The Occult Review 8, no. 1 (July 1908), 44-46[1] MY personal experience concerning gruesome ghost stories and apparitions of the dead is somewhat limited; but the following well-authenticated cases have come to my notice— 1. In the town of Kempten in the south of Bavaria there is an old […]
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 […]
The Word 5, no. 2 (May 1907), 72-73 To the Editor of The Word:[1] Dear Sir:— Your favor has been received. I am requested to write an article about the real underlying character of H. P. Blavatsky and of her object in life. Such a task is very difficult, because there are two classes […]
Lotusblüten 1, no. 7 (April 1893), 305-40 [H. P. Blavatsky. Die “Sphinx” des 19. Jahrhunderts][1] Translated from the German by Robert Hutwohl “The restoration of the true spiritual church can not be accomplished by human effort and human wisdom, but solely by the manifestation of the spirit of truth within humanity.” One […]
Neue Lotusblüten 4, no. 7-8 (July-August 1911), 193-223 [Die “Hölle.”] Franz Hartmann, M.D.[i] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl One and the same law rules in the spiritual as in the material. Every action is followed by a corresponding reaction. Just as a pendulum set in motion, when it has swung in […]
[Devas, angels, the four worlds, pitṛ-s, kāma-rūpa forms, larvae, māra-rūpas, the devil, unborn germs, the inhabitants of the four elements, human elementals, human spirits, Adepts, the brothers of the shadow] [Elementargeister. Nach Mitteilungen von H. P. Blavatsky.] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] “The sensual man does not receive that which is of the Spirit […]
[Erdbeben und Weltseele] [1] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl As usual after a major catastrophe, the “scientific experts” have been ready with their “enlightenments” since the earthquake in Ljubljana [Slovenia], but these are less explanations than fantasies. There is talk of “technical changes” (such a newly minted scientific name looks wonderful!), of “reactions […]
Note[1] Hallein, (Austria.) February ist, 1898. To the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society in America: Dear Brothers: It is with great pleasure that I remember the spirit of harmony which prevailed during our Convention at New York in 1897, and I regret exceedingly not to be able to be again present during this coming […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Dr Franz Hartmann’s manly approach to theosophy is all the more winning and confidence-inspiring because his life in European science has given him the intellectual training that protected him from uncritical overestimation of theories and facts. As a doctor, he is familiar with the methods of scientific research, which […]
The Occult Review 9, no. 1 (January 1909), 40-43[1] There was a time in the not “long ago” when there existed a great difference of opinion among the scientists as to whether animals were in possession of reasoning powers, and whether they could act occasionally according to logical reasoning and foresight, or were merely led […]