Letter No. 29 to A. P. Sinnett
Sir Ch. Turner said at a public dinner that you were quite crazy and that it would end surely in… Read More »Letter No. 29 to A. P. Sinnett
H. P. Blavatsky
Occultist, Author, Chela, Co-founder of the Theosophical Society. Bio: H. P. Blavatsky.
[On Light, Heat, and Electricity]
[The following statement is made in a review of Charles W. Heckethorn’s Roses and Thorns; whether the whole review was penned… Read More »[On Light, Heat, and Electricity]
“To the Readers of ‘Lucifer.’”
Our magazine is only four numbers old, and already its young life is full of cares and trouble. This is… Read More »“To the Readers of ‘Lucifer.’”
Letter No. 7 to A. P. Sinnett
{Written November 2, 1881. Received Allahabad} Saharanpur. Arrived last night, no,—yesterday morning (it is Scott who came last night from… Read More »Letter No. 7 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 8 to A. P. Sinnett
{Written November 10, 1881. Received Allahabad} Dehra, Thursday. My dear Sub Boss, I proposed remaining here till Monday when suddenly… Read More »Letter No. 8 to A. P. Sinnett
Gems from the East
A Birthday Book Of Precepts and Axioms Compiled by H.P.B. PREFACE Few words will be needed by way of preface… Read More »Gems from the East
Letter No. 13 to A. P. Sinnett
{Bombay} 21st July. {1882} My dear Mr. Sinnett, Consummatum est! Mail arrived and I was ordered by M. to open… Read More »Letter No. 13 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 16 to A. P. Sinnett
{Hume’s “H.X.” article criticizing Isis Unveiled and the Masters was printed in the September 1882 Theosophist, together with the Chelas’… Read More »Letter No. 16 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 30 to A. P. Sinnett
Adyar, Nov. 26/83. My “dear Sir and Brother”—and Respected Boss. We are cooked, both you and I. Of course with… Read More »Letter No. 30 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 14 to A. P. Sinnett
{Bombay} August 4, 1882. My dear Young Boss, And now you will catch it, and aren’t I glad you will.… Read More »Letter No. 14 to A. P. Sinnett
The Theosophical Society, Its Mission and Its Future
[AS EXPLAINED BY M. EMILE BURNOUF, THE FRENCH ORIENTALIST] “It is another’s fault if he be ungrateful; but it is… Read More »The Theosophical Society, Its Mission and Its Future
Letter No. 28 to A. P. Sinnett
{Received London, mid-January 1884.} Adyar. My dear Mr. Sinnett, I am very sick, suffering agony, and nearly killed two days… Read More »Letter No. 28 to A. P. Sinnett
A Puzzle in “Esoteric Buddhism”
Letter to the Editors | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. To the Editor of Lucifer. Since the two Editors repeatedly assert… Read More »A Puzzle in “Esoteric Buddhism”
[On Non-Separateness, Universal Ego, etc.]
Article selections by G. M. McC | Notes by H.P.B. . . . The Hylo-Ideal Thesis is this Ideal Concord,… Read More »[On Non-Separateness, Universal Ego, etc.]
“God Speaks for Law and Order.”
The readers of the curious article which follows are requested to remember that the writers of signed papers in Lucifer,… Read More »“God Speaks for Law and Order.”
[On the Symbol of the Circle with a Central Point]
Article selections by “A Book-Worm” | Note by H.P.B. The well-known passage I. Timothy iii., 16, has exercised the attention… Read More »[On the Symbol of the Circle with a Central Point]
Forlorn Hope
“Should a wise man utter vain knowledge and fill his belly with the east wind?” (Eliphaz, in Job xv. 2.)… Read More »Forlorn Hope
To Theosophists and Readers of Lucifer
The Editors of Lucifer feel it right that this number, the first published at the new offices and by the… Read More »To Theosophists and Readers of Lucifer
Letter No. 21 to A. P. Sinnett
{Late September, 1884. Letters 21 and 21a concern “More on the Theosophical ‘Rosetta Stone’ ” By Henry Kiddle, followed by… Read More »Letter No. 21 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 27 to A. P. Sinnett
Adyar, Sept. 27. {1883} Just returned home from Ooty through Pondichery, and the first thing waiting for me was your… Read More »Letter No. 27 to A. P. Sinnett
A Lesson
Correspondence by H. P. Mukerji | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. Regarding the first rule of Practical Occultism in the April… Read More »A Lesson
Letter No. 41 to A. P. Sinnett
{March 27, 1885} Copy of the letter to be sent through Olcott. I want you to correct it. I am… Read More »Letter No. 41 to A. P. Sinnett
Is Theosophy a Religion?
“Religion is the best armour that man can have, but it is the worst cloak.”—Bunyan It is no exaggeration to… Read More »Is Theosophy a Religion?
Pertinent Queries
Questions by Charles B. Ingham | Notes & Answer by H. P. B. You invite questions respecting all points of… Read More »Pertinent Queries
[Does the Kamarupa Reincarnate?]
Correspondence by “Pilgrim” | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. With reference to the recent discussion as to how much o f… Read More »[Does the Kamarupa Reincarnate?]
Letter No. 19 to A. P. Sinnett
Darjeeling, October 9th. {1882} How did you know I was here? You seem to be surrounded by very gossiping friends.… Read More »Letter No. 19 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 20 to A. P. Sinnett
December 7th. {1881, Bombay} My dear Boss, ‘Pon my honour could not tell. Tried in America where they had stolen… Read More »Letter No. 20 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 24 to A. P. Sinnett
{Adyar, September 29, 1883. This postscript to Letter 27 is in H.P.B.’s handwriting. W. T. Brown and Sarah Parker arrived… Read More »Letter No. 24 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 25 to A. P. Sinnett
Ooty, August 23.{1883} Well, there’s three consecutive letters I receive from you blowing me up, as you say, and—worse; for… Read More »Letter No. 25 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 33 to A. P. Sinnett
{H.P.B., Olcott, Mohini. Padshah, S. Krishnamachari (aka Bowajee or Babaji), and Babula (H.P.B.’s servant), sailed February 20, 1883, reaching Marseilles… Read More »Letter No. 33 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 34 to A. P. Sinnett
Nice, Friday. {March 21, 1884} My dear Mr. Sinnett, Every body in the house is gone to the theatre—even Olcott.… Read More »Letter No. 34 to A. P. Sinnett
What is God?
Correspondence by J. Hunter | Notes & Editor’s Note by H.P.B. I wish to thank you for reply to my… Read More »What is God?
Letter No. 36 to A. P. Sinnett
Paris, Rue Notre Dames des Champs, April 25. {1884} My dear Mr. Sinnett, You speak like John “the Golden Mouth”—whoever… Read More »Letter No. 36 to A. P. Sinnett
Is Denunciation A Duty?
Condemn no man in his absence; andwhen forced to reprove, do so to his face, but gently,and in words full… Read More »Is Denunciation A Duty?
[Review:] L’Aurore
L’Aurore for October contains an article on the so-called “Star of Bethlehem,” which repeats the assurance that the world is… Read More »[Review:] L’Aurore
Letter No. 1 to A. P. Sinnett
{Written from Bombay, July 12+, 1882; received Simla} My dear Boss, Going away to-morrow — thanks to fate!! The Disinherited… Read More »Letter No. 1 to A. P. Sinnett
[On the Definition of “Pentacle”]
To the Editor of The Path: In the May number of your valuable journal [Vol. III], on page 60, we… Read More »[On the Definition of “Pentacle”]
Letter No. 11 to A. P. Sinnett
{Ross Scott had married Hume’s daughter, “Minnie,” December 28, 1881} Baroda, June 20 {1882} My dear Boss, I got your… Read More »Letter No. 11 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 21a to A. P. Sinnett
{Late September, 1884. See note on Blavatsky Letter 21.} Borrowed Words by Mah. K.H. as italicised in Light, (Jy. 20.)… Read More »Letter No. 21a to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 32 to A. P. Sinnett
{During January and February H.P.B. lay at the point of death and was given up by all the doctors. (See… Read More »Letter No. 32 to A. P. Sinnett
“L’Isis”
“L’ISIS.” branche française, de la société théosophique. To the Editors of Lucifer. Allow me to bring to the notice of… Read More »“L’Isis”
[On the Law of Karma]
Correspondence selections by T. B. Hartbottle in response to J.C.V.P. | Notes by H.P.B. . . . If J.C.V.P. will… Read More »[On the Law of Karma]
Letter No. 37 to A. P. Sinnett
{March 27, H.P.B. and Olcott left Nice for Paris. On April 5th Olcott, with Mohini, left for London to preside… Read More »Letter No. 37 to A. P. Sinnett
A Paradoxical World
Open your ears . . . when loud rumour speaks!I, from the Orient to the drooping West,Making the wind my… Read More »A Paradoxical World
The Mithra Worship
Questions from “A Book-Worm” | Answers by H.P.B. All visitors to the Classical Galleries in the British Museum are familiar… Read More »The Mithra Worship
Thoughts on Karma and Reincarnation
“In man there are arteries, thin as a hair split a 1000 times, filled with fluids blue, red, green, yellow,… Read More »Thoughts on Karma and Reincarnation
Who are the Eurasians?
LTTE by G. Ouseley | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. As you expressly invite correspondence with regard to subjects connected with… Read More »Who are the Eurasians?
[Notes on Some Doctrines of Orthodox Buddhism vs. Esoteric Philosophy]
Article selections by Prince Chandradat Chudadharn of Siam [Thailand] | Notes by H. P. B. “A Buddhist Prince’s View of… Read More »[Notes on Some Doctrines of Orthodox Buddhism vs. Esoteric Philosophy]