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- Lomaland was a Theosophical and alternative commune in Point Loma. Katherine Tingley established here a theosophical community. Until 1942 the American headquarters of the Theosophical Society were situated there. Gottfried de Purucker visited Point Loma in 1894, and in 1896 he met Katherine Tingley in Geneva where he spoke about the place. In 1897 Tingley bought a piece of land at Point Loma, and in February 1897 she laid the first stone for a School for the Revival of the Lost Mysteries of Antiquity (SRLMA). In 1899 Tingley moved to Lomaland, and in 1900 Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society (UBTS) also established their headquarters there. Agricultural experimentation was essential to the Lomaland community's desire to be self-sufficient in all respects. Katherine Tingley's goal was to serve fresh fruits and vegetables at Lomaland every day of the year. Early agricultural products brought to California by the Theosophists included the avocado. In summer 1900, the educational arm of Lomaland, a Raja-Yoga school was opened up. In 1901 followed an open air theatre, later a temple, in 1914 a college and in 1919 a theosophical university. Many other buildings were established, a hotel, a theatre, a textile factory, a joinery, a bakehouse, a publishing house and more. Vegetable and fruit gardens were planted. Around 60 percent of the community was female, and notable for this time, the same percentage was also represented in executive positions. "Raja Yoga" meant divine union, and the educational goals of the school involved not only intellectual formation but also moral and spiritual development. The Raja Yoga Academy was a boarding school; over 300 students students lived together in group homes that were known as "Lotus Houses. " Children from poor families could go to school without paying any charges. The students also played classical dramas, as well as those of Shakespeare. Each student had to learn to play at least one instrument, so that after 1905 the first school orchestra of the United States could hold weekly concerts and go on tour. A theosophical university was established in 1919. It offered courses in the Humanities and in Science. The university was accredited by the state of California and was held in the highest esteem by, for example, the University of California, Berkeley and UCLA. But the university was accredited only in California, not in other states. In 1942 the university was relocated to Covina. The publishing house changed its name several times, it was called The Theosophical publishing company, Aryan theosophical press or Theosophical university press. The gardens produced avocados and oranges, and it was thanks to Lomaland that avocados became domestic in California. In 1942 the area of Lomaland was sold, and the Theosophical Society moved to Covina, near Los Angeles.
- Als Lomaland wurde ein Gelände im kalifornischen Point Loma bei San Diego bezeichnet. Hier hatte Katherine Tingley um 1900 eine theosophische Gemeinschaft ins Leben gerufen, die ebenso soziale und erzieherische Aufgaben wahrnahm. Bis 1942 war auch das Hauptquartier der Theosophischen Gesellschaft in Amerika (TGinA) dort situiert und ein theosophisches Weltzentrum entstanden.
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