical and occult subjects, and studied Hebrew with a clergyman, to become fitted for independent research in the [[Kabbalah]]. She made the acquaintance of the Abbé Alphonse Louis Constant, who, under his pseudonym of [[Éliphas Lévi Zahed\|Éliphas Lévi]], wrote well-known occult works, and remained his pupil until his death in 1875. She visited him several times in Paris, and he visited the Gebhards twice in Elberfeld.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. VI (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 19898), 434.</ref>

	After the death of Éliphas Lévi, Mary sought other occult connections. She heard of the [[Theosophical Society]], and after an exchange of letters with [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Col. Olcott]], became a member of the Society on February 10, 1883.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 1647 (website file: 1A/51).</</ref>		After the death of Éliphas Lévi, Mary sought other occult connections. She heard of the [[Theosophical Society]], and after an exchange of letters with [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Col. Olcott]], became a member of the Society on February 10, 1883.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 1647 (website file: 1A/51).</ref>

	In [[Mahatma_Letter_No._117#Page 18\|one of his letters]] of 1883, [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] wrote about her:		In [[Mahatma_Letter_No._117#Page 18\|one of his letters]] of 1883, [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] wrote about her:

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	[[File:Mary Gebhard.jpg\|right\|150px\|thumb\|Mary Gebhard]]		[[File:Mary Gebhard.jpg\|right\|150px\|thumb\|Mary Gebhard]]
	'''Frau Mary Gebhard''' (née L’Estrangge) (1832 - [[December 15]], 1892) was the wife of Consul [[Gustav Gebhard]], and an active member of the [[Theosophical Society]]. The first Theosophical Lodge in Germany, the [[Germania Theosophical Society]], was formed and met in her house, and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] stayed with her on two occasions. She received a few letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom]] and saw the astral form of [[Morya\|Master M.]]		'''Frau Mary Gebhard''' (née L’Estrangge) (1832 - [[December 15]], 1892) was the wife of Consul [[Gustav Gebhard]], and an active member of the [[Theosophical Society]]. The first Theosophical Lodge in Germany, the [[Germania Theosophical Society]], was formed and met in her house, and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] stayed with her on two occasions. She received a few letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom]] and saw the astral form of [[Morya\|Master M.]]

			'''See also [[Gebhard Family]]'''.

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	[[Category:Associates of HPB\|Gebhard, Mary]]		[[Category:Associates of HPB\|Gebhard, Mary]]
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	~~[[Category:Nationality Irish\|Gebhard, Mary]]~~
	[[Category:Received Mahatma Letters\|Gebhard, Mary]]		[[Category:Received Mahatma Letters\|Gebhard, Mary]]
	[[Category:People who encountered Mahatmas\|Gebhard, Mary]]		[[Category:People who encountered Mahatmas\|Gebhard, Mary]]
	~~[[Category:Received Mahatma Letters\|Gebhard, Mary]]~~
	[[Category:People\|Gebhard, Mary]]		[[Category:People\|Gebhard, Mary]]

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	Mary was the only daughter of the British Major Thomas L’Estrange (of the 36th Reg.), who belonged to the Protestant branch of this old family, descending from Rollo, First Duke of Normandy. He had married a Catholic Irish lady, Sarah Egan, which brought about strained relations with his family. Mary never met any relatives on her father’s side. At the conclusion of the Spanish campaign against Napoleon, her father had gone to Paris, where Mary was educated at the Sacré Coeur, and presented at the Court. Having lost his property, her father left for Canada, where he bought some land near Montreal. After his death in 1850, her mother sold the land and went to the U.S.A. with Mary.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. VI (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 19898), 434.</ref>		Mary was the only daughter of the British Major Thomas L’Estrange (of the 36th Reg.), who belonged to the Protestant branch of this old family, descending from Rollo, First Duke of Normandy. He had married a Catholic Irish lady, Sarah Egan, which brought about strained relations with his family. Mary never met any relatives on her father’s side. At the conclusion of the Spanish campaign against Napoleon, her father had gone to Paris, where Mary was educated at the Sacré Coeur, and presented at the Court. Having lost his property, her father left for Canada, where he bought some land near Montreal. After his death in 1850, her mother sold the land and went to the U.S.A. with Mary.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. VI (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 19898), 434.</ref>

	She met [[Gustav Gebhard]] in New York, on his first journey to America, and married him on [[September 4]], 1852, the ceremony being performed according to both the Catholic and the Protestant rites. The newly-married couple settled in Elberfeld, Germany. They eventually formed a [[Gebhard Family\|family]] of seven children.		She met [[Gustav Gebhard]] in New York, on his first journey to America, and married him on [[September 4]], 1852, the ceremony being performed according to both the Catholic and the Protestant rites.<ref>"Mary L'Estrange" in the New York City, Compiled Marriage Index, 1600s-1800s. This source gives the date as September 8.</ref> The newly-married couple settled in Elberfeld, Germany. They eventually formed a [[Gebhard Family\|family]] of seven children.

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	On [[August 17]], [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]], Col. Olcott, [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji\|Mohini Chatterjee]] and [[Babaji]], who were in Europe, went to Elberfeld and stayed with the Gebhards until October. During this time their home became the center of Theosophical activities. While [[Gustav Gebhard\|Consul Gustav Gebhard]] was of course the official host during these visits, the most dynamic personality of the household was Mary, who combined refinement and culture with rare capacities for occult studies.		On [[August 17]], [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]], Col. Olcott, [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji\|Mohini Chatterjee]] and [[Babaji]], who were in Europe, went to Elberfeld and stayed with the Gebhards until October. During this time their home became the center of Theosophical activities. While [[Gustav Gebhard\|Consul Gustav Gebhard]] was of course the official host during these visits, the most dynamic personality of the household was Mary, who combined refinement and culture with rare capacities for occult studies.

	Later that month, on August 30th, [[Morya\|Mahatma Morya]] wrote a letter to Mrs. Gebhard challenging her to accept her destiny. It was published as '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - LMW 2 No. 72\|Letter 72]]''' in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' Second Series]]. ~~She~~ may have received additional letters that remained private.		Later that month, on August 30th, [[Morya\|Mahatma Morya]] wrote a letter to Mrs. Gebhard challenging her to accept her destiny. It was published as '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - LMW 2 No. 72\|Letter 72]]''' in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)\|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' Second Series]]. This is not the first letter she received. There were at least two related to [[Laura C. Holloway]] in 1882. Those have been published as '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - MHM No. 25\|Letter 25]]''' and '''[[Mahatma Letter to Mary Gebhard - MHM No. 26\|Letter 26]]''' in [[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)\|''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas'']]'''.
			Mrs. Gebhard may have received additional letters that remained private.

	A couple of years later, in May and June, 1886, Mme. Blavatsky stayed with the Gebhards again.		A couple of years later, in May and June, 1886, Mme. Blavatsky stayed with the Gebhards again.

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	Mary Gebhard was not too happy living in a small town. Owing to the many business trips of her husband, she was left very much to herself. She had an inborn inclination towards philosophical and occult subjects, and studied Hebrew with a clergyman, to become fitted for independent research in the [[Kabbalah]]. She made the acquaintance of the Abbé Alphonse Louis Constant, who, under his pseudonym of [[Éliphas Lévi Zahed\|Éliphas Lévi]], wrote well-known occult works, and remained his pupil until his death in 1875. She visited him several times in Paris, and he visited the Gebhards twice in Elberfeld.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. VI (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 19898), 434.</ref>		Mary Gebhard was not too happy living in a small town. Owing to the many business trips of her husband, she was left very much to herself. She had an inborn inclination towards philosophical and occult subjects, and studied Hebrew with a clergyman, to become fitted for independent research in the [[Kabbalah]]. She made the acquaintance of the Abbé Alphonse Louis Constant, who, under his pseudonym of [[Éliphas Lévi Zahed\|Éliphas Lévi]], wrote well-known occult works, and remained his pupil until his death in 1875. She visited him several times in Paris, and he visited the Gebhards twice in Elberfeld.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. VI (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 19898), 434.</ref>

	After the death of Éliphas Lévi, Mary sought other occult connections. She heard of the [[Theosophical Society]], and after an exchange of letters with [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Col. Olcott]], became a member of the Society on February 10, 1883.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 1647 (website file: 1A/51).</</ref>		After the death of Éliphas Lévi, Mary sought other occult connections. She heard of the [[Theosophical Society]], and after an exchange of letters with [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Col. Olcott]], became a member of the Society on February 10, 1883.<ref>Theosophical Society General Membership Register, 1875-1942 at [http://tsmembers.org/ http://tsmembers.org/]. See book 1, entry 1647 (website file: 1A/51).</ref>

	In [[Mahatma_Letter_No._117#Page 18\|one of his letters]] of 1883, [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] wrote about her:		In [[Mahatma_Letter_No._117#Page 18\|one of his letters]] of 1883, [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] wrote about her:

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	'''Frau Mary Gebhard''' (née L’Estrangge) (1832 - [[December 15]], 1892) was the wife of Consul [[Gustav Gebhard]], and an active member of the [[Theosophical Society]]. The first Theosophical Lodge in Germany, the [[Germania Theosophical Society]], was formed and met in her house, and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] stayed with her on two occasions. She received a few letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom]] and saw the astral form of [[Morya\|Master M.]]		'''Frau Mary Gebhard''' (née L’Estrangge) (1832 - [[December 15]], 1892) was the wife of Consul [[Gustav Gebhard]], and an active member of the [[Theosophical Society]]. The first Theosophical Lodge in Germany, the [[Germania Theosophical Society]], was formed and met in her house, and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] stayed with her on two occasions. She received a few letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom]] and saw the astral form of [[Morya\|Master M.]]

			'''See also [[Gebhard Family]]'''.

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	[[Category:Associates of HPB\|Gebhard, Mary]]		[[Category:Associates of HPB\|Gebhard, Mary]]
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	~~[[Category:Nationality Irish\|Gebhard, Mary]]~~
	[[Category:Received Mahatma Letters\|Gebhard, Mary]]		[[Category:Received Mahatma Letters\|Gebhard, Mary]]
	[[Category:People who encountered Mahatmas\|Gebhard, Mary]]		[[Category:People who encountered Mahatmas\|Gebhard, Mary]]
	~~[[Category:Received Mahatma Letters\|Gebhard, Mary]]~~
	[[Category:People\|Gebhard, Mary]]		[[Category:People\|Gebhard, Mary]]