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Judge W.Q. - Why Yoga Practice is Dangerous +

A warning against undertaking Hatha Yoga breathing practices without a qualified teacher, explaining the physical and psychic dangers involved. +

Judge W.Q. - Why the Theosophical Society is Poor +

On why the Society's refusal to offer a dogmatic creed, unlike the wealthy churches, keeps its treasury poor while its effort remains rich, and on the Indian Section's recent vote to abolish fees and depend on donations alone. +

Judge W.Q. - Will Masters' Help Be Withdrawn in 1898 until 1975? +

Against the exaggerated fear that the Masters will entirely withdraw from work in the world after the close of each century's last quarter, Judge explains, as H.P.B. explained it to him, that only the wide public sweep of their effort recedes, never their help to those who deserve it. +

Judge W.Q. - Wisdom of the Gods +

A newspaper report of a public lecture by Judge explaining what Theosophy is and is not, addressing common misconceptions one by one. +

Judge W.Q. - Words to Remember +

On making brotherhood a real, lived practice rather than merely a motto, and other words worth remembering. +

Judge W.Q. - Would Universal Language Aid Universal Brotherhood? +

S. Kademal's advocacy of Volapük as a universal auxiliary language for the T.S., followed by Judge's editorial note arguing that violations of brotherhood arise from character, not language, so that no invented tongue could itself prevent them. +

Judge W.Q. - Wrong Popular Notions +

A reply to the demand for 'proofs' of reincarnation and karma, arguing that popular notions of proof misunderstand the nature of the evidence Theosophy offers. +

Judge, William Quan +

Irish-born American lawyer and writer, one of the three chief Founders of The Theosophical Society in 1875, together with H. P. Blavatsky and Col. Olcott. Admitted to the New York Bar in 1872, becoming a specialist in Commercial Law. Edited ''The Path'' magazine and wrote ''The Ocean of Theosophy'' (1893), which became one of the Theosophical classics. Became President of the T.S. in America in 1892, upon Col. Olcott's resignation of the Presidency in his favor. In 1894, charges that he had falsely claimed uninterrupted communication with the Masters were brought against him by Annie Besant before a Judicial Committee in London, whose jurisdiction he challenged; he led the American Section to independence from the Adyar T.S. in 1895. Died in New York. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.1)#472|1:472-490]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: Practical Occultism. From the Private Letters of Wm. Q. Judge. Pasadena, Calif.: Theosophical University Press, 1951. 307 pp (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#461|8:461]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: “The Bhagavad-Gita,” Commentary on the Second Chapter. The Path, New York, Vol. II, February, 1888 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#427|9:427]][[SMW::on]]). The bibliography lists his E.S.T. circular By Master's Direction (1894), excerpts from letters, and Practical Occultism, a collection of private letters published in 1951 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.10)#418|10:418-419]][[SMW::on]]). Was in the West Indies on business in September 1881 and at Carupano, Venezuela, on mining business in October. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.3)|BCW 3:xxv]]) Went to Carupano on mining business about mid-March 1882 and to Mexico on silver-mining business about December. Met L. L. Holloway in New York in January 1883, leading to her association with the Theosophical Society. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)#xxiii|BCW 4:xxiii]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)#xxvii|BCW 4:xxvii-xxviii]]) Signed Bhattah Mirrors and his reply to C. Dolatram as “An Ex-Asiatic”. In Paris in the spring of 1884, helped [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] prepare her new work by marking up a copy of Isis Unveiled. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Adepts and Politics#15|BCW 6:15,20]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Elementals#185|BCW 6:185]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.6)#xxvii|BCW 6:xxvii,xxx]]) Visited London at [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s request in late autumn or winter 1887 in connection with plans for an Esoteric Section; [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] cites A. L. Cleather’s account. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.8)#xxiii|BCW 8:xxiii]]) In a letter of 4 April 1888 [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] granted him exclusive printing and publishing rights to The Secret Doctrine for the copyright term, as agent for the Theosophical Publication Society. His commentary on the second chapter of the Bhagavad-Gītā was signed William Brehon. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.9)#xxiv|BCW 9:xxiv]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Practical Occultism#162|BCW 9:162]]) In late 1888 he helped [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] draft the Esoteric Section’s rules; on 14 December she appointed him her sole representative for that Section in America. The December Adyar Convention elected him vice-president of the Theosophical Society. In 1884 he arrived in Paris on 25 March and left for Bombay at the end of June. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbrev (BCW vol.10)#xxvii|BCW 10:xxvii-xxviii]], [[Zirkoff B. - The Esoteric Section and William Quan Judge#195|BCW 10:195]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Conversations on Occultism with H. P. B.#268|BCW 10:268]]) The draft Preliminary Memorandum and Rules of the Esoteric Section is in his handwriting with [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s corrections and additions. [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] personally examined it in the Section’s Pasadena archives; [[Keightley, Archibald|A. Keightley]] attested its existence in 1895. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - The Esoteric Section#479|BCW 12:479-484]])

Jul +

The wheel of the Sun from whence ''Yuletide, ''which was sacred to Freyer, or Pro, the Sun‐god, the ripener of the fields and fruits, admitted later to the circle of the Ases. As god of sunshine and fruitful harvests he lived in the Home of the Light Elves [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Julius III, Pope +

Giovanni Maria del Monte (10 September 1487-23 March 1555), elected pope on 7 February 1550 as successor to Paul III. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Star-Angel Worship in the Roman Catholic Church#24|BCW 10:24]]) +

Jupiter +

From the same root as the Greek Zeus, the greatest god of the ancient Greeks and Romans, adopted also by other nations. His names are among others: (1) Jupiter‐Aërios; (2) Jupiter‐Ammon of Egypt ; (3) Jupiter Bel‐Moloch, the Chaldean; (4) Jupiter‐Mundus, Deus Mundus, “God of the World”; (5) Jupiter‐Fulgur, “the Fulgurant”, etc.,etc. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Justin - Dialogue with Trypho +

[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] cites chapter 120 as a source on Simon Magus and chapter 35 as a source on Saturninus. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - EI. Instruction No.2#571|BCW 12:571]], [[Zirkoff B. - EI. Instruction No.2#579|BCW 12:579]]) +

Justin - First Apology +

Chapters 26 and 56 are listed by [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] among sources on Simon Magus, with J. C. T. Otto’s edition (Jena, 1876–1881) and J. Kaye’s English translation (Edinburgh, 1912). ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - EI. Instruction No.2#571|BCW 12:571]]) +

Justin Martyr +

Bibliographical references include: The First Apology of St. Justin for the Christians, to the Emperor Antonius Pius. Engl. tr. by John Kaye. Edinburgh: John Grant, 1912. Hortatory Address to the Greeks. Migne, Patr. C. Compl. Ser. Graeco-Lat. Vol. VI, 309 et seq (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#461|8:461]][[SMW::on]]). Passage has not been definitely identified (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#579|11:579]][[SMW::on]]). +

Juvenal +

His Satires are cited in the Loeb Classical Library edition (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.10)#419|10:419]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: VIth Satire, and another verse which has not been definitely identified (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#579|11:579]][[SMW::on]]). +

Juvenal - Satires +

[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] tentatively relates two quotations by [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] to Satire XIV, lines 173-176; the exact verse translations remain unidentified. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Footnotes to A Glance at Theosophy from Outside#133|BCW 10:133]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Is Denunciation a Duty#197|BCW 10:197]]) +

Jwala Prasada (Meerut) +

Indian Theosophist appointed president of the Meerut Theosophical Society at its establishment in February 1882. +

Jyotisha +

Astronomy and Astrology; one of the Vedângas [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Jyotisham Jyotch +

The “light of lights”, the Supreme Spirit, so called in the ''Upanishads'' [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Jyotsna +

Dawn; one of the bodies assumed by Brahmâ the morning twilight [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +