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Queries from Australia

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

Replies by H.P.B. to several Queries from C. Rohner Allow me to address you on a subject of vital importance… Read More »Queries from Australia

Mediumship

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, November, 1887

There is no more misunderstood or misapplied word than “Medium.” Having been appropriated by the Spiritist, it is as a… Read More »Mediumship

Pertinent Questions

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

Questions by H. N. Vakil | Reply by H.P.B. Will you or any of your readers enlighten me on the… Read More »Pertinent Questions

The Magnetic Chain

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, October, 1879

We have read with great interest the first number of a new French journal devoted to the science of Mesmerism,… Read More »The Magnetic Chain

Spiritual Gifts and Their Attainment

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, February, 1889

One of the questions which a Theosophist is apt to ask, and to ask with some earnestness and intensity is,… Read More »Spiritual Gifts and Their Attainment

Answers To Questioners

Q & A/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, November, 1887

The notice published last month, that questions might be asked, addressed to “Zadok,” has elicited several queries, from which we… Read More »Answers To Questioners

Bright Spot of Light

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

MADAME,—In the last issue of your valuable journal, a member of the New York Theosophical Society seeks to be enlightened… Read More »Bright Spot of Light

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

Erroneous Ideas Concerning the Doctrines of the Theosophists

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, La Revue Spirite, January, 1879 [Translated from the original French]

We insert this reply to Monsieur Rossi de Justiniani, but we express no opinion upon the doctrines expounded therein; our… Read More »Erroneous Ideas Concerning the Doctrines of the Theosophists

Stray Memoranda

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, February, 1889

“Why not,” I said to a Master’s messenger, “give to all these gaping theosophical children throughout the Society, the whole… Read More »Stray Memoranda

Projection of the Double

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

In one of the daily issues of the N. Y. World—an influential journal of the great American metropolis—for the year 1878,… Read More »Projection of the Double

Whence the Name “Lunatic”?

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

It is well known that the moon-beams have a very pernicious influence; and recently this question became the subject of… Read More »Whence the Name “Lunatic”?

Kabalistic Views on “Spirits” as Propagated by The Theosophical Society

LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Religio-Philosophical Journal, January, 1878

Editor, Journal: Dear Sir:—I must beg you to again allow me a little space for the further elucidation of a very… Read More »Kabalistic Views on “Spirits” as Propagated by The Theosophical Society

Occult or Exact Science?

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, April-May, 1886 [Serialized]

I. Ecce Signum! Behold the sign foreseen in a brighter future; the problem that will be the question of the… Read More »Occult or Exact Science?

Conversations on Occultism with H.P.B.

Article/ by W. Q. Judge with H. P. Blavatsky, , The Path, April, 1894

In 1875, ’76, ’77 and ’78 my intimacy with H.P.B. gave me many opportunities for conversing with her on what… Read More »Conversations on Occultism with H.P.B.

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

A Case of Obsession

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

A most interesting and instructive letter has been addressed to the Society by a respectable physician in England, in which… Read More »A Case of Obsession

Is Belief in Omens a Superstition?

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

Letter Selections by Dhame Dinanath Pandurang | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. To the Editor of The Theosophist: Madame,—Having had with a… Read More »Is Belief in Omens a Superstition?

Dialogues Between the Two Editors: On Astral Bodies, or Doppelgangers

Article/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky with Mabel Collins, , Lucifer Magazine, December, 1888

M. C. Great confusion exists in the minds of people about the various kinds of apparitions, wraiths, ghosts or spirits. Ought we… Read More »Dialogues Between the Two Editors: On Astral Bodies, or Doppelgangers

Will and Desire

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, October, 1887

[Note: in the pages of Lucifer, aphorisms or brief explanations of specific topics, like the following, often appear at the… Read More »Will and Desire

A Psychological Phenomenon

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

Article selections (anonymous) | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. We have much pleasure to be able to lay before the public… Read More »A Psychological Phenomenon

Self-Knowledge

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, October, 1887

[Note: in the pages of Lucifer, aphorisms or brief explanations of specific topics, like the following, often appear at the… Read More »Self-Knowledge

Psychometry and Archæology

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

Question by Poorna Chundra Mookherji | Note by H.P.B. . . . Now the great problem [facing the author as… Read More »Psychometry and Archæology

[On Mesmeric Healing]

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

Insane by Electricity.—A young man, twenty-four years of age, named George Odette, has just been adjudged insane and committed to… Read More »[On Mesmeric Healing]

Occult Phenomena

LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Bombay Gazette, October, 1880

Sir, In the issue of the 19th instant of your worthy contemporary, I find over two columns devoted to the… Read More »Occult Phenomena

Radiant Heat, Musical Vapours, and Fairy Bells

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

Article Selections | Opening and Closing Notes by H.P.B. An intelligent and ingenious friend in Europe has sent to Col.… Read More »Radiant Heat, Musical Vapours, and Fairy Bells

The Stream of Thought and Queries

Article/Q & A/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, August-September, 1889 [Serialized]

I. I have watched the stream of thought, the battalions of questions pouring along the channels that reach out from… Read More »The Stream of Thought and Queries

[Note on “The Theosophists”]

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

Article by Gerald Massey | Editor’s Note by H.P. Blavatsky I see from quotations made my “M. A. (Oxon)” in… Read More »[Note on “The Theosophists”]

The Future Occultist

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

A correspondent of the Indian Mirror, an influential daily paper at Calcutta, writing under the heading of “Proper Education for our Ladies,”… Read More »The Future Occultist

“Precipitation”

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

Of all phenomena produced by occult agency in connection with our Society, none have been witnessed by a more extended… Read More »“Precipitation”

From Madame H. P. Blavatsky to Her Correspondents

LTTE/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Spiritual Scientist, September, 1875

Being daily in receipt of numerous letters—written with the view of obtaining advice as to the best method of receiving… Read More »From Madame H. P. Blavatsky to Her Correspondents

Medical Magnetism and the Healer Magnetic

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

Article selections by Seeta Nath Ghose | Notes by H.P.B. There are some substances which are naturally highly magnetic, such… Read More »Medical Magnetism and the Healer Magnetic

White and Black Magic

Editorial/ by Damodar K. Mavalankar, The Theosophist, February, 1884

Having just had a little leisure I was going over Mirza Moorad Alee’s letter in the Philosophic Inquirer of the… Read More »White and Black Magic

[The Seven Centers of Vāc]

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

Selection from Mohini M. Chatterji’s translation of the Ātmānātmaviveka of Śaṃkarācarya | Note by H.P.B. Q: What are the organs of action? A:… Read More »[The Seven Centers of Vāc]

[Numbers, Harmony, and Correspondences or Affinities]

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

Article selection by John Tyndall | Note by H.P.B. . . . The union of bodies in fixed and multiple… Read More »[Numbers, Harmony, and Correspondences or Affinities]

The Signs of the Times

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, October, 1887

It is intensely interesting to follow season after season the rapid evolution and change of public thought in the direction… Read More »The Signs of the Times

Hypnotism

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

The views of medical men in regard to hypnotism or self-mesmerization have been greatly strengthened of late. This is evident… Read More »Hypnotism

The Singing Silences

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, August, 1886

Theosophists may be interested in an experience which I have named as above; “Singing”—because of a peculiar resonance which I… Read More »The Singing Silences

Psychometry

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Platonist, January, 1884

The name Psychometry has been given to a faculty which, it is claimed, inheres in about seven out of every… Read More »Psychometry

[Note on “The Silver Hatchet” by A. Conan Doyle]

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

Note by H.P.B. on a condensed reproduction of “The Silver Hatchet,” by A. Conan Doyle. [Note by H.P.B.:] We reprint… Read More »[Note on “The Silver Hatchet” by A. Conan Doyle]

[Nature-Worship & Elementals]

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

Article selection from “Nature Worship”, by H.H.D. | Note by H.P.B. What the philosophic poet [Wordsworth] beautifully observes [See The… Read More »[Nature-Worship & Elementals]

Was it “Spirits” or What?

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

[H.P.B.’s response to “A Perplexed Theosophist”] The strict adherence to our duty as an Occultist, while it satisfies a few… Read More »Was it “Spirits” or What?

“Tharana,” or Mesmerism

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

Letter by N. Chidambaram Iyer | Reply by H.P.B. In the June number of The Theosophist, Babu Purno Chandra Mukerjee… Read More »“Tharana,” or Mesmerism

[Notes on “Weird Phenomena”]

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

Article by Dr. Ram Das Sen| Editor’s Note by H.P.B. I. The following narrative was related in the presence of… Read More »[Notes on “Weird Phenomena”]

[On “Stone-Showers”]

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

Article Selections from a letter by A. J. Riko | Note and Editor’s Note by H.P.B. [Note: see also [Note… Read More »[On “Stone-Showers”]

“Light on the Path.”

Commentary/ by Charles Johnston, The Path, February, 1887

“The Soul of man is immortal and its future is the future of a thing whose growth and splendour has… Read More »“Light on the Path.”

[On “Curious Mediumistic Phenomena”]

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

Selections from J. D. Buck’s Letter to the Editor, titled: “Curious Mediumistic Phenomena” | Note and Reply by H.P.B. . . .… Read More »[On “Curious Mediumistic Phenomena”]

[On the Nature of Blood]

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

Article Selection by Alexander Wilder | Note by H.P.B. . . . The body is only an incident of our… Read More »[On the Nature of Blood]

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