[Die Tierseele] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl.[1] There is a law written on the soul of every sane person, but not everyone obeys it because the mind has not yet fully grasped it. There are certain truths which everyone knows but which are little heeded; for precisely because they are self-explanatory, one thinks […]
Note[1] Goethe says in his “Faust”: “Reason and science are the greatest gifts possessed by mortal man.” The light of truth absolute, shining in his soul by the power of intuition belongs to a higher and immortal state and not to that which is mortal in man. The reflection of that celestial light is called […]
[Die Abschaffung der Todesstrafe] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] What is a crime—The name seems to indicate that it designates an act whereby the connection, which exists between the personal mortal man and his original, true, divine nature, is broken. By committing a crime a man commits, as it were, spiritual suicide; he […]
[Die “Echtheit” der ‘Theosophischen Gesellschaft in Deutschland.’] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] “If envy was like fire, So the wood would not be half as expensive, But if there were still so much envy That’s how what God wants, happens.” (Old German proverb.) Only a few years have passed since the death of […]
[Das “Ich” und die Persönlichkeit. (Eine Betrachtung.)] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl[1] “The soul (the “I”) is nobler than all corporeal things. It is a simple (spiritual force which guides life into all limbs, through the intimate union in which it stands with the body.” — (Meister Eckhart.) In all theosophical writings there […]
[Der Tempelbau] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[i] Seven things are needed if the temple of God is to be built in mankind: the material, foundation, knowledge, devotion, works, experience, and the blessing of the Master. The material, consists of the forces with which we are endowed and which we must learn to master. […]
(To the Editor of the Occult Review) [1] Dear Sir,—Acting upon a suggestion contained in your magazine concerning the importance of giving attention to such little experiences of an occult character as sometimes happen on one day and are usually forgotten the next, I beg permission to send you the following account of a remarkable […]
[T. S. in G. Der erste Kongress der neuorganisierten “Theosophischen Gesellschaft in Deutschland,” versammelt in Berlin am 29. August 1896, in Anwesenheit der amerikanischen Kreuzfahrer.” Ansprache, gehalten von Dr. Franz Hartmann.] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[i] Ladies and gentlemen! All of you who are acquainted with my writings know that I am an […]
[Der Selbstmord und dessen Folgen] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl[1] It may sound strange to speak of the consequences of suicide; for then some will think: “What consequences can suicide have for the suicide? After all, everything ends with death.” This argument may be reassuring to the ignorant materialist; but anyone who has […]
Suggestion as to the Establishment of a Memorial for Dr. Franz Hartmann by Dr. [Paul Harald] Grävell
[Vorschlag zur Errichtung eines Erinnerungsdenkmals für Dr. Franz Hartmann] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl[i] Death has taken the tireless champion of spiritualization, Dr. Franz Hartmann, to whom we owe the introduction of theosophical ideas in Germany. With him departs a personality worthy of being honored by all researchers of truth for all time. […]