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Are Chelas Mediums?

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, June, 1884

According to the newest edition of the “Imperial Dictionary,” by John Ogilvie, L. L. D., “A medium is a person through whom… Read More »Are Chelas Mediums?

[Notes on Symbolism in Selections by Eliphas Levi]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, November, 1882

Selections from Eliphas Levi’s “Dogme de la Haute Magie” | Notes by H.P.B. Gleanings from Eliphas Levi1 Extracts from the… Read More »[Notes on Symbolism in Selections by Eliphas Levi]

Electric and Magnetic Affinities Between Man and Nature

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, February, 1881

Without going too deeply into certain vexed questions based upon what the orthodox men of science please to term the… Read More »Electric and Magnetic Affinities Between Man and Nature

A Great Light Under a Bushel

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, February, 1880

If, according to the ironical definition of a French writer, language were not given to man “that he might the… Read More »A Great Light Under a Bushel

[Notes on Dharma and Paramatma]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, May, 1881

Article Selections by Vishnu Bawa’s “True Religion Defined” | Notes by H.P.B. What is dharma, or that which is popularly interpreted… Read More »[Notes on Dharma and Paramatma]

War in Olympus

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, November, 1879

Dark clouds are gathering over the hitherto cold and serene horizon of exact science, which forebode a squall. Already two… Read More »War in Olympus

Deussen’s Upanishads

Review/ by Charles Johnston, The Theosophist, July, 1899 [Re-Printed from the Madras Mail]

For a long time there has been no event in the study of Oriental religions and philosophies equal in importance… Read More »Deussen’s Upanishads

[Notes on the Demons of the Zend-Avesta]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, June, 1885

Letter Selections by Dhunjibhoy Jamsetjee | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. The Zendavesta is full of allusions to Devas, Drugs, and… Read More »[Notes on the Demons of the Zend-Avesta]

The Universe in a Nut-Shell

Editorial/Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, January, 1882

The article on dreams alluded to in the following letter is reprinted with the desired explanatory notes for the information… Read More »The Universe in a Nut-Shell

Theosophy and Spiritualism

Note(s)/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, August, 1882

A Calcutta correspondent asks: (a) Is Occultism a science akin to Spiritualism? (b) What are the principal points in which… Read More »Theosophy and Spiritualism

Occult and Spiritual Phenomena in the Light of Modern Science

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, November, 1882

I have just received Light—the ablest of the Spiritual periodicals of England—of September 23, and read its “NOTES BY THE… Read More »Occult and Spiritual Phenomena in the Light of Modern Science

[Genuine, Orthodox and Heteredox Brahmanism]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, June, 1883

Selections from “Esoteric Spiritualism the Law of ‘Influx’ and ‘eflux’” by William Yeats | Introductory Note & Footnotes by H.P.B.… Read More »[Genuine, Orthodox and Heteredox Brahmanism]

The Hermetic Bretheren

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, March, 1882

“. . . . We of the secret knowledge do wrap ourselves in mystery, to avoid the objurgation and importunity… Read More »The Hermetic Bretheren

A Weird Tale

Story/ by W. Q. Judge, The Theosophist, July & December, 1885 [Serialized]

Part I. The readers of this magazine have read in its pages, narratives far more curious and taxing to belief… Read More »A Weird Tale

Russian Superstitions

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, September, 1880

In the article entitled “War in Olympus” (Theosophist for November 1879), an allusion was made to a great row then… Read More »Russian Superstitions

[Notes on “Kama rupa” and the Power of Will]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, December, 1880

Article selections by Lalla Maikoolal | Notes by H.P.B. The following is the result of my meditations and I give… Read More »[Notes on “Kama rupa” and the Power of Will]

The Number Seven and Our Society

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, September, 1880

The thoughtful reader must have pondered well over the mysterious import that the number Seven seems to have always had… Read More »The Number Seven and Our Society

Stars and Numbers

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, June, 1881

Ancient civilization saw nothing absurd in the claims of astrology, no more than many an educated and thoroughly scientific man… Read More »Stars and Numbers

The Harmonics of Smell

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, August, 1882

The old proverb, that “Truth is stranger than fiction,” is again exemplified. An English scientist—Professor William Ramsay, of University College,… Read More »The Harmonics of Smell

The Bhagavad Gita and Esoteric Buddhism

Article/ by W. Q. Judge with H. P. Blavatsky, , The Theosophist, February, 1884

The only fault I have to find with Mr. Sinnett’s book is that he too often says that: “this knowledge… Read More »The Bhagavad Gita and Esoteric Buddhism

A Word with the Theosophists

Editorial/Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, March, 1883

The following letters appeared recently in the Poona Observer. Were it not for a few flagrant misconceptions in letter the… Read More »A Word with the Theosophists

[Miscellaneous Notes]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, December, 1883

Note by H.P.B. on an Extract from the Poona Observer The following is an extract from the Poona Observer and Civil… Read More »[Miscellaneous Notes]

The Speech of the Gods

Article/ by Charles Johnston with George W. Russell, , The Theosophist, December, 1887

The Theosophical doctrine, while endorsing many of the views of the Darwinian system of evolution, has so supplemented that doctrine… Read More »The Speech of the Gods

Western “Adepts” and Eastern Theosophists

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, November, 1881

[Note: for some background, see “Madame Blavatsky on ‘The Himalayan Brothers’”] Since the first appearance of The Occult World the… Read More »Western “Adepts” and Eastern Theosophists

The Grand Inquisitor

Translation/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, November-December, 1881 [Serialized]

[Dedicated by the Translator to those sceptics who clamour so loudly, both in print and private letters—“Show us the wonder-working… Read More »The Grand Inquisitor

Jacob Boehme and the Secret Doctrine

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Theosophist, April, 1886

Jacob Boehme (or as some say Behmen) was a German mystic and spiritualist who began to write in the 17th… Read More »Jacob Boehme and the Secret Doctrine

Prakriti and Purusha

Article/ by T. Subba Row, The Theosophist, July, 1883

The editorial at the head of the article that precedes will explain to the learned Hermit of Almora and the… Read More »Prakriti and Purusha

Spiritualism and Occult Truth

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, February, 1882

The Spiritualist of Nov. 18th takes notice of the article published in the THEOSOPHIST for October under the heading “Fragments… Read More »Spiritualism and Occult Truth

“Two Thousand Years Ago”—A Contrast

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Theosophist, August, 1888

The events which preceded the formation of the Roman Empire, just before the beginning of our era, furnish an analogy… Read More »“Two Thousand Years Ago”—A Contrast

The Miraculous Beard

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, January, 1884

Article selections by Vera Zhelihovsky | Note and Editor’s Note by H.P.B. [The article begins with a description of the… Read More »The Miraculous Beard

The Power to Heal

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, April, 1883

It is a striking commentary upon the imperfection of our modern system of medicine that an almost unanimous scepticism prevails… Read More »The Power to Heal

[The Mayavi Rupa]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, September, 1880

Article selection from “Nanga Baba of Gwalior”, by M.B.V. | Note by H.P.B. “In a corner of the parade ground… Read More »[The Mayavi Rupa]

The Sankhya and Yoga Philosophy

Article/ by A. J. Cooper-Oakley, The Theosophist, March, 1888

These two systems are so closely linked together that any attempt to treat the one without the other would be… Read More »The Sankhya and Yoga Philosophy

[Notes on “Drama of the Latter Days”]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, March, 1884

Article Selections | Introduction and Notes by H.P.B. Drama of the Latter Days: A Suggestion. We hardly need to offer… Read More »[Notes on “Drama of the Latter Days”]

The Philosophic Inquirer

Editorial/Review/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, August, 1882

The first numbers of our iconoclastic Madras contemporary in its new English garb are on our table. We confess with… Read More »The Philosophic Inquirer

Devachan

Note(s)/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky with Franz Hartmann, , The Theosophist, May, 1883

Question by F. Hartmann | Reply by H.P.B. Will you kindly permit me a question? In Vol. IV, No. 2,… Read More »Devachan

A Roman Catholic Saint at Goa

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, June, 1884

St. Francis Xavier was a Roman Catholic priest. His sacred corpse is lodged at Gôa, and exposed every third or… Read More »A Roman Catholic Saint at Goa

Ancient Doctrines Vindicated by Modern Prophecy

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, May, 1881

The German press has recently attempted in numerous editorials to solve what seems a mystery to the ordinary and sceptical… Read More »Ancient Doctrines Vindicated by Modern Prophecy

The Almora Swami

Editorial/Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, July, 1883

Editorial Comments and Notes by H.P.B. on a letter from the Swami of Almora. In our February number (see page… Read More »The Almora Swami

[Spiritualism and the Christian Churches]

Editorial/Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, December, 1881

Magna est veritas et prevalebit. The reality of the phenomena has prevailed, and the Church is now forced to seek… Read More »[Spiritualism and the Christian Churches]

Chirognomy and Palmistry

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Theosophist, December, 1884

Chirognomy is the art of delineating character by means of the hand. One of the arts of the Gypsies of… Read More »Chirognomy and Palmistry

The Rationale of Fasts

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, January, 1883

Letter from H. Hardy | Reply by H.P.B. Knowing the interest you take in Oriental philosophy, will you kindly allow… Read More »The Rationale of Fasts

The Magic of the New Dispensation

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, May, 1883

From the “New Dispensation,” April 1: “The juggler who appeared, on Tuesday last, in the last scene of the New… Read More »The Magic of the New Dispensation

On Rahatship

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, October, 1880

A sentence in the article on “Rahatship” in the August number, has been caught up by the adversaries of our… Read More »On Rahatship

Materialism and its Lessons

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, May, 1883

Quotation from Prof. Maudsley | Note by H.P.B. “Disclosing to man the stern and uniform reign of law in nature,… Read More »Materialism and its Lessons

The Antiquity of Indian Writing

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Theosophist, July, 1894 [Re-printed from the Madras Mail]

If the negative argument as to the newness of Indian writing is entirely worthless, can we build up any positive… Read More »The Antiquity of Indian Writing

The Himalayan Brothers—Do They Exist?

Article/ by Mohini M. Chatterji, The Theosophist, December, 1883

“Ask and it shall be given unto you; knock and it shall be opened,” this is an accurate representation of… Read More »The Himalayan Brothers—Do They Exist?

New York Buddhists

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, April, 1881

About two years ago, the question of Buddhism was greatly discussed in the American, especially the New York, papers. Many… Read More »New York Buddhists

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