Theosophical University Press
The Theosophical University Press has been publishing Theosophical classics for many decades as the successor to Aryan Theosophical Press. It is affiliated with the Theosophical Society based in Pasadena, California, with a catalog available online. Many works have been made freely available as full-text editions online.
History
The website for the press gives its history in these words:
In April 1886, eleven years after the founding of The Theosophical Society in New York City, William Q. Judge began publication of The Path magazine. Three years later a printing press was purchased for the production of additional magazines, books, and pamphlets and, shortly before he died in March 1896, Judge renamed the facility Theosophical Publishing Company. In 1900, his successor, Katherine Tingley, transferred the Society's world headquarters and its publishing operations from New York to Point Loma, California, where a school, academy, and college were established. New printing equipment was purchased and, under the guidance of European and American printers and artists, high quality books, monographs, and magazines in English and other languages were issued, including unabridged reprints of Isis Unveiled (1906) and The Secret Doctrine (1909).
In 1919 Katherine Tingley founded Theosophical University and ten years later, under G. de Purucker's direction, the Society's publishing activity acquired its present name. During World War II, the International Headquarters of the Theosophical Society and its publishing facility were moved to Covina, California and in 1950-51 were moved to the Pasadena area. Today, modernly equipped, TUP maintains the objectives and standards of production established over one hundred years ago: publication of theosophical literature.[1]
Theosophical books
Among the books published by this press were Theosophical works by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, William Quan Judge, Gottfried de Purucker, Mabel Collins, and Katherine Tingley.
Theosophical Manuals series
A series of fifteen handbooks were published starting in the 1930s, in a paperback format 4.5 by 5.75 inches, for a cost of 25¢ each, or a boxed set for $3.50. As the publishing house moved from Point Loma to Covina to Pasadena, there were several editions and printings of each volume. These are the titles:
| Number | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| I | What Is Theosophy? A General View for Inquirers | Charles J. Ryan |
| II | Reincarnation: A Lost Chord in Modern Thought | Leoline L. Wright |
| III | Karman: The Law of Consequences | Gertrude van Pelt |
| IV | The Seven Principles of Man | Leoline L. Wright |
| V | After Death - What? | Leoline L. Wright |
| VI | Evolution | Henry T. Edge |
| VII | Rounds and Races: Man's Divine Parentage and Destiny | Gertrude van Pelt |
| VIII | The Doctrine of Cycles | Lydia Ross |
| IX | Hierarchies: The Ladder of Life | Gertrude van Pelt |
| X | The Astral Light | Henry T. Edge |
| XI | Psychic Powers | Helen Savage |
| XII | Theosophy and Christianity | Henry T. Edge |
| XIII | Mahâtmans and Chelas | Leoline L. Wright |
| XIV | The Mystery-Schools | Grace Frances Knoche |
| XV | Yoga and Yoga Discipline: A Theosophical Interpretation | Charles J. Ryan |
The first volume was an expansion of "Theosophy in Brief Outline," originally printed in 1931.
Theosophical magazines
Magazines published by TUP included The Theosophical Path, The Theosophical Forum, The Junior Theosophist, The Lotus-Circle Messenger, and Lucifer.
Notes
- ↑ History of Theosophical University Press at Theosophical University Press websites.