J. M. A. Mills
English theosophist writer and clerk (1894–1986)
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Janet Melanie Ailsa Mills MBE (1 April 1894 – 1 July 1986), also known by her writing pseudonym H. K. Challoner, was an English theosophist, healer, writer and clerk.
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Janet Melanie Ailsa Mills MBE | |
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| Born | 1 April 1894 Eltham, Kent, England |
| Died | 1 July 1986 (aged 92) |
| Other name | H. K. Challoner |
| Occupations | Theosophist, healer, writer and clerk |
| Notable work | Lords of the Earth (1940) The Wheel of Rebirth: An Autobiography of Many Lifetimes (1976) |
| Partner | R. Allatini |
Biography
Mills was born on 1 April 1894 in Eltham, Kent, England.[1] She was educated in Switzerland and became a clerical worker.[2]
During World War I, Mills worked as a "Lady Clerk" in the Military Operations Directorate of the War Office, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1919 New Year Honours (MBE).[3][4]
Mills was a theosophist and wrote books on the occult, published as J. M. A. Mills or under her pseudonym H. K. Challoner.[5][6] Her novel Lords of the Earth (1940) described ancient knowledge, immortality and life on the island of Atlantis.[7]
Mills' work The Wheel of Rebirth: An Autobiography of Many Lifetimes (1976) recounted her previous lives in Atlantis, England, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Italy and Persia. It was forwarded by the occultist Cyril Scott.[8] Also in 1976, Mills' published The Path of Healing about healing through faith with the Theosophical Publishing House.[9]
After fellow theosophist Rose Allatini separated from her husband Cyril Scott, Mills became Allatini's closest friend.[10] They lived together as companions.[6]
Mills died on 1 July 1986, aged 92.[1]