101. On Madame Blavatsky And The Mahatmas By Henry S. Olcott An extract from Olcott's lecture titled theosophy, the Scientific Basis of Religion, . http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/olcotttraos85.htm

Published by Blavatsky Study Center. [On Madame Blavatsky and the Mahatmas] by Henry S. Olcott [An extract from Olcott's lecture titled "Theosophy, the Scientific Basis of Religion," delivered at the Town Hall, Calcutta, India, April 5, 1882. Reprinted from Olcott's Theosophy, Religion and Occult Science , London, George Redway, 1885, pp. 121-124.] . . . In the year 1874, Madame Blavatsky and I met. I had been a student of practical psychology for nearly a quarter of a century. From boyhood no problem had interested me so much as the mystery of man, and I had been seeking for light upon it wherever it could be found. To understand the physical man, I had read something of anatomy, physiology and chemistry. To get an insight into the nature of mind and thought, I had read the various authorities of orthodox science, and practically investigated the heterodox branches of phrenology, physiognomy, mesmerism and psychometry. To understand mesmerism one must have read Von Reichenbach’s "Researches on Magnetism, Electricity, &c., &c., in their relations to the Vital Force," and I venture to say that no one can possibly comprehend the rationale of the astounding phenomena of modern spiritualism, who has not prepared himself by a glance at all the subjects above enumerated. So, then, this had been my bent of mind since boyhood, and although I always took an active part in all that concerned my country and fellow-countrymen, and an especially active one during our late Civil War, yet my heart was not set on worldly affairs. In the year above mentioned (1874), I was investigating a most startling case of mediumship, that of William Eddy, an uneducated farmer, in whose house were nightly appearing, and often talking, the

102. Theosophy And Madame Blavatsky theosophy and Madame Blavatsky. Matthew Mulligan Goldstein, Universityof Texas mmg@mail.utexas.edu. piritualism, which exploded http://www.victorianweb.org/religion/theosophy.html

Theosophy and Madame Blavatsky Matthew Mulligan Goldstein, University of Texas [mmg@mail.utexas.edu] piritualism , which exploded out of the "burnt-over" regions of western New York in the years following the Second Great Awakening, was starting to fizzle out in the United States by the time Helena Petrovna "Madame" Blavatsky The Secret Doctrine . It was during her English period that Blavatsky first impressed and, ultimately, converted Annie Besant , the well known feminist, birth-control advocate, and political radical. Suggested Reading Interested readers might take a look at Bruce F. Campbell's Ancient Wisdom Revived: A History of the Theosophical Movement (Berkeley: U California P, 1980), a readable and straightforward history from a scholar with ties to a theosophical organization, and Peter Washington's Madame Blavatsky's Baboon (New York: Schocken Books, 1993), a humorous and nicely written prehistory of the New Age movement by a distinguished literary scholar. Of further interest are Stephen Prothero's carefully theorized biography of Blavatsky's partner, Henry Steel Olcott, The White Buddhist (Bloomington: U Indiana P, 1996), R. Laurence Moore's first-rate history of American spiritualism

103. Theosophy Alternative Religions, theosophy Guide picks. theosophy s the original New Age philosophy, bringing together the Eastern and Western mystical traditions. http://altreligion.about.com/cs/theosophy/

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104. The Key To Theosophy By H.P. Blavatsky:  Online And Printed Sources HP Blavatsky, the Mahatmas and theosophy Online and Printed Sources TheKey to theosophy by HP Blavatsky. Compiled Key to theosophy. 1889 http://keytotheosophy.net/

H.P. Blavatsky, the Mahatmas and Theosophy Online and Printed Sources The Key to Theosophy by H.P. Blavatsky Compiled by Daniel H. Caldwell and published by Blavatsky Study Center Key to Theosophy HPB answers questions about basic Theosophy, the inner constitution of a human being, life after death, reincarnation, karma, the practical life, etc. A good introduction for inquirers. Brief Description of The Key to Theosophy TUP Online Edition of ... on CD-ROM Verbatim Reprint of first 1889 edition of The Key with HPB's 60-page glossary added. Includes index. paperback Buy from Theosophical University Press Buy from Amazon.com Photographic Facsimile of the 1889 ed. of the Key hardbound Buy from Theosophy Company Photographic Facsimile of 2nd 1890 edition of The Key. Includes HPB's 60-page glossary which she added to 2nd ed. paperback Buy from Amazon.com The Key to Theosophy: An Abridgement paperback Buy from Quest Books The Key to Theosophy, Preface. "At the solemn moment of death every man, even when death is sudden, sees the whole of his past life marshalled before him, in its minutest details. For one short instant the personal becomes one with the individual and all-knowing Ego . But this instant is enough to show to him the whole chain of causes which have been at work during his life. He sees and now understands himself as he is, unadorned by flattery or self-deception. He reads his life, remaining as a spectator looking down into the arena he is quitting; he feels and knows the justice of all the suffering that has overtaken him."

105. Cathy's Theosophical Website-Welcome Personal view of theosophy and religion by Catherine Gould. With conspiracy theories, developed after september 11th. http://www.onet.net/~cathy/

106. Theosophical Society In The Philippines Home Page 3. HP Blavatsky Collected Writings, 15 volumes (including Index) 4. The MahatmaLetters to AP Sinnett, chronological edition 5. The Key to theosophy by HP http://www.theosophy.ph/

Theosophical Classics CD-ROM Now Available All the great classical theosophical books are now available in one CD-ROM, with a very fast search engine that can find any word in the entire 27 volumes that include: 1. Secret Doctrine, Vols. I and II by H.P. Blavatsky 2. Isis Unveiled, Vols. I and II by H.P. Blavatsky 3. H.P. Blavatsky Collected Writings, 15 volumes (including Index) 4. The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett, chronological edition 5. The Key to Theosophy by H.P. Blavatsky 6. Voice of the Silence by H.P. Blavatsky 7. Light on the Path by Mabel Collins 8. Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Series I and II 9. Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge 10. The Theosophical Glossary by H.P. Blavatsky 11. Esoteric Buddhism by A.P. Sinnett Click here for more details on the features of the CD ROM You may order copies of the Theosophical Classics CD ROM by sending a US Dollar check to: Theosophical Publishing House 1 Iba Street, Quezon City Philippines The price is US$24.95 per copy plus airmail cost (US$3.00 for Asia, and US$5.00 for outside of Asia). Dealers outside of the Philippines may inquire for discounts. Email us at tspeace@info.com.ph.

107. Helena Blavatsky Temple A page of links to various other sites on Helena and theosophy. http://sangha.net/agni-yoga/upasika.htm

Helena Blavatsky Temple Welcome to the Temple of the founder of the Theosophical Society, a leading champion of the World Brotherhood, who brought the Ancient Wisdom of the Orient to the West Life of Elena Blavatskaya Pictures of Helena Blavatskaya Books by Elena Blavatskaya or here or here You can also order the books online at Amazon.com Collection at the MS Library Secret Doctrine in full text (English) Mahatma Letters Received through HPB (Rus or English Theosophy Online - Blavatsky Net Russian Theosophical Society and Texts Collection Theosophical Society (Adyar) Theosophical Society (Pasadena) Theosophical Resources on the Internet , more here Thesophy Links on the Internet Links on Blavatsky from Infoseek Lycos Yahoo Alta Vista ... View Guestbook

108. Quest Books theosophy A Modern Expression of the Wisdom of the Ages Robert Ellwood226 pages 5 1/4 x 8 3/16 $10.00 paper 08356-0607-4, A professor http://www.questbooks.net/title.cfm?bookid=333

109. Theosophy Library Online - Works By William Q. Judge Comprehensive listing of various texts written by Judge. http://theosophy.org/JudgeWorks.htm

Theosophy Library Online Books by William Q. Judge Bhagavad-Gita combined with Essays on the Gita Echoes from the Orient Letters That Have Helped Me ... The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali Articles by William Q. Judge The Allegorical Umbrella Aphorisms On Karma Elder Brothers and Mahatmas ... Home Page

110. Quest Books The Key to theosophy (An Abridgement) HP Blavatsky Abridged by Joy Mills176 pages 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 $10.00 paper 08356-0427-6, Questions http://www.questbooks.net/title.cfm?bookid=161

111. "On Theosophy" By H. S. Olcott Compiled by S. B. Dougherty, from speeches collected in theosophy, Religion and Occult Science (1885), and from Theosophical Siftings, vol. 4, no. 10 (1891). http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/theos/th-hso.htm

On Theosophy By H. S. Olcott [Compiled by S. B. Dougherty, from speeches collected in Theosophy, Religion and Occult Science (1885), and from Theosophical Siftings , vol. 4, no. 10 (1891).] I had been a student of practical psychology for nearly a quarter of a century. From boyhood no problem had interested me so much as the mystery of man, and I had been seeking for light upon it wherever it could be found. [On meeting H. P. Blavatsky,] our acquaintance at once ripened into a friendship. We found ourselves to be congenial in opinion, and she brought to our intercourse the great resources of a mind stored with a mass of erudition with regard to the arcane or esoteric philosophies of the ancient times. I found her the most intellectual woman I had ever met in my life, a very eccentric personage, but a person who compelled you to either like her very much or to be very antagonistic to her. Besides these extraordinary literary and mental accomplishments of hers, she also possessed in a very striking degree psychical powers such as we read about in the accounts of the lives of ancient sages, and the proof of the reality of which powers was vouchsafed to many witnesses in America for years before we sailed from New York for India; so that naturally those of us who knew her in those times and subsequently, have been unaffected by all the imputations upon her character that have been so rife during the later years of her life. She was not perfect, yet conceding all her imperfections she was greater than her detractors and we loved her for herself and for her cause.

112. Theosophy, CARM HOME PAGE. theosophy. theosophy was founded in New York City in 1875. TeachingsIt has no official doctrinal statement other than general principles. http://www.carm.org/list/theosophy.htm

C HRISTIAN A R ESEARCH M INISTRY www.carm.org HOME PAGE Theosophy Founders : Madame Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891), born in Russia and Henry Steel Olcott, a New York lawyer. Headquarters : International headquarters are in Adyar, India. In America, Wheaton, Illinois. Membership: Approximately 120 study centers in the U.S. with others in various countries. Membership statistics are unavaliable. Origins: Mdm Blavatsky was born in Russia into an affluent and capable family. She traveled extensively around the world in search of spiritual understanding of the purpose of human existence. She spent some time in India. Eventually, she brought the principles she learned to America. Mr. Olcott was a civil war veteran who became the first president of the Theosophical Society and extended its influence greatly. Theosophy was founded in New York City in 1875. Teachings : It has no official doctrinal statement other than general principles. It has three major principles: To form a nucleus of the universal brotherhood of humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste, or color.

113. Theosophy Orthodox America. theosophy. According to JK Baalen, theosophy, or DivineWisdom is the apostate child of Spiritism mixed with Buddhism. http://www.roca.org/OA/94/94p.htm

Orthodox America Theosophy According to J.K. Baalen, 'Theosophy, or Divine Wisdom is the apostate child of Spiritism mixed with Buddhism. It is far more complicated and more intricate than Spiritism; at the same time its world and-life view is more complete and fascinating" (The Chaos of Cults The founder of Theosophy was Helena Petrovna Blavatskaya, known to her followers as Madame Blavatskv or simply "H.P.B.' Born in Russia in 1848, she was the daughter of noble parents, granddaughter of a princess and, through the Dolgoruky family, a descendent of the 12th century saint, Michael of Chernigov. In her youth she rejected Orthodox Christianity and, in fact, proclaimed "a venomous hatred of Christianity" throughout her whole life (Marion Meade, Madame Blavatsky: The Woman Behind the Myth). Although an ex-Theosophist and Orthodox convert told this writer that Blavatsky died repentant and reconciled to the Russian Church in her last days, this has not been confirmed. In fact, primary research into H.P.B.'s "career" is a daunting if not almost impossible task. Marion Meade, a non-Theosophist and Madame's scholarly biographer, has written: "When [H.P.B.] was forty-five, she looked back on four-and-a-half turbulent decades and observed, 'One cannot remake one's past, one can only efface it according to one's strength.' Actually she took pains to do both, and given her boundless energy, such efforts at revision were not entirely unsuccessful. For the last fifteen years of her life, she worked strenuously to re create herself, erasing what she regretted having done, inserting new material, continually editing herself into the person she would have like to have been" (Meade, ibid.), In this Blavatsky was like cult founders or their movements, who try to eliminate or gloss over the unsavory aspects of their founders' careers.

114. Truths.cc Online sound files of lectures on theosophy by Barrett Culmback. http://www.truths.cc/

I will be adding content, writings, links, etc... Please check back for updates. Here is a description of a friend and their talks that I have uploaded to an online briefcase for free downloading or streaming: Bellow is a link to Barrett Culmback's Talks. The talks are organized by subject. I highly recommend Barrett's talks. They have all been recorded within the last two years. The schedule for the next series of talks can be found at Barrett's website absurdistan.cc . Their is no admittance fee. It is donation only. CDs and tapes of his talks are available through his website. I am uploading them to make them available to be freely downloaded. I have met many people who have benefitted and gotten a lot out of his college classes as a Philosophy teacher. He is now retired after about thirty years of teaching. Of course there is a lot more. Sincerly, Truth Collins. http://briefcase.yahoo.com/c8hum@sbcglobal.net http://www.absurdistan.cc/ Comments, messages, questions: Email to Truth Collins truths@sbcglobal.net

115. Theosophy - Web Guide - People In Action Spirituality theosophy, Advanced. theosophy. Web Guide. Spirituality Teosofía Español, theosophy - Message Board. Links. Theosophical University http://peopleinaction.info/theosophy/

Home New Web Guide Places ... Spirituality : Theosophy Advanced Theosophy Web Guide Spirituality Theosophy Message Board Links Theosophical University Press Online Full text of theosophical books. (H. P. Blavatsky, Mahatmas Morya and Koot Hoomi, etc.). English Online Books United States: Spirituality - www.theosociety.org / pasadena / tup-onl.htm Search: Books Magazines DVD VHS Classical Music Popular Music Music Downloads All Products Keywords: Search: Books e-Books DVD Video Classical Music Popular Music All Products Keywords: Search: Books DVD Video Classical Music Popular Music All Products Keywords: Search for books, magazines, DVDs, videos, music... (US, UK, Canada) Related Resources Theosophy Message Board People in Action Web Guide Theosophy peopleinaction.info/ theosophy Top of page

116. H. P. Blavatsky And The Theosophical Movement - Historical Sketch A biography of Blavatsky and history of theosophy. A Brief Historical Sketch By Charles J. Ryan. Second and Revised Edition edited by Grace F. Knoche. http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/hpb-tm/hpbtm-hp.htm

Theosophical University Press Online Edition H. P. BLAVATSKY and the THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT A Brief Historical Sketch By CHARLES J. RYAN Second and Revised Edition edited by Grace F. Knoche NOTE: Those wishing to view the illustrations off line need to download the file hpbtm-i.zip from this directory (hpb-tm). C ONTENTS Prefatory Note Foreword Chapter 1 : Introductory Chapter 2 : Helena Petrovna Blavatsky Chapter 3 : Training in Chelaship Chapter 4 : From Apprenticeship to Duty Chapter 5 : Work Begun in America Chapter 6 : Foundation of The Theosophical Society Chapter 7 : "Isis Unveiled" Chapter 8 : Early Days in India Chapter 9 : Development of the Indian Work Chapter 10 : Work in India and Ceylon Chapter 11 : The Second Septenary Cycle of The Theosophical Society Chapter 12 : Tour in Europe in 1884 Chapter 13 : The Coulomb Conspiracy Against Theosophy Chapter 14 : Aftereffects of the Conspiracy Chapter 15 : T. Subba Row and Brahmanism Chapter 16 : H. P. Blavatsky in Europe Chapter 17 : H. P. Blavatsky Organizes New Work, Exoteric and Esoteric Chapter 18 : Revival of the Work in America Chapter 19 : The Closing Years of H. P. Blavatsky's Life

117. Theosophy History theosophy literally means wisdom of God. The modem Theosophicalmovement was founded in 1875 by Helena P. Blavatsky. The http://www.greatcom.org/resources/handbook_of_todays_religions/01chap08/default.

Handbook of Today's Religions Theosophy Home What is a Cult? The Characteristics of Cults The Beliefs of Orthodox Christianity ... Print this page History Theosophy literally means "wisdom of God." The modem Theosophical movement was founded in 1875 by Helena P. Blavatsky. The wisdom of God, according to Theosophists, is to be found in all religions: "What we desire to prove is, that underlying every once popular religion was the same ancient wisdom-doctrine, one and identical, professed and practiced by the initiates of every country who alone were aware of its existence and importance. To ascertain its origin and the precise way in which it was matured is now beyond human possibility" (A. P. Sinnett, The Purpose of Theosophy, Boston, 1888, p. 25). Since there is truth in all religions, a Theosophist may pursue any religion he desires. This, however, did not stop Mrs. Blavatsky from detesting organized Christianity: "The name has been used in a manner so intolerant and dogmatic, especially in our day, that Christianity is now the religion of arrogance, par excellence, a stepping-stone for ambition, a sinecure for wealth, sham, and power; a convenient screen for hypocrisy" (H. P. Blavatsky, Studies in Occultism, Theosophical University Press, n.d., p. 13 8). Source of Authority There are no sacred books in Theosophy. Revelation comes from "adepts", who are "beings perfected spiritually, intellectually, and physically, the flower of human and all evolution!' (The Theosophical Movement, p. 112). Mrs. Blavatsky was the first individual in Theosophy who received messages from these adepts and passed them on to the world.

118. "Remembering H. S. Olcott" By Sarah Belle Dougherty From Sunrise magazine, February/March 1997. http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/theos/th-sbdo.htm

Remembering H. S. Olcott By Sarah Belle Dougherty Henry Steel Olcott, President-Founder of the Theosophical Society, died 90 years ago this month. A selfless humanitarian, skillful organizer and administrator, and dedicated servant of his and H. P. Blavatsky's teachers for over thirty years, Olcott brought The Theosophical Society into existence as an organization through his determination and resourcefulness. Before meeting Blavatsky at the age of 42, Olcott had led an eventful life. The eldest of six children, he was born on August 2, 1832 in Orange, New Jersey. In his teens he attended the College of the City of New York and Columbia University until his father's business failed in 1851. Olcott then moved near his uncles in Ohio, where he farmed for shares for two years, which awakened his interest in agriculture. His uncles encouraged his interest in the paranormal, including mesmerism, in which he found he had some ability. Returning to the East Coast, Olcott studied agriculture and was recognized for his work at the Model Farm of Scientific Agriculture at Newark, New Jersey. Soon he co-founded a farm school in Mt. Vernon, New York, which pioneered modern methods of teaching agriculture in the US. He became an expert on sorgho and imphee crops, writing a well-received book on the subject (1858), and also did agricultural research in Europe. The Mark Lane Express and New York Tribune both retained him as agricultural correspondent. In 1860, when Virginia authorities forbade any Northerner from witnessing the hanging of John Brown, Olcott volunteered to witness the event incognito for his New York paper, and succeeded.

119. The Watchman Expositor: Theosophy Vol. 14, No. 2, 1997. Articles on the New Age. theosophy. Cofounded by MadameHelena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) and Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907). http://www.watchman.org/na/theosphy.htm

SITE DIRECTORY Home Page About Watchman Fellowship Free Subscriptions Church Presentations Weekly News Subject Index Profiles State Offices Watchman Staff OVERVIEW OF CULTS Articles JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES Articles MORMONISM Articles NEW AGE Articles OCCULT Articles SCIENTOLOGY Articles OTHER RELIGIOUS TOPICS Articles Vol. 14, No. 2, 1997 Articles on the New Age Theosophy Co-founded by Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) and Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907). Born in the Ukraine, Blavatsky developed a great interest in the occult. While traveling in the United States she met and married Olcott. Blavatsky and Olcott founded the Theosophical Society in New York in 1875 and in 1882 traveled to Adyar, India where they established an International Headquarters. Today there are an estimated 30,000 Theosophists in 60 countries; approximately 5,500 of them in the US The largest concentration remains in India where there are about 10,000 adherents. The goals of the Society are: 1) to form a nucleus of Universal Brotherhood of Humanity without the distinction of race, creed, sex, caste, or color; 2) to study comparative religion, philosophy, and science; and

120. Ancient Wisdom By Annie Besant Online book on theosophy, by Annie Besant. http://www.theosophical.ca/AncientWisdom1.htm

THE ANCIENT WISDOM by Annie Besant 1911 Reprint (continues on Section 2) CONTENTS INTRODUCTION THE PHYSICAL PLANE THE ASTRAL PLANE THE MENTAL PLANE ... REINCARNATION Section 2 of this document [not yet connected] REINCARNATION (CONTINUED) KARMA THE LAW OF SACRIFICE MAN'S ASCENT ... BUILDING A KOSMOS PREFACE This book is intended to place in the hands of the general reader an epitome of theosophical teachings, sufficiently plain to serve the elementary student, and sufficiently full to lay a sound foundation for further knowledge. It is hoped that it may serve as an introduction to the profounder works of H.P.Blavatsky, and be a convenient steppingstone to their study. Those who have learned a little of the Ancient Wisdom know the illumination, the peace, the joy, the strength, its lessons have brought into their lives. That this book may win some to con its teachings,and to prove for themselves their value, is the prayer with which it is sent forth into the world. Annie Besant, August 1897 INTRODUCTION THE UNITY UNDERLYING ALL RELIGIONS It was once said of the Christian Scriptures by a devotee that they contained shallows in which a child could wade and depths in which a giant must swim. A similar statement might be made of Theosophy, for some of its teachings are so simple and so practical that any person of average intelligence can understand and follow them, while others are so lofty, so profound, that the ablest strains his intellect to contain them and sinks exhausted in the effort.

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