Visions by William Stainton Moses
I think the search is on for the lost Blavatsky/Moses letters – so allow me to introduce a thread on his “Visions”—which are actually pretty… Read More »Visions by William Stainton Moses
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Tsong-kha-pa: Wisdom for Today
Of the many works of the Tibetan master Tsong-kha-pa, few compare in terms of popularity and breadth of influence with his Great Treatise on the… Read More »Tsong-kha-pa: Wisdom for Today
[Review:] The Mayan Popol Vuh
Dennis Tedlock’s recent translation of the Quiche Mayan Popol Vuh* is one of the finest, and as such is attracting widespread attention. It, together with his introduction,… Read More »[Review:] The Mayan Popol Vuh
The Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
In regard to the work Peaks and Lamas 1 we agree with Dr Coomaraswamy’s appreciation in Asia magazine that this: is one of those very… Read More »The Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
[Review:] Tibetan Yoga
[Review of:] Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, or Seven Books of Wisdom of the Great Path, according to the late Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup’s English rendering.… Read More »[Review:] Tibetan Yoga
Patanjali and His Disciples
Dr. J. Haughton Woods prints, in the November number of the Journal of the American Oriental Society, a translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali,… Read More »Patanjali and His Disciples
Three Books on the Vedanta
1. The System of the Vedanta, by Prof. Paul Deussen. 2. The Philosophy of the Upanishads, by Prof. Paul Deussen. 3. Handbook of the Vedant,… Read More »Three Books on the Vedanta
[Review: Letters That Have Helped Me, Vol. 2]
Letters That Have Helped Me, Vol. II., compiled by Jasper Niemand and Thomas Green. This is by far the most important Theosophical book published in… Read More »[Review: Letters That Have Helped Me, Vol. 2]
Deussen’s Upanishads
For a long time there has been no event in the study of Oriental religions and philosophies equal in importance to the publication of Professor… Read More »Deussen’s Upanishads
The Magicians of the Blue Hills
Mme. Blavatsky departed to the land of the unseen’ some seven years ago, but her books go marching along. A prodigiously voluminous writer during the… Read More »The Magicians of the Blue Hills
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 and retired from the British… Read More »The Red Rajputs
[Review:] The Light of Egypt
In several quarters there has been of late a persistent attempt to push the sale of this book, particularly among Theosophists, and this attempt, combined… Read More »[Review:] The Light of Egypt
A Review of The Secret Doctrine
The Secret Doctrine, by Blavatsky, is a work whose aim is stated as follows: “To show that Nature is not a fortuitous concurrence of atoms,… Read More »A Review of The Secret Doctrine
[Review:] Qabbalah, The Philosophical Writings of Solomon Ben Yehudah Ibn Gebirol (or Avicebron)
Such is the title1 of an admirably thoughtful, learned, and very conscientious volume (for full title vide infra note), by Mr. Isaac Myer, LL.B., of… Read More »[Review:] Qabbalah, The Philosophical Writings of Solomon Ben Yehudah Ibn Gebirol (or Avicebron)
Giordano Bruno: A Martyr Theosophist
[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
[Review] The Kalevala
THE KALEVALA.—Translated into English by Prof. J. M. Crawford, (1888, J. B. Alden, New York.) It is a matter of congratulation that the first complete English… Read More »[Review] The Kalevala
The National Epic of Finland [Kalevala]
[Review of John Martin Crawford, The Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland, 1888.] The last proof of the universality in time and space of that… Read More »The National Epic of Finland [Kalevala]
[Review: The Theosophist]
The Theosophist: a magazine of Oriental Philosophy, Art, Literature, and Occultism, conducted by H. P. Blavatsky, and H. S. Olcott, Permanent President of the T.… Read More »[Review: The Theosophist]
[Review:] An Adventure Among the Rosicrucians
A strange and original little story, charmingly fantastic, but full of poetic feeling and, what is more, of deep philosophical and occult truths, for those… Read More »[Review:] An Adventure Among the Rosicrucians
[Reviews:] Theosophical and Mystic Publications
The Theosophist, a magazine of Oriental Philosophy, Art, Literature, and Occultism. Conducted by H. P. Blavatsky, and H. S. Olcott, Permanent President of the T.S.,… Read More »[Reviews:] Theosophical and Mystic Publications
[Review: Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research]
Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research: These reports coming out ad libitum, without any definite date, cannot be regarded as periodical. Depending for their… Read More »[Review: Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research]
[Review: Buddhism in Christendom]
Buddhism in Christendom, or Jesus the Essene, by Arthur Lillie, etc.—A queer and rather thickish volume, of a presumably scientific character, by an amateur Orientalist.… Read More »[Review: Buddhism in Christendom]
[Review: The Book of Life]
The Book of Life, by Siddhartha (also) Vonisa; his discoveries from “6215 to 6240, Anno Mundi.” A cross between an octavo and duodecimo. This volume,… Read More »[Review: The Book of Life]
[Review: The Latest Romance of Science]
“The Latest Romance of Science,” summarized by a Frenchman. If the Atomo-mechanical Theory of the Universe has caused considerable embarrassment to our materialists and brought… Read More »[Review: The Latest Romance of Science]
[Review:] United
Months have passed since the publication of this remarkable work—remarkable as a psychic production besides its undeniable literary worth—and we have been watching all the… Read More »[Review:] United
[Review:] Through the Gates of Gold
The most notable book for guidance in Mysticism which has appeared since Light on the Path was written has just been published under the significant… Read More »[Review:] Through the Gates of Gold
The Metaphysical Basis of “Esoteric Buddhism”
The pamphlet of Mr. C. C. Massey, an F.T.S., of the London Lodge of the Theosophical Society, is a valuable contribution to the discussion now… Read More »The Metaphysical Basis of “Esoteric Buddhism”
The Philosophy and Science of Vedantic Raja Yoga
I feel really obliged to my friend and brother, Babu Siris Chandra Vasu, B. A., for the presentation of a copy of a Treatise on… Read More »The Philosophy and Science of Vedantic Raja Yoga
Moral Education by Prof. Buchanan
[Review of:] Moral Education: Its laws and methods. Governments, Churches and Colleges for many thousand and years have striven in vain to conquer crime, disease… Read More »Moral Education by Prof. Buchanan
Kavya Dosha Vivechana
[Review:] An exposition of faults in the Marathi poems taught in Government Schools. By Simeon Benjamin. Price seven annas. Can be had from the Author;… Read More »Kavya Dosha Vivechana
The Vedantasara
[Note: the following is a review of The Vedantasara in Sanskrit with the commentary of Nrishingha Saraswatee, and with English, Hindi and Bengali Translations. See… Read More »The Vedantasara
The Soul of Things
Ten years ago, Professor William Denton, an Anglo-American geologist and a man of marked intellectual capacity, issued in collaboration with his equally gifted wife, a… Read More »The Soul of Things
“Esoteric Buddhism”
Mr. A. P. Sinnett, F.T.S., author of The Occult World, has in the press of Messrs. Trübner and Co. a new volume of Asiatic Esotericism, to which… Read More »“Esoteric Buddhism”
The Travelling Truthseeker
[Review of A Truthseeker Around the World, Vol. III, New York, D. M. Bennett, 1882.] The third volume of Mr. Bennett’s Narrative of his Voyage… Read More »The Travelling Truthseeker
“Mr. Isaacs.”
The subject of our present review is—a romance!1 A curious production, some might say, to come to our book table, and claim serious notice from… Read More »“Mr. Isaacs.”
Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research
The first number of the journal of this new Society is full of interesting matter and indicates that our sister association will do good work… Read More »Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research
A Freethinker in Palestine
[Review of The Book of the Chronicles of the Pilgrims in the Land of Yahweh. By D. M. Bennett (N. Y., 1882).] Of Mr. Bennett’s… Read More »A Freethinker in Palestine
[Reviews: Two Christian Papers]
The Christian Herald and Signs of Our Times carry in their title-name the gist of their subject matter. It is an illustrated paper; and one… Read More »[Reviews: Two Christian Papers]
[Review: Pamphlet on the T.S. by Rev. Theophilus]
The Theosophical Society, its Objects and Creed; its Attitude towards Christianity and its Work in India: being a Paper in an enlarged form read before the… Read More »[Review: Pamphlet on the T.S. by Rev. Theophilus]
[On Vaccination]
Review by H.P.B. | Reply by William Tebb | Note by H.P.B. THE VACCINATION INQUIRER and Health Review, the Organ of the London Society for… Read More »[On Vaccination]
The Philosophic Inquirer
The first numbers of our iconoclastic Madras contemporary in its new English garb are on our table. We confess with pleasure that it has greatly… Read More »The Philosophic Inquirer
A Truth-Seeker Around the World
[Review: A Truth-Seeker Around the World: A Series of Letters written while making a Tour of the Globe, by D. M. Bennett. Vol. 1. From… Read More »A Truth-Seeker Around the World
[Spirit-Photography]
Chronicles of the Photographs of Spiritual Beings and Phenomena Invisible to the Material Eye, by Miss G. Houghton. A neat and curious volume, “Illustrated by… Read More »[Spirit-Photography]
[Review:] The Arya
The Arya, “a Monthly Journal devoted to Aryan Philosophy, Art, Literature, Science, and Religion, as well as to Western Modern Philosophy” conducted by R. C.… Read More »[Review:] The Arya
Miracles
That golden treasury of arcane knowledge—the Catholic Mirror—reports a “magnificent lecture” upon miracles by Archbishop Seguers. It is a “fascinating discourse” on the “manifestations of… Read More »Miracles
[Review:] The Scientific Basis of Spiritualism
Having already (p. 139, Vol. II, Theosophist) borne testimony to the admirable moral qualities and intellectual endowments of our lamented friend, the late Epes Sargent,… Read More »[Review:] The Scientific Basis of Spiritualism
[On the Sūryaprajñapti]
The learned principal of Benares college—Dr. G. Thibaut—has laid us under obligations by the presentation of a copy of the paper On the Sûryaprajñapti, which… Read More »[On the Sūryaprajñapti]
Transcendental Physics
[Note: the following introductory remark was made in The Theosophist, January, 1881:] Our long absence from Bombay has prevented our reviewing Mr. C. C. Massey’s… Read More »Transcendental Physics
“A Personal Statement of Religious Belief”
“A PERSONAL STATEMENT OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF” is the title of a pamphlet now just appearing at Bombay. It is an unexpected, and very unusual piece… Read More »“A Personal Statement of Religious Belief”
The Swami of Akalkot
A book entitled “Swami Charitra” (The life of Swami) has just been published in Marathi, in two parts, by one Narayan Hari Bhagvat. It contains… Read More »The Swami of Akalkot
[Review:] “The Light of Asia”
[Review of The Light of Asia, by Sir Edwin Arnold] A timely work in poetical form, and one whose subject—perfect though the outward clothing be—is sure… Read More »[Review:] “The Light of Asia”