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..." of the earth ([[kāmaloka]]) until the time of natural death was supposed to occur. Only then the normal [[Life after Death|post mortem processes]] can ...am in the bosom of Space!<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 68 (Quezon City: Theosophical

...is the theory that after the death of the body, [[consciousness]] returns to life in a new physical form. In the Theosophical tradition, a [[Soul#Human_ ...efer to use the word re-birth). In the West, the idea was also fundamental to some [[Greek philosophy|Greek philosophers]] as well as in other religions

...to the [[elementals]], [[Theosophical Society]] founder [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] said that this is a mistake. ...m was used to designate the [[shells]] left behind after the soul moves on to [[devachan]].

...tion#Inner Group|Inner Group]] formed by [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] and the one who recorded what is today known as [[HPB's Diagram of Medita ...gton in 1888 to take up residence in London, so he could study with Madame Blavatsky. He was married in 1894. His son Ambrose was born in Edinburgh the followin

...r! The Master, it will be seen, meant to give me his portrait without cost to myself.<ref>Henry Steel Olcott, ''Old Diary Leaves'' First Series (Adyar, M ...before the artist, and while H.P.B. was taking it from him and handing it to me, the cryptograph signature of my Guru came upon the paper; thus affixing

...sky]], in the glossary of her book [[The Key to Theosophy (book)|''The Key to Theosophy'']] defined the Theosophical concept of "Master" as follows: ...om whom they hold their teachings.<ref>Helena Ptrovna Blavatsky, ''The Key To Theosophy'', Glossary (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1972),

...ern times, the word occultism has mixed meanings, and is sometimes applied to divination and a variety of practices aiming at invoking or manipulating u ...y]]. This path, according to [[T. Subba Row]], is one of the two available to humanity in its [[evolution]]ary journey:

...] and [[Spiritualism]] is the ability of certain people —known as mediums— to mediate communication between dead people and living human beings. ...reflected in the following definition by [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]]:

[[File:WQ Judge.jpg|300px|right|thumb|William Quan Judge]] ...s]] of the [[Theosophical Society]] in 1875. He provided superb leadership to the American Section until his untimely death in 1896, but left a body of w

...n_in_LBS-39.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Blavatsky drawing of a chain in a letter to Sinnett]] ...Blavatsky]] "there are seven [chains] in our system."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing Hou

...wn for the detailed '''[[Robert Bowen Notes (article)|notes]]''' about how to read her masterwork [[The Secret Doctrine (book)|''The Secret Doctrine'']]. ...h of Ireland, so the Jesuit education seems unlikely.<ref>Val Graham email to Janet Kerschner. October 16, 2022. Theosophical Society in America Archives

...don. The occasion was described in Volume 1 of ''Echoes from the Orient'', Judge's collected writings on pages 259 and 262-263. Photo courtesy of Will Thack ...and occult tales for popular consumption. Her contract to provide material to the publisher Katkoff was her principal source of income in the early 1880s

[[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] wrote to [[Charles Webster Leadbeater|C. W. Leadbeater]]: ...nd with the attainment of [[Adept]]ship. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote:

...phyry]] (AD 234–c. 305), a well-known Alexandrian philosopher who belonged to the [[Neoplatonism|Neo-Platonic]] school.<ref>Santucci, James A. ''On Theos ...phical Society]] in 1875 by [[H. P. Blavatsky]], [[H. S. Olcott]], [[W. Q. Judge]], and others.

...He was the son of [[Robert Bowen]], a personal pupil of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]. ...n farmer and scholar, who was then about 67 years old. The family belonged to the Church of Ireland (Anglican). The 1901 Irish Census shows him at age 19

...of time. The term is applied to such diseases as measles and smallpox, and to emotional events such as suicides, drug addiction, and urban violence. A '''pandemic''' is the expansion of an epidemic across the globe to many populations on a large scale.

...his wife Mary Anne Armstrong Russell. As a child George was very sensitive to the beauty of nature. His family lived in the Gate Lodge of a large estate, ...and future that were glowingly real to him even though they were invisible to others.<ref>Eric McIlroy, "George William Russell (Æ) 1867 - 1935" on [htt

| writtenby = [[H. P. Blavatsky]] | receivedby = [[William Quan Judge]]

...lly in Sanskrit. This volume has to be read with discrimination, as Madame Blavatsky herself recommended for any form of study. ...hical.org/pdf/Authors/Blavatsky/Blavatsky_Theosophical_Glossary.pdf a link to his annotated copy of the glossary]</u>.'''

...nd translations, and by working as a governess. Young Sinnett was admitted to the London University School as a scholarship student, but left it without ...'', followed by a trip to Ireland for the ''Daily Telegraph''. On the ship to Ireland, he met the famous Professor Thomson, who was later known as Lord K

...term can be translated as "blissful realm" or "pure land", and corresponds to the [[Mahayana Buddhism|Mahayanic]] ''sukhāvatī'' or the [[Hinduism|Hindu ...] processes that comes after having gone through the [[Kāmaloka]]. [[H. P. Blavatsky]] defines it as follows:

...al Publishing House, 1993), 185.</ref> Seven of these Rounds are necessary to complete the evolution in a given Planetary Chain. ...]] that constitute a [[Planetary Chain]].[[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote:

== Introduction to occult studies == ...s in nineteenth-century England, so Allen used his surname and rising sign to create the nom de plum "Alan Leo." Eventually he changed his name officiall

...0th century. With the help of [[Henry Steel Olcott]] and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] he became a major reformer and revivalist of Sri Lankan [[Buddhism]] and ...n the Old Testament and by meat consumption by his teachers. He held close to his early Buddhist training. At the age of eighteen, he left school:

...ref> Gomes, Michael, Ed., ''The Secret Doctrine: The Classic Work by H. P. Blavatsky, abridged and annotated'', (New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2009), ix. ...- - very distressing to unaccustomed readers.<ref>Charles Johnston letter to J. D. Buck. November 17, 1891. Cincinnati Lodge Records. Theosophical Socie

[[File:HP Blavatsky 1.jpg|250px|right|thumb|H. P. Blavatsky in London on [[January 8]], 1889.]] '''Helena Petrovna Blavatsky''' (Russian: Еле́на Петро́вна Блава́тская, Ukrain

...defined as "a process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse to a higher, more complex, or better state."<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.c ...e & Aesthetics 21 (1) (June, 2011), 48.</ref> As a response to this, H. P. Blavatsky proposed the existence (and primacy) of intellectual and spiritual aspects

...aughter, such as dairy (milk, cheese), eggs, and honey, some people adhere to vegetarian diets that require the avoidance of these, or other foods, as we ...ing [[Hinduism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Jainism]], and Brahmanism. Central to the beliefs of these traditions were the ideas of non-violence and respect

...er depictions of '''[[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]''', also known as Madame Blavatsky or '''HPB'''. They are presented chronologically by date of creation, as mu ...thanks go to the '''Edmonton Theosophical Society''' for the website, and to [[Geoffrey Barborka]] for the research that went into its collection.

...he suffered on Carlyle, who called Cagliostro the "Quack of Quacks".<ref> Blavatsky, Helena. Collected Writings, Volume XII, pages 79-88</ref> ...536, Number 27 of a 29-part series). Accessed online on 7/20/23 at https://blavatsky.net/Wisdomworld/setting/cagliostro.html</ref>

...make a formal conversion to [[Buddhism]]. During his presidency he helped to restore Buddhism in South Asia, and established schools for children of [[B ...less wisdom of Theosophy to the cultures of both East and West, applied it to everyday life, and built the Society into an international organization.

...ns at a particular moment of time in a particular place and read according to well-established rules free of divination derived from thousands of years o ...sm and macrocosm, self and the world. <ref>Valborg, Helen; Judge, William; Blavatsky, Helena; Iyer, Raghavan. <i>Theosophical Astrology.</i> Theosophy Trust Boo