Theosophy
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Henry Steel Olcott and Madame Blavatsky: A Theosophical Partnership
In 1875, two people who had never met a year earlier sat in a New York apartment and agreed to found a society dedicated to universal brotherhood.
2026-08-29Charles Leadbeater and Annie Besant compared
A visitor to the Adyar estate in 1910 would have seen two figures walking the garden path together.
2026-08-23Charles Leadbeater's system shift: what was it?
A priest in a white cassock stood before a congregation in Sydney in 1916 and told them the Second Coming had already happened.
2026-08-23Comparing Alice Bailey and Blavatsky: Philosophical Differences
In 1888, Helena Blavatsky published The Secret Doctrine, a dense two-volume work she claimed was dictated by hidden masters.
2026-08-23Comparing Esoteric Buddhism and Traditional Buddhism: Key Differences
A French banker named Alexandra David-Néel walked into a Tibetan monastery in 1914 disguised as a beggar.
2026-08-23Helena Blavatsky vs. Aleister Crowley: Differences in Theosophical Thought
In 1888, a Russian émigré in London published a book that would define Western esotericism for a century.
2026-08-23How does the Theosophical Society of America differ from the international society?
In 1886, a small group of American Theosophists gathered in Chicago to formally organize themselves as a national section of the Theosophical Society.
2026-08-23Jiddu Krishnamurti on fear: what did he teach?
The speaker sat on a wooden platform under a pepper tree in Ojai, California, on a spring morning in 1945.
2026-08-23The hidden secrets of the Bible compared to The Secret Doctrine
A long-forgotten manuscript, the Book of Dzyan, supposedly predates the Bible by thousands of years.
2026-08-23The lotus flower in Egyptian symbolism
Photo : Mohammed Brzan · Pexels (libre d'utilisation) A priest once carved a lotus into the stone of a temple wall at Karnak, then walked away without a wo
2026-08-23The relationship between Alice Bailey and Rudolf Steiner
A Swiss archivist watches a man in a white coat mark passages in a German translation of The Secret Doctrine.
2026-08-23The Secret Doctrine vs the Bible: what are the differences?
In 1888, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky published a two-volume work that claimed to restore a lost universal wisdom.
2026-08-23Theosophy: The Complete Guide
The reading room at the London headquarters of the Theosophical Society smelled of old paper, beeswax, and the faint spice of sandalwood.
2026-08-23Theosophy vs Buddhism: Comparing Spiritual Paths
Photo : Mohammed Brzan · Pexels (libre d'utilisation) A priest of the Theosophical Society once stood before a Buddhist monk in Colombo and asked whether h
2026-08-23Theosophy vs Christianity: Understanding the Differences
Photo : Mohammed Brzan · Pexels (libre d'utilisation) In 1875, a Russian émigré named Helena Petrovna Blavatsky stood before a small group in New York and
2026-08-23What are yoga meditation techniques and how do they differ?
We once watched a practitioner sit for twenty minutes staring at a blank wall.
2026-08-23What Does Brotherhood Mean in Christianity Compared to Theosophy?
Photo : Mohammed Brzan · Pexels (libre d'utilisation) Christian brotherhood is spiritual kinship among believers adopted as children of God through Christ,
2026-08-23What is a summary of The Secret Doctrine?
A first-time reader once described opening The Secret Doctrine as “falling into a library.
2026-08-23What is Alice Bailey known for?
The first thing the Tibetan told Alice Bailey was that his books would not arrive as words.
2026-08-23What is Annie Besant known for?
In 1889, a London woman walked into the office of the Pall Mall Gazette and read a review of H.
2026-08-23What is spiritual evolution?
A medieval alchemist in his laboratory, working on the same substance for thirty years, once wrote that he had not been trying to turn lead into gold.
2026-08-23What is the relationship between religion doctrine and practice in The Secret Doctrine?
A student once asked her teacher whether The Secret Doctrine was meant to be read or lived.
2026-08-23What is the United Lodge of Theosophists and what do they teach?
The United Lodge of Theosophists (ULT) is a decentralized association of students dedicated to the study and practice of Theosophy as originally presented
2026-08-23What is The Voice of the Silence by Helena Blavatsky?
A Tibetan gelugpa monk once handed Helena Blavatsky a manuscript and told her it was the only copy in existence.
2026-08-23What is Theosophy for Beginners?
Photo : Mohammed Brzan · Pexels (libre d'utilisation) Theosophy is a 19th-century esoteric movement founded in 1875 by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Henry Ste
2026-08-23The Key to Theosophy by Blavatsky: an overview
Photo : Mohammed Brzan · Pexels (libre d'utilisation) A woman in London in 1889 picks up a book that claims to answer, in plain English, what her friends h
2026-08-20The Light of Asia by Edwin Arnold: summary and significance
The Light of Asia is an 1879 verse biography of the Buddha by Sir Edwin Arnold that became a foundational text in Western esotericism, particularly within
2026-08-20The Mahatma Letters: contents and controversy
A small package arrived at the Allahabad home of A.
2026-08-20The Masters of Wisdom in Theosophy: who they are
Photo : Mohammed Brzan · Pexels (libre d'utilisation) Who Are the Masters of Wisdom in Theosophy? Helena Blavatsky once claimed she was not the author of h
2026-08-20The seal of the Theosophical Society: symbols explained
A visitor to the Theosophical Society headquarters in Adyar, India once asked the librarian why the society's seal carried an ancient Sanskrit motto rather
2026-08-20The septenary constitution: seven planes of being in Theosophy
Photo : Mohammed Brzan · Pexels (libre d'utilisation) In 1888, readers opening the first volume of The Secret Doctrine encountered a diagram unlike anythin
2026-08-20The Theosophical Society at Adyar: history and role
A woman in a white robe sat cross-legged under a banyan tree on the banks of the Adyar River in 1882, watching workers lay the foundation stones for what w
2026-08-20The Theosophical Society at Pasadena: history and teachings
A librarian in Pasadena once received a letter addressed simply to "The White Lotus, California.
2026-08-20The Theosophical Society at Point Loma: history and legacy
A woman in white robes stood on a California bluff overlooking the Pacific, watching a ship carry her teacher away.
2026-08-20What are the three planes of existence?
The room does not change when we cast our circle.
2026-08-20What is the difference between planes and realms?
A student once asked her teacher whether the astral plane was the same place as the faerie realm.
2026-08-20Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott: A Pioneering Partnership
Who Were Helena Blavatsky and Henry Olcott? A Russian émigré with her head full of Tibetan masters.
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