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The Theosophist

1879-

1879-2026

The Theosophist

A Monthly Journal Devoted to Oriental Philosophy, Art, Literature and Occultism: Embracing Mesmerism, Spiritualism: and Other Secret Sciences

(Bombay, and then Adyar, India)

(1 November 1879 − Error: Invalid time.)

(1879-)

The Theosophist is the monthly journal of the international Theosophical Society based in Adyar, India. It was first published on October 1, 1879 by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky in Bombay, and has been in production continuously since that date. The cover of the first issue stated that this was "A monthly journal devoted to oriental philosophy, art, literature and occultism: embracing mesmerism, spiritualism and other secret sciences." In February 1883 the journal moved from Bombay to Madras, where the Theosophical Society was establishing its new headquarters at Adyar. For the year 1930, the journal was published in Hollywood, California by Annie Besant Marie Russak Hotchener, but it returned to Adyar in 1931.
Monthly journal devoted to Oriental philosophy, art, literature and occultism, conducted by H. P. Blavatsky under the auspices of the Theosophical Society. Began in Bombay in October 1879, later moving to Madras; its volumes run from October through September.  (BCW 5:386).
Monthly journal of Oriental philosophy, literature and occultism, conducted by H. P. Blavatsky under the auspices of the Theosophical Society. Begun in Bombay in October 1879 and later issued in Madras; annual volumes run from October through September.  (BCW 6:451).
Monthly journal founded under Blavatsky’s direction and the auspices of the Theosophical Society in October 1879, first at Bombay and later at Madras. Its volumes run from October through September.  (BCW 7:404).
Founded by H. P. Blavatsky and Col. H. S. Olcott, October, 1879. Vols. run from October to September, incl  (BCW 8:480).
Founded by H. P. Blavatsky and Col. H. S. Olcott, Bombay, October, 1879  (BCW 9:462).

The prospectus for the first issue was prepared on 6 July 1879; the first 400 copies were received on 30 September. By the end of October there were 381 subscribers, and 750 copies were planned for the second issue. E. Wimbridge designed the cover.  (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 2:83-84)

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The Founding of “The Theosophist” (BCW 2:83-84)

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Short description: A Monthly Journal Devoted to Oriental Philosophy, Art, Literature and Occultism: Embracing Mesmerism, Spiritualism, and other Secret Sciences.