On Tao
Like the Sanskrit Word Aum, Tao stands for that which is the source, the power, and the form of the… Read More »On Tao
Theosophy Magazine
Theosophy in Name and Reality
People are sometimes surprised to hear that Theosophy is radically different from any of the popular blends of science and… Read More »Theosophy in Name and Reality
The Greek Drama
The Golden Age of Greece lasted from the seventh to the fourth century B.C. During those three hundred years the… Read More »The Greek Drama
Is Theosophy a “Revelation”?
“In thus affording even the superficial thinker and the weak or illogical reasoner a perfect basis for ethics and an… Read More »Is Theosophy a “Revelation”?
Theosophy and the Masses
Theosophy is an all-inclusive philosophy; not to be separated from it is the Theosophical Movement, whose objective is the practical… Read More »Theosophy and the Masses
Is Theosophy Vague?
H. P. Blavatsky declared quite candidly to theosophists that Theosophy, alone, would enable them to form a nucleus of a… Read More »Is Theosophy Vague?
Apollonius of Tyana
The great Theosophist of the first century B.C. was Jesus the Christ. The great Theosophist of the first century A.D.… Read More »Apollonius of Tyana
Defense of Theosophy
One of the causes which led to the disruption of the forces drawn together by H.P.B. in her body politic… Read More »Defense of Theosophy
The Greatest of All Wars
All family feuds, all class struggles, all national wars, and all religious crusades are but reflected ramifications of the eternal… Read More »The Greatest of All Wars
Esoteric and Exoteric
Soul builds body. The nature of the one is occult, as that of the other is phenomenal. Of unchanging reality… Read More »Esoteric and Exoteric
On Getting Ready
In work or play, in business as in sport, men prepare themselves by constant practice. The student-server of Theosophy also… Read More »On Getting Ready
The Monad
I. The study of occult cosmogony, however infinite its changes, however varied in parts, can never be undertaken with success… Read More »The Monad
Help the Work
There are various motives which prompt students to serve the Cause of Theosophy. The nature and extent of that service… Read More »Help the Work
Resurrecting the Dead
There is a doctrine which has prevailed in Western lands for many centuries, known as “The Resurrection of the Dead.”… Read More »Resurrecting the Dead
Some Unavoidable Deductions
Twenty-One years ago, the last message from Madame Blavatsky was written to the American Theosophists. At that time there was… Read More »Some Unavoidable Deductions
Questions and Answers
I. I was formerly a member of the Theosophical Society but dropped out many years ago, though I believe in… Read More »Questions and Answers
Three Fundamental Propositions of the Secret Doctrine
There are three fundamental conceptions upon which the Secret Doctrine (Theosophy) rests. They stand—as all truth stands—upon their inherent reasonableness.… Read More »Three Fundamental Propositions of the Secret Doctrine
H. P. Blavatsky and Theosophy
H. P. Blavatsky, speaking of those numerous well-intentioned critics who sought to explain her mission to the world, said that:… Read More »H. P. Blavatsky and Theosophy
First Principles
One has to be thoroughly impressed with an idea, which I have in vain endeavored to impart to Theosophists at… Read More »First Principles
William Q. Judge
WILLIAM Q. JUDGE departed from his body on the 21st of March, 1896; so it is eminently fitting that this… Read More »William Q. Judge
The First Object of the T.S.
When the Parent Theosophical Society was formed at New York, U.S.A., in 1875, by H. P. Blavatsky, associated with William… Read More »The First Object of the T.S.
The Second Object
“The study of ancient and modern religions, philosophies and sciences, and the demonstration of the importance of such study.” On… Read More »The Second Object
William Q. Judge and the Theosophical Movement
It would require a greater knowledge and more skill than the writer possesses, to portray truly the nature of the… Read More »William Q. Judge and the Theosophical Movement
To All Open-Minded Theosophists
Two Masters were particularly concerned in the bringing of the message of Theosophy to the Western World. Two Messengers were… Read More »To All Open-Minded Theosophists
To the Man in the Street
Unless Theosophy has something definite to offer to the man in the street it may as well disappear from the… Read More »To the Man in the Street
Ethical Irresponsibility
The crude and dogmatic materialism that distinguished the science of the last century has nearly disappeared from the textbooks and… Read More »Ethical Irresponsibility
The Modifications of the Thinking Principle
If, as Patanjali tells us, this universe exists for the purposes of the soul, there must be one general evolutionary… Read More »The Modifications of the Thinking Principle
Henry Steel Olcott and the Theosophical Society
To the mentally lazy or obtuse, Theosophy must remain a riddle; for in the world mental as in the world… Read More »Henry Steel Olcott and the Theosophical Society
Let the Work Go On
Perspective enables us to look back over the history of the Theosophical Society and to determine some of the causes… Read More »Let the Work Go On
Why “Theosophy”
This magazine is not intended either to replace or to rival any journal now published in the interest of Theosophy.… Read More »Why “Theosophy”
Misconceptions of Theosophy
Theosophy is a name used at the present time to designate a body of knowledge of which humanity stands in… Read More »Misconceptions of Theosophy
Learned Barbarism
The March issue of Theosophy contained the reprint of an article by H. P. Blavatsky which was based on a… Read More »Learned Barbarism
The Third Object
“The Investigation of the Unexplained Laws of Nature and the Psychical Powers Latent in Man.” A mistake has been made… Read More »The Third Object
The Purpose of Life
Who is there among men to whom a certain knowledge of the purpose of life would not be welcome? Probably… Read More »The Purpose of Life
Impersonality
The desire for union with one’s Higher Self is general among Theosophists and even with many who do not call… Read More »Impersonality
Theosophy and Orthodoxy
The question “What is Theosophy?” demands an answer from those who assume to be its exponents. No doubt it may… Read More »Theosophy and Orthodoxy
The Pride of Possession
We often see the term “Just Pride” used as though pride in any form were justifiable. Most persons nowadays are… Read More »The Pride of Possession
“A Comparative Failure”
From some of the incidents in the history of the Theosophical Society we can learn almost as much as from… Read More »“A Comparative Failure”
A Year on the Path
The present issue of this magazine closes the first year of its publication. It was not started because its projectors… Read More »A Year on the Path
Blind Leaders of the Blind
“The work now submitted to public judgment is the fruit of a somewhat intimate acquaintance with Eastern adepts and study… Read More »Blind Leaders of the Blind
The Vocation of Life
If there is actually a plan, a vocation in human life, it is surely worth our while to discover what… Read More »The Vocation of Life
Man Know Thyself
The above words are familiar to most men, and to most have but little meaning. Centuries of dogmatic theology, with… Read More »Man Know Thyself