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Shankara’s Thought

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Forum (2nd Series), March, 1901

The glamour of India; the hot, luminous sky; palm trees, with their metallic glitter, fringing her sacred rivers; heavy-curtained mango… Read More »Shankara’s Thought

Eastern and Western Psychology

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, January, April, July, October, 1917; January, April, July, 1918 [Serialized]

I. A Theosophical Need Mr. Judge writes, in one of the closing chapters of The Ocean of Theosophy, that “there… Read More »Eastern and Western Psychology

An American Experiment

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, Omaha Daily Bee, March, 1891

As I write these words there lies before me an old book written by Jacob Boehme, a German shoemaker who… Read More »An American Experiment

Culture of Concentration

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, December, 1921 [Posthumously Published]

Concentration, or the use of the attention in the direction of anything that we wish to do, consistently and persistently,… Read More »Culture of Concentration

The Future and the Theosophical Society

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, March, 1892

In 1888 H.P. Blavatsky wrote: “Night before last I was shown a bird’s eye view of the theosophical societies. I… Read More »The Future and the Theosophical Society

Antiquity of the Vedas

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

A journal interested like the THEOSOPHIST in the explorations of archæology and archaic religions, as well as the study of… Read More »Antiquity of the Vedas

The Dream of Ravan

Article/Commentary/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, February & April, 1897 [Serialized]

I. A Mystery Many conjectures have been offered as to the source and authorship of this curious and wonderful book,… Read More »The Dream of Ravan

The Foundations of Christian Mysticism

Article/Commentary/Translation/ by Franz Hartmann, Lucifer Magazine, February-April, June-July, September, 1893 [Serialized]

Contents Preface Introduction Part I. I. The Soul and its Powers.II. Knowledge.III. The Nature of the Soul.IV. The Absolute.V. Deity.VI.… Read More »The Foundations of Christian Mysticism

Occultism in the Upanishads

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophy, September, 1896

“The true desires are overlaid with false; though true, there is a false covering-up of them. For if any one… Read More »Occultism in the Upanishads

Theosophy (Lecture)

Article/Lecture/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, July, 1928

Perhaps it would be an auspicious beginning, if we were to try to make clear what The Theosophical Society is,… Read More »Theosophy (Lecture)

The Kingly Mystery

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, November, 1920 [Posthumously Published]

The “kingly mystery” is Life itself. We all have Life. We all are Life. Every being everywhere is Life—expresses Life.… Read More »The Kingly Mystery

The Storehouse of Thought

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, February, 1920 [Posthumously Published]

When we consider the idea of thought we must remember that there cannot be thought without a thinker. There are… Read More »The Storehouse of Thought

The Necessity for Reincarnation

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, Booklet/Pamphlet, December, 1890

[Note: the initial publication date of this Pamphlet is unknown; we have placed it in 1890 at the same time… Read More »The Necessity for Reincarnation

The Science of Life

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

What is Life? Hundreds of the most philosophical minds, scores of learned well-skilled physicians, have asked themselves the question, but… Read More »The Science of Life

Christmas Then and Christmas Now

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

We are reaching the time of the year when the whole Christian world is preparing to celebrate the most noted… Read More »Christmas Then and Christmas Now

A Commentary on the Gayatri

Article/Commentary/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, January, 1893

Unveil, O Thou who givest sustenance to the Universe, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return, that face… Read More »A Commentary on the Gayatri

The Kabalah and the Kabalists at the Close of the Nineteenth Century

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

[Note on the term Kabalah:] The spelling of the word is various; some write Cabbalah, others Kabbalah. The latest writers… Read More »The Kabalah and the Kabalists at the Close of the Nineteenth Century

Theosophy (Lecture)

Article/Lecture/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, July, 1925

At the Convention of The Theosophical Society yesterday, much was said regarding the significance of the fact that the Society… Read More »Theosophy (Lecture)

Can The Mahatmas Be Selfish?

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, August, 1884

In various writings on occult subjects, it has been stated that unselfishness is a sine qua non for success in… Read More »Can The Mahatmas Be Selfish?

Cautions in Paragraphs

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, July, 1893

Do not make statements that tend to mix up the Theosophical Society with any religious belief, political theory, or social… Read More »Cautions in Paragraphs

Mental Healing and Hypnosis

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, July, 1921 [Posthumously Published]

Mental healing, metaphysical healing, mind cure, spiritual healing and Christian Science all come under the same head; there is no… Read More »Mental Healing and Hypnosis

Sleep and Dreams

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, January, 1920 [Posthumously Published]

There is something in each of us which enters the state called dreams, the state called sleep, and the state… Read More »Sleep and Dreams

The Sacred Books of the Jews

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Forum (2nd Series), July, 1901

Hardly any Orientalist who writes about the Sacred Books of India can help falling into wonder and astonishment over the… Read More »The Sacred Books of the Jews

Evolution

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, August, 1890

I. The word “evolution” is the best word from a theosophical standpoint to use in treating of the genesis of… Read More »Evolution

Which is Vague, Theosophy or Science?

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, November, 1890

It is commonly charged against the exponents of Theosophy that they deal in vague generalities only. A lecture is given… Read More »Which is Vague, Theosophy or Science?

Wrong Popular Notions

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, November, 1894

“What are your proofs?” is often asked of the Theosophical student who believes in reincarnation and Karma, who holds to… Read More »Wrong Popular Notions

Remembering the Experiences of the Ego

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, June, 1890

To many it seems puzzling that we do not remember the experiences of the Higher Self in sleep. But as… Read More »Remembering the Experiences of the Ego

The Religion of the Will

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, January, April, July, October, 1908; January, April, July, October, 1909; January, 1910. [Serialized]

Contents The Will in the Body I. The Search for FoodII. Continuity of LifeIII. The Creative Will in Man The… Read More »The Religion of the Will

Three Kinds of Faith

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, November, 1921 [Posthumously Published]

Every human being has faith—faith in something, some ideal, some conception, some religion, some formula—but while the faiths of different… Read More »Three Kinds of Faith

The Lesson of Loneliness

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Irish Theosophist, October, 1896

We shall learn many good things that we have long forgotten, as we find our way back again to real… Read More »The Lesson of Loneliness

The Popular Idea of Soul-Survival

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

At what epoch the dawning intellect of man first accepted the idea of future life, none can tell. But we… Read More »The Popular Idea of Soul-Survival

A Rajput Sage

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Theosophist, September, 1895 [Re-printed from the Madras Mail]

The story of this Rajput Sage is a very ancient and very significant one. We have two versions of it,… Read More »A Rajput Sage

The Water of Life

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Forum (2nd Series), May, 1899

“Narada came to Sanatkumara, saying: Master, teach me to know the Soul: for I have heard from the sages that… Read More »The Water of Life

“Precipitation”

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, January, 1884

Of all phenomena produced by occult agency in connection with our Society, none have been witnessed by a more extended… Read More »“Precipitation”

“Blavatskianism” In and Out of Season

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1893

THEOSOPHISTS! let us consult together. Let us survey the army, the field of battle, and the fighters. Let us examine… Read More »“Blavatskianism” In and Out of Season

Emerson’s Over-Soul: A Theosophical Perspective

Article/ by S. T. M., Universal Theosophy, April, 2017

The great spiritual literature of mankind is written with a certain poetic beauty. If you think of the Bhagavad-Gita, the… Read More »Emerson’s Over-Soul: A Theosophical Perspective

What Theosophy Is

Article/Lecture/ by W. Q. Judge, San Francisco Chronicle, September, 1891

William Q. Judge of New York told an audience of several hundred ladies and gentlemen in Odd Fellows’ Hall last… Read More »What Theosophy Is

Reminiscences [Clement Griscom]

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, April, 1919

One whose memory of The Theosophical Society goes back for thirty-four years, of necessity recalls many deaths, and, unhappily, many… Read More »Reminiscences [Clement Griscom]

Of “Metaphysical Healing”

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, January, 1892

The time for temporizing or for silence in respect to what are severally styled “Mind Cure,” “Mental Science,” “Christian Science,”… Read More »Of “Metaphysical Healing”

Plain Theosophical Traces

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, August, 1892

In the Key to Theosophy the author says that at the last quarter of each century there is always a… Read More »Plain Theosophical Traces

The Eight Limbs of Raja Yoga

Article/ by Jon W. Fergus, Universal Theosophy, March, 2013

“Let us divide Meditation into two sorts. First is the meditation practiced at a set time, or an occasional one,… Read More »The Eight Limbs of Raja Yoga

The Occult Side of Nature

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, June, 1921 [Posthumously Published]

The word Nature used in its widest sense, as when we speak of Great Nature, or Mother Nature, means the… Read More »The Occult Side of Nature

India and Her Theosophists

Article/ by W. Q. Judge with H. S. Olcott, , The Theosophist, September, 1893

The publication of the following article was inadvertently delayed.—H.S. Olcott. I am moved to say a word, not by way… Read More »India and Her Theosophists

“Two Professors.” Christian and Skeptic.

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Theosophist, October, 1887

At the recent May Meeting of the Church Missionary Society, Sir M. Monier-Williams felt impelled to lay before the world… Read More »“Two Professors.” Christian and Skeptic.

Hypocrisy or Ignorance

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, December, 1891

There are some members of the Theosophical Society who expose themselves to the charges of indulging in hypocrisy or being… Read More »Hypocrisy or Ignorance

“The Theosophical Mahatmas”

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Path, December, 1886

It is with sincere and profound regret—though with no surprise, prepared as I am for years for such declarations—that I… Read More »“The Theosophical Mahatmas”

Eighth Wonder

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, October, 1891 [Posthumously Published] [Written in 1889]

Just back from under the far-reaching shadow of the eighth wonder of the World—the gigantic iron carrot that goes by… Read More »Eighth Wonder

“The Birth of Space”

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1888

“Know, the stars yonder, the stars everlasting, Are fugitive also . . . .”—EMERSON. Waves of credulity and of mental… Read More »“The Birth of Space”

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