Letter to Baron J. Spealieri (a Student of Eliphas Levi) on Western Kabbalism
When Helena Blavatsky wrote to a close student of Eliphas Levi on the state of the Western traditions, Kabbalism, and Christological influences. The letter highlights something to be taken into important […]
Six Points on “Magic”: Theosophy rejects Supernaturalism and Miracle
“The problem of life is man. Magic, or rather Wisdom, is the evolved knowledge of the potencies of man’s interior being; which forces are Divine emanations, as intuition is the […]
William Q. Judge on Eastern Occultism in Theosophy versus Western Occultism
The theosophists were trying to explain in their time, that the history, nature and implications of Occult Philosophy are far more than what was being introduced to Western thinkers, and […]
Blavatsky and Christianity: Her Fundamental Christological Disputes and Her Defense of the Theosophical Position
“There are several ways of acquiring knowledge: (a) by accepting blindly the dicta of the church or modern science; (b) by rejecting both and starting to find the truth for […]
Timeline of Templars-Enlightenment (1075-1875) and Modern Theosophists (1875-1935)
Notable Western Influences (1075-1875) “Visit the interior of the Earth; by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.”(Visita Interiora Terrae RectificandoInvenies Occultum Lapidem Veram Medicinam) Alchemical Motto 1075-1275 The period of […]
Theosophy and Freemasonry: Esoteric Schools within the Theosophical Society
HISTORY OF Esoteric Schools within the Theosophical Society The Theosophical Society did not become a secret, or occult fraternity, but it is true that the ideal for the Society was […]
Sophia and the Alchemical Wedding in the Vision of the Rosicrucian
“You are my mind, bring me forth.You are my treasure-house, open for me.You are my fullness, take me to you.” THE PRAYER OF APOSTLE PAUL, NAG HAMMADI LIBRARY
The Primordial Fire and the Seven Sons in Ancient Theology and ‘The Secret Doctrine’
Fire & Sun-Gods Explained The Ancients of the East erected Highplaces, from the pyramids of Giza through Ramah, Philistine, Shiloh, Beth Shemesh, Moab, to Babylon, sacred to Baal, Adon, Iao, […]
Types of Ancient Spiritual Practitioners and Practices
“THERE are persons whose minds would be incapable of appreciating the intellectual grandeur of the ancients, even in physical science, were they to receive the most complete demonstration of their profound […]
Guanshiyin the Mother Buddha in The Secret Doctrine
“The valley spirit, undying Is called the Mystic Female The gate of the Mystic Female Is called the root of Heaven and Earth It flows continuously, barely perceptible Utilize it; […]
Occultism and the Source of Magical Knowledge
Introduction Occultism and Theology I had explained in Six Points on “Magic”: Theosophy rejects Supernaturalism and Miracle the source of Magic in Occult Philosophy. Theology attributes miracles simply to God, […]
The American Minervan 