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Writings related to Practical Occultism. For the underlying doctrines of Occultism, see Theosophy.

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[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]

Seeing Bright Light with Closed Eyes

Note(s)/ by Damodar K. Mavalankar, The Theosophist, September, 1883

Letter by P. T. Srinivasaingar | Reply by Damodar K. Mavalankar Our Brother P. T. Srinivasaingar of Negapatam, writes to… Read More »Seeing Bright Light with Closed Eyes

[Note on the Odic Aura of Mediums]

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

Article Selection by Miad Hoyo-ra Kora-hon | Note by H.P.B. It may not be amiss for me to remark that… Read More »[Note on the Odic Aura of Mediums]

[What is a “Miracle”?]

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

A brother Theosophist suggests one of the tersest and most satisfying definitions of the word miracle, that we have seen.… Read More »[What is a “Miracle”?]

On Prayer

Note(s)/ by Damodar K. Mavalankar, The Theosophist, March, 1884

Letter from K.C.M. | Reply by Damodar K. Mavalankar In your last issue Mr. V. K. Rajwade Rolves the question… Read More »On Prayer

Are Dreams but Idle Visions?

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

Letter by K. Sarman Banerjee | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. To the Editor of The Theosophist. A few months ago,… Read More »Are Dreams but Idle Visions?

Oxford Mission Shots at Occultism

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

Out of the clear sky of a correspondent’s remarks on the comparative merits of Buddha and Christ, the thunderbolt has… Read More »Oxford Mission Shots at Occultism

[On Occultism]

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

[Note: in the pages of Lucifer, aphorisms or brief explanations of specific topics, like the following, often appear at the close… Read More »[On Occultism]

[Psycho-physiological Powers Not Dependent on Creed or Race]

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

Article “A Mussulman Abdal (Yogi)”, by Syed Mahmood | Note by H.P.B. The original of the following narrative will be… Read More »[Psycho-physiological Powers Not Dependent on Creed or Race]

[On Levitation and Flight]

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

Article Selections by W. R. Frink | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. . . . I have . . . followed… Read More »[On Levitation and Flight]

[Notes on Two Stories of Phenomena]

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

Article Selections from “The Five Pointed Star” | Notes and Editor’s Note by H.P.B. To Madame H. P. Blavatsky, .… Read More »[Notes on Two Stories of Phenomena]

[On the Role of the “Astral Soul” in Phenomena]

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

Article Selections by N.D.K. | Note and Editor’s Note by H.P.B. The author of “Confessions of a Thug,” “Seeta,” “Tara,”… Read More »[On the Role of the “Astral Soul” in Phenomena]

Letter from Col. Olcott to Mr. H— X—

Letter(s)/ by H. S. Olcott to A. O. Hume, , September, 1881 [Originally published in Hints on Esoteric Theosophy]

Colombo, Ceylon, 30th September 1881. Dear Mr. X., The enclosed card, to the Spiritualist, I had written and put under… Read More »Letter from Col. Olcott to Mr. H— X—

[Note on the Baser Branches of Occultism]

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

[Note: the following comment by H.P.B. follows an article describing some phenomena performed by a fakir.] Note.—It certainly is not… Read More »[Note on the Baser Branches of Occultism]

Occultism Versus the Occult Arts

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1888

“I oft have heard, but ne’er believed till now,There are, who can by potent spellsBend to their crooked purpose Nature’s… Read More »Occultism Versus the Occult Arts

Practical Occultism

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888 [Incl. Follow-up(s)]

Important To Students As some of the letters in the Correspondence of this month show, there are many people who… Read More »Practical Occultism

The Meaning of a Pledge

Article/ by Archibald Keightley, Lucifer Magazine, September, 1888

It has been thought advisable that members of a certain Occult Lodge of the T. S. should have the meaning… Read More »The Meaning of a Pledge

[On Living the Life]

Editorial/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1888

To the Editors of Lucifer. Several questions have of late occurred to me at the entry of the subject of… Read More »[On Living the Life]

Occult Vibrations

Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky with W. Q. Judge, , The Path, June, 1893

A FRAGMENT OF CONVERSATION WITH H. P. B. IN 1888 The following was written by me at the dictation of… Read More »Occult Vibrations

[On the Pentacle and the Colors Yellow and Red]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, February, 1888

Article selections by M. L. Brainard | Notes by H.P.B. We have now discovered a triangular key—light, music, form—which will… Read More »[On the Pentacle and the Colors Yellow and Red]

On Pseudo-Theosophy

Article/Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1889

“The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint. The affectation of sanctity is… Read More »On Pseudo-Theosophy

Psychology—The Science of the Soul

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, October, 1896 [Posthumously Published]

Ethics and law are, so far, only in the phases where there are as yet no theories, and barely systems,… Read More »Psychology—The Science of the Soul

[Notes on The Life Principle]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, March, 1888

Article selections by N. D. Khandalavala | Notes & Editor’s Note by H.P.B. . . . Protoplasm in its substance… Read More »[Notes on The Life Principle]

[On Lodges of Magic vs. Training]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1888 & January, 1889 [Incl. Follow-up(s)]

Article selections by A.E. | Notes by H.P.B. . . . I own I should like to see phenomena, to… Read More »[On Lodges of Magic vs. Training]

The Substantial Nature of Magnetism

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, September, 1891 [Posthumously Published]

Materialists who arraign the Occultists and Theosophists for believing that every Force (so called) in Nature has at its origin… Read More »The Substantial Nature of Magnetism

What of Phenomena?

Article/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, February, 1888

To the Editors of Lucifer: I avail myself of your invitation to correspondents, in order to ask a question. “How… Read More »What of Phenomena?

Is Denunciation A Duty?

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1888

Condemn no man in his absence; andwhen forced to reprove, do so to his face, but gently,and in words full… Read More »Is Denunciation A Duty?

The Relation of Colour to the Interlaced Triangles, or The Pentacle

Article/Lecture/ by Maud R. Brainerd, Lucifer Magazine, February, 1888 [A paper read before the Chicago Branch of the Theosophical Society]

Colour registers grades of vibration. Vibration registers grades of life. Life, esoterically considered, is ascent towards its source—the great First… Read More »The Relation of Colour to the Interlaced Triangles, or The Pentacle

Lodges of Magic

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, October, 1888

When fiction rises pleasing to the eye,Men will believe, because they love the lie;But Truth herself, if clouded with a… Read More »Lodges of Magic

[On Rushing in to Occultism]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

Story selection by Franz Hartmann | Note by H.P.B. “O, great Krashibashi! Have I then at last found favour in… Read More »[On Rushing in to Occultism]

[Notes on “A Chela’s Dream”]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1888

Article Selections by “X.” | Notes by H.P.B. A man stands guard at the entrance, dressed in a loose gown… Read More »[Notes on “A Chela’s Dream”]

[Notes on the T.S. and E.S.]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1889

The letter from which the following pages are translated—and which was never meant for publication—was recently addressed to one of… Read More »[Notes on the T.S. and E.S.]

[Does a Materialist have Self-Conscious Survival after Death?]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, June, 1889

Letter to the Editor by S. B. | Reply by H.P.B. To the Editor of Lucifer. Does not the statement… Read More »[Does a Materialist have Self-Conscious Survival after Death?]

Memory in the Dying

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, October, 1889

We find in a very old letter from a MASTER, written years ago to a member of the Theosophical Society,… Read More »Memory in the Dying

A Danger Signal

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889 [Translated from the original French]

“Initiates are sure to come into the company of the Gods.”—Socrates, in the Phaedo. In the first number of the… Read More »A Danger Signal

The Year is Dead, Long Live the Year!

Editorial/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1889

December, 1888, and January, 1889 Lucifer sends the best compliments of the season to his friends and subscribers, and wishes… Read More »The Year is Dead, Long Live the Year!

[On Atoms and the Sun]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

Article selections by Clara J. Bloomfield-Moore | Notes by H.P.B. . . . Ether in its high tenuous condition is… Read More »[On Atoms and the Sun]

[Definitions of Adept and Initiate]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1889

Article selection by Josef B. Widen | Note by H.P.B. . . . It has been stated that it requires… Read More »[Definitions of Adept and Initiate]

Mme. Blavatsky Again

Interview/ with H. P. Blavatsky, New York World, April 2, 1877

A Further Explication of the Buddhist Faith and its Miracles. The Marvelous Fakirs—Why a Russian Countess Firmly Believes in Magic.… Read More »Mme. Blavatsky Again

Thoughts on the Elementals

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, 1890 [Republished with additional content, Lucifer, June, 1896]

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published in Lucifer in May 1890 under the title “Thoughts on the Elementals.” It… Read More »Thoughts on the Elementals

[On Glamour, Fascination, Hypnotism & Occult Phenomena]

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, September, 1890

We are asked by a “Subscriber” in America to “comment” upon a curious report in the Chicago Tribune, which he… Read More »[On Glamour, Fascination, Hypnotism & Occult Phenomena]

[Interpretations of Alchemical and Occult Symbolism]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1889

Article & Translation selections by John Ransom Bridge | Notes by H.P.B. . . . In a most excellent little… Read More »[Interpretations of Alchemical and Occult Symbolism]

[Correcting Misconceptions about Occult Development]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, November, 1889

Article selections by A. F. Tindall | Notes by H.P.B. . . . I was . . . gradually drawn… Read More »[Correcting Misconceptions about Occult Development]

[On Dream Phenomena, Bodily Materialization, etc.]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, September, 1890

Our brother, W. Wynn Westcott, desires to have our opinion on the following. Dreamland. By C. D. S. In the… Read More »[On Dream Phenomena, Bodily Materialization, etc.]

[On Force, Will and Paranirvana]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, February, 1890

Selections by Vicomte de Figuanière | Notes by H.P.B. . . . The indestructibility of Force resides in the fact… Read More »[On Force, Will and Paranirvana]

[On the Powers of Crystals and Gems]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, November, 1890

Article selections by “Theresa” | Editor’s Note by H.P.B. From ancient times belief in the magical properties and talismanic virtues… Read More »[On the Powers of Crystals and Gems]

[Temperature and the Change of Cycles]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1890

“C. L.” asks in The Morning Post: “Sir,—Can any of the meteorologists give an explanation of the extraordinary readings of… Read More »[Temperature and the Change of Cycles]

Hypnotism, and its Relations to Other Modes of Fascination

Article/Q & A/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1890

We are asked by “H.C.” and other Fellows, to answer the several queries hereafter propounded. We do so, but with… Read More »Hypnotism, and its Relations to Other Modes of Fascination

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