 By the 18th century, the word "theosophy" was often used in conjunction with panosophy.The term "theosophy" is more properly reserved for the reverse process of contemplating the divine in order to discover the content of the concrete universe.In England, Robert Hindmarsh, a printer with a Methodist background, formed a "Theosophical Society" in 1783, for translating, printing and distributing the writings of Swedenborg.