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Have Animals Souls?

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, January-March, 1886 [Serialized]

“Continually soaked with blood, the whole earth is but an immense altar upon which all that lives has to be… Read More »Have Animals Souls?

Introduction to the Tao Te Ching

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

The Tao Te Ching is today the second most widely translated book in human history. It forms the fundamental core… Read More »Introduction to the Tao Te Ching

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

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1892

[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

The Evidence of Science

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

From Professor Hare, the great American chemist, a world-wide celebrity, a quarter of a century ago, down to Professor Zöllner,… Read More »The Evidence of Science

Ireland

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

Erin’s Isle has always been somewhat of a mystery. Its people are so different from the English just across the… Read More »Ireland

Replanting Diseases for Future Use

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

The ills I wish to speak of now are those of the body. Our moral nature will be purified and… Read More »Replanting Diseases for Future Use

Why Yoga Practice is Dangerous

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

A good deal has been said in Theosophical literature about the danger of pursuing Yoga practice, such as regulating the… Read More »Why Yoga Practice is Dangerous

“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”

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

Article/ by Mohini M. Chatterji, The Theosophist, November, 1883 [This article has formerly been misattributed to H. P. Blavatsky and/or a Mahatma. See C. J. Ryan, “Did the Masters Write 'Morality and Pantheism'?” The Theosophical Forum, June, 1936]

Questions have been raised in several quarters as to the inefficiency of Pantheism (which term is intended to include Esoteric… Read More »Morality and Pantheism

Friends or Enemies in the Future

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

The fundamental doctrines of Theosophy are of no value unless they are applied to daily life. To the extent to… Read More »Friends or Enemies in the Future

The Adepts and Modern Science

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

Modern science is a bugbear for many a good Theosophist, causing him to hide his real opinions for fear they… Read More »The Adepts and Modern Science

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

Fear and Valor

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

A summer evening, high among the Alps; the in-gathering of purple twilight veils the world in mystery; the hills, with… Read More »Fear and Valor

Spiritualism Old And New

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, September-October, 1892 [Serialized]

I. I am a spirit myself, but in some respects different from those spoken of at modern sèances. I have… Read More »Spiritualism Old And New

On the Tattvasamāsa and its place in Sāṃkhya

Article/ by Friedrich Max Müller, 1899 [drawn from The Six Systems of Indian Philosophy, p.224-229 & 242-243]

However far the Kārikās of Īsvara-Kṛṣṇa may go back, they are what they are, a metrical work in the style… Read More »On the Tattvasamāsa and its place in Sāṃkhya

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

Kali Yuga and the Coming Race

Article/Q & A/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, January, 1895

(1) How many years are there in Kali Yuga? (2) Will the sixth sub-race begin very soon, that is, will… Read More »Kali Yuga and the Coming Race

A League of Humanity

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, February, 1922 [Posthumously Published]

Now that the most frightful and destructive war known to the annals of history is over, the questions that arise… Read More »A League of Humanity

The Foundation of Religion

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

To most people the word “religion” signifies something separate from human existence, and presents the idea of preparation for some… Read More »The Foundation of Religion

Psychometry

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Platonist, January, 1884

The name Psychometry has been given to a faculty which, it is claimed, inheres in about seven out of every… Read More »Psychometry

Organized Life of the Theosophical Society

Article/Lecture/ by W. Q. Judge, Theosophical Congress, September, 1893

THE SOCIETY ABSOLUTELY UNSECTARIAN, WITHOUT A CREED, AND OPEN TO PERSONS OF ALL FAITHS. ACCEPTANCE OF DOCTRINES LARGELY TAUGHT IN… Read More »Organized Life of the Theosophical Society

Our Convictions

Article/Note(s)/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, September, 1893

TO THE PATH:—Please resolve a doubt. Are members of the T.S. required to become flabby in character upon entering the… Read More »Our Convictions

The Test of Theosophic Interest

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, January, 1889

The test of Theosophic interest is precisely the test of every other kind of interest,—What one will do to promote… Read More »The Test of Theosophic Interest

One of the Signs of the Cycle

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

The people of all nations now turn their eyes to America, and that name for them stands for the United… Read More »One of the Signs of the Cycle

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

Three Great Ideas

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Irish Theosophist, February, 1895

Among many ideas brought forward through the theosophical movement there are three which should never be lost sight of. Not… Read More »Three Great Ideas

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

The Genius of the New Era

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Forum (2nd Series), August, 1900

There is first the intuition of the Soul; that haunting vision of might and joy that has been hovering over… Read More »The Genius of the New Era

The Dramatic Element in the Upanishads

Article/Commentary/Translation/ by Charles Johnston, The Monist, April, 1910

A good many readers make the acquaintance of the Upanishads in the two volumes which Prof. Max Müller contributed to… Read More »The Dramatic Element in the Upanishads

Trance Mediums and “Historical” Visions

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

The reliability of the identification of returning spirits, may be inferred from this bit of fresh intelligence recently received through… Read More »Trance Mediums and “Historical” Visions

The Zero Principle

Article/ by Anon., Hermes Magazine, February, 1986

Laya is what Science may call the Zero-point or line, the realm of absolute negativeness, or the one real absolute… Read More »The Zero Principle

Hypnotism

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

The views of medical men in regard to hypnotism or self-mesmerization have been greatly strengthened of late. This is evident… Read More »Hypnotism

The Cause of Sorrow

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

We are never free from pain, sorrow, and suffering in the world. Pleasures come and go very lightly, but always… Read More »The Cause of Sorrow

The Three Gods of Man

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Irish Theosophist, July, 1897

Who could live, who could breath, if the heart of Being were not Joy. It is a shallow age, this… Read More »The Three Gods of Man

Stumbling Blocks in Words

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

A fellow student came to me the other day and asked, “What is the relation of ‘space’ to ‘sat’? Is… Read More »Stumbling Blocks in Words

The Yoga of Self-Discipline

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Theosophical Forum, January, 1951 [Posthumously Published]

From a manuscript entitled “Aryan Philosophy, etc.,” in the handwriting of William Q. Judge, and preserved in the archives of… Read More »The Yoga of Self-Discipline

The Realm, the Radiance, and the Power

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

“Learn now of me, how he who has won the first great victory, shall go forward to the everlasting Power.… Read More »The Realm, the Radiance, and the Power

Shankara, Teacher of India

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Open Court, September, 1897

A short time ago, an esteemed friend of mine who has devoted much study to Buddhism in writing of Indian… Read More »Shankara, Teacher of India

Shall We Teach Clairvoyance?

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

My attention has been arrested by the address delivered in the Adyar course by Dr. Daly and reported in the… Read More »Shall We Teach Clairvoyance?

What the Masters have Said

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

In 1888, speaking of Col. Olcott, an article in this magazine quoted from letters from the Adepts sent to Mr.… Read More »What the Masters have Said

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?

The Origin of Evil

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, June, 1922 [Posthumously Published]

Christian theology states that evil came into the world through the sin of the first man’s eating of the tree… Read More »The Origin of Evil

The Immortal Family

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Forum (2nd Series), February, 1902

Which of us knows much about the corals of Lake Baikal or the warm springs of Lake Issyk Kul; about… Read More »The Immortal Family

The Singing Silences

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, August, 1886

Theosophists may be interested in an experience which I have named as above; “Singing”—because of a peculiar resonance which I… Read More »The Singing Silences

Hindu Symbolism

Article/ by Isaac Myer, The Path, October, November, 1886; February, March, 1887 [Serialized]

I. The student of Hindu metaphysical religious philosophy, will find most of its important formulations, veiled under a mystical symbolism;… Read More »Hindu Symbolism

An Astrological Question

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, Lucifer Magazine, September, 1888

Over the ambitious signature of “Magus” a correspondent asks in your July issue, “What is planetary influence and how does… Read More »An Astrological Question

The Lessons of Karma

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Path, February, 1888

“There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.” The idea most usually attached to the word… Read More »The Lessons of Karma

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