Note:[1] My dear Judge: Having just read the February number of Lucifer containing the statements of Mr. Mead, Bert. Keightly, and others, I am impressed to write to you the following. If Theosophy (divine wisdom or spiritual self-knowledge) were a system of creeds, and the “Theosophical Society” with its officers something like a […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] On June 7, 1905, one of the greatest inventors and one of the most brilliant men, Dr. Karl Kellner, died suddenly in Vienna at the age of 54. The leading medical authorities treated him during his illness, but all of them contradicted each other in their opinions, and no […]
Dr. Hartmann Reads the “Postscript.”[1] “My dear Judge:—What is the matter? Has the world become struck with blindness, and does the President of the T.S. not know what Theosophy is? Have all the lectures of Mrs. Besant been after all nothing but eloquence mixed with gush? Do our own Theosophical writers only repeat parrot-like […]
Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] There is an old saying: “Half a knowledge is a dangerous thing.” The truth of this saying is proved by nothing better than by the many cases in which foolish people run to ruin by attempting to practice Hatha[2] Yoga exercises for which they are not ready. In […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Algund, January 17, 1912 Dear Mr. Weitzer, At last the New Year’s hustle and bustle with its numerous correspondences is over and I have had the opportunity to answer your valuable letter of the 10th of this month. I would be happy to tell you what I know about […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] “Ridiculous!” said the red-haired Dr. N. . . ., one of the learned men of the F. P. circles, and a smile of the deepest contempt appeared on his usually expressionless face as he glanced at the cover of a book by Cornelius Agrippa which I held before […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl Dr. Franz Hartmann died at the age of 74 in Kempten, his hometown, while passing through. With him has faded away one of those old collaborators of the theosophical movement who had the privilege of personally having known H. P. Blavatsky and of having worked with her. At […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] This 2-part article series is merged as a single document. One of the most memorable figures of the last century was Helene Petrovna Blavatsky, a Russian by birth, who was endowed with very peculiar psychic powers and gifted with great willpower and intelligence. She can rightly be counted among […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Tor those who understand the Bible correctly, it is a textbook of occult science and a guide to the path that leads to perfection and immortality. The stories contained in it do not refer merely to external events that once took place somewhere in Palestine, but are pictorial representations […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl With Franz Hartmann, another witness of the early days of the “Theosophical Society” has passed away; he belonged to the small circle of those around H. P. Blavatsky. What we German followers of theosophy owe to the departed will be briefly outlined here as a sign of remembrance […]