Why was William Judge called "The Rajah"?
A commemoration and celebration of the life and work of William Quan Judge, co-founder of the modern Theosophical Movement, born 13th April 1851 and passed away 21st March 1896
Having become indifferent to objects of perception, the pupil must seek out the Rajah of the senses, the Thought-Producer, he who awakes illusion.” - The Voice of the Silence (page 1-2)
“And that power which the disciple shall covet is that which shall make him appear as nothing in the eyes of men.” - Light on the Path (page 4)
A HINDU RAJAH AND NIRMANAKAYA IN A BORROWED IRISH BOY BODY
(refer to the story “in a borrowed body by WQJ)
The name Rajah we may say was an occult designation of WQJ as he came to take occupancy of the body of the then dying Irish boy. And this goes to show WQJ’s inner Hindu or Indian identity.
“The son of Frederick H. Judge and Mary Quan, William Quan Judge was born in Dublin, Ireland, April 13, 1851, and spent his early childhood in a country where material adversity often found compensation in its natives’ awareness of the silent forces of nature. At the age of seven a serious illness struck the lad, and the doctor informed the family gathered at his bedside that William was dead. But before grief could overwhelm the would-be mourners, to everyone’s amazement the boy revived. His recovery was slow, however, but during the year of his convalescence, he began to show an interest in mystical subjects. Unaware of his ability to read, the family found him engrossed in books dealing with mesmerism, phrenology, magic, religion and similar subjects.
During a meeting of the E.S. in Boston in 1891, where Mrs. Besant was present, Willard witnessed an occult operation by Judge, preceded by his words: “I have a statement to make which I do not care to have you speak to me about later, nor do I wish you to discuss among yourselves. I am not what I seem; I am a Hindu.” Then he performs the operation and Willard continues: “Before my eyes, I saw the man’s face turn brown and a clean-shaven Hindu face of a young man was there, and you know he [i.e., Judge] wore a beard. . . . This change was not one seen by me only, and we did not discuss the import of his significant statement, until after his death when a meeting was held in the Boston headquarters to determine our future action. Then I mentioned it in a speech and his statement, and fully ten persons from different parts of the hall spoke up and said, “I saw it too.” “I saw and heard what he said,” etc. That would seem proof enough about the borrowed body.”
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A LIFE OF DUTY: AN EXPRESSION OF HIS SPIRITUAL WILL FOR THE SERVICE OF THE MASTERS AND THEIR CAUSE.
“The will is one of the forces directly from spirit, and is guided, with ordinary men, by desire; in the Adepts' case the will is guided by Buddhi, Manas, and Atma, including in its operation the force of a pure spiritual desire acting solely under law and duty” -
W.Q.Judge “Occult Arts, The Path January 1894
“Duty persistently followed is the highest yoga, the royal talisman, and is better than mantrams or any posture, or any other thing. If you can do no more than duty it will bring you to the goal” -
W.Q.Judge
