What is Theosophy?
This question has been so often asked, and misconception so widely prevails, that the editors of a journal devoted to… Read More »What is Theosophy?
October 1879
What are the Theosophists?
Are they what they claim to be—students of natural law, of ancient and modern philosophy, and even of exact science?… Read More »What are the Theosophists?
The Drift of Western Spiritualism
Late advices from various parts of the world seem to indicate that, while there is an increasing interest in the… Read More »The Drift of Western Spiritualism
Notes to “The Autobiography of Dayanund Saraswati, Swami.”
Article selections by the Swami | Notes by H.P.B. [Note: the following note by H.P.B. preceded the December, 1879 portion… Read More »Notes to “The Autobiography of Dayanund Saraswati, Swami.”
The Magnetic Chain
We have read with great interest the first number of a new French journal devoted to the science of Mesmerism,… Read More »The Magnetic Chain
[Review:] “The Light of Asia”
[Review of The Light of Asia, by Sir Edwin Arnold] A timely work in poetical form, and one whose subject—perfect though… Read More »[Review:] “The Light of Asia”
Persian Zoroastrianism and Russian Vandalism
Few persons are capable of appreciating the truly beautiful and esthetic; fewer still of revering those monumental relics of bygone… Read More »Persian Zoroastrianism and Russian Vandalism
Antiquity of the Vedas
A journal interested like the THEOSOPHIST in the explorations of archæology and archaic religions, as well as the study of… Read More »Antiquity of the Vedas
Namastae!
The foundation of this journal is due to causes which, having been enumerated in the Prospectus, need only be glanced… Read More »Namastae!
Spiritualism at Simla (intro)
An esteemed young English lady of Simla, interested in Occultism, sends us some interesting narratives of psychological experiences which may… Read More »Spiritualism at Simla (intro)
Echoes from India: What is Hindu Spiritualism?
To the Editor of the Banner of Light: Phenomena in India, beside the undoubted interest they offer in themselves, and,… Read More »Echoes from India: What is Hindu Spiritualism?