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Messages From Masters

Article/ by Anon., The Pacific Theosophist, June, 1894 [author: “Lay Chela” (A. P. Sinnett?)]

The subject of Messages from Masters is so much under discussion just now that a few words on it may… Read More »Messages From Masters

Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Simple Way of Laotze)

Commentary/Translation/ by Walter Gorn Old, 1904

[Dedication:] ToAndrew Carnegie,An Exponent of theRational Philanthropy:which, by Feeding the Root,instead of Lopping the Branches,stimulates development from within;and by theSupreme… Read More »Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Simple Way of Laotze)

Fama Fraternitatis

Translation/ by Thomas Vaughan, 1652

Seeing the only wise and merciful God in these latter days hath poured out so richly His mercy and goodness… Read More »Fama Fraternitatis

Is the Moon Immersed in Matter?

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, September, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

4. The moon is said to be the scene of a life even more immersed in matter than the life… Read More »Is the Moon Immersed in Matter?

Is Theosophy a “Revelation”?

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, October, 1967

“In thus affording even the superficial thinker and the weak or illogical reasoner a perfect basis for ethics and an… Read More »Is Theosophy a “Revelation”?

[Defense of the Adepts, H.P.B. and the T.S.]

LTTE/ by A. P. Sinnett, Bombay Gazette, April, 1882

[Note: the following was A. P. Sinnett’s response to the following statement made by the Editor of the Bombay Gazette:… Read More »[Defense of the Adepts, H.P.B. and the T.S.]

Is Theosophy Vague?

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, September, 1948

H. P. Blavatsky declared quite candidly to theosophists that Theosophy, alone, would enable them to form a nucleus of a… Read More »Is Theosophy Vague?

Theosophy and the Masses

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, November, 1930

Theosophy is an all-inclusive philosophy; not to be separated from it is the Theosophical Movement, whose objective is the practical… Read More »Theosophy and the Masses

Buddhism

Article/ by Anon., Universal Brotherhood Magazine, July, 1900 [Author given as “V. M. F.”]

For this is the message we have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; but how shall… Read More »Buddhism

Answers to Correspondents—J.K.

Editorial/ by Mahatma M., The Theosophist, March, 1882 [see “Mahatma Letter No. 48” where M. states that the following was authored by him.]

“J.K.”—Your letter headed “Under which ‘adept’ Theosophist?” will not be published, for the following reasons: 1. Personal abuse to the… Read More »Answers to Correspondents—J.K.

Living the Life

Book/ by B. P. Wadia, 1962 [Compilation] [Posthumously Published]

Foreword The important articles by the late B. P. Wadia gathered together in this book have all appeared at different… Read More »Living the Life

[Notes on “Fragments of Occult Truth” 1-3]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, October 1881; March 1882 [Serialized]

Notes by H.P.B. on the first three articles under the title “Fragments of Occult Truth,” written by A. O. Hume.… Read More »[Notes on “Fragments of Occult Truth” 1-3]

Research: On the Etymology of Ah-hi

Research Paper/ by Jon W. Fergus, Universal Theosophy, August, 2024

Ah-hi and Ahi in the Writings of Blavatsky (In Chronological Order) In Isis Unveiled (1877): Burnouf has endeavored to show… Read More »Research: On the Etymology of Ah-hi

[On Sources for Initial Study of Theosophy]

Editorial/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

To the Editors of Lucifer. As a very new member of the Theosophical Society I have jotted down a few… Read More »[On Sources for Initial Study of Theosophy]

[Review:] The Real History of the Rosicrucians

Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, November, 1887

The Real History of the Rosicrucians, by A. E. Waite. Published by G. Redway. Mr. Waite’s new book will be… Read More »[Review:] The Real History of the Rosicrucians

Theosophy Or Jesuitism

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1888

“Choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other… Read More »Theosophy Or Jesuitism

The Divine Pymander

Book/Translation/ by John Everard with William Wynn Westcott, , 1650

Full Title: The Divine Pymander of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus In 17 Books Translated formerly out of the Arabic into Greek,… Read More »The Divine Pymander

The Age of Sankara

Article/Book/ by T. S. Narayana Sastry, 1916

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION Ex Orientale lux; Ex occidente frux-from the East light; from the West fruit-is a… Read More »The Age of Sankara

The Meaning of a Pledge

Article/ by Archibald Keightley, Lucifer Magazine, September, 1888

It has been thought advisable that members of a certain Occult Lodge of the T. S. should have the meaning… Read More »The Meaning of a Pledge

From the Note Book of an Unpopular Philosopher (1)

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, November, 1887

I am Sternly Rebuked for some remarks made in the last number. My reflections with regard to the respective value… Read More »From the Note Book of an Unpopular Philosopher (1)

Practical Occultism

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888 [Incl. Follow-up(s)]

Important To Students As some of the letters in the Correspondence of this month show, there are many people who… Read More »Practical Occultism

Fight out the Field, O Neophyte

Article/ by B. P. Wadia, The Theosophical Movement, November-December, 1953; January, 1954 [Serialized]

[Prepare, and be forewarned in time. If thou hast tried and failed, O dauntless fighter,yet lose not courage: fight on,… Read More »Fight out the Field, O Neophyte

Apollonius of Tyana

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, July, 1936

The great Theosophist of the first century B.C. was Jesus the Christ. The great Theosophist of the first century A.D.… Read More »Apollonius of Tyana

Hylo-Idealism verses “Lucifer” and the “Adversary”

Editorial/Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1887

Under the head of Correspondence in the present number, two remarkable letters are published. (See Text.) Both come from fervent… Read More »Hylo-Idealism verses “Lucifer” and the “Adversary”

[On Living the Life]

Editorial/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

To the Editors of Lucifer. Several questions have of late occurred to me at the entry of the subject of… Read More »[On Living the Life]

A Note of Explanation [Re: The Esoteric Character of the Gospels]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1888

Letter to the Editor by Gerald Massey | Notes by H.P.B. I would much rather suffer an unintentional misrepresentation of… Read More »A Note of Explanation [Re: The Esoteric Character of the Gospels]

Gautama, The Lord Buddha, and His Teachings

Article/ by Irene R. Ponsonby, The Theosophical Forum, June, 1936

“Buddhism teaches an evolution or development of this x-factor of consciousness and will [the Karman, the Dhyani-Buddha, or the Reincarnating… Read More »Gautama, The Lord Buddha, and His Teachings

The Crucifixion of Man

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1888

“Prometheus is the impersonated representative of Idea, or of the same power as Jove, but contemplated as independent, and not… Read More »The Crucifixion of Man

Defense of Theosophy

Article/ by B. P. Wadia, Theosophy Magazine, February, 1924 [Reprinted in The Theosophical Movement, May, 1932]

One of the causes which led to the disruption of the forces drawn together by H.P.B. in her body politic… Read More »Defense of Theosophy

Esotericism of Christian Dogma: Creation as Taught by Moses and the Mahatmas

Article/ by Abbé Roca, Le Lotus, December, 1887 [Translated from the original French by H.P.B. (see Lucifer, January, 1888, p. 368) & portions from Collected Writings (see CW 8:343)]

I. Thanks to the light which is now reaching us from the far East through the Theosophical organs published in… Read More »Esotericism of Christian Dogma: Creation as Taught by Moses and the Mahatmas

The Tibetan Buddhist Tradition

Review/ by Charles J. Ryan, The Theosophical Forum, November, 1940

In regard to the work Peaks and Lamas 1 we agree with Dr Coomaraswamy’s appreciation in Asia magazine that this:… Read More »The Tibetan Buddhist Tradition

Occultism Versus the Occult Arts

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1888

“I oft have heard, but ne’er believed till now,There are, who can by potent spellsBend to their crooked purpose Nature’s… Read More »Occultism Versus the Occult Arts

H. P. Blavatsky to the Second Annual American Convention

Lecture/ by H. P. Blavatsky, April, 1888 [Read aloud by W.Q.J. at the Convention, April 22nd]

To William Q. Judge,General Secretary of the American Section of the Theosophical Society. My dearest brother and co-founder of the… Read More »H. P. Blavatsky to the Second Annual American Convention

The Greatest of All Wars

Article/ by B. P. Wadia, Theosophy Magazine, March, 1924 [Reprinted in The Theosophical Movement, July, 1932]

All family feuds, all class struggles, all national wars, and all religious crusades are but reflected ramifications of the eternal… Read More »The Greatest of All Wars

Notes on Abbé Roca’s “Esotericism of Christian Dogma”

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Le Lotus, December, 1887 [Translation from the original French]

In the opening pages of this essay—so remarkable for its sincerity and its boldness—the author [Abbé Roca] raises and solves… Read More »Notes on Abbé Roca’s “Esotericism of Christian Dogma”

Why Do Animals Suffer?

Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1888

Q. Is it possible for me who love the animals to learn how to get more power than I… Read More »Why Do Animals Suffer?

“Blend Thy Mind And Soul”

Article/ by B. P. Wadia, The Theosophical Movement, February, 1957

The Book of the Golden Precepts advises the aspiring devotee to “search for the Paths.” The Inner Life begins with… Read More »“Blend Thy Mind And Soul”

1888

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1888

People usually wish that their friends shall have a happy new year, and sometimes “prosperous” is added to “happy.” It… Read More »1888

The Monad

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, December, 1912 to February, 1913 [Serialized]

I. The study of occult cosmogony, however infinite its changes, however varied in parts, can never be undertaken with success… Read More »The Monad

[Notes on “Buddhist Doctrine of the Western Heaven”]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

Article selections by Rev. Joseph Edkins | Notes by H.P.B. On the interest attaching to the hope of a future… Read More »[Notes on “Buddhist Doctrine of the Western Heaven”]

[Review:] The Gnostics and Their Remains

Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1887

THE GNOSTICS AND THEIR REMAINS, ANCIENT AND MEDIÆVAL. By C. W. King, M.A. Second Edition. David Nutt, 270 Strand, London,… Read More »[Review:] The Gnostics and Their Remains

Theosophy and Eastern Yoga

Article/ by Charles J. Ryan, The Theosophical Forum, July, 1936

I strongly advise you to give up all yoga practices, which in almost all cases have disastrous results. . .… Read More »Theosophy and Eastern Yoga

Christian Lectures on Buddhism, and Plain Facts about the Same, by Buddhists

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

“Then spake Jesus . . . saying: The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. . . but do not… Read More »Christian Lectures on Buddhism, and Plain Facts about the Same, by Buddhists

The Path of the Masters

Article/ by B. P. Wadia, The Theosophical Movement, February-April, 1933 [Serialized]

The Path of Woe Students of Theosophy, having grasped the tenets of Reincarnation, Karma, and the Path to the Masters,… Read More »The Path of the Masters

[On the Book of Genesis, Evolution, & Elements]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

Article selections from “The Tide of Life,” by Charles Johnston | Notes by H.P.B. [The book of Genesis] splits off… Read More »[On the Book of Genesis, Evolution, & Elements]

The Law of Human Perfectibility

Article/ by Cittih, Universal Theosophy, December, 2025

Human beings like pleasures and comforts. One very common fact which proves this, is that every moment we like to… Read More »The Law of Human Perfectibility

[Review:] The Jewish World on “Lucifer”

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1887

THE JEWISH WORLD enters bravely enough (in its issue of the 11th November 1887) on its new character of professor… Read More »[Review:] The Jewish World on “Lucifer”

The Substantial Nature of Magnetism

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, September, 1891 [Posthumously Published]

Materialists who arraign the Occultists and Theosophists for believing that every Force (so called) in Nature has at its origin… Read More »The Substantial Nature of Magnetism

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