Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — What does occult philosophy teach us about the nature of the sun? Answer: — Academic science teaches that the sun consists of a core, a photosphere with its prominences and sunspots, and proves by means of the spectroscope that it contains the same […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — What is the value of studying theosophical teachings? Answer: — For someone who is content with theory alone, this study has no practical value. At most, it can satisfy his scientific curiosity and teach him a higher world view; but he himself does […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — Why were witches burned alive in the Middle Ages? Answer: — In the Middle Ages, both Protestants and Catholics burned alive alleged witches, and the reason why a less cruel method of execution was not used was supposedly that the Church was forbidden […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — Why do we not hear as much about witches and demons now as we did in the Middle Ages? — Is the Enlightenment the cause of this? Answer: — It is not so much the Enlightenment as disbelief that has partly driven them […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Black Magic. Question: — Is “black magic” still practiced today? Answer: — Incredibly much. We could name a list of well-known people who have been ruined by it, especially those who followed the suggestions or advice from black magical-sources. One must not allow oneself to be […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Buddhism and Christianity. Question: — How are Buddhism and Christianity different from each other? Answer: — In their outward forms the two religious systems are somewhat different from each other, although the practices of the Catholic Church have their origin in the Buddhism of the North; […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Buddhist indifference. Question: — Question: — Does Buddhism teach indifference and apathy towards the suffering of humanity? Answer: — Buddhist philosophy is the religion of compassion and therefore cannot teach apathy. Gautama Buddha, as Prince Siddhārtha, renounced the throne and sought enlightenment in order to help […]
Theosophical Correspondence Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Escape from the world and renunciation. Question: — To become a Theosophist, must one leave everything behind, as the Bible commands? Answer: — The Bible has an external (exoteric) and a hidden (esoteric) meaning. It is a book that deals with spiritual things, and these […]
Theosophical Correspondence Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] External and Internal. Question: — Most pious people worship an external God, while the mystics say that God is within us. Which of the two is right? Answer: — Both. — God is the life in everything and therefore omnipresent. Thus he is both within […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Meaning of the name “Jesus”. Question: — What is the meaning of the name “Jesus”? Answer: — The name “Jesus” means “the light of the world”, i.e. the light of wisdom, both in the macrocosm and in the microcosm. Without this light, the human soul […]