Madame Blavatsky in India
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
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Articles from various theosophical authors.
Methods of Theosophical Work
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
The Synthesis of Occult Science
[I.] The impassable gulf between mind and matter discovered by modern science is a logical result of the present methods… Read More »The Synthesis of Occult Science
Jesus, the Christ
I The period of history that began with the first century B.C. and ended with the year 414 A.D. was… Read More »Jesus, the Christ
Cross and Fire
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
Old Philosophers and Modern Critics
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
The Allegorical Umbrella
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
Hypnotism
[Note:] This article was originally written for the N.Y. World, at request. What is the hypnotic force or influence? What… Read More »Hypnotism
Reflections
When I am annoyed by an ungovernable animal, I am reminded that the brutes would not oppose man if man… Read More »Reflections
On the Orphic Mysteries, etc.
Neither the Eleusinian nor any other of the established mysteries of Greece obtained any influence upon the literature of the… Read More »On the Orphic Mysteries, etc.
The T.S. and its Basis
As one of those who helped to form the Theosophical Society, I may claim to speak with personal knowledge of… Read More »The T.S. and its Basis
Spiritualism
The subject of spiritualism brings us face to face with the history of the Theosophical Society and the true progress… Read More »Spiritualism
The Persian Student’s Doctrine
Before the flashing diamond in the mysterious mountain behind the Temple began to lose its brilliance, many foreigners had visited… Read More »The Persian Student’s Doctrine
Environment
To the Western mind the doctrines of Karma and Reincarnation contain difficulties which while they seem imaginary to the Eastern… Read More »Environment
Can the Dead Communicate?
Since the forties of last century Spiritualists have affirmed the answer to this question, claiming sufficient evidence for the survival… Read More »Can the Dead Communicate?
A Few Thoughts on Some Wise Words from a Wise Man
In an article, in the Tatwa Bodhini Patrika “The Essential Religion,” Babu Rajnarain Bose, the well known Brahmo, prefacing it… Read More »A Few Thoughts on Some Wise Words from a Wise Man
Karma: Works and Wisdom
Contents I. The Three Kinds of Karma II. Karma in the Upanishads III. Karma in the Bhagavad Gita IV. Krishna’s… Read More »Karma: Works and Wisdom
Mental Healing and Hypnosis
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
“The Self is the Friend of Self and also its Enemy”
This sentence in the Bhagavad Gita has been often passed over as being either meaningless or mysterious; on one hand… Read More »“The Self is the Friend of Self and also its Enemy”
Comets
The probable genesis, the constitution, the movements, and the functions of comets have engaged the greatest attention of astronomers. They… Read More »Comets
Cities Under Cities
The theory that the remains of ancient cities exist under those of the present is not a new one. Dr.… Read More »Cities Under Cities
A Word on Schopenhauer
I remember once attending a drawing-room lecture on Schopenhauer and his philosophy of pessimism, where the audience, as is very… Read More »A Word on Schopenhauer
The Power of Suggestion
The power of suggestion means many different things to many minds. It is coupled with the idea of hypnosis, where… Read More »The Power of Suggestion
Introduction to Proclus, On the Theology of Plato
I rejoice in the opportunity which is afforded me of presenting the truly philosophic reader, in the present work, with… Read More »Introduction to Proclus, On the Theology of Plato
Before American Spiritualism
So many persons have come to suppose that Spiritualism took its rise through the rappings at Rochester under the mediumship… Read More »Before American Spiritualism
A Great Riddle Solved
On my return to the Head-quarters from the North, where I had accompanied Col. Olcott on his Presidential Tour, I… Read More »A Great Riddle Solved
Words to Remember
“I would like you to reflect for a moment on the history of the Society. Eighteen years ago it was… Read More »Words to Remember
The Creative Will
There is no possible way of understanding or explaining the nature of any being whatever except through Evolution, which is… Read More »The Creative Will
The Creed of Christendom
I. “The fairy tale of the three supernatural persons, woman can verify.”—Matthew Arnold. Three centuries ago, the main tide of… Read More »The Creed of Christendom
The First Fruits of Peace
“With soul in perfect peace and rid of fear, standing firm on the path of the Eternal; with steadfast heart… Read More »The First Fruits of Peace
Of Studying Theosophy
It is often asked: How should I or my friend study theosophy? In beginning this study a series of “don’ts”… Read More »Of Studying Theosophy
The Word of the New Cycle
What follows, is not a prophecy in any sense, astrological or other; it is simply a series of deductions from… Read More »The Word of the New Cycle
The Esoteric She
A woman who, for one reason or another, has kept the world—first her little child world and afterward two hemispheres—talking… Read More »The Esoteric She
Misconceptions: A Response to Various Criticisms
A France, why do you misunderstand us? European and American Journalists, why don’t you study genuine Theosophy before criticizing it?… Read More »Misconceptions: A Response to Various Criticisms
True Morality
True morality is not a thing of words or phrases or modes of action of any kind, nor is its… Read More »True Morality
[Theosophical Doctrine]
MR. CHAIRMAN; brothers and sisters; men and women; members of the Parliament of Religions: The Theosophical Society has been presenting… Read More »[Theosophical Doctrine]
Egypt and the Egyptian Dynasties
I. Egypt the Realm of the Gods. “Spirits or gods that used to share this earth with man as with… Read More »Egypt and the Egyptian Dynasties
Real Memory
The general idea with regard to memory is that it depends entirely on the orderly functioning of the physical brain,… Read More »Real Memory
Mrs. Donne’s Astral Body
Turning over the pages of Walton’s Lives the other day, I came upon the following very interesting account of the… Read More »Mrs. Donne’s Astral Body
Self-Reliance
“Ne te quaesiveris extra.” “Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect… Read More »Self-Reliance
What Our Society Needs Most
The first object of our Society is the formation of a nucleus of a Universal Brotherhood. This is a practical… Read More »What Our Society Needs Most
The Beans of Pythagoras
In a recent number of the Theosophist is a paragraph in reply to an enquirer as to “why Pythagoras banned… Read More »The Beans of Pythagoras
The World Without End-Hour
Time is endlessly long.—GOETHE. Somebody made the remark, the other day, that Providence must be an Irishman, because, in the… Read More »The World Without End-Hour
The Red Rajputs
Brother Charles Johnston, F.T.S., formerly of the Dublin Lodge in Ireland, is a member of the Royal Academy of Science… Read More »The Red Rajputs
What Survives After Death?
Day after day we are constantly confronted by the fact that we are all subject to death. No matter how… Read More »What Survives After Death?
The Growth of Philosophy in America
It has long been a conviction of mine, that when the American genius awakens, when America realizes the existence of… Read More »The Growth of Philosophy in America
True Clairvoyance
Since the Theosophical Movement took outward expression in 1875, the term clairvoyance (clear seeing) has become familiar to many people.… Read More »True Clairvoyance
“Yours till Death and After, H.P.B.”
Such has been the manner in which our beloved teacher and friend always concluded her letters to me. And now,… Read More »“Yours till Death and After, H.P.B.”