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This is a portal into study of [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']], first published by [[A. Trevor Barker]] in 1923. The book was followed by a second edition in 1926, a third edition by [[Christmas Humphreys]] and [[Elsie Benjamin]], and a chronological edition by [[Vicente Hao Chin, Jr.|Vic Hao Chin, Jr.]] This portal is an opportunity for students to view '''color images of the original letters''' in a three-column format with transcriptions and notes. Commentaries, background, publication history, and physical descriptions will be gradually added, derived from the work of many ML scholars, including [[Gottfried de Purucker]], [[Margaret Conger]], [[Mary K. Neff]], [[George Linton]], [[Virginia Hanson]], and [[Joy Mills]]. Each letter has a name such as "Mahatma Letter No. 1", following the chronological numbering system, but can also be quickly located in Barker numbering, as described in [[Navigation and shortcuts in the Mahatma Letters Portal]].
This is a portal into study of letters written by the  [[Masters of the Wisdom]], often known as the [[Mahatma|Mahatmas]].  
The text of each letter is presented in a three-column format with '''color images of the original letters''', when available, and notes. Commentaries, background, publication history, and physical descriptions are also provided. Major sources include:


See [[Theosophy Wiki:About|About This Wiki]] for more history of this project. In the future, it may be possible to add images of letters from the Mahatmas to other correspondents, such as those in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']], and also the letters to [[A. P. Sinnett]] from [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]]. Watch for announcements in the [[Theosophy Wiki:Community portal#Plans and announcements|Community Portal]].
'''[[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]'''<br>
* Go to [[Mahatma Letter No. 1]]
* [[b2c|Cross-reference from Barker to Chronological numbering]] 
* [[c2b|Cross-reference from Chronological to Barker numbering]]
* [[Topical list of Mahatma Letters|Barker's topical organization of letters]]
'''[[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']], First and Second Series'''<br>
* [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom Contents|List of letters]]
'''[[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)|''Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas'']]<br>
* [[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)#Letters published in this book|List of letters]]


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* Go to [[Mahatma Letter No. 1]]
 
* [[b2c|Cross-reference from Barker to Chronological numbering]] 
* [[c2b|Cross-reference from Chronological to Barker numbering]]
* [[Topical list of Mahatma Letters|Barker's topical organization of letters]]
* [[Mahatma Letters - abbreviations and nicknames|Abbreviations used in the Mahatma Letters]]  
* [[Mahatma Letters - abbreviations and nicknames|Abbreviations used in the Mahatma Letters]]  
* [[Navigation and shortcuts in the Mahatma Letters Portal]]
* [[Navigation and shortcuts in the Mahatma Letters Portal]]
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[[es: Portal de las Cartas de los Mahatmas]]
[[es: Portal de las Cartas de los Mahatmas]]
[[fr: ML Portal]]
[[fr: ML Portal]]

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