Neue Lotusblüten 4, no. 11-12 (November-December 1911), 321-329[*] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl There are two kinds of worldview and two kinds of knowledge. The lower worldview is that which sees nothing in this world of appearances but appearances; the higher world view arises from the feeling or consciousness that all phenomena have […]
Neue Lotusblüten 3, no. 7-8 (July-August 1910), 192-209 [Heilige Berge und Naturgeister] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[*] Occult and mystical literature often speaks of mysterious mountains, said to be the abodes of high spirits, but not always marked on the map. write e.g. For example, the ancient Greeks ascribed “Olympus” as the […]
Lotusblüten 12, no. 75 (December 1898), 849-856 [Ich. Eine Weihnachtsbetrachtung.] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Pitiable is the one who thinks something else other than his true “I,” as the only God. The Chhandogga [Chāndogya Upaniṣad] Upanishad says: “Truly; all this is the eternal. Let us […]
Zentralblatt für Okkultismus 5, no. 1 (July 1911), 4-10 [Im Grenzlande.] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] “We are of the same stuff, of which dreams are made.” —Shakespeare. The borderland we are talking about here is the land where the appearances of the outer world touch those of inner life; viz., […]
Neue Lotusblüten 6, no. 1-2 (January-February 1913), 50-59 [Unabhängigkeit. Eine Betrachtung] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl[1] People think they can stand on their own two feet, while only their lower self is under the spell of passions and often enough demons chasing behind them. The Christian education consisted essentially in the fact that […]
The Metaphysical Magazine 2, no. 5 (November 1895), 337-344 Part II.[1] II. The personality, or astral body. (Sukskma Sharira.) The physical body is the outward material expression of the personal image called the ” ethereal astral form.” If there were no personality, there would be no personal character and no […]
The Metaphysical Magazine 2, no. 4 (October 1895), 257-262.[1] “Do not attempt to deal with the highest and most sacred of all sciences, unless you are resolved to walk in the way of holiness; for those who are not pure in heart will not see the true light and not understand the […]
The Word 4, no. 6 (March 1907), 372-377. [1] “I will utter things which have been secret from the foundation of the world.” […]
The Theosophist 5, no. 12 (September 1984), 301-303. [i] Mr. Arthur Lillie’s pamphlet is an interesting contribution to the literature of Occultism. Not because it discloses anything especially new, except a deplorable and quite unexpected want of information on the part of the writer, but because it brings before the public a number of questions, which […]
Neue Lotusblüten 2, no. 11-12 (November-December 1909), 321-322. Translation by Robert Hutwohl[1] “True knowledge is the gateway to immortality.” There are two kinds of knowledge; what one has acquired from others and what one has acquired through personal experience. H. P. Blavatsky says: Anyone who is still addicted to doubt and would like […]