H. P. Blavatsky

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[On the Tantras]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, June, 1883

Note by H.P.B. on an article by T. S. For reasons of their own, the Aryas or the “reformers,” as… Read More »[On the Tantras]

[On the T.S. Setting a Good Example]

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, March, 1881

The Revue Spirite, edited by that honoured and thoughtful French spiritist, our friend, Mr. Leymarie, F.T.S., has devoted many pages… Read More »[On the T.S. Setting a Good Example]

[Note to “Practical Work for Theosophists”]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, April, 1884

Letter by Raj Coomar Roy | Note by H.P.B. The objects of the Theosophical Society are very laudable, and if… Read More »[Note to “Practical Work for Theosophists”]

[The Philosophic Inquirer on Joseph Cook]

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, April, 1882

The Philosophic Inquirer, of Madras, a weekly Anglo-Tamil Free-thought Journal, has sent us its issue of March 19 with two… Read More »[The Philosophic Inquirer on Joseph Cook]

“Under the Shadow of Great Names” [2]

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, July, 1883

Reply by H.P.B. to two letters defending the medium George Spriggs. Our love for “fair play” has never been doubted… Read More »“Under the Shadow of Great Names” [2]

A Year of Theosophy

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, January, 1881

The dial of Time marks off another of the world’s Hours. . . . And, as the Old Year passes… Read More »A Year of Theosophy

[Mrs. Anandabai Joshi, F.T.S.]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, May, 1883

Anonymous Notice | Note by H.P.B. Mrs. Anandabai Joshi, F.T.S., the well-known Mahratta Brahmin lady, sailed yesterday by S.S. City… Read More »[Mrs. Anandabai Joshi, F.T.S.]

Was Cagliostro A “Charlatan”?

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1890

To send the injured unredressed away, How great soe’er the offender, and the wrong’d Howe’er obscure, is wicked, weak and… Read More »Was Cagliostro A “Charlatan”?

[An Appeal to Honest and Honorable Foes]

LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Epiphany, December, 1883

Letter to the Editor by H.P.B. [Note: for background, see “The Saracens of Theosophy and the Madras Crusaders”] Dear Sir,… Read More »[An Appeal to Honest and Honorable Foes]

“Self-Contradictions of the Bible”

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, February, 1883

Letter Selections by Lakshman Singh | Introductory Note and Notes by H.P.B. [Note: for background, see The “Contradictions of the Bible”… Read More »“Self-Contradictions of the Bible”

[Note on “A Physiological Test for Thief-Catching”]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, December, 1880

Article selections by Dr. Batkuram S. Mehta | Note by H.P.B. . . . A few days ago an ornament… Read More »[Note on “A Physiological Test for Thief-Catching”]

[Review:] The Scientific Basis of Spiritualism

Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, July, 1881

Having already (p. 139, Vol. II, Theosophist) borne testimony to the admirable moral qualities and intellectual endowments of our lamented… Read More »[Review:] The Scientific Basis of Spiritualism

Our Second Year

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, August, 1880

Like all other pleasant things, our first year’s relations with The THEOSOPHIST’S subscribers are about to terminate. The present is… Read More »Our Second Year

[Note on the Baser Branches of Occultism]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, April, 1881

[Note: the following comment by H.P.B. follows an article describing some phenomena performed by a fakir.] Note.—It certainly is not… Read More »[Note on the Baser Branches of Occultism]

The Most Ancient of Christian Orders

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, April, 1881

Bent upon searching for the origin of all things, the etymology of names included, and giving every religious and philosophical… Read More »The Most Ancient of Christian Orders

Kosmic Mind

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1890

Whatsoever quits the Laya (homogeneous) state, becomes active conscious life. Individual consciousness emanates from, and returns into Absolute consciousness, which… Read More »Kosmic Mind

“The Claims of Occultism”

Editorial/Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, September, 1881

This is the heading of an article I find in a London publication, a new weekly called Light, and described… Read More »“The Claims of Occultism”

[On Sources for Initial Study of Theosophy]

Editorial/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

To the Editors of Lucifer. As a very new member of the Theosophical Society I have jotted down a few… Read More »[On Sources for Initial Study of Theosophy]

[Review:] The Real History of the Rosicrucians

Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, November, 1887

The Real History of the Rosicrucians, by A. E. Waite. Published by G. Redway. Mr. Waite’s new book will be… Read More »[Review:] The Real History of the Rosicrucians

Theosophy Or Jesuitism

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1888

“Choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other… Read More »Theosophy Or Jesuitism

[Notes on “Fragments of Occult Truth” 1-3]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, October 1881; March 1882 [Serialized]

Notes by H.P.B. on the first three articles under the title “Fragments of Occult Truth,” written by A. O. Hume.… Read More »[Notes on “Fragments of Occult Truth” 1-3]

[On Living the Life]

Editorial/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

To the Editors of Lucifer. Several questions have of late occurred to me at the entry of the subject of… Read More »[On Living the Life]

Practical Occultism

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888 [Incl. Follow-up(s)]

Important To Students As some of the letters in the Correspondence of this month show, there are many people who… Read More »Practical Occultism

A Note of Explanation [Re: The Esoteric Character of the Gospels]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1888

Letter to the Editor by Gerald Massey | Notes by H.P.B. I would much rather suffer an unintentional misrepresentation of… Read More »A Note of Explanation [Re: The Esoteric Character of the Gospels]

Notes on Abbé Roca’s “Esotericism of Christian Dogma”

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Le Lotus, December, 1887 [Translation from the original French]

In the opening pages of this essay—so remarkable for its sincerity and its boldness—the author [Abbé Roca] raises and solves… Read More »Notes on Abbé Roca’s “Esotericism of Christian Dogma”

Occultism Versus the Occult Arts

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1888

“I oft have heard, but ne’er believed till now,There are, who can by potent spellsBend to their crooked purpose Nature’s… Read More »Occultism Versus the Occult Arts

From the Note Book of an Unpopular Philosopher (1)

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, November, 1887

I am Sternly Rebuked for some remarks made in the last number. My reflections with regard to the respective value… Read More »From the Note Book of an Unpopular Philosopher (1)

Why Do Animals Suffer?

Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1888

Q. Is it possible for me who love the animals to learn how to get more power than I… Read More »Why Do Animals Suffer?

[Notes on The Life Principle]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1888

Article selections by N. D. Khandalavala | Notes & Editor’s Note by H.P.B. . . . Protoplasm in its substance… Read More »[Notes on The Life Principle]

H. P. Blavatsky to the Fourth Annual American Convention

Lecture/ by H. P. Blavatsky with Bertram Keightley, , April, 1890 [Message delivered on behalf of H. P. Blavatsky at the Convention, April 27th]

The following cablegram was received by William Q. Judge just after adjournment: LONDON, APRIL 26, 1890JUDGE, GENERAL SECRETARY GREETINGS TO… Read More »H. P. Blavatsky to the Fourth Annual American Convention

Psychology—The Science of the Soul

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, October, 1896 [Posthumously Published]

Ethics and law are, so far, only in the phases where there are as yet no theories, and barely systems,… Read More »Psychology—The Science of the Soul

The Late Mrs. Anna Kingsford, M.D.

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1888

Obituary We have this month to record with the deepest regret the passing away from this physical world of one… Read More »The Late Mrs. Anna Kingsford, M.D.

The Crucifixion of Man

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1888

“Prometheus is the impersonated representative of Idea, or of the same power as Jove, but contemplated as independent, and not… Read More »The Crucifixion of Man

[Notes on Hylo-Idealism]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

Article selections from “Ultimate Philosophy” by Herbert L. Courtney | Notes by H.P.B. Ultimate Philsophy1 1. The “last,” however, are not… Read More »[Notes on Hylo-Idealism]

[On Kama-Loka]

Editorial/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

To the Editors of Lucifer. As you invite questions, I take the liberty of submitting one to your consideration. Is… Read More »[On Kama-Loka]

Hylo-Idealism verses “Lucifer” and the “Adversary”

Editorial/Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1887

Under the head of Correspondence in the present number, two remarkable letters are published. (See Text.) Both come from fervent… Read More »Hylo-Idealism verses “Lucifer” and the “Adversary”

[Review:] The Gnostics and Their Remains

Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1887

THE GNOSTICS AND THEIR REMAINS, ANCIENT AND MEDIÆVAL. By C. W. King, M.A. Second Edition. David Nutt, 270 Strand, London,… Read More »[Review:] The Gnostics and Their Remains

From the Note Book of an Unpopular Philosopher (2)

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1888

Scientific Notes De Profundis! [out of the depths] The world of science has just sustained a heavy loss, an irreparable… Read More »From the Note Book of an Unpopular Philosopher (2)

H. P. Blavatsky to the Second Annual American Convention

Lecture/ by H. P. Blavatsky, April, 1888 [Read aloud by W.Q.J. at the Convention, April 22nd]

To William Q. Judge,General Secretary of the American Section of the Theosophical Society. My dearest brother and co-founder of the… Read More »H. P. Blavatsky to the Second Annual American Convention

Is This An Error?

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, August, 1888

LTTE by “Euphrates” | Reply by J. Ralston Skinner | Note by H.P.B. In the Editors’ notes to the article… Read More »Is This An Error?

Reply to the Mistaken Conceptions of the Abbé Roca Concerning My Observations on Christian Esotericism

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Le Lotus, April, 1888 [Translation from the original French]

In the February issue of Le Lotus [see “Reply to Madame Blavatsky’s Observations on Christian Esotericism”], the Abbé speaks of… Read More »Reply to the Mistaken Conceptions of the Abbé Roca Concerning My Observations on Christian Esotericism

What Good has Theosophy done in India?

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

“The race of mankind would perish, did they cease to aid each other. From the time that the mother binds… Read More »What Good has Theosophy done in India?

[On the Pentacle and the Colors Yellow and Red]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, February, 1888

Article selections by M. L. Brainard | Notes by H.P.B. We have now discovered a triangular key—light, music, form—which will… Read More »[On the Pentacle and the Colors Yellow and Red]

1888

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1888

People usually wish that their friends shall have a happy new year, and sometimes “prosperous” is added to “happy.” It… Read More »1888

Christian Lectures on Buddhism, and Plain Facts about the Same, by Buddhists

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

“Then spake Jesus . . . saying: The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. . . but do not… Read More »Christian Lectures on Buddhism, and Plain Facts about the Same, by Buddhists

H. P. Blavatsky to the Third Annual American Convention

Lecture/ by H. P. Blavatsky, April, 1889 [Read aloud by W.Q.J. at the Convention, April 28th]

17 Lansdowne Road, Holland Park, London, W. April 7, 1889 Friends and Brother Theosophists: You are now once again assembled… Read More »H. P. Blavatsky to the Third Annual American Convention

[On the Book of Genesis, Evolution, & Elements]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

Article selections from “The Tide of Life,” by Charles Johnston | Notes by H.P.B. [The book of Genesis] splits off… Read More »[On the Book of Genesis, Evolution, & Elements]

[On the Absolute and God]

Editorial/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

To the Editors of Lucifer. In the last issue of Lucifer is a paper “Self-Evident Truths and Logical Deductions.” The… Read More »[On the Absolute and God]

H. P. Blavatsky

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