Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] There is only one kind of magic, namely the application of spiritual-divine powers to work on the material plane. Whether this application is holy or unholy depends on the purpose and intention pursued. In the former case, magic is called “white,” in the latter case “black.” In order […]
[Die Geheimnisse der Zeugung und die Bestimmung des Geschlects des Kindes vor der Geburt.] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl.[i] Chapter I. Much has been written at length about predetermining the sex of children before birth, and about the art of producing male or female offspring at will, but all the views which have […]
Note [1] Mr. E. Wilke of San Francisco, U. S., America, inquires whether Madame Blavatsky has changed her mind in regard to the character of spirits communicating at spiritual seances; because “Isis Unveiled,” Vol. I., page 67, says: “We are far from believing that all the spirits that communicate at circles are of the classes […]
I.Premature Cremation[1], [2], [3] PERHAPS many of the readers of the Occult Review residing in Switzerland will remember the death of Mr. H——, a well-known and prominent member of the Federal Council, who suddenly died at his office in the federal palace at Bern, about three years ago, and whose body was brought to Zürich […]
[Bruchstücke aus den Mysterien.] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl, with the thirteen articles assembled as a single document.[1] Introduction[2] “I am the truth!” (John XIV. 6.) There is scarcely anything in the world which has caused so much calamity as the difference of opinion as to the person of the founder of Christendom. […]