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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

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

Reincarnation in Judaism and the Bible

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

The lost chord of Christianity is the doctrine of Reincarnation. It was beyond doubt taught in the early days of… Read More »Reincarnation in Judaism and the Bible

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

The Guatemalan Secret Doctrine

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

Among students of occultism, there have been persistent traditions of a branch or branches of the Great Lodge in the… Read More »The Guatemalan Secret Doctrine

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?

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

Nagarjuna

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

Often viewed as the greatest or most important philosopher of the Buddhists, 1 Nāgārjuna plays a central role in the… Read More »Nagarjuna

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

Indian Chronology

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

“It holds through all literature, that our best history is still poetry. It is so in Hebrew, in Sanskrit, and… Read More »Indian Chronology

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

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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?

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Kapila Rishi

Article/ by Jon W. Fergus, Universal Theosophy, August, 2013 [Last Updated: July 2, 2025]

At the outset it must be admitted that the composition of a historical biography of Rishi Kapila is, in our… Read More »Kapila Rishi

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

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

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

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

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

Old Philosophers and Modern Critics

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, July-August, 1892 [Serialized]

In one of the oldest philosophies and religious systems of prehistoric times, we read that at the end of a… Read More »Old Philosophers and Modern Critics

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 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 Allegorical Umbrella

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

In the Buddhist stories there are numerous references to umbrellas. When Buddha is said to have granted to his disciples… Read More »The Allegorical Umbrella

Methods of Theosophical Work

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

In my experience with the Theosophical Society I have noticed a disposition on the part of some members to often… Read More »Methods of Theosophical Work

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 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

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

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

Madame Blavatsky in India

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

There are three reasons when I reply to Moncure D. Conway’s article in the October ARENA, entitled “Madame Blavatsky at… Read More »Madame Blavatsky in India

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

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

Cross and Fire

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

Perhaps the most widespread and universal among the symbols in the old astronomical systems, which have passed down the stream… Read More »Cross and Fire

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

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