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Moses de Leon +

His ''Ha-Nephesh ha-Hakamah'' is cited in the Basel edition of 1608; the appendix refers to page 270 of the volume for biographical information. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#384|7:384]][[SMW::on]]). Vide for biographical data Vol. VII, p. 270 of the present Series (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#469|8:469]][[SMW::on]]). Vide Vol. VII, p. 270, of the present Series for biographical data (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#445|9:445]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: Ha-Nephesh ha-hokh-mah (The Soul of Wisdom), Basel, 1608. - Sepher has-sodoth. See Vol. VII, p. 270, for biogr. data (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#583|11:583]][[SMW::on]]). +

Moses, Magical Books of +

Listed in the bibliography without identifying information (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.10)#426|10:426]][[SMW::on]]). +

Moses, William Stainton +

An English clergyman, writer and spiritualist medium. He joined the Theosophical Society in 1876 and corresponded with H. P. Blavatsky and H. S. Olcott. He wrote under the name M. A. Oxon., edited ''Light'' and published ''Spirit Teachings''. Writing as “M.A. (Oxon.),” he published ''Psychography'' (1878; second edition, 1882) and ''Spirit Identity'' (1879). (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#661|4:661]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: Visions, London, 1888 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#445|9:445]][[SMW::on]]). As “M.A. (Oxon.)”, reviewed The Stars and the Earth. His article on spirit identity appeared in London’s Light on 28 April 1883, no. 121, pp. 198-199; both texts occasioned comments by [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Note on Time, Space, and Eternity#284|BCW 4:284]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Spirit Identity and Recent Speculations#583|BCW 4:583]]) Writing as M. A. (Oxon.) in Light of 1 December 1883, p. 519, rejected the charge of disparaging Theosophy: he explained that his irony targeted the St. James’ Gazette critic rather than Theosophists. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The St. James Gazette and Esoteric Buddhism#349|BCW 5:349]])

Mosheim, Johann Lorenz von +

German evangelical theologian. Cofounder of the Gottingen University, and its Chancellor, 1747. Regarded as the founder of modern Church history. Chief works: ''Institutiones historiae ecclesiasticae'' (1726); ''Institutiones historiae christianae majores'' (1763). (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.1)#501|1:501]][[SMW::on]]). See Vol. I, p. 501, in this Series for data (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#583|11:583]][[SMW::on]]). +

Mot +

The same as ''ilus, ''mud, primordial chaos; a word used in the Tyrrhenian Cosmogony (See “''Suidas''”) [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Mother, the Woman Clothed with the Sun, The +

Vols. I and II. No information available regarding this reference (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#469|8:469]][[SMW::on]]). +

Motto of the Theosophical Society +

Adopted from the family motto of the Maharaja of Benares around the end of 1880; the chronological survey relates it to a modified passage in the Mahabharata, Shantiparvan, chapter 160, verse 24. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.2)|BCW 2:xxxv]]) +

Motwani, Kewal +

Author of the pamphlet ''Colonel H. S. Olcott: A Forgotten Page of American History'', published in Madras by Ganesh & Co. in 1955. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.3)#516|3:516]][[SMW::on]]). +

Mousseaux +

See Gougenot des Mousseaux. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.1)#501|1:501]][[SMW::on]]). +

Mout +

The mother goddess; the primordial goddess, for “all the gods are born from Mooth”, it is said. Astronomically, the moon [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Movers, Franz Carl +

A German Roman Catholic theologian and Orientalist (1806–1856). [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] cites his account of the fire accompanying Assyrian armies. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Kabala#353|BCW 13:353]]) +

Mr. Isaacs +

R. Span and F. Hadland Davis identify Jacob of Simla as the model for the hero; [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] cites their accounts in connection with [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s review. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Mr. Isaacs#344|BCW 4:344]]) +

Mrs. Besant’s Theosophy +

Work by G. W. Foote, editor of The Freethinker, listed with the approximate date 1889 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#574|11:574]][[SMW::on]]). +

Mu +

The mystic word (or rather a portion of it) in Northern Buddhism. It means the “destruction of temptation” during the course of Yoga practice [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Muckerji, Harry Har +

Indian Theosophist who served as secretary of the meeting establishing the Meerut Theosophical Society in February 1882. +

Mudaliar, A. Sabapathy +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol5|vol. 5]] (1883–1884). +

Mudaliar, M. Singaravelu +

Indian educator and early Theosophist. He was headmaster of the Government School at Guntoor and became the first president of the Krishna Theosophical Society there in May 1882. +

Mudaliar, V. E. Sudarsana +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol7|vol. 7]] (1885–1886). +

Mudeliar, Tholuvore Velayudham +

Tamil scholar at Presidency College, Madras, and disciple of Ramalingam Pillai. He supplied a statement about his teacher for publication in the Theosophical press in 1882. +

Mudra +

Called the mystic seal. A system of occult signs made with the fingers. These signs imitate ancient Sanskrit characters of magic efficacy. First used in the Northern Buddhist Yogâcharya School, they were adopted later by the Hindu Tantrikas, but often misused by them for black magic purposes [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +