H. P. Blavatsky

Occultist, Author, Chela, Co-founder of the Theosophical Society. Bio: H. P. Blavatsky.

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[On Lodges of Magic vs. Training]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1888 & January, 1889 [Incl. Follow-up(s)]

Article selections by A.E. | Notes by H.P.B. . . . I own I should like to see phenomena, to… Read More »[On Lodges of Magic vs. Training]

Theosophy and Buddhism

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

Note: the original of this article—“Théosophie et Bouddhisme”—was published a month after the English article “The Theosophical Society, Its Mission… Read More »Theosophy and Buddhism

Letter No. 10b to (Blavatsky to O’Conor)

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to J. E. O'Conor, , March, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

{See Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, 2nd ed. pp. 108 et seq.} H. P. B. Corresponding Secretary of the T.S.A.S. Bombay,… Read More »Letter No. 10b to (Blavatsky to O’Conor)

Letter No. 15 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , July, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

{Written from Bombay, July 15+, 1882. On May 31, 1882, Olcott and H.P.B. visited “Huddleston Gardens” in Madras, the future… Read More »Letter No. 15 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 10c to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , May, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

{See Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, 2nd ed. pp. 108 et seq.} Secretary’s Office of the Theosophical Society, Breach Candy, Bombay,… Read More »Letter No. 10c to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 6 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , August, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

{Bombay, Aug.1, 1882} Tuesday Something. Your two MSS. received. Well the readers will be stuffed this time and no mistake—with… Read More »Letter No. 6 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 17 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , September, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

{Bombay, September 11, 1882} (Private, not for Mr. Hume.) Monday. My dear Mr. Sinnett, This morning I got up from… Read More »Letter No. 17 to A. P. Sinnett

Christian Science

Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, July, 1888

Review: Statements of Christian Science. Comprised in eighteen lessons, and twelve sections. By Ursula N. Gestefeld. Chicago, 1888. The object of… Read More »Christian Science

[On Absolute Thought and the Logos]

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

Article selection by M. M. Phelon | Notes by H.P.B. As a man awaking from sleep becomes settled in mentality,… Read More »[On Absolute Thought and the Logos]

Letter No. 40 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , November, 1884 [Posthumously Published]

{Olcott sailed for India from Marseilles on October 20, 1884, while H.P.B. sailed from Liverpool November 1st. She was accompanied… Read More »Letter No. 40 to A. P. Sinnett

On Pseudo-Theosophy

Article/Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1889

“The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint. The affectation of sanctity is… Read More »On Pseudo-Theosophy

Roots of Ritualism In Church and Masonry

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March & May, 1889 [Serialized]

I. Theosophists are very often, and very unjustly too, accused of infidelity and even of Atheism. This is a grave… Read More »Roots of Ritualism In Church and Masonry

Theosophical Queries

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1889

LTTE by Barbara Moskvitinoff | Reply by H.P.B. The first object of the Theosophical Society being to promote the principle… Read More »Theosophical Queries

[On Materialistic Views]

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

Article selections by William Oxley | Notes by H.P.B. . . . It will be new to many of your… Read More »[On Materialistic Views]

“The Secret Doctrine”

LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Light, December, 1888

To the Editor of Light. Sir,—Permit me for the first time after many years of silence, and probably for the… Read More »“The Secret Doctrine”

[Notes on “A Chela’s Dream”]

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

Article Selections by “X.” | Notes by H.P.B. A man stands guard at the entrance, dressed in a loose gown… Read More »[Notes on “A Chela’s Dream”]

[On occult phenomena, the work of the T.S., ascetic retirement, etc.]

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

Article selections by James A. Campbell | Notes by H.P.B. From the time when “Theosophy” as a system of faith,… Read More »[On occult phenomena, the work of the T.S., ascetic retirement, etc.]

Letter No. 3 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , August, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

Postcard addressed to A. P. Sinnett Esq. Tendril, Simla, Aug. 9. {1882} Savez-vous quel jour votre article Indo–British India a… Read More »Letter No. 3 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 31 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , January, 1884 [Posthumously Published]

Adyar Madras, January 25th, 1884. By order of my Boss I send you the Kingsford letters to fondly read and… Read More »Letter No. 31 to A. P. Sinnett

The “Chaste Tree”

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

Correspondence by W. N. Gale | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. Will you tell me the botanical name of the “Agnus… Read More »The “Chaste Tree”

Letter No. 39 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , October, 1884 [Posthumously Published]

Saturday morning. {October 27, 1884} Dear Mr. Sinnett, Mrs. Holloway is just gone, and left me a few parting words… Read More »Letter No. 39 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 42 (Blavatsky to Arundale)

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to Francesca Arundale, Mary Anne Arundale, , June, 1885 [Posthumously Published]

June 16th. {1885} Dear Mrs. and Miss Arundale, If we had two dozen like you two and a dozen like… Read More »Letter No. 42 (Blavatsky to Arundale)

[Notes on the T.S. and E.S.]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1889

The letter from which the following pages are translated—and which was never meant for publication—was recently addressed to one of… Read More »[Notes on the T.S. and E.S.]

If You Shoot at a Crow, Do Not Kill a Cow

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, February, 1889

Mighty is the voice of Journalism in London, but heavy the artillery of its saltatticus [sensationalism], at times. Who is… Read More »If You Shoot at a Crow, Do Not Kill a Cow

[Review:] Marriage and Divorce — Religious, Practical and Political Aspects of the Question

Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, February, 1889

R. A. P. Richard has furnished with a powerful weapon those numerous Solomons of society who, under the mask of… Read More »[Review:] Marriage and Divorce — Religious, Practical and Political Aspects of the Question

[On Honour]

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

Questions by C, Carter Blake | Response by H. P. B. If King Henry VIII, the much-married King of England,… Read More »[On Honour]

The Dirge for the Dead in Life

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1888 & February, 1889 [Incl. Follow-up(s)]

Selection of “automatic writing” by “Sepher” & Reply Article by J. H. Mitalmier | Introduction & Notes by H.P.B. The… Read More »The Dirge for the Dead in Life

[On Gnomes, Lhas, and Mahatmas]

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

Article selection by C. Pfoundes | Note by H.P.B. Yoshitsune . . . fled to the Northern provinces . .… Read More »[On Gnomes, Lhas, and Mahatmas]

The Year is Dead, Long Live the Year!

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1889

December, 1888, and January, 1889 Lucifer sends the best compliments of the season to his friends and subscribers, and wishes… Read More »The Year is Dead, Long Live the Year!

Echoes of Theosophy

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

The following paragraph in a Boston weekly, Wade’s Fibre and Fabric, October 27, 1888, No. 191, speaks for itself: “As… Read More »Echoes of Theosophy

Letter No. 10d (Blavatsky to Damodar)

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to Damodar K. Mavalankar, , April, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

{See Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, 2nd ed. pp. 108 et seq.} To Malabar Hill From Madras St. Thome To Damodar… Read More »Letter No. 10d (Blavatsky to Damodar)

Letter No. 38 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , October, 1884 [Posthumously Published]

{Written & received, London, late October 1884, just prior to H.P.B.’s October 31 departure for India via Liverpool.} Mr. Sinnett,… Read More »Letter No. 38 to A. P. Sinnett

[On Rushing in to Occultism]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

Story selection by Franz Hartmann | Note by H.P.B. “O, great Krashibashi! Have I then at last found favour in… Read More »[On Rushing in to Occultism]

From the Note Book of an Unpopular Philosopher (3)

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

THOUGHTSON THE BIRTHDAY OF LUCIFER Ever Onward. In its ceaseless, and also too rapid, flight along the path of Eternity,… Read More »From the Note Book of an Unpopular Philosopher (3)

[The Bride Sophia vs. Succubi & Incubi]

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

[The following was an Editorial Note by H.P.B. in reply to an article titled “A Sufi’s Mystical Apologue” by A.J.C.]… Read More »[The Bride Sophia vs. Succubi & Incubi]

[On “Christian Science”]

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

Article selections by Ursula N. Gestefeld | Notes by H.P.B. Lucifer’s criticism of the statements of “Christian Science,” as contained… Read More »[On “Christian Science”]

[Review:] Lays of Romance and Chivalry

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

“LAYS OF ROMANCE AND CHIVALRY,” by Mr. W. Stewart Ross. (Stewart and Co., Farringdon Street.) In this neat little volume… Read More »[Review:] Lays of Romance and Chivalry

Letter No. 9 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , November, 1881 [Posthumously Published]

{November} 14th. {1881} Meerut, Your telegram just received. Now what does that mean? I knew it was coming for M.… Read More »Letter No. 9 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 12 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , December, 1883 [Posthumously Published]

{Adyar, Dec. 16+, 1883} There’s a love chit for you just received. I guess my Boss splits himself owing to… Read More »Letter No. 12 to A. P. Sinnett

[On Abhiñña]

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

Article selection by A.J.C. | Note by H.P.B. The five, so-called, supernatural powers of the Buddhists—the Abhidagna,1 are 1st, Clairvoyance;… Read More »[On Abhiñña]

[On Chinese History and Biblical Chronology]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, February, 1889

Article selections by Andrew T. Sibbald | Notes by H.P.B. About two thousand years before our Christian era, the Chinese… Read More »[On Chinese History and Biblical Chronology]

[Christianity in Japan]

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1889

History repeats itself. The rise and triumph of Christianity and its general spread in the West were due originally to… Read More »[Christianity in Japan]

The Sacred Mission of the S.P.R.

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

All our friends remember the astounding story, born and elaborated in the head of a too zealous “Researcher” sent to… Read More »The Sacred Mission of the S.P.R.

[On Atoms and the Sun]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

Article selections by Clara J. Bloomfield-Moore | Notes by H.P.B. . . . Ether in its high tenuous condition is… Read More »[On Atoms and the Sun]

[On Dr. Elliott Coues]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

Strange things occur in this sublunary world; but the strangest of all is, that a recognized American scientist of great… Read More »[On Dr. Elliott Coues]

A Danger Signal

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889 [Translated from the original French]

“Initiates are sure to come into the company of the Gods.”—Socrates, in the Phaedo. In the first number of the… Read More »A Danger Signal

Our Cycle and the Next

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1889

“The world’s great age begins anew,The golden days return,The earth doth like a snake renewHer winter weeds outworn.”—Shelley “My friend,… Read More »Our Cycle and the Next

Buddhism Through Christian Spectacles

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1889

On the occasion of a new pseudo-Oriental dirge1 by “Sir Monier Monier Williams, K.C.I.E.,” the very Christian Orientalist, a daily… Read More »Buddhism Through Christian Spectacles

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