Note[1] It is an old saying that “a little learning is a dangerous thing,” and it is claimed that the exposition of truth has never done so much good as its misunderstanding has been productive of evil. In proof of it we need only look back upon the history of religious persecutions, Christian as well […]
Note[1] Die Planetenbewohner, (The Inhabitants of the Planets) and the Nebular Theory, is the attractive title of an interesting book by the astronomer Dr. Carl du Prel, who has already become very favourably known by his previous Darwinistic writings. If one expects to find in this work a fancy sketch of the costumes and […]
From the Editor of Borderland:[1] There is no subject in the whole range of occult science more mysterious than that which the ancients described in their treatises of the Incubus and the Succuba. Defoe, in his treatise on the Natural History of the Devil, accepted the mediaeval doctrine as substantially correct, fastening all the phenomena […]
[Das Rätsel des Daseins] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl.[1] The erring mind seeks in vain To fathom the riddle of existence. Existence is only known through existence; If you want to know it, you have to find it yourself. In vain do scholars and philosophers rack their brains trying to solve the riddle […]
Note[1] On the seventh day of June, 1905, there died at V— Dr. C. K—, one of our greatest authorities in electrochemical science and an inventor of worldwide renown. He was not only a person of high intelligence and eminent scientific accomplishments, but also of extraordinary kindness and amiability, exercising a charming influence over all […]
[Der Bildner und seine Gebilde.] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] It does not require a great deal of keenness to recognize that everywhere in nature the spirit is the creator and the material is the stuff from which it creates its structures. It is true that the artist or the craftsman creates his […]
[Der kommende Messias] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl[1] “As often as people’s sense of justice and truth wants to disappear and injustice Raise your head, I’ll be born again In this world. So say the Law. To protect the good; but to ruin I come among the wicked among them.” —Bhagavad Gītā. IV. […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]