Some Glimpses of Occultism

CHAPTER XIV – THE GOSPEL OF WISDOM [383] The word gospel is usually associated with one particular form of faith only, with one particular story of never-failing interest; so you may perhaps think its use in Theosophical teaching somewhat strange. I think if you will remember the real meaning of the word you will realize […]

CHAPTER XIII – THEOSOPHY IN EVERY-DAY LIFE [351] In the course of this series of lectures we have spoken of many different subjects from the Theosophical point of view, in some cases explaining by means of Theosophy matters which otherwise seem wrapped in obscurity, in others telling you how various matters of religious interest appear

CHAPTER XII – THE FUTURE OF HUMANITYTƯƠNG LAI CỦA NHÂN LOẠI [325] The subject of the future that lies before humanity may be treated in various ways; perhaps the simplest division which we can make is to speak first of the immediate future, then of the remoter future, then of the final goal. Both the

CHAPTER XI – HOW TO BUILD CHARACTER HOW TO BUILD CHARACTER CÁCH XÂY DỰNG NHÂN CÁCH The very idea implied in the building of character is a new one to many people. They usually think and speak of a man as born with a certain character and practically incapable of changing it. They sometimes think

CHAPTER X – VEGETARIANISM AND OCCULTISM In speaking [255] of the relation between vegetarianism and occultism, it may be well for us to begin by defining our terms, as we have generally done on other occasions. We all know what is meant by vegetarianism; and although there are several varieties of it, it will not

CHAPTER IX – THE USE AND ABUSE OF PSYCHIC POWERS Strictly speaking, psychic powers mean the powers of the soul, because this word psychic is derived from the Greek psyche, the soul. But in ordinary language this term is used rather to imply that we in Theosophy call the powers of the astral body, or

CHAPTER VIII – MAGIC: WHITE AND BLACK The dictionary definition of the word magic is “the use of supernatural means to produce preternatural results.” In Theosophy we cannot agree with that definition, because we hold that nothing is supernatural, and that however unusual or curious any phenomenon may be, it happens in obedience to the

CHAPTER VII – TELEPATHY AND MIND-CURE Let us commence by defining the meaning of our terms. The term telepathy is derived from two Greek words, and its literal meaning is “feeling at a distance,” but it is now generally used almost synonymously with thought-transference, and may be taken to cover any transfer of an image,

CHAPTER -VI- THE RATIONALE OF MESMERISM [151] This subject of mesmerism must be, I think, one of considerable interest to every one who understands at all what it includes. There is a great deal of misconception as to the signification of the word, so it is well to commence with some sort of definition. In

MODERN CHAPTER V – THE UNSEEN WORLD [123] [123] Theosophical teaching on the subject of the unseen world is much more precise and definite than that which we usually receive from current religious doctrine in England and America. We hold that there is an unseen world, that it is around us here and now, and