Jnana Yoga and the Disdain for Armchair Occultists and Intellect
The Theosophical system is essentially a “Jñāna yoga,” as explained in How to Study Theosophy, “Theosophy is for those who can think.” Jnana is a state of deep contemplation and […]
Pan-Esotericism in Africa: Hermetic Roots and Bantu Spiritual Wisdom
The lengthy article in The Boston Courier of July 18, 1886, in which nearly seventy citizens of Nagapattinam in India penned a letter defending the existence of the Sadhus, of […]
Occult Interests and Theosophy in Germany (1880s-1930s): Blavatsky vs. Hitler, List and Liebenfels on Race
SUMMARY Most importantly, without recognizing the Theosophy of 19th century as a system and as it was being explained, and respecting the teachers and school it was being explained from […]
Age of the Rule of Faith: Irenaeus dispute with Gnostic Narcissus
Act of Irenaeus (Bishop of Lyon) disputing with Narcissus Gnostics and Scientific-Thinking Pagans (Christians invent the Rule of Faith) Christian Exclusive Truth Claims and Emphasis on Right Belief vs Pagan […]
Aleister Crowley and Thelema critiques of Theosophists
A COMMON MISCHARACTERIZATION OF THEOSOPHISTS Many Theosophists early-on and still today belonged to and represented their particular tradition, or religion to its highest, being specialized and trained within them in […]
Everything About Lucifer in Ancient Mythology
Three Sections Classical and Biblical Origins of ‘Lucifer’ LUCIFER Magazine and Editorial Seekership in the 1880s INTRODUCTION The term Lucifer (Septuagint translation of Helel ben Shaḥar) is used in the Torah in […]
The Reluctant Messiah: Truth about Jiddu Krishnamurti and Theosophy
INTRODUCTION Jiddu Krishnamurti, “Great Liberator or Failed Messiah,” asks Luis S. R. Vas in his highly insightful book about the relations between Jiddu Krishnamurti and the Theosophical Society. This story […]
History of a Word: Greek Origin of “Theosophy”
THE NEOPLATONISTS, DIOGENES AND THE GREEK ORIGIN OF THE TERM THEOSOPHY, CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM & THE 1875 THEOS. SOC. There are multiple ways to describe Theosophy, whether technical, mystical, from the […]
Tragedy of Satan the Double-Headed Dragon
INTRODUCTION: THE JEWISH AND THEOSOPHICAL POSITION, AND DEVIL-WORSHIP LIFE’S GREATEST MYSTERY: ANNA KINGSFORD’S VISION TEACHINGS ON SATAN TRAGEDY OF SATAN THE DOUBLE-HEADED DRAGON THE GOD OF THE THEOLOGIANS, THE JEWISH […]
Historical Connection of Born-Again Christianity to 17th century Theosophers, Occultism and Alchemy
“Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God,” John 3:3 reads. This notion of born-again is directly related to the Mysteries, but Christianity has taken […]
Life’s Greatest Mystery: Victorian Theosophist Anna Kingsford’s Vision Teachings on Satan
INTRODUCTION: THE JEWISH AND THEOSOPHICAL POSITION, AND DEVIL-WORSHIP LIFE’S GREATEST MYSTERY: ANNA KINGSFORD’S VISION TEACHINGS ON SATAN TRAGEDY OF SATAN THE DOUBLE-HEADED DRAGON ORIGINAL SOURCE OF THE MISQUOTE IN KINGSFORD’S […]
The American Minervan 