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Peling +

The name given to all foreigners in Tibet, to Europeans especially. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pember, George Hawkins +

English Christian writer and biblical expositor associated with the Plymouth Brethren. His writings dealt with biblical prophecy and the Second Coming of Christ. ([https://schoettlepublishing.com/collections/g-h-pember Schoettle Publishing, G. H. Pember]) Born at Hereford, England, on 17 November 1836, he attended Hereford Cathedral School and entered Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, in 1856. He received his B.A. in 1860 and M.A. in 1863, and served as an assistant master at Rossall School in 1861-1863. He died at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, on 4 July 1910. ([https://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=&suro=w&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=PMR856GH&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50 A Cambridge Alumni Database, Pember, George Hawkins, PMR856GH]) His ''Earth's Earliest Ages, and their Lessons for Us'', first published in London in 1876, included a treatise on Spiritualism. The second edition (1884) expanded the subtitle to refer to both Spiritualism and Theosophy. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#471|8:471]][[SMW::on]]) In this work he argued for an interval between the events of the first two verses of Genesis and for the destruction of a pre-Adamic world following Lucifer's fall. ([https://schoettlepublishing.com/collections/g-h-pember Schoettle Publishing, G. H. Pember]) He criticised Theosophy from a Christian standpoint. Although disagreeing with his conclusions, H. P. Blavatsky acknowledged his conscientious study of Theosophical teachings and the courteous tone of his criticism. ([https://en.teopedia.org/lib/Blavatsky_H.P._-_Theosophical_and_Mystic_Publications#43 H. P. Blavatsky, Theosophical and Mystic Publications, BCW 8:43])

Penna, Francesco della +

The appendix refers to biographical information elsewhere in the collected writings. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#662|4:662]][[SMW::on]]). Italian Capuchin missionary in Tibet. His information formed the basis of a report on the Tibetan mission published in Rome in 1742, later issued in French with notes by Klaproth. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.6)#443|6:443]][[SMW::on]]). [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] identifies the text quoted by [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] as Breve notizia del regno del Thibet, dated 1730 and published at Paris in 1835 with notes by J. Klaproth. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Tibetan Teachings#97|BCW 6:97]]) +

Pentacle +

Any geometrical figure, especially that known as the double equilateral triangle, the six‐pointed star (like the theosophical pentacle) ; called also Solomon’s seal, and still earlier “the sign of Vishnu” ; used by all the mystics, astrologers, etc. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pentagon +

From ''pente'' “five”, and ''gonia'' “angle” ; in geometry a plane figure with five angles. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pentateuch +

are the first five books of the canonical Jewish and Christian Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. +

People from the Other World +

The book was preceded by a series of newspaper articles by [[Olcott, Henry Steel|H. S. Olcott]] which [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] translated for [[Aksakov, Alexander Nikolayevich|A. N. Aksakov]]. These early translations should not be confused with a translation of the published book ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - H. P. Blavatskys Literary Career#2|BCW 1:2]]). +

Peraju, K. +

Secretary of the Cocanada Theosophical Society in 1891. +

Perera, Andrew +

Ceylonese Buddhist and president of the Colombo Buddhist Theosophical Society in 1881. +

Perovskaya, Sophia Lvovna +

Daughter of a governor of St Petersburg; executed in 1881 following the trial for the assassination of Alexander II. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The State of Russia|BCW 3:161]]) +

Perrault, Charles +

French author. Educated at Collège de Beauvais, quarrelled with his master and followed his own bent (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#585|11:585]][[SMW::on]]). +

Personality +

In Occultism — which divides man into seven principles, considering him under the three aspects of the ''divine'', the ''thinking'' or the ''rational'', and the ''animal'' man — the lower ''quaternary'' or the purely astrophysical being; while by ''Individuality'' is meant the Higher Triad, considered as a Unity. Thus the ''Personality'' embraces all the characteristics and memories of one physical life, while the ''Individuality'' is the imperishable ''Ego'' which re‐ incarnates and clothes itself in one personality after another. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Peruvian Antiquities +

An article by Dr. E. R. Heath in the Kansas City Review of Science and Industry, November 1878. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.2)#531|2:531]][[SMW::on]]). ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - A Land of Mystery|BCW 2:308-338]]) +

Per‐M‐Rhu +

This name is the recognised pronunciation of the ancient title of the collection of mystical lectures, called in English'' The Book of the Dead''. Several almost complete papyri have been found, and there are numberless extant copies of portions of the work. [w.w.w.] [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pesh‐Hun +

From the Sanskrit ''pesuna ''“spy”; an epithet given to Nârada, the meddlesome and troublesome Rishi. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Petrie, William Matthew Flinders +

English Egyptologist. His early interest in archaeology led him to studies of Stonehenge and other ancient remains (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#585|11:585]][[SMW::on]]). +

Peuple, Le +

Evening paper, ed. by C. Thorez, 1848, etc (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#479|8:479]][[SMW::on]]). +

Pfeifer, Xaver +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol9|vol. 9]] (1887–1888). +

Pfeiff, V. +

Vice-president of the Swedish Branch of the Theosophical Society, named among the signatories of its report for 1889. +

Pfoundes, Charles +

Retold a legendary account of Genghis Khan from Japanese sources; his explanation of Ten-man-gu as spirits of wisdom prompted a comment by [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Miscellaneous Notes (43)#341|BCW 9:341]]) +