The Theosophist (periodical)
The Theosophist is the monthly journal of the international Theosophical Society based in Adyar, India. It was first published on October 1, 1879 by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky in Bombay, and has been in production continuously since that date. The cover of the first issue stated that this was "A monthly journal devoted to oriental philosophy, art, literature and occultism: embracing mesmerism, spiritualism and other secret sciences." In February 1883 the journal moved from Bombay to Madras, where the Theosophical Society was establishing its new headquarters at Adyar. For the year 1930, the journal was published in Hollywood, California by Annie Besant and Marie Russak Hotchener, but it returned to Adyar in 1931.
Index to the periodical
The Union Index to Theosophical Periodicals[1] provides a searchable index to this periodical online, listing article titles and authors in chronological sequence. The 1930 Hollywood edition has a separate index.
Issues available online
These are sources of past issues:
- Volume 1: October 1879-September 1880 - available at Theosophical University Press[2]
- Volume 1-6 are available in facsimile PDF versions at Blavatsky Archives.[3]
- 2008-2010 - the Theosophical Society in Adyar, India has begun posting recent issues of the magazine online.[4] There are also selected articles from earlier years.