Occultist, Author, Chela, Co-founder of the Theosophical Society. Bio: H. P. Blavatsky.
In last month’s Nineteenth Century, the great English thinker and philosopher, Mr. Herbert Spencer, has contributed a remarkable article, “Religion: a Retrospect… Read More »The High Water Mark of Modern Philosophy
Article Selection from a paper by Lionel Beale | Note by H.P.B. . . . I believe all materialistic doctrines,… Read More »[Note on the Assumptions of Materialism and Dogmatic Religion]
One of the ablest philosophical students and writers of Great Britain writes in a private letter to a friend, who… Read More »A British Thinker on The Theosophist
Article by A. Govinda Charlu | Notes by H.P.B. [Only the notes by H.P.B. are included here. Notes by A.G.C.… Read More »Visishthadwaita Philosophy
A Master Spirit has passed away from India. Pundit Dayananda Saraswati, the Founder and Supreme Chief of the Arya Samaj… Read More »The Death of a Great Man
My Lord Primate of all England,— We make use of an open letter to your Grace as a vehicle to… Read More »“Lucifer” to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Greeting!
La France in an article headed “Chronique Allemande” says about Prince Bismarck: “There is no doubt that he works hard, while… Read More »Prince Bismarck’s Mysterious Visitor
Introductory Note by H.P.B. A noble movement, one of a most redeeming and high character, is set on foot by… Read More »An Appeal for the Redemption of the Poor Pariahs [Outcastes]
Will some reverend preacher, devoted to the work of propagating Christianity among the “poor Heathens,” generously read at his next… Read More »The Christian Art of War
Letter by Purna Chundra Sen, with note by the Editor of The East | Reply by H.P.B. To the Editor… Read More »Col. Olcott’s Wonderful Success
A brother Theosophist suggests one of the tersest and most satisfying definitions of the word miracle, that we have seen.… Read More »[What is a “Miracle”?]
Article Selection from “A Treatise on Sufism” | Notes by H.P.B. When man arrives to a knowledge of his own… Read More »[On Sufis and Mahatmas as Non-Religious]
The emotional letter to the Editor of a Christian journal of London, from a well-known native clergyman of Ceylon, which… Read More »In Desperate Straits
Article selections from questions posed to a supposed medium. | Introductory Note, Notes, and closing Editor’s Note by H.P.B. [Note:… Read More »A Learned Bramhan Spirit!
Article Selections from “Our Ceylon Work”| Note by H.P.B. The Ceylon Times, of Colombo, of June 8, noticing the good work of… Read More »[On the “Hide and Seek” Policy of the Christian God]
“Truth is the Voice of Nature and of Time— Truth is the startling monitor within us— Naught is without it,… Read More »What is Truth?
Article Selection by Miad Hoyo-ra Kora-hon | Note by H.P.B. It may not be amiss for me to remark that… Read More »[Note on the Odic Aura of Mediums]
Permanganate of Potash, better known as Condy’s Fluid, has evidently a future before it. It is already the most popular… Read More »[An Antidote]
Article Selections by the Adept Hillarion Smerdis (signed “X. . . F.T.S.”) | Notes by H.P.B. . . . Your… Read More »[Notes on “A Letter from Surb Ohannes”]
Article selections by Babu Asu Tosh Mitra | Note by H.P.B. [Note: the article to which the following makes reference… Read More »[Note on “Testing the Bewitched Mirror Theory”]
Article Selections from “The Hindu Sabha”| Notes by H.P.B. The Hindu Sabha. Inaugurated A.D. 1880—Kali Era 4882. Affiliated to The… Read More »[Note on Confusion about Theosophy and Theosophists]
A valued friend and correspondent in Upper India writes:— “We have not had the pleasure of hearing from you since… Read More »A Needed Explanation
Selection from the Article “Indian Agricultural Reform” by J. J. Meyrick | Note by H.P.B. . . . A great loss of valuable… Read More »[On Vegetarianism and the Murder of Innocent Animals]
[Note: see “Fragments of Occult Truth,” No’s 1-3 and 4-8 by A.O. Hume and A.P. Sinnet respectively.] With reference to… Read More »Karma: An Appendix to “Fragments of Occult Truth”
The Glasgow Herald of April 11, 1884, contains 2-1/2 columns devoted by the eminent London Ontologist to—“The Theosophists.” A dangerous subject… Read More »Mr. Moncure D. Conway’s “A Tour Round the World”
Article Selections by W. R. Frink | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. . . . I have . . . followed… Read More »[On Levitation and Flight]
“The difference is as great between The optics seeing, as the objects seen. All manners take a tincture from our… Read More »Force of Prejudice
For some time past, M. C. W. Rohner, M.D. of Benalla, was busy translating from the Spanish of Balmes trance-utterances… Read More »“Impressions from the Infinite”
Letter to the Editor, by H. | Note by H.P.B. In his able review of Mr. Oxley’s “Philosophy of Spirit,”… Read More »Retrogression in Rebirth
Article Selections from “The Five Pointed Star” | Notes and Editor’s Note by H.P.B. To Madame H. P. Blavatsky, .… Read More »[Notes on Two Stories of Phenomena]
To the Editor of The Philosophic Inquirer. My dear Sir and Brother,—I was very ill for the last two or… Read More »Sympathy for Mr. Charles Bradlaugh
Article Selections by Piarai Lall Chachondia | Notes by H.P.B. Lakshmibai (The Authentic Story of a Bhut)1 1. A ghost, an… Read More »[Notes on Bhutas or Ghosts]
Some interesting experiments have recently been tried by Mr. F. W. H. Myers and his colleagues of the Psychic Research… Read More »Introversion of Mental Vision
[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]
Article Selections from “Unpublished Writings of Eliphas Levi” | Notes by H.P.B. . . . The legend of St. Bernard… Read More »[Notes on the Acta Sanctorum and Enoch]
Article Selections from the Journal of the Hindu Sabha| Notes by H.P.B We find in the “Journal of the Hindu… Read More »[Notes on “Who are the Aryas and the Buddhists”]
We learn from an Italian journal that hardly two years ago “nothing but the intervention of the most distinguished influence… Read More »Railway and Other Vandals
Note by H.P.B. on an article by Morarji Gokuldas The facts given in the present article were communicated to a… Read More »[Notes on “Prophetic Horoscopes,” Astrology and Earth-Currents]
Letter from G. L. Ditson | Reply by H.P.B. . . . Well, my dear friends, I read with boundless… Read More »From a Letter of an Old Friend and Theosophist
What we said about the recent religious riots at Ceylon, in the May Theosophist [see: “Theosophy and Religious Riots”], has been fully… Read More »The Final Results of the Savage Attack of the Roman Catholics on the Buddhists at Colombo
Following is an article taken from the Bombay Gazette of January 30, in which we find a new and very… Read More »A Conjurer Among the Spiritualists
While travelling from the landing place—on the Madras “Buckingham Canal”—to Nellore, we were made to experience the novel sensation of… Read More »A Mysterious Race
The Rev. Editor of the Christian College Magazine comes down short and heavy upon Col. Olcott. He speaks of somebody’s “invincible ignorance”… Read More »The Theosophists and Irenæus
Article Selections by T. Vijiaraghava Charlu | Notes by H.P.B. [Note: for some background, see “[Note on “Stone-Throwing by ‘Spirits’”],”… Read More »[More on “Stone-Showers”]
To the Editor of the Spiritual Scientist:— Sir,—In my country, and in every other recognized as civilized, except America, a man… Read More »A Letter from Madame Blavatsky
Article “A Mussulman Abdal (Yogi)”, by Syed Mahmood | Note by H.P.B. The original of the following narrative will be… Read More »[Psycho-physiological Powers Not Dependent on Creed or Race]
Having read an article signed with the above pseudonym in The Philosophic Inquirer of July 1st, in which the hapless condition of… Read More »“Oppressed Widowhood” in America
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]