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The Modifications of the Thinking Principle

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, October, 1913

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

Christian or Mental Science

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

Article selections by Reginald Birney | Notes by H.P.B. I heard once of a distinguished physician who told his class… Read More »Christian or Mental Science

From the Note Book of an Unpopular Philosopher (3)

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

THOUGHTSON THE BIRTHDAY OF LUCIFER Ever Onward. In its ceaseless, and also too rapid, flight along the path of Eternity,… Read More »From the Note Book of an Unpopular Philosopher (3)

[The Bride Sophia vs. Succubi & Incubi]

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

[The following was an Editorial Note by H.P.B. in reply to an article titled “A Sufi’s Mystical Apologue” by A.J.C.]… Read More »[The Bride Sophia vs. Succubi & Incubi]

[On “Christian Science”]

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

Article selections by Ursula N. Gestefeld | Notes by H.P.B. Lucifer’s criticism of the statements of “Christian Science,” as contained… Read More »[On “Christian Science”]

The Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society

Editorial/ by H. S. Olcott with H. P. Blavatsky, , Lucifer Magazine, October, 1888

Owing to the fact that a large number of Fellows of the Society have felt the necessity for the formation… Read More »The Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society

Apollonius, Sage of Tyana

Article/ by Elsa-Brita Titchenell, Sunrise: Theosophic Perspectives, January, 1979

During the first century A.D. the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea comprised the known Western world, where the Roman empire… Read More »Apollonius, Sage of Tyana

[On occult phenomena, the work of the T.S., ascetic retirement, etc.]

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

Article selections by James A. Campbell | Notes by H.P.B. From the time when “Theosophy” as a system of faith,… Read More »[On occult phenomena, the work of the T.S., ascetic retirement, etc.]

Theosophy and Orthodoxy

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, September, 1913

The question “What is Theosophy?” demands an answer from those who assume to be its exponents. No doubt it may… Read More »Theosophy and Orthodoxy

To Theosophists and Readers of Lucifer

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

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

The Third Object

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, June, 1913

“The Investigation of the Unexplained Laws of Nature and the Psychical Powers Latent in Man.” A mistake has been made… Read More »The Third Object

Letter No. 9 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , November, 1881 [Posthumously Published]

{November} 14th. {1881} Meerut, Your telegram just received. Now what does that mean? I knew it was coming for M.… Read More »Letter No. 9 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 18 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , September, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

Received about September 19th {1882} Bombay. My dear friends Mrs. and Mr. Sinnett, I am afraid you will have soon… Read More »Letter No. 18 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 10c to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , May, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

{See Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, 2nd ed. pp. 108 et seq.} Secretary’s Office of the Theosophical Society, Breach Candy, Bombay,… Read More »Letter No. 10c to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 6 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , August, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

{Bombay, Aug.1, 1882} Tuesday Something. Your two MSS. received. Well the readers will be stuffed this time and no mistake—with… Read More »Letter No. 6 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 17 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , September, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

{Bombay, September 11, 1882} (Private, not for Mr. Hume.) Monday. My dear Mr. Sinnett, This morning I got up from… Read More »Letter No. 17 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 31 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , January, 1884 [Posthumously Published]

Adyar Madras, January 25th, 1884. By order of my Boss I send you the Kingsford letters to fondly read and… Read More »Letter No. 31 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 32 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , March, 1885 [Posthumously Published]

{During January and February H.P.B. lay at the point of death and was given up by all the doctors. (See… Read More »Letter No. 32 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 34 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , March, 1884 [Posthumously Published]

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

Christian Science

Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, July, 1888

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 Abhiñña]

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

Article selection by A.J.C. | Note by H.P.B. The five, so-called, supernatural powers of the Buddhists—the Abhidagna,1 are 1st, Clairvoyance;… Read More »[On Abhiñña]

The Sleeping Spheres

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, July, 1893

He came to me, calling me out of the form in which I dwell, and showed me the sleeping Spheres.… Read More »The Sleeping Spheres

Resurrecting the Dead

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, February, 1913

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

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, March, 1913

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

A Lesson

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

Correspondence by H. P. Mukerji | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. Regarding the first rule of Practical Occultism in the April… Read More »A Lesson

Letter No. 36 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , April, 1884 [Posthumously Published]

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

Letter No. 38 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , October, 1884 [Posthumously Published]

{Written & received, London, late October 1884, just prior to H.P.B.’s October 31 departure for India via Liverpool.} Mr. Sinnett,… Read More »Letter No. 38 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 39 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , October, 1884 [Posthumously Published]

Saturday morning. {October 27, 1884} Dear Mr. Sinnett, Mrs. Holloway is just gone, and left me a few parting words… Read More »Letter No. 39 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 40 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, , November, 1884 [Posthumously Published]

{Olcott sailed for India from Marseilles on October 20, 1884, while H.P.B. sailed from Liverpool November 1st. She was accompanied… Read More »Letter No. 40 to A. P. Sinnett

Letter No. 42 (Blavatsky to Arundale)

Letter(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky to Francesca Arundale, Mary Anne Arundale, , June, 1885 [Posthumously Published]

June 16th. {1885} Dear Mrs. and Miss Arundale, If we had two dozen like you two and a dozen like… Read More »Letter No. 42 (Blavatsky to Arundale)

[On Tukaram Tatya]

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

[Tukaram Tatya Padval (1836–1896) is] the most active and indefatigable of all our Bombay Theosophists in the spread of Sanskrit… Read More »[On Tukaram Tatya]

The Pride of Possession

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, June, 1913

We often see the term “Just Pride” used as though pride in any form were justifiable. Most persons nowadays are… Read More »The Pride of Possession

Man Know Thyself

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, June, 1913

The above words are familiar to most men, and to most have but little meaning. Centuries of dogmatic theology, with… Read More »Man Know Thyself

A Year on the Path

Editorial/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, October, 1913

The present issue of this magazine closes the first year of its publication. It was not started because its projectors… Read More »A Year on the Path

Thoth, Divine Scribe

Article/ by N. A. Lewis, The Theosophical Forum, January, 1947

Who is this Thoth, of whom so many explanations are made, and who remains, even so, mysterious, inscrutable? We find… Read More »Thoth, Divine Scribe

Dhammapada, Wisdom of the Buddha

Translation/ by Harischandra Kaviratna, 1980

Contents Illustration of Palm Leaf Manuscript Foreword Introduction Acknowledgments Canto I – The Twin Verses II – On Vigilance III –… Read More »Dhammapada, Wisdom of the Buddha

The Wisdom of Emptiness

Article/ by Jim Belderis, Sunrise: Theosophic Perspectives, October/November 1999

Understanding “emptiness” is presented in Buddhism as the culmination of religious training. It is attained through the systematic practice of… Read More »The Wisdom of Emptiness

Egyptian Teachings in the Light of Theosophy

Article/ by I. M. Oderberg with L. Whellams, , The Theosophical Forum, December, 1941

Verily there was some truth in the old saying, “The Wisdom of the Egyptians.” . . . — H. P.… Read More »Egyptian Teachings in the Light of Theosophy

[Review:] The Mayan Popol Vuh

Review/ by Eloise Hart, Sunrise: Theosophic Perspectives, November, 1986

Dennis Tedlock’s recent translation of the Quiche Mayan Popol Vuh* is one of the finest, and as such is attracting widespread attention.… Read More »[Review:] The Mayan Popol Vuh

Blind Leaders of the Blind

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, September, 1913

“The work now submitted to public judgment is the fruit of a somewhat intimate acquaintance with Eastern adepts and study… Read More »Blind Leaders of the Blind

A Svābhāvika School of Buddhism?

Article/ by David Reigle, Prajna Quest (website), March, 2012 [Serialized]

Part 1 As already discussed here, the alleged Svābhāvika school of Buddhism in Nepal that is spoken of in many… Read More »A Svābhāvika School of Buddhism?

God’s Arrival in India

Article/ by David Reigle, Fohat Magazine, Spring, 2003 & Summer 2003 [Revised May, 2015] [Serialized]

Ancient India is considered to be the spiritual motherland of our planet. According to The Secret Doctrine, it was the… Read More »God’s Arrival in India

Book of Dzyan Research Report: Technical Terms in Stanza I

Article/ by David Reigle, December, 1995 [Revised, 1999] [Originally published as a booklet by Eastern School Press; republished in Blavatsky’s Secret Books: Twenty Years’ Research]

Serious students of The Secret Doctrine, and especially those who are Theosophical teachers and lecturers, will wish to know what… Read More »Book of Dzyan Research Report: Technical Terms in Stanza I

Book of Dzyan Research Report: Technical Terms in Stanza II

Article/ by David Reigle, January, 1997 [Revised, 1999] [Originally published as a booklet by Eastern School Press; republished in Blavatsky’s Secret Books: Twenty Years’ Research]

There are seven technical terms in stanza II of the “Book of Dzyan” as translated in H. P. Blavatsky’s The Secret… Read More »Book of Dzyan Research Report: Technical Terms in Stanza II

Book of Dzyan Research Report: Theosophy in Tibet: The Teachings of the Jonangpa School

Article/ by David Reigle, May, 1996 [Revised, 1999] [Originally published as a booklet by Eastern School Press; republished in Blavatsky’s Secret Books: Twenty Years’ Research]

Some seven centuries ago there arose in Tibet a school of teachings which has many parallels to Theosophy. This is… Read More »Book of Dzyan Research Report: Theosophy in Tibet: The Teachings of the Jonangpa School

Letter No. 10e (A. P. Sinnett to A. O. Hume)

Letter(s)/ by A. P. Sinnett to A. O. Hume, , June, 1882 [Posthumously Published]

{To A. O Hume. Recd Simla, mid-June 1882.} Poor Old Lady! I shall come up and see you to-morrow afternoon.… Read More »Letter No. 10e (A. P. Sinnett to A. O. Hume)

The Vocation of Life

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, June, 1913

If there is actually a plan, a vocation in human life, it is surely worth our while to discover what… Read More »The Vocation of Life

“A Comparative Failure”

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, February, 1913

From some of the incidents in the history of the Theosophical Society we can learn almost as much as from… Read More »“A Comparative Failure”

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