Theosophist/Vol4

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Volume 4

October 1882 – September 1883
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep


October 1882

Vol. 4, No. 1
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 1 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 1 Special Notice to Correspondents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 1 The Education Commission at Poona

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Pioneer, with an introduction. Report dated Poona, 10 September.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 2-5 Fragments of Occult Truth. IV. The Evolution of Man

Alfred Percy Sinnett

A Lay Chela


vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 5 [A photographic gun invented by M. Marrez]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from The Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 5-6 The Birth & Growth of the Philharmonic Academy of Calcutta

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 6-9 The Origin of the Gospels and the Bishop of Bombay

Read at: BCW 4:232-242 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 9-10 Observations on the "Panchakon"

Kedarnath Basu



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 10-11 "The Perfect Way"

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 11 Pain in a Lost Arm

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Danbury (Conn.) Democrat.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 11-12 The Hindoo Theory of Music

Extract from Isaac L. Rice’s What Is Music?.

Isaac Leopold Rice

Isaac L. Rice


vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 12-13 Anthropomorphism

Concluded from the August number. Sections IX-XI.

Poliuto



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 13-16 Superiority of Hinduism to Other Existing Religions: As Viewed from the Stand-point of Theism

Continued from the August number. Translated into English by the author. To be continued.

Raj Narain Bose



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 16 An Alluring Promise

B. J. P.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 16-17 Can a Man live without Food?

Dated Bankipur, 7 August 1882. Includes an editorial footnote.

Krishnasarma Mookerjee



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 17 The Vibratory Harmonics of Smell

Includes an extract from W. S. Mayo’s Kaloolah; or, Adventures in Africa.

M. O. L.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 18 Idolatry in the Vedas

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 18-20 The Philosophy of Spirit. Hierosophy, Theosophy, and Psychosophy

Reply to William Oxley. To be continued.

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 20-22 Theosophy and the Avesta

Read at: BCW 4:242-243 (notes) BCW: editorial footnotes.

A Parsi F.T.S.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 22-23 Was It “Spirits” or What?

Dated Allahabad, 21 August 1882.

A Perplexed Theosophist



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 23-25 [Reply to “Was It ‘Spirits’ or What?” by A Perplexed Theosophist]

Read at: BCW 4:243-250 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled. Printed under “A Few Remarks Thereon”.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 25-26 Mind, Thought and Cerebration

To be continued.

Alexander Wilder



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 26 Some Spiritual Thoughts of Carlyle

Unsigned. Extracts from Carlyle’s Note-Book, reprinted from Light.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 26 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 26 Special Notices

Unsigned. Advertising rates.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 26 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 26 [Back numbers of volumes I and II]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 1, October, 1882, p. 26 Agents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 1-2 The Work in Ceylon

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 2 The Colombo Branch

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 2 Galle Theosophical-Buddhist School

G. C. A. Jayasekara



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 2 [Editor’s note to “Brands Plucked from the Burning”]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 2 "Brands Plucked from the Burning"

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 2-4 “Our Aryan Forefathers’ Society” (Tinnevelly)

T. S. V. M. O. A. T. S.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 4 Hymn to Bramh

Sorabji Jamaspji Padshah

S. J. Padshah


vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 4 [Thomas de Silva Amarasuriya’s work for the Sinhalese National Fund]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 4 [Gregoris Edirewere’s work in the Galle district]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 4 [Simon Pereira Abayawardene elected chairman of the Board of Trustees]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 4 [Board of Managers of the Sinhalese National Buddhistic Fund]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 5 [The Baron and Baroness von Vay return to Styria]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 5 [Hollis Billing’s visit to London]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 5 [William Q. Judge’s return from South America]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 5 “H. X.” and the “Brothers”. I

Dated Bareilly, 9 September 1882.

Bishen Lal

Bishen Lall


vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 5 “H. X.” and the “Brothers”. II

Dated Cawnpore, 6 September 1882.

Kishen Lall



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 5 “H. X.” and the “Brothers”. III

Dated 20 September 1882.

Naoroji Dorabji Khandalavala

Navroji Dorabji Khandalavala


vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 6 “H. X.” and the “Brothers”. IV

Dated Nellore, 19 September 1882.

J. Rungiah Naidu

J. Rungiah Naidu and 54 others


vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 6 “H. X.” and the “Brothers”. V

P.



vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 6 The Nellore Theosophical Society

Obituary of Ramaswami Naidu. Dated 17 September 1882.

R. Keshava Pillai

R. Casava Pillay


vol. 4, no. 1, October+, 1882, p. 6 [Editor’s note to the obituary of Ramaswami Naidu by R. Casava Pillay]

Untitled.

Ed.



November 1882

Vol. 4, No. 2
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 27 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 27 Special Notice to Correspondents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 27 Our Pandit at Oxford

Letter to The Times of India, dated Oxford, 1 August, with an editorial introduction.

Monier Monier-Williams

Monier Williams


vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 28 Death and Immortality. Occult Fragments and the Book of Khiu-te

Read at: BCW 4:250-256 Translations: Russian. With a brief introduction signed “Ed.”.

Naoroji Dorabji Khandalavala

N. D. K.


vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 28-29 [Reply to “Occult Fragments and the Book of Khiu-te” by N. D. K.]

Read at: BCW 4:250-256 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 29-30 The “Theosophist’s” Image in the “Mirror”

Unsigned. Extract from the Indian Mirror, 29 August, with an introduction.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 30-31 Discrimination of Spirit and Not-Spirit

Unsigned. Translated from Atmanatma Vivekah by Mohini M. Chatterjee, with translator’s introduction and notes. To be continued.

Shankaracharya



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 31 Is Suicide a Crime?

An Inquirer



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 31-32 [Editor’s notes to “Is Suicide a Crime?” by An Inquirer]

Read at: BCW 4:257-261 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 32 Thoughts upon the Religious Problem of a First Cause

Dated Borneo, July 1882.

L. A. Sanders



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 33-36 Superiority of Hinduism to Other Existing Religions: As Viewed from the Stand-point of Theism

Translated into English by the author. Concluded from the October number.

Raj Narain Bose



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 36-39 Gleanings from Eliphas Levi

Read at: BCW 4:262-266 (notes) Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Extracts from the introduction to Dogme de la Haute Magie, with editorial footnotes. BCW: editorial footnotes.

Éliphas Lévi



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 39 The Three Grades of Ancient Theosophists

Read at: BCW 4:266 (notes) BCW: editorial footnotes.

A. Sankariah



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 39-40 Is It a “Sin” to Withhold Certain Knowledge?

Dated Wentworth Hill, October.

A.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 41 The “Contradictions of the Bible” and the Rawal Pindi Mission School

Read at: BCW 4:267-268 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 41 [Letter on the Rawal Pindi Mission School]

Untitled. Dated 13 September 1882. First letter following “The ‘Contradictions of the Bible’ and the Rawal Pindi Mission School”.

C. B. Newton



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 41-42 Statement

Dated 13 September 1882; corroborated by teachers and pupils of the mission school.

C. B. Newton



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 42 [Letter on the Rawal Pindi Mission School]

Untitled. Dated Saidpuri Gate, Rawal Pindee, 17 September 1882.

Lakshman Singh



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 42-43 "Psychology of the Lamp"

Dated Camp Tiptur, Mysore Province, 14 September 1882.

A. Govinda Charlu



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 43 Idolatry in the Vedas

Dated 11 October 1882.

D., F.T.S.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 43-44 A National Fund for the Study of Sanskrit

Three letters, dated Trichoor, 1-2 September 1882.

A. Sankariah



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 44 Force & Matter

Dated Bankipore, 23 September 1882.

Krishnadhan Mukerji



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 44 Is Energy Also “Matter”?

B.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 44 Extract from a Letter of an Enquirer

L. S.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 44-45 [Reply to “Extract from a Letter of an Enquirer” by L. S.]

Untitled.

H. X.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 45-46 [Editor’s note to the reply by H. X. to L. S.]

Untitled.

Editor pro tem.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 46 “M. A. (Oxon)” and the “Brothers”

Signed by five chelas. Dated Darjeeling, 17 October 1882.

Mohini Mohun Chatterji; Rama Sourindro Gargya Deva; Nobin K. Bannerjee; S. Ramaswamier; Darbhagiri Nath

Mohini M. Chatterji; Rama Sourindro Gargya; Nobin K. Banerjea; S. Ramaswamier; Darbhigiri Nath


vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 46-48 Fragments of Occult Truth. No. V. The Evolution of Man

Unsigned. Continued.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 48 [M. Le Bon’s experiments on putrefaction]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from The Pioneer, 23 September 1882.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 49 The Arya and Its “Outstation” Correspondence

Read at: BCW 4:269-272 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 49-50 The Asian Cradle-Land

Unsigned. Review of A. H. Keane’s Asia (London: Edward Stanford, 1882), quoting Nature.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 50-51 Occult and Spiritual Phenomena in the Light of Modern Science

Read at: BCW 4:272-276 Dated Teendaria, near Darjiling in the Himalayas, 23 October.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. Blavatsky


vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 51-52 Les Origines. A Bird’s-eye View

Pestanji Dorabji Khandalawala

Pestanjee Dorabjee Khandalewalla


vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 52 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 52 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 52 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 52 [Back numbers of volume II]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 2, November, 1882, p. 52 Agents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 2, November+, 1882, p. 1-2 The Individuality of Branches

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 2, November+, 1882, p. 2 The Rochester (USA) Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 2, November+, 1882, p. 3 The Simla Eclectic Theosophical Society

Unsigned. Report quoting an unnamed officer of the society.



vol. 4, no. 2, November+, 1882, p. 3 Kind Words from Stranger Friends

Unsigned. Includes extracts from letters by W. R. Frink and D. R. Burt in the Truth Seeker.



vol. 4, no. 2, November+, 1882, p. 3 [Colonel Olcott’s expected return to headquarters]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 2, November+, 1882, p. 3 [Death of K. G. Deshmukh]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 2, November+, 1882, p. 3 [D. M. Bennett’s return from his voyage around the world]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 2, November+, 1882, p. 3-5 “H. X.” and the “Brothers”. The Protest of the Adhi Bhoutic Bhratru Theosophical Society of Berhampore, Bengal

Nobin K. Bannerjee

Nobin Krishna Banerjea and 14 others


vol. 4, no. 2, November+, 1882, p. 5 The Poona Theosophical Society

Obituary of Govind Gopal Phatak. Dated Poona, 18 October 1882.

Naoroji Dorabji Khandalavala

Navroji Dorabji Khandalavala


vol. 4, no. 2, November+, 1882, p. 6 Advertisements

Unsigned. Advertisements for books, periodicals and commercial firms.



December 1882

Vol. 4, No. 3
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 53 Special Notice to Correspondents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 53 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 53 Removal of Headquarters

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 54 The Poor Brutes

Read at: BCW 4:281-282 Unsigned. Includes extracts from the Bombay Gazette (5 July) and Times of India (6 November).

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 55-56 Religious Education in India

Allan Octavian Hume

A. O. Hume


vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 56 [Editor’s note to “Religious Education in India” by A. O. Hume]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 56-58 Observations of P. Sreenevas Row, of Madras, on the Existing System of Education in the Government Schools

Dated Madras, 16 October 1882.

P. Srinivasa Rao

P. Sreenevas Row


vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 58-60 The Magical Evocation of Apollonius of Tyana

Read at: BCW 1:144-150 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Unsigned. A chapter from Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, translated by the editor.

Éliphas Lévi



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 60 [Editor’s note to “The Magical Evocation of Apollonius of Tyana” by Éliphas Lévi]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 60 The “(Non)-Magical” Mirrors of Japan

Dated Island of Java, November 1882.

F. de Tengnagell



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 61 The Utterances of Ramalingam Pillai

Read at: BCW 4:282-284

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed.


vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 61 [Letter to Venkatesa Iyer]

Untitled. Dated Trivadi, 27 July 1882.

N. Chidambaram Iyer



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 61-62 Great Light of Mercy

Questions by N. Chidambaram Iyer and replies by members of the Shadanta Samarasa Sudha Sanmarga Satya Dharma Sabha. Dated 20 Avani, Chithrabanu.

Venkatesa Iyer; A. Sabapathi Gurukkal; S. Nayana Reddiar



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 62-63 Notes by N. Chidambaram

Dated Trivadi, 24 September 1882.

N. Chidambaram Iyer



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 63-64 Rejoinder of Pandit Velayudam

Translated into English by C. Subbiah Chetty. Dated Madras, 30 October 1882.

Tholuvore Velayudham Mudeliar

T. Velayudam Mudalliar


vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 64 [Editor’s note to “Rejoinder of Pandit Velayudam” by T. Velayudam Mudalliar]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 64-65 The Chief Mission of the Theosophical Society

Dated Bengal, 17 November 1882.

M. D. Chatterji



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 65-66 Letters on Theosophy: The Secret Doctrine

Alfred Percy Sinnett

A Lay Chela


vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 66-67 Matter and Force, from the Hindu Standpoint

Mohini Mohun Chatterji

Mohini Mohun Chatterjee


vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 67-69 How a “Chela” Found His “Guru”

Extracts from a private letter to Damodar K. Mavalankar, dated Darjeeling, 7 October 1882.

S. Ramaswamier



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 69-71 Time, Space, and Eternity

Reprinted from ‘Notes by the Way’; review of The Stars and the Earth, with an editorial introduction and footnote.

W. Stainton Moses

M. A. (Oxon)


vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 71 [Editor’s note to “Time, Space, and Eternity” by M. A. (Oxon)]

Read at: BCW 4:284-285 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 71-72 The Yoga Philosophy

Unsigned. Review of The Yoga Philosophy, edited by Tukaram Tatya (Bombay, 1882), translated by J. R. Ballantyne and Govind Shastri Deva.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 72 Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research

Read at: BCW 4:286-287 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 72 A Freethinker in Palestine

Read at: BCW 4:285-286 Unsigned. Review of D. M. Bennett’s The Book of the Chronicles of the Pilgrims in the Land of Yahweh (New York, 1882).

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 72-74 Epilepsy and Mediumship

Extracts from an unpublished manuscript. Dated Paris, November 1882.

Fortin

Dr. Fortin


vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 74-75 A Personal and an Impersonal God

H. X.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 75 [Editor’s note to “A Personal and an Impersonal God” by H. X.]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 75 The Utility of Asans

Dated Chatra, Hazaribagh, 20 September 1882.

Udit Narain Sonpori Chackbart

Udit Narain Soupori Chackbast


vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 75 [Reply to “The Utility of Asans” by Udit Narain Soupori Chackbast]

Untitled. Dated Darjeeling, 29 September 1882.

Kalee Mohun Dass



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 75-76 Mahatmas, Visible and Invisible

Dated Benares, 6 October 1882.

H. C. Niblett



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 76 A Chela’s Reply

Reply to H. C. Niblett. Dated Camp Himalayas, near Darjiling, 15 October 1882.

S. Ramaswamier



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 76 Several Serious Questions

Dated Benares, 26 October 1882.

H. C. Niblett

H. Niblett


vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 76 [Editor’s note to “Several Serious Questions” by H. Niblett]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 77 The Adi Brahmo Samaj

A. Sankariah



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 77 [Editor’s note to “The Adi Brahmo Samaj” by A. Sankariah]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 77 “An Alluring Promise”

B. J. P.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 77-78 Prof. Haeckel on Law and Miracle

Unsigned. Extracts from Ernst Haeckel’s lecture, reprinted from Nature, 28 September, with editorial comments and an extract from Haeckel’s letter of 8 October 1882.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 78 The Seventh Anniversary of the Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 78 [New edition of the Buddhist Catechism]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 78 [Copies of Oxley’s Philosophy of Spirit]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 78 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 78 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 78 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 78 [Back numbers of volume II]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December, 1882, p. 78 Agents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 1 An Indian National Fund

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 1-2 Memorandum

Includes an appendix listing professions and trades.

M. P. Iyaloo Naidoo



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 2-3 Note by Colonel Olcott

Dated Bombay, November 1882.

Henry Steel Olcott

Henry S. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 3 The Singhalese National Fund

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 3-4 Joint Agreement Constituting the Board of Trustees for the Southern Province

Document no. 2801, dated 3 September 1882.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott and others


vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 4-5, 7-8 Joint Agreement Constituting the Board of Managers

Document no. 2800, dated 3 September 1882.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott and others


vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 6 Return of a Series of Lectures Delivered by Colonel H. S. Olcott in the Southern Province of Ceylon

Tabulated lectures and collections, 29 July-23 October 1882. Dated Galle, 27 October 1882.

Greg. Edrewere



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 7 Consolidated Memorandum of Collections and Expenses of the Southern Province National Buddhistic Fund

Tabulated accounts, 29 July-23 October 1882. Dated Galle, 27 October 1882.

Greg. Edrewere



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 7 Galle Buddhist Theosophical Society

Certification of accounts, dated 26 October 1882.

G. C. A. Jayasekara; Greg. Edrewere



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 8 [Abeywardene, Thomas Perera - arrived at Bombay]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 8 [Mohini M. Chatterji’s visit to Debendra Nath Tagore]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 8 [Tookaram Tatya - practicing mesmeric healing]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 8 [John H. Judge’s work for American branches and William Q. Judge’s visit to Mexico]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 8 [Balai Chand Mullik - ill due to the practice of austerities]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 8 [T Madhava Row - re further possible services of, for the regeneration of the Hindus]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 8 [Hurrysingji Roopsingji - studying mesmerism]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 8 [Stuart Beatson - returned from Egypt]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 8 [T Herbert Wright - gone home on furlough]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 8 [Formation of the Kanchinjunga Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 8 [Formation of the Nuddea Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 9 [Formation of the Bhagulpore Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 9 [Formation of the Jamalpore Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 9 [Formation of the Arrah Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 9 [Formation of the Gya Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 9 The Post Nubila Lux Theosophical Society

Report from The Hague, Holland; with sanction by Damodar K. Mavalankar dated Bombay, 17 November 1882.

D. S. C. Arty; A. de Bourbon



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 9 The Nuddea Theosophical Society. Secretary’s Report

Dated Kishnaghur, 6 November 1882; with sanction by Damodar K. Mavalankar dated Bombay, 17 November 1882.

Tarapada Banerji



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 9 [Report of Colonel Olcott’s mesmeric cures in Ceylon]

Unsigned, untitled. Refers to the Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 9 [Reception of Buddha relics in Ceylon]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 9 A Warning to Brother Theosophists

Dated 21 November 1882.

Balai Chand Mullick



vol. 4, no. 3, December+, 1882, p. 10 Advertisements

Unsigned. Advertisements for books, periodicals and commercial firms.



January 1883

Vol. 4, No. 4
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 79 Special Notice to Correspondents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 79 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 79 Writing for the Press

Unsigned. Includes advice reprinted from the Boston Transcript.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 79-82 Mind, Thought and Cerebration

Continued from the October number.

Alexander Wilder



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 82 Crime in Bengal

Unsigned. Reprinted from Scientific American.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 82-83 A Mysterious Race

Read at: BCW 4:287-290BCW 4:287-290 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 83-84 The Buddhist Catechism

Y……Z……



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 84-85 Gleanings from Eliphas Levi. The Magisterium of the Sun

Read at: BCW 4:290-291 (notes) Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Chapter XIX of Rituel de la Haute Magie. BCW: editorial footnotes.

Éliphas Lévi



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 85 A Spectral Warning

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 85-86 Curious Mediumistic Phenomena

Dated Cincinnati, September 1882.

Jirah Dewey Buck

J. D. Buck


vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 86 [Editor’s note to “Curious Mediumistic Phenomena” by J. D. Buck]

Read at: BCW 4:293-294 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 87-88 The Perfect Way

Dated London, 10 November 1882.

Anna Kingsford; Edward Maitland

The Writers of the “Perfect Way”


vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 88 [Editor’s note to “The Perfect Way” by Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland]

Read at: BCW 4:295-296 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 88 The Rationale of Fasts

Dated Malabar Hill, 14 October 1882.

H. Hardy



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 88 [Editor’s note to “The Rationale of Fasts” by H. Hardy]

Read at: BCW 4:296-297 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 88 “H. X.” Chided

Dated England, 28 September 1882.

A Member of the British Theo. Society



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 88 Zoroastrian Mahatmas

A Parsi



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 88 [Editor’s note to “Zoroastrian Mahatmas” by A Parsi]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 88-89 Full Stomach and Mental Labour

Dated Bankipore, 17 October 1882.

Krishnadhan Mukerji

Krishna Dhan Mukerji


vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 89 Karma

Dated Camp Tiptur, Mysore Province, September 1882.

A. Govinda Charlu



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 89-90 [Editor’s note to “Karma” by A. Govinda Charlu]

Read at: BCW 4:297-298 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 90 Occult Acoustics

Dated 15 August 1882.

“A.” F.T.S.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 90 [Editor’s note to “Occult Acoustics” by “A.” F.T.S.]

Read at: BCW 4:298 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 90 Schopenhauer and Theosophy

Dated Singapore, November 1882.

L. A. Sanders



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 91 Indian Agricultural Reform

Read at: BCW 4:299 (notes) Dated Norwich, 9 December 1882. BCW: editorial footnotes.

J. J. Meyrick



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 91-92 The Vaccination Question in Switzerland and in the English Parliament

William Tebb



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 92 [Editor’s note to “The Vaccination Question in Switzerland and in the English Parliament” by William Tebb]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 92 [Editor’s introduction to “Spiritualistic Black Magic” by A Caledonian Theosophist]

Read at: BCW 4:300 Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed. Theos.


vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 92-93 Spiritualistic Black Magic

A Caledonian Theosophist



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 93 Is Suicide a Crime?

Read at: BCW 4:301 (notes) BCW: editorial footnotes.

An Inquirer



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 93-94 [Answer to “Is Suicide a Crime?” by An Inquirer]

Untitled. Dated Allahabad, 21 November 1882.

Brojendra Nath Banerjee



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 94 Horoscopes and Astrology

Dated Saharanpur, 28 October 1882.

Kinoo Roy



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 94-95 [Editor’s note to “Horoscopes and Astrology” by Kinoo Roy]

Read at: BCW 4:301-303 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 95 Chelas and Knowers

Tsong-ka Un-Ghien



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 95 The Tantras and Their Teachings

Letter quoting Raj Narain Bose. Dated Sitapur, December 1882.

Sasi Bhushan Kumar



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 95 [Monkeys in Bellary]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 96 Idolatry

Dated Malabar Hill, 20 November 1882.

H. Hardy



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 96-97 East Indian Materia Medica

Continued from the September number.

Pandurang Gopal



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 97 How to Know the Real Self

By the late Bramhachari Bawa.

Vishnu Pant Gokhle

Bramhachari Bawa


vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 97-99 Atoms, Molecules, and Ether Waves

Read at: BCW 4:303 (notes) Reprinted from Longman’s Magazine, no. 1, November, with an editorial introduction. To be continued. BCW: editorial footnotes.

John Tyndall



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 99-101 Can the “Double” Murder?

Unsigned. Reprinted with an editorial introduction.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 101-102 The Sopara (Buddhist) Relics in Ceylon

Unsigned. Includes a correspondent’s report from The Pioneer, dated Colombo, 31 October.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 102 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 102 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 102 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 102 [Back numbers of volumes I and II]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January, 1883, p. 102 Agents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 1-4 Celebration of the Seventh Anniversary of the Theosophical Society

Unsigned. Includes speeches and extracts from reports in the Bombay press, including The Times of India.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 3 [Treasurer’s annual report for 1882]

Untitled. Accounts for 1 January-4 December 1882, audited by Nobin K. Banerji and S. Ramaswamier.

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 4 Annual Meeting of the General Council

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 5 The “Kanchinjhinga” Theosophical Society

Chhatra Dhorghosh



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 5-6 The Kanchinjinga Theosophical Society, or the Psycho-Scientific Brotherhood. Rules and Bye-Laws

Chhatra Dhorghosh

Chattre Dhorghos


vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 6 Proceedings of the First General Meeting of the “Jamalpur Theosophical Society” Held on Saturday the 18th November 1882

Dated 22 November 1882.

Durshanth Roy



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 6 [WD Tilden - appointed secretary of the Simla Eclectic Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 6 [Rao Bahadur Vinayak Janardan Kirtane - recovering from a long illness]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 6 [S Rama Swamier - helped organize a branch at Sholapore]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 6 [R Casava Pillay - elected President of the Nellore Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 6 [Naik K Banerjee - left Bombay for Sikkhim]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 6 [Headquarters staff leave Bombay for Madras]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 7 [Formation of the Behar Theosophical Society]

Untitled.

F. T. S.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 7 [Janaki Nath Ghosal - in Carwar]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 7 [Election of officers of the Nellore Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 7 Wonderful Mesmeric Cures Effected by the President Founder of the Theosophical Society in Ceylon

Letter to the editor of the Indian Mirror, with certified statements by K. K. Cornelis Appu and D. A. Wijesurndar.

P. Perera Abeywardan



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 7 Certified Statements as to Cures Effected by Colonel Olcott. Case of K. K. Cornelis Appu

Dated Galle, 5 September 1882; with witness attestations.

K. K. Cornelis



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 7 Statement of D. A. Wijesurndar

Dated Galle, 6 October 1882.

D. A. Wijesurndar



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 8 An Evening-Party in Honor of Madame Blavatsky and Col. Olcott

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 8 [Address to H. P. Blavatsky and H. S. Olcott from the Bombay Branch]

Unsigned, untitled. Drafted by K. M. Shroff and read by Pandurang Gopal on behalf of the Bombay Branch, 16 December 1882.

Kavasji Merwanji Shroff



vol. 4, no. 4, January+, 1883, p. 8 Manager’s Notice

Unsigned.



February 1883

Vol. 4, No. 5
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 103 Special Notice to Correspondents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 103 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 103-104 Mistaken Notions

Read at: BCW 4:304-306 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 104-105 “A Personal and an Impersonal God”

To be continued.

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 105-108 The Bugbears of Science

Read at: BCW 4:307-325 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. To be continued.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 108 Matter and Its Forces or Modes of Motion

A reply. Dated Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.

Henry George Atkinson

Henry G. Atkinson


vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 109 The Brahminical Thread

A Sarman



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 109-112 From Keshub Babu to Maestro Wagner via the Salvation Camp

Read at: BCW 4:325-336 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 112-114 The Primeval Race Double-Sexed

Reprinted from the Phrenological Journal.

Alexander Wilder



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 114-115 The Reminiscences of a Chela

Sections I-II. To be continued.

Bhola Deva Sarma



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 115-116 Cis-Tibetan Rambles

Continued from the August number.

Arthur Thomas Banon

A. Banon


vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 116 Mesmerism as an Anæsthetic

Unsigned. Refers to an account in the Boston Journal, quoted by the Banner of Light.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 116-117 Anima Mundi

Unsigned. Report on J. D. Buck’s lecture, reprinted from the Cincinnati Daily Gazette, with an editorial introduction.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 117 Is Brahmoism True Hinduism?

Read at: BCW 4:337 (notes) BCW: editorial footnotes.

A Member of the Adi B. Samaj



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 118 [Editor’s introduction to “Adwaita Philosophy” by Paramahamsa Swami]

Untitled.

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 118 Adwaita Philosophy

Read at: BCW 4:344 (notes) Dated Almora, 12 December 1882. With footnotes by T. Subba Row. BCW: editorial footnotes.

Paramahamsa Swami



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 119 “H. X.” and God Personal and Impersonal

B. J. P.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 119 The Nobler Idea of Life

Dated Oxford, 12 October 1882.

A. S.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 119-120 A Wise Padri-Mystic

Read at: BCW 4:344 (notes) Dated Chandernagore, 22 May 1882. Quotes Brief Memorials of the Rev. Alphonse François Lacroix, by Joseph Mullens (London, 1862). BCW: editorial footnotes.

A Bengali



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 120 [Editor’s introduction to “Self-Contradictions of the Bible” by Lakshman Singh]

Untitled.

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 120 “Self-Contradictions of the Bible”

Read at: BCW 4:338 (notes) Dated Lahore. BCW: editorial footnotes.

Lakshman Singh



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 120-121 Greetings to Tsong-ka Un-Ghien

A. Sankariah



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 121 Paracelsus

Read at: BCW 4:338-339 (notes) Dated Hyderabad, Deccan, 1 January 1883. BCW: editorial footnotes.

E. N. T.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 121-123 The Philosophy of Spirit. Hierosophy, Theosophy and Psychosophy. II

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 123-124 Post-Mortem Life

Unsigned. Review of Gustav Theodor Fechner’s On Life after Death, translated by Hugo Werneke (London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1882).



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 124-126 “Mr. Isaacs”

Read at: BCW 4:339-344 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Review of F. Marion Crawford’s Mr. Isaacs: A Tale of Modern India (London: Macmillan, 1882).

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 126 The Violin

Unsigned. Review of Peter Davidson’s The Violin, fourth edition (London: F. Pitman, 1882).



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 126 A Grammar of Music

Unsigned. Review of Dr. Callcott’s Musical Grammar (London: F. Pitman).



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 126 Pundit Heera Nund’s Almanac for 1883

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 126 “The Theosophist” in Marathi

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 126 Magazines for Hindu Women

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 126 [Letter on the success of the Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled. Extract from a private letter by an unnamed writer who is not a Theosophist.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 126 Another New Contemporary

Unsigned. Notice of Satya Prakash.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 126 [Money-orders to be made payable at Adyar]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February, 1883, p. 126 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 1 The Welcome to Madras

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Madras Native Opinion, with an editorial introduction.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 2 Official Report

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 2 At Hyderabad

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 2 Bolarum (H. H. Nizam’s Dominions)

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 2 Secunderabad (H. H. Nizam’s Dominions)

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 2 Bellary (Madras Presidency)

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 2 Chingleput (Madras Presidency)

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 2 Cuddalore (Madras Presidency)

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 2 Madura (Madras Presidency)

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 2 Karwar (Bombay Presidency)

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 2 The Bolarum Theosophical Society: or the Psycho-Scientific Brotherhood. Rules and Bye-Laws

V. Balakistnah; Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 2-3 The Cawnpore Chohan Theosophical Society. Rules

Dated Cawnpore, 15 January 1883.

Mohendra Nath Ganguli



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 3 Rules of the Prayag Psychic Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 3 [Kavasji M Shroff - Bombay branch has found a location to hold its meetings]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 3 [Rao Bahadur Vinayak Janardan Kirtane - update on recovery]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 3 [Jwala Prasada - successfully practicing mesmerism]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 3 [Parker Pillsbury - plans to write his personal recollections on the Abolition movement in America]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 3 [P Sreenevas Row - visited Tinnevelly; king-cocoanut planted by the Colombo Branch Delegation]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 3-4 [Dionysius Samarawikrama - declined to receive usual honorarium for professional services rendered]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 4 [Correction to the Sinhalese National Fund accounts]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 4 [Description of first attempt at mesmerism]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 4 [Barada Kanta Majumdar - trying to form a branch at Jessore; eldest son died]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 4 [Rohilkhund TS (Bareilly) - members working hard to increase membership]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 4 [A. Govinda Charlu - delivered a lecture at Tumkur on Theosophy]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 4 [Tookaram Tatya - successfully healing with mesmerism]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 4 [Death of K. Venkatanarasayya]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 5, February+, 1883, p. 4 Death of D. M. Bennett, F. T. S.

Unsigned.



March 1883

Vol. 4, No. 6
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 127 Special Notice to Correspondents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 127 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 127-128 Sir Richard and Theosophy, Again

Read at: BCW 4:345-347 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 128 In re Adwaita Philosophy

Dated Almora, 26 January 1883.

The Swami of Almora



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 128-130 [Editor’s note to “In re Adwaita Philosophy” by The Swami of Almora]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 130 Mr. Cook at Home

Unsigned. Quotes the Bombay Gazette, the New York World, and the Printed Press.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 130-131 The Sacred Tree of Kum Bum

Read at: BCW 4:347-351 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 131 Sham Asceticism

Read at: BCW 4:351-352 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 131-135 Fragments of Occult Truth. No. VI. Devachan

Alfred Percy Sinnett

A Lay Chela


vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 135-137 Appendix to “Devachan”

Unsigned. Appendices A-E.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 137 Under the Shadow of Great Names

Read at: BCW 4:352-353 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 138-139 “A Personal and an Impersonal God”

Continued from the last number.

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 139 Notice

Unsigned. Corrections to the first part of “A Personal and an Impersonal God”.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 139 Missionary Progress in India

Unsigned. Quotes the Calcutta Statesman and The Pioneer.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 140-141 No Revelation Infallible

Allan Octavian Hume

A. O. Hume


vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 141 Light Wanted by a Parsi

Dated Bombay, 14 January 1883.

An F. T. S.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 141 [Editor’s note to “Light Wanted by a Parsi” by An F. T. S.]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 141-142 The “Blessing” of the Brothers

Read at: BCW 4:354-355 Translations: Russian.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed.


vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 142 Prince Wittgenstein’s Letter

To the editor of The Spiritualist. Dated Vevey, Switzerland, 18 June 1878; reprinted from The Spiritualist, 28 June 1878.

Emil Wittgenstein

(Prince) E. Wittgenstein


vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 142 [Editor’s introduction to “An Excellent Magic Mirror”]

Read at: BCW 4:356-357 Translations: Russian. Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed.


vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 142-143 An Excellent Magic Mirror

Unsigned. A correspondent’s account with an editorial introduction.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 143 [Editor’s introduction to “A Word with the Theosophists” by Zero]

Untitled. Introduces two letters reprinted from the Poona Observer.

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 143 A Word with the Theosophists

Reprinted from the Poona Observer, with a note by its editor.

Zero



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 143-145 A Word with “Zero”

Read at: BCW 4:358-365 Translations: Russian. Reply reprinted from the Poona Observer.

Theosophical Unit



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 145 Saufi Ode

Letter enclosing an ode from Jalaluddin Rumi’s Diwan, translated by F. Falconer and previously published in the Asiatic Journal.

Bamacharan Ghosh



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 145-146 Mr. Isaacs

Dated Bombay, 12 February 1883.

A***8111



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 146 Do the Rishis Exist?

A Hindu Theosophist



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 146 [Editor’s note to “Do the Rishis Exist?” by A Hindu Theosophist]

Read at: BCW 4:365-367BCW 4:365-367 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 146 My Visit to Styria

Read at: BCW 4:365 (notes)BCW 4:365 (notes) Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Review of Caroline Corner’s My Visit to Styria (London: G. Burns, 1882). BCW: editorial footnotes.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 146-147 The Travelling Truth Seeker

Read at: BCW 4:368-370 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Review of D. M. Bennett’s A Truthseeker Around the World, volume III (New York, 1882).

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 147 The Spiritual Reformation

Unsigned. Review of S. B. Brittan’s The Battle Ground of the Spiritual Reformation (Boston: Colby and Rich, 1882).



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 147 [Death of S. B. Brittan]

Untitled.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. O.


vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 147 Indian Drugs

Unsigned. Review of W. Dymock’s A Catalogue (Revised) of Indian Drugs, arranged and corrected by Pandurang Gopal (Bombay, 1883).



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 148 The Sattya Prakash

Unsigned. Notice of the new periodical Sattya Prakash.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 148-149 The Gospel of the Future: or the “Revelation” of (St.) Keshub

Read at: BCW 4:370-374 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 149 A New Theosophical Skirmish

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 149 The Theosophical Society

Letter to the editor of The Pioneer, reprinted with an introduction.

Alfred Percy Sinnett

A. P. Sinnett


vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 149-150 “Can the Double Murder”—or Produce Results on the Material Body

Dated Withington, near Manchester, 17 January 1883.

John Yarker



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 150 [Editor’s note to “Can the Double Murder” by John Yarker]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 150 Colour and Sound

Letter reprinted from Nature, vol. 25, p. 339, with an editorial introduction. Dated Inner Temple, 28 January.

Karl Pearson



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 150 [Money-orders to be made payable at Adyar]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 150 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 150 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 150 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 150 [Back numbers of volumes I and II]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 6, March, 1883, p. 150 Agents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 1 The President-Founder on His Annual Tour

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 1-2 The Anniversary of the Krishna Theosophical Society (Guntoor)

Jiddu Purnayya

J. Purnayya


vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 2 [Proceedings of the anniversary meeting of the Krishna Theosophical Society]

Untitled. Dated 27 December 1882.

Jiddu Purnayya

J. Purnayya


vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 2-3 The Brotherhood of Man

Extracts from the anniversary lecture, delivered at Grant Hall, Berhampore, Bengal, 1 January 1883; with an editorial introduction.

Ram Das Sen



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 3 The Adhi Bhoutic Bhratru Theosophical Society

Kali Prasanna Mookerji

Kali Prasanna Mukerji


vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 3-4 Bombay Branch of the Theosophical Society

Dated Bombay, 31 January 1883.

Bal Nilaji Pitale



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 4 Madura Theosophical Society. Bye-Laws

Dated Madura, 14 February 1883.

V. Cooppooswamy Iyer

V. Cooppooswamy


vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 4 The Behar Theosophical Society (Bankipore). Rules and Bye-Laws

Approved 27 January 1883.

Purnendu Narayan Sinha; Damodar K. Mavalankar

Purnendra Narayan Sinha; Damodar K. Mavalankar


vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 4-5 The British Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 5 The Paris (France) Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 5 Another Theosophical Sanscrit School

Unsigned. Report from Bhaugulpore, reprinted from the Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 5 The Number Seven

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 5 A Praiseworthy Example

Dated Galle, Ceylon, 26 January 1883.

Greg. Edrewere

G. Edrewere


vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 5 [visit to the Adyar Headquarters by HH Daji Raj]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 5 [Bishen Lall - promoting theosophy across India]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 5-6 [Alfred Percy Sinnett - in Calcutta; expected to visit headquarters]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 6 [JC Williams - going to England]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 6 [Death of Nawab Sir Salar Jung Bahadur]

Untitled. Extract from a letter, with an editorial introduction.

P. Iyalu Naida



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 6 [The cost of enrolling members of the Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled. Comment on a paragraph reprinted in the Poona Observer, 21 February.



vol. 4, no. 6, March+, 1883, p. 6 An Enemy Turned Brother

Extract from a letter to H. S. Olcott, with an editorial introduction.

* * *



April 1883

Vol. 4, No. 7
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 151 Special Notice to Correspondents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 151 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 151-152 Old and New Methods

Read at: BCW 4:374-378 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 152 A Flattering Notice

Unsigned. Extract from the Administration Report of the Bombay Government for 1881-82, with an editorial introduction.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 152-154 Theosophy and Miracles

Read at: BCW 4:379 (notes) Translations: Russian. Extracts reprinted from The Leader. BCW: editorial footnotes.

Gilbert Elliot



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 154-155 The Eighteen Siddhas of Southern India

Dated 7 February 1883.

V. S. B.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 155-157 Atoms, Molecules, and Ether-Waves

Continued from the January number. Reprinted from Longman’s Magazine.

John Tyndall

J. Tyndall


vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 157 [Editor’s note to “Atoms, Molecules, and Ether-Waves” by J. Tyndall]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 157-158 The Reminiscences of a Chela. III-IV

Continued from the February number. To be continued.

Bhola Deva Sarma



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 158-160 The Power to Heal

Read at: BCW 4:380-386 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 160-161 By “Bell, Book and Candle.” Leaves from the Note-Book of a Missionary Priest

Read at: BCW 4:387-391 (notes) Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Reprinted from the Catholic Mirror, with an editorial introduction and footnotes. To be continued. BCW: editorial footnotes.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 161-164 Fragments of Occult Truth. No. VII. The Human Life Wave

Alfred Percy Sinnett

A Lay Chela


vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 164-166 The Cave of the Echoes. A Strange but a True Story

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 166-167 [Léon Gambetta and Napoleon]

Read at: BCW 4:391-394 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled. From the Revue Spirite, Paris, February.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 167 [A prophecy attributed to the spirit of Gambetta]

Read at: BCW 4:391-394 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled. Quotes Le Bon Sens, Carcassonne.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 167 [Death of Dr. George Beard]

Read at: BCW 4:391-394 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 167 [The Indian Witness on Theosophy]

Read at: BCW 4:391-394 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 167 Pity the Poor “Principals!”

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 167-168 A Heavy Curse

Read at: BCW 4:394-395 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Includes a purported bull of excommunication, translated from the St. Petersburg Rebus, with editorial comments.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 168 A Case of Clairvoyance

Dated Patiya, Chittagong, 28 February 1883.

H.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 168 [Editor’s note to “A Case of Clairvoyance” by H.]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 168 Mystic Stories

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 168 Mehladi Mata

Dajiraj

Daji Raj


vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 169 Hindu Divination

Nobin K. Bannerjee

Nobin K. Banerji


vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 169-170 The Bugbears of Science. Homœopathy and Mesmerism

Unsigned. Continued from the February number.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 170-171 Medical Mesmerism

Dated Allahabad, 17 February 1883.

Brojendra Nath Banerjee



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 171-172 Whence the Name “Lunatics”?

Read at: BCW 4:396-398 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 172 A Seeker after God

Verse. Reprinted from The Pioneer.

H. C. I.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 172 Death Warning

Reprinted from Knowledge, December, with an introduction.

J. Sinclair



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 172-173 [Review of “Reply to Extra Supplement to the Theosophist” by Umrao Singh]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 173 [Cosmos, Les Mondes]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 173 The “Sattya Prakash”

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 173 “The Voice of India”

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 173 “Suguna Bodhini”

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 173-174 A Philozoolatric Appeal

Bengalee



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 174 Does Law Require a Legislator?

Dated Bombay, 27 February 1883.

B. J. P.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 174 The Finding of a Guru

Dated Bhowanipore, 21 January 1883.

T. S. (A Chela)



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 174 Retrogression in Re-Birth

H.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 174 [Editor’s note to “Retrogression in Re-Birth” by H.]

Read at: BCW 4:398-399 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 174 Chiromancy

Dinanath Pandurang Dhame

Dhame Dinanath Pandurang


vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 175 Ancient Metaloscopy and Xiloscopy

Dated Sitapur, 2 March 1883.

Sasi Bhushan Kumar

Sasi Bhushun Kumar


vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 175 Christians, Brahmos and “B. As”

A. Sankariah



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 175 [Editor’s note to “Christians, Brahmos and B. As” by A. Sankariah]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 175 The Adwaita Philosophy versus the Semitic Bible

Dated Withington, near Manchester, 21 February 1883.

John Yarker



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 176-180 The Hindu Zodiac, or the Discovery of the Lost Key

Read at: BCW 4:399-400 (notes) Translations: Russian. With a footnote by T. Subba Row. BCW: editorial footnotes.

N. Chidambaram Iyer



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 180 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 180 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 180 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 180 [Back numbers of volumes I and II]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April, 1883, p. 180 Agents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 1-4 Colonel Olcott’s Lecture at the Town Hall, Calcutta, on “Theosophy and Brotherhood”

Unsigned. Delivered 3 March 1883.

Henry Steel Olcott



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 4 Colonel Olcott’s Second Lecture at the Town Hall

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror, 11 March 1883.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 4-5 Cures Effected by Colonel Olcott in Calcutta by Mesmeric Passes

Letter dated 1 March 1883, reprinted from the Indian Mirror, 6 March.

Surji Kumar Bysack



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 5 The Same

Letter to the Indian Mirror concerning Colonel Olcott’s mesmeric cures.

Srinauth Tagore; Shautooroy Mukerji; Nivaran Chandra Mukerji



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 5 Colonel Olcott’s Marvellous Cures

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror, 7 March.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 5 Our President’s Tour

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 5 [Publication of Colonel Olcott’s lecture on Theosophy and Brotherhood]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 5-6 A Meeting at Adyar for the Presentation of a Silver Cup and Tray to the Founders of the Theosophical Society by Members of Its Bombay Branch

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 6 Aryan Patriotic Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 6 [Inauguration of the Delhi Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 6 The Rajshahye Harmony Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 6 The Ladies’ Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 6 The Bhowani Theosophical Society

Nuffer Chandra Bhatta

Nuffer Chandra Bhatta (and several others)


vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 6 [Approval of the application of the Bhowani Theosophical Society]

Untitled. Dated Adyar, 17 March 1883.

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 6 The Dacca Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 6 [Application for a branch at Bankoora]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 6 The Satya Marga Theosophical Society (Lucknow)

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 6-7 The Bombay Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7 The Delhi Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7 The Bengal Theosophical Society, Calcutta

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7 The Paris Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7 Initiations

Dated Adyar, 17 March 1883.

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7 [Colonel Olcott’s departure from Calcutta]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7 [HS Olcott - received more than twenty applications for admission into the Society at Kishnaghur]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7 [Jwala Prasad Sankhadhar - delivered three lectures at Moradabad]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7 [Kishen Lall - suffering from chronic rheumatism]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7 [AP Sinnett - has arrived at Madras]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7 [Devendra Nath Dass - appointed a professor of London College]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7 [Bharatvarshia National Association - select meeting held under its auspices to discuss various issues]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 7-8 A Mahratta Lady’s Address

Unsigned. Report and extracts from a speech reprinted from the Indian Mirror, with an editorial introduction.

Anandibai Joshi



vol. 4, no. 7, April+, 1883, p. 8 A Laudable Project

Letter to Rai Bishen Lall, dated Simla, 28 January 1883. Reprinted from the Arya Darpan.

Allan Octavian Hume

A. O. Hume


May 1883

Vol. 4, No. 8
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 181 To the “Dissatisfied”

Read at: BCW 4:400-401 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 181-182 The Buddhist Movement in England

Read at: BCW 4:402-404 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 182 [Acknowledgement of Arthur Lillie’s Buddha and Early Buddhism]

Read at: BCW 4:463 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 182-185 Medical Magnetism and the Healer Magnetic

Read at: BCW 4:404-405 (notes) Translations: Russian. To be continued. BCW: editorial footnotes.

Seeta Nath Ghose



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 185 The Tree of Meditation

Extract from Yoga Vashishtha.

J. Iaf



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 185-189 The Chosen “Vessels of Election”

Read at: BCW 4:405-420 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 189 Materialism and Its Lessons

Read at: BCW 4:463 (notes) Unsigned. Quotes Professor Maudsley in the Fortnightly Review. BCW: editorial footnotes.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 189-191 Zoroaster and His Religion

Read at: BCW 4:420-421 (notes) Translations: Russian. Dated Baroda, 20 March 1883. To be continued. BCW: editorial footnotes.

Pestanji Dorabji Khandalawala

Pestonji Dorabji Khandalavala


vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 191-192 Another “Fakir’s Prophecy”

Dated Calcutta, 27 March 1883. Includes Mrs. W.’s narrative quoted from T. G. Fraser’s Sport and Military Life in Western India.

Sukuma Haldar



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 192-193 Reading a Sealed Envelope

Dated Madras, 11 March 1883.

P. Srinivasa Rao

P. Sreenavass Row


vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 193-194 The Bugbears of Science. III

Unsigned. Continued from the April number.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 194-195 Fragments of Occult Truth. No. VIII. The Progress of Humanity

Alfred Percy Sinnett

A Lay Chela


vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 196 Visishthadwaita Philosophy

Read at: BCW 4:422-426 Translations: Russian.

A. Govinda Charlu



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 196-197 Catechism of the Visishtadwaita Philosophy

Dated Tumkur, 30 March 1883; with editorial footnotes.

A. Govinda Charlu



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 197 [Editor’s note to “Catechism of the Visishtadwaita Philosophy” by A. Govinda Charlu]

Read at: BCW 4:422-426 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 197-200 Theosophy and Religious Riots

Read at: BCW 4:427-438 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 200 [Conversions and diet]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from The Liberal.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 200-201 The Magic of the New Dispensation

Read at: BCW 4:439-443 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Quotes the New Dispensation, 1 April, and Brahmo Public Opinion, with editorial comments.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 201 Light Wanted

Dated Lalitpore, 4 March 1883.

K. C. Chatterjee



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 201 Explanation Wanted

Dated Tumkur, 8 March 1883.

A. Govinda Charlu



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 201 [Editor’s note to “Explanation Wanted” by A. Govinda Charlu]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 202 Devachan

Dated Georgetown, Colorado, 31 January.

R. Hartmann



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 202 [Editor’s reply to “Devachan” by R. Hartmann]

Read at: BCW 4:443-445 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 202 The Seventeen-Rayed Sun-Disc

Extracts from a private letter from Fresno, California, with an editorial introduction.

E. G.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 202 [Editor’s note to “The Seventeen-Rayed Sun-Disc” by E. G.]

Read at: BCW 4:445-447 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 202-203 Kumarila Bhatta

A. B.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 203 A Mussulman Kumbum Tree

Dated Lucknow, 28 March 1883.

Hardeva Beharee



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 203 Do the Rishis Exist?

Another Hindu Theosophist



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 203 [Editor’s note to “Do the Rishis Exist?” by Another Hindu Theosophist]

Read at: BCW 4:447-448 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 203 Another “Spiritual” Puzzle

Dated Lewisham, Kent, September 1882.

E. W. W.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 203-204 [Editor’s note to “Another Spiritual Puzzle” by E. W. W.]

Read at: BCW 4:448-449 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 204 A Sufi “Ghazal” or Ode

Dated Hyderabad, Deccan, 25 March 1883. Encloses a poem from Chesson and Woodhall’s Bombay Miscellany, vol. III, p. 326.

E. N. T.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 204 The Hindu Zodiac

Dated Mylapore, 5 April 1883. Includes errata to the April article.

N. Chidambaram Iyer



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 204-205 Parabrahm, Defined by Vedantins

Dated Sialkot, 4 April 1883. With a corroborating statement by Rai Bishen Lall.

Ramji Mall Pandit



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 205 [Editor’s note to “Parabrahm, Defined by Vedantins” by Ramji Mall Pandit]

Read at: BCW 4:450-451 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 205 Religious Brutality in Ceylon

Dated Colombo, 7 April 1883.

Y * * *



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 205-206 The Religion of the Future

Read at: BCW 4:451-453 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 206 Dragged in Again!

Read at: BCW 4:453-455 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 206-208 The Trinity of Righteousness

Read at: BCW 4:456-463 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 208 [Money-orders to be made payable at Adyar]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 208 Special Notice to Correspondents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 208 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 208 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 208 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 208 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 208 [Back numbers of volumes I and II]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May, 1883, p. 208 Agents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 1 Colonel Olcott at Dacca

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror, 24 March. Dated Dacca, 19 March 1883.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 1 [Colonel Olcott’s lecture at Darjeeling and his return to Calcutta]

Unsigned, untitled. Includes a report from the Indian Mirror, 4 April.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 1-2 Colonel Olcott’s Lectures on Theosophy and Archaic Religions

Unsigned. Review reprinted from the Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 2 Programme of Colonel Olcott’s Bengal Tour

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 2 Col. Olcott’s Cures in Behar

Letter to the Indian Mirror, dated Bangalore, 10 April 1883.

Ladli Mohun Ghose

Laddle Mohun Ghose


vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 2-3 Cures Effected by Colonel Olcott at Dumraon and Arrah

Letter to the Indian Mirror, dated Arrah, 18 April 1883.

Brojendra Nath Banerjee

Brojendra Nath Bannerji


vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 3 Col. Olcott’s Wonderful Success

Letter to the East, dated Dacca, 18 March 1883. Includes a note by the editor of the East.

Purna Chundra Sen



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 3 [Editor’s note to “Col. Olcott’s Wonderful Success” by Purna Chundra Sen]

Read at: BCW 4:464-465 Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Editor Theosophist


vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 3 [Colonel Olcott expected at Bankipore]

Unsigned, untitled. From the Behar Herald.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 3 Colonel Olcott at Berhampore

Unsigned. Reports dated 16 and 17 April 1883, reprinted from the Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 3 Colonel Olcott at Dumraon

Unsigned. Dated 18 April 1883. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 4 What Are We Coming To?

Letter to the Indian Mirror, dated 17 April 1883.

S. H.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 4 Official Report. The Eclectic Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 4 The Howrah Theosophical Society (Calcutta)

Dated Howrah, 17 April 1883.

Warmesh Chander Kur



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 4 [Proceedings of the meeting to form the Howrah Theosophical Society]

Untitled. Dated Howrah, 7 March 1883.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 4 The Dumraon Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 4-5 The Dacca Theosophical Society

Dated 10 March 1883.

Guru Charan Bhattacharya; Henry Steel Olcott

Guru Charan Bhattacharya; H. S. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 5 The Jessore Theosophical Society

Dated 29 March 1883.

Pyari Mohan Guha



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 5 The Narrail Theosophical Society

Dated 4 April 1883.

Henry Steel Olcott; Nivaran Chandra Mukerji; Purnachandra Bosak

H. S. Olcott; Nibaran Chundra Mookeree; Purnachandra Bosak


vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 5 The Caddalore Theosophical Society

Rules and bye-laws adopted 5 February 1883.

M. Natarajier; A. Rama Row; Henry Steel Olcott

M. Natarajier; A. Rama Rao; S. H. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 5 Nellore Theosophical Society

Dated 14 April 1883.

P. Sesha Aiyar



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 5-6 [Formation of the Dumraon Theosophical Society]

Untitled.

Henry Steel Olcott; Omrah Ali

H. S. Olcott; Omrah Ali


vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 6 [Acknowledgment of donation by the Maha Raja of Dumraon]

Untitled.

Damodar K. Mavalankar

Damodar Mavalankar


vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 6 The Durbhunga Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 6 [Correction of the name of the president of the Krishna Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 6 [M Singaravelu - nominated a Councillor of the Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 6 [Daji Râjâ Chandra Singhjee - preparing to visit England]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 6 [AP Sinnett - the Hong-Kong Daily Press "discloses" that Sinnett was once the editor of the Pioneer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 6 [Mr Wang-Chin-Foo - a brief account of his life]

Untitled.

(Ed.)



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 6 [JC Williams - will not be visiting Adyar]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 6 [Barada Kanta Majumdar - opened a Theosophical School at Naldanga]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 6 [Bishen Lall - had private interview with His Highness the Maharajah]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 6-7 [Anandbay Joshi leaves for New York]

Read at: BCW 4:465-466 Unsigned, untitled. Includes a report from the Lahore Tribune.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 7 [Editor’s note on Anandbay Joshi’s medical studies]

Read at: BCW 4:465-466 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 7 [Dominique A. Courmes visits Ceylon]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from the Times of Ceylon, 29 February as printed.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 7 [Editor’s note on Dominique A. Courmes’s visit to Ceylon]

Untitled.

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 7 A Strange Word Coined

Unsigned. Quotes a letter to Light.

George Wyld



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 7 Special Telegrams. N. W. P. Patriotic Association

Unsigned. Dated Lahore, 31 March. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 7 [Editor’s note to “Special Telegrams. N. W. P. Patriotic Association”]

Read at: BCW 4:467 Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed.


vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 7-9 Thoughts on the Metaphysics of Theosophy

Unsigned. Review of S. Sundaram Iyer’s Thoughts on the Metaphysics of Theosophy (Calcutta, 1883), reprinted from the Indian Mirror, with an editorial introduction and extensive extracts from the book.

Norendro Nath Sen



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 9-11 The Shylocks of Lahore

Read at: BCW 4:467-478 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 11-12 To Colonel H. S. Olcott

Members of the Behar Theosophical Society



vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 12 The Lahore Branch and Other Matters

Official order dated Camp Bankipur, 21 April 1883, attested by Nivaran Chandra Mookerji.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 8, May+, 1883, p. 12 Colonel Olcott upon the Late Riots

Letter to the editor of the Examiner, dated Bankipur, 21 April 1883.

Henry Steel Olcott

Henry S. Olcott


June 1883

Vol. 4, No. 9
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 209 Electroscope and “Astral Doubles”

Read at: BCW 4:488-489 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 209-210 Will

L. A. Sanders



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 210 [Editor’s note to “Will” by L. A. Sanders]

Read at: BCW 4:490-492 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 210 [Editor’s introduction to “Esoteric Spiritualism. The Law of “Influx” and “Efflux”” by William Yeates]

Untitled.

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 210-213 Esoteric Spiritualism. The Law of “Influx” and “Efflux”

Read at: BCW 4:492-493 (notes) BCW: editorial footnotes.

William Yeates



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 213 [Editor’s note to “Esoteric Spiritualism. The Law of “Influx” and “Efflux”” by William Yeates]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 213 The Mahabharata in English

Pratap Chandra Roy

(Babu) Pratap Chandra Roy


vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 213-217 A Few Thoughts on Some Wise Words from a Wise Man

Read at: BCW 4:493-503 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 217 Suggestive Comparisons

Ed. Theos.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 217-218 Ormazd and Ahriman and the Allegorical Writings of the Ancients

N. M. P., a Parsi



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 218-219 Should Men Cut Their Hair?

Reprinted from the Phrenological Journal.

Alexander Wilder



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 219 [Editor’s note to “Should Men Cut Their Hair?” by Alexander Wilder]

Read at: BCW 4:503 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 219-220 Homœopathy and Harmony

Krishnadhan Mukerji



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 220 The Religion of a Great Statesman

Report quoting Frederick Harrison’s lecture on Léon Gambetta, delivered on 4 February.

Frederic Harrison

Frederick Harrison


vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 220-221 A Mode of Divination among the Parsis

J. N. Unwala



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 221 The Efficacy of Funeral Ceremonies

Naoroji Dorabji Khandalavala

N. D. K.


vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 221-222 [Editor’s note to “The Efficacy of Funeral Ceremonies” by N. D. K.]

Read at: BCW 4:504-508 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 222-223 Gambetta’s Eye and Brain

Read at: BCW 4:509-511 Unsigned. Quotes Dr. Ivanofsky in Novoye Vremya.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 223-224 By “Bell, Book and Candle.” Leaves from the Note-book of a Missionary Priest

Read at: BCW 4:387-391 (notes) Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Reprinted from the Catholic Mirror. Continued. BCW: editorial footnotes.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 224 Swami Dayanund—A Freethinker

Read at: BCW 4:511-512 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 224-226 Zoroastrianism in the Light of Occult Philosophy

Read at: BCW 4:513-534 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Unsigned. To be continued.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 226-228 The Tantras

Read at: BCW 4:534 (notes) BCW: editorial footnotes.

T. S.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 228 Visishtadwaita Philosophy

Read at: BCW 4:535-537 (notes)BCW 4:535-537 (notes) Translations: Russian. BCW: editorial footnotes.

A. Govinda Charlu



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 229-231 The Visishthadwaita Catechism Dissected

An Adwaitee



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 231 Cosmical Rings and Rounds

A Student of Occultism



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 232 [Editor’s note to “Cosmical Rings and Rounds” by A Student of Occultism]

Read at: BCW 4:538-540 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 232-233 [Reply to “Cosmical Rings and Rounds” by A Student of Occultism]

Untitled.

S. T. K. Chary

S. T. K. * * * Chary


vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 233 Subhuti’s Sopara Relic

Peter de Abrew

Peter D’Abrew


vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 233-234 The Nadigrandhams

N. Chidambaram Iyer

N. Chedumburam Iyer


vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 234 Explanation Wanted

A Junior Student



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 234 [Editor’s note to “Explanation Wanted” by A Junior Student]

Read at: BCW 4:540-542 Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed.


vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 234 Light’s Velocity

D. M. S.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 235 We Reply

Read at: BCW 4:542-544 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Reply to “Pertinent Questions” by H. N. Vakil.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 235 Pertinent Questions

H. N. Vakil



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 235 How a Man Becomes a Hindu and a Brahman

A. Sankariah



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 235-236 Psychometry and Archaeology

Poorno Chandra Mookherjee

Poorna Chundra Mookherji


vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 236 [Editor’s note to “Psychometry and Archaeology” by Poorna Chundra Mookherji]

Read at: BCW 4:545 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 236 What is a "Perahera"?

A Ceylon Buddhist



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 236 How to become a Brahman

T Sarman



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 236 The Summum Bonum of Hinduism and Buddhism

S. M.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 236 Professor Max Müller’s Opinion Wanted

Unsigned. Quotes the Psychometric Circular.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 237 An Attempt at a New Calendar

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 237 Madras Hindu Charity High School

V. Rama Rao



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 237 The Dharms’ Padesh

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 238 [Money orders to be sent to Adyar]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 238 Special Notice to Correspondents

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 238 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June, 1883, p. 238 The Calcutta School of Homœopathy

Shooshee Bhoosun Mookerji

Shooshee Bhoosun Mookerjee


vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 1-3 A Levy of Arms Against Theosophy

Read at: BCW 4:546-554 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 3 Notes on Our President’s Bengal Tour

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror, 29 April.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 3 Colonel Olcott at Jamalpore

Reprinted from the Indian Mirror.

X.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 3 [Editor’s note to “Colonel Olcott at Jamalpore” by X.]

Untitled.

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 3 The Stir Made in Behar by Colonel Olcott’s Visit to That Province

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Behar Herald.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 4 Colonel Olcott at Searsole

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror, 5 May.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 4 Colonel Olcott at Bankura

Reprinted from the Indian Mirror.

X.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 4 [A Hindu Sunday School established at Bhaugulpore]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 4 Colonel Olcott at Bankipore

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Indian Chronicle, 23 April.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 4 Col. Olcott at Bankipore

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Behar Herald via the Indian Mirror, 27 April.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 4 Col. Olcott at Bhagulpore

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Behar Herald.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 4 [Editor’s note to “Col. Olcott at Bhagulpore”]

Untitled.

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 4-5 More Cures at Bhaugulpore

Ladli Mohun Ghose



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 5 Colonel Olcott at Bankipore

Reprinted from the Indian Mirror.

Purnendu Narayan Sinha

Purnendra Narayan Sinha


vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 5 [Certificate of a cure by Colonel Olcott]

Untitled. Reprinted from the Indian Chronicle, with a list of witnesses.

Ram Kisten Lall



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 5 The Searsole Theosophical Society

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 5-6 The Burdwan Theosophical Society

Attested by Nivaran Chandra Mukerji.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 6 The Chinsurah Theosophical Society

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 6 The Chakdighi Theosophical Society

Attested by Nivaran Chandra Mukhopadhyay.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 6 The Midnapore Theosophical Society

Attested by T. Ghosal.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 6 The Moradabad Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 6 The Proceedings of the Meeting of Members of the Theosophical Society at Durbhanga

Approved by H. S. Olcott.

Kalipada Bandyopadhyay



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 7 The Rajshahye Harmony Theosophical Society

By-laws approved by H. S. Olcott.

Sirish Chandra Roy; Kali Prasanna Mookerji

Sirish Chandra Roy; Kali Prasanna Mukerjee


vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 7 The Kathiawar Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 7 Queensland (Australasia) Theosophical Society

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Harbinger of Light, April 1883.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 7 The Satya Marga Theosophical Society

Pran Nath



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 7 The Himalayan Theosophical Society

Approved by H. S. Olcott.

W. D. Tilden



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 7-8 The Secunderabad Theosophical Society

C. Kuppuswami Aiyar



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 8 [Reply to Mr. Fink on the Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror, with an introduction by the manager identifying its author.

Norendro Nath Sen



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 8 Moradabad Theosophical Society

Signed also by four others; approved by H. S. Olcott.

Ishri Prashad; Parshotam Dass; Bulake Dass; Permishwari Sahai; Chirangi Lall; Narottum Dass



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 9 Bengal Theosophical Society

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 9 [Colonel Olcott sails for Madras]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 9-10 The Himalayan Mahatmas

Unsigned. Review of Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, No. 2, reprinted from the Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 10-11 A Description of the Tantrik Mystic Rites and Ceremonies Known as “Savasadhana”

Read at a meeting of the Dacca Theosophical Society on 28 April 1883. To be continued.

Kunja B. Bhattacharji



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 11-12 Statistics of Col. Olcott’s Bengal Tour

Nivaran Chandra Mukerji

Nivaran Chandra Mukerje


vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 12 [H. S. Olcott returns to Madras]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 12 [Colonel W. Gordon visits Meerut]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 12 [The Raja of Wadhwan survives a shipboard fire]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 12 [Gopal Vinayek Joshi visits the headquarters]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 12 [The Maharaja of Durbhanga and Theosophy]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 12 [Jamshedji N. Unwala visits the headquarters]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 12 [K. M. Shroff and the Jami-Jamshed]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 12 [Bradlaugh, Besant and the National Secular Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 12 [Pundita Romabai leaves for England]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 12 [Shyamaji Krishnavarma at Oxford]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 9, June+, 1883, p. 12 Obituary

G. Narasimhooloo Chetty and his daughter.

Henry Steel Olcott; Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. S. Olcott; H. P. Blavatsky


July 1883

Vol. 4, No. 10
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 239-240 The Soul of Things

Read at: BCW 4:554-557 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Discusses William Denton’s The Soul of Things and quotes a report in the Sydney Liberal, 10 February.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 240-244 Zoroastrianism in the Light of Occult Philosophy

Read at: BCW 4:513-534 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Unsigned. Concluded.



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 244-245 Hierosophy and Theosophy

Read at: BCW 4:557-560 (notes) Translations: Russian. BCW: editorial footnotes.

William Oxley



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 245 The Almora Swami upon Philosophy in General and Our Failings in Particular

Read at: BCW 4:560-563 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 246-248 The Swami of Almora to His Opponents

Read at: BCW 4:563-569 (notes) Translations: Russian. BCW: editorial footnotes.

Swami of Almora



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 248 [Editor’s note to “The Swami of Almora to His Opponents” by Swami of Almora]

Read at: BCW 4:563-569 (notes) Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled. BCW: editorial footnotes.



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 248-251 Prakriti and Purusha

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 251 “Odorigen” and Jivatma

Dharani Dhar Kauthumi

Dharanidar Kauthumi


vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 251-252 Prof. Edard’s New Electro-magnetic Apparatus for the Treatment of Diseases

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 252-253 Karma. An Appendix to Fragments of Occult Truth

Read at: BCW 4:570-573 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 253 Esoteric Buddhism

Read at: BCW 4:573-574 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Notice of A. P. Sinnett’s Esoteric Buddhism.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 253 [Notice of the article on Chelaship]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 253-256 The Septenary Principle in Esotericism

Read at: BCW 4:574-582 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 256-257 Spirit Identity and Recent Speculations

Reprinted from Light.

W. Stainton Moses

M. A. (Oxon.)


vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 257-260 [Editor’s notes to “Spirit Identity and Recent Speculations” by M. A. (Oxon.)]

Read at: BCW 4:583-598 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 260 No Revelation Infallible

Allan Octavian Hume

A. O. Hume


vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 260 [Editor’s introduction to “From Theosophy to Shakespeare” by Henry G. Atkinson]

Read at: BCW 4:599-602 Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed.


vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 260-261 From Theosophy to Shakespeare

Henry George Atkinson

Henry J. Atkinson


vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 261 The Status of Jesus

Read at: BCW 4:603-604 (notes) Translations: Russian. BCW: editorial footnotes.

Vera



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 262 Under the Shadow of Great Names

A. J. Smart



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 262-263 [Letter to A. J. Smart]

Untitled.

John Carson



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 263 [Editor’s note to “Under the Shadow of Great Names” by A. J. Smart and the letter by John Carson]

Read at: BCW 4:604-605 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 263 The Prince Convert

Gustaf Eisen

Gustav Eisen


vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 263 [Editor’s note to “The Prince Convert” by Gustav Eisen]

Read at: BCW 4:605 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 263 Who Is a Brahmin?

Khirod Sarma

Sri Khirod Sarma


vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 263 Devas Defined

Unsigned. Definition prepared by H. S. Olcott for the French translation of his Buddhist Catechism, with an editorial introduction.

Henry Steel Olcott



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 263 Erratum

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 264 [Corrections to the June supplement]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 10, July, 1883, p. 264 What to Eat

Unsigned. Review of Anna Kingsford’s The Perfect Way in Diet.



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 1 The First Anniversary of the Bengal Theosophical Society

Unsigned. Introduction to the anniversary proceedings; the letters, report and addresses follow separately.



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 1 [Letter to Colonel H. S. Olcott]

Untitled.

Peary Chand Mitra

Peary Chand Mittra


vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 1-2 [Annual Report of the Bengal Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.

Mohini Mohun Chatterji



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 2-3 [Address delivered at the First Anniversary of the Bengal Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.

Norendro Nath Sen



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 3-4 [Address delivered at the First Anniversary of the Bengal Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.

Dwijendranath Tagore



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 4-7 [Address on Dr. Yaeger’s observations]

Unsigned, untitled.

Leopold Salzer



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 7-10 Colonel Olcott’s Lecture on “Dr. Esdaile and Mesmerism in Calcutta Thirty-six Years Ago”

Unsigned. Delivered at the first anniversary of the Bengal Theosophical Society, Town Hall, 21 May 1883.

Henry Steel Olcott



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 10-11 Chelas and Lay Chelas

Read at: BCW 4:606-614 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 11-12 A Description of the Tantrik Mystic Rites and Ceremonies Known as “Savasadhana”

Concluded.

Kunja B. Bhattacharji

Kunja B. Bhuttacharji


vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 12 [Editor’s note to “A Description of the Tantrik Mystic Rites and Ceremonies Known as “Savasadhana”” by Kunja B. Bhuttacharji]

Read at: BCW 4:615 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 12 Healing.—A Warning from Col. Olcott

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 12 The Programme of the President-Founder’s Tour

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 12 The Bengal Theosophical Society

Mohini Mohun Chatterji

Mohini Mohan Chatterji


vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 13 The Malabar Theosophical Society

Copy certified by A. Sankariah.

N. Sarvothama Rao; P. Sivaramakrishniaya



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 13 The Bankura Sanjivani Theosophical Society

Thedar Nath Thulabhi



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 13 The Gorakhpur Sarv Hitkari Theosophical Society

Approved by H. S. Olcott.

T. Ganesh Sing



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 13 The Pioneer Theosophical Society. (St. Louis.)

William Quan Judge

William Q. Judge


vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 13 The New Theosophical Hall at Kandy

A. B. Silva



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 13 The Queensland Theosophical Society

George Smith



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 14 The Galle (Buddhist) Theosophical Society

Unsigned.

G. C. A. Jayasekara



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 14 [Rastomji Dhunjibhoy Sethna and the Northbrook Indian Club]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 14 [Otho Alexander and the Society for Psychical Research]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 14 [Colonel Olcott leaves for Ceylon]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 14 [J. A. Venkataramayya’s lecture on Theosophy]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 10, July+, 1883, p. 14 Politics and Theosophy

Attested by H. P. Blavatsky.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


August 1883

Vol. 4, No. 11
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 265 Our Fifth Year

Read at: BCW 5:67-69 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 265-266 Hindu Music

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. O.


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 266 [Editor’s introduction to “Devachan. Western Stricture and Eastern Version”]

Read at: BCW 5:70-73 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed.


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 266-267 Memorandum

Dated 30 April 1883.

* * *



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 267-269 The Real and the Unreal. Reply I

Read at: BCW 5:74-81 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 269-270 Dream Life. Reply II

Read at: BCW 5:81-88 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 270-272 The Various States of Devachan. Reply III

Read at: BCW 5:88-94 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 272 An Astrologer of Repute

Pestanji Dorabji Khandalawala

Pestonji Dorabji Khandalawala


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 272-273 By “Bell, Book and Candle.” Leaves from the Note-book of a Missionary Priest

Read at: BCW 4:387-391 (notes) Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Concluded. Reprinted from the Catholic Mirror, citing Ave Maria. BCW: editorial footnotes.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 273 [Editor’s note to “By “Bell, Book and Candle.” Leaves from the Note-book of a Missionary Priest”]

Read at: BCW 4:387-391 (notes) Translations: Russian. Untitled. BCW: editorial footnotes.

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 273-274 Allah

N. B.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 274-275 The Essentials of Religion

Raj Narain Bose

Babu Raj Narain Bose


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 275 [Editor’s note to “The Essentials of Religion” by Raj Narain Bose]

Read at: BCW 5:95-100 Translations: Russian. Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed.


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 275 Divination

Naoroji Dorabji Khandalavala

N. D. K.


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 276 Victims of Hinduism

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Guzerat Mitra.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 276-277 Victims of Christianity

Unsigned. Reprinted from the New York World.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 277 Esoteric Buddhism

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Bombay Gazette.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 277 [Editor’s note to the announcement of “Esoteric Buddhism” by A. P. Sinnett]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 277-279 Astrology and Modern Science

Fortin

Dr. Fortin


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 279-280 A Human Storage Battery

Reprinted from the Scientific American, 28 April 1883, p. 264, quoting correspondence published by C. H. Hughes in the Alienist and Neurologist.

S. E. Woodman



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 280 [Letter forwarding “A Human Storage Battery” by S. E. Woodman]

Untitled.

W. D. Tilden



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 280 [Editor’s note to “A Human Storage Battery” by S. E. Woodman]

Read at: BCW 5:101-103 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 280 The Perils of Dabbling in Mesmerism

A. B. C.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 280-281 [Note to “The Perils of Dabbling in Mesmerism” by A. B. C.]

Untitled.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. O.


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 281 Mesmerising Water

Henry Steel Olcott

P. T. S.


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 281 [Answer to “Mesmerising Water” by P. T. S.]

Untitled.

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 281 Funeral Rites among Savage Races

W. D.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 281 [Editor’s note to “Funeral Rites among Savage Races” by W. D.]

Read at: BCW 5:104 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 281 Whence the Soul

A Theosophist



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 281 [Editor’s note to “Whence the Soul” by A Theosophist]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 281 The Teachings of Allan Kardec

Inquirer



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 281 [Editor’s note to “The Teachings of Allan Kardec” by Inquirer]

Read at: BCW 5:105-106 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 281-282 Physical Changes of the Earth

Includes the letter “The Sahara Sea” by Atlas, reprinted from The Engineer, 18 May 1883.

Kumud Chander Mukerjee



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 282 The Seven Human Bodies

Read at: BCW 5:117 (notes) BCW: editorial footnotes.

X. Y. Z.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 282 [Reply to “The Seven Human Bodies” by X. Y. Z.]

Untitled.

* * * Tara Nath * * * *



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 282-283 Is Fœticide a Crime?

An “M. D.”



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 283 [Editor’s note to “Is Fœticide a Crime?” by An “M. D.”]

Read at: BCW 5:106-108 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 283 [Reply to “Narcotics versus Occultism” by A Would-be Yogi]

Untitled.

* * * Tara Nath * * * *



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 283 Narcotics versus Occultism

A Would-be Yogi



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 283 A Gloomy Prospect

* * *



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 283 A “Buddha” Wanted

D. M. S.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 283-284 [Editor’s note to “A “Buddha” Wanted” by D. M. S.]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 284 [Editor’s introduction to “Professor Tyndall on the Blasphemy Prosecution, &c.” by Henry G. Atkinson]

Untitled.

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 284 Professor Tyndall on the Blasphemy Prosecution, &c.

Includes a reply by John Tyndall.

Henry George Atkinson

Henry G. Atkinson


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 284-286 Efficacy of Funeral Ceremonies

R......jee C......jee



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 286 [Editor’s note to “Efficacy of Funeral Ceremonies” by R......jee C......jee]

Read at: BCW 5:108 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 286 Transmigration of the Life-atoms

Naoroji Dorabji Khandalavala

N. D. K.


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 286-288 [Editor’s note to “Transmigration of the Life Atoms” by N. D. K.]

Read at: BCW 5:109-117 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 288 [Editor’s introduction to the review of “Esoteric Buddhism” by C. C. Massey]

Untitled.

Ed.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 288-289 Esoteric Buddhism. First Notice

Review of A. P. Sinnett’s Esoteric Buddhism, reprinted from Light.

C. C. Massey

C. C. M.


vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 290-291 The American Bureau of Ethnology

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 291 The “Ceylon Free-thinker”

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 291-292 Witch Tragedies

Unsigned. Review of E. Lynn Linton’s Witch Stories.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 292 Acknowledgment

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 292 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 11, August, 1883, p. 292 [Money orders to be sent to Adyar]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 1-2 A Final Answer

Read at: BCW 5:118-121 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 2 Colonel Olcott's Cures

Ladli Mohun Ghose



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 2 Gurus and Chelas

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row and 200 other signatories


vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 3 The Theosophical Society, Oriental and Occidental

Read at: BCW 5:125-127 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 3 Société Scientifique des Occultistes de France

Read at: BCW 5:125-127 Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 3 The Gyanodaya Theosophical Society (Bara-Banki.)

Approved by H. S. Olcott.

Brij Mohun Lal

Brij Mohun Lal, No. 2


vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 3-4 The Madras Theosophical Society. Establishment of Sanskrit Schools

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 4 The Poona Theosophical Society

Rajanna Lingu



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 4 The London Lodge of the Theosophical Society

W. F. Kirby



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 4 [Approval of the London Lodge’s new name]

Untitled.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 4 The Ionian Theosophical Society

Otho Alexander



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 4-5 The Colombo Theosophical Society

C. P. Goonewardene



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 5 The President-Founder’s Reception at Tinnevelly

Read at: BCW 5:128 (notes) BCW: editorial footnotes.

S. Ramaswamier



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 5-6 The Tinnevelly Theosophical Society

Approved by H. S. Olcott.

S. Sundram Iyer

S. Sundram Aiyer


vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 6 [Colonel Olcott’s journey from Ceylon]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 6 [H. P. Blavatsky leaves for Ootacamund]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 6 [Baldeo Prasad’s work for Theosophy]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 6 [Khushwagt Rai studies for the Bar]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 6 [Dajiraj arrives in London]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 6 [Anandibai Joshi’s arrival in America]

Unsigned, untitled. Extract from a letter, reprinted from the Indian Mirror.

Anandibai Joshi



vol. 4, no. 11, August+, 1883, p. 6 Obituary

Unsigned. Jogendro Nath Basu Sarbodhicary; includes a letter from Ladli Mohan Ghose.



September 1883

Vol. 4, No. 12
Place Title Author


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 293 Our Fifth Year

Read at: BCW 5:67-69 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Reprints the August notice, with an added paragraph about the extent and financing of the volume and its supplements.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 293-294 Errata

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 294-295 Fundamental Truths Eternal

Read at: BCW 5:288 (notes) BCW: editorial footnotes.

Gilbert Elliot



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 295-296 Some Inquiries Suggested by Mr. Sinnett’s “Esoteric Buddhism”

Read at: BCW 5:139-142 Translations: Russian.

An English F. T. S.



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 296-304 Reply to an English F. T. S. Answers

Read at: BCW 5:163-171; BCW 5:155-163; BCW 5:171-175BCW 5:171-175; BCW 5:150-155; BCW 5:171BCW 5:171; BCW 5:143-150 Translations: Russian 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Unsigned. Introduction and answers to Questions I–V. To be continued.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 304 [Editor’s introduction to “Sri Sankaracharya’s Date and Doctrine” by T. Subba Row]

Untitled.

Editor



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 304-310 Sri Sankaracharya’s Date and Doctrine

Read at: BCW 5:176-197 Translations: Russian. Question VIII; also addresses Question VII. To be continued.

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 310-311 The Khabar

Unsigned. Reprinted from Chambers’ Journal.



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 311 [Editor’s note to “The Khabar”]

Read at: BCW 5:276-277 Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed.


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 311 The Theosophists: As Photographed in the “Imperial Census”

Read at: BCW 5:277-279 Unsigned. Includes extracts from J. A. Baines’s report on the Bombay Presidency, quoted from the Bombay Gazette, 3 April 1882, and an editorial response.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 311-312 Of the Serpent Python and the Pythonesses throughout the Ages

Read at: BCW 5:279-280 (notes) Researches of Practical Science to Form Pythias. Ophiomancy and Ophiolatry. To be continued. BCW: editorial footnotes.

Fortin

Dr. Fortin


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 312 Genteel Beggars

Unsigned. Two anonymous letters with an editorial introduction; the reply follows separately.



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 312-313 [Reply to “Genteel Beggars”]

Read at: BCW 5:280-283 Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. Blavatsky


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 313 California on Theosophy

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 313-314 Theosophy and Occultism in India. Some Account of a New and Remarkable Movement

Reprinted from the Sacramento Daily Record-Union, 28 April 1883. To be continued.

George Frederic Parsons



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 314-315 Mayavi-rupa

Dharani Dhar Kauthumi



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 315-317 A Story of Thirty Years Ago. Two Apparitions at the Moment of Death

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 317 [Editor’s note to “A Story of Thirty Years Ago”]

Read at: BCW 5:283-284 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 317-318 The Treasures in Pali

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 318-319 The Vedantasara

Damodar K. Mavalankar

D. K. M.


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 319 The Tatvavivechaka or the Marathi Theosophist

Damodar K. Mavalankar

D. K. M.


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 319-320 Social Intercourse between Europeans and Natives in India

Review of N. S. Ginwala’s Social Intercourse between Europeans and Natives in India.

Henry Rhodes Morgan

Major Genl. H. R. Morgan


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 320-321 Witchcraft on the Nilghiris

Ellen Henrietta Morgan

E. H. Morgan


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 321-323 The Haunted House in Zante

E. J. S. Rae

Captain E. J. S. Rae


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 323 Manikya Prabhoo Yogi

Jiddu Purnayya

J. Purnayya


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 323-324 How Shall We Sleep?

* * * 10 * * *



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 324 The Occult Science and Its Masters

Reprinted from the Indian Mirror.

Parmashri Dass



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 324-325 What Is Sauce for the Goose, Is Not Sauce for a Gander

Narsing Dass Chowdry



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 325 [Editor’s note to “What Is Sauce for the Goose, Is Not Sauce for a Gander” by Narsing Dass Chowdry]

Read at: BCW 5:284-285 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 325 Professor Huxley and “Isis Unveiled”

Arthur Thomas Banon

A. Banon


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 325 [Editor’s note to “Professor Huxley and “Isis Unveiled”” by A. Banon]

Read at: BCW 5:285-286 Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 325-326 The Final Result of the Savage Attack of the Roman Catholics on the Buddhists at Colombo

Read at: BCW 5:286-287 Unsigned. Quotes the commission’s report as printed in the Indian Mirror.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 326 The Guilty and the Irresponsible

Extracts from correspondence between two Theosophists.

H * * *



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 326-327 The Ethics of Theosophy

J * * * D * * * B * * *



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 327 Reason and Intuition

Read at: BCW 5:287 (notes) BCW: editorial footnotes.

Franz Hartmann

F. Hartmann


vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 328 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 328 A Spell

Ella Burr McManus



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 328 [The September issue delayed]

Untitled.

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 4, no. 12, September, 1883, p. 328 [Money orders to be sent to Adyar]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 1 The President’s South Indian Tour of 1883. Local Reports

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 1 Colonel Olcott at Trevandrum

P. Govinda Pillay



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 1-2 At Srivilliputtur

T. Krishna Row



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 2 At Madura

Preliminary report, dated 3 August 1883; includes the address of welcome signed by 73 residents.

V. Cooppooswamy Iyer



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 3 Reception at Trichinopoly

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 3 At Madura. Official Report

V. Cooppooswamy Iyer



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 3-4 At Negapatam

S. A. Saminada Aiyar

S. A. Saminada Aier


vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 4 At Trichinopoly

S. Krishnamachariar

S. Kristnamachariar


vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 4-5 At Combaconum

N. Soondram Aiyar



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 5 At Mayavaram

V. Cooppooswamy Iyer



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 5 At Cuddalore

A. Rama Row



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 5-6 Medical Report of Col. Olcott’s Cures at Mayavaram

D. S. Amirthasawmy Pillay



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 6 The Todabetta Theosophical Society (Ootacamund)

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 6 The Natchyar Theosophical Society (Srivilliputtur)

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 6 The Negapatam Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 6 The Trevandrum Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 6 A Russian Theosophical Society

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 6 Tinnevelly Theosophical Society. Bye-Laws

S. Ramachandra Sastri



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 6-7 Proceedings of the Srivilliputtur Theosophical Society

Approved by H. S. Olcott.

T. Krishna Row



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 7 The Negapatam Theosophical Society. Rules and Bye-Laws

Approved, with an amendment, by H. S. Olcott.

S. A. Saminada Aiyar



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 7 The Tanjore Theosophical Society

Approved by H. S. Olcott.

V. Cooppooswamy Iyer



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 7-8 The Trichinopoly Theosophical Society

Proceedings and rules; the proceedings approved by H. S. Olcott.

V. Cooppooswamy Iyer; S. Krishnamachariar

V. Cooppooswamy Iyer; S. Krishnama Charry


vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 8 The Combaconum Theosophical Society

Approved by H. S. Olcott.

V. Cooppooswamy Iyer



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 8 The Mayavaram Theosophical Society

Approved by H. S. Olcott.

V. Cooppooswamy Iyer



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 8 Rules for the Gorakhpur Sarw-Hitakari Theosophical Society

Approved, as corrected, by H. S. Olcott.

Ganga Saran; Ganesh Singh



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 8-9 The Madras Theosophical Society’s Sanskrit Schools

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 9 The Pioneer Theosophical Society (St. Louis, Mo., U. S. A.)

William Quan Judge

William Q. Judge


vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 9 Branches in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 9 [Resolution of the London Lodge concerning applications for charters]

Untitled.

W. F. Kirby



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 9 Col. Olcott’s Buddhist Catechism

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 9 Regeneration of India

A Humble, F. T. S.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 9-10 [Reply to “Regeneration of India” by A Humble, F. T. S.]

Untitled.

Bhola Deva Sarma



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 10-11 Full Report of the Proceedings of the 7th Anniversary Meeting of the Theosophical Society

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 11 Seeing Bright Light with Closed Eyes (PT Srinivasaingar)

P. T. Srinivasaingar



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 11 [Reply to “Seeing Bright Light with Closed Eyes” by P. T. Srinivasaingar]

Untitled.

Damodar K. Mavalankar

D. K. M.


vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 11 [Colonel Olcott’s work and travels]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 11 [Nivaran Chandra Mukerjee’s experiments in mesmerism]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 11 [A new secretary of the Aligarh branch]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 11 [Mohini Mohan Chatterjee’s Sunday lectures]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 11 [Kali Prosonno Mukerjee visits the branches in Bengal]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 11 [Baldeo Pershad’s transfer and Bhagwan Chander’s election at Meerut]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 11 Col. Olcott’s Lectures

Unsigned.



vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 11-12 An Enviable Disincarnation

Read at: BCW 5:288-289 (notes) BCW: editorial footnotes.

Ladli Mohun Ghose

Ladli M. Ghose


vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 12 [Postscript to “An Enviable Disincarnation” by Ladli M. Ghose]

Untitled.

Ladli Mohun Ghose

L. M. G.


vol. 4, no. 12, September+, 1883, p. 12 Extract from the Proceeding Book of the Ladies' Theosophical Society, Calcutta

Swarna Kumari Devi Ghosal

Swarna Kumari Devi (Ghosal)
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