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Articles from various theosophical authors.

The Dual Aspect of Wisdom

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, September, 1890

“No doubt but ye are the people and wisdom shall die with you.”—JOB xii. 2. “But wisdom is justified of her children.”—MATTHEW xi. 19. It… Read More »The Dual Aspect of Wisdom

“The Self is the Friend of Self and also its Enemy”

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, Booklet, August, 1890

This sentence in the Bhagavad Gita has been often passed over as being either meaningless or mysterious; on one hand worthless to consider, and on… Read More »“The Self is the Friend of Self and also its Enemy”

The Idyll of the White Lotus: Reflections on its Inner Meaning

Article/Commentary/ by H. A. V., The Path, August, 1890

When dealing with a book of symbolical nature like the present, many different explanations are possible, for they must vary according to the general or… Read More »The Idyll of the White Lotus: Reflections on its Inner Meaning

Two Lost Keys

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

It has never been admitted by orientalists that there existed a key to the Bhagavad-Gita, other than a knowledge of the Sanskrit language in which… Read More »Two Lost Keys

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 men and things, as the… Read More »Evolution

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 there any difference? In the… Read More »Stumbling Blocks in Words

The Kali Yuga in Hindu Chronology

Article/ by Anon., The Path, July, 1890 [Author: G. E. W.]

Several weeks ago a communication was read at a regular meeting of this Branch, in which some references to the Kali Yuga were quoted from… Read More »The Kali Yuga in Hindu Chronology

Thomas Taylor, the Platonist

Article/ by William E. A. Axon, Booklet, [Originally serialized in The Library, July-August, 1890]

Thomas Taylor, the Platonist, has been variously judged.1 “To strain human curiosity to the utmost limits of human credibility,” says Isaac Disraeli, “a modern Plato… Read More »Thomas Taylor, the Platonist

Practical Theosophy

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

The ethics of life propounded by Jesus are not different from those found in theosophy, but the latter holds in its doctrines a compelling power… Read More »Practical Theosophy

True Progress

Article/Story/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, July, 1890

Perhaps those who have engaged in discussions about whether it is more advisable to become acquainted with the Astral Plane and to see therein than… Read More »True Progress

Diagnoses and Palliatives

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, July, 1890

“That the world is in such bad condition morally, is conclusive evidence that none of its religions and philosophies, those of the civilized races less… Read More »Diagnoses and Palliatives

Black Magic in Science

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1890

“. . . Commence research where modern conjecture closes its faithless wings.” (Bulwer’s Zanoni). “The flat denial of yesterday has become the scientific axiom of today.” (Common… Read More »Black Magic in Science

The Sevenfold Constitution of Man

Article/ by Katherine Hillard, The Path, June, 1890

In the second volume of the Secret Doctrine, p. 81, Mme. Blavatsky bids us remember that to some extent even the esoteric teaching is allegorical,… Read More »The Sevenfold Constitution of Man

An Astral Prophet

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1890

Every educated Englishman has heard the name of General Yermoloff, one of the great military heroes of this age; and if at all familiar with… Read More »An Astral Prophet

Mistaken Notions on the “Secret Doctrine”

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1890

Ever since the publication of the Secret Doctrine Students of Theosophy (outside the inner ring of Occult Sciences) have complained that the teachings contained in… Read More »Mistaken Notions on the “Secret Doctrine”

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 long as we ask “Why… Read More »Remembering the Experiences of the Ego

Much Reading, Little Thought

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

The wise man sagely said that of making books there is no end. If true in his day, it is the same now. Among members… Read More »Much Reading, Little Thought

Hypnotism—Mesmerism

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

The encyclopaedias are not yet out of print which have classed mesmerism among the foolish superstitions of the ignorant played upon for profit by the… Read More »Hypnotism—Mesmerism

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 States. Its energy, activity, and… Read More »One of the Signs of the Cycle

Occultism: What is it?

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

Not only in the Theosophical Society, but out of it, are tyros in Occultism. They are dabblers in a fine art, a mighty science, an… Read More »Occultism: What is it?

The Sevenfold Division

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

MR. Sinnett’s book Esoteric Buddhism has done a great deal towards bringing before the West the Eastern philosophy regarding man and his constitution, but it… Read More »The Sevenfold Division

Kosmic Mind

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1890

Whatsoever quits the Laya (homogeneous) state, becomes active conscious life. Individual consciousness emanates from, and returns into Absolute consciousness, which is eternal MOTION. (Esoteric Axioms.)… Read More »Kosmic Mind

The Cycle Moveth

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1890

Let the great world spin for ever down the ringing grooves of change.—TENNYSON The goal of yesterday will be the starting-point of tomorrow.—CARLYLE The great… Read More »The Cycle Moveth

Culture of Concentration II

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

It is now over one year since I sent in Part I to the Editor of the PATH. Since then I have heard that some… Read More »Culture of Concentration II

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 the power of seeing what… Read More »The Allegorical Umbrella

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 or that of her friends—the… Read More »H. P. Blavatsky

Is Karma Only Punishment?

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

The following query has been received from H.M.H.: “In August PATH Hadji Erinn, in reply to the above question, stated that ‘those who have wealth,… Read More »Is Karma Only Punishment?

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 more is this the case… Read More »Our Sun and the True Sun

Of Studying Theosophy

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

It is often asked: How should I or my friend study theosophy? In beginning this study a series of “don’ts” should first engage the student’s… Read More »Of Studying Theosophy

Was Cagliostro A “Charlatan”?

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1890

To send the injured unredressed away, How great soe’er the offender, and the wrong’d Howe’er obscure, is wicked, weak and vile— Degrades, defiles, and should… Read More »Was Cagliostro A “Charlatan”?

Yoga and Common Sense

Article/ by J. H. Connelly, The Path, January, 1890

Simple, straightforward, and beguilingly easy as seems the knowledge presented in the “Yoga Aphorisms” of Patanjali—in their American version at least,—it is in solemn fact… Read More »Yoga and Common Sense

Cycles

Article/Lecture/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, December, 1889

In advancing these few observations upon the doctrine of cycles, no claim to an exhaustive study of the matter is made. This paper is merely… Read More »Cycles

Brotherhood

Article/ by J. D. Buck, The Path, November, 1889

A great deal has been recently written in regard to the Brotherhood of Man. It is a frequent theme in many directions, and is liable… Read More »Brotherhood

Genius

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, November, 1889

“Genius! thou gift of Heaven, thou light divine! Amid what dangers art thou doom’d to shine. Oft will the body’s weakness check thy force, Oft… Read More »Genius

Universal Applications of Doctrine

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

During the last few years in which so much writing has been done in the theosophical field of effort, a failure to make broad or… Read More »Universal Applications of Doctrine

Traces of India in Ancient Egypt

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Lucifer Magazine, September, 1889

“Who is the God to whom we shall offer worship? He whose shadow is Immortality!”—Rig Veda. “The Egyptians are the first of mankind who have… Read More »Traces of India in Ancient Egypt

The Stream of Thought and Queries

Article/Q & A/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, August-September, 1889 [Serialized]

I. I have watched the stream of thought, the battalions of questions pouring along the channels that reach out from The Path, and am asked… Read More »The Stream of Thought and Queries

The Astral Light

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, Religio-Philosophical Journal, July, 1889

A natural preliminary question is: “What is the Astral Light?” It is a difficult question to answer; as difficult as that old one, “What is… Read More »The Astral Light

Le Phare de L’inconnu [The Beacon-Light of the Unknown]

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, July-September, 1889 [Serialized] [Translation from the original French]

[The [following] article is a rough translation from La Revue Theosophique. Better H.P.B. at second hand than not at all—Ed. [The Theosophist]] [I.] It is written… Read More »Le Phare de L’inconnu [The Beacon-Light of the Unknown]

The Secret Doctrine: A Paper read before the Blavatsky Lodge of the T. S.

Article/Lecture/ by William Kingsland, Lucifer Magazine, July, 1889

In the course of our systematic study of The Secret Doctrine, which we have now pursued for nearly six months, we have arrived at the… Read More »The Secret Doctrine: A Paper read before the Blavatsky Lodge of the T. S.

Oriental Gleanings

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Lucifer Magazine, July, 1889

He hath awakened from the DREAM of life. ‘Tis we who, lost in stormy visions, keep With phantoms an unprofitable strife. —ADONAIS. The candle pales… Read More »Oriental Gleanings

A Poet Theosophist: Walt Whitman

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Theosophist, June, 1889

“I myself but write one or two indicative words for the future, I but advance a moment, only to wheel and hurry back in the… Read More »A Poet Theosophist: Walt Whitman

The Seven Dwipas

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Path, April, 1889

I. It is the opinion of many at the present day that the almost grotesque myths and fantastic geographical and astronomical descriptions contained in the… Read More »The Seven Dwipas

The New Cycle (Le Cycle Nouveau)

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, La Revue Theosophique, March, 1889 [Translation from the original French]

We cannot inaugurate this first issue of an official and strictly Theosophical Magazine without giving our readers some information that seems essential to us. Indeed,… Read More »The New Cycle (Le Cycle Nouveau)

Sanskrit Study in the West

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Theosophist, March & May, 1889 [Serialized]

I. No event in the intellectual history of the nineteenth century is, perhaps, of so great importance, and likely to produce such fruitful results, as… Read More »Sanskrit Study in the West

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 courts; and later he said… Read More »Occultism for Barter

Why the Theosophical Society is Poor

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

A very great difference is to be observed between the condition of the treasury of our society, especially of the East Indian section, and that… Read More »Why the Theosophical Society is Poor

Stray Memoranda

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

“Why not,” I said to a Master’s messenger, “give to all these gaping theosophical children throughout the Society, the whole truth at once? Collect all… Read More »Stray Memoranda

Of Occult Powers and Their Acquirement

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

There are thousands of people in the United States, as well in the ranks of the Society as outside, who believe that there are certain… Read More »Of Occult Powers and Their Acquirement

Spiritual Gifts and Their Attainment

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

One of the questions which a Theosophist is apt to ask, and to ask with some earnestness and intensity is, How can I make progress… Read More »Spiritual Gifts and Their Attainment

Reflections

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

When I am annoyed by an ungovernable animal, I am reminded that the brutes would not oppose man if man understood and entered into his… Read More »Reflections

Blavatsky Still Lives

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, NY Times, January, 1889

The Very Latest News From the World of Occultism—Blavatsky and her Mahatmas Mr. W. Q. Judge, who is the head of the theosophical organizations of… Read More »Blavatsky Still Lives

The Occultism of Southern India

Article/ by Charles Johnston with T. Subba Row, , The Theosophist, January, 1889

[A Note on Authorship: In its original printing this article closed with the following note: “The foregoing is a summary of a discussion with Mr.… Read More »The Occultism of Southern India

Dialogue on the Mysteries of the After Life

Article/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1889

M. Of course it is most difficult, and, as you say, puzzling to understand correctly and distinguish between the various aspects, called by us the “principles”… Read More »Dialogue on the Mysteries of the After Life

Materialistic Science (A Summary)

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Theosophist, January, 1889

In the August number of this Magazine, in an essay entitled “Two Thousand Years Ago,” I endeavoured to show that all that is vital and… Read More »Materialistic Science (A Summary)

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 it. And here, obviously, two… Read More »The Test of Theosophic Interest

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 many theosophists today. Some will… Read More »Theosophic Diet

The Dweller of the Threshold

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

Has such a being any existence? Has any one ever seen it? Are there many or several, and has it any sex? Such are the… Read More »The Dweller of the Threshold

The Planes of Consciousness

Article/ by J. D. Buck, The Path, December, 1888

There are three conditions of consciousness in ordinary daily experience, that of ordinary wakefulness, that of sleep with dreams, and that of dreamless sleep. We… Read More »The Planes of Consciousness

Dialogues Between the Two Editors: On Astral Bodies, or Doppelgangers

Article/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky with Mabel Collins, , Lucifer Magazine, December, 1888

M. C. Great confusion exists in the minds of people about the various kinds of apparitions, wraiths, ghosts or spirits. Ought we not to explain once for… Read More »Dialogues Between the Two Editors: On Astral Bodies, or Doppelgangers

Is Heredity a Puzzle?

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

A well known writer in Harper’s Magazine said lately “Heredity is a Puzzle.” He then proceeded, “The race is linked together in a curious tangle,… Read More »Is Heredity a Puzzle?

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 both ignoble and evil. One… Read More »Two Systems—of Lust and Sorrow

Tales of the Ancient Rajputs

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

There is an old tradition, so old that it has almost died from the memories of men, that veils eventful epochs in the archaic history… Read More »Tales of the Ancient Rajputs

A German Mystic’s Teachings

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

In the last three numbers of the Path we have given a story by the German Mystic Kernning of the experiences of a sensitive. The… Read More »A German Mystic’s Teachings

Giordano Bruno: A Martyr Theosophist

Article/Review/ by Charles Johnston, Lucifer Magazine, October, 1888

[Reference: “The Heroic Enthusiasts” (Gli Eroici Furori), of Giordano Bruno, translated by L. Williams. (George Redway, London, 1887.)] “My name is Giordano, of the family… Read More »Giordano Bruno: A Martyr Theosophist

A Buddhist Doctrine

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

There are twelve principal Buddhist sects in Japan. These are: Ku-Sha-Shiu, Jo-Jitsu-Shiu, Ris-Shiu, Ho-so-Shiu, San Ron-Shiu, Ke-Gon-Shiu, Ten-Dai-Shiu, Shin-Gon-Shiu, Jo-Do-Shiu, Zen-Shiu, Shin-Shiu, and Nichi-Ren-Shiu. It… Read More »A Buddhist Doctrine