The Glasgow Herald of April 11, 1884, contains 2-1/2 columns devoted by the eminent London Ontologist to—“The Theosophists.” A dangerous subject… Read More »Mr. Moncure D. Conway’s “A Tour Round the World”
Article Selection by Miad Hoyo-ra Kora-hon | Note by H.P.B. It may not be amiss for me to remark that… Read More »[Note on the Odic Aura of Mediums]
Article Selections from “Our Ceylon Work”| Note by H.P.B. The Ceylon Times, of Colombo, of June 8, noticing the good work of… Read More »[On the “Hide and Seek” Policy of the Christian God]
Article Selection by “A Parsi F.T.S.” | Note by H.P.B. Here [in the Avesta] the whole man is spoken of as… Read More »[The Chinese Septenary Division]
Selection from the Article “Indian Agricultural Reform” by J. J. Meyrick | Note by H.P.B. . . . A great loss of valuable… Read More »[On Vegetarianism and the Murder of Innocent Animals]
Article Selections from “The Hindu Sabha”| Notes by H.P.B. The Hindu Sabha. Inaugurated A.D. 1880—Kali Era 4882. Affiliated to The… Read More »[Note on Confusion about Theosophy and Theosophists]
Article Selections by Piarai Lall Chachondia | Notes by H.P.B. Lakshmibai (The Authentic Story of a Bhut)1 1. A ghost, an… Read More »[Notes on Bhutas or Ghosts]
Letter from K.C.M. | Reply by Damodar K. Mavalankar In your last issue Mr. V. K. Rajwade Rolves the question… Read More »On Prayer
Article by A. Govinda Charlu | Notes by H.P.B. [Only the notes by H.P.B. are included here. Notes by A.G.C.… Read More »Visishthadwaita Philosophy
For some time past, M. C. W. Rohner, M.D. of Benalla, was busy translating from the Spanish of Balmes trance-utterances… Read More »“Impressions from the Infinite”
5. Is the expression “a mineral monad” authorized by the Adepts? If so, what relation does the monad bear to… Read More »About the Mineral Monad
Letter to the Editor, by H. | Note by H.P.B. In his able review of Mr. Oxley’s “Philosophy of Spirit,”… Read More »Retrogression in Rebirth
Following is an article taken from the Bombay Gazette of January 30, in which we find a new and very… Read More »A Conjurer Among the Spiritualists
A valued friend and correspondent in Upper India writes:— “We have not had the pleasure of hearing from you since… Read More »A Needed Explanation
While travelling from the landing place—on the Madras “Buckingham Canal”—to Nellore, we were made to experience the novel sensation of… Read More »A Mysterious Race
What we said about the recent religious riots at Ceylon, in the May Theosophist [see: “Theosophy and Religious Riots”], has been fully… Read More »The Final Results of the Savage Attack of the Roman Catholics on the Buddhists at Colombo
Article selections by Babu Asu Tosh Mitra | Note by H.P.B. [Note: the article to which the following makes reference… Read More »[Note on “Testing the Bewitched Mirror Theory”]
Article Selections by W. R. Frink | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. . . . I have . . . followed… Read More »[On Levitation and Flight]
Article selections from questions posed to a supposed medium. | Introductory Note, Notes, and closing Editor’s Note by H.P.B. [Note:… Read More »A Learned Bramhan Spirit!
Introductory Note by H.P.B. on an article by Pandit Jaswant Roy Bhojapatra The contribution of Pandit Prananath on the efficacy… Read More »Hindustani Domestic Remedies
[Note: see “Fragments of Occult Truth,” No’s 1-3 and 4-8 by A.O. Hume and A.P. Sinnet respectively.] With reference to… Read More »Karma: An Appendix to “Fragments of Occult Truth”
The following circular issued to the Branches of the Theosophical Society by the President-Founder, is now, by permission made public:—… Read More »Retirement of Madame Blavatsky
Note by H.P.B. on an article by Morarji Gokuldas The facts given in the present article were communicated to a… Read More »[Notes on “Prophetic Horoscopes,” Astrology and Earth-Currents]
Article “A Mussulman Abdal (Yogi)”, by Syed Mahmood | Note by H.P.B. The original of the following narrative will be… Read More »[Psycho-physiological Powers Not Dependent on Creed or Race]
Some interesting experiments have recently been tried by Mr. F. W. H. Myers and his colleagues of the Psychic Research… Read More »Introversion of Mental Vision
Complying with the pressing invitations of our Buddhist brothers, our President, Col. Olcott, is again on his way to Ceylon.… Read More »[On Ceylon and Christian Converts]
Article Selections from the Journal of the Hindu Sabha| Notes by H.P.B We find in the “Journal of the Hindu… Read More »[Notes on “Who are the Aryas and the Buddhists”]
Letter selection by “R…Jee C…Jee” | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. I have to say a few words in connection with… Read More »[Funeral Ceremonies to Protect the Dead?]
Among the pleasantest memories of our late visit to Bengal is the recollection of the number of delightful friends whom… Read More »The Fellow-Worker
The Rev. Editor of the Christian College Magazine comes down short and heavy upon Col. Olcott. He speaks of somebody’s “invincible ignorance”… Read More »The Theosophists and Irenæus
We learn from an Italian journal that hardly two years ago “nothing but the intervention of the most distinguished influence… Read More »Railway and Other Vandals
Article Selections by the Adept Hillarion Smerdis (signed “X. . . F.T.S.”) | Notes by H.P.B. . . . Your… Read More »[Notes on “A Letter from Surb Ohannes”]
Letter by H. C. Niblett | Note by H.P.B. We are told and have also read a great deal about… Read More »Nirvana
In our last number, we published a contribution on the subject of Astrology by one of our brothers of the… Read More »A Remarkable Astrologer
Article Selections by P. A. P. | Note by H.P.B. Madame,—Permit me to draw your attention in your journal which… Read More »[Note on “The Bishop’s Manifesto”]
Article Selections from “The Five Pointed Star” | Notes and Editor’s Note by H.P.B. To Madame H. P. Blavatsky, .… Read More »[Notes on Two Stories of Phenomena]
Article Selections by T. Vijiaraghava Charlu | Notes by H.P.B. [Note: for some background, see “[Note on “Stone-Throwing by ‘Spirits’”],”… Read More »[More on “Stone-Showers”]
Out of the clear sky of a correspondent’s remarks on the comparative merits of Buddha and Christ, the thunderbolt has… Read More »Oxford Mission Shots at Occultism
Article Selections by Léon Leconte | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. A Suisse journal “Lumière et Liberté” contains an article, from… Read More »“The Planetary Cycles of Humanity, or the Astronomical Progress of Civilization”
[The following contains a “Memorandum” sent to A. P. Sinnett, and three replies to that “Memorandum.” H.P.B. mentions that these… Read More »Devachan: Western Stricture and Eastern Version
Note by H.P.B. following an article on Mr. Laurence Oliphant, titled “Spiritual Miracles” [Note: the article to which this note… Read More »[Note on “Spiritual Miracles”]
The British Theosophical Society We have received no official report as yet from those quarters though we hope to publish… Read More »[On Adepts Living Apart from Society]
We have been kindly favoured with a copy of a little pamphlet entitled: “The Theosophical Society and its Founders: An Honest… Read More »An “Honest” Enquiry into the Aims of our Society
Letter by “A Student” | Reply by Damodar K. Mavalankar In the Supplement to the February issue, I find registered… Read More »“Phenomena”
We have belief in the fitness and usefulness of impartial criticism, and, even at times, in that of a judicious… Read More »To the “Dissatisfied”
A plan has just been submitted for the consideration of the Odessa Branch of the Imperial Technological Society for an… Read More »The New Viman
The [following] questions being of very grave import require to be answered at length: questions involving critical enquiry into the… Read More »Some Inquiries Suggested by Mr. Sinnett’s “Esoteric Buddhism”
Owing to misrepresentations and consequent misunderstandings caused by our mutual ignorance of each other’s language, the learned Pandit Dayanand Saraswati… Read More »The Theosophical Society and Swami Dayanand