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[Notes on “A Chela’s Dream”]

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

Article Selections by “X.” | Notes by H.P.B. A man stands guard at the entrance, dressed in a loose gown… Read More »[Notes on “A Chela’s Dream”]

The Year is Dead, Long Live the Year!

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1889

December, 1888, and January, 1889 Lucifer sends the best compliments of the season to his friends and subscribers, and wishes… Read More »The Year is Dead, Long Live the Year!

[Notes on the T.S. and E.S.]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1889

The letter from which the following pages are translated—and which was never meant for publication—was recently addressed to one of… Read More »[Notes on the T.S. and E.S.]

[Christianity in Japan]

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1889

History repeats itself. The rise and triumph of Christianity and its general spread in the West were due originally to… Read More »[Christianity in Japan]

[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.]

Echoes of Theosophy

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

The following paragraph in a Boston weekly, Wade’s Fibre and Fabric, October 27, 1888, No. 191, speaks for itself: “As… Read More »Echoes of Theosophy

[On Chinese History and Biblical Chronology]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, February, 1889

Article selections by Andrew T. Sibbald | Notes by H.P.B. About two thousand years before our Christian era, the Chinese… Read More »[On Chinese History and Biblical Chronology]

[On Materialistic Views]

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

Article selections by William Oxley | Notes by H.P.B. . . . It will be new to many of your… Read More »[On Materialistic Views]

[On Gnomes, Lhas, and Mahatmas]

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

Article selection by C. Pfoundes | Note by H.P.B. Yoshitsune . . . fled to the Northern provinces . .… Read More »[On Gnomes, Lhas, and Mahatmas]

What Theosophy and its Society Should Be

Article/ by Camille Lemaitre, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1889

The letter from which the following pages are translated—and which was never meant for publication—was recently addressed to one of… Read More »What Theosophy and its Society Should Be

If You Shoot at a Crow, Do Not Kill a Cow

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, February, 1889

Mighty is the voice of Journalism in London, but heavy the artillery of its saltatticus [sensationalism], at times. Who is… Read More »If You Shoot at a Crow, Do Not Kill a Cow

Theosophical Queries

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1889

LTTE by Barbara Moskvitinoff | Reply by H.P.B. The first object of the Theosophical Society being to promote the principle… Read More »Theosophical Queries

[On Atoms and the Sun]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

Article selections by Clara J. Bloomfield-Moore | Notes by H.P.B. . . . Ether in its high tenuous condition is… Read More »[On Atoms and the Sun]

A Danger Signal

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889 [Translated from the original French]

“Initiates are sure to come into the company of the Gods.”—Socrates, in the Phaedo. In the first number of the… Read More »A Danger Signal

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)

[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 Empty Vessel Makes the Greatest Sound.”

Note(s)/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1889

Miss Susie C. Clark, of Cambridgeport, Mass., says in substance: “I am a mental healer … Of late rumours reach… Read More »“The Empty Vessel Makes the Greatest Sound.”

A Few Queries

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1889

Questions by C.S. | Answers by H.P.B. As you kindly invite questions relating to Theosophy, I make free to put… Read More »A Few Queries

[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 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]

[Definitions of Adept and Initiate]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

Article selection by Josef B. Widen | Note by H.P.B. . . . It has been stated that it requires… Read More »[Definitions of Adept and Initiate]

[On Dr. Elliott Coues]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

Strange things occur in this sublunary world; but the strangest of all is, that a recognized American scientist of great… Read More »[On Dr. Elliott Coues]

Our Society’s “Agapæ.”

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1889

Our Brothers in France had a happy idea in establishing what we might call theosophical agapæ, minus the mystic and… Read More »Our Society’s “Agapæ.”

“It’s the Cat!”

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1889

(Dedicated to those Members of the T.S. whom the cap may fit.) “Let ignominy brand thy hated name;Let modest matrons… Read More »“It’s the Cat!”

[On William Oxley]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1889

Selections from correspondence by A. D. Bathell | Notes by H.P.B. To the Editor of Lucifer.1 No doubt many of… Read More »[On William Oxley]

[On Evidence of the Third Eye]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1889

Questions by C. Carter Blake | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. . . . I therefore respectfully ask the Editor of… Read More »[On Evidence of the Third Eye]

[On Ireland and Atlantis]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1889

Questions by C. Carter Blake | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. . . . It behoves me, therefore, to ask you:—… Read More »[On Ireland and Atlantis]

The Light of Egypt

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, August, 1889

Several months before the publication of this work, simply by glancing at a small pamphlet which gave a summary of… Read More »The Light of Egypt

[Review:] Lays of Romance and Chivalry

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

“LAYS OF ROMANCE AND CHIVALRY,” by Mr. W. Stewart Ross. (Stewart and Co., Farringdon Street.) In this neat little volume… Read More »[Review:] Lays of Romance and Chivalry

Our Christian 19th Century Ethics

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

As civilization progresses, moral darkness pervades the alleged light of Christianity. The chosen symbol of our boasted civilization ought to… Read More »Our Christian 19th Century Ethics

[On Honour]

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

Questions by C, Carter Blake | Response by H. P. B. If King Henry VIII, the much-married King of England,… Read More »[On Honour]

Children Allowed to Train Themselves for Murder

Note(s)/ by Admin, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1888

Correspondence by “Ariadna” | Reply by H.P.B. “Ariadna” writes:— English folk are fond of maintaining the superiority of their national… Read More »Children Allowed to Train Themselves for Murder

[On the “Accursed”]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1889

Kindly condescending to notice, and even to review (!!), our December number of Lucifer, the Saturday Review, in its issue… Read More »[On the “Accursed”]

The Sacred Mission of the S.P.R.

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

All our friends remember the astounding story, born and elaborated in the head of a too zealous “Researcher” sent to… Read More »The Sacred Mission of the S.P.R.

Butler Exposed

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

The New York World of Feb. 1st. exposes the whole scheme in the following up-and-up manner: Members of the Boston… Read More »Butler Exposed

[On Zagovarivayt]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1889

Article selection by N. A. Fadeeff | Note by H.P.B. In Astrachan, on the Caspian Sea, there was, during our… Read More »[On Zagovarivayt]

[On Olcott and Buddhism]

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1889

Esoteric Buddhism is decidedly on the brain of our journalists. This is what we read in the Times of the… Read More »[On Olcott and Buddhism]

The Work of the “Esoteric Section of the T.S.”

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, July, 1889

To All the “Pledged” Theosophists. The Washington Evening Star of June the 22nd, 1889, contains an article full of the… Read More »The Work of the “Esoteric Section of the T.S.”

A Puzzle From Adyar

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, August, 1889 [Incl. Follow-up(s)]

When the cat is abroad the mice dance in the house it seems. Since Colonel Olcott sailed for Japan, the… Read More »A Puzzle From Adyar

“Attention, Theosophists!”

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1889

“Heat not a furnace for your foe so hotThat it do singe yourself.”—Shakespeare. “He who tells a lie is not… Read More »“Attention, Theosophists!”

[On a Bogus “Occult” Order]

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1889

We copy the following curious advertisement from The Two Worlds, a spiritualistic paper. “Mr. Joseph Blackburn, of Keighley, has taken… Read More »[On a Bogus “Occult” Order]

[On Lokas and Globes]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, July, 1889

Article selection by “Sepharial” | Note by H.P.B. . . . The Seven Rishis are the Divine Sages, Prajapatis, or… Read More »[On Lokas and Globes]

[On the incorporation of Branch Theosophical Societies]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, August, 1889

Selection from from the Washington Post, July 9, 1889 | Note by H.P.B. “The Blavatsky Theosophical Society and Universal Brotherhood of… Read More »[On the incorporation of Branch Theosophical Societies]

“A Voice from Over the Seas.”

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1889

A question has reached the Head of the Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society, regarding the alleged representation of that… Read More »“A Voice from Over the Seas.”

[On Absolute Motion]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, July, 1889

Article selection by “E. E. Θ” | Note by H.P.B. . . . Since, therefore, it is evident that that… Read More »[On Absolute Motion]

The “Nine-Days’ Wonder” Press

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, August, 1889

“Let God be true but every man a liar.” (Romans 3:4) “Let the foolish jackass bray,The wind will carry the… Read More »The “Nine-Days’ Wonder” Press

Our Three Objects

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, September, 1889

“All the performances of the human heart at which we look with praise or wonder are instances of the resistless… Read More »Our Three Objects

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