Roland Meredith Starr (29 December 1890 - 13 December 1971) was a British psychologist and occultist. He is credited with introducing the Indian guru Meher Baba to the West.
Starr, whose birth name was Herbert Close, was born in Prestbury House, Hampton, at Richmond in the County of Middlesex, England to well-to-do land owning parents ("landed proprietors") William Brooks Close and Mary Baker Brooks Close. When Starr was one year old his parents ...
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Roland Meredith Starr (29 December 1890 - 13 December 1971) was a British psychologist and occultist. He is credited with introducing the Indian guru Meher Baba to the West.
Starr, whose birth name was Herbert Close, was born in Prestbury House, Hampton, at Richmond in the County of Middlesex, England to well-to-do land owning parents ("landed proprietors") William Brooks Close and Mary Baker Brooks Close. When Starr was one year old his parents separated and he was raised by his mother. He received his education at Winchester College in Hampshire. Starr was a psychologist, homeopath, occultist and an editorial writer. He was also the principal player in bringing the Indian guru Meher Baba to the West for the first time at the start of the 1930s, although he himself did not remain a follower for very long.
In the early 20th century, Starr wrote for The Occult Review, an illustrated monthly journal containing articles and correspondence by many notable occultists of the day, including...
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