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Sankaracharya

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

Sankaracharya (from Saṅkara, a personal name + ācarya teacher) was an Indian reformer and teacher of Vedanta, who founded what… Read More »Sankaracharya

The Five-Pointed Star

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

Of late numerous letters have been received in The THEOSOPHIST office concerning the efficacy of the mysterious Pentagram. Our Eastern… Read More »The Five-Pointed Star

AUM!

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, April, 1886

The most sacred mystic syllable of the Vedas, is Aum. It is the first letter of the Sanscrit alphabet, and… Read More »AUM!

H.P.B.  —A Lion-hearted Colleague Passes

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

“On the shore stood Hiawatha, Turned and waved his hand at parting; On the clear and luminous water Launched his… Read More »H.P.B.  —A Lion-hearted Colleague Passes

Mesmerism and the Higher Self

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

Recently a book on the subject of the “Rationale of Mesmerism” having been published in London, written by Mr. A.… Read More »Mesmerism and the Higher Self

Are the “Arabian Nights” All Fiction?

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Theosophist, October, 1884

For many years it has been customary to regard that collection of interesting stories called “The Arabian Nights,” as pure… Read More »Are the “Arabian Nights” All Fiction?

Introduction to Sankhya

Article/ by Jon W. Fergus, Universal Theosophy, August-September, 2013 [Serialized] [Last Updated: August 25, 2020]

[Note: this article is a continuation of our biography of Kapila Rishi.] Part 1 As we found in our earlier… Read More »Introduction to Sankhya

Count Saint Germain

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

At long intervals have appeared in Europe certain men whose rare intellectual endowments, brilliant conversation, and mysterious modes of life… Read More »Count Saint Germain

Theosophical Symbolism

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, May, 1886

The number 7 has, ever since the Theosophical Society was founded November 17th, 1875, played a prominent part in all… Read More »Theosophical Symbolism

The Message of India

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Metaphysical Magazine, July, 1895

“In the highest golden veil is the stainless, partless Eternal, the pure, the Light of lights, whom the Self-knowers know.… Read More »The Message of India

Nature’s Human Magnets

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

If any of us now-a-days ventures to relate some weird experience or seemingly incomprehensible phenomenon, two classes of objectors try… Read More »Nature’s Human Magnets

Studies in the Upanishads

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, May & July, 1886; March, 1891 [Serialized]

[I.] Many American theosophists are asking, “What are the Upanishads?” They are a portion of the ancient Aryan literature which… Read More »Studies in the Upanishads

The Theory of Cycles

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, July, 1880

It is now some time since this theory, which was first propounded in the oldest religion of the world, Vedaism,… Read More »The Theory of Cycles

Theosophy (Lecture)

Article/Lecture/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, July, 1916

It may, perhaps, be a cause of wonder that, at this late day, a subject so elementary is chosen, for… Read More »Theosophy (Lecture)

Missionaries Militant

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

We have just read the two dreary columns in The Pioneer of March 15th, “The Theosophists in Council,” by Mr.… Read More »Missionaries Militant

What is the Udgitha?

Article/Q & A/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, May, 1886

JAMESTOWN April 16th, 1886 DEAR BROTHER:—Will you kindly explain, through THE PATH, what is to be understood by the Udgitha,… Read More »What is the Udgitha?

Psychism and the Fourth Dimension

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Theosophist, April, 1888

At the present day, though science has added to its former treasures many things rich and rare, its wildest admirer… Read More »Psychism and the Fourth Dimension

Reincarnations in Tibet

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, March, 1882

So little is known by Europeans of what is going on in Tibet, and even in the more accessible Bhootan,… Read More »Reincarnations in Tibet

Our Sun and the True Sun

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

Considering how little is known of the sun of this system, it is not to be wondered at that still… Read More »Our Sun and the True Sun

The Subjective and the Objective

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, February, 1896

“After this, I said, imagine the enlightenment and ignorance of our nature in a figure: Behold! human beings living in… Read More »The Subjective and the Objective

The Story of Adam and Eve in the New Testament

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, April, 1912

In trying to realize the thought, feeling and aspiration of the people of Palestine in the time of Jesus, with… Read More »The Story of Adam and Eve in the New Testament

An Unsolved Mystery

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Spiritual Scientist, November, 1875

The circumstances attending the sudden death of M. Delessert, inspector of the police de sûreté, seems to have made such an… Read More »An Unsolved Mystery

Buddha and Ambapali

Article/ by Jon W. Fergus, Universal Theosophy, April, 2014

In the story of the Buddha’s final journey and Paranirvana, recorded beautifully in the Maha-parinibbana Sutta,1 we are confronted with… Read More »Buddha and Ambapali

Exploring The Voice of the Silence

Article/Commentary/ by Mark Casady, Theosophy Nexus, March, 2019 to October, 2020 [Last Updated: July 3, 2025][Updated Draft Edition]

Preface 1- The following pages are derived from “The Book of the Golden Precepts,” one of the works put into… Read More »Exploring The Voice of the Silence

War in Olympus

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

Dark clouds are gathering over the hitherto cold and serene horizon of exact science, which forebode a squall. Already two… Read More »War in Olympus

Occultism for Barter

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

When Jesus of Nazareth went to the Temple in Jerusalem he, it is said, drove money changers out of the… Read More »Occultism for Barter

Contemporary Literature and Theosophy

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, June, 1888

There is growing every day among contemporary writers a strong disposition to take up theosophic doctrine, and especially in those… Read More »Contemporary Literature and Theosophy

Sanskrit’s Nearest Neighbour

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Theosophist, March, 1896 [Re-printed from the Madras Mail]

There is a charming story in one of the Upanishads, a story full of the most delicate humour, which tells… Read More »Sanskrit’s Nearest Neighbour

The Vedanta Philosophy

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Open Court, February, 1906

I. Two things seem to me to distinguish our philosophy in the West from the philosophy of India, especially in… Read More »The Vedanta Philosophy

Chinese Spirits

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, November, 1891 [Posthumously Published]

The following notes have been collected partly from an old work by a French missionary who lived in China for… Read More »Chinese Spirits

The Three Planes of Human Life

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, August, 1888

I speak of ordinary men. The Adept, the Master, the Yogi, the Mahatma, the Buddha, each lives in more than… Read More »The Three Planes of Human Life

Facts and Ideations

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, August-September, 1885 [Serialized]

The current of public attraction runs towards psychic phenomena and is becoming in Europe stronger every year. Even German science… Read More »Facts and Ideations

Hidden Hints in the Secret Doctrine

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, January-March, May-June, September-October, 1891; January-February, 1892 [Serialized]

From Pages 1 to 67, Vol. I. A PROPHECY. In the 20th century—1900—the scholars of our era will begin to… Read More »Hidden Hints in the Secret Doctrine

H. P. Blavatsky

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

We have inserted in this issue a picture of H. P. Blavatsky, who is—whether from the standpoint of her enemies… Read More »H. P. Blavatsky

Regarding Islamism

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

The conversion to the religion of the Prophet Mohammed of Alexander Russell Webb, F.T.S., and his establishing in New York… Read More »Regarding Islamism

“Not Unto Us.”

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

“All of life, throughout all the world, is to be the dwelling-place of the King; by renouncing life thou shalt… Read More »“Not Unto Us.”

Does Consciousness Evolve? The Answer of the Vedanta

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, January, 1915

To the question, Does Consciousness Evolve? the Vedanta answers, yes, and no. Personal consciousness evolves, from childhood to maturity, from… Read More »Does Consciousness Evolve? The Answer of the Vedanta

The Great War and the Great Initiation

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

Readers of the THEOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY who are acquainted with the Bhagavad Gita have been struck, again and again, with the… Read More »The Great War and the Great Initiation

Fragments: on Idolatry, Avataras, Initiations, Cycles and Modern Fallacies

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, August, 1896 [Posthumously Published]

Idolatry The outward form of idolatry is but a veil, concealing the one Truth like the veil of the Saitic… Read More »Fragments: on Idolatry, Avataras, Initiations, Cycles and Modern Fallacies

Theosophy (Lecture)

Article/Lecture/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, July, 1929

The subject of this lecture is Theosophy. One sometimes fancies that members of the audience who have come to these… Read More »Theosophy (Lecture)

Two Systems—of Lust and Sorrow

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, November, 1888

The great Buddha referred to two systems for the government of life which he said were each ignoble, and one… Read More »Two Systems—of Lust and Sorrow

Theosophic Diet

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, December, 1888

The question “whether to eat meat or not to eat it” is one which is uppermost in the minds of… Read More »Theosophic Diet

From the Highlands of Lemuria

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

[I.] Alfred Russel Wallace has dedicated one of the most charming chapters of Island Life, the most delightful and fascinating… Read More »From the Highlands of Lemuria

Dramas of the Mysteries

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, October, 1924

Let the king resolve to change the face of his court and forcibly evict the animal from the chair of… Read More »Dramas of the Mysteries

The Drift of Western Spiritualism

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

Late advices from various parts of the world seem to indicate that, while there is an increasing interest in the… Read More »The Drift of Western Spiritualism

Rounds and Races

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

A fundamental axiom in Theosophy is that no one should accept as unquestionably true any statement of fact, principle, or… Read More »Rounds and Races

Introduction to the Story of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur

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

The story of Theseus and the Minotaur is one of the finest examples of esoteric mythology from the annals of… Read More »Introduction to the Story of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur

The Katha Upanishad and the Great Initiation

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

Many Scriptures have been inspired by the Great Initiation; with these are to be counted the Prometheus Bound of Æschylus… Read More »The Katha Upanishad and the Great Initiation

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