Light from Ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptians conceived man and kosmos to be dual: firstly, the High God or Divine Mind arose out of the Primeval Waters of space… Read More »Light from Ancient Egypt
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Writings related to Egypt and the Egyptian Mysteries.
The Papyrus of Ani—Initiation and the After-Life
The idea that man has an immortal spiritual nature, or at least an ethereal body which survives death, has been expressed over the centuries in… Read More »The Papyrus of Ani—Initiation and the After-Life
The Radiant Thread of Egyptian Myth
The ancient Egyptians believed that the numerous gods of their pantheon were emanations from the First Cause of all life which, before the moment of… Read More »The Radiant Thread of Egyptian Myth
The Two Faces of Egypt
The resurgence of life during the vernal equinox has been celebrated by all peoples who have inherited from remotest antiquity the meaning of what occurs… Read More »The Two Faces of Egypt
The Riddle of Ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptian civilizations is still strange to us after many decades of research into its features and history. It seems so contradictory and presents… Read More »The Riddle of Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Teachings in the Light of Theosophy
Verily there was some truth in the old saying, “The Wisdom of the Egyptians.” . . . — H. P. Blavatsky Origen tells us (in Contra… Read More »Egyptian Teachings in the Light of Theosophy
Egyptian “Immortality”
Had nothing remained to us of the Book of the Dead but the Judgment Scene, it alone furnishes abundant evidence of the Egyptian teaching of… Read More »Egyptian “Immortality”
Osiris, Isis, Horus, and Set
“Salutations to thee, O Osiris, thou the greatest of the six gods issued from the Goddess Noo; thou the great favorite of thy father Ra;… Read More »Osiris, Isis, Horus, and Set
Egyptian Symbolism and Animal Worship
The sincere and unprejudiced student of comparative religions comes at last to see that without the help of symbology no ancient Scripture can ever be… Read More »Egyptian Symbolism and Animal Worship
The Gods of Egypt
Every cosmogony purports to deal with the origin of the universe, its manifestation marking the beginning of time. Before the beginning, however, time was—it pre-existed… Read More »The Gods of Egypt
Civilization and Religion of Egypt
When broke the dawn of that civilization in Egypt whose wondrous perfection is suggested by the fragments supplied to us by the archaeologists? Alas! the… Read More »Civilization and Religion of Egypt
The Religion of Ancient Egypt
Introductory We must study religions from within, not from without. If we ourselves genuinely believe in spiritual life and spiritual law, and have some knowledge… Read More »The Religion of Ancient Egypt
Egypt and the Egyptian Dynasties
I. Egypt the Realm of the Gods. “Spirits or gods that used to share this earth with man as with their friend.” —Coleridge Past time… Read More »Egypt and the Egyptian Dynasties
[Review:] The Light of Egypt
In several quarters there has been of late a persistent attempt to push the sale of this book, particularly among Theosophists, and this attempt, combined… Read More »[Review:] The Light of Egypt
Traces of India in Ancient Egypt
“Who is the God to whom we shall offer worship? He whose shadow is Immortality!”—Rig Veda. “The Egyptians are the first of mankind who have… Read More »Traces of India in Ancient Egypt
Hermes Trismegistus
That a tablet, now called the Smaragdine, was found there is no doubt. Its discovery is attributed by tradition to an isarim or initiate, who… Read More »Hermes Trismegistus
The Hermetic Philosophy
Fragments of the Ancient Wisdom Religion have come down to us from the remotest past, through many channels, and in various forms. The study of… Read More »The Hermetic Philosophy
[Relation of Hermetic Philosophy to the Esoteric Teachings]
Note by H.P.B. on an article by Dr. Fortin, President of the Theosophical Society of Paris, called “Société Scientifique des Occultistes de France.” Dr. Fortin… Read More »[Relation of Hermetic Philosophy to the Esoteric Teachings]
Professor Huxley and Isis Unveiled
Editor’s Notes by H.P.B. on an article by A. Banon One of the articles of the May number of Macmillan’s Magazine is by Professor Huxley,… Read More »Professor Huxley and Isis Unveiled
Tabula Smaragdina (The Emerald Tablet)
Tradition declares that on the dead body of Hermes, at Hebron, was found by an Isarim, an initiate, the tablet known as the Smaragdine. It contains, in… Read More »Tabula Smaragdina (The Emerald Tablet)
Iamblichus on The Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians
Full title: IAMBLICHUS ON THE MYSTERIES OF THE EGYPTIANS, CHALDEANS, AND ASSYRIANS TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK, BY THOMAS TAYLOR ———— Ο δε Αρισοτελης προς Αντιπατρον… Read More »Iamblichus on The Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians
Tabula Smaragdina (The Emerald Tablet)
Latin Text Verum sine mendacio, certum et verissimum: quod est inferius, est sicut id quod est superius, et quod est superius, est sicut id, quod… Read More »Tabula Smaragdina (The Emerald Tablet)
The Divine Pymander
Full Title: The Divine Pymander of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus In 17 Books Translated formerly out of the Arabic into Greek, and thence into Latin, and… Read More »The Divine Pymander