H. P. Blavatsky

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

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Our Fifth Year

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

Again we have the pleasure of noting the continued prosperity of The Theosophist, and the fact that its publication will be… Read More »Our Fifth Year

Paying the Way

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

The late Artemus Ward, a famous American humorist, wishing to prove his effusive patriotism during the late Civil War, said… Read More »Paying the Way

[Review:] “The Light of Asia”

Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, October, 1879

[Review of The Light of Asia, by Sir Edwin Arnold] A timely work in poetical form, and one whose subject—perfect though… Read More »[Review:] “The Light of Asia”

Persian Zoroastrianism and Russian Vandalism

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, October, 1879

Few persons are capable of appreciating the truly beautiful and esthetic; fewer still of revering those monumental relics of bygone… Read More »Persian Zoroastrianism and Russian Vandalism

The History of a “Book”

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Pioneer, March, 1880

As the indications in the press all point towards a Russian reign of terror, either before or at the death… Read More »The History of a “Book”

Self-Knowledge

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, October, 1887

[Note: in the pages of Lucifer, aphorisms or brief explanations of specific topics, like the following, often appear at the… Read More »Self-Knowledge

The Sacred Tree of Kum Bum

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, March, 1883

Thirty-seven years ago, two daring Lazarist Missionaries who were attached to the Roman Catholic Mission establishment at Pekin, undertook the… Read More »The Sacred Tree of Kum Bum

[On Bhuts or Pisachas in India]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, February, 1882

Article Selections by S. Ramaswamier | Notes by H.P.B. Some questions have arisen in The Theosophist as to the views of… Read More »[On Bhuts or Pisachas in India]

A Sad Lookout

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

. . . An English gentleman, a Fellow of the British Theosophical Society, writing to a Hindu Brother Theosophist of Bombay, says… Read More »A Sad Lookout

[On T. Subba Row]

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

Introductory Note by H.P.B. to a Letter by “Paramahamsa Swami” on Advaita Philosophy As the subjoined letter, comes from such… Read More »[On T. Subba Row]

From Madame Blavatsky to Mr. Joseph Cook

Editorial/Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, February, 1882

Article Selections detailing comments from Mr. Cook’s Lecture | Notes and Reply by H.P.B. [Note: the following was preceded by… Read More »From Madame Blavatsky to Mr. Joseph Cook

Dr. Carpenter on “Tree-Trickery” and H. P. Blavatsky on Fakir “Jugglery”

LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Religio-Philosophical Journal, December, 1877

A wise saying that which affirms that he who seeks to prove too much, in the end proves nothing. Professor… Read More »Dr. Carpenter on “Tree-Trickery” and H. P. Blavatsky on Fakir “Jugglery”

Stone-Showers

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

[Note: for some background, see “[Note on “Stone-Throwing by ‘Spirits’”],” “[On “Stone-Showers”],” “More Anecdotes of Hassan Khan Djinni,” and “[More on… Read More »Stone-Showers

Will and Desire

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, October, 1887

[Note: in the pages of Lucifer, aphorisms or brief explanations of specific topics, like the following, often appear at the… Read More »Will and Desire

Esoteric Axioms and Spiritual Speculations

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

In a lengthy review of A. Lillie’s book, Buddha and Early Buddhism, by M. A. (Oxon), our esteemed friend, the… Read More »Esoteric Axioms and Spiritual Speculations

Psychometry and Archæology

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

Question by Poorna Chundra Mookherji | Note by H.P.B. . . . Now the great problem [facing the author as… Read More »Psychometry and Archæology

Projection of the Double

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

In one of the daily issues of the N. Y. World—an influential journal of the great American metropolis—for the year 1878,… Read More »Projection of the Double

A Society Without a Dogma

LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Spiritualist (London), February, 1878

Times have greatly changed since the winter of 1875-6, when the establishment of the Theosophical Society caused the grand army… Read More »A Society Without a Dogma

The State of Russia

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Pioneer, May 4 & 18, 1881

“Heaven save us from beholding a Russian insurrection, senseless and merciless. Those who in our country would bring about all manner… Read More »The State of Russia

A Personal Explanation

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky with H. S. Olcott, , The Theosophist, January, 1882

It is impossible for the Founders of the Theosophical Society to answer more than a few of the attacks made… Read More »A Personal Explanation

Occult or Exact Science?

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, April-May, 1886 [Serialized]

I. Ecce Signum! Behold the sign foreseen in a brighter future; the problem that will be the question of the… Read More »Occult or Exact Science?

The Harmonics of Smell

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

The old proverb, that “Truth is stranger than fiction,” is again exemplified. An English scientist—Professor William Ramsay, of University College,… Read More »The Harmonics of Smell

Buddhistic Exegesis

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, November, 1879

We feel honored in being able to lay before Western thinkers, preliminary contributions from two of the most eminent priests… Read More »Buddhistic Exegesis

The Theosophist and Arya Samajist

Editorial/LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, October, 1881

In the August number of The Theosophist there appeared a short paragraph announcing the death of Pandit Shraddha Ram of… Read More »The Theosophist and Arya Samajist

Cup-Mark Inscriptions

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

H. Rivett-Carnac, Esquire, of the Bengal Civil Service, C.I.E., F.S.A., M.R.A.S., F.G.S., etc., has placed us under obligations by sending… Read More »Cup-Mark Inscriptions

Catechizing a Buddhist

Interview/ with H. P. Blavatsky, New York Sun, May, 1877

The Doctrines of a Faith which in its Purity has no Dogmas. Its Practical Workings as a Religion. The Story… Read More »Catechizing a Buddhist

[Notes on Kama-Loka and the After Death States]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, February, 1885

Article Selections by A. P. Sinnett, “Kama-Loka and the Bearings of the Esoteric Doctrine on Spiritualism” | Editor’s Note by… Read More »[Notes on Kama-Loka and the After Death States]

A Card from the Countess Blavatsky

LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The (NY) Sunday Mercury, January, 1875

Article Selections from the N.Y. Sunday Mercury | Reply by H.P.B. [Note: for a slightly re-worded and longer version of… Read More »A Card from the Countess Blavatsky

“A Faithful ‘Witness’ Will Not Lie”

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

“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous WITNESS” (Exodus,… Read More »“A Faithful ‘Witness’ Will Not Lie”

The Denials and the Mistakes of the Nineteenth Century

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1892 [Posthumously Published]

At or near the beginning of the present century all the books called Hermetic were loudly proclaimed and set down… Read More »The Denials and the Mistakes of the Nineteenth Century

“A Friend in Need, a Friend Indeed”

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

We copy the following letter from the Bombay Gazette of April 4th, not for its bearing upon the recent “unpleasantness,”… Read More »“A Friend in Need, a Friend Indeed”

[Note on “Occult Phenomena”]

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

The conductor of this Magazine, returning to Bombay late in December, and after the first two forms had been printed… Read More »[Note on “Occult Phenomena”]

The “Blessing” of the Brothers

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

A correspondent calls our attention to the paragraph on p. 66 of the pamphlet, Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, in which… Read More »The “Blessing” of the Brothers

[Moksha & Nirvana]

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

Article selection from “Swami Dayanand’s Views About Yoga” | Note by H.P.B. Question. Up to what day, hour, or minute,… Read More »[Moksha & Nirvana]

“Isis Unveiled” and the “Theosophist” on Reincarnation

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

In Light (July 8) C.C.M. quotes from the THEOSOPHIST (June 1882) a sentence which appeared in the Editor’s Note at… Read More »“Isis Unveiled” and the “Theosophist” on Reincarnation

A Russian “Symposium”

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

An important triad of Russian writers has lately been engaged on a discussion of British and Russian relations. One of… Read More »A Russian “Symposium”

[A Reverend on After-Death States]

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

Selections from Brief Memorials of the Rev. Alphonese Francois Lacroix | Notes by H.P.B. He hailed every possible evidence of the… Read More »[A Reverend on After-Death States]

[A Missionary Demand]

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

The Bombay Guardian, an organ of the Methodist sect, recently expressed in strong terms the decided opinion that the Government… Read More »[A Missionary Demand]

Zoroaster and His Religion

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

Article selections by Pestonji Dorabji Khandalavala | Notes by H.P.B. All authors of antiquity agree in giving a place to… Read More »Zoroaster and His Religion

The Bugbears of Science

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, February, April & May, 1883 [Serialized]

[I.] The fanaticism of blank negation is often more tenacious, more dangerous, and always far harder to deal with, and… Read More »The Bugbears of Science

Another Distinguished Fellow

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

A short time since we had the pleasure of announcing that the aged Baron du Potet de Sennevoy had accepted… Read More »Another Distinguished Fellow

[Three Explanations for a Case of “Spirit” Phenomena]

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

Editor’s Note by H.P.B. on an article titled “The Witchcraft and Demonology of Pictavia” [Note: the following comment by H.P.B.… Read More »[Three Explanations for a Case of “Spirit” Phenomena]

On “Theosophism” in India

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, January, 1882

Article Selections | Notes and Editor’s Note by H.P.B. From the July number of the Church Missionary Intelligeneer and Record, a… Read More »On “Theosophism” in India

A Psychological Phenomenon

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

Article selections (anonymous) | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. We have much pleasure to be able to lay before the public… Read More »A Psychological Phenomenon

Another “Spiritual” Puzzle

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

Letter by E.W.W | Reply by H.P.B. I feel that Mr. Terry has been doing great service in procuring for… Read More »Another “Spiritual” Puzzle

Pickings from our Contemporaries

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

La Revue Spirite of Paris for February publishes a communication from a medium named L. Cephas—which it calls quite pertinently… Read More »Pickings from our Contemporaries

The Teachings of Allan Kardec

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

Editor’s Note by H.P.B. on an inquiry. Would you permit me to ask you kindly to inform me what are… Read More »The Teachings of Allan Kardec

Madame Blavatsky Explains

LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Spiritual Scientist, January, 1876

To the Editor of the Spiritual Scientist: Dear Sir,—For the last three months one has hardly been able to open a… Read More »Madame Blavatsky Explains

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