Written as a novel with changed names, it consists of Lalita's memoirs of Baba Bharati.
A wonderful book in which Lalita shares her internal spiritual journey as well as her physical journey to India at the dawn of the 20th century.
"The Decatur Herald" of Wednesday August 15, 1934 contained the following article about Maud Lalita Johnson and her book "Square":
From Mrs. M.- Lalita Johnson, a former Decatur woman now residing in Laguna Beach, Cal.; we receive) a letter, a book, a pamphlet, a poem and an appeal. Mrs. Johnson is a daughter of. Henry . Shlaudeman, a sister of Mrs. B. A. McGorray, and will be remembered by many of the older members of this audience. ' In Southern California, we are informed, she has-become a prophet, enjoying a wide prestige for her writings and lectures under the name of Lalita. Alas, this Columnist is so earthy, so much bound by dull mundane problems, that he has found it quite impossible to soar into the eerie, occult realms where Lalita , is at home. For the benefit of members of the audience who may vibrate more readily to the pulsations of this esoteric sort of learning, we will submit some specimens of her writings. Mrs. Johnson will forgive me for my inability to follow, for she herself says in one place, "The various symbols used in the book are not only related to numerology, but are cabalistic, spiritual, and even celestial in their meaning," and in another place, "I realize that to some the book will be a mere jumble of words." The book is called "Square", its attractive blue cover bearing also a long diagonal line and a cross. Lalita is connected with two orders that function in Laguna "The Order of Loving Service" and "The Royal Order of Tibet", this latter, she says, "being connected with the monasteries of Tibet which have a monk here as representative, and others coming." "I have had some very interesting experiences, along spiritual and occult lines", says Mrs. Johnson, "I do not know how the Middle West is for such reading matter, but California is hungry for books, teachers and lectures. I have studied many various teachings, especially the Bible and the Hindu philosophy, and know I have many beautiful things to give to the right people."
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| "Square" (1934) by Maud Lalita Johnson |
