The “Chaste Tree”
Correspondence by W. N. Gale | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. Will you tell me the botanical name of the “Agnus… Read More »The “Chaste Tree”
Lucifer Magazine
The Struggle for Existence
Note: the following article was originally signed with a pen-name, “Philanthropos.” Later it was included in the Collected Writings of… Read More »The Struggle for Existence
[On Kama-rupas and Kama-loka]
Correspondence question by “N.D.” | Reply by H.P.B. “As the Editors of Lucifer kindly invite questions concerning Theosophy and kindred… Read More »[On Kama-rupas and Kama-loka]
[On Jephthah’s Sacrifice]
Article selections by Rev. T. G. Headley. | Notes by H.P.B. . . . Jephthah is mockingly told that he… Read More »[On Jephthah’s Sacrifice]
[On Light, Heat, and Electricity]
[The following statement is made in a review of Charles W. Heckethorn’s Roses and Thorns; whether the whole review was penned… Read More »[On Light, Heat, and Electricity]
[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]
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?
Is There No Hope?
LTTE by David Crichton | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. I think, after reading the conditions necessary for Occult study given… Read More »Is There No Hope?
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
Our Third Volume
With the present number our magazine enters the second year of its career, and the torch of our Flame-Bearer is… Read More »Our Third Volume
On Pseudo-Theosophy
“The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint. The affectation of sanctity is… Read More »On Pseudo-Theosophy
[Review:] The Secular Review on “The Origin of Evil”
In the Secular Review for November 26th, Mr. Beatty makes an attack upon a former article in Lucifer, entitled “The… Read More »[Review:] The Secular Review on “The Origin of Evil”
“God Speaks for Law and Order.”
The readers of the curious article which follows are requested to remember that the writers of signed papers in Lucifer,… Read More »“God Speaks for Law and Order.”
[On Knowledge of Post-Mortem States]
A lady writes from America: In the fourth number of Lucifer on page 328 are the words: “Enough has been… Read More »[On Knowledge of Post-Mortem States]
A Puzzle in “Esoteric Buddhism”
Letter to the Editors | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. To the Editor of Lucifer. Since the two Editors repeatedly assert… Read More »A Puzzle in “Esoteric Buddhism”
Thoughts on Karma and Reincarnation
“In man there are arteries, thin as a hair split a 1000 times, filled with fluids blue, red, green, yellow,… Read More »Thoughts on Karma and Reincarnation
[On Rushing in to Occultism]
Story selection by Franz Hartmann | Note by H.P.B. “O, great Krashibashi! Have I then at last found favour in… Read More »[On Rushing in to Occultism]
[On Non-Separateness, Universal Ego, etc.]
Article selections by G. M. McC | Notes by H.P.B. . . . The Hylo-Ideal Thesis is this Ideal Concord,… Read More »[On Non-Separateness, Universal Ego, etc.]
[Review:] Woman: Her Glory, Her Shame, and Her God
[Review of Volume 1] The title of the above work is scarcely suggestive of Anti-Christian polemics, despite the fact that… Read More »[Review:] Woman: Her Glory, Her Shame, and Her God
[Unsupported Claims of the Roman Catholic Church]
Correspondence letter by “Disculpa” | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. A Protest As a subscriber to the Theosophical Publication Society, I… Read More »[Unsupported Claims of the Roman Catholic Church]
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
An Explanation Important to All Theosophists
It having been affirmed by some French members of the Theosophical Society (in the Bulletin d’Isis), as well as some… Read More »An Explanation Important to All Theosophists
The Dirge for the Dead in Life
Selection of “automatic writing” by “Sepher” & Reply Article by J. H. Mitalmier | Introduction & Notes by H.P.B. The… Read More »The Dirge for the Dead in Life
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
“To the Readers of ‘Lucifer.’”
Our magazine is only four numbers old, and already its young life is full of cares and trouble. This is… Read More »“To the Readers of ‘Lucifer.’”
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
The Theosophical Society, Its Mission and Its Future
[AS EXPLAINED BY M. EMILE BURNOUF, THE FRENCH ORIENTALIST] “It is another’s fault if he be ungrateful; but it is… Read More »The Theosophical Society, Its Mission and Its Future
“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”
The Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society
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
[Notes on Some Doctrines of Orthodox Buddhism vs. Esoteric Philosophy]
Article selections by Prince Chandradat Chudadharn of Siam [Thailand] | Notes by H. P. B. “A Buddhist Prince’s View of… Read More »[Notes on Some Doctrines of Orthodox Buddhism vs. Esoteric Philosophy]
[Review:] Marriage and Divorce — Religious, Practical and Political Aspects of the Question
R. A. P. Richard has furnished with a powerful weapon those numerous Solomons of society who, under the mask of… Read More »[Review:] Marriage and Divorce — Religious, Practical and Political Aspects of the Question
World-Improvement or World-Deliverance
Selections from Hübbe-Schleiden | Notes by H.P.B. “You yourself must make an effort. The Tathāgatas are only preachers.—If a man… Read More »World-Improvement or World-Deliverance
An Open Letter
To the Readers of “Lucifer” and All True Theosophists. As Lucifer was started as an organ of the T. S.… Read More »An Open Letter
[Review:] Traité Élémentaire de Science Occulte
Traité Élémentaire de Science Occulte [Elementary Treatise of Occult Science], par Papus [Gérard Encausse]. Published by Georges Carré, 58, Rue… Read More »[Review:] Traité Élémentaire de Science Occulte
[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
[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]
A Lesson
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
[On Absolute Thought and the Logos]
Article selection by M. M. Phelon | Notes by H.P.B. As a man awaking from sleep becomes settled in mentality,… Read More »[On Absolute Thought and the Logos]
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 Lodges of Magic vs. Training]
Article selections by A.E. | Notes by H.P.B. . . . I own I should like to see phenomena, to… Read More »[On Lodges of Magic vs. Training]
Roots of Ritualism In Church and Masonry
I. Theosophists are very often, and very unjustly too, accused of infidelity and even of Atheism. This is a grave… Read More »Roots of Ritualism In Church and Masonry
[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?]
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
Our Cycle and the Next
“The world’s great age begins anew,The golden days return,The earth doth like a snake renewHer winter weeds outworn.”—Shelley “My friend,… Read More »Our Cycle and the Next
Buddhism Through Christian Spectacles
On the occasion of a new pseudo-Oriental dirge1 by “Sir Monier Monier Williams, K.C.I.E.,” the very Christian Orientalist, a daily… Read More »Buddhism Through Christian Spectacles
[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?
Is Denunciation A Duty?
Condemn no man in his absence; andwhen forced to reprove, do so to his face, but gently,and in words full… Read More »Is Denunciation A Duty?