Electroscope and “Astral Doubles”
Some Australian and American papers are very much exercised with a new invention made by Dr. Gnedra (?) of Victoria… Read More »Electroscope and “Astral Doubles”
Editorial
Editorials, Notices, Society Affairs, etc.
Sin Against Life
A newspaper paragraph lately declared that a certain American lady of great wealth, residing in London, had conceived the strange… Read More »Sin Against Life
“Isis Unveiled” and the “Theosophist” on Reincarnation
In Light (July 8) C.C.M. quotes from the THEOSOPHIST (June 1882) a sentence which appeared in the Editor’s Note at… Read More »“Isis Unveiled” and the “Theosophist” on Reincarnation
The Oxonians and Theosophy Again
Barring an occasional drop of gall in the cup of Hippocrates, our esteemed antagonists of the Oxford Mission are very… Read More »The Oxonians and Theosophy Again
Professor Max Müller on Buddhism
The distinguished Sanskritist Max Müller delivered last year before the University of Glasgow a series of lectures—called Gifford Lectures—upon Religions,… Read More »Professor Max Müller on Buddhism
Whipped into Admission
When the Heliocentric system was finally and irretrievably established, and no escape from it was found possible, the Church, letting… Read More »Whipped into Admission
Pickings from our Contemporaries
La Revue Spirite of Paris for February publishes a communication from a medium named L. Cephas—which it calls quite pertinently… Read More »Pickings from our Contemporaries
“Spirit” Pranks Intra Caucasus (intro)
“Verily . . . Truth is often stranger than fiction!” Some three months ago, the Yankee-Irish editor of a unimportant, third-class Anglo-Indian… Read More »“Spirit” Pranks Intra Caucasus (intro)
Our Fifth Year
Again we have the pleasure of noting the continued prosperity of The Theosophist, and the fact that its publication will be… Read More »Our Fifth Year
The League of Theosophical Workers
The “LEAGUE OF THEOSOPHICAL WORKERS” has been formed in accordance with the report of the committee appointed at the last… Read More »The League of Theosophical Workers
The State of Russia
“Heaven save us from beholding a Russian insurrection, senseless and merciless. Those who in our country would bring about all manner… Read More »The State of Russia
“Lieutenant-Colonel St. Anthony”
In 1808 Juan VI, then Prince-Regent of Portugal, fearing Napoleon I, made his escape to Brazil; and in 1815, was… Read More »“Lieutenant-Colonel St. Anthony”
Six Years Gone
Six years have gone into the void since the Path was started, and we are still in the middle of… Read More »Six Years Gone
On “The Judge Case,” Vice-Presidency and Autonomy
[Note: The following collection includes various writings on “The Judge Case,” the Vice-Presidency and the Resolution of Autonomy of “The… Read More »On “The Judge Case,” Vice-Presidency and Autonomy
A Sad Lookout
. . . An English gentleman, a Fellow of the British Theosophical Society, writing to a Hindu Brother Theosophist of Bombay, says… Read More »A Sad Lookout
The “Blessing” of the Brothers
A correspondent calls our attention to the paragraph on p. 66 of the pamphlet, Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, in which… Read More »The “Blessing” of the Brothers
Human Life at High Altitudes
Doubt has been expressed of the correctness of the statement that Indian Yogis have lived and still reside at extreme… Read More »Human Life at High Altitudes
Which First—The Egg or the Bird?
I beg to present my warmest thanks to Mr. William Simpson, F.R.G.S., the distinguished artist and antiquary, who extended last… Read More »Which First—The Egg or the Bird?
Paying the Way
The late Artemus Ward, a famous American humorist, wishing to prove his effusive patriotism during the late Civil War, said… Read More »Paying the Way
A Russian “Symposium”
An important triad of Russian writers has lately been engaged on a discussion of British and Russian relations. One of… Read More »A Russian “Symposium”
“Let Every Man Prove His Own Work”
Such is the title of a letter received by the Editors of Lucifer. It is of so serious a nature… Read More »“Let Every Man Prove His Own Work”
“Under the Shadow of Great Names” [1]
The common vice of trying to palm off upon the world the crude imaginings or rhapsodical concoctions of one’s own… Read More »“Under the Shadow of Great Names” [1]
“A Friend in Need, a Friend Indeed”
We copy the following letter from the Bombay Gazette of April 4th, not for its bearing upon the recent “unpleasantness,”… Read More »“A Friend in Need, a Friend Indeed”
Pert Questions and Plain Answers
Letter from “* * *” | Introductory Note and Footnotes by H.P.B. | “Answer to Misconceptions” by Damodar How little the “beliefs… Read More »Pert Questions and Plain Answers
Rahatship
It highly gratified our Delegates to Ceylon to find that not only every educated priest and layman, but the uneducated… Read More »Rahatship
Change of Name
Commencing with the next, April, number, the PATH, which has been published for ten years under that name, will drop… Read More »Change of Name
The Chosen “Vessels of Election”
A friendly correspondent “8111,” has sent to us a severe rebuke embodied in a long letter. Received after the 20th… Read More »The Chosen “Vessels of Election”
The Theosophist and Arya Samajist
In the August number of The Theosophist there appeared a short paragraph announcing the death of Pandit Shraddha Ram of… Read More »The Theosophist and Arya Samajist
The Truth about East and West
Mrs. Besant and others have joined together to try and show that I am attempting to create discord in the… Read More »The Truth about East and West
Impossibilities Demanded
Many impossibilities have been at all times demanded by members of the Society from those who have by the misfortunes… Read More »Impossibilities Demanded
From Madame Blavatsky to Mr. Joseph Cook
Article Selections detailing comments from Mr. Cook’s Lecture | Notes and Reply by H.P.B. [Note: the following was preceded by… Read More »From Madame Blavatsky to Mr. Joseph Cook
A Circulating Library
A theosophical circulating Library has been established at the General Secretary’s office in New York, Room 47, 21 Park Row.… Read More »A Circulating Library
Closed or Open Lodges
The Theosophical Society has never prohibited Private Branches. If five Members-at-large can exist separately, they can exist together; for they… Read More »Closed or Open Lodges
[On Mesmeric Healing]
Insane by Electricity.—A young man, twenty-four years of age, named George Odette, has just been adjudged insane and committed to… Read More »[On Mesmeric Healing]
Sobs, Sods and Posies
A few weeks ago, one George Nairns, a British sailor, brutally murdered at Calcutta a poor police sepoy who was… Read More »Sobs, Sods and Posies
Another Distinguished Fellow
A short time since we had the pleasure of announcing that the aged Baron du Potet de Sennevoy had accepted… Read More »Another Distinguished Fellow
“A Faithful ‘Witness’ Will Not Lie”
“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous WITNESS” (Exodus,… Read More »“A Faithful ‘Witness’ Will Not Lie”
Libel by Dr. Coues and the “N. Y. Sun”
In the New York Sun of Sunday, July 20th, appeared an article by Dr. Elliott Coues of Washington, D.C., purporting… Read More »Libel by Dr. Coues and the “N. Y. Sun”
The New Society for Psychical Research
In Light for April 27th, we find the manifesto of the new Socierty which has just been organized at London… Read More »The New Society for Psychical Research
The Gospel of the Future: or the “Revelation” of (St.) Keshub
“’I (Keshub Chunder Sen), a servant of God, called to be an apostle of the Church.’ . . . . ‘heard behind… Read More »The Gospel of the Future: or the “Revelation” of (St.) Keshub
“We Will Not Quarrel But Simply Argue”
Our much respected contemporary Light has taken us quite unexpectedly to task. Turning a sentence of ours—the one which heads… Read More »“We Will Not Quarrel But Simply Argue”
The State of Christianity
The entire space in a monthly magazine as large as this might be filled with extracts from the journals of… Read More »The State of Christianity
The Ionian Theosophical Society
The necessity of the organization of committees by our members for the investigation of psychometry and the cognate sciences has… Read More »The Ionian Theosophical Society
[A Missionary Demand]
The Bombay Guardian, an organ of the Methodist sect, recently expressed in strong terms the decided opinion that the Government… Read More »[A Missionary Demand]
Lo! The “Poor Missionary”
Decidedly the year A.D. 1880 begins as unpropitious and gloomy for that long-suffering, self-sacrificing class, known in Europe as Protestant… Read More »Lo! The “Poor Missionary”
Mr. Moncure Conway
Under this heading our old well-wisher, a pious Baptist editor in Ceylon, takes an opportunity of snapping at us. As… Read More »Mr. Moncure Conway
A Columnar Meteor
Not far from Warsaw (Poland) on January 14, occurred a most extraordinary natural phenomenon. As a matter of religious routine,… Read More »A Columnar Meteor
Convention of the European Section
The Second Annual Convention of the European Section of the Theosophical Society was a most successful affair, and from beginning… Read More »Convention of the European Section