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	== Writings ==		== Writings ==

	Gornold was a prolific writer of books and articles. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists ~~19 articles by or about~~ [~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=Walter+R+Old&~~method~~=~~exact&header=field4~~ Walter R Old]~~, 21 articles under~~ [~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=~~GOrnold~~ Gornold]~~, and another 43~~ articles under the pseudonym [~~http~~://~~www~~.~~austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=Sepharial Sepharial]. Most of the ~~latter~~ deal with astrology. He issued many astrological papers such as commodities predictions by private subscription. Those are mostly lost. A book called the ''Golden Key'' and another devoted to pyramidology were never published.		Gornold was a prolific writer of books and articles. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists:

			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Walter+R+Old&s=author 20 articles as Walter R Old]'''.
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Gornold&s=author 21articles under the name Gornold]'''.
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Sepharial&s=author 27 articles under the pseudonym Sepharial]'''.
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Walter+R+Old&s=title 7 articles about Walter R. Old]'''.
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Sepharial&s=title 16 articles about Sepharial and his books]'''.

			Most of the Sepharial articles deal with astrology. He issued many astrological papers such as commodities predictions by private subscription. Those are mostly lost. A book called the ''Golden Key'' and another devoted to pyramidology were never published.

	He also wrote books and pamphlets. These are listed under the author name on the title page of the first edition, if known; later editions often used Sepharial.		He also wrote books and pamphlets. These are listed under the author name on the title page of the first edition, if known; later editions often used Sepharial.

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	*[http://www.skyscript.co.uk/sepharial.html# That Terrible Iconoclast: a Brief Biography of Sepharial] by Kim Farnell		*[http://www.skyscript.co.uk/sepharial.html# That Terrible Iconoclast: a Brief Biography of Sepharial] by Kim Farnell
	* "The World as Object and Subject". ''Theosophical Siftings'' 5:9. Available at [https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/Siftings_V5_A9a.pdf Canadian Theosophical Association].		* "The World as Object and Subject". ''Theosophical Siftings'' 5:9. Available at [https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/Siftings_V5_A9a.pdf Canadian Theosophical Association].
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/lilith Lilith] in Theosophy World.

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

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	=== Reactions to Besant and Leadbeater ===		=== Reactions to Besant and Leadbeater ===

	Even though he had long ceased to be a member of the Theosophical Society, Gornold continued to follow its activities in the press. Always eager to keep his name in the public eye, even at the expense of others, he wrote letters to magazines like ''Old Moore's Monthly Messenger'' criticizing [[Annie Besant]] and [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]]. Mrs. Besant had become President of the Theosophical Society in Adyar after the death of [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Colonel Olcott]], and Mr. Leadbeater was her coworker. The two of them had claimed that young [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] was the vehicle of the [[World Teacher]]. One example of Gornold's letters was based on his interpretation of Alan Leo's horoscope of Krishnamurti [[Alcyone\|(Alcyone)]]:		Even though he had long ceased to be a member of the Theosophical Society, Gornold continued to follow its activities in the press. Always eager to keep his name in the public eye, even at the expense of others, he wrote letters to magazines like ''Old Moore's Monthly Messenger'' criticizing [[Annie Besant]] and [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]]. Mrs. Besant had become President of the Theosophical Society in Adyar after the death of [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Colonel Olcott]], and Mr. Leadbeater was her coworker. The two of them had claimed that young [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] was the vehicle of the [[World Teacher]]. One example of Gornold's letters was based on his interpretation of [[Alan Leo\|Alan Leo']]s horoscope of Krishnamurti [[Alcyone\|(Alcyone)]]:
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	I have charged Mrs. Besant with obscurantism on the grounds that when Mr Leo published the horoscope of 'Alcyone' no objection to the data was offered by Mrs Besant, but when I gave my interpretation of the horoscope, which I know from the directional indications of the course of events to be the correct one, Mrs Besant at once repudiated it, but failed to supply the correct data. . . Her failure. . . is therefore ground for a just charge of obscurantism. . .<ref>"Correspondence" ''Old Moore's Monthly Messenger''. June 14, 1914. Quoted in Farnell, 144.</ref>		I have charged Mrs. Besant with obscurantism on the grounds that when Mr Leo published the horoscope of 'Alcyone' no objection to the data was offered by Mrs Besant, but when I gave my interpretation of the horoscope, which I know from the directional indications of the course of events to be the correct one, Mrs Besant at once repudiated it, but failed to supply the correct data. . . Her failure. . . is therefore ground for a just charge of obscurantism. . .<ref>"Correspondence" ''Old Moore's Monthly Messenger''. June 14, 1914. Quoted in Farnell, 144.</ref>

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	In August 1893 both Old and [[Henry T. Edge\|Edge]] had been suspended from their membership in the [[Esoteric Section\|E.S.T.]] for violating their pledge of secrecy because of their article "THEOSOPHIC FREETHOUGHT" which appeared in ''The Theosophist''. Old, upset with [[Annie Besant\|Annie Besant's]] comments at the [[General Council of the Theosophical Society\|General Council]] meeting held July 7th, 1894 and how that meeting turned out, decided to send a statement to Edmund Garrett of the ''The Westminster Gazette'' with the intent of exposing [[William Quan Judge\|Mr. Judge]] as a fraud.<ref>Interview with Jerry Hejka-Ekins, https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/60119/pg60119-images.html "Discussions on the The Esoteric School". Undated, after 1999.</ref> Old had copied from Mrs. Besant's compiled evidence to write his statement of alleged facts. It was Garrett's interpretation of this material that was published in November 1894 as [https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/60119/pg60119-images.html '''"Isis Very Much Unveiled, Being the Story of the Great Mahatma Hoax"'''], re-starting the whole Judge Case controversy.		In August 1893 both Old and [[Henry T. Edge\|Edge]] had been suspended from their membership in the [[Esoteric Section\|E.S.T.]] for violating their pledge of secrecy because of their article "THEOSOPHIC FREETHOUGHT" which appeared in ''The Theosophist''. Old, upset with [[Annie Besant\|Annie Besant's]] comments at the [[General Council of the Theosophical Society\|General Council]] meeting held July 7th, 1894 and how that meeting turned out, decided to send a statement to Edmund Garrett of the ''The Westminster Gazette'' with the intent of exposing [[William Quan Judge\|Mr. Judge]] as a fraud.<ref>Interview with Jerry Hejka-Ekins, https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/60119/pg60119-images.html "Discussions on the The Esoteric School". Undated, after 1999.</ref> Old had copied from Mrs. Besant's compiled evidence to write his statement of alleged facts. It was Garrett's interpretation of this material that was published in November 1894 as [https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/60119/pg60119-images.html '''"Isis Very Much Unveiled, Being the Story of the Great Mahatma Hoax"'''], re-starting the whole Judge Case controversy.

	Old became very unpopular within the theosophical movement after the ''Westminster Gazette'' item. It was apparently reported in the November 12th, 1894, ''Westminster Gazette'' that he had also resigned, but this seems doubtful because of his letter which appeared in the December issue of ''Lucifer''. In his undated letter to the Editor, he refers to a note of Nov. 15th which appeared in the previous issue in the "Watch-Tower". He goes on to state: "I am still working for the Society, and I retain the fullest confidence in its power to outlive all troubles that are honestly faced."		Old became very unpopular within the theosophical movement after the ''Westminster Gazette'' item. It was apparently reported in the November 12th, 1894, ''Westminster Gazette'' that he had also resigned, but this seems doubtful because of his letter which appeared in the December issue of ''Lucifer''. In his undated letter to the Editor, he refers to a note of Nov. 15th which appeared in the previous issue in the "Watch-Tower". He goes on to state: "I am still working for the Society, and I retain the fullest confidence in its power to outlive all troubles that are honestly faced." His friend Sydney V. Edge, however, disavowed Old's public exposure of private T.S. matters in a letter to [[G. R. S. Mead]].<ref>Sydney V. Edge letter to G. R. S. Mead, November 1, 1894, published in "The Clash of Opinion" ''Lucifer'' 15 no. 88 (December 1894), 337.</ref>

	In a letter to Mrs. Fielding, January 31st, 1939, Sydney H. Old commented on his brother. "It is a matter of keen regret that in 1894/5 my brother (the astral tramp ["H.P.B. used to call him 'the astral tramp,' on account of his habit of 'roaming about in his astral body at night,' as she put it.']) should, after all his experience with H.P.B. have been partner to those articles in the Westminster Gazette and the publication of that booklet by Edmund Garrett entitled 'Isis Very Much Unveiled'. He seemed after that to slump in T.S. work, got married, and ended his career as a strong advocate of the Four Square Gospel of Aimee Semple Macpherson." On September 13th, 1929, three months before he died, he announced at a meeting "I have spent all my life and travelled half way round the world in search of the truth. Today I have found it...in the simple Gospel of Jesus Christ which I learned at my mother's knee".<ref>Ernest E. Pelletier, 260-2.</ref>		In a letter to Mrs. Fielding, January 31st, 1939, Sydney H. Old commented on his brother. "It is a matter of keen regret that in 1894/5 my brother (the astral tramp ["H.P.B. used to call him 'the astral tramp,' on account of his habit of 'roaming about in his astral body at night,' as she put it.']) should, after all his experience with H.P.B. have been partner to those articles in the Westminster Gazette and the publication of that booklet by Edmund Garrett entitled 'Isis Very Much Unveiled'. He seemed after that to slump in T.S. work, got married, and ended his career as a strong advocate of the Four Square Gospel of Aimee Semple Macpherson." On September 13th, 1929, three months before he died, he announced at a meeting "I have spent all my life and travelled half way round the world in search of the truth. Today I have found it...in the simple Gospel of Jesus Christ which I learned at my mother's knee".<ref>Ernest E. Pelletier, 260-2.</ref>

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	In 1894-1895 the Theosophical Society was embroiled in a controversy that Mr. Old made public, thereby worsening the situation:		In 1894-1895 the Theosophical Society was embroiled in a controversy that Mr. Old made public, thereby worsening the situation.
	In August 1893 both Old and [[Henry T. Edge\|Edge]] ~~were~~ suspended from their membership in the [[Esoteric Section\|E.S.T.]] for violating their pledge of secrecy because of their article "THEOSOPHIC FREETHOUGHT" which appeared in ''The Theosophist''. Old, upset with [[Annie Besant\|Annie Besant's]] comments at the [[General Council of the Theosophical Society\|General Council]] meeting held July 7th, 1894 and how that meeting turned out, decided to send ~~his~~ statement of ~~alleged facts to~~ ''The Westminster Gazette'' with the intent of exposing [[William Quan Judge\|Mr. Judge]] as a fraud, ~~which he thought Mr~~. ~~Judge was~~, ~~according to the~~ copied evidence ~~he had~~. It was this ~~letter of alleged facts~~ published in November 1894 ~~that~~ re-~~started~~ the whole Judge Case controversy.		In August 1893 both Old and [[Henry T. Edge\|Edge]] had been suspended from their membership in the [[Esoteric Section\|E.S.T.]] for violating their pledge of secrecy because of their article "THEOSOPHIC FREETHOUGHT" which appeared in ''The Theosophist''. Old, upset with [[Annie Besant\|Annie Besant's]] comments at the [[General Council of the Theosophical Society\|General Council]] meeting held July 7th, 1894 and how that meeting turned out, decided to send a statement to Edmund Garrett of the ''The Westminster Gazette'' with the intent of exposing [[William Quan Judge\|Mr. Judge]] as a fraud.<ref>Interview with Jerry Hejka-Ekins, https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/60119/pg60119-images.html "Discussions on the The Esoteric School". Undated, after 1999.</ref> Old had copied from Mrs. Besant's compiled evidence to write his statement of alleged facts. It was Garrett's interpretation of this material that was published in November 1894 as [https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/60119/pg60119-images.html '''"Isis Very Much Unveiled, Being the Story of the Great Mahatma Hoax"'''], re-starting the whole Judge Case controversy.

	Old became very unpopular within the theosophical movement after the ''Westminster Gazette'' item. It was apparently reported in the November 12th, 1894, ''Westminster Gazette'' that he had also resigned, but this seems doubtful because of his letter which appeared in the December issue of ''Lucifer''. In his undated letter to the Editor, he refers to a note of Nov. 15th which appeared in the previous issue in the "Watch-Tower". He goes on to state: "I am still working for the Society, and I retain the fullest confidence in its power to outlive all troubles that are honestly faced."		Old became very unpopular within the theosophical movement after the ''Westminster Gazette'' item. It was apparently reported in the November 12th, 1894, ''Westminster Gazette'' that he had also resigned, but this seems doubtful because of his letter which appeared in the December issue of ''Lucifer''. In his undated letter to the Editor, he refers to a note of Nov. 15th which appeared in the previous issue in the "Watch-Tower". He goes on to state: "I am still working for the Society, and I retain the fullest confidence in its power to outlive all troubles that are honestly faced."

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	== Career as an astrologer and occultist ==		== Career as an astrologer and occultist ==

	Gornold was prominent in England as practitioner of astrology under the name '''Sepharial'''. London newspapers touted him as the "prince of English astrologers" and "the foremost living astrologer."<ref>These phrases from London papers ''The Referee'' and "The Evening News'' were frequently quoted in book reviews and advertisements.</ref> His writings were also well known in the United States, where newspapers often featured articles about his predictions and his methods, and American editions of his books were published. Altogether he published over 60 books and pamphlets, many of which are still in print. He is credited with bringing astrology to the general public through his sun-sign horoscopes.		Gornold was prominent in England as practitioner of astrology under the name '''Sepharial'''. London newspapers touted him as the "prince of English astrologers" and "the foremost living astrologer."<ref>These phrases from London papers ''The Referee'' and "The Evening News'' were frequently quoted in book reviews and advertisements.</ref> His writings were also well known in the United States, where newspapers often featured articles about his predictions and his methods, and American editions of his books were published. Altogether he published over 60 books and pamphlets, many of which are still in print. He is credited with bringing astrology to the general public through his sun-sign horoscopes. He was active in the British Astrological Society, the Society for Astrological Research, the Astrological Society of New York, and other groups.

	After reading Old's column in ''Society Times'', other astrologers began corresponding with him. '''Frederick Lacey''' became a close friend. Lacey was also a friend of [[Alan Leo]]. Lacey and Leo were unhappy that the magazine ''Astrology'' devoted too many pages to horse racing and the interests of casual working-class readers, so they decided to create another magazine that would appeal more to serious astrologers. In November 1889, they launched the ''Astrologer's Magazine'', renamed as the still-published journal ''Modern Astrology''. Walter Old issued his own periodical, '''''Fate and Fortune''''', but after that venture quickly failed, he contributed to ''Modern Astrology'' instead.<ref>Kim Farnell, 16-17.</ref>		After reading Old's column in ''Society Times'', other astrologers began corresponding with him. '''Frederick Lacey''' became a close friend. Lacey was also a friend of [[Alan Leo]]. Lacey and Leo were unhappy that the magazine ''Astrology'' devoted too many pages to horse racing and the interests of casual working-class readers, so they decided to create another magazine that would appeal more to serious astrologers. In November 1889, they launched the ''Astrologer's Magazine'', renamed as the still-published journal ''Modern Astrology''. Walter Old issued his own periodical, '''''Fate and Fortune''''', but after that venture quickly failed, he contributed to ''Modern Astrology'' instead.<ref>Kim Farnell, 16-17.</ref>

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	On June 23, 1896, he married Marie Katherine Susanna Moore, called "Minnie," who shared his interest in the occult.<ref>England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915.</ref><ref>Ernest E. Pelletier, ''The Judge Case: A Conspiracy Which Ruined the Theosophical Cause''. (Edmonton Theosophical Society, 2004), 260-2.</ref> The couple had seven children – daughters Cynthia, Iris, Ivy, Averil, and Barbara; a son James (who died in infancy); and the youngest son, Walter Royal "Roy" Gornold – whom his father supported as a "literary author," living mostly in London.<ref>England Census 1901 and 1911.</ref> The family fortunes varied, and frequent moves were necessary. When Walter could not earn enough through his astrological work, he took jobs such as being a probate clerk.<ref>Kim Farnell, 68.</ref>		On June 23, 1896, he married Marie Katherine Susanna Moore, called "Minnie," who shared his interest in the occult.<ref>England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915.</ref><ref>Ernest E. Pelletier, ''The Judge Case: A Conspiracy Which Ruined the Theosophical Cause''. (Edmonton Theosophical Society, 2004), 260-2.</ref> The couple had seven children – daughters Cynthia, Iris, Ivy, Averil, and Barbara; a son James (who died in infancy); and the youngest son, Walter Royal "Roy" Gornold – whom his father supported as a "literary author," living mostly in London.<ref>England Census 1901 and 1911.</ref> The family fortunes varied, and frequent moves were necessary. When Walter could not earn enough through his astrological work, he took jobs such as being a probate clerk.<ref>Kim Farnell, 68.</ref>

			During the First World War, Gornold volunteered in the Home Guard, and he claimed credit for inventing the barrage balloons that deterred aerial attacks.

	Late in his life, Gornold and several of his children joined the Elim Pentecostal Church at a tent meeting in Worthing.<ref>Kim Farnell, 116-120.</ref> Three months after his baptism in the church, on [[December 23]], 1929, Walter Gornold died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Hove, England.		Late in his life, Gornold and several of his children joined the Elim Pentecostal Church at a tent meeting in Worthing.<ref>Kim Farnell, 116-120.</ref> Three months after his baptism in the church, on [[December 23]], 1929, Walter Gornold died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Hove, England.

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	In a letter to Mrs. Fielding, January 31st, 1939, Sydney H. Old commented on his brother. "It is a matter of keen regret that in 1894/5 my brother (the astral tramp ["H.P.B. used to call him 'the astral tramp,' on account of his habit of 'roaming about in his astral body at night,' as she put it.']) should, after all his experience with H.P.B. have been partner to those articles in the Westminster Gazette and the publication of that booklet by Edmund Garrett entitled 'Isis Very Much Unveiled'. He seemed after that to slump in T.S. work, got married, and ended his career as a strong advocate of the Four Square Gospel of Aimee Semple Macpherson." On September 13th, 1929, three months before he died, he announced at a meeting "I have spent all my life and travelled half way round the world in search of the truth. Today I have found it...in the simple Gospel of Jesus Christ which I learned at my mother's knee".<ref>Ernest E. Pelletier, 260-2.</ref>		In a letter to Mrs. Fielding, January 31st, 1939, Sydney H. Old commented on his brother. "It is a matter of keen regret that in 1894/5 my brother (the astral tramp ["H.P.B. used to call him 'the astral tramp,' on account of his habit of 'roaming about in his astral body at night,' as she put it.']) should, after all his experience with H.P.B. have been partner to those articles in the Westminster Gazette and the publication of that booklet by Edmund Garrett entitled 'Isis Very Much Unveiled'. He seemed after that to slump in T.S. work, got married, and ended his career as a strong advocate of the Four Square Gospel of Aimee Semple Macpherson." On September 13th, 1929, three months before he died, he announced at a meeting "I have spent all my life and travelled half way round the world in search of the truth. Today I have found it...in the simple Gospel of Jesus Christ which I learned at my mother's knee".<ref>Ernest E. Pelletier, 260-2.</ref>

			=== Reactions to Besant and Leadbeater ===

			Even though he had long ceased to be a member of the Theosophical Society, Gornold continued to follow its activities in the press. Always eager to keep his name in the public eye, even at the expense of others, he wrote letters to magazines like ''Old Moore's Monthly Messenger'' criticizing [[Annie Besant]] and [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]]. Mrs. Besant had become President of the Theosophical Society in Adyar after the death of [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Colonel Olcott]], and Mr. Leadbeater was her coworker. The two of them had claimed that young [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] was the vehicle of the [[World Teacher]]. One example of Gornold's letters was based on his interpretation of Alan Leo's horoscope of Krishnamurti [[Alcyone\|(Alcyone)]]:
			<blockquote>
			I have charged Mrs. Besant with obscurantism on the grounds that when Mr Leo published the horoscope of 'Alcyone' no objection to the data was offered by Mrs Besant, but when I gave my interpretation of the horoscope, which I know from the directional indications of the course of events to be the correct one, Mrs Besant at once repudiated it, but failed to supply the correct data. . . Her failure. . . is therefore ground for a just charge of obscurantism. . .<ref>"Correspondence" ''Old Moore's Monthly Messenger''. June 14, 1914. Quoted in Farnell, 144.</ref>
			</blockquote>

	== Career as an astrologer and occultist ==		== Career as an astrologer and occultist ==

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	Gornold was prominent in England as practitioner of astrology under the name '''Sepharial'''. London newspapers touted him as the "prince of English astrologers" and "the foremost living astrologer."<ref>These phrases from London papers ''The Referee'' and "The Evening News'' were frequently quoted in book reviews and advertisements.</ref> His writings were also well known in the United States, where newspapers often featured articles about his predictions and his methods, and American editions of his books were published. Altogether he published over 60 books and pamphlets, many of which are still in print. He is credited with bringing astrology to the general public through his sun-sign horoscopes.		Gornold was prominent in England as practitioner of astrology under the name '''Sepharial'''. London newspapers touted him as the "prince of English astrologers" and "the foremost living astrologer."<ref>These phrases from London papers ''The Referee'' and "The Evening News'' were frequently quoted in book reviews and advertisements.</ref> His writings were also well known in the United States, where newspapers often featured articles about his predictions and his methods, and American editions of his books were published. Altogether he published over 60 books and pamphlets, many of which are still in print. He is credited with bringing astrology to the general public through his sun-sign horoscopes.

	After reading Old's column in ''Society Times'', other astrologers began corresponding with him. '''Frederick Lacey''' became a close friend. Lacey was also a friend of [[Alan Leo]]. Lacey and Leo ~~two~~ were unhappy that the magazine ''Astrology'' devoted too many pages to horse racing and the interests of working-class readers, so they decided to create another magazine that would appeal more to serious astrologers. In November 1889, they launched the ''Astrologer's Magazine'', renamed as the ~~long~~-~~running~~ journal ''Modern Astrology''. Walter Old issued his own periodical, '''''Fate and Fortune''''', but after that venture quickly failed, he contributed to ''Modern Astrology'' instead.<ref>Kim Farnell, 16-17.</ref>		After reading Old's column in ''Society Times'', other astrologers began corresponding with him. '''Frederick Lacey''' became a close friend. Lacey was also a friend of [[Alan Leo]]. Lacey and Leo were unhappy that the magazine ''Astrology'' devoted too many pages to horse racing and the interests of casual working-class readers, so they decided to create another magazine that would appeal more to serious astrologers. In November 1889, they launched the ''Astrologer's Magazine'', renamed as the still-published journal ''Modern Astrology''. Walter Old issued his own periodical, '''''Fate and Fortune''''', but after that venture quickly failed, he contributed to ''Modern Astrology'' instead.<ref>Kim Farnell, 16-17.</ref>

	He also contributed to periodicals for astrologers such as ''The Sphinx'', ''The Horoscope'', and the ''British Journal of Astrology''. The ''Evening News'' of London routinely published his annual predictions for the coming year, and ''Forecast'' printed his weather predictions. In ''The Theosophist'' he published the horoscopes of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]], [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Colonel Olcott]], and [[Annie Besant]].		He also contributed to periodicals for astrologers such as ''The Sphinx'', ''The Horoscope'', and the ''British Journal of Astrology''. The ''Evening News'' of London routinely published his annual predictions for the coming year, and ''Forecast'' printed his weather predictions. In ''The Theosophist'' he published the horoscopes of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]], [[Henry Steel Olcott\|Colonel Olcott]], and [[Annie Besant]].

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	=== At Adyar ===		=== At Adyar ===

	In November 1892, he travelled to India to work at the [[Adyar (campus)\|Adyar headquarters]] of the international Theosophical Society, and contributed to the pages of [[The Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Theosophist'']].<ref>Ernest E. Pelletier, 260-2.</ref> He served as Recording Secretary and Treasurer of the Society in 1893.		In November 1892, he travelled to India to work at the [[Adyar (campus)\|Adyar headquarters]] of the international Theosophical Society, and contributed to the pages of [[The Theosophist (periodical)\|''The Theosophist'']].<ref>Ernest E. Pelletier, 260-2.</ref> He served as Recording Secretary and Treasurer of the Society in 1893, and lectured to Indian members with great success and organized some new branches.

	During his time at Adyar, Mr. Old lectured in the Indian branches:		During his time at Adyar, Mr. Old lectured in the Indian branches: