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...P. Sinnett'']], [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']], and [[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)| == Letters that HPB was instructed to keep ==

...am was later published in The Middle Way and offprints taken.) Also letter from Sturdy dated 14.8.42."<ref>Anon., "A Reader's Note," Canadian Theosophist 6 *[http://www.katinkahesselink.net/other/meditation_hpb.html# HPB's Diagram of Meditation and the Process of Spiritual Transformation] by Rog

...rs of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]. The surname Sebin or Sabin is derived from Old French, so it seems likely that the lady's husband was of French descen In a letter to [[A. P. Sinnett]], Madame Blavatsky seems to have been travelling with M

...l Movement (book)|D]] p. 635; [[H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings (book)| HPB]] II: 554.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide In a letter to [[Henry Steel Olcott|Colonel Olcott]], HPB wrote,

...r 44]]''' of the [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' First Series]]. [[Category:Associates of HPB|Trivedi]]

...n and she later told him that it arose from [[Karma|karmic complications]] from past lives.<ref>Charles J. Ryan, ''H. P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical Mov ...Letter 9]]''' in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']].

...rka, Geoffrey A. ''H.P. Blavatsky, Tibet and Tulku''. A scholarly study of HPB's use of ''siddhis'' taught by her Tibetan masters. Review at [http://www.t ...html/hpb%20spiritual%20floodlight.htm] Excellent analysis of the impact of HPB's teachings.

...Head of the Harbors and Lighthouse Board for Ireland.<ref>Boris de Zirkoff letter to Dorothy M. Emerson. July 24, 1975. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Records Seri ...lar to [[William Quan Judge|W.Q.Judge]] in many ways.<ref>Boris de Zirkoff letter to Alan Denson. November 26, 1957. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Records Series

| receiveddate = October 1881 See [[Mahatma Letter No. 25#Context and background|below]]. ...to '''Letter No. 73''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 25#Context and background|Context and background]].

...to '''Letter No. 100''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 56#Context and background|Context and background]]. ...r slides were made for this letter.''' The images of the letter were taken from black-and-white microfilm.

...to '''Letter No. 135''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 132#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 131|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...res with an Adept and various phenomena formed the inspiration for some of HPB's stories in ''The Caves and Jungles of Hindustan''. ...etter 27]]''' of [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']].

In February, 1883, the Sinnett family moved from Allahabad back to England, visiting the new [[Theosophical Society]] headqu ...39.</ref> He then described the incidents surrounding receipt of [[Mahatma Letter No. 108]] in the "Shrine Room" in [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Blavatsky's]]

...-1974, before the First Series was resequenced in 1988, this was called '''Letter 42'''. ...hatma Letter to H. S. Olcott - LMW 1 No. 54|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter in LMW 1]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...itions before the First Series was resequenced in 1988, this was called '''Letter 40'''. <big>[[Mahatma Letter to Mohini - LMW 1 No. 52|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter in LMW 1]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

'''This Web site is made possible by generous grants from [[The Kern Foundation]].''' This link will take you to [[Mahatma Letter No. 1]].

...It corresponds to '''Letter No. 3a''' in '''Barker numbering.''' [[Mahatma Letter No. 3a#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 2|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...1879. Letter mentioned in footnote of John Cooper manuscript, page 336, on letter 204. John Algeo Papers. Records Series 08.12. Theosophical Society in Ameri ...eosophist'' 57.2 (November, 1935), 148. Part of this article was reprinted from "A Reminiscence of H.P.B." in ''The Theosophist'' (May 1924), 244-245.</ref

...itions before the First Series was resequenced in 1988, this was called '''Letter 36'''. ...Mahatma Letter to G S Chetty - LMW 1 No. 48|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter in LMW 1]]</big>{{pad|4em}}

...in 1880 when [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Madame Blavatsky]] was recovering from rheumatic fever: ...a was located, so it was logical to have Sinnett study with him. Morya had HPB write:

...hand Mullick''' (his last name also spelled '''Mullik''' and '''Mallik''') from Calcutta joined the [[Bengal Theosophical Society]] when it was formed, in ...ticing [[Prāṇāyāma]] and the bad consequences for his health that resulted from it.<ref>Balai Chand Mullick, "A Warning to Brothers Theosophists," The Theo

...B"''' to the search. '''MLB41''' or '''mlb41''' will also reach '''Mahatma Letter No. 35'''. ...ollowed by a dash and letter number. Thus '''LMW 1-1''' links to volume 1, letter 1.

| receiveddate = January 1882 - (Incorrect date. See [[Mahatma Letter No. 36#Context and background|below]]) ...to '''Letter No. 36''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 36#Context and background|Context and background]].

...nd at the bottom of the last page a [[Precipitation|precipitated]] message from [[Narayan|Master Narayan]] saying: ...al times with her at the Hdqrs.<ref>Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' First Series No. 54 (Adyar, Madras: The Theosop

'''This letter is Letter No. 2 in [[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)|''Mrs. Holloway and the Ma * '''Barkis''' invokes the catchphrase "Barkis is willing" from Charles Dickens' ''David Copperfield'', which was in widespread usage in th

...ured in the United States, and [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] traveled from Boston to New York to meet him. Unfortunately, that meeting did not take pl He was vice president of the Bombay Branch from 1882 to 1885, a member of the TS General Council, and delivered a brilliant

| receiveddate = November 9, 1884 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 133#Context and background|below]] | vialocation = posted from Algiers

...-1974, before the First Series was resequenced in 1988, this was called '''Letter 43'''. ...[[Mahatma_Letter_to A Member - LMW 1 No. 55|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter in LMW 1]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...a [[H. P. Blavatsky]], "for considerations." KH instructed HPB to keep the letter and to show [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji|Mohini]]. ...ahatma Letter to H. P. Blavatsky - LMW 1 No. 3|Letter No. 3]] of ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Series 1'', page 4.</ref> On [[April 7]], 1884,

...s with the [[Mahatma|Mahatmas]], and '''correspondence''' to and about her from [[H. P. Blavatsky]], [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]], and [[Morya|Master M.]] in ...n book form.''' Color images of these letters were printed with permission from the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Winterthur

The text of each letter is presented in a three-column format with '''color images of the original * Go to [[Mahatma Letter No. 1]]

...r sheets of full-sized white paper. He may also have transmitted [[Mahatma Letter No. 124]]. ...rote to Mr. Sinnett that Bhola Sarma "lives now in Tibet and Sikkim flying from one place to another".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Letters of H. P

...article entitled "Phenomenal" where he reported how he received one letter from [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] and witnessed a [[phenomena]] during the last De ...s intact. I opened it, and on the unused portion of my note was an answer from my Master K. H. in his, to me, familiar handwriting. I should very much li

...ed [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Helena Blavatsky]]. See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 16#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 15|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...task of translating a letter into Bengali.<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophi <big>[[Mahatma_Letter_to Mohini - LMW 2 No. 60|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter in LMW 2]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...nd stroked it gently. She had a great love for H.P.B.<ref>Boris de Zirkoff letter to Esther Bright, January 9, 1955. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Records Series [[Category:Associates of HPB|Bright, Esther]]

...and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]], according to [[Boris de Zirkoff]].<ref>Letter of Boris de Zirkoff to Ingersoll Guild. August 30, 1958. Boris de Zirkoff P ...oll Wakefield, editor, ''The Letters of Robert G. Ingersoll'' (1951), 277. Letter to D. M. Adams of Los Angeles.</ref>

...and became one of HPB’s staff in Avenue Road. While there, he set up the [[HPB Press]]. After her death in 1891, John became a member of the London headqu ...Books on Occultism, California and the Pacific Islands."<ref>John M. Pryse letter to Boris de Zirkoff. June 2, 1947. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Records Series

...eosophists - Phoenix, Arizona] and at [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/hpb-aps/bl-hp.htm Theosophical University Press Online]. [[William Quan Judge]] made what is probably the first compilation of HPB's correspondence in '''''The Authentic Letters of H.P.B., As Edited by One

...o Arthur Lillie, ''Light'' IV no. 197 (October 11, 1884), 418-19. See also HPB's ''Collected Writings'' Volume 6, page 289 at [http://www.katinkahesselink ...ne in the streets of Paris, M. Courmes, then a naval lieutenant, had saved from destruction the spiritualistic records and a statue of Allan Kardec, and it

...to '''Letter No. 74''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 74#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 27|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...hatma]] [[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]] wrote of him in October 1882: "I have a letter from Colonel Chesney — very polite and quite diplomatic. Several such messages [[Category:Associates of HPB|Chesney, Colonel]]

...to '''Letter No. 133''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 127#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 126|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

[[File:Borglum portrait of HPB.jpg|210px|right|thumb|Portrait of H. P Blavatsky by Gutzon Borglum]] ...Gutzon Borglum letter.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Letter by Gutzon Borglum about HPB painting]]

...early Anglo-Indian member of the [[Theosophical Society]], who had retired from the British Army. He and his wife Ellen were staunch friends of [[Founders# ...efore returning to Ooty for the rest of their lives. They had ten children from 1853 to 1869.

...al supporter of [[Henry Steel Olcott|HSO]] and [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]] in the [[Coulomb affair]] which developed in 1884. [[The Mahatma Letters In a letter of July 1888, she confirmed that the [[Hillarion|Master Hillarion]] aided [

...ed [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] and presented an introductory letter from Mr. Martin Wood, editor of the ''Bombay Review''. He was formally admitted == Precipitation of Mahatma Letter ==

| receiveddate = November 25 or 27, 1883 - see [[Mahatma Letter No. 115#Context and background|below]] ...to '''Letter No. 129''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 115#Context and background|Context and background]].

...the '''[[Mahatma Letter to Fadéef - LMW 2 No. 1|first Mahatmas letter]]''' from [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] stating that H.P.B. was well and would be back i == First Mahatma Letter ==

This letter was first presented in a report by [[Richard Hodgson]] to the [[Society for ...hatma_Letter_to H. S. Olcott - LMW 1 No. 17|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter to Olcott]]</big>{{pad|4em}}

...t believe in the [[Brotherhood of Adepts]].<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophi <big>[[Mahatma_Letter_to Fern - LMW 2 No. 75|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter in LMW 2]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...nown as "Brother Keshu," "Chandra Kesha," or "Chandra Kusho." In [[Mahatma Letter No. 31]] he was called "Keshub Chandra Sen." He was an Inspector of Police In 1876 he had a visitation from [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K.H.]], who would later become his Master. He wrote:

...disillusioned enemy of Mme. Blavatsky. He wrote a critical examination of HPB's last three years, called '''[http://blavatskyarchives.com/theosophypdfs/s ...gh I understood perfectly, to light the candle. I should explain that, far from being afraid, I remained quite tranquil, only I felt my heart beat rapidly.

...January 31, 1882. She was writing from Bombay. This letter was transcribed from a photocopy in Vault MSS 2, box 6 folder 45; Fred A. Rosenstock autograph c [[Category:Associates of HPB|Harrisse, Monsieur]]

...anized at her residence in London, on [[May 19]], 1887.<ref>Richard Groves letter to Boris de Zirkoff, quoting the Minute Book of the Blavatsky Lodge. March == Involvement in Mahatma Letter ==

...ophist'' 51:1 (October, 1929), 66.</ref> He was living near Arcot, not far from Madras, when H.P.B. and Col. Olcott saw him about April 30, 1882.<ref>Helen ...d by some, the Regent of India.<ref>Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' (Adyar, Madras: The Theosophical Publishing Hou

| receiveddate = June 1882 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 60#Context and background|below]] ...'Barker numbering.''' This is a continuation of '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 59|Letter No. 59]]'''

Mr. Scott received some letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom|Masters]], saw one of them, and was put on [[probat ...[[Alfred Percy Sinnett|Mr. Sinnett]] that Ross Scott had received a visit from Master M. "in astral shape".<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Lette

On [[June 3]], 1882, [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] answered a letter of his that was later published under the title of [http://www.blavatsky.ne ...so many other Theosophists, the law of widowhood, on the strength of texts from Manu and the Vedas. He has already freed several hundred young widows, dest

| receiveddate = June 1882 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 59#Context and background|below]] ...s to A. P. Sinnett'']], 4th chronological edition'''. It corresponds to '''Letter No. 132''' in '''Barker numbering.'''

| receiveddate = probably March 1883 - see [[Mahatma Letter No. 109#Context and background|below]] ...to '''Letter No. 119''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 109#Context and background|Context and background]].

...Muthuswamy Chetty]].]].<ref> L. Davidge, "H. P. Blavatsky: An Unpublished Letter," ''The Theosophist'' 57.2 (November, 1935), 149.</ref> He was thought to h ...odge, [1991?]), 2.</ref><ref> L. Davidge, "H. P. Blavatsky: An Unpublished Letter," ''The Theosophist'' 57.2 (November, 1935), 149.</ref> He passed away in D

.... P. Sinnett]] about [[Laura C. Holloway]].<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, First Series'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophi ...Conclusion, before the First Series was resequenced in 1988 to make it '''Letter 42'''.

| receiveddate = December 1881 - see [[Mahatma Letter No. 34#Context and background|below]]. ...to '''Letter No. 39''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 34#Context and background|Context and background]].

In a February 5, 1938 letter to [[Boris de Zirkoff]], Mr. Keightley said: ...is will now be my <u>permanent</u> address in India.<ref>Bertram Keightley letter to Boris de Zirkoff. February 5, 1938. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Records Ser

...bay, India|Bombay]]. He was present there with [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]] and others at the time of the [[The Vega Incident|"Vega incident"]] conne Bhavani Shankar was involved in the transmissions of some of the letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom|Masters]] to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett|Mr. Sinnett]].

...hread ceremony" which was Rama Bhadra. From his signature in the "Protest" letter of 1882, in is evident that he had earned a B.A. degree.<ref>S. Ramaswamier ...ccult World (book)|OW]], 221; [[H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings (book)| HPB]] VI: 21.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide t

...reaching there on the morning of 26th inst. The anniversary was postponed from November 27th to December 7th. On the evening of the 27th, about 8 p.m., we == Mentioned in Mahatma Letter ==

...y unpublished manuscripts by French occultist [[Éliphas Lévi]], translated from the French by [[A. O. Hume]] and annotated by [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K.H.]] In [[Mahatma_Letter_No._70c|Mahatma Letter #70-C]], [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] promises [[A. P. Sinnett]] to send a nu

...b|Cover of pamphlet published by H.P.B. Library<ref>Pamphlet cover scanned from Records Series 01.01, Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>]] ...e Library contains only reliable editions of H.P.B's work carefully copied from the originals, and later writings of Theosophical students which are based

...ition" ''The Photographic News'' Vol. 33 (October 25, 1889), 703. Accessed from [https://books.google.com/books?id=kcwZ0tcithQC&pg=PA703&lpg=PA703&dq="enri ...ciety congresses in London. He described his experience with HPB in a 1942 letter to [[John B. S. Coats]]:

...phabetical Note) took her part. Both left in 1880, and Miss Bates resigned from the TS.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to ...xpelled from the Society.<ref>Henry S. Olcott and H. P. Blavatsky circular letter to Theosophists and Arya Samajists. September 7,1880. Published in ''The Vi

...gland.<ref>1861 England Census.</ref> They had possibly taken refuge there from the rebellions taking place in northern India at that time. The mother, Mar ...r) of the Maharajah of Holkar (idol worshipper); and a poor Hindu merchant from Bombay [semicolons added for clarity]. Don't lose patience. This descriptio

| receiveddate = November 25 or 27, 1883 - see [[Mahatma Letter No. 116#Context and background|below]] ...to '''Letter No. 128''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 116#Context and background|Context and background]].

| writtendate = unknown See [[Mahatma Letter No. 9#Context and background|below]]. | receiveddate = December 1, 1880 or later. See [[Mahatma Letter No. 9#Context and background|below]].

...to '''Letter No. 136''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 53#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 52|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

| receiveddate = October 1881 See [[Mahatma Letter No. 24#Context and background|below]]. ...to '''Letter No. 71''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 24#Context and background|Context and background]].

...complete inability to prove the charges. In 1889, Prof. Coues was expelled from the TS for "untheosophical conduct." [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett ...ter to [[Light (periodical)|''Light'']], written on [[June 1]].<ref>See "A Letter to the Editor of ''Light''" by Mme. Blavatsky at http://www.katinkahesselin

...H]], since in [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]] [[Mahatma Letter No. 68#Page 28|16 (68)]], p. 119, KH speaks of the "Banon papyrus" which co [[Category:Associates of HPB|Banon, A.]]

...d-mindedness, and readiness to help others, even when their views differed from his own. ...ities for occult studies. On [[August 25]], 1884, Gustav received a letter from [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]]

...a [[H. P. Blavatsky]], "for considerations." KH instructed HPB to keep the letter and to show [[Mohini Mohun Chatterji|Mohini]]. Finch provided a nuanced vie == Note to H. P. Blavatsky from K.H. ==

...pointing at, and so noticed the letter falling from a point about two feet from the ceiling. When he looked again the two "Brothers" had vanished. There is no verandah outside, and the window is several feet from the ground.

...l Olcott]] about [[Damodar K. Mavalankar]].<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, First Series'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophi ...d as [[Mahatma Letter to H. S. Olcott - LMW 2 No. 2|Letter 2, in ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series]].

'''This letter is presented as Letter No. 40 in [[The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''The Le This was also published as '''Letter No. 37''' in [[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)|''Mrs. Holloway and th

...</ref> On January 2, 1869 he married Mary Eva MacManus, whose family came from Belfast.<ref>Birth, Marriage and Death Notices, 1738-1925, ''The Belfast Ne Sotheran wrote a letter to the editor of ''Banner of Light'' in January 1876 about his resignation:

...mber in the early days of the [[Theosophical Society]]. He was a physician from Allahabad [Prayag] who attended [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] during an epi ...etter 40]]''' in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']]''', [[Curuppumullage Jinarāja

...vatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]] and the one who recorded what is today known as [[HPB's Diagram of Meditation]]. ...gnificent evergreens in the grounds are Cupressus Macrocarpas brought back from his travels in New Zealand

...joined the [[Theosophical Society]] in 1882 and received a couple of notes from one of the [[Masters of Wisdom]]. ...etter 81]]''' in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' Second Series]].

| receiveddate = after March 17, 1886 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 141#Context and background|below]] ...to '''Letter No. 139''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 141#Context and background|Context and background]].

...Olcott, President of the Theosophical Society”! Fancy my astonishment! The letter was dated October 2/3 — that is at the point (or night) between the two d ...a small tree which Madame had not even approached.<ref>Henry Steel Olcott letter to Damodar K. Mavalankar. October 4, 1880. Quoted by C. Jinarājadāsa in "

...atience Sinnett]] on [[May 16]], 1877. His health seems to have been frail from the beginning. [[H. P. Blavatsky]] and the [[Mahatma]]s expected Dennie to ...as]] expected Dennie to become an influence for good when he grow up. In a letter to [[A. P. Sinnett]], [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme Blavatsky]] writes un

...enry J. Billing]] in 1877, although no records are available for a divorce from Ephraim and marriage to Billing. ...f the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], p. 124). Of Dr. Billing, [[Mahatma Letter No. 92|ML-54]] (92), pp. 301-2, has some rather severe things to say.<ref>G

...[[Mahatma]] [[Koot Hoomi]], who instructed [[H. P. Blavatsky]] to keep the letter. Sinnett is concerned with the effect on the [[London Lodge]] of the [[Kidd == Note to H. P. Blavatsky from K.H. ==

...] a message from [[Laura C. Holloway]], in explanation of following orders from [[Koot Hoomi|Master K. H.]]. This was also published as '''Letter No. 37''' in [[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)|''Mrs. Holloway and th

...to '''Letter No. 3b''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 3b#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 3a|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...521, [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], pp. 165-6; HPB X: 141.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to ...orking for the [[Master]]s' cause, although he was not aware of that. In a letter [[Djual Khool]] wrote to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett]], under the directions of

...Rishi Agastya]] was associated with the Nilgiri Hills.<ref>Geoffrey Hodson letter to Richard Chesrow. January 30, 1954. Chesrow Family Collection. Records Se After the [[Theosophical Society]] moved its headquarters from Bombay to Adyar in 1882, staff members frequently spent the hottest summer

'''This letter is Letter No. 4 in [[Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)|''Mrs. Holloway and the Ma ...etween the things shown to her by chelas sent & the transferences of ideas from the mind of the one she sits for & which of course reflect that one's perso

...resigned in her support.<ref>Henry S. Olcott and H. P. Blavatsky circular letter to Theosophists and Arya Samajists. September 7,1880. Published in ''The Vi Wimbridge appears as "Mr. W." in Blavatsky's travel account, ''From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan''.<ref>H. P. Blavatsky, ''H. P. Blavatsk

...to '''Letter No. 37''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 37#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 36|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

Nathan was drafted into the Army in 1950, but was released from service in 1953 after suffering a brain injury and a damaging course of ins ...no Bee" published on May 17, 1938, page 16.</ref><ref>Walter A. Carrithers letter to ''Sacramento Bee" published on September 12, 1938, page 20.</ref> Howeve

...ere close friends of HPB and her family. Spurious stories passed around in HPB's lifetime that Yuri was the love-child of an affair with Metrovich or with ...ndal). I wrote to his wife and did not to the Cruvelli. The former arrived from Smyrna where she was, and we became friends.

...he Theosophist (periodical)|''The Theosophist'']]. See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 82#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 81|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...also have been waiting to inherit before looking for a bride. <ref>Account from "Bowen Biographies" provided by Val Graham. Theosophical Society in Americ ...ry, and was thereafter a farmer.<ref>Account of his daughter Nancy Graham, from "Bowen Biographies" provided by Val Graham. Theosophical Society in Americ

| writtenby = [[Koot Hoomi]],[[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]], [[Morya]] ...lena Petrovna Blavatsky|Madame Blavatsky]].<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, First Series'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophi

...For example, the [[Morya|Mahatma M.]] writes in a [[Mahatma Letter No. 44|letter]] to [[A. P. Sinnett|Mr. Sinnett]]: ...eep a spiritual eye upon the physiological process of human birth; proceed from cause to effect establishing as you go along, analogies between the birth o

After [[Laura C. Holloway|Holloway]] arrived in London from Paris on 13 June 1884, [[Koot Hoomi|[Mahatma] KH]] wanted her to work with ...It was published as '''[[Mahatma Letter to H. P. Blavatsky - LMW 1 No. 47|Letter 47]]''' of the

...and background|Context and background]]. It is commonly called the "Prayag Letter" because it deals with the [[Prayāg Theosophical Society]]. Prayag is an a [[Mahatma Letter No. 36]] (which is misdated) should be read before Mahatma Letter No. 30.

...he Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], pp. 462, 466-7; [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|LMW]] I: 113-16; [[Damodar and the Pioneer ...m, First Series'', 1988 edition. In previous editions it was designated as Letter 47.</ref><ref>"N.C." was Dr. Jonathan Neild Cook, an English epidemiologist

...a [[chela]] of the [[Masters of Wisdom]], and received at least one letter from [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] He worked in the administration of the State of ...'', published in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' First Series]]. In it [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]

...was an early member of the [[Theosophical Society]] and received a letter from [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] However, he soon lost interest in the [[Theosoph ...mn 1881 he received '''[[Mahatma Letter to Padshah - LMW 2 No. 77|a letter from Master K.H.]]''', who wrote:

...to '''Letter No. 20b''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 70b#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 70a|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

'''''The Vahan''''' was a periodical published at the [[HPB Press]] in London from 1890 to 1920. It was subtitled, "A Vehicle for the Interchange of Theosophi ...p by the Theosophical Society in Great Britain, August 1909 to April 1910. From May 1910 to 1919 it was the organ of the Theosophical Society in England an

...2, Sylvia Cranston met Mrs. Eunice Layton, who confirmed the story.”<ref>''HPB - The Extraordinary Life and Influence of Helena Blavatsky, Founder of the ...log/show?id=3055387%3ABlogPost%3A29407&commentId=3055387%3AComment%3A29970 Letter by Pedro Oliveira]</ref>

...bay]''.</ref> Apart from learning the tenets of his religion by his father from an early age, he also received a very good English education. When he was i [[File:Damodar bust - from CW II.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Bust of Damodar, Adyar, December 24, 1956]]

...our scavengers’ work, and to draw out the latent vices — if there be any — from the candidates; and Fern has shown himself on the whole, far better and mor ...le [[H. P. Blavatsky]] was in Bombay). He wrote in his Diary: "Night visit from M. who directed telegram to be sent [[A. O. Hume|A.H.]] about Fern's vision

...al Society, from January 10th to June 20th, 1889, being somewhat condensed from the original discussions. ...o [[Henry T. Edge]] concerning the Transactions. Both men were students of HPB.

...gest child of Karolina Janik and Michael Urbanovicz. Michael had emigrated from southern Poland in 1904, and Carolina in 1906. They married on November 20, ...pendent student and teacher of [[Theosophy]], associated with Theosophists from the [[Point Loma]] tradition, the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)|Adyar Theo

...hatma Letter No. 102#Page 6 - right|Mahatma Letter No. 102]] and [[Mahatma Letter No. 104#Page 47|104]]. [[Category:Associates of HPB|Ward, Samuel]]

...elt beside her holding her left hand, and as she passed away took the ring from off her fourth finger."<ref>Anonymous, "Faces of Friends" ''The Path'' 8.11 ...ld he consent to being nominated he might be elected to almost any office, from president down. Though only twenty-nine years old, he is believed by many t

...eosophists who were disaffected, disenfranchised, or otherwise independent from the major organizations of the Theosophical Movement. ...spect that we agree on more matters than we disagree.<ref>Joseph L. Tisch, letter to the editor, ''The American Theosophist'' 83.1 (Feb 1995), 13.</ref>

== Letters from the Master == Judge Srinivasa Rao received a number of letters from [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]], but they have not been published and their loca

...uncillor of the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]], and received a note from [[Morya|Master Morya.]] ...movement, [[Theosophy]], on Reincarnation, etc.<ref>"Mary K. Neff, "Letter from Miss Neff," ''The American Theosophist'' 31.2 (February, 1943), 40.</ref>

...te for the [[Theosophical Society]].<ref>Adele Algeo, "Blavatsky at Adyar--From her Letters", The Theosophist 129:9 (June 2008),340.</ref> A second instance was stated by [[Damodar K. Mavalankar]], who wrote in a letter to [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]]:

...<ref>A. Trevor Barker, ''The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett'' Letter No. LXX, (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1973), 170.</ref> Th ...adras: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1980), 76-77.</ref> In [[Mahatma Letter No. 85b#Page 30|one of his letters]], Master K.H. wrote to Sinnett:

[[File:HPB by spiritualist photographer.jpg|right|230px|thumb|Photo of Madame Blavatsk ...e: "The power of spirits to reproduce simulacra of persons who have passed from the earth-life, suggests the question — How far can we be assured of the

...s Ralston Skinner''' (1830-1893) was an attorney, freemason, and kabbalist from Cincinnati, Ohio who wrote books and pamphlets that were influential to ear ...is uncle was Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873), who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under Presid

...s not only on the envelope (of the letter to Damodar), but also inside the letter to the Mahatma --- in his well-known blue pencil handwriting.<ref>See [http After Mr. Naidu died on [[September 28]], 1891, a narrative taken from his notebooks was printed in ''The Theosophist'', recounting his son-in-law

| receiveddate = August, 1882 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 70a#Context and background|below]] ...to '''Letter No. 20a''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 70a#Context and background|Context and background]].

...etter from K.H. to [[A. P. Sinnett]] that is almost certainly '''[[Mahatma Letter No. 117]] (Barker number 93)'''. == Notes to H. P. Blavatsky from K.H. ==

...itions before the First Series was resequenced in 1988, this was called '''Letter 30'''. ...>[[Mahatma Letter to Sinnett - LMW 1 No. 42|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter in LMW 1]]</big>{{pad|4em}}

...of pure contemplation in his earlier efforts.<ref>J. I. Wedgwood, [http://hpb.narod.ru/tph/JIW_M4BE.HTM# Meditation for Beginners]</ref></blockquote> ...loping psychic faculties "from below upwards."<ref>J. I. Wedgwood, [http://hpb.narod.ru/tph/JIW_M4BE.HTM# Meditation for Beginners]</ref></blockquote>

On May 4, 1875, the New York newspaper ''Daily Graphic'' published a letter from Colonel Olcott that was mostly a refutation of criticism of his new book '' ...cott letter to New York ''Daily Graphic'' (May 4, 1875), 3.</ref><ref>This letter was also printed in ''Spiritual Scientist'' 2.9 (May 6, 1875), 106.</ref>

...to '''Letter No. 140''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 139#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 138|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

[[File:Norendranath Sen portrait.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Norenḍranāṭh Sen, from ''The Theosophist'', 1911]] ...olleague]] [H. P. Blavatsky], a friend who has remained loyal to them both from the beginning until to-day."<ref>Annie Besant, "Theosophical Worthies: Nore

...which formed the basis for Brown's defense of the existence of the Masters from such the attack of skeptics as Moncure D. Conway of the ''Glasgow Herald''. ...rassburg, Germany. In April 1882 he received the degree of Bachelor of Law from Glasgow University, which he followed with a tour of upstate New York, seei

...cal Society]] President [[George S. Arundale]], David-Neel sent "Greetings from Tibet": ...Benares), and the happy days I spent there. Then when re-turning to France from Lhasa, I have had two books published by the “Edition Adyar” in Paris,

* 1931 HPB birth centennial ...th major beliefs, practices, and schools; the most important commentary by HPB, Mahatma Letters, and later Theosophists, particularly on the relationship

...e "Schleiden" in honor of his maternal uncle Matthew Schleiden, a botanist from Münich. Wilhelm was the youngest of five sons of Dr. Hübbe, who was promi ...was greatly interested in [[Occultism]]. In the summer of 1884 he received from his friend Herr von Hoffmann the newly translated German edition of [[Esot

...]]. Subba Row resigned from the Society in 1886 when an appeal was made to HPB by forty-five prominent members of the [[American Section]] to publish [[Th ...si) in 1869, the young man met a yogi who initiated him into Brahma Vidyâ. From that time onwards he performed the prescribed daily prayers and meditation.

...Lansdowne Road, London. The occasion was described in Volume 1 of ''Echoes from the Orient'', Judge's collected writings on pages 259 and 262-263. Photo co * 1890 - '''''Gems From the East'''''. It was first published by the Theosophical Publishing Societ

<blockquote>The name comes from Subhâva and is composed of three words--su, good, perfect, fair, handsome; ...ded, especially in its seven occurrences in the stanzas that she published from the [[Book of Dzyan]].<ref>[http://prajnaquest.fr/blog/svabhavat-svabhavat-

...by [[H. P. Blavatsky]], including [[Mahatma Letter No. 141]] and [[Mahatma Letter No. 135]] addressed to [[A. P. Sinnett]]. ...f Schmiechen's occult paintings, and wrote to V. Wallace Slater, quoting a letter written by Gebhard's wife:

.... Blavatsky]] stayed with her on two occasions. She received a few letters from the [[Masters of Wisdom]] and saw the astral form of [[Morya|Master M.]] ...eg.), who belonged to the Protestant branch of this old family, descending from Rollo, First Duke of Normandy. He had married a Catholic Irish lady, Sarah

...l 6645 MLB36 ML36.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Morya's initial from <br>[[Mahatma Letter No. 36]]]] ...ere published in [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'']]'''.

...0px|thumb|[[Koot Hoomi]] writing in [[Mahatma_Letter_No._1#Page_12|Mahatma Letter No. 1]]]] ...Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] writing in [[Mahatma_Letter_No._54#Page_5|Mahatma Letter No. 54]]]]

...a white stone on which her name is plainly cut."<ref>Dr. Clarence C. Clark letter to Boris de Zirkoff. November 30, 1951. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Records Se From December 1894 to December 1895, after the death of Mme. Blavatsky, she tran

...0). After this he inaugurated the '''''Review of Reviews''''' (1890-1912). From 1893-1897 he also produced the [[Spiritualism|spiritualist]] magazine ''''' ...I shall have the pleasure of seeing you before long.<ref>William T. Stead letter to H. P. Blavatsky. December 8, 1888.</ref>

...ly came to be used for a short time (1883-1884) to transmit letters to and from the Masters by occult means. ...e Society, was opposite the Shrine, seated on a chair, about ten feet away from it, when, after some conversation an idea occurred to me to which I immedia

...ht and Peace, entrusted into our care by the Masters and their Messengers, from age to age."<ref>Boris de Zirkoff to A. J. Hamerster. February 14, 1937. Bo ...W. Y. Evans-Wentz]], de Zirkoff was "in his own right a Baron."<ref>Letter from W. Y. Evans-Wentz. ''Theosophia'' Tribute Issue 37.4 (Summer 1981): 4.</ref

...[October 17]], 1880, he found on his writing table the first letter coming from [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K.H.]]<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letter ...s drawn within the immediate influence of the Master, receives instruction from Him, and becomes the author of The Occult World and of Esoteric Buddhism, c

...erdate = Postmarked June 22, 1875<ref>See '''Commentary about this letter''' section.</ref> ...brief marriage to [[Michael C. Betanelly]].<ref>C. Jinarājadāsa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'', Second Series (Adyar, Madras,India: Theosophic

...a, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1973), 5 and 79.</ref><ref>[[Mahatma Letter No. 80]].</ref> ...ere, Mrs. Sinnett received a [[Pink Note (phenomenon)|note on pink paper]] from one of the [[Masters of Wisdom|Masters]]. It was left in a tree and read: "

...el Olcott]] in New York in December, 1875, bringing an introductory letter from the late Col. Bundy, publisher of the [[The Religio-Philosophical Journal ( ...The result of an autopsy was to show that he had for years been suffering from a complication of diseases of the lungs, kidneys and other organs; a medica

..." (in [[Mahatma Letter to Mohini - LMW 2 No. 57|Letter No. 57 in ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series'']]). ...usually known as Mohini, was born in 1858 into a Brahmin family, descended from Hindu reformer Ram Roy.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''R

...to '''Letter No. 141''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 140#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 139|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

[[File:HPB collage.jpg|210px|right|thumb|Frontispiece of ''World Theosophy'', Septembe ...'''[[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]''', also known as Madame Blavatsky or '''HPB'''. They are presented chronologically by date of creation, as much as poss

...of building supplies. Six of the children were with him; Carrie was absent from the household &ndash; probably dead before she turned twelve.<ref>"Frederic ...lliam Quan Judge|William]] and [[Abner Doubleday]].<ref>William Quan Judge letter to Henry S. Olcott. April 2, 1879. Printed in ''The Theosophist'' 52.4 (Jan

In 1881 he wrote "To the Editor of The Theosophist" a letter entitled "Are dreams but Idle Visions?" which was commented upon by [[Helen ...we didn’t perceive anything. Some four or five minutes after, we inferred from the remarks made, that the others had seen some luminous astral figure walk

J. E. O'Connor was a Freemason from 1863-1887. He was recorded as being initiated into the Masonic Calcutta Lod ...1.</ref>His wife is not mentioned in historical records again after a trip from England to Australia on the ship ''Macedonia'', so she may have died.<ref>U

| sentvia = "a young chela" See [[Mahatma Letter No. 12#Context and background|below]]. | receiveddate = December 10, 1880 See [[Mahatma Letter No. 12#Context and background|below]].

On [[May 22]], 1878, he wrote a letter "To the Chiefs of the [[Arya Samaj|Ârya Samâja]] advising them that the C [[Category:Associates of HPB|Gustam A.]]

...in 1988, this was called '''Letter 46'''. It is sometimes called the "1900 Letter." ...o Besant - LMW 1 No. 59#Commentary about this letter|Commentary about this letter]] below.'''

...his is referred to as the "Shannon Letter."<ref>C. Jinarajadasa, ''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, First Series'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophi ...hatma_Letter_to H. S. Olcott - LMW 1 No. 18|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter in LMW 1]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...Pasadena, California: Theosophical University Press, 2011), 267. Reprinted from ''The Path'', Vol. VI, July 1891, pp. 131-4; Vol. VII, May 1892, pp. 36-9; ...and [[Henry Steel Olcott]], situated at 302 West 47th Street in New York. From June 1876 till December 1878 (when the Founders moved to India) it became t

...etter 5]] in the [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|''Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom'' First Series]] provides an interesting perspect In July, 1890, HPB and her staff moved from Lansdowne Road into [[Annie Besant]]’s house in 19 Avenue Road. In August

| writtendate = unknown See [[Mahatma Letter No. 10#Context and background|below]]. | receiveddate = After December 1, 1880 See [[Mahatma Letter No. 10#Context and background|below]].

...gnath was frequently with [[Founders#The Founders|the Founders]] at Bombay from 1879 to 1889. He recorded some instances of his seeing the "generally unsee ...n a sudden, walking towards us through the garden adjacent to the bungalow from a point—a precipice—where there is no path for any one to tread. Madame

...to '''Letter No. 138''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 135#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 134|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...from reporter to associate editor.She held that position for twelve years, from 1879-1884. * ''An Hour with Charlotte Bronte, or Flowers from a Yorkshire Moor'', 1883

...ral Reports of the Theosophical Society]] from 1888-1906. He also lectured from time to time, and was the first Treasurer of the Adyar Lodge. At this station [[Damodar K. Mavalankar|Damodar]] arrived from Madras on Society’s business, and brought me a new volunteer to act as my

...er to G. R. S. Mead. February 5, 1891. Published in ''Practical Occultism: From the Private Letters of William Q. Judge'' edited byt Arthur L. Conger. Theo ...1955, Fawcett lived at 98 Walton St., London, S.W.3. <ref>Boris de Zirkoff letter to Esther Bright, January 9, 1955. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Records Series

...]], 1903. For several years his health had not been robust, as he suffered from asthma. While visiting a friend's office, Harte was suddenly stricken and t ...Olcott Mitchell|Isabelle Mitchell]] was also present. Harte insisted that HPB write an editorial for the paper.<ref>H. P. Blavatsky, ''H. P. Blavatsky Co

Lydia Glinsky was born in 1845.<ref>This year is from the ''Bibliotheque Nationale'', but Henry S. Olcott indicates that the year ...e souvenir of friendship at parting. It is an immense pearl that now hangs from the Countess’s breast-piece in shape and size not unlike the largest mola

...ced, she was successful in inducing him to marry her.<ref>C. W. Leadbeater letter to ''Indian Mirror'' dated December 14, 1884. As presented in Michael Gomes ...heosophical History, 2005) 6.</ref> Little is known about their activities from then until 1880, and after 1885.

[[File:Isis 1886 edition from Joma Sipe Facebook.jpg|thumb|1886 edition. Photo by Joma Sipe.]] After HPB finished the text, she involved [[Alexander Wilder]].

...ccultist, that one or a hundred men should see realities, generally hidden from the profane, e.g., certain things and persons thousands of miles away, whos ...our "European standpoint" it is downright deception, a big thundering lie; from our Asiatic standpoint, though an imprudent, blamable zeal, an untruthful e

...eral elements that represent a unity of meaning. It combines symbols drawn from various religious traditions around the world to express the order of the u ...aller in dimensions, finally ending with the primal point, the singularity from which the whole universe expands at the time of the Big Bang.

...o not know, but it is certain that the real motive was an inner call, for, from the moment he entered our ranks, he took a prominent place and showed himse ...dvised him not to stay for any length of time in the Spanish capital. But from his Parisian home he watches carefully over Theosophical affairs in his nat

From 1859-1870, Sinnett wrote articles for the ''Morning Chronicle'', the ''Birm ...ot Hoomi mentioned the piano playing in [[Mahatma Letter No. 68#33|Mahatma Letter No. 68.]]</ref>

...r charge. She was then for a time reduced to poverty.<ref>C. W. Leadbeater letter to ''Indian Mirror'' dated December 14, 1884. As presented in Michael Gomes ...ced, she was successful in inducing him to marry her.<ref>C. W. Leadbeater letter to ''Indian Mirror'' dated December 14, 1884. As presented in Michael Gomes

...the Vedic tradition with which the [[Theosophical Society]] was associated from [[May 22]], 1878 until March 1882, changing its name for a time to that of ...ht to education and reading of Indian scriptures, and translated the Vedas from [[Sanskrit]] into Hindi so that the common person might be able to read the

...Judeo-Christian studies, and other sources. The manuscript did not benefit from an opportunity for the author to review and revise it, due to her death on ...purely unintentional. During the last months of preparing the manuscript, HPB was very ill, and was also working intently on other writing projects.

...e]] and joined in [[Mahatma Letter to London Lodge - LMW 1 No. 5|signing a letter]] to [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] and [[Morya|Master M.]] for permission to f ...t staged in 1893. This tells the story of a builder who falls to his death from his just finished church tower distracted by a temptress who encourages his

...hy-ult.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Blavatsky-letters-to-Sinnett.pdf "Letter LXI"] ''The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett'' (London: T. Fishe ...bonaro, a revolutionist of the worst kind, a fanatical rebel, a Hungarian, from Metrovitz, the name of which town he took as a ''nom de guerre''. He was th

...i, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 2011), 33-11, 130-136.</ref> This letter, produced around 1881, is a summary by [[Koot Hoomi|Mahatma K.H.]] of a con ...views of the [[Maha Chohan]] on the [[Theosophical Society]]. The original letter has not been available, and Theosophists relied on copies of it made by sev

...orn on July 10, 1875 , in Islington, North London, England. His mother was from a family of London merchants, while his father was of Scottish descent. ...as his father evidently had decided to have him pursue a business career. from school he passed into a well-known publishing house of a relative, where he

...ommuning with nature &ndash; flowers in particular. Apparently clairvoyant from birth, the very young Annie went through a phase in which she asserted that ...upportive of Anna’s pursuing her own interests, which were not far removed from his. Anna shared his interest in theology, and she studied with him. Once h

...and H. S. Olcott, with H. P. Blavatsky and her sister Vera in front. Image from TSA Archives.]] ...his connection that his first separate volume on the Indians scriptures, ''From the Upanishads'', was culled.<ref>H. B. M.<nowiki>[</nowiki>Henry Bedinger

...ing House, 1993), 450. See [[Mahatma Letter No. 136#Page 10 - left|Mahatma Letter No. 136 page 10]].</ref></blockquote> [[H. P. Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]], in a letter to [[Mary Hollis Billing|Mrs. Hollis Billings]] wrote:

...to '''Letter No. 65''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 136#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 135|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...of building supplies. Six of the children were with him; Carrie was absent from the household - probably dead before she turned twelve.<ref>"Frederic Hughe ...thern District of New York. He represented Madame Blavatsky in her divorce from [[Michael C. Betanelly]], and the divorce was granted on [[May 25]], 1878.

...nce for India<ref>W. F. Barrett, "Thoughts of a Modern Mystic, A Selection from the Writings of the late C. C. Massey" (London England: Kegan Paul, Trench, ..., he began a long friendship with [[A. P. Sinnett]], who was then visiting from India.

...me II (Wheaton, Ill.: Theosophical Publishing House, 1967), 462. Reprinted from ''The Theosophist'' 2.2, (November, 1880), 29-32.</ref> ...ume I (Wheaton, Ill.: Theosophical Publishing House, 1966), 332. Reprinted from ''The Spiritualist'', London, March 22, 1878, pp. 140-41.</ref>

Blavatsky, widely known as '''HPB''', was instrumental in bringing the spiritual wisdom of the East and that :: '''[[:Category:Associates of HPB|Associates of HPB]]'''

...judge and his wife, and Mr. [[Charles Sotheran]] (who had procured for him from H. P. B. an invitation to be present). He expresses his wonder at the range turned copy editor/indexer. In a letter written during his first year assisting her, Eddy asked him to use the King

...149,000 Medical Practitioners Providing Brief Biographical Sketches Drawn from the American Medical Association's Deceased Physician Masterfile''. Chicago ...wiki/w-en/index.php?title=Mahatma_Letter_No._140#Page_6 Page 6] in Mahatma Letter 140.</ref> The [[Cincinnati Theosophical Society]] was formed on [[May 9]],

| writtendate = November 20, 1880 See [[Mahatma Letter No. 8#Context and background|below]]. | receiveddate = December 1, 1880 See [[Mahatma Letter No. 8#Context and background|below]].

...the son of Stanhope Templeman Speer, the doctor who had helped him recover from illness.<ref>William Stainton Moses Biography, at [http://www.spiritwriting ...of, though we may still disagree with him on many a minor question. Apart from this, no Spiritualist comes nearer to the occult truths than he does."<ref>

[[File:Wachtmeister - from Echoes of the Orient Vol II.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Constance Wachtmeister]] ...' was the companion and coworker of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] (H.P.B.) from 1885 until Blavatsky's death in 1891.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Han

...rs. Holloway and the Mahatmas'']]'''. [[H. P. Blavatsky]] writes a lengthy letter to [[William Quan Judge]] on many subjects, especially "the Sinnett-Hollowa ...t I regarded you as a true friend & after your short note, or postal card, from London, I have no reason yet to regard you otherwise. Still everything you

...st and horticulturalist in British India. He was recipient of some letters from [[Mahatma]]s [[Koot Hoomi|K.H.]] and [[Morya|M.]] He was one of the founder ...w as a junior college, and it was said to have a floor plan resembling the letter H. This, according to some was an indication of Hume's imperial ego.<ref>[h

He held the title of President-Founder of the Society from 1875 till his death in 1907. He was the first well-known American of Europe ...America many generations earlier when Thomas Olcott, a Puritan, emigrated from England. His father, Henry Wyckoff Olcott, and his mother, Emily Steel, wer

...148-150.</ref> However, He was also granted a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Medical University of Chicago in 1882. For three years Dr. Peebles was ...of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and his Battle Creek Sanitarium, which operated from 1866-1943.

...ical Society (Adyar)|Theosophical Society based in Adyar, Chennai, India]] from 1945 to 1953. An accomplished linguist, he traveled extensively for fifty y ...ear, [[Alfred Percy Sinnett|A. P. Sinnett]] asked Mr. Leadbeater to return from India to England to tutor his son [[Percy Edensor Sinnett|Denny]] and [[Geo

[[File:HPB portrait.jpg|left|150px|thumb|H. P. Blavatsky]] ...rles Webster Leadbeater|C. W. Leadbeater]] in the first letter he received from [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]]:

...ch page - - very distressing to unaccustomed readers.<ref>Charles Johnston letter to J. D. Buck. November 17, 1891. Cincinnati Lodge Records. Theosophical So ...PB Postcard Portrait.jpg|left|200px|thumb|1885 Portrait of H. P. Blavatsky from an Italian postcard]]

| writtendate = October 27-29, 1880 See [[Mahatma Letter No. 5#Context and background|below]]. | receiveddate = November 1-5, 1880 See [[Mahatma Letter No. 5#Context and background|below]].

...to '''Letter No. 20c''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 70c#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 70b|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

In 1884, with the money he inherited from his father, the 20-year-old Mr. Padshah accompanied [[Founders#The Founders ...<ref>A. Trevor Barker, ''The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett'' Letter No. XLIX, (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1973), 120.</ref></

Leaving the world of travel and spirits for a time, he married a woman from Texas, where they resided on her ranch. It was short lived however, as she ...show interest in him. As far as is known, he received at least ten letters from them, which have been preserved only partially.<ref>Eek, Sven. <i>Damodar a

...(Adyar)|Theosophical Society based in Adyar, India]]. In 1900 he relocated from England to [[Point Loma]], California where he supported the efforts of [[K ....</ref> met in a small hall in the back of 196, Clapham Park Road, not far from the Clapham Road station.<ref><i>The Vâhan</i>, Vol 2.12, July 1, 1893, pg

...cal Society (Adyar)|Theosophical Society]] based in Adyar, Chennai, India, from 1907-1933. ...n she was only five years old, after accidentally contracting tuberculosis from a deceased man. His death left the family severely strained financially.

...poverty, Leadbeater went to work as a bank clerk at Williams Deacons & Co. from January 1875 until December 1876 to support their household.<ref>Jinarājad ...in [[Theosophy]]. He met the author, who was at the time receiving letters from two of the [[Masters of Wisdom]], and '''joined the [[London Lodge]]''' of

[[File:Dharmapala - from CW II.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Young Dharmapala]] ...in a government office, but when he was twenty years-old, against protests from his family, he left for [[Adyar (campus)|Adyar]] and joined the [[Theosophi

After graduating from West Point in 1842, the young Doubleday served in the Mexican-American War [[File:Doubleday photo signed to HPB.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Autographed photograph given to Madame Blavatsky]]

...was called "the prince of English astrologers."<ref>This phrase was quoted from the London newspaper ''The Referee'' in many book reviews.</ref> ...l 19, 1895, incorporating the name Gorn (also spelled Gorm), a Danish king from whom he was descended.<ref>Kim Farnell, 65.</ref>

...ical Society (Adyar)|Theosophical Society]] based in Adyar, Chennai, India from 1974-1980. She was a very popular international lecturer, and was awarded t ..., so that I could attend Brother Raja's talk to ES members."<ref>Joy Mills letter to Claradene Wycoff. July 21, 2011. Copy in Theosophical Society in America

[[File:Minutes from 1875.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Minutes from September 8, 1875.]] ...The process of forming the Society required six meetings, which took place from the months of September to November, and the inaugural address by president

...He wrote for and edited ''The Irish Homestead,'' an agricultural journal, from 1905 to 1923.That journal merged into ''The Irish Statesman,'' the paper of ...er of essays afterwards collected by John Eglinton under the title Pebbles from a Brook. Of all who contributed to that intellectual awakening few remain

'''Alexander F. Fullerton''' was an American clergyman who served from 1895-1907 as the first General Secretary of the [[American Theosophical Soc in 1875, at his own request, Mr. Fullerton was deposed from the ministry of the Episcopal Church. He then took up the study of law at t

The '''Hodgson Report''' was a document that arose from an investigation by the [[Society for Psychical Research]] (SPR) on [[Helen ...e. This venture, however, was about to collapse, and Mme. Coulomb wrote to HPB asking for a loan. The latter answered that, if she and her husband would c

...eatre and Frank and Willie Fay’s National Dramatic Society. With patronage from Miss Annie Horniman, premises were purchased on Old Abbey Street and on Dec ...the Ambassador invites me to receive the prize at Stockholm, but a letter from the Swedish Academy offers to send medal, money, and diploma to Dublin. I q

...children followed him from Copenhagen to the U.S.A. and after his divorce from his second wife he moved with them to Roxbury, a suburb of Boston, Ma.<ref> ...21</ref> He was vice-president of the Theosophical Society in Los Angeles from 1904 until 1905.<ref>Westenberg, G. Chronology about Max Heindel and the Ro

...of his activity. He was also appointed a '''Fellow of the University'''. From this time onwards he was a constant adviser of the President of The Theosop ...the end of his first term of office the Chief Justice wrote him a special letter of appreciation for his work. In 1895 he rose to the '''Bench of Madras Hi

...responds to '''Letter No. 59''' in '''Barker numbering.''' An unpublished letter that precedes this one was '''[[Mahatma_Letter_of_Sinnett_to/from_KH_-_1883 <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 110|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...verse herself. She had never attended school – what education she had was from her father. Poetry and philosophy formed the main content of her lessons."< <blockquote>An obelisk from Egypt called "Cleopatra’s Needle" was brought to England and put up on th

...ed Death Index, 1862-1948.</ref> His was a Quaker family; he was descended from one of three Pancoast brothers who accompanied William Penn in establishing ...ember 5, 2016. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> It is clear from Pancoast's literary references that he was familiar with the Latin, Greek,

...tt attended Kingston Grammar School at Kingston-upon-Thames, and graduated from University College, London with a Bachelor in Medicine. He soon went into m ...ccepted a position as '''Coroner '''in London, and worked in that capacity from 1880 to 1910. He probably conducted more than ten thousand inquests during

...osophical Society (Adyar)|The Theosophical Society based in Adyar, India]] from 1934 to 1945. ...he [[London Lodge]]. [[A. J. Hamerster]] recounted the affection that both HPB and [[Henry Steel Olcott|Colonel Olcott]] had for the boy:

...d today, and the oldest surviving monotheistic religion. It takes its name from the Iranian-speaking Prophet called by the Greeks Zoroaster (Ζωροάστ ...ted of course by him from Plato, not from Christ) was seventh of this name from the original Zoroaster …. Still later there was another Zoroaster, about

...to '''Letter No. 54''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 92#Context and background|Context and background]]. <big>[[Mahatma Letter No. 91|'''<nowiki> < </nowiki>'''Prev letter chrono]]</big>{{pad|3em}}

...ad little formal education, left home as soon as he could support himself. From the age of sixteen, he was employed in many jobs, mostly in sales. ...ember of Thomas' Brotherhood. Leo made contact with Lacey after seeing his letter in ''Astrologer'' magazine, which asked for astrologers to contact him so t

| receiveddate = after July 15, 1882 – see [[Mahatma Letter No. 68#Context and background|below]] ...to '''Letter No. 16''' in '''Barker numbering.''' See below for [[Mahatma Letter No. 68#Context and background|context and background]].

...ourg proposal became ineffectual, and that if there was no new initiatives from the Chinese he would consider himself free of any obligation to the proposa ...ready to rebuild their nation. So you see, there are many things to learn from our Jewish brothers and sisters.”

...sm allows the consumption of animal products that are not directly derived from slaughter, such as dairy (milk, cheese), eggs, and honey, some people adher ...s of Tyana]], [[Plotinus]], Porphyry (who wrote a treatise ''On abstinence from beings with a soul''), and others.

...ce and read according to well-established rules free of divination derived from thousands of years of observation.<ref>Bobrick, Benson.<i>The Fated Sky – ..., the mineral, the vegetable, the animal, the Rays are always distinct one from another, as they are also distinct in man, though in the lower kingdoms the

<p style="font-size: 200%; text-align: center;">Gems from the East</p> ...t = He who casts off all desires, living free from attachments, and free from egoism, obtains bliss.