Order of the Star

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Order of the Star

Revival of the earlier Order of the Star in the East, formed to promote Jiddu Krishnamurti as the Great World Teacher. At its peak, the old order had over 45,000 members, but was suddenly suspended in 1929 after Krishnamurti had publicly rejected the role of Great World Teacher. He maintained that people should seek the truth within themselves rather than rely upon the authority of external teachers.

The present Order of the Star was founded by a group claiming a Spiritual Hierarchy had decided to reactivate the order in preparation for the second coming of Christ. The order worked "to establish a peripheral group on the outskirts of the major ashram under the sponsorship of the Master K. H., to initiate an active unit of service in the world, to raise the banner laid down temporarily by the old Order of the Star and to hold it aloft once again and to offer groups and individuals shelter under it." The order published Star Bulletin and the Embers from the Fire. Last known address: 57 Warescot Road, Brent-wood, Essex, CM15 9HH, England.