Letter(s)

Records of Private Letters.

The Aryan-Arhat Esoteric Tenets on the Sevenfold Principles in Man

Article/Letter(s)/ by T. Subba Row to H. P. Blavatsky, with H. P. Blavatsky, , The Theosophist, January, 1882 [Letter sent by T. Subba Row¹ to H. P. Blavatsky; then published with permission along with Notes and Appendix by Blavatsky]

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probably the Aryan (we shall… Read More »The Aryan-Arhat Esoteric Tenets on the Sevenfold Principles in Man

Letters That Have Helped Me [Vol. 1]

Letter(s)/ by W. Q. Judge to Julia Keightley, with Julia Keightley, , The Path, December 1888; January-August, October-December, 1889; February-March, 1890 [Compilation] [Serialized] [Reprinted in book form, 1891]

[Dedication] To Z. L. Z., the Greatest of the Exiles, and Friend of all Creatures; from his Younger Brother, the… Read More »Letters That Have Helped Me [Vol. 1]

Letters That Have Helped Me (Vol. 2)

Letter(s)/ by W. Q. Judge to Unknown Recipient(s), with Julia Keightley, , The Quarterly Book Department, September, 1905 [Compilation] [Posthumously Published]

[Dedication] In DevotionTO THE IMMORTALSand inthe Service of Humanitythis little bookis laidUpon the Altar —June, 1905 The Master’s love is bountiful;… Read More »Letters That Have Helped Me (Vol. 2)

How a “Chela” Found His “Guru”

Letter(s)/ by S. Ramaswamier with Damodar K. Mavalankar, , The Theosophist, December, 1882

. . . When we met last at Bombay I told you what had happened to me at Tinnevelly. My… Read More »How a “Chela” Found His “Guru”

Hints on Esoteric Theosophy [1-2]

Book/Letter(s)/ by A. O. Hume with Alice Gordon, Bal Nilaji Pitale, Daji Raja Chandra Singhji, Damodar K. Mavalankar, Dorab H. Bharucha, G. Muthuswamy Chetty, G. Y., Godolphin Mitford, Gunputrow N. Land, Gwala K. Deb (Dharbagiri Nath), H. P. Blavatsky, H. R. Z., H. S. Olcott, John Smith, K. A. Iyengar, K. M. Shroff, Krishna Shastri Godbole, M. S. Mudaliar, Mahatma K. H., Martandrao Babaji Nagnath, Minnie J. B. Scott, R. S. Harisinghji Rupsinghji, Ross Scott, S. Ramaswamier, T. V. Mudaliar, , April & August, 1882

No. 1 Is Theosophy a Delusion? Do the Brothers Exist? These letters are published with the permission of the writers,… Read More »Hints on Esoteric Theosophy [1-2]

An Interesting Letter

Letter(s)/ by W. Q. Judge, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1893

144 Madison Avenue, New York Dear Brother,—I have your last long and welcome letter. The fears you express of the… Read More »An Interesting Letter

On “The Judge Case,” Vice-Presidency and Autonomy

Editorial/Letter(s)/LTTE/Note(s)/ by W. Q. Judge with H. S. Olcott, , The Irish Theosophist, The Pacific Theosophist, The Path, The Vahan, Various Sources, March, 1894 to August, 1895 [Compilation]

[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

“The World Knoweth Us Not.”

Letter(s)/ by W. Q. Judge, The Irish Theosophist, December, 1894; January-March, August & November, 1895; January & October, 1896 [Serialized] [Final Installment Published Posthumously]

“It is more disgraceful to suspect a friend than to be deceived by him.”—ROCHEFOUCAULD. “If evil be said of thee,… Read More »“The World Knoweth Us Not.”

“H. P. Blavatsky on Precipitation and Other Matters”

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to Constance Wachtmeister, , January, 1886 [Posthumously Published] [Portions published in The Path, March, 1893; complete letter published in The Eclectic Theosophist, March-April, 1982 (sources)]

This is a letter from H. P. Blavatsky to Countess Constance Wachtmeister reprinted verbatim et literatum and in full, portions of which… Read More »“H. P. Blavatsky on Precipitation and Other Matters”

The Prayag Letter

Letter(s)/ by W. Q. Judge, Lucifer Magazine, July, 1895

[Note: for background, see “A Mahatma’s Message to Some Brahmans.”] Mr. Judge challenged me to give my opinion on this… Read More »The Prayag Letter

Hindu Widow Marriage

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Madras Times, June, 1882

[Note: the following is a copy of a letter received by Dewan Bahadur Ragunath Row from Madame Blavatsky.] My Dear… Read More »Hindu Widow Marriage

Some Inquiries Suggested by Mr. Sinnett’s “Esoteric Buddhism”

Letter(s)/ by Frederick W. H. Myers, The Theosophist, September, 1883 [For notes on the authorship of the “Replies,” see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

The [following] questions being of very grave import require to be answered at length: questions involving critical enquiry into the… Read More »Some Inquiries Suggested by Mr. Sinnett’s “Esoteric Buddhism”

The Great Master’s Letter

Letter(s)/ by Mahatma K. H., Late 1881 or Early 1882 [Exact Date Unknown] [Posthumously Published]

(Strictly) (Private) & (Confidential) Several good reasons, given to Mahatma K. H., why the T.S. should be a Brotherhood of… Read More »The Great Master’s Letter

Letter from Col. Olcott to Mr. H— X—

Letter(s)/ by H. S. Olcott to A. O. Hume, , September, 1881 [Originally published in Hints on Esoteric Theosophy]

Colombo, Ceylon, 30th September 1881. Dear Mr. X., The enclosed card, to the Spiritualist, I had written and put under… Read More »Letter from Col. Olcott to Mr. H— X—