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Have Animals Souls?

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, January-March, 1886 [Serialized]

“Continually soaked with blood, the whole earth is but an immense altar upon which all that lives has to be… Read More »Have Animals Souls?

Introduction to the Tao Te Ching

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

The Tao Te Ching is today the second most widely translated book in human history. It forms the fundamental core… Read More »Introduction to the Tao Te Ching

The Adepts and Modern Science

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

Modern science is a bugbear for many a good Theosophist, causing him to hide his real opinions for fear they… Read More »The Adepts and Modern Science

From Keshub Babu to Maestro Wagner via The Salvation Camp

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, February, 1883

But a few days since Friend of India and Statesman gave room to the reflections of a reverential correspondent, deploring… Read More »From Keshub Babu to Maestro Wagner via The Salvation Camp

The Sorrows of Damayanti

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, April, 1897

Thereon Damayanti, seeing King Nala, ruler of men, thus distraught, his thoughts wrapped up in the play, herself not distraught… Read More »The Sorrows of Damayanti

The Religion of the Will

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, January, April, July, October, 1908; January, April, July, October, 1909; January, 1910. [Serialized]

Contents The Will in the Body I. The Search for FoodII. Continuity of LifeIII. The Creative Will in Man The… Read More »The Religion of the Will

Three Kinds of Faith

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, November, 1921 [Posthumously Published]

Every human being has faith—faith in something, some ideal, some conception, some religion, some formula—but while the faiths of different… Read More »Three Kinds of Faith

Shankara’s Thought

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Forum (2nd Series), March, 1901

The glamour of India; the hot, luminous sky; palm trees, with their metallic glitter, fringing her sacred rivers; heavy-curtained mango… Read More »Shankara’s Thought

The Guatemalan Secret Doctrine

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

Among students of occultism, there have been persistent traditions of a branch or branches of the Great Lodge in the… Read More »The Guatemalan Secret Doctrine

Medical Magnetism and the Healer Magnetic

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, May, 1883

Article selections by Seeta Nath Ghose | Notes by H.P.B. There are some substances which are naturally highly magnetic, such… Read More »Medical Magnetism and the Healer Magnetic

A Psychic Warning

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, June, 1881

Letter by A. Constantine, Esq. | Editor’s Note by H. P. Blavatsky Can any of the numerous readers of the… Read More »A Psychic Warning

Obituary [Thomas Stolk]

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, April, 1882

Obituary selections by A. de Bourbon | Note by H.P.B. Obituary Death of the President of the “Post Nubila Lux… Read More »Obituary [Thomas Stolk]

“The Birth of Space”

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1888

“Know, the stars yonder, the stars everlasting, Are fugitive also . . . .”—EMERSON. Waves of credulity and of mental… Read More »“The Birth of Space”

Kali Yuga and the Coming Race

Article/Q & A/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, January, 1895

(1) How many years are there in Kali Yuga? (2) Will the sixth sub-race begin very soon, that is, will… Read More »Kali Yuga and the Coming Race

The So-Called Exposé of Madame Blavatsky

LTTE/ by W. Q. Judge, The Index, March, 1886

Editors of the Index: Will you give me a little space in your valuable paper for a few words regarding… Read More »The So-Called Exposé of Madame Blavatsky

The Theosophists and Their Opponents

LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Amrita Bazar Patrika, June, 1879

Sir,—I pray you to give me, in your Calcutta paper, space enough to reply to the mendacious comments of one… Read More »The Theosophists and Their Opponents

The Royal Society and Spiritualistic Literature

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, March, 1881

Our esteemed contemporary, The Spiritualist (London), notes the fact that the Royal Society has actually condescended to express its thanks for… Read More »The Royal Society and Spiritualistic Literature

Dayanand Saraswati and his Followers

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, November, 1881

To the Editor of The Theosophist. Madam: The following is a very important notice received from Benares. Please publish it in… Read More »Dayanand Saraswati and his Followers

Logic Versus Peripatetic

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

It is hardly the province of our journal to notice the fugitive vagaries of occasional correspondents in daily papers, unless… Read More »Logic Versus Peripatetic

The “Political” Side of Theosophy

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, July, 1882

For over two years—ever since the now exploded craze of suspecting Madame Blavatsky of being a “Russian spy,” was blushingly… Read More »The “Political” Side of Theosophy

White and Black Magic

Editorial/ by Damodar K. Mavalankar, The Theosophist, February, 1884

Having just had a little leisure I was going over Mirza Moorad Alee’s letter in the Philosophic Inquirer of the… Read More »White and Black Magic

“Madame Blavatsky’s Income”

LTTE/ by W. Q. Judge, Chicago Evening Journal, June, 1889

Will you give place for a small act of justice? In your issue of June 15, Rev. David Swing has… Read More »“Madame Blavatsky’s Income”

Atma Bodha (The Awakening to the Spirit)

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, January, 1925

For the sake of those whose darkness has been worn away by purifications, who have attained to peace, whose passions… Read More »Atma Bodha (The Awakening to the Spirit)

Ireland

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

Erin’s Isle has always been somewhat of a mystery. Its people are so different from the English just across the… Read More »Ireland

Trance Mediums and “Historical” Visions

Article/Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, December, 1881

The reliability of the identification of returning spirits, may be inferred from this bit of fresh intelligence recently received through… Read More »Trance Mediums and “Historical” Visions

[An Eye-witness Account of Wonders in India]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, December, 1883

Editor’s Note by H.P.B. on a selection from Col. Stephen Fraser’s Twelve Years in India, titled “The Bhattah Mirrors” Editor’s Note.… Read More »[An Eye-witness Account of Wonders in India]

The Utterances of Ramalingam Pillay

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, December, 1882

The communication from an esteemed brother, Mr. Velayudam Mudaliar, F.T.S., Tamil Pandit in the Madras Presidency College, which appeared in… Read More »The Utterances of Ramalingam Pillay

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… Read More »The Test of Theosophic Interest

The Lawn-Tennis School of Critics

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, October, 1883

Those intellectual prodigies of the Lawn-Tennis clubs—Anakim among critics—who swallow the story of Balaam’s speaking “she-ass” but cannot believe in… Read More »The Lawn-Tennis School of Critics

An Excellent Magic Mirror

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, March, 1883

Of the many kinds of divination glass or Magic-mirror that have been devised, the one described by a theosophical brother… Read More »An Excellent Magic Mirror

A Chat with Correspondents

Editorial/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, September, 1889

One illustration of the expansion of Theosophical interest through this country is found in the growth of business during the… Read More »A Chat with Correspondents

The Eight Limbs of Raja Yoga

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

“Let us divide Meditation into two sorts. First is the meditation practiced at a set time, or an occasional one,… Read More »The Eight Limbs of Raja Yoga

The Occult Side of Nature

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, June, 1921 [Posthumously Published]

The word Nature used in its widest sense, as when we speak of Great Nature, or Mother Nature, means the… Read More »The Occult Side of Nature

The Lesson of Loneliness

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Irish Theosophist, October, 1896

We shall learn many good things that we have long forgotten, as we find our way back again to real… Read More »The Lesson of Loneliness

Seven Years Gone

Editorial/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, March, 1893

The Path was started in April, 1886, and with this month completes the first seven years of its life. Many… Read More »Seven Years Gone

Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research

Editorial/Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, December, 1882

The first number of the journal of this new Society is full of interesting matter and indicates that our sister… Read More »Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research

Trance-Speakers

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, June, 1882

No Hindu needs to be told the meaning of the term Angánta Yéné. It is the action of a bhût,… Read More »Trance-Speakers

Shall We Teach Clairvoyance?

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

My attention has been arrested by the address delivered in the Adyar course by Dr. Daly and reported in the… Read More »Shall We Teach Clairvoyance?

Spotless Murderers

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

Some time ago we noted the cheering fact (for murderers) that George Nairns, a drunken beast who killed a poor… Read More »Spotless Murderers

What Scientific Russia Knows of Ceylon

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, February, 1884

At various times, already, we had an opportunity of learning from the reports of the Moscow “Society of the Lovers… Read More »What Scientific Russia Knows of Ceylon

The Foundation of Religion

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, September, 1921 [Posthumously Published]

To most people the word “religion” signifies something separate from human existence, and presents the idea of preparation for some… Read More »The Foundation of Religion

The Kingly Mystery

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, November, 1920 [Posthumously Published]

The “kingly mystery” is Life itself. We all have Life. We all are Life. Every being everywhere is Life—expresses Life.… Read More »The Kingly Mystery

Pythagoric Sentences, from the Protreptics of Iamblichus

Translation/ by Thomas Taylor, Life of Pythagoras, 1818

[Note:] Several of these sentences as published by Arcerius, are in a very defective state; but which, as the learned… Read More »Pythagoric Sentences, from the Protreptics of Iamblichus

The Best Food for Man

Note(s)/ by Damodar K. Mavalankar, The Theosophist, April, 1884

Article by Purmeshri Dass | Note by D.K.M. The use of flesh-meat is forbidden on the ground that it is… Read More »The Best Food for Man

Brahma, Iswara and Maya

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, January, 1880

Article selection by N. Naraina Moorty | Note by H.P.B. Advertising to the article “Brahma, Iswara and Maya,” by Pramada… Read More »Brahma, Iswara and Maya

Morality and Pantheism

Article/ by Mohini M. Chatterji, The Theosophist, November, 1883 [This article has formerly been misattributed to H. P. Blavatsky and/or a Mahatma. See C. J. Ryan, “Did the Masters Write 'Morality and Pantheism'?” The Theosophical Forum, June, 1936]

Questions have been raised in several quarters as to the inefficiency of Pantheism (which term is intended to include Esoteric… Read More »Morality and Pantheism

Madame Blavatsky and Her Opinions

LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Ceylon Observer, May, 1880

Mme. H. P. Blavatsky, who “professes to be a Buddhist,” and who—thinks the Observer—had better explain the outrageous deception of… Read More »Madame Blavatsky and Her Opinions

Fear and Valor

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Irish Theosophist, August, 1896

A summer evening, high among the Alps; the in-gathering of purple twilight veils the world in mystery; the hills, with… Read More »Fear and Valor

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