Letter No. 41 to A. P. Sinnett
{March 27, 1885} Copy of the letter to be sent through Olcott. I want you to correct it. I am… Read More »Letter No. 41 to A. P. Sinnett
Is Theosophy a Religion?
“Religion is the best armour that man can have, but it is the worst cloak.”—Bunyan It is no exaggeration to… Read More »Is Theosophy a Religion?
Pertinent Queries
Questions by Charles B. Ingham | Notes & Answer by H. P. B. You invite questions respecting all points of… Read More »Pertinent Queries
[On the Symbol of the Circle with a Central Point]
Article selections by “A Book-Worm” | Note by H.P.B. The well-known passage I. Timothy iii., 16, has exercised the attention… Read More »[On the Symbol of the Circle with a Central Point]
Forlorn Hope
“Should a wise man utter vain knowledge and fill his belly with the east wind?” (Eliphaz, in Job xv. 2.)… Read More »Forlorn Hope
To Theosophists and Readers of Lucifer
The Editors of Lucifer feel it right that this number, the first published at the new offices and by the… Read More »To Theosophists and Readers of Lucifer
Three Fundamental Propositions of the Secret Doctrine
There are three fundamental conceptions upon which the Secret Doctrine (Theosophy) rests. They stand—as all truth stands—upon their inherent reasonableness.… Read More »Three Fundamental Propositions of the Secret Doctrine
Letter No. 8 to A. P. Sinnett
{Written November 10, 1881. Received Allahabad} Dehra, Thursday. My dear Sub Boss, I proposed remaining here till Monday when suddenly… Read More »Letter No. 8 to A. P. Sinnett
Gems from the East
A Birthday Book Of Precepts and Axioms Compiled by H.P.B. PREFACE Few words will be needed by way of preface… Read More »Gems from the East
Letter No. 19 to A. P. Sinnett
Darjeeling, October 9th. {1882} How did you know I was here? You seem to be surrounded by very gossiping friends.… Read More »Letter No. 19 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 21 to A. P. Sinnett
{Late September, 1884. Letters 21 and 21a concern “More on the Theosophical ‘Rosetta Stone’ ” By Henry Kiddle, followed by… Read More »Letter No. 21 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 27 to A. P. Sinnett
Adyar, Sept. 27. {1883} Just returned home from Ooty through Pondichery, and the first thing waiting for me was your… Read More »Letter No. 27 to A. P. Sinnett
What is God?
Correspondence by J. Hunter | Notes & Editor’s Note by H.P.B. I wish to thank you for reply to my… Read More »What is God?
Resurrecting the Dead
There is a doctrine which has prevailed in Western lands for many centuries, known as “The Resurrection of the Dead.”… Read More »Resurrecting the Dead
William Q. Judge
WILLIAM Q. JUDGE departed from his body on the 21st of March, 1896; so it is eminently fitting that this… Read More »William Q. Judge
Letter No. 36 to A. P. Sinnett
Paris, Rue Notre Dames des Champs, April 25. {1884} My dear Mr. Sinnett, You speak like John “the Golden Mouth”—whoever… Read More »Letter No. 36 to A. P. Sinnett
A Paradoxical World
Open your ears . . . when loud rumour speaks!I, from the Orient to the drooping West,Making the wind my… Read More »A Paradoxical World
The Illusion of Tomorrow
The boy so long delights in his play, the youth so long pursues his beloved, the old so long brood… Read More »The Illusion of Tomorrow
Questions and Answers
I. I was formerly a member of the Theosophical Society but dropped out many years ago, though I believe in… Read More »Questions and Answers
The Modifications of the Thinking Principle
If, as Patanjali tells us, this universe exists for the purposes of the soul, there must be one general evolutionary… Read More »The Modifications of the Thinking Principle
To All Open-Minded Theosophists
Two Masters were particularly concerned in the bringing of the message of Theosophy to the Western World. Two Messengers were… Read More »To All Open-Minded Theosophists
Henry Steel Olcott and the Theosophical Society
To the mentally lazy or obtuse, Theosophy must remain a riddle; for in the world mental as in the world… Read More »Henry Steel Olcott and the Theosophical Society
Letter No. 24 to A. P. Sinnett
{Adyar, September 29, 1883. This postscript to Letter 27 is in H.P.B.’s handwriting. W. T. Brown and Sarah Parker arrived… Read More »Letter No. 24 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 25 to A. P. Sinnett
Ooty, August 23.{1883} Well, there’s three consecutive letters I receive from you blowing me up, as you say, and—worse; for… Read More »Letter No. 25 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 33 to A. P. Sinnett
{H.P.B., Olcott, Mohini. Padshah, S. Krishnamachari (aka Bowajee or Babaji), and Babula (H.P.B.’s servant), sailed February 20, 1883, reaching Marseilles… Read More »Letter No. 33 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 34 to A. P. Sinnett
Nice, Friday. {March 21, 1884} My dear Mr. Sinnett, Every body in the house is gone to the theatre—even Olcott.… Read More »Letter No. 34 to A. P. Sinnett
Some Unavoidable Deductions
Twenty-One years ago, the last message from Madame Blavatsky was written to the American Theosophists. At that time there was… Read More »Some Unavoidable Deductions
Learned Barbarism
The March issue of Theosophy contained the reprint of an article by H. P. Blavatsky which was based on a… Read More »Learned Barbarism
[Does a Materialist have Self-Conscious Survival after Death?]
Letter to the Editor by S. B. | Reply by H.P.B. To the Editor of Lucifer. Does not the statement… Read More »[Does a Materialist have Self-Conscious Survival after Death?]
Who are the Eurasians?
LTTE by G. Ouseley | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. As you expressly invite correspondence with regard to subjects connected with… Read More »Who are the Eurasians?
[Review:] L’Aurore
L’Aurore for October contains an article on the so-called “Star of Bethlehem,” which repeats the assurance that the world is… Read More »[Review:] L’Aurore
Why “Theosophy”
This magazine is not intended either to replace or to rival any journal now published in the interest of Theosophy.… Read More »Why “Theosophy”
[Does the Kamarupa Reincarnate?]
Correspondence by “Pilgrim” | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. With reference to the recent discussion as to how much o f… Read More »[Does the Kamarupa Reincarnate?]
[On the Definition of “Pentacle”]
To the Editor of The Path: In the May number of your valuable journal [Vol. III], on page 60, we… Read More »[On the Definition of “Pentacle”]
William Q. Judge and the Theosophical Movement
It would require a greater knowledge and more skill than the writer possesses, to portray truly the nature of the… Read More »William Q. Judge and the Theosophical Movement
Misconceptions of Theosophy
Theosophy is a name used at the present time to designate a body of knowledge of which humanity stands in… Read More »Misconceptions of Theosophy
Theosophy and Buddhism
Note: the original of this article—“Théosophie et Bouddhisme”—was published a month after the English article “The Theosophical Society, Its Mission… Read More »Theosophy and Buddhism
Letter No. 11 to A. P. Sinnett
{Ross Scott had married Hume’s daughter, “Minnie,” December 28, 1881} Baroda, June 20 {1882} My dear Boss, I got your… Read More »Letter No. 11 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 15 to A. P. Sinnett
{Written from Bombay, July 15+, 1882. On May 31, 1882, Olcott and H.P.B. visited “Huddleston Gardens” in Madras, the future… Read More »Letter No. 15 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 20 to A. P. Sinnett
December 7th. {1881, Bombay} My dear Boss, ‘Pon my honour could not tell. Tried in America where they had stolen… Read More »Letter No. 20 to A. P. Sinnett
Letter No. 21a to A. P. Sinnett
{Late September, 1884. See note on Blavatsky Letter 21.} Borrowed Words by Mah. K.H. as italicised in Light, (Jy. 20.)… Read More »Letter No. 21a to A. P. Sinnett
“L’Isis”
“L’ISIS.” branche française, de la société théosophique. To the Editors of Lucifer. Allow me to bring to the notice of… Read More »“L’Isis”
Christian Science
Review: Statements of Christian Science. Comprised in eighteen lessons, and twelve sections. By Ursula N. Gestefeld. Chicago, 1888. The object of… Read More »Christian Science
[On the Law of Karma]
Correspondence selections by T. B. Hartbottle in response to J.C.V.P. | Notes by H.P.B. . . . If J.C.V.P. will… Read More »[On the Law of Karma]
First Principles
One has to be thoroughly impressed with an idea, which I have in vain endeavored to impart to Theosophists at… Read More »First Principles
To the Man in the Street
Unless Theosophy has something definite to offer to the man in the street it may as well disappear from the… Read More »To the Man in the Street
Letter No. 37 to A. P. Sinnett
{March 27, H.P.B. and Olcott left Nice for Paris. On April 5th Olcott, with Mohini, left for London to preside… Read More »Letter No. 37 to A. P. Sinnett
The Mithra Worship
Questions from “A Book-Worm” | Answers by H.P.B. All visitors to the Classical Galleries in the British Museum are familiar… Read More »The Mithra Worship