The History of a Planet
No star, among the countless myriads that twinkle over the sidereal fields of the night sky, shines so dazzlingly as… Read More »The History of a Planet
September 1887
[Reviews:] Theosophical and Mystic Publications
The Theosophist, a magazine of Oriental Philosophy, Art, Literature, and Occultism. Conducted by H. P. Blavatsky, and H. S. Olcott,… Read More »[Reviews:] Theosophical and Mystic Publications
[Review: The Latest Romance of Science]
“The Latest Romance of Science,” summarized by a Frenchman. If the Atomo-mechanical Theory of the Universe has caused considerable embarrassment… Read More »[Review: The Latest Romance of Science]
Gospels and Upanishads
“The principle which gives life, undying and eternally beneficent, is perceived by him who desires perception.” As the clouds are… Read More »Gospels and Upanishads
What’s in a Name?
What’s in a name? Very often there is more in it than the profane is prepared to understand, or the… Read More »What’s in a Name?
[Review: The Book of Life]
The Book of Life, by Siddhartha (also) Vonisa; his discoveries from “6215 to 6240, Anno Mundi.” A cross between an… Read More »[Review: The Book of Life]
Classification of Principles
[Note: for some background, see: Classification of “Principles”] It seems a pity that the time and energies of our brothers… Read More »Classification of Principles
Papyrus
The Tale-teller, shading his gentle eyes from the evening sun, paused a moment while he listened to the soft strains… Read More »Papyrus
The Last of a Good Lama
Whatever may be said against godless Buddhism, its influence, wherever it penetrates, is most beneficent. One finds the Spirit of… Read More »The Last of a Good Lama
[On Harmony]
[Note: in the pages of Lucifer, aphorisms or brief explanations of specific topics, like the following, often appear at the… Read More »[On Harmony]
The Esoteric Value of Certain Words and Deeds in Social Life
A definition of Public Opinion. The gathering of a few fogies positively electrified by fanaticism and force of habit, who… Read More »The Esoteric Value of Certain Words and Deeds in Social Life
Misconceptions: A Response to Various Criticisms
A France, why do you misunderstand us? European and American Journalists, why don’t you study genuine Theosophy before criticizing it?… Read More »Misconceptions: A Response to Various Criticisms
[Review: Buddhism in Christendom]
Buddhism in Christendom, or Jesus the Essene, by Arthur Lillie, etc.—A queer and rather thickish volume, of a presumably scientific… Read More »[Review: Buddhism in Christendom]
[On Occultism]
[Note: in the pages of Lucifer, aphorisms or brief explanations of specific topics, like the following, often appear at the close… Read More »[On Occultism]
[On the Life of a True Theosophist]
It is rumoured that A Catechism on Every-Day Life, by a Theosophical writer, is ready for press. Let us hope… Read More »[On the Life of a True Theosophist]
[Review: Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research]
Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research: These reports coming out ad libitum, without any definite date, cannot be regarded… Read More »[Review: Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research]