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Helena Ivanovna Roerich ( Russian: Елена Ивановна Рерих; née Shaposhnikova (Шапошникова); 12 February [ O.S. 31 January] 1879 – 5 October 1955) was a Russian theosophist, [1] writer, and public figure. In the early 20th century, she created, in cooperation with the Teachers of the East, a philosophic teaching of Living Ethics ("Agni Yoga"). [2] .
Roerichism is a spiritual and cultural movement centered on the teachings transmitted by Helena and Nicholas Roerich. It draws ideas from Theosophy, Eastern and Western religions, and Vedic and Buddhist traditions, molding them into Russian culture and Russian cosmism. Helena Roerich
Helena I. Roerich (1879-1955) philosopher, writer, spouse of Nicholas Roerich. Truly great things are better seen from a distance. This is exactly what happened to the creative heritage of a Russian philosopher and writer Helena I. Roerich.
Helena Roerich was born in Russia on February 12, 1879, the daughter of a prominent architect. She was very sensitive and frequently ailing. During illnesses, two very tall men would appear to her with help, but when the grownups objected to her accounts of them, she learned to keep her thoughts to herself.
A great philosopher, explorer, archeologist, adventurer, Theosophist, and man of peace, he was the first Russian to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Even less is known in most American households of his wife Helena (1879-1955), who matched him in intellectual and spiritual intensity.
Helena Ivanovna Roerich was the heart, the mentor and the pillar of strength and inspiration to the Roerich family that played a very important role in Russian and world culture. "The four of us made up a single whole," were the words of Svetoslav Roerich, the younger son of Helena Roerich.
Helena Ivanovna Roerich was a Russian theosophist, writer, and public figure. In the early 20th century, she created, in cooperation with the Teachers of the East, a philosophic teaching of Living Ethics.
