The Path

“Light on the Path.”

Commentary/ by Charles Johnston, The Path, February, 1887

“The Soul of man is immortal and its future is the future of a thing whose growth and splendour has… Read More »“Light on the Path.”

Lines From Lower Levels

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, December, 1886

Many will turn from this heading. Whether they really live upon the upper levels or only imagine such to be… Read More »Lines From Lower Levels

Rotation—Individual Evolution

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, January, 1887

The paper on “The Higher Life,”1 and the remarks which it has called forth, have led me to further reflections… Read More »Rotation—Individual Evolution

Spiritualism

Editorial/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, January, 1894

Last month we gave two prophecies from the “spirit” Jim L Nolan as reported some years ago by the Religio-Philosophical… Read More »Spiritualism

A Curious Tale

Story/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, December, 1888

Some years ago I ran down to the Lakes of Killarney, but not for the purpose merely of seeing them… Read More »A Curious Tale

Argument for Reincarnation

Editorial/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, August, 1891

It has been suggested to The Path that theosophists jot down as they occur any arguments hit upon to support… Read More »Argument for Reincarnation

Theosophy and Capital Punishment

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, September, 1895

From ignorance of the truth about man’s real nature and faculties and their action and condition after bodily death, a… Read More »Theosophy and Capital Punishment

Christian Fathers on Reincarnation

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, May, 1894

Our brother George R. S. Mead, the General Secretary of the European Section T.S., has held that whether or not… Read More »Christian Fathers on Reincarnation

Tract Mailing Scheme

Editorial/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, March, 1892

Into the T.M.S. the General Secretary has now incorporated the operations of that invaluable “Press Scheme,” devised and carried an… Read More »Tract Mailing Scheme

Yoga: The Science of the Soul

Article/ by G. R. S. Mead, The Path, June, July, August, 1892 [Serialized]

I. Samatvamyoga ucha ate. (Equal–mindedness is called Yoga.)—Bhagavad-Gita. Tadviddhi pranipatena pariprashnena sivaya upadekshyanti te jnanam janinastattvad arshinah. (Seek to know… Read More »Yoga: The Science of the Soul

Will Masters’ Help Be Withdrawn in 1898 until 1975?

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, November, 1894

The theory is widely known among the members of the Society that at the close of each century a spiritual… Read More »Will Masters’ Help Be Withdrawn in 1898 until 1975?

Reticence of Mahatmas and Evolution of the Individual

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, September, 1886

Members of the Theosophical Society and the general public have alike manifested a wide divergence of opinion both as regards… Read More »Reticence of Mahatmas and Evolution of the Individual

How the Society is Run

Editorial/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, March, 1891

A few facts may be useful to stimulate and interest by way of chronicle. The Theosophical Society entered on its… Read More »How the Society is Run

The Sevenfold Constitution of Man

Article/ by Katherine Hillard, The Path, June, 1890

In the second volume of the Secret Doctrine, p. 81, Mme. Blavatsky bids us remember that to some extent even… Read More »The Sevenfold Constitution of Man

Heralds from the Unseen

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, March-April 1887 [Serialized]

Part I “Behold, I show you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.”—I Cor.… Read More »Heralds from the Unseen

The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature

Article/ by Edward Dwight Walker, The Path, July-October, 1887 [Serialized]

The poets are the seers of the race. Their best work comes from the intuitional heights where they dwell, conveying… Read More »The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature

The Tendency of the Present Civilization

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, January, 1887

Pretty much every subject comes up for discussion at our afternoon tea table. Hence I was not surprised lately, walking… Read More »The Tendency of the Present Civilization

Two Spiritualistic Prophecies

Editorial/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, December, 1893

In 1877 the Religio-Philosophical Journal had questions and answers published in its pages, giving spirit lore from “the independent voice,”… Read More »Two Spiritualistic Prophecies

The Tract-Mailing Scheme

Editorial/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, December, 1889

The General Secretary heartily thanks those Brethren who have responded to the call “To Theosophists Willing to Work,” and congratulates… Read More »The Tract-Mailing Scheme

Cycles

Article/Lecture/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, December, 1889

In advancing these few observations upon the doctrine of cycles, no claim to an exhaustive study of the matter is… Read More »Cycles

Dogmatism in Theosophy

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, January, 1892

The Theosophical Society was founded to destroy dogmatism. This is one of the meanings of its first object—Universal Brotherhood. And… Read More »Dogmatism in Theosophy

Poetical Occultism (2)

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, November, 1886 [Serialized]

[For Number I of this series, authored by “S.B.J.”, see here.] II. Perhaps no passage in Light on the Path… Read More »Poetical Occultism (2)

Pronunciation of Sanskrit & The Sanskrit Language

Editorial/Q & A/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, June, 1886 [Incl. Follow-up(s)]

[Note: the following are two parts published in June and July, 1886] [June, 1886] Dear Brother: Is there any dictionary… Read More »Pronunciation of Sanskrit & The Sanskrit Language

The Planes of Consciousness

Article/ by J. D. Buck, The Path, December, 1888

There are three conditions of consciousness in ordinary daily experience, that of ordinary wakefulness, that of sleep with dreams, and… Read More »The Planes of Consciousness

Brotherhood

Article/ by J. D. Buck, The Path, November, 1889

A great deal has been recently written in regard to the Brotherhood of Man. It is a frequent theme in… Read More »Brotherhood

The First Object of the Theosophical Society

Article/ by Katherine Hillard, The Path, December, 1891

The three principal objects of the Theosophical Society as laid down in the books are: First, “To form a nucleus of a… Read More »The First Object of the Theosophical Society

[An Experience of the Astral World]

Story/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, February, 1887

Recently the tea-table was chatting about the Widow’s escape from the Romish fold. She was nearly converted by the urbane… Read More »[An Experience of the Astral World]

The Hermetic Philosophy

Article/ by Sylvester Baxter, The Path, June, July, December, 1886 [Serialized]

Fragments of the Ancient Wisdom Religion have come down to us from the remotest past, through many channels, and in… Read More »The Hermetic Philosophy

Sufism, or Theosophy from the Standpoint of Mohammedanism [Islam]

Article/ by Carl H. A. Bjerregaard, The Path, May-October, 1886 [Serialized]

The spirit of Sufism is best expressed in the couplet of Katebi: “Last night a nightingale sung his song, perched… Read More »Sufism, or Theosophy from the Standpoint of Mohammedanism [Islam]

Yoga and Common Sense

Article/ by J. H. Connelly, The Path, January, 1890

Simple, straightforward, and beguilingly easy as seems the knowledge presented in the “Yoga Aphorisms” of Patanjali—in their American version at… Read More »Yoga and Common Sense

Hermes Trismegistus

Article/ by Isaac Myer, The Path, September, 1886

That a tablet, now called the Smaragdine, was found there is no doubt. Its discovery is attributed by tradition to… Read More »Hermes Trismegistus

Zoroastrianism

Article/ by S. D. Bharucha, The Path, May, 1894

The managers of the Parliament of Religions of the World’s Fair requested Mr. Narroji of London, a Parsee who is… Read More »Zoroastrianism

Reincarnation: A Western Study of the Subject

Article/ by Edward Dwight Walker, The Path, April, 1887

Although commonly rejected throughout Europe and America, reincarnation is unreservedly accepted by the majority of mankind at the present day,… Read More »Reincarnation: A Western Study of the Subject

Yugas

Article/ by A. J. Vosburgh, The Path, January, 1896

In reading Theosophical literature one is often confronted by the words Mahayuga, Kaliyuga, Manvantara, Kalpa, etc. No doubt all of… Read More »Yugas

The Kali Yuga in Hindu Chronology

Article/ by Anon., The Path, July, 1890 [Author: G. E. W.]

Several weeks ago a communication was read at a regular meeting of this Branch, in which some references to the… Read More »The Kali Yuga in Hindu Chronology

Japanese Buddhist Sects

Article/ by Anon., The Path, November-December, 1890 [Serialized] [Author given as “Kyo-Ryo-Va-Sha”]

I In Japan there are twelve principal Buddhist sects, all of them having different names and with different reasons for… Read More »Japanese Buddhist Sects

[Review] The Kalevala

Review/ by Anon., The Path, October, 1888

THE KALEVALA.—Translated into English by Prof. J. M. Crawford, (1888, J. B. Alden, New York.) It is a matter of congratulation… Read More »[Review] The Kalevala

Apollonius and the Mahatmas

Article/ by Sylvester Baxter, The Path, October, 1886 [Serialized]

I The journey to India made by the great adept, Apollonius, of Tyana, was a special interest for us modern… Read More »Apollonius and the Mahatmas

The Path

Featured Content

Authors

Publications

Browse by Keyword