A Hundred Years Ago
I. Here is a curious old book, duskily venerable in paper and binding outworn in the fashion of the German,… Read More »A Hundred Years Ago
Theosophy
Buddha’s Renunciation
[Introduction] It is not quite certain when the poem, from which is taken this story of The Great Renunciation, was… Read More »Buddha’s Renunciation
H. P. B. was Not Deserted by the Masters
There are certain things connected with the personality of the great leader which have to be referred to and explained… Read More »H. P. B. was Not Deserted by the Masters
Cyclic Impression and Return and our Evolution
[Note: this was serialized from Feb.-Apr., 1897] Mr. Chairman, Fellow Theosophists, Ladies and Gentlemen: The title of what I am… Read More »Cyclic Impression and Return and our Evolution
Occultism in the Upanishads
“The true desires are overlaid with false; though true, there is a false covering-up of them. For if any one… Read More »Occultism in the Upanishads
Vakya Sudha (The Essence of the Teaching)
[Translation] Seer and Seen The form is seen, the eye is seer; the mind is both seen and seer. The… Read More »Vakya Sudha (The Essence of the Teaching)
The Screen of Time
[Note: this was serialized in The Path, Feb.-Mar. and concluded in Theosophy, Apr., 1896] Forever hiding futurity, the Screen of… Read More »The Screen of Time
The Teachings of Plato
“‘Eagle! why soarest thou above that tomb?To what sublime and starry-paven homeFloatest thou?’‘I am the image of great Plato’s spiritAscending… Read More »The Teachings of Plato
W. Q. Judge as Organizer
Into the lives of most of us there will come at some time or other an epoch when the struggling… Read More »W. Q. Judge as Organizer
Death of William Q. Judge
The editor of this magazine, President of the Theosophical Societies in America, Europe and Australasia, our trusted teacher and friend,… Read More »Death of William Q. Judge
Man and Teacher
Oh the mystery of the Divine Ego back of every manifestation in the physical! Which of us can write truly… Read More »Man and Teacher
Mystics and Mysticism in Christianity
It is no part of the purpose of the writer of this paper to give a connected history of mysticism,… Read More »Mystics and Mysticism in Christianity
The Cremation [of W.Q.J.]
The proceedings at the cremation of the body of W. Q. Judge were of the simplest possible order. As he… Read More »The Cremation [of W.Q.J.]
Notice [re: Death of W.Q.J.]
Notice: To The Theosophical Society in America and its Fraters Throughout the World. Brothers:—Our leader has disappeared from the field… Read More »Notice [re: Death of W.Q.J.]
A Friend of Old Time and of the Future
As such does William Q. Judge appear to me, as doubtless he does to many others in this and other… Read More »A Friend of Old Time and of the Future
The Last Days of W. Q. Judge
The task of giving a short account of our leader’s last days and of the change that finally took him… Read More »The Last Days of W. Q. Judge
W.Q.J. As I Knew Him
It is nearly fifteen years since I first made the acquaintance of William Q. Judge, the occasion of it being… Read More »W.Q.J. As I Knew Him
The Ancient Wisdom of the Maoris
In his reports of the World’s parliament of religions at Chicago, Mr. Stead has a fine portrait of Tawhiao the… Read More »The Ancient Wisdom of the Maoris
Theosophy in the Apocrypha
I. Esdras The word Apocrypha means hidden, or secret, i. e., esoteric, and is applied to fourteen books originally published… Read More »Theosophy in the Apocrypha
One of the Immortals
Men can really be judged only by their equals or superiors. The Adept side of the character of Wm. Q.… Read More »One of the Immortals
The Screen of Time
A new cycle has begun. The “turning inwards”—and homewards, of William Q. Judge was the signal for the dawn of… Read More »The Screen of Time
“The Greatest of the Exiles”
“Those who are wise in spiritual things grieve neither for the dead nor for the living. I myself never was… Read More »“The Greatest of the Exiles”
“His One Ambition”
I first met William Q. Judge in the winter of 1885. He spent Christmas week at my home in company… Read More »“His One Ambition”
A Friend and a Brother
A powerful genius and promoter of the Theosophical movement in America has passed away from the gaze of the eye,… Read More »A Friend and a Brother