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'''Mirville, Jules Eudes, Marquis de (1802-73)''', Pneumatologie. Des Esprits et de leurs manifestations diverses. Mémoires adressés aux Académies par J. E. de Mirville. This work contains three separate Mémoires, which have been published in different editions, the first Mémoire appearing in 1851. The most complete ed. is the one in Six Volumes: Vols. I-V, Paris, H. Vrayet de Surcy, 1863-64, 8vo.; Vol. VI publ. by F. Wattelier, 1868. Vols. II-V cover the Manifestations Historiques and comprise the 2nd Mémoire; Vol. VI contains the Manifestations Thaumaturgiques which are the 3rd Mémoire. H. P. B.’s mention of such titles as “De la Résurrection et du miracle,” or “Résurrections animales,” has reference to chapters in Vol. VI, and not to any specific work by de Mirville.

'''Mommsen, Christian Matthias Theodor (1817-1903)'''. *Römische Geschichte. 6th ed., Berlin: Weidemann, 1874-75. 3 vols.— The History of Rome. Tr. by the Rev. Wm. P. Dickson. New York: C. Scribner’s Sons, 1887. 4 vols.

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Monumenta Germaniae Historien''', ed. Otto Sceck, Berlin, 1883.

'''Moor, Edward'''. English soldier and writer; b. 1771 ; d. at Westminster, Feb. 26, 1848. Appointed cadet on the Bombay establishment of the East India Co., 1882; transf. to Madras establ.; lieutenant, 1888; at 17 years of age, quarter-master of the 9th battalion native infantry. Very proficient in native languages. Severely wounded in the 1790 war, at the siege of Dharwar; returned home on sick leave. Commissary-general at Bombay, 1799. Left India, 1805; retired from Company’s service, 180Ö. His two chief works are: *Hindoo Pantheon. London: printed for J. Johnson, 1810. 4to. xiv, 451 pp. Contains numerous engravings by J. Dadley, from the drawings of Μ. Houghton. A “new edition” condensed and annotated by W. O. Simpson (Madras, 1864, 8vo) lacks the plate which H. P. B. refers to.—Oriental Fragments, London, 1834.

'''Moses de Leon (1250-1305)'''. *Ha-Nephesh ha-Hakamah, Basel, 1608. Vide p. 270 of the present volume, for biographical data, etc.

'''Mousseaux'''. See Gougenot des Mousseaux.

'''Müller, E'''. *Der Sohar und seine Lehre, 2nd ed., Vienna and Leipzig: R. Löwit, 1923.

'''Murray (or Moray)''', Sir Robert. Scottish statesman, b. about beginning of 17th cent.; d. July 4, 1673. Educ. at Univ, of St. Andrews and in France; took milit. service under Louis XIII. favored by Richelieu; became lieut.-colonel, prob, of Scots Guard. Returned to England soon after civil troubles beg$.n. Knighted, 1643. Left soon for France again, and was on good terms with {{Page aside|385}}Mazarin. Became prisoner of war in Bavaria, 1645, but released. Sent as envoy to negotiate treaty between France and Scotland by which it was proposed to restore Charles I. In Paris, 1646, on negotiations. Resumed his career in France, after downfall of monarchy in England. Lived at Maestricht, 1657-1660, in retirement, occupied with chemical pursuits. Repaired to London soon after restoration. Engaged in governing Scotland, 1663-70, with Lauderdale. Active in founding Royal Society, 1660, presided over its meetings, 1661-62, preparing many communications to the Society on natural history and geology. Murray exhibited a great love for mankind, was stoical, and religion was the mainspring of his varied life; spent many hours in devotions. He was a renowned chemist and mathematician, and patron of the Rosicrucians.

'''Myer, Isaac (1836-1902)'''. *Qabbalah. The Philosophical Writings of Solomon Ben Tehudah Ibn Gebirol or Avicebron, etc. Published by the Author (350 copies only). Philadelphia, 1888. xxiv, 499 pp.

'''Nahmanides (Rabbi Moses ben Nahman)'''. Jewish Talmudist and commentator, b. at Gerona, Spain, 1195; d. at Acre, Palestine, ca. 1270. Surnamed Gerondi, his Spanish name being Bonastruc de Porta. Initiated into Kabalah by Azriel and Ezra; at sixteen, wrote a defence of a Haladic work of Isaac Alfasi; this was followed by his commentaries to the greater part of the Talmud. His views were conservative and he fought against Maimonides’ rationalizing of Scriptures. Tried to reconcile the friends and opponents of Maimonides. Rejecting the Bible exegesis of Ibn Ezra, inclined towards Kabalah. Until 1263, practised medicine for self-support. Later became chief Rabbi of Gatalonia. Paulus Christiani (Fra Pablo), a renegade Jew, had challenged the Jews to a series of disputations. King James I of Aragon ordered Nahmanides to participate in discussions at Barcelona. He refuted arguments of Fra Pablo, but the Dominicans claimed victory. Nahmanides published the true account. He was charged with blasphemy and brought to trial. Dominicans succeeded in having him banished, so he set out for Palestine, 1267, settling at Acre. There he tried to bring new life into Jewish communities decimated by Mongol invasions, gathering disciples and lecturing. Compiled for them his comm, on Pentateuch, and is said to have sent a copy of the Zohar from Palestine to Spain, thus introducing it to the West. Was buried at Haifa, near grave of Jehiel of Paris.

'''Newton, Henry Jotham'''. American manufacturer and inventor, b. Feb. 9, 1823, at Hartleton, Penna.; d. Dec. 23, 1895. Younger son of Dr. Jotham and Harriet (Wood) Newton, both originally from Conn. When father, a young physician, died within a year of son’s birth, mother went back to her father’s house, at Somers, {{Page aside|386}}Conn. Henry entered school there, later graduated at Literary Institute, Suffield. Apprentice for four years to Whittlesey Bros., piano-makers, Salem, Conn., becoming three years later member of their firm. Went to New York, 1849, and associated himself with Ferdinand Lighte in the piano business. Married Mary A. Gates, 1850, an accomplished musician. Formed, 1853, the firm of Lighte, Newton and Bradbury, which became a leading one. Retired, 1858, with a competency. Invested in New York real estate, becoming a millionaire. After 1884, president of the Henry Bonnart Bronze Co. His hobby was photography, the top floor of his N. Y. home, at 128 West 43rd St., being turned into a photographic laboratory. Did a great deal of research, making a number of improvements in the dry-plate process; pioneer in the preparation of ready-sensitized paper, and was credited with working out the paraffin paper process. After 1873, served as Chairman of Photogr. Sect, of Amer. Inst, of the City of N. Y.

A scientific interest in spirit-photography led Newton to study Spiritualism; he investigated many mediums, exposing a number of them, inch Etta Roberts; became converted to Spiritualism; was trustee and for the last twenty years of life president of the first Society of Spiritualists in N. Y. He became one of the Founders of The Theosophical Society, and its first Treasurer. After the publication of Isis Unveiled, he resigned with some bitterness, unable to understand theosophical attitude towards Spiritualism. He was instrumental, together with Col. Henry S. Olcott, in effecting the first scientific cremation in America, Dec. 6, 1876, at the Crematorium in Washington, Penna., which disposed of the body of Baron Joseph de Palm. Newton was run down by a streetcar during the rush hour in New York, crossing Broadway between 22nd and 23rd Sts. He was survived by a son and two daughters.

Sources: New York Sun and New York Herald, Dec. 24, 1895; Photographic Times, Feb., 1896; Ann. Reports, Amer. Institute; Diet, of Amer. Biography.

'''Nicholas of Tolentino. St'''. Italian ecclesiastic and ascetic, b. at Sant’ Angelo, ca. 1246; d. Sept. 10, 1306. Felt call to embrace religious life and was sent to various monasteries, as model of striving after perfection. After ordination, preached for some thirty years at Tolentino. Reputed to have possessed angelic meekness and guileless simplicity. His tomb at Tolentino is held in great veneration.

'''Oliphant, Laurence'''. British author, b. at Cape Town, 1829; d. at Twickenham, Dec. 23, 1888. Received a most desultory education. Accompanied his parents on a tour of Europe, 1848-49; soon after went to Ceylon where his father was app. chief-justice. Accomp. Jung Bahadur, from Colombo to Nepal, 1851, and found material for his first book, A Journey to Katmandu (New {{Page aside|387}}York, D. Appleton & Co., 1852). From Nepal he went to Ceylon, thence to England and Russia. Between 1853 and 1861, he was secretary to Lord Elgin and the Duke of Newcastle, and acc. them to the U. S. A., Russia and China, writing pleasant books of travel. In 1861, he was app. first secretary in Japan and almost lost his life in an attack on the legation. He returned to England and was elected to parliament, 1865. Made a great success by his witty novel, Piccadilly, 1870. He fell under the influence of the spiritualistic prophet Thomas Lake Harris, and joined his community, the Brotherhood of the New Life, at Brocton on Lake Erie, where he worked for many years as a farm labourer. In 1879 he visited Palestine; in 1881 he went again to America, and on this visit finally broke with Harris. He then settled with his wife at Haifa, in Palestine, where they wrote together the curious book called Sympneumata ; or, Evolutionary Forces now active in Man (Edinb. and London: Blackwood & Sons, 1885). He also wrote his novel Masollam embodying his latest views concerning Harris, and his Altiora peto (1883). After the death of his wife, 1886, he wrote his Scientific Religion, presumably under her influence. He then went to England and America, marrying the grand-daughter of the noted Spiritualist Robert Owen. He died just as they were starting for Haifa.

'''Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso, b.c. 43 - a.d. 17)'''. *Metamorphoses. Loeb. Class. Library.—Verses attributed to this Roman poet have remained untraced, in spite of thorough search. Vide Compiler’s Note, p. 199 of the present volume.

'''Ovsyaniko-Kulikovsky, Dmitriy Nikolayevich'''. Russian philologist and historian of great repute, b. at Kahovka, Ukraine, Jan. 23, 1853 (old style); d. 1920. Educ. at home with private tutors; later at Odessa and Simpheropol’; studied Sanskrit at St. Petersburg Univ.; then at Univ, of Novorossiysk. Sent abroad, 1877, to prepare for chair of compar. philology and Skt. Visited Paris and Prague. Upon return, became privat-docent at Univ. ofNovor., 1882; wrote for his master’s degree at Univ, of Kharkov his * Essay on the Bacchic Cults of the Indo-European Antiquity (Odessa, 1884). His doctorate thesis, 1887, was publ. in the Revue de Vhistoire des religions, 1889, as “ Les trois feux sacrés du Rig-Véda.” After brief professorship at Kazan Univ., 1887, became prof, of Skt. and compar. philol. at Univ, of Kharkov, 1888, holding this chair for 17 years. Held chair of compar. syntax at Univ, of St. Petersburg, 1914. Aside from numerous scholarly essays in various Russian journals, he wrote a remarkable work on the creative genius of Turgenyev (Kharkov, 1896), and edited with others the ill. History of Russian Literature (Russian text), publ. in 5 vols. (Moscow: “Mir”). His Complete Works in 11 vols, were publ. in 1911. He became convinced that metaphysics is at the very root of science, and that everything must be viewed in the {{Page aside|388}}light of the ideas of Infinity and Eternity, against the background of endless Evolution.

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Papyrus Rollin'''. Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (C. 1188).

'''Parker John A.''' *The Quadrature of the Circle, etc. New York: John Wilay & Son, 1851. 8vo.; also 1874.

'''Pauthier. Jean-Pierre-Guillaume'''. French poet and Orientalist; b. at Besançon, 1801; d. at Paris, 1873. Served in a regiment for about two years, 1824; published poems at first; then devoted himself entirely to Oriental studies, especially Sinology. Was a man of large views and open mind, but had frequent controver- cies with the Sinolog Stanislas Julien. Besides a great many translations of Oriental Scriptures and essays in various journals, his works include: La Chine. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1837. 2 vols.— Les livres sacrés de I’Orient. Ibid., 1840.—Sinico-Aegyptiaca. Ibid., 1842. —La doctrine du Tao, 1831, 1838.—*Essai sur la philosophie des Hindous. French translation of H. T. Colebrooke’s work, with addit. notes and Skt. texts, 1833. 8-vo.

'''Pearson, Norman''', *“Before Birth,” The Nineteenth Century, September, 1886.

'''Pedrono, Dr.''', *Articles in Annales d'oculistique, Nov. and Dec., 1882; and in Journal de médecine de l’Ouest, 4th trimestre, 1882.

'''Philo of Byblus (Herennius)'''. Vide p. 95 of the present volume for data concerning his works.

'''Philo Judaeus (ca. b.c. 20 - a.d. 54)''', *De specialibus legibus. Loeb Classical Library.—*Biblical Antiquities. See for detailed data pp. 217-18 in the present Volume.

'''Pindarus (523-448 b.c.)''', *Dirges (Thrênoi). Loeb Classical Library.

'''Plato (427?-347 b.c.)''', *Republic. Loeb Classical Library.

'''Plutarch (46?-120?)''', *Quaestiones Romanes and *Consolatio ad Apollonium (in Moral Essays). Loeb Classical Library.

'''Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)''', *An Essay on Man. Orig. ed., 1733.

'''Porphyry (233-304?)'''. *De abstinentia carnis (On the abstinence from Animal Food). Vide Thomas Taylor, Select Works of Porphyry, London, 1823.—*De sacrificio et magia—a condensation of De abstin., which appears in its Latin form as an appendix to lamblichus’ De mysteriis Egyptiorum, etc., Venice, 1497, and London, 1552, {{Page aside|389}}1570, 1577.—*On the Good and Bad Demons. Not positively identified, but is most likely a descriptive title for the subject of De abstinentia.

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Practical Laws of Occult Science'''. Coptic copy. Untraced.

'''Proclus (a.d. 410-485)'''. Chief representative of the later Neo-Platonists, born at Constantinople. Attended at Athens the lectures of Plutarch and Syrianus, and about 405 succeeded the latter in the chair of philosophy—hence his surname Diadochus. Incured the hatred of the Christians and took refuge in Asia Minor, returning later to Athens where he remained until his death. His great literary activity was chiefly devoted to the elucidation of the writings of Plato.

'''Psellus, Michael (1018-1079)'''. Most likely *Zoroaster, Oracula magica cum Scoliis Plethonis et Pselli nunc primum editi. Greek and Latin texts. Johannis Opsopoei, 1599, 1607, 1689.—The History of the Chaldean Philosophy, Thos. Stanley. Contains Commentaries of Pletho and Psellus. London, 1662. Passage quoted has not been definitely identified—* Peri Daimonón (Lat. De Daemonibus), or Concerning Daimons according to the opinions of the Greeks, in Migne, Patrol. Curs. Compl., Ser. Gr., Vol. 122, col. 879. Paris, 1889. Also in Thomas Taylor’s The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries, 3rd ed., New York: J. W. Bouton, 1875.

'''Raghunath Rao, Dewan Bahadoor''', *What is Hindu Religion? No further information available.

'''Remigius, St. (St. Remi or Remy)'''. Apostle of the Franks, Archbishop of Reims, b. at Cerny or Laon, 437; d. at Reims, Jan. 13, 553. His father was Émile, Count of Laon; he studied literature at Reims, and soon became so noted for learning that he was elected Archbishop in his 22nd year. From then on his chief aim was the propagation of Christianity in the realm of the Franks. He converted Clovis to the new faith, with the assistance of his wife Clotilda, in 496. Clovis granted Remigius stretches of territory, in which he established and endowed many churches; he erected several bishoprics, notably at Tournai and Cambrai. He was on excellent terms with the Frankish nobility and received from its members munificent donations. His influence upon both the people and the prelates was considerable. His relics are now in the Abbey of Saint-Remy, France.

'''Résie, Lambert-Elisabeth d’Aubert, Comte de'''. French historian and writer on religious subjects; b. at Pesmes (Haute-Saône), {{Page aside|390}}Nov. 8, 1785. Joined the Marine Corps, 1805, and travelled in America, Africa and India, in conn, with his service. Transferred to cavalry, 1814. Given various confidential missions to perform under Louis XVIII and Charles X, in regard to military conspiracies; served as informant to the Council of War. Retired, 1834. Was member of various scientific institutions. Prolific writer whose chief works are: Plaidoyer religieux. Le Mans, 1828.—Le bon Catholique selon le conseil d’État. Paris: Leclère, 1839.— La Savoie, etc. Paris: Lecoffre, 1846.—Histoire de Г Église d’Auvergne. 4 vols. Clermont-Ferrand, Paris, 1855-58.—*Histoire et traité des sciences occultes, ou examen des croyances populaires sur les êtres surnaturels, la magie, la sorcellerie, la divination, etc., depuis le commencement du monde jusqu’à nos jours. 2 vols. Paris: Vivès, 1857. 8vo.—For some strange reason, Résie is mentioned in none of the best known encyclopaedias. Above data are from La France littéraire ou Dictionnaire bibliographique of J.-M. Quérard, Vol. XII, Paris, 1859-64.

'''Reuvens, Caspar-Jacob-Christiaan'''. Dutch philologist and student of antiquity, b. at The Hague, Feb. 22, 1793; d. at Rotterdam, July 28, 1837. Studied law at Leyden and Paris, where he became an attorney, 1812. Prof, of Greek liter, and Latin at Harderwyck, 1815; held chair of ancient history and archeology, Univ, of Leyden, 1818. In 1825, began uncovering near The Hague the remains of the ancient Forum Adriani. Works: Collectanea litter., Leyden, 1815.—*Lettre à M. Letronne . . . sur les papyrus bilingues et grecs, et quelques autres monuments gréco-égyptiens du musée d’antiquités de l’université de Leide. Leyden: S. et J. Luchtmans, 1830. 3 pts. in 1 Vol. 4to. Atlas.

'''Rochas d’Aiglun, Eugène-Auguste-Albert de'''. French officer and writer, b. at Saint-Firmin (Hautes-Alpes); d. 1914. Was a military man of great talent, retiring in 1888, as lieutenantcolonel, and was app. administrator of the Polytechnic School. Devoted years to the scientific study of hypnotism and mesmerism. Aside from various works on military science, fortifications, etc., wrote the following books : Les Forces non définies. Paris: G. Masson, 1887. 394 pp.—Les Frontiers de la Science. 2 vols. Paris, 1902-04.— Les états profonds de l’hypnose. Paris: Chamuel, 1892; 5th ed., 1905. —L’extériorisation de la motricité. Paris: Chamuel, 1896; 4th ed., 1906.—Le fluide des magnétiseurs. 1891.—La lévitation. Paris: P. G. Leymarie, 1897.—La science dans Г antiquité. Paris: G. Masson, 1883.—La science des philosophes et l’art des taumaturges dans l’antiquité. Ibid., 1882.—Les vies successives. Paris: Chacornac, 1911; 2nd ed., 1924. Did important pioneering work in the psychological sciences. H. P. B. quotes from his article in La Nature, April 18, 1885, and May 30, 1885, on colour-sound phenomena.

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Roman Breviary, 1520'''. No definite information available.

'''Romanes, George John'''. British biologist; b. at Kingston, Canada, May 20, 1848; d. at Oxford, May 23, 1894. Educ. at Gonville and Cains Coll., Cambridge. Early formed intimate friendship with Chas. Darwin, whose theories he popularized during his life. Studying under Sir J. Burton Sanderson at Univ. Coll., London, 1874-76, began research on nervous and locomotor systems of medusae and echinodermata, the results of which were published in his work on Jelly-fish, Starfish, and Sea-urchins (London: K. Paul, Trench & Co., 1885). Published, 1881, Animal Intelligence, and in 1883, Mental Evolution in Animals, tracing parallel development of intelligence in the animals and man. This was followed in 1888 by Mental Evolution in Man (London: Kegan Paul & Co.), maintaining essential similarity of reasoning processes in higher animals and man. Delivered, 1886-90, course of lectures at Edinburgh on “The Philosophy of Natural History,” and was Fullerian Prof, of physiology at Royal Institution, 1888-91. His Examination of Weismannism, 1892, upheld theory of the hereditability of acquired characteristics. Settled at Oxford, 1890, and founded a lectureship. Published, 1893, first part of his Darwin and after Darwin (second part publ. in 1895; third remains unpubl.).

'''Rosellini, Ippolito'''. Italian Egyptologist; b. at Pisa, Aug. 13, 1800; d. June 4, 1843. Educ. at Bologna under Mezzofanti; studied theology and Hebrew, taught Hebrew and Arabic at Pisa Univ., until 1824. Called, 1824, to the chair of Oriental languages at Univ, of Pisa. Shortly after became passionately interested in Egyptology and was associated with J. F. Champoilion in study and, exploration of Egypt, 1828-29. Death of Champoilion left him the task of publ. results of these explorations. Works: *I Monumenti dell’ Egitto e della Nubia, disegnate della spedizione scientifico-litteraria toscana in Egitto. Pisa: Presso N. Capurro, 1832-44. 9 vols. 8-vo.—Elementa linguae aegyptiacae vulgo copticae. Rome, 1837.

'''Rouge, Olivier Charles Camille Emmanuel, Vicomte de (1811-72)'''. No definite work referred to. Vide Vol. V (1883), p. 380, for information and biogr. data.

'''Sabinus, Aulus'''. Latin poet who died ca. 14 b.c.; he was a friend of Ovid and is known to us only from two passages of the works of the latter. From one of these (Amores, II, xviii, 27-34) we learn that Sabinus had written answers to six of the Epistolae Heroidum of Ovid. The other passage (ex Pont., IV, xvi, 13-16) informs us that Sabinus wrote works entitled Troezena and Dierum (Days), the latter supposed to be a continuation of Ovid’s Fasti.

'''St. Patrick'''. Vide Ware, Sir James, and p. 32 of the present volume.

'''St. John Chrysostom (345-407)'''. *Johannis Chrysostomi Commentarius in Epistolam ad Romanos, in Migne, Patrol. Curs. Compl., Ser. Graeca Prior, Vol. XXXII, col. 531.—*“The Homelies of S. John Chrysostom ... on the Epistle of St. Paul . . . to the Romans,” in Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, anterior to the division of the East and West. Oxford: J. H. Parker; London: F. & J. Rivington, 1848.

'''St. Severinus'''. Christian apostle and monk of Noricum (modern Carinthia) in the 5th cent, a.d.; last representative of Christian culture among the Roman inhabitants of the Danube district. Came from the East at about the time of Attila’s death, which was followed by havoc and devastation. Settled near the present city of Vienna and built a monastery; led so austere a life that even in winter, when the Danube was frozen, he walked up and down over the ice barefoot, on various errands of mercy. Travelled as far as Castra Batava (Passau) and inland from the river up to Juvavum (Salzburg). Introduced tithes among the well-to-do to relieve the poor, but without much success. Offered bishopric, but refused. Was reverenced for a holy life both by Romans and the barbaric tribes alike. Possessed second sight and the gift of prophecy. Died, 482, near Vienna; buried in the castle of Luculanum, near Naples. The story of his life was written, about 511, by his pupil Eugippius.

'''Samkhyakdrika (Isvarakrishna)'''. The Samkhya Kdrika of isvara Krsna, with an introduction, translation, and notes by S.S. Suryanarayana Sastri.... xlii, 130. [Madras] University of Madras, 1930. Text in Devanagari and Roman. [Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn.; Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore., Md.].—Hindi! philosophy. The Sankhya Karikd of isvara Krishna . . . [Translated] by John Davies . . . vi, 151. London, Triibner and Co., 1881. Triibner’s Oriental Series. [Yale Univ.; New York Publ. Libr.; Univ, of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Harvard, Cambridge, Mass.]

'''Sanchuniathon'''. Vide p. 95 of the present volume.

'''Scott, Walter'''. See Hermes Trismegistus.

'''Secchi, Father Angelo'''. Italian astronomer; b. at Reggio nell’ Emilia, June 29, 1818; d. at Rome, Feb. 26, 1878. Joined early the Soc. of Jesus; after completing his educ., taught in various colleges of the Order, among them at Georgetown Coll., Washington. Appointed, 1849, Prof, of physics and astronomy at Coliegio Romano, as well as Director of its observatory, which he reconstructed, 1852. In 1870, when Italian troops took Rome, his Order was dispersed, but new government retained him in his position. Made special studies of the sun, moon and planets. {{Page aside|393}}Apart from his innumerable scientific papers, his main works are: Le Soleil (Paris, 1870; 2nd ed., 1875-77. 2 vols. 8-vo), and Le Stelle (Milano, 1877. 8-vo).

'''Seeck, Otto'''. Vide Symmachus

Selden (Seldenus), John. English jurist, legal antiquary and orientalist, b. at Salvington, Sussex, Dec. 16, 1584, on his father’s farm; d. at Friary House in Whitefriars, Nov. 30, 1654. Ed. at Chichester grammar school and Hart Hall, Oxford; entered Cliffor’s Inn, 1603, and the Inner Temple, 1604; was called to the bar, 1612. Among his early works are: Titles of Honour, 1614, still the most comprehensive work on the subject, and *De diis Syriis (De Dis Syris Syntagmata II, etc.). London: G. Stansleius, 1617. 8-vo; also 1619, 1629, and Amsterdam, 1680. It was transl. by W. A. Hauser as *The Fabulous Gods denounced in the Bible (Philad.: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1880). His History of Tithes, 1618, was suppressed. For instigating the memorable protestation on the rights and privileges of the House, he was committed to the Tower, 1621, where he occupied himself in preparing an ed. of Eadmer’s History. Returned to the House of Commons, 1623; was in both the second and third parliaments, 1626 and 1628. Sent once more to the Tower, 1629, for resolut. against the illegal levy of tonnage. After being released, he managed to secure the personal favor of the king, and dedicated to him his Mareclausum, 1635. Joined in the protestation of the Commons for the maintenance of the Protestant religion acc. to the doctrines of the Church of England, the authority of the Crown, and the liberty of the subject. App. keeper of the records in the Tower, 1643. Subscribed, 1646, the Solemn League and Covenant, and was voted, 1647, £ 5,000 by the parliament for his sufferings under the monarchy. Of his later works should be mentioned: Privileges of the Baronage of England, 1642.—Uxor Ebraica, 1646.—Earliest printed ed. of the old English law-book Fleta, 1647.—De synedriis et prefecturis iuridices veterum Ebraeorum, 1650, 1653, 1655, in three parts.

'''Sepher Yetzirah or Book of Formation'''. Editio princeps, Mantua, 1562. Text and commentary by M. Grossberg, London, 1902. Translated in parts by W. W. Westcott, London, 1893. Considered by some to be the oldest known work on the Hebrew Language. Latin translation by William Postel, Paris, 1552.

'''Sepp, Johann Nepomuk'''. German Catholic theologian, historian and archaeologist; b. at Toelz (Bavaria), Aug. 7, 1816; d. at Munich, June 5, 1909. Stud, philology and theology at Miinich; at twenty-three years of age, began his work, Das Leben Jesu Christi (Regensburg, 1842-46, 7 vols.; 2nd ed., 1858; 4th ed., D. Hamborg, Munich, 1898), destined to refute the one by Strauss. Was {{Page aside|394}}under influence of Schelling and Görres. To gather material, visited, 1845-46, Syria, Palestine, Egypt. Upon return, app. prof, of history at Univ, of Münich. During crisis of 1847, provoked by Lola Montez, lost position and was banished from city for political opinions. Allowed to return after revolution of 1848. Elected to. the Nat. Assembly of Frankfurt, and then to the Bavarian Parliament. Reinstated in his chair, 1850, which he occupied until retirement, 1867. In March, 1870, while considered as head of Catholic Party in Bavaria, published a very vigorous book against the infallibility of the Pope, which was placed on the Index. Other works: Das Heidenthum und dessen Bedeutung für das Christenthum. Regensburg: G. J. Manz, 1853. 3 vols. 8vo.—Das Hebräer-Evangelium. Münich, 1870—Deutschland und der Vatikan. Münich: G. Beck, 1872.—Die Religion der alten Deutschen, etc. Münich: Schöpping, 1890.—Die geheime Offenbarung Jahannis (with A. Dürer). München: 1896.

'''Servius Maurus Honoratus (or S. Marius H.)'''. Celebrated Latin grammarian, contemporary with Macrobius who mentions him with much respect in his Saturnalia. Wrote elaborate comm, on Virgil, compiled from the labors of many earlier annotators; it is still extant but probably greatly altered by mediaeval transcribers; contains many curious points connected with history, antiquities and mythology, and many passages from lost works. Text improved and purified by R. Stephens (Paris, fol. 1532) and by Masvicius (Virgilii Opera, Leovard, 1717). To be found in its best form in the ed. of Virgil by Burmann.

'''Seyffarth, Gustav'''. German Egyptologist, b. at Uebigan, near Weissenfels, Saxony, July 13, 1796; d. at Leipzig, 1860. Studied at Leipzig philology and theology, since 1815, and settled there in 1823 as privat-docent in archaeology. Ass. prof., 1825, and reg. prof., 1836. First he worked on Greek vowels, later devoting himself to Egyptology. Continued the work of Spohn, after the latter’s death. Travelled for three years at the expense of the government of Saxony, visitingEgyptological collections at Münich, Berlin, Rome, London, Paris, Turin, Naples, bringing back innumerable drawings and reproductions of Egyptian monuments, which served as material for his works. His theory was that every hieroglyph expresses mainly the consonants of the word which it represents. Seyffarth engaged in lively controversies with Cham- pollion the Younger.

Works: Rudimenta hieroglyphicos. Leipzig: Barth, 1826, 4to.— Die Grundsätze der Mythologie und der alten Religionsgeschichte. Ibid., 1843.—Chronologia Sacra. Ibid., 1846 (concerned with the birthdate of Jesus).—Grammatica egyptica. Gotha: F. A. Perthes, 1855.—Theologische Schriften der alten Aegypter. Gotha: Perthes, 1855 (contains transl. of important Turin papyrus).

'''Shaphan'''. Son of Azaliah and scribe of King Josiah. He received from Hilkiah, the high-priest, the Book of the Law, which had been found in the Temple. He was one of those sent by the King to the prophetess Huldah. See II Kings, xxii; II Chron., xxxiv; Jer., xxxvi, 10-12.

'''Sharpe, Samuel (1799-1881)''', *Egyptian Inscriptions, etc., 2 vols. London: E. Moxon, 1837-41.

'''Shimon ben Yohai'''. Vide p. 269 of the present volume for data.

'''Sinnett, Alfred Percy (1840-1921)'''. *The Occult World. London: Triibner and Co., 1881. 172 pp. 8vo.; 1st American ed., with App. regarding the “Kiddle Incident.” New York and Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1885.—*LeMonde Occulte·. Hypnotisme Transcendant en Orient. Tr. by F. K. Gaboriau. Paris and Brussels, 1887. —*Esoteric Buddhism. London: Triibner and Co., 1883; many subsequent editions.—*The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (from the Mahatmas M. and K. H.). Transcribed, Compiled and with an Introd, by A. T. Barker (1893-1941). London: T. Fisher Unwin, December, 1923; New York: Frederick A. Stokes, xxxv, 492 pp.; 2nd rev. ed., London: Riderand Co., 1926; 8th impr., London: Rider and Co., 1948.—*The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, and Other Miscellaneous Letters. Transcribed, Compiled, and with an Introd, by A. T. Barker. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1925. xvi, 404 pp.—*Incidents in the Life of Madame Blavatsky. Compiled from Information supplied by her Relatives and Friends. London: George Redway, 1886, xii, 324 pp.; 2nd ed., London: Theos. Publ. House, 1913. 256 pp. Somewhat abbreviated.—*The “Occult World Phenomena” and the Society for Psychical Research. London: George Redway, 1886.60 pp.—*United. London: George Redway, 1886. 2 vols.

'''Skinner, J. Ralston'''. *Key to the Hebrew-Egyptian Mystery in the Source of Measures, etc. Cincinnati: R. Clarke & Co., 1875. xvi, 324 pp.; 3rd ed., Philadelphia, Penna.: David McKay Co., 1931. —*“Hebrew Metrology,” Masonic Review (Louisville, Ky.), July, 1885.—*“The Cabbalah,” Masonic Review, September, 1885.

'''Smith, George Duncan (1893—)''', *The Teaching of the Catholic Church. New York: Macmillan & Co., 1949.

'''Society for Psychical Research'''. *Proceedings, Vol. Ill, Part ix, December, 1885. London: Triibner & Co.

'''Solovyov, Vsevolod Sergueyevich (1849-1903)'''. Vide p. 332 of the present volume, and Vol. VI, p 446, for complete biographical data and information regarding his writings.

'''Steiger, Madame Isabel de'''. English painter, authoress and Theo- sophist, b. at Liverpool, Feb. 28, 1836; d. Jan. 1, 1927. She was one out of seven children, and her mother died when she was only five. Educated in private school at Liverpool until fifteen, {{Page aside|396}}then went to a school at Stratford-on-Avon. From early years showed aptitude for art and interest in natural sciences, and was a great reader. Married at 25 Rudolf Adolf von Steiger von Riggersberg, of an old Swiss noble family; he was a cotton merchant with business interests in Egypt, where they went to live for a time. Her husband having died some ten years later of tuberculosis, Mme. de Steiger returned for a while to Egypt where she studied painting. After a stay in Florence, she returned to London in 1874. From then on, she lived mostly in London, Edinburgh and Liverpool, painting in earnest and exhibiting in various Galleries.

She says that her blackest period spiritually was after the death of her husband, but that at the age of about 45 a great mental change took place, and she gradually evolved a deeper philosophy of life. She was for many years interested in Spiritualism and wrote articles for Light (London). Before hearing of Theosophy, she was a member of the Spiritualistic circle of Mrs. Hollis- Billing, a very remarkable medium who was very friendly with H. P. B. some years later. As a matter of fact, it was at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Billing, at Norwood, London, that H. P. B. and Col. Olcott stayed on their way to India, in early January, 1879. Mrs. Billing’s “control” was known by the name of “Ski.” The mystery about this entity has never been fully divulged, but we find the following information in a letter which H. P. B. wrote to Mrs. Hollis-Billing from Simla, under date of October 2, 1881:

“...Why for pity’s sake do not you tell people the truth

about our Brother Ski, as you told me, as you and he know it to be the truth ? Why allow the people to believe he is a disembodied ‘Spirit,’ when he is a living Spirit, who lived and will live for as many hundred years as he likes, putting his body away to sleep, whenever tired of earthly life, and roaming in the interplanetary worlds as much as he likes. Why should you conceal from those who are prepared to receive the truth, that he was an Initiate, and knew more than all their ‘medicine men’ put together ? Our Brothers know him and he knows them. Morya is his greatest friend as you know, and he brought that silk handkerchief from ihis house to Olcott. Morya (M∴) wants Ski to come out bravely and tell the world the truth...”<ref>Originally published in The Theosophical Forum, Point Loma, Calif., Vol. VIII, May, 1936, pp. 343-46. Consult also the Index to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett, for further information concerning “ Ski.”</ref>

<center>Reproduced from her work entitled Memorabilia:</center>

<center>Reminiscences of a Woman Artis! and Writer, London, Rider & Co.</center>

Bonus Kingsford and in later years was on intimate terms with the Sinnetts. She took part in various Theosophical activities and knew most of the early workers in London. In 1887, she joined the Liverpool Lodge of the T.S., having moved to that city.

Mme. de Steiger’s interests seem to have been divided between the higher forms of Spiritualism, Theosophy, and the Hermetic teachings; she studied the latter with her life-long friend, Mrs. Mary Anne Atwood,* who exerted a very strong influence upon her mind. She later withdrew from the T.S., becoming interested in the Alchemical Society in London, and later yet in the work of Rudolf Steiner.

Mme. de Steiger published the following works: On a Gold Basis. A Treatise on Mysticism. London: Philip Wellby, 1907. xv, 349 pp. —Superhumanily. London: Elliot Stock.—Memorabilia. London: Rider & Co., publ. posthumously. This work, various portions of which were written at different times, contains a number of minor errors of both facts and dates, and should be read with discrimination.

 

 

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Mary Anne South (married later to Rev. Alban Thomas Atwood) was a very unusual individual. She was born in Hampshire in 1817 and died in 1910, at the advanced age of 92. She and her father, Thomas South, were dedicated students of the Classics and of the Hermetic tradition. At the age of thirty-three, she wrote her amazingly scholarly work entitled A Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery, which was published at her father’s expense by Trelawney Saunders, London, 1850. It appeared anonymously. After a fairly brisk sale, the stock of this work was withdrawn and all copies burnt. It has been said that the reason for this was that the author and her father became convinced that the work revealed too much and might be open to abuse. Mrs. Atwood’s work, both in- its original edition and its second and third editions (Belfast, 1918 and 1920, respectively, with an introduction by Walter Leslie Wilmshurst and an Appendix; 597 pp.), is extremely scarce. The greater part of her valuable collection of books, Mrs. Atwood presented to the Theosophical Society in London during the presidency of A. P. Sinnett. Unfortunately it became scattered in later years. A more recent edition of Mrs. Atwood's work has been published by Julian Press, New York. 1960.

Mrs. Atwood may be considered as “the last of the Hermetists” in the closing years of the 19th century, and is doubtless an integral part of the Theosophical Movement, even though she is not known to have had any close contact with its organizational form.

'''Stobaeus, Johannes'''. Greek writer who derived his surname apparently from being a native of Stobi in Macedonia. Of his personal history nothing is known, but he probably belongs to the latter half of the 5th century a.d. His Eclogae and * Florilegium or Sermones are a collection of extracts from upward of five hundred Greek writers, the works of the greater part of which have perished. The best ed. of the Sermones is that of T. Gassford, Oxford, 1822, 4 vols.; and of the Eclogae the one by A. H. L. Heeren, Gottingen, 1792-1801, 4 vols. Vide Compiler’s Note appended to H.P.B.’s essay on “Egyptian Magic,” p. 133 of the present volume.

'''Stokes, Whitley'''. “The Tripartite Life of St. Patrick,” in Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland, 1887. 2 Vols.

'''Subba Row, T'''. *Notes on the Bhagavad-Gita. Vide p. 284 of the present volume.

'''Symmachus, Quintus Aurelius (ca. 345-410)'''. Brilliant representative of 4th-century paganism in Rome. ^Educated in Gaul. Proconsul of Africa, 373. His public dignities, which included that of pontifex maximus, his great wealth and high character, added to his reputation for eloquence, made him the champion of the pagan senate against the Christian emperors. Banished from Rome by Gratian, 382, for his protest against the removal of the statue and altar of Victory from the senate-house, and the curtailment of the sums allowed for the maintenance of the Vestal Virgins and the public celebration of sacred rites. Prefect of Rome, 384. Involved in the rebellion of Maximus, but pardoned by Theodosius, who elevated him to consul ordinarius, 391. A man of unimpeachable character, he performed his duties with a degree of mildness, firmness, and integrity, seldom found among statesmen in that corrupt age. His leisure hours were devoted to literary pursuits and his friendship with distinguished authors of the day proves that he delighted in associating with the learned. By his example, inspired for a time new life into the literature of his country. Of his writings we possess: Panegyrics·, Ten Books of * Epistles, published after his death by his son; parts of Complimentary Orations·, the Relationes, dealing with life in Rome. All earlier editions are now superseded by that of Otto Seeck in Monumento Germaniae Histórica, Ser. I, Auct. Antiq., Vol. 6, Part 1, Berlin: Weidemann, 1883.

'''Syncellus, Georgius (Georgios Synkellos)'''. Byzantine chronicler and ecclesiastic, sometimes known as Abbas and Monachus, who lived in the latter part of the 8th and the beginning of the 9th century a.d. He was syncellus or personal attendant and cell-mate of Tarasius, patriarch of Constantinople (d. 806). A man of great talent and vast learning, especially versed in chronographical and {{Page aside|399}}historical subjects, he died without finishing his principal work, the completion of which he urged, as his dying request, upon his friend Theophanes. This work written in Greek was entitled: A Select Chronology, drawn up by George the Monk, Syncellus of Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople, from Adam to Diocletian. He intended to bring this work down to the year 800, but did not go beyond 284 a.d. His Chronicle preserves fragments of ancient writers and apocryphal books, and includes verbatim considerable portions of Eusebius’ Chronicon. After Syncellus’ death, his work was completed by the Chronographia of Theophanes. The earlier edition was by J. Goar, 1652; the newer one by W. Dindorf is in Bonn, Corpus scriptorum hist. Byz., 1829. 2 vols.

'''Taylor, Thomas (1758-1835)'''. *The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries. 3rd ed., New York: J. W. Bouton, 1875. Vide also under Porphyry.

'''Tertullian, Quintus (160?-230?)''', *Apologéticus. Migne, PCC.

'''Thomas Aquinas, Saint (1225?-1274)'''. *Summa theologica. Vide Drioux. H.P.B. specifies Drioux’s editions of his work.

'''Thyraeus, Petrus (1546-1601)'''. Also P. Thyrée, and Thiresus de Nuys. No definite information available, except that A. J. Caillet {Manuel Bibliogr. des Sciences Psychiques ou Occultes. Paris: Lucien Dorbon, 1912) mentions him as being a Jesuit of the Diocese of Cologne. He seems to have been a brother of Hermann Thyräus (1532-91), noted German Jesuit writer. The work attributed to P. Thyraeus is *Loca infesta, hoc est de infestis ob molestantus daemo- niorum et defunctorum hominum Spiritus locis . . . Coloniae Agrippinae: ex officina Mater Cholini, 1598. 4to. Also Lugduni: Pillehotte, 1599. 4to., and 1625. 8vo. In the British Museum holdings.

'''Tibullus, Albius'''. Roman poet, b. ca. 54; d. ca. 19 b.c. Belonged to the equestrian order. Accompanied Messala in 31 on a campaign in Aquitanian Gaul. From there he set out with him to the East; forced through ill health to remain behind at Corcyra. Henceforth lived on his estate between Tibur and Praeneste. Horace was warmly attached to him. Four books oV*Elegies are attributed to him; these poems are among the most perfect of their kind, of agreeable simplicity, tender feeling, and free from any prolixity; descriptive of nature and the joys of family life. Editions of text: Bärens (Leipzig, 1878); Hiller (ib., 1885); Lachmann (1829); Müller (1885); Postgate (1906). Transí, by Cranstoun (1872).

'''Ugolinus, Blasius''' (also Ugolini.) *Thesaurus Antiquitatum Sacrarum, complectens selectissima clarissimorum virorum opuscula, in quibus veterum Hebraeorum mores, leges, instituía, ritus sacri et civiles illustrantur. 34 vols. Venetiis: Johannes Gabriel Herthz, 1744-69, fol. (British Museum {{Page aside|400}}686. k. 1-20; University of California, Berkeley, Calif.: fBS62O A2V3 Case B). A very rare work, regarding the author of which very little information seems available, even the years of his life being uncertain.

'''Ventura di Raulica, Cardinal Gioacchino'''. Italian pulpit orator, patriot and philosopher, b. at Palermo, Dec. 8, 1792; d. at Versailles, Aug. 2, 1861. Entered Soc. of Jesus, 1808, and when that society was suppressed in Sicily, 1817, joined the Theatines. Ordained priest, and distinguished himself as Catholic journalist, apologist and preacher, especially by his Funeral Oration of Pope Pius VII, 1823, and as an exponent of the systems of de Lamennais, de Maistre and de Bonald. App. by Leo XII prof, of canon law at the Sapienza, and became, 1830, Superior-General of the Theatines. Published, 1828, his De methodo philosophandi, and in 1839, Bellezze della Fede (Rome, 3 vols.). After his Generalship, 1830-33, preached in Rome with great eloquence; also in Paris, where, though not perfect master of French, he was compared to Lacor'- daire. Became politically prominent with the accession of Pius IX. His eulogy of liberty in his sermon on the “Morti di Vienna” sounded like a diatribe against kings in general, and was placed on the Index, to which the author submitted. He maintained the lawfulness of Sicilian revolution; his ideal was an Italian Confederation under the presidency of the Pope. Though refusing a seat in the Roman Assembly, he advocated separation of eccles. and temporal powers. Opposed French intervention on behalf of the Pope. After the downfall of the Triumvirs, 1849, went to Montpellier and then to Paris, 1851, where his Conferences at the Madelaine won him great renown and were published as La raison philosophique et la raison catholique (1852-64). His philosophical views received final expression in the following works: La tradizione e semi-pelagiani della philosophia; Saggio sull’ origine dell’ idee; and his. *Philosophie Chrétienne (Paris, 1861. 8vo). His Opere Complete, in 31 vols., appeared at Milan, 1854-64.

'''Vergil (Publius Vergilius Maro—b.g. 70-19)'''. *Aeneid. Loeb Classical Library.—*Georgies. Ibid.

'''Vishnu-Purâna'''. Ed. by Jîvânanda Vidyâsâgara. Calcutta: Saraswati Press, 1882 [Cleveland Publ. Libr. ; Boston Museum of Fine Arts].—Transi, by H. H. Wilson. Ed. by Fitzedward Hall. London: Trübner and Co., 1864, 65, 66, 68, 70. Works of the late H. H. Wilson [Yale Univ.; New York Publ. Libr.; Harvard Univ.; Library of Congress].

'''Voyevodsky, Leopold Franzovich (1846-?)'''. Russian historian. Graduated from St. Petersburg University, writing for his Master’s degree an essay on “Cannibalism in Greek Mythology,” 1874. His Doctor’s thesis was *Introduction to the Mythology of the Odyssey {{Page aside|401}}(Vvedeniye v mifologiyu Odissei), Odessa, 1881. Was since 1882 Prof, of Classical Philology at the Univ, of Novorossiysk. His writings are valuable as a method of showing that many myths are a source of information regarding very ancient conditions of life in the history of a nation; however, his doctorate thesis attempted to explain Homer’s epic as a solar-lunar-star myth, which met with great opposition on the part of scholars. Other works: "On the so-called Homeric poems" (Odessa, 1876, in the Noles of the Univ, of Novor., Vol. XIX); "On the Origin of the Name of the Black Sea” (in the Wovrs of the 6th Archeolog. Meeting at Odessa, Vol. II).

'''Wachtmeister, Countess Constance (1838-1910)'''. Reminiscences of H. P. Blavatsky and “The Secret Doctrine." London: Theos. Publ. Soc.; New York: The Path; and Madras: Theos. Soc., 1893, 162 pp. Vide Vol. VI, p. 448, in the present Series, for detailed biographical data.

'''Waite, Arthur Edward (1857-?)'''. *The Doctrine and Literature of the Kabalah. 20, 508 pp. 8vo. London, 1902.—*The Secret Doctrine in Israel. A study of the Zohar and its connections. 16, 330 pp. 8vo. London, 1913.

'''Ware, Sir James (1594-1666)'''. *De scriptoribus Hiberniae. Dublin, 1639. Latin text.—*Two Books of the Writers of Ireland. Dublin: printed by A. Crook, for M. Gunne, 1704. Transl. of the former one.—*The History of the Writers of Ireland. Dublin, 1764, 2 Books. 363 pp. Continued to a later date by Walter Harries.

'''Welles, C. B.''' *Essay in Harvard Theological Review, Vol. XXXIV, April 1941.

'''White, N.J.D.''' *“The Latin Writings of St. Patrick,” in Proceedings, Royal Irish Academy, Vol. XXV, 1904-05.

'''Winchell, Alexander'''. American geologist, b. at North East, N.Y., Dec. 31, 1824; d. at Ann Arbor, Feb. 19, 1891. Grad, at Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., 1847. App. prof, of physics and civil engineering, Univ, of Michigan, 1853; and of botany, and geology in 1855. State geologist of Mich., 1859-62. Prof, of geology at Kentucky Univ., 1866-69; director of the Mich. Geol. survey, 1869-71; chancellor of Syracuse Univ., 1873-74. Prof, of geol. and paleont., Univ, of Mich., from 1879 until his death. Works: The Doctrine of Evolution. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874.— Science and Religion, 1877.—Pre-Adamites. Chicago: Griggs & Co., 1880. —*World-Life; or, Comparative Geology. Chicago: S. C. Griggs & Co., 1883.—Geological Studies, ditto, 1886.

'''Wolf''', *Index a Jacobo Gaffarello, in Bibliotheca Hebraea.

'''Zhelihovsky, Mme. Vera Petrovna de, née von Hahn (1835-1896)'''. H. P. B.’s sister. *H. P. Blavatsky and a Modern Priest of Truth'. Russian text. St. Petersburg, 1893. 177 pp.

'''Zohar or Midrash ha-Zohar and Sepher ha-Zohar'''. Hebrew text first printed in Mantua, Italy, 1558-60, in 3 vols., 4to. Preparations for this were made as early as 1556. The original stimulus for the printing seems to have come from Moses Bassola, of Pesaro, whose father was proof-reader at the press of Sonsino. At his solicitation, his disciple, Emmanuel of Benevento, undertook to publish the Zohar, by bearing the expense and assisting at the press. Its publication was further favored by Rabbi Isaac ben Emmanuel de Lattes, of Rome, who wrote an Introduction for it, and by the Cardinal Archbishop of Mantua, who issued a statement on its behalf.—Other editions are those of Cremona (1558, fol.), Lublin (1623), Amsterdam (1714 and 1806), Livorno, 1791, Vilna, (1911).—*C. Knorr von Rosenroth, Kabbala denudata. Latin and Hebrew. Vol. I, Sulzbach, 1677-78; Vol. II, Frankfurt; J. D. Zunneri, 1684. Combines both Mantua and Cremona versions, together with other insertions.—*C. Liddell MacGregor Mathers, The Kabbalah Unveiled. From the Latin of Knorr von Rosenroth. London: George Redway, 1887. 8vo. viii, 359 pp. Includes: Siphra di-Zeni’uta, Idra Rabbah, and Idra Zula·—Jean de Pauly, Le Livre de la Splendeur. Doctrine ésotérique des Isréalites. Traduit pour la première fois sur le texte chaldaïque et accompagné de notes par J. de P. 6 vols. Paris, 1906-11.—Portions transi, into French by Éliphas Lévi, as Le Livre des Splendeurs Paris, 1894.—The standard English translation (partial only) is the one of Harry Sperling, Maurice Simon and Paul Levertoff. Five Vols. London and Bournemouth: Soncino Press, 1949. Vide p. 269 of the present volume for further data.

Annales d'oculistique. Paris and Brussels, 1838. In progress.

Bulletin de la Société d'Anthropologie. Paris.

Journal de médecine de l’Ouest. Société académique de Nantes, Section de médecine. Nantes, 1867-89.

Lanterne, La. Paris.

Light: a Journal of Spiritual Progress and Psychic Research, London. Founded by Mr. E. Dawson Rogers, Manager of the National Press Agency, London. Edited for some years by Rev. W. Stainton Moses, pseud. “M. A. (Oxon.).” First issue, Jan. 7, 1881. In progress.

London Medical Record, 1873-91.

Lucifer. A Theosophical Magazine, designed to “Bring to Light the Hidden Things of Darkness.” Edited by H. P. Blavatsky and Mabel Collins. Vols. I-XX, September, 1887-August, 1897 incl. Later edited by Annie Besant and G. R. S. Mead. Superseded by The Theosophical Review.

Masonic Review and Masonic Journal of Louisville, Ky. A monthly magazine for the Craft. Cincinnati, Ohio, Ed. by Cornelius Moore and H. D. Moore. From 1845 on. One of the oldest Masonic magazines in the world.

Month. A Catholic Magazine, London, 1864. In progress as Month and Catholic Review.

Nature, La. Revue des Sciences et de leurs applications aux Arts et à l’industrie. Ill. weekly, ed. by Gaston Tissandier. Paris: G. Masson, Librarie de l’Académie de Médecine.

Nineteenth Century. London. Monthly review, 1877, etc.

Occult Word, The. Rochester, N.Y. Monthly edited by Josephine W. Cables and W. T. Brown. Vols. I-III, April 1884-March 1888.

Path, The. A Magazine devoted to the Brotherhood of Humanity, Theosophy in America, and the Study of Occult Science, Philosophy, and Aryan Literature. Published and Edited at New York by William Q. Judge. Vols. I-X, April, 1886-March, 1896 incl. Superseded by Theosophy.

Presse, La. Paris newspaper.

Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, London, 1882—, in progress.

Revue de I'hypnotisme, Paris, 1886-1934.

Revue philosophique de la France et de I'etranger. Paris, 1876—, in progress.

Revue scientifique. Paris, 1863-70.

Russkiy Vestnik (Russian Messenger). Moscow, Russia. At first twice a month, later monthly. Founded by M. N. Katkov, 1856. After his death (1887), publ. by his widow, and edited by Prince D. N. Tsertelev. Transferred to St. Petersburg in 1888, and ed. by F. I. Berg. Transf. back to Moscow in 1896, and ed. by D. N. Staheyev. Ceased publ. in 1906.

Russkoye Obozreniye (Russian Review). Moscow. Monthly, 1890-98. Vols. 1-9. First three years ed. by Prince D. N. Tsertelev, and publ. by N. Boborikin. Index to the first five years, then yearly indices. “Radda-Bai” (H. P. B.) is mentioned on back cover as- one of those “ closely associated ” with this periodical. However, no writings from H. P. B.’s pen have ever been located in this journal.

Syever (North). St. Petersburg. Weekly literary and artistic illustr. journal, founded, 1888, by Vsevolod V. Solovyov.

Theosophical Forum, The. New Series. Publ. under the authority of The Theosophical Society, Point Loma, Calif. Editor, G. de Purucker. Vols. I-XXIX, September, 1929-March, 1951 incl. Later edited by Arthur L. Conger.

Theosophist, The. A Monthly Journal Devoted to Oriental Philosophy, Philosophy, Art, Literature and Occultism. Conducted by H. P. Blavatsky, under the Auspices of The Theosophical Society. Bombay (later Madras): The Theos. Society, October, 1879—, in progress. (Vols. run from Oct. to Sept, incl.)