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INDEX
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THETH~~OSO PHIST.
VOL UJY.I:E V·

(OOTOBE R 7888 TO SEPTEMBER 7884.)

PAGS.

.4.. B• Chelas, are they Mediums?.. 210

" nnd Mahatmas... ~33
Acknowledgment... ... 67,2040, 272 Babu Keshub Chander Sen, Transla- Chelaship ... ...... '2
Adept.s·in America in 1776 16 tion of 119 Chelaship, Qualifications for 281
"Female 23,263,264 Baldwin, Prof., and Spiritualism... 93 Chemical Discovery... 198
" Inquirer about 97 Batt:~h Mirrors 72 Chinese Literature, Gems of 101
" and Magicians •.. 261 Bengal Poesy and Hev. Hastie 51 Chohan, Dhyan... ... 246,269
" and Politics ... 79,223 Bengali Ephemeris, Chronology of.. 48 Christ, Avatar of ... 51
Adi Brahmo Samaj 25 Best Food for Man ... 57,108,134,171,269 Christianity, Esot,eric ... 143
After Death 191 Bhagavat Gita and" Esoteric Bud- " Exoteric, in America 135
AgentofT. S.,new,in Paris 303 dhism" ... 122 " in Chota N agpore ... '122
Alchemists, Jas. Price, F.R.S. 213 Dishop on the Church, A... ... 123 " and Theosophy ... 121,
Alchemists, Last of the 211 llismarck, Prince, mysterious visi- , J66,225,243
4-llegeddeath of De Bourbon, F.T .S. 107 tor of 186 Christian Toleration in Australia ... 247
Almora Swami, Death of ••• •.. 123 Black Magic, Dangers of 283 Chronology of Bengali Hphemeris. 48
Alphabet, Origin and Development Brahma, Aspects of .. 27Church, A Bishop ou the... •.. 123
of ... 275 Brahmans, Rain stopping 99Citations from Dhammapada of
.A lpha, The ...... 147 Brahmin, Caste 54 Buddba ••• 284
America, Adepts in, in 1776 16 Bt'ahmo Samaj, Adi... 25Contemplation 112,170,265,267
American Brocken Spectre 24 Brauch 'r. S. in Germany ... 294 Convict reformed ... 120
.. University at Boston 220 Breath, Science of .•• 175 Cosmic Position of Man ... 123
Ancient and Modern Siby I... 117 British Thinker on the TheosophiBt, 133 Cosmic Psychological and Spiritual
" Fabrics, Discovery of 1.'15 Brocken Spectre 24
Science ... '.. .•. ... 232
" History of India ... 178 Bruno, Giordano, Life of ... 12 Cosmogony of Old Testamen t ... 182
79,26~)
" " o f Java 160,195 Buddha Count St. Germaiu; (Remiuiscences'
Ancient Occultism in Caledonia 285 Buddha and Early Buddhism ... 125
of) 288
. \-- Animal Magnetism... . 97 Buddha's Death.Date of 43
Critics, Lawn-tennis School of 30
An Enquirer about Adepts 97 Buddha's Teachings, Citations from 284
Anglo Sallskri~ Schools 301' Buddhas, '1.'he future 268 Crystals and Magical stones in
Answers to Correspondents. 5389,120, Buddhism before Buddha ... 95 Caledonia 28~
141,169,204,221,245 " Is it Pessimistic? 155 CURtom of keeping Fire in Parsi
Anusuya ... 264 " and Tanh-as 96 'rem pies ... .., 247
~ppari~ions and Ghosts,N otes on 95,263
" Vedantism and ... 270
Apparition, a'Posthumous Visitor ... 293
Buddhists, Col. Olcott's Mission for 261, D.
303
Arabian S~ory 197
Archooological Difficulties .. , 121 Buddhist Heaven, the ... ... 288 Dang-el's of Black Magic... .... 283
" Questions ... 2:3 Das Janus·Gesicht des Menachen ... 123
Are Chelns lIediums?' 210 C. Datta.trayl~ ... 264
Are Theosophists Atheists? 198 Caballah, The ~4
Dayanalld Saraswati, Obituary oL. 105
Arne Saknussemm ... 25 Coledonia, Ancient Occultif!m in 2~~ Death of Swami of Almora. ... , ... 123
Art of Being Happy 277 California on Theosophy'.... ,' .... ~ ,10 De Bourboll, F.T.S.-Al1egedDcnth
Aryan Wisdom alld Solar Color 53,289 Can Females becomc Adepts '? .... ' 23 of . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Ashtottara Satopanishad 254 Can the Double be Murdered? 220 Deccan Association for promoting
A Singulal' Case 203 Can the Mahatmas be selfish? ... 266 Education... ... ... , .. Hl9
Aspects of Brahma .• 27 Cashmere Valley, Voice from the... 17 Definition needed . . . . . . 142
Aspirant's Perplexities 271 Ceremonial Observances.. ... 23,24 Dhammapada., Citations from ... 284
Ast,rology...... 213 Ceylon, What Scientific Russia Dhyan Chohan ... ... 246,269
Do, Short Compendium of 206 knows of it ••• 110 Die Weltstellung des Mens[lhen ... 123
Atlantis, Island of (note)... 3 Chandra. .. , 264 Discovery of Ancient Fabrios 15S
Attempts at Mesmerism ... 95 Changadeva .. , 256,278 Di~Cl:iI?illation of Spirit and DOD- .
Australian Queries ... 98 Charming Warts... ... .100,151 SPll'lt ... ...... 70
Autumn Reverie ... 114 Chastity WI Disintegration of Matter, When 2~
A vatar of Christ ... 51 Cheap and Good Food to. !" 197 Dnyaaeshwar... •.. 25&
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PAOE. PAAR. PAO ••

Double, Murdering of the ... 220 Hinduism, Esoteric Buddhism, and 223 lVr.
" Projection of the 1 Hindu Loyalist of Pondiche,'l'Y... 21
" saves life 263 Hist.orical Difficulty in Esoteric Magicians, and Adepts ... 261.
Drama of the latter days 149 BuddhiRm... 3 Magic, Dangers of Black ... 283
Dnrvaso. 264 Hist.orical Researches in :Magic 2113 Magic. Historical Heseal'ches On 218,2H7
History, Esotel'ic 6 Magic :Minors .;. . .. ]88
E. Hollow Globe 251 Magical stones or Crystals in An-
Homooopathy ...... 300 cient Caledonia ... ." 286
Education, Deccan Association for I, and Magnetism 100 :Magicon, a secret system, 162,193,216,
promoting ... ... 169 How to sleep 91 233,
Efficacy of Funeral Ceremonies ••. 23 Human and Animal Magnetism 97 Magnetic Field, IJuminosity of ... 45
Eggrpgores, The ..... ]36 Humanity, Pllmet,ary Cycles of ... 165 Magnetic Quacllel·Y... . .. 184
English PadriR, French ideas of ... 104 Humnnity, Posthumous ... 229,247,272 Magnetism, :Medical 49,87,139,199
:' Esoterio Buddhiflrn," Replics (to ".Human.. 97
an English F. T. S.) ... 3, 35 I, " and Homooopathy 100
" nnd St. James' Mahatmas and Chclas ... 233
" Gazette 46 Idol Worship ]43 " call they be Bullish? ... 266
and Bhagavat I mmaculate Conception 264
" Interview with a ... 270
" Gita. 122 11,nmortlllity, Uncommon thoughts " HillJala.yan61,~0,83,98,171,266
its Metapllysi.. on .,. 187 Man, Two lectures on 208
" cal Busifl ... 179 India, Ancient History of ... 178 " Heredirary facuUies in , .• 206 A
" " and Hinduism 223 India, what it can teach us 1,2
" the Highest Anima.l t, .. , Hi2
Esoteric ChriRtinnity 143 Infinite, Impre~sions from the 27
" Philosophy of... ... 278
European I'ress 011 Theosophica,l "Infioite Pel'sonality" 179 Mal'athi TheoRophist ... 232,255,278
Mission... ... ... 258,294 Inhabitants of the Planets .. 173 Maniage of RishiR .. ;. •.• 264 '
Evil Spiritnality ... 24e Inquirer about Adepts !)7 :Matter, Disint,egrat.ion of, when... 2~
Existence of Himalayan :MahatmaR Jlltercsting Adventure ... 263 Medical ~Iagnetism and Healer .
61.80,t<3,98, 171, ~66 Interview with a Mahatma ... 270 ~lflgnetic ... . .. 49,87,139,199
Exoteric Christianity in America ... 135 InLroversion of Mental Vision 107 Medicinf', What system best 203
Explanation of KiddIe Incident (111. Irenrous and ThcosophiRts ... 129 Mediums and ChelaR . . . . 210
A. Oxon) ... 287 Is Buddhism Pessimistic? ... 155 Medium, Thief or ... 269
Exposer of Spiritualism exposed 92 Is Man the Highcst Animal? H.2 Mental Vision, Introverl:lion of 107
Is the Desire to Ii ve Selfish? 242 Mesmerism, A ttempts at ... 9.'>
F. "Oriental 17
Fakirs and Yogis, Powers of 91 J. Metaphysical basis of Esoteric :Bud-
Female Adepts ... 23,263,264 dhism 179
Few Words, A 25 James Price; M. D. F. R. S., and Mind reading', Thought!! on .. , 185
Alchemists 213 Miraculous Beard and the monks of
Food, Best, for Man 57,108,134,171,269
French ideas of English PadriR 104 Java, Scraps of its Ancient History 1GO, St. Stephano 6t1
195 Mirrors, Bllttah ~~
Fundamental Tenets of Christianity
nnd Theosophy... 24.3 Jesuits 51 " :Magic 887
l~uneral Ceremonies, Efficncy of 23 Jlldge, Mll.nllger, Secret Doctrine .. 303 MiAsing Link 10
)"uture Buddhas 268 Judgments, Mistaken G2 Mission of Theosophists in Europe 258,
~93,294
.Future Occultist, 'rhe 263
x. MiRt"ken Judgments
l\Iodern Literature, Occnltism in ... 257
62
G. Kalpa" Yognand ... 77 Moderli Philosophy, High water
Gems of Chincse LiternLllre ... 101 Karma 22:1 mark of ... 131
Germain,Connt St., Reminiscences of 288 ,. nnd Rebirth 301 Model'll Spiritualism and Magic
Germany, Brunch T. S. in ... 294 Karma of Rev. HaRtie 51 Mirron ]88
G hosts and A pparit.ions, Notes on... 95 Kavya Dosha. Viveclmna 29 MOllll Singh... 276
Ghost StorieR, Galore ]67 Keshub Chender Sen, Translation of ) 1U Moncure, U. C'onwn.y's Tour ... 221
Gladstone, Mr., and Thol1glIt Rend- KiddIe's Discovery-Happy ~1r.- Mornl l~ducation .. ' ... 101
ing... 2G6 and the Occult WO"ld 86 Morality and Panthf'ism 33,141l
Gon, Roman Catholic Saint at 2~2 KiddIe Incic1ent (M. A., Oxon) 287 Moryas and Koothoomi, Puranlls .
God idea IS Kolnrian Tribes, Shamaism among 8~ on ... 9!~
God personal, Plea for 28 KooLhoomi and Moryns, Puranas on 9!l Murdering the Double 220
God, VVhatis 247 Kshetra, Meaniug of (note) 127 Mystic Lore ... 89,153
Government and the Buddhists in
Ceylon ... 303 L. N.
Great Riddle Solved... 61,171
Growths, Premature and Phenomenal 60 LaLinguistique Devoilee 144,204,226,279Name, What is in i t ? . . 244
Gujarat and Gujaratis ... 255 Lamp of Life ... New DiRcovery in Chemistry
... 15 198
Oya, Pindams at ... ••• 23,24 Last of the Alchemists New Troy (A)
211 ....... )37
Lawn 'l'ennis School of Critics Nilgil'i f.::mnnyasis ...
30 15a
H. Leconte's Cycles of Humanity Nirvana
]65 246
Hastie, R e v . . . . 5],223 Lectures on Man, Two Norl'R and Queries on Gbosts and
208
Hatchet, The silver.. .. ... 235 Letters to the Edito!', 53,95-100,120, apparit.iolls 95
Have we to lower the flng of Truce? 69 123,142,143,169-176,201, Notes by t,he 'Way explanation of
Healer, MAgnetic... 4H,!:l7,139,199 204,~22,225, 24 5,247,
KiddIe Incinent[:M. A. (Oxon)]. .. 287
Heaven, the Buddhist 288 268,271,299,300,:~01 Notes on Best Food for Man ... 269
HebrE'w LeUer Nen 156 Life~of Giordano Bruno 12 Notices ... 166,232,303
Hereditary Faculty in Man 206 Life, LaTllp of . 15
High.Water Malk of Modern Phi- Linguist.ics Unveiled. 144,204,22G,279 o.
losophy... .., ... . .. ]31 Living Vampires in our Social In-
Himalayan Brotllers' Exilltence 61,~ 0, 83 stitutions ... . 148,158 Obituary of Swami Dayanand Sar-
• ..... ....... ... 98,171,266 LOYAlist, Hindu, of Pondichet;ry 21 aswati 105
lliina.layan and other Mahatmas... 80 LumHl.osity of Magnetic Field 45 Occultist of the Future 263
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\ Occultism, Ancient in Caledonia. ... 285 PsycLo-physiological Notes 81 Philosophy and Science of Vedantic
Uaj Yoga. (S. C. V asu) 146
OecultisUJ, Ti'unscendentuL. .., 1 fi9 PytLon, Serpent, ill all ages 11
Platonist, The ... .., ." 176
in Modern Literature ... 257 Posthumous Humanity (D'Assier)
" Practical Instructions in lSV Q.. 229,247,272
" 214,:HO,~64,291 Quackery, Magnetic 18t Psychometry (Buch:man) ... 147
Occult Phenomena.... 165 Qualifications for Chelaship 281 Remarks lind 'l'hought.s on Buddha
" Science of 'UI'eath ... 175 Queries frum Australil~ US and lluddhism (Lillie) 127
" Study 131 Question VII by " An English 1<'. '1'. Scholars' Guide to Algebra 145
Word, The ... ... ... 256 S." 4·3 'l'heosophical Miflcellunies No.2,
:: World, . , Kiddlo'll Discovery" 86 Questions by a 'l'ruthseckel' 30U U npublitll.wd writillgs of Elipbaa
Olcott,Col.,Brahminical thread to (uote) Various ... 245 Levi ...... 67
2 " 'l'wo Lectures on Man (J. C. Daji). 208
:Mission for Buddhists 261,303 R. Vedalltism (Babu D. Datta) .'; 17.5
"'l'ostament
Old " Cosmogony . . .18"9 Vivisectiun (Mrs. Kingsford) ". 103
'# Orientalist, 'rhe

OrIental Me~mel'!Bm
......
Ol'~ental Juggliul;{ in Siam...
."
176
114
.. 17
Races, 5th and Gth ( note) ...
" Geological (note)
Rain stopping' Brahmius
7
3

9[)
Riddle, A grcat, solved
Rishis, l\farriage of
Itoman Cat hulic Saint At Goa
61,171
26·1.
222
Ori"in and Development of the Alphabet
o 275
Redemption of Pari"hs
H,ebil,th and Karma
2G
30 L
Russilnl Knowledgc of Ceylon no
Origin of Nature and Science 268 Reincarnation 20D S.
OUI' next Volume ... 303 Remarkable Discovery 31 Saint fit Goa ... 222
Our Sixth Year 279 Remarks on :Ullddlu~ and Bud- Saknu~scmlll, Arne ... 25
dLi8m 125 ::lal vatiollisls-J esuits 51
:Po Reminiscences of Ct. St. Gel'main 288 Sallluj, J.. di Brahmo 25
Iteply to a Native 'r!Jiuker ... ~t)l
Sllllnyasis of Nilgil'is 153
Pauchadasi .. , 277 Replies to questions suggested by Sanshit, Anglo, Schools 301
Pllndavas, (note)... ... .., 20 "Esoteric lluchlhism." ... 35 S!Lving a Hindu Soul ... 25
Paniui Was writill er known before? 18 ReAc!Ll'ches iu Magic, Historical, Scholars' Guide to Algebm 147
Panth~isUl and Mo~ality 33 142 Dupotet ... 218,297 Science of Breath ... 175
Pariahs, Redemption of ' 26 " Oriffin of Nat.ure aud ... 268
ulol.d Pindams 54 REVIEWS : - " nnti"Spil'itual PlJilo~ul'hy ... 232
I)al·i~ Agent, New ... 303 Alpha, 'rhe ].17 " Uses of 245
'1'hcosopLisls' "tV clcomo to .. 260 Ancient History of India (A. Cup- Scientific V crification of Spiritual
Pa~~i :remples, Custom of kecping piah) 178 Phenomcna 267
fire lU ,... 247 Art of TIeing Happy (H. N. " Questions answered ... 22
Pearls of the Faith, or Islam's Rosary 254 Somnay) 277 Scraps of Ancient History of Java 1 60, 195
People's Mugllzine ... ... ... 278 Ash tott<l.rasot Opanishadah 254 Socrct Doctl'ille of U panitihads
Perpetual Almanac...... 147 Ghr-istian Gollege .Magazine on (notc) 18
Perplexitics, An Aspirant'" 271 TLeosophy 120 SeCl'ct System of Unknown Phi-
Personal God, Plea for 28 Cosmic PsycLological Spiritual IU80phel'll ... 16~,1!)3,216,23a
Ptll'sonulity, Infinite 179 Philosophy and Science 232 ScI fish , Can Mahatmas be P... 26G
Phenomena, Occult... 165 Das Janus Gesicht des 1,fensc!ten, Is tLe desire to li\'c ? ... ~42
" of Spiritualism scicntifi- "The Jallus·Facedness uf l.fall" Ser~ent Python in all ugl:s... 11
cally verified... 267 (du Pre!) 12:{ Sex ill Adcptship... '" 23,263,26,i.
Philosophy of '.M.an ... .. 278 Die Weltstellung des MenscLen- Slwmnislll, &c" among Kolurians... 89
" and Science of Vedalltic "Cosmic l'osition of Mall" Short Compendium of Astrology ... 206
Rn.j Yoga. ... .,. 146 (du Prel) 123 Siam Jngglcrs ...... 114
Photographic Picture of a Murderer 185 Gems of Chinese Literature (H. Sibyl, Ancient and Modern. 117
Physiological Cruelty or "Fact und A. Giles)... 101 Silvcr Hatchct. 2:15
Fancy" 145 Governmcllt and the Buddhists in Singular Case. 203
Picture in an Oak ... 32 Ceyloll .. , '" 303 Sixth YeaI', Our 276
I'indams at Gya .. , 23/~4 Guj~rat and Gujaratis (Malllbari) 255 Socicty, 'fheosophical, of all Crecds. 9U
and Pariahs 54 Hereditary Faculty in Man . Solar Color and Aryan Wisdom 53,23!J
Plan~tary Cycles of Humanity 165 (Galton) 2061 Solur Spots again... ... 53,239
])!alletH, Inhabitants of 173 Hollow Globe (SLerman) 251 Some Uncommon ThougLts on Im-
l'ltllonist. The 176 India, whut it can t,each us mortality... 187
Plea for a Personal God 28 (Miillcr) 172 Soul, 'rhe 186
Politics and Adepts 79,223 Inhabitants of tho Planets " Stray 'l'houghts on 210
Pondicherl'Y, a Hindu Loyalist of... 21 (du Prel) 173 South Indiau Yogini 153
Posthumous Humallity ... 229,247,272 Kavya Dosha Vivechann .. , 2U Spccimens, l?ossil, to Exchallgo 25
Posthumous Visitor, A ' .. 29a Koothoomi Unveiled (Lillie) 301 Spectrc, Broekcll... ... .., 2·.1,
Post-mortem I'tise of 'l'emperature La Ling'uistique Dcvoilee (Levy- Spil'it and Non.spirit, Discrimina·
76,110,138 lling)- 144,204,226 tion of 70
" visitors ... 64 MaglletislIl and I-Iomreopatlty ... 100 Spirits !Llld Elemelltarics 203
l)owers of Yogis and Fakirs 91 .Mara/hi'l'heosophist ... ~32,255,278 Spi"itual Help, when to expect 299
l'l'actioal Instructions fOI' students Mona Sillgl. (D. M. S )... 276 Spiritulllillm... .., ." ... 301
. of Occultism .•• Hl9,:n4,2·10.~G4,291 l\lol'lll Education (Buchanan) 101 Spil'itualism, Exposer of, exposed... 9~
Prayer 95,142 Ocelllt Suicnce of llreath (R 1'. " and Pl'of. Bldd win... 93
l'l'ecipitation 64 Kasyapu) ] 75 Spit'itual Philosoplty and Scicnce ... 232
l)remuture and Phenomenal Growths 60 Occ'lllt Word, 'fhe 256 Spil'itllnlity, l!:vil 246
1'I'ice James, :M. D., F. H.. S., und Orientali.t, '1'he ... 17li Spil'it Visit... ... .., ... 189
Alchemists 213 Origin and Development of ihe I' St.. Germain, Reminisccnce!:! of tho
PrinceBismarck's mysterious Visitor 186 Alphabet (,l'uil()r) 27!i COil lit . . . . . . . .. 288
Prince'!! Hall. '1'. S. Meetillg' in Pllneltadusi (N. Dholc) .. , '2.77 St. James' Gazette and Esoteric
Loudon 294 Peru'l .. of the :Faith or Islam's Buddhism ... 46
Providence, Ways of 1iJ8 Rosary... 2M, Stl'ay Thoughts on Soul 210
Psychological Phenomenon ... 88 People's Magazine ?78 St, Stcphano of ViennA, Miraculous
Psyehoml try 147 Philosophy of Mau (Davidson) ... 278, Deard, and the Monks of
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Swnnli Of . Almorll, Dea.th of i23 ThoughtRcndingand ~rr. Gladstone. 26G w.
Syrupd.thy ... ... 271 Thoughts on Mind Reading ... 185
Tiger Charllling.. ..• 122 Wart Chnrming 100,1.')1
T. Trnnseendental Ocellliism ... 169 Ways of Providoncc ... '" ]58
Translation of Babu K. C. Srll 119 What Ruropean papers sny of
T~rl.tras nnd Buddhism 96 Transliteration, Mel hod of... 28 Theosophy 258.294
l'lIrot... .., 202 Truth Seeker, questions by 300 What is God? ... 21.7
'.temperaturo, Post-mortem riso of. 76, Wbt is 'l'heoflnphy ? ... 143
110,138 u. What's in a li:UllO t ... .. , 24!
The Alpha. ... 147 'What Scientific RURsia. knows of
" Thci Occult Word" ... .., 256 Uncommon Thoughts on humor- Ceylon 110
Tlielcmometrc, will Measurer '" 299 tality 187 What System of Medicine best 203
Theosophical Branch in Germany ... 2l!4 Upanishads. The 108.... . .. 254 When to expect Spiritual Help 299
,; . Miscellanies No.2... 67 " a Secret Doctriur(note) 18 Will Memnircr, Thelemomelre 299
;, Society of all Creeds. 96 Uses of Science 245 W ordA. Victims of ... 117
Theosophist,:British Thinker on ._. 13:3 Worship of Idols 143 -
" Mnrll.thi .,. 232,255,278 v. Writing. was it known beforo
Theo~ophistR, are thcy Atheists? .. ] 98 PaniDi? ... 18
" and Imnanlf! .. , 129 Vampires nnd Vampirism ... HS,158
" Mission of,toEuropc 25H.294 Various QUf'stions ... 245 Y.
" welcomc to Paris ... 260 Vedautism .,. 175
Theosophy &, Christianity 121 ,lG6,22,';,243 " and Buddhism .. , 270 Yoga nnr'l Kulpa 77
in California 10 Victims of Words ... 117 Yoga-Vidya ... 271
" whllt itis... 143 Vivisection ... 103 Yngini of Sonth India '" ]!):~
'l'hief or )fcuium ? .. , 269 Voice from the Cashmere Valley 17 Yogis and Fakirs, Powers of 91