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Reincarnation—The Hidden Doctrine

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, September, 1941

Writing of reincarnation, Lessing, dramatist and philosopher of the eighteenth century enlightenment in Germany, summed up the meaning of this… Read More »Reincarnation—The Hidden Doctrine

Knowledge and Negligence

Article/ by Anon., Hermes Magazine, January, 1979

Fix thy Soul’s gate upon the Star whose ray thou art, the flaming Star that shines within the lightless depths… Read More »Knowledge and Negligence

Continuity of Consciousness

Article/ by Anon., Hermes Magazine, April, 1983

What does modern science know of the duration of the ages of the World, or even of the length of… Read More »Continuity of Consciousness

Plato and Aristotle

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, September, 1939

When Socrates was sixty years old, Plato, then a youth of twenty, came to him as a pupil. When Plato… Read More »Plato and Aristotle

The Feathered-Serpent

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, December, 1927

Under the distinctively American name and symbol of the Feathered-Serpent are to be found the Great Teachers of Mexico and… Read More »The Feathered-Serpent

The Greek Mysteries

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, February, 1939

At the time of the early Third Race, high Intelligences from previous periods of evolution incarnated upon this globe in… Read More »The Greek Mysteries

Astrology

Article/ by Anon., The Theosophist, June, 1884

[Note: it is not certain who the author of this article was. It is included in the Collected Writings of… Read More »Astrology

The Gods of Egypt

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, June, 1927

Every cosmogony purports to deal with the origin of the universe, its manifestation marking the beginning of time. Before the… Read More »The Gods of Egypt

Egyptian “Immortality”

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, September, 1927

Had nothing remained to us of the Book of the Dead but the Judgment Scene, it alone furnishes abundant evidence… Read More »Egyptian “Immortality”

Paracelsus: Physician

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, April, 1938

It is an interesting fact, and one which should be carefully noted by all students of occultism, that many of… Read More »Paracelsus: Physician

Historical Difficulty—Why?

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, October, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

6. Is there not some confusion in the letter quoted on p. 62 of Esoteric Buddhism, where “the old Greeks… Read More »Historical Difficulty—Why?

Zoroastrian Ethics

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, April, 1926

If the spirit of Vedanta singing through the Gita endeavors to bring the world to Dharma-Duty, the theme which Zoroastrianism… Read More »Zoroastrian Ethics

Reply to An English F.T.S.

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, September, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

[Note: the following represents the opening Reply to “Some Inquiries Suggested by Mr. Sinnett’s ‘Esoteric Buddhism’”] It was not in… Read More »Reply to An English F.T.S.

Was Writing Known Before Panini?

Article/ by Anon., The Theosophist, October, 1883 [Author signed as “A Chela”]

I am entrusted with the task of putting together some facts which would support the view that the art of… Read More »Was Writing Known Before Panini?

Mr. Johnston and the Upanishads

Editorial/ by Anon., Theosophical Quarterly, January, 1932 [Author signed “Q.” (Quaesitor?)]

To students who might be described as the second and third generations of the Theosophical Society, the Upanishads mean Mr.… Read More »Mr. Johnston and the Upanishads

Death of William Q. Judge

Editorial/ by Anon., Theosophy, April, 1896

The editor of this magazine, President of the Theosophical Societies in America, Europe and Australasia, our trusted teacher and friend,… Read More »Death of William Q. Judge

Zoroastrian Metaphysics

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, January, 1926

The modern world has elevated the cult of the personal to an art; so much is this the prevailing ideal… Read More »Zoroastrian Metaphysics

Roger Bacon

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, December, 1937

Wherever thought has struggled to be free, there the great Theosophical Movement is to be discerned. The twelfth century is… Read More »Roger Bacon

Lao Tzu and the Taoists

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, November, 1926

H. P. Blavatsky described Lao Tzu as a God-like being and classed him with Krishna, Buddha, and Jesus, who “united… Read More »Lao Tzu and the Taoists

Zoroastrian Cosmo-Genesis

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, February, 1926

If the Orientalists, through their peculiar method of reading Zend, Pahalvi and Pazand, have disfigured the import of Zoroastrian texts,… Read More »Zoroastrian Cosmo-Genesis

Socrates

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, July, 1939

The Age of the Tyrants, which produced the “Seven Wise Men,” the early Ionian School and the Pythagorean School, ended… Read More »Socrates

Do the Adepts Deny the Nebular Theory?

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, September, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

1. Is the Nebular Theory, as generally held, denied by the Adepts? It seems hard to conceive of the alternate… Read More »Do the Adepts Deny the Nebular Theory?

Plato

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, August, 1939

One night in the year 407 B.C., Socrates had a dream. He saw a graceful white swan flying toward him… Read More »Plato

Anton Mesmer

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, August, 1938

Mesmerism was from the philosophical standpoint the most pregnant of all discoveries, even though for the moment it propounded more… Read More »Anton Mesmer

Sources of Early American Civilization

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, October, 1927

What is the origin of the American Indian? The civilizations of Persia, China and Egypt had their roots in the… Read More »Sources of Early American Civilization

First Century Christianity

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, August, 1936

Theosophy is the ancient Wisdom-Religion, as old as thinking man, and part of the work of the Theosophical Movement is… Read More »First Century Christianity

From Plato to the Neoplatonists

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, November, 1939

During the lifetime of Plato there was little if any dissension among his pupils. But after his death in 347… Read More »From Plato to the Neoplatonists

On Tao

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, December, 1926

Like the Sanskrit Word Aum, Tao stands for that which is the source, the power, and the form of the… Read More »On Tao

The Prehistoric Greeks

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, January, 1939

On a blustery February afternoon in 1874 the German-American archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann climbed the hard steep road leading to the… Read More »The Prehistoric Greeks

The Light of the Dark Ages

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, October, 1937

The sixth century was the darkest period in the history of the Western world. It marks the mid-point, or nadir,… Read More »The Light of the Dark Ages

Word Puzzles: Evolution

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, July, 1954

Use of the term evolution has gone through many interesting stages. Following the advent of Darwin, this word served as… Read More »Word Puzzles: Evolution

The First Greek Philosophers

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, March, 1939

The millennium which extended from the time of Buddha and Pythagoras in the sixth century B.C., until the final suppression of… Read More »The First Greek Philosophers

Is the Sun merely a Cooling Mass?

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, September, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

2. And, further, the time necessary for the manvantara even of one planetary chain, much more of all seven,—seems largely… Read More »Is the Sun merely a Cooling Mass?

Lieh Tzu

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, February, 1927

What Mencius was to Confucius, that Lieh Tzu and Chwang Tzu were to Lao Tzu. Lieh Tzu endeavored to draw… Read More »Lieh Tzu

The Kings of China

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, May, 1926

In his Ocean of Theosophy William Q. Judge speaks of “ancient and honorable China” — ancient it is, for as… Read More »The Kings of China

Thomas Paine

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, December, 1938

On January 29, 1737, a son was born to Joseph Paine, a humble staymaker living in Thetford, England. A great… Read More »Thomas Paine

The Kali Yuga in Hindu Chronology

Article/ by Anon., The Path, July, 1890 [Author: G. E. W.]

Several weeks ago a communication was read at a regular meeting of this Branch, in which some references to the… Read More »The Kali Yuga in Hindu Chronology

Seeds and Seedlings: Evolution and the Evolver

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, January, 1957

Evolution is the oldest teaching in the world, and misconceptions and misunderstandings of it are as old as man. To… Read More »Seeds and Seedlings: Evolution and the Evolver

Brotherhood: The Law of Being

Article/ by Anon., Universal Brotherhood Magazine, September, 1899 [Author signed as “Pentaur”]

It has ever been the aim of true scientific research not so much to discover new phenomena and to record… Read More »Brotherhood: The Law of Being

Meditation and Self-Study

Article/ by Anon., Hermes Magazine, March, 1976

Atmanam atmana pasya Meditation and self-study are of immeasurable importance to every single person. They concern the longest journey of… Read More »Meditation and Self-Study

Seeds and Seedlings: The Doctrine of Perfectibility

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, September, 1956

This doctrine of the perfectibility of man is easily comprehended by some men, but is extremely difficult for others—due to… Read More »Seeds and Seedlings: The Doctrine of Perfectibility

The Screen of Time

Editorial/ by Anon., Theosophy, May, 1896 [Author signed as “T.”]

A new cycle has begun. The “turning inwards”—and homewards, of William Q. Judge was the signal for the dawn of… Read More »The Screen of Time

[Review] The Kalevala

Review/ by Anon., The Path, October, 1888

THE KALEVALA.—Translated into English by Prof. J. M. Crawford, (1888, J. B. Alden, New York.) It is a matter of congratulation… Read More »[Review] The Kalevala

Are the Great Nations to be Swept Away in an Hour?

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, September, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

3. The different races which succeed each other on the earth are said to be separated by catastrophes, among which… Read More »Are the Great Nations to be Swept Away in an Hour?

Japanese Buddhist Sects

Article/ by Anon., The Path, November-December, 1890 [Serialized] [Author given as “Kyo-Ryo-Va-Sha”]

I In Japan there are twelve principal Buddhist sects, all of them having different names and with different reasons for… Read More »Japanese Buddhist Sects

Eastern Doctrines in the Middle Ages

Article/ by Anon., Lucifer Magazine, April, 1894 [Author listed as G.H.]

Ex Oriente Lux! Light comes front the East, not only in its material manifestation as the rising sun. but also… Read More »Eastern Doctrines in the Middle Ages

Charles Johnston, Orientalist, Dead

Editorial/ by Anon., NY Times, October, 1931

Charles Johnston, scholar, traveler and author, who translted many of the sacred writings of the East into English, died of… Read More »Charles Johnston, Orientalist, Dead

Is the Moon Immersed in Matter?

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, September, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

4. The moon is said to be the scene of a life even more immersed in matter than the life… Read More »Is the Moon Immersed in Matter?

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