Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] The word “theosophy” is made up of the words theos (God) and sophia (wisdom) and is usually translated as “God’s wisdom”. In order to understand what is meant by the term “God’s wisdom”, it would first of all be necessary to define the term “God”. But since God is […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] The purpose of the Theosophical Society is the search for truth. A master said:[2] If a person has decided to follow the path to truth, but is dependent on himself and is weak, he can easily fall back into his old mistakes. Therefore, stand together; help one another […]
[Aus meinem Leben] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] [A note to the reader. The pdf form of this document accommodates “live notes capability.” If you click on the superscripted note number in the text body, it will jump to the note, whether endnote or footnote. Then, when clicking on the superscripted endnote or […]
Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] With this number we bring a well-chosen portrait of H. P. Blavatsky, the founder of the “Theosophical Society,” who has rightly been called “the sphinx of the nineteenth century” because she was an unsolvable enigma to “science” for most of her lifetime, and like man in general, she […]
[Erinnerungen an H. P. Blavatsky][1] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl So much has been written about Helena Petrovna Blavatsky that there is hardly anything new to say about her, and if I have to say anything about my relations with her, I am obliged, for the sake of understanding, to speak primarily of […]
These articles were reformatted from the originals, with the content unchanged other than fixing minor typos. Translations from the German by Robert Hutwohl ©2025. The translator’s note insertions are within curly brackets {}, and are not by Franz Hartmann. Titled: “Denkwürdige Erinnerungen aus dem Leben des Verfassers der ‘Lotusblüten’ ” [Memorable Recollections from the Life […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] One hears so much about “opponents of theosophy,” and yet there can be no reasonable person who is an opponent of theosophy; for “theosophy” is the higher self-knowledge, and no person is conceivable who is an opponent of the fact that he himself comprehends, understands and recognizes something. It […]
To the Editor of Lucifer.[1] Hallein, Austria, Dec. 9th, 1894. Dear Sir,—Many thanks for sending me[2] the little book of Edmund Garrett, entitled, Isis very much Unveiled, or the Story of the great Mahātmā Hoax, which I found very amusing and entertaining, and also in some way instructive, and consider it a valuable contribution […]
Dr. Hartmann sends me the following, for which I gladly make room: It is a fact universally recognized by the medical profession, that in all cases where no vital organ is destroyed, there is no certain sign that a person is dead, except the beginning of an advanced state of putrefaction, and that […]
Translation from English to German by Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] [2] Translation from the German to English by Robert Hutwohl “Here, learned reader, is the key to the Indian sanctuary. It’s a bit rough from the rust. Enter if you dare, if you can, with a pure and clean heart, in spirit as it were clinging […]