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Volume 3

April 1888 – March 1889 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

April 1888

Vol. 3, No. 1

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 1, April, 1888, p. -	filler quoted from the Bhagavad-Gita Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead, quoting Bhagavad-Gita, ch. 7.
vol. 3, no. 1, April, 1888, p. 1	The Third Year Unsigned editorial opening the volume's third year; the page already existed on Teopedia (general СПУКД project), retrofitted with Path-specific markup.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 3, no. 1, April, 1888, p. 2-8	The Tide of Life Part I of II (concluded in no. 2, May 1888); annotated throughout by H. P. Blavatsky. An esoteric reading of the cosmogony of Genesis, ch. 1, as distinct from the later Adam-and-Eve narrative.	Charles Johnston Charles Johnston, F. T. S., Dublin, Ireland
vol. 3, no. 1, April, 1888, p. 8-12	A Servant of the Masters On Col. H. S. Olcott's work for the Theosophical Society since its founding in 1875; the page already existed on Teopedia (general СПУКД project), retrofitted with Path-specific markup.	W. Q. Judge William Q. Judge
vol. 3, no. 1, April, 1888, p. 12-16	Partisanship in Theosophy Subtitled "[A paper read before the Aryan T. S. of New York, March 20th, 1888.]" On partisanship and the conviction of infallibility underlying it.	Alexander Fullerton Alexander Fullerton, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 1, April, 1888, p. 17-21	Conversations on Occultism First installment, "The Kali Yuga—The Present Age"; unsigned, attributed to Judge. A recurring Student-and-Sage dialogue, distinct from H. P. Blavatsky's own column of the same title.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 3, no. 1, April, 1888, p. 21-23	Answers to Questioners Two questions from "G. H." on dream-flight and occult phenomena, answered signed "Zadok"; one question from "G. B." on Sinnett's Karma, answered signed "Hadji."	W. Q. Judge Zadok; Hadji
vol. 3, no. 1, April, 1888, p. 23-26	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews of E. D. Walker's Reincarnation; Col. H. S. Olcott's The Golden Rules of Buddhism; Franz Hartmann's The Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians; the anonymous brochure Proteus; Albert Jhouney's Les Lys Noirs; and N. Bhashyacharya's A Visishtadwaita Catechism.
vol. 3, no. 1, April, 1888, p. 27-29	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America (growth of interest, the Aryan T. S.'s Discussions, the forthcoming April 22 Convention in Chicago, new Branches in Omaha and Grand Island, Nebraska, in San Diego, California, and in St. Louis, Missouri, and Dr. Franz Hartmann's visit to New York) and India (a Buddhist bazaar in Ceylon, a prize offered by The Theosophist, funding for the Headquarters Library, a donation by the Maharajah of Durbhanga).
vol. 3, no. 1, April, 1888, p. 29-32	Tea Table Talk A three-Sunday thought-transference experiment between "R." and "W.", followed by the "Quickly" cross-walk and "the Professor" watch-time precognition anecdotes.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 1, April, 1888, p. 32	The Singing Silences A short poem on the mystic sounds hidden within apparent silence, with a footnote referring to a different, earlier same-titled piece in The Path for August 1887.	Nizida Nizida

May 1888

Vol. 3, No. 2

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. -	filler quoted from Isis Unveiled and the Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad Two unsigned epigraphs on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead.
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 33-36	The Bhagavad-Gita Part VII, continuing the Second Chapter; on the three qualities (Satwa, Rajah, Tamo), delayed Karma and unspent affinities carried between incarnations, and the necessity of devotion.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 36	filler quote Unsigned aphorism on reviling the source of one's knowledge, and on the distinction between possessing a disciple's knowledge and being a disciple.
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 37-41	Theosophy in Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" Part I of II (concluded in no. 3, June 1888, outside the scope of this project). A paper read before the Malden Theosophical Society, reading the Idylls as a sustained allegory of the Soul's "war with Sense."	F. S. Collins
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 42-48	The Tide of Life Part II, concluded; annotated by H. P. Blavatsky. Traces the emanation of the mineral, vegetable, animal, and human kingdoms through the five elements, and the Mahatma and Buddha as the culmination of the evolutionary tide.	Charles Johnston Charles Johnston, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 48-54	The Theosophical Field On where Theosophy finds its best field of work: argues that the working classes, less bound by social convention than the cultured classes, are better prepared to live Theosophy as a life rather than a creed.	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 54-58	Conversations on Occultism Second installment, "Elementals and Elementaries"; unsigned, attributed to Judge.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 58-60	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews of R. Jagannathiah's The Desirability of the Revival of the Sanscrit Literature; the Sankhya Karika (Tookeram Tatya); A Guide to Theosophy; the March Theosophist; the "Wilkesbarre Letters on Theosophy"; Albert Jhouney's Les Lys Noirs; Evelyn Pyne's A Dream of the Gironde and The Poet in May; and notices of Le Lotus and The Lotus for March.
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 60-65	Tea Table Talk Opens with two girls' unguided conversation on reincarnation overheard in a barnyard, and reflects on children's intuitive grasp of such truths; closes with a notice of Richard Hodgson's renewed public attacks on H. P. Blavatsky.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 65	Answers to Questioners A single unsigned note announcing that, owing to the pressure of business following the Chicago Convention, the department's answers are postponed to the following month.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 65-66	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America: a new charter for the Esh Maoun T. S. of St. Louis; a charter for the Lotus T. S. in Michigan; Dr. Franz Hartmann's visit to the Krishna Branch in Philadelphia; Carl F. Redwitz's resignation as Krishna Branch president and Henry B. Foulke's election as his successor; a prospective new Branch in Cleveland, Ohio; and the Wilkesbarre, Pa. newspaper series on Theosophy.
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 66-71	Theosophical Convention in Chicago, Ills. Unsigned report, reprinted from the Chicago Inter-Ocean, of the American Section's annual convention held April 22, 1888, including a letter from H. P. Blavatsky and papers by G. M. Stearns, Dr. J. D. Buck, Secretary Judge, and Dr. Elliott Coues.
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 71-72	"The Gates of Gold" On why the man who has passed the threshold speaks in words that seem veiled and mysterious, and on intuition as the true test for distinguishing genuine occult utterance from empty words; a commentary on Mabel Collins's Through the Gates of Gold.	W. Q. Judge Moulvie
vol. 3, no. 2, May, 1888, p. 72	Special Notice About PATH Unsigned notice disclaiming responsibility for non-delivery of The Path abroad except through the magazine itself or its London agent, the Theosophical Publication Society.

June 1888

Vol. 3, No. 3

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 3, June, 1888, p. -	filler quoted from the Bhagavad-Gita Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead, quoting Bhagavad-Gita, ch. 18.
vol. 3, no. 3, June, 1888, p. 73-78	The Bhagavad-Gita Part VIII, concluding the Second Chapter: on the danger of ceremonial magic, learning versus devotion, and the state of mind at the moment of death.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon
vol. 3, no. 3, June, 1888, p. 79-86	Theosophy in Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" Part II, concluded.	F. S. Collins
vol. 3, no. 3, June, 1888, p. 87-92	Thinking versus Reading On the proper way to read theosophical and sacred literature: to assume the writer's good faith, to test ideas by intuition rather than by the writer's personality, and never to pass on a thought one does not oneself feel and understand.	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 3, June, 1888, p. 92-94	Contemporary Literature and Theosophy Unsigned note on the growing presence of Theosophical ideas (Karma, Reincarnation) in contemporary fiction and magazines, citing R. L. Stevenson and Charles Dudley Warner's Harper's column on heredity.
vol. 3, no. 3, June, 1888, p. 94-96	Conversations on Occultism Third installment, "Elementals—Karma"; unsigned, attributed to Judge.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 3, no. 3, June, 1888, p. 97-98	Answers to Questioners Two answers: on whether to relieve another's suffering despite their Karma, and on Mind Cure and Christian Science.	W. Q. Judge Moulvie
vol. 3, no. 3, June, 1888, p. 97-99	Correspondence A joint letter from a group of Bombay Theosophists on the delay of The Secret DoctrineTemplate:'s publication, and a letter from the editors of Lucifer correcting the PATH's definition of "pentacle."
vol. 3, no. 3, June, 1888, p. 99-104	Tea Table Talk Collects anecdotes of apparent precognition and unconscious clairvoyance from a correspondent and the child "Bun," followed by a lady's first-person account of her sudden entry into Theosophical life.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 3, June, 1888, p. 104	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America (the new Varuna T. S. at Bridgeport, Conn.), France (the Société Magnétique de France), and India (Bellary, Ceylon, Col. Olcott's recovered health, Countess Wachtmeister's appointment as additional Secretary).

July 1888

Vol. 3, No. 4

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 4, July, 1888, p. -	filler quoted from the Katha Upanishad Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead.
vol. 3, no. 4, July, 1888, p. 105-109	To Aspirants for Chelaship Unsigned. On the conditions and proper motive for seeking chelaship, why no officer of the Theosophical Society can receive such an application, and the steps open to the sincere aspirant; includes a long quoted letter from a Master on self-knowledge, pure motive, and probation.
vol. 3, no. 4, July, 1888, p. 109	filler quoted from H. S. Olcott Closing epigraph to "To Aspirants for Chelaship."
vol. 3, no. 4, July, 1888, p. 110-115	Some Teachings of a German Mystic Part V, "From Sensitive to Initiate": the story of Ruppert and Caroline. "(To be continued.)"	Johann Baptist Kerning B.
vol. 3, no. 4, July, 1888, p. 116-123	Culture of Concentration Part I, a paper read before the Aryan Theosophical Society of New York: on why "self culture" is an inaccurate term, the two kinds of Yoga (Hatha and Raja), and the growth and hindrances (anger, envy, vanity, fear) of the inner "ethereal body" developed through concentration. "In my next the subject will be further developed."	W. Q. Judge Ramatirtha
vol. 3, no. 4, July, 1888, p. 123-125	Answers to Questioners Opens with notice of "Zadok"'s retirement from answering queries; four answers follow, on the Esoteric Society of Boston, Hiram E. Butler's "Solar Biology," and the "peace" and "voice of the silence" of Light on the Path.	W. Q. Judge William Q. Judge, Gen. Sec'y T.S.; Moulvie
vol. 3, no. 4, July, 1888, p. 125-129	Conversations on Occultism Fourth installment, unsigned, attributed to Judge; without subtitle. On why knowledge of elementals is withheld from scientists, the coming "war in heaven" over elemental forces, elemental guardians of hidden treasure, and alchemical transmutation.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 3, no. 4, July, 1888, p. 129-131	Tea Table Talk Dentist-chair and dream anecdotes illustrating the astral body and sub-conscious foreknowledge, including further experiences of "Quickly."	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 4, July, 1888, p. 131	Literary Notes Unsigned review of Le Lotus: a memorial notice of the late Louis Dramard, H. P. Blavatsky's "Did Jesus Christ ever exist," and other contributions.
vol. 3, no. 4, July, 1888, p. 132	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from India (Adyar Library report, a denial by the High Priest of Ceylon of rumors against the T.S.), Japan, Hayti (plans for a Branch), and America (Aryan T.S., change of officers at Boston T.S., activity in Chicago, Michigan, and Santa Cruz, Cal.).
vol. 3, no. 4, July, 1888, p. 133-136	The Secret Doctrine Unsigned publisher's prospectus ("In the Press") for H. P. Blavatsky's The Secret Doctrine, with a full table of contents of both volumes and subscription terms; closes with a notice of four additional pages to be added to the August issue.

August 1888

Vol. 3, No. 5

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 5, August, 1888, p. -	filler quoted from the Hitopadesa and Bhagavad-Gita Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead.
vol. 3, no. 5, August, 1888, p. 137-142	The Bhagavad-Gita Part IX, continuing Chapter III.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 5, August, 1888, p. 143-147	The Theosophical Society and Madame Blavatsky Printed as a letter to Judge pledging unqualified support for H. P. Blavatsky, whatever course she may pursue, as a test of intuition and faith rather than of personal independence.	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 5, August, 1888, p. 147-150	The Three Planes of Human Life On Jagrata, Swapna, and Sushupti (waking, dreaming, and dreamless sleep), and how concentration while awake clarifies the two other states.	W. Q. Judge Eusebio Urban
vol. 3, no. 5, August, 1888, p. 150-153	Escape or Achievement On single-heartedness: the difference between questions framed as "must I give up," the mark of attachment not yet overcome, and the unhesitating, joyful effort of one whose aim is single.	B. N. Acle, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 5, August, 1888, p. 153-160	Some Teachings of a German Mystic Part V concluded: the Adept Mohrland begins to free Caroline from her two possessing spirits through exercises of obedience and will. "(To be concluded in September.)"	Johann Baptist Kerning B.
vol. 3, no. 5, August, 1888, p. 160-163	Conversations on Occultism Fifth installment, "Mantrams": unsigned, attributed to Judge. On the nature and use of mantrams, from unconscious everyday phrases to the scientific mantrams preserved in ancient Sanscrit.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 3, no. 5, August, 1888, p. 163-165	Respecting Reincarnation Unsigned note answering the emotional objection that Reincarnation forecloses reunion with loved ones, explaining the Theosophical teaching that souls who are drawn to each other meet again from life to life.
vol. 3, no. 5, August, 1888, p. 165-167	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews of Evelyn Pyne's A Dream of the Gironde and A Poet in May, J. D. Buck's Chicago Convention paper, Ursula Gestefeld's Christian Science, J. H. Salisbury's The Relations of Alimentation and Disease, a misprint in the Epitome of Theosophy reprint, and notices of The Bijou of Asia, Le Lotus, The Theosophist, and The Literary Album.
vol. 3, no. 5, August, 1888, p. 167-171	Tea Table Talk The Professor's waking vision of a Master's order to "kill your mother" and its allegorical resolution, followed by anecdotes of apparent coincidence and thought-transference.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 5, August, 1888, p. 171-173	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America (a new Aryan T. S. headquarters room in New York, the Lotus T. S. of Michigan, Chicago T. S.) and India (reprinting of the Epitome of Theosophy in Bombay, the Buddhist Catechism translated into Burmese and Canarese, Col. Olcott's lecture on "Ghosts" at Ootacamund).

September 1888

Vol. 3, No. 6

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 6, September, 1888, p. -	filler quoted from the Mahabharata and Katha Upanishad Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead.
vol. 3, no. 6, September, 1888, p. 173-177	The Bhagavad-Gita Part X, concluding Chapter III.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 6, September, 1888, p. 177-183	Some Teachings of a German Mystic Part V, conclusion: the Adept Mohrland completes Caroline's cure, and explains his method to the physician as the universal, "Paradise"-regaining pattern underlying all religions.	Johann Baptist Kerning B.
vol. 3, no. 6, September, 1888, p. 183-187	A Buddhist Doctrine A survey of the twelve principal Buddhist sects of Japan, concentrating on the Shin-Shiu doctrine of salvation "by the power of another."	W. Q. Judge Eusebio Urban
vol. 3, no. 6, September, 1888, p. 187-192	Conversations on Occultism Sixth installment, unsigned, attributed to Judge. On why materialistic science will gradually admit occult facts under new names, and on the elementals connected with lost and buried treasure.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 3, no. 6, September, 1888, p. 192-195	Who are Theosophists? On the Theosophical Society's policy of admitting all applicants rather than testing worthiness, since each member's own motive tries and judges him, and on the selfless, unrecognized labor of the true Theosophist.	J. D. Buck
vol. 3, no. 6, September, 1888, p. 195-200	Theosophical Aspects of Contemporary Literature and Thought Reviews Annie Payson Call's "The Regeneration of the Body," J. P. Quincy's "Miser Farrell's Bequest," J. M. Buckley's papers on psychical phenomena, Barrett Wendell's "The Last of the Ghosts," Robert Louis Stevenson's essays, and Walter Hubbell's The Great Amherst Mystery.	S. B.
vol. 3, no. 6, September, 1888, p. 200-202	Tea Table Talk On the Sankhya philosophy and T. Cockburn Thomson's translation of the Gita, followed by anecdotes of apparent thought-transference and precognition.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 6, September, 1888, p. 203-204	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America (the new Dharma T.S. at Cleveland, the new Theosophical Headquarters room in New York) and India (new Branches at Udamalpet and Pollachi, a proposed Hindu College at Madras, Col. Olcott's return to Madras, the Theosophical Publication Society's reprints, Col. Olcott's planned European tour).

October 1888

Vol. 3, No. 7

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 7, October, 1888, p. -	filler quoted from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead.
vol. 3, no. 7, October, 1888, p. 205-209	The Bhagavad-Gita Part XI, concluding Chapter IV.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 7, October, 1888, p. 209-215	Tales of the Ancient Rajputs On an old tradition that the Rajputs, not the Brahmans, were the original teachers of divine wisdom in archaic India, illustrated by stories from the Upanishads and the legend of Visvamitra and Vasishta.	Charles Johnston
vol. 3, no. 7, October, 1888, p. 215-219	Karma and Providence A paper read before the Aryan Theosophical Society of New York, arguing that Karma answers the religious instinct's demand for Providence more fully and consistently than the conventional idea of a supervising Deity.	Alexander Fullerton
vol. 3, no. 7, October, 1888, p. 219-222	Conversations on Occultism Seventh installment, unsigned, attributed to Judge. On the nature of elementals: their lack of fixed form, their perception of dense matter, and their diffusion through all objects.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 3, no. 7, October, 1888, p. 222-224	A Plea for the Children A call for Theosophical Sunday Schools to teach children Karma and Reincarnation, on the grounds of their natural closeness to the Unseen.	Julia Keightley August Waldersee, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 7, October, 1888, p. 224-226	A German Mystic's Teachings Unsigned editorial note on the theosophic meaning of Kerning's "From Sensitive to Initiate," on the mantramic power of names and the right use of mediumship.
vol. 3, no. 7, October, 1888, p. 227-230	Tea Table Talk Readers' letters on seeing "spectral persons," a review of a Lotus article on Hallucination, and a correspondent's account of symbolic inner guidance.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 7, October, 1888, p. 230-233	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews of The Theosophist and Le Lotus for July, M. J. Barnett's Justice a Healing Power, the new magazine Hestia, F. Hartmann's The Life of Jehoshua the Prophet of Nazareth, Prof. J. M. Crawford's translation of the Kalevala, and Spirit Communion; closes with a notice of The Secret DoctrineTemplate:'s approaching publication.
vol. 3, no. 7, October, 1888, p. 233-235	Correspondence Two letters: N. D. Khandalavala of Ahmedabad on the revision of The Secret Doctrine, and Dharmapala Hevavitarana of Colombo on the Buddhist Theosophical Society's work in Ceylon.
vol. 3, no. 7, October, 1888, p. 235-237	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America (the new Theosophical Headquarters, Branches in California, Iowa, and St. Louis, a Sunday School proposal), England (the European Convention and Chas. Johnston's departure for India), and India (circulation of the Epitome of Theosophy, new Theosophical missionary work).

November 1888

Vol. 3, No. 8

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 8, November, 1888, p. -	filler quoted from the Chandogya Upanishad Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead.
vol. 3, no. 8, November, 1888, p. 237-243	Analogies A paper read before the Aryan Theosophical Society of New York, arguing from analogies on three planes of life—below man, man's own, and above man—that Theosophy's distinctive doctrines of Elementals, the primacy of the unseen, and Adeptship are natural extensions of principles already accepted elsewhere.	Alexander Fullerton
vol. 3, no. 8, November, 1888, p. 244	A Joint Note Reprinted from Lucifer; a joint declaration that there is no disagreement between the two Founders, with an editorial note explaining its reprinting.	H. P. Blavatsky; H. S. Olcott
vol. 3, no. 8, November, 1888, p. 245-247	The Practical Side of Theosophy On confusion among students of occult literature arising from merely intellectual knowledge, and on desire and motive as what truly determines progress, illustrated by the selfless, unceasing labor of Blavatsky and Olcott.	Harij
vol. 3, no. 8, November, 1888, p. 248-250	The Bhagavad-Gita Part XII, concluding Chapter IV.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 8, November, 1888, p. 250-254	Answers to Questioners Answers on the pronunciation of OM, on Spirit and matter, and on Karma (signed "Narayan Nilakant"), and on the "Karma of Jesus" and communication with "earth bound spirits" (signed "Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.").	W. Q. Judge Narayan Nilakant; Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 8, November, 1888, p. 254-256	Two Systems—Of Lust and Sorrow On Buddha's two rejected extremes, the System of Lust and the System of Sorrow, and the Middle Way of moderation he taught instead.	A Buddhist
vol. 3, no. 8, November, 1888, p. 256-259	Is Heredity a Puzzle? Unsigned essay arguing that heredity remains a puzzle to science only because it is considered apart from Karma and Reincarnation, which place responsibility on the spiritual entity using the body rather than on the body itself.
vol. 3, no. 8, November, 1888, p. 259-264	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America (new Headquarters room, Branches on the Pacific Coast, Philadelphia, Iowa, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Mrs. Ver Planck's publishing fund), India, and Europe (the new British Section under Dr. A. Keightley, formation of the Esoteric Section under H. P. Blavatsky, Col. Olcott's European tour), an obituary for Bro. S. Govinda Row Sattay, a proposed world tour for Col. Olcott, and a notice on non-receipt of The Path.
vol. 3, no. 8, November, 1888, p. 265-268	Tea Table Talk Students' instructive dream experiences, including a clairvoyant's symbolic dreams of Lincoln's and Garfield's deaths and a telegraph operator's precognitive dream of a reply message.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 8, November, 1888, p. 268	The Secret Doctrine Notice by William Q. Judge on the despatch of The Secret Doctrine from the Path office.

December 1888

Vol. 3, No. 9

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. -	filler quoted from the Saddharma-Pundarika Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead.
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 269-273	The Bhagavad-Gita Part XIII, opening Chapter V, on renunciation of the fruit of action.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 273-278	Letters That Have Helped Me Part I: an introduction by "Jasper Niemand" (Julia Keightley) and the first of a series of letters of occult guidance, signed "Z.," later expanded into Judge's book of the same name.	W. Q. Judge Z.
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 278-281	Among the Dead A first-person narrative of a suicide's posthumous experience among the astral dead, and his powerless return to those he had loved in life.	James H. Connelly
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 281-284	The Dweller of the Threshold On the nature of the "Dweller of the Threshold," the combined evil influence of the age, encountered by every earnest occult student.	W. Q. Judge Eusebio Urban
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 284-287	A Curious Tale A vision at the Lakes of Killarney of an ancient tower of fire-guardians, and the failure that ended its watch.	W. Q. Judge Bryan Kinnavan
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 287-290	The Planes of Consciousness On the three states of ordinary consciousness and the evidence from anaesthesia, somnambulism, hypnotism, and insanity that consciousness persists and merely shifts its plane.	J. D. Buck
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 290-293	Theosophic Diet On whether vegetarianism is required of Theosophists, arguing that motive matters more than diet itself.	W. Q. Judge Rodriguez Undiano
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 293-297	Tea Table Talk On the publication of The Secret Doctrine and the formation of the Esoteric Section, and an extended account of the life and death of Bro. S. Govinda Row Sattay.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 297-298	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews of H. C. Kirk's The Possibility of not Dying, The Theosophist for September and October, and A. P. Sinnett's A Course of Theosophical Reading.
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 298	The Secret Doctrine Notice on the despatch of both volumes and the new, higher subscription price.
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 298	Special Notice Notice that Correspondence and Answers to Inquirers are postponed owing to the Editor's absence in Europe.
vol. 3, no. 9, December, 1888, p. 298-300	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America (the new Brahmana T.S. of Milwaukee, a new portrait of Olcott at Headquarters), Europe (the Dublin Lodge), and India (Richard Harte's arrival), followed by the formal order establishing the Esoteric Section and a report on Col. Olcott's proposed American tour fund.

January 1889

Vol. 3, No. 10

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 10, January, 1889, p. -	filler quoted from the Mahabharata Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead.
vol. 3, no. 10, January, 1889, p. 301-307	How the Christ-Child was Born A Christmas allegory in which a small boy, Carlo, torn between his atheist father and devout, dying mother, is answered by the Christ-child of his Christmas tree, who teaches that Christ is the inner Spirit and Voice present in all hearts and all things.	Julia Keightley J. Campbell Ver Planck
vol. 3, no. 10, January, 1889, p. 307-310	Letters That Have Helped Me Part II, letters II and III, of occult guidance on aspiration, the Theosophical Society, race influences, and the sub-conscious mind.	W. Q. Judge Z.
vol. 3, no. 10, January, 1889, p. 310-313	Be it Done Unto Thee According to Thy Desire On the two classes of students attracted to Theosophy, and the self-confrontation it brings to those in earnest; closes with verses on Truth and the example of Epictetus.	Harij
vol. 3, no. 10, January, 1889, p. 313-316	The Serpent's Blood An allegory of an ancient, magic Island once visited by Adepts, continuing Judge's recurring Island cycle of occult stories.	W. Q. Judge Bryan Kinnavan
vol. 3, no. 10, January, 1889, p. 316-320	The Test of Theosophic Interest Argues that the test of Theosophic interest is what one actually does, in proportion to one's means, to sustain the Theosophical Society.	Harris P.
vol. 3, no. 10, January, 1889, p. 320-325	Theo-Sophia. A Letter to a Truth Seeker A rebuttal of a pamphlet by "Nemo" charging the Himalayan Brotherhood of Adepts with selfishness, answered point by point from Isis Unveiled, The Secret Doctrine, The Occult World, and Lucifer.	Julia Keightley J. Campbell Ver Planck, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 10, January, 1889, p. 325-328	Tea Table Talk New Year reflections, satirical society vignettes on dabblers in Theosophy, and anecdotes of astral impressions, telepathic dreams, and a correspondent's dream-foreknowledge of a shipwreck.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 10, January, 1889, p. 328-330	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews of The Theosophist and Lucifer for November, Annie Payson Call's The Regeneration of the Body, Dr. N. C. Paul's A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy, and A Compendium of the Raja Yoga Philosophy.
vol. 3, no. 10, January, 1889, p. 330	The Secret Doctrine Notice on the imminent arrival of Vol. II, together with notices of Problems of the Inner Life, The Possibility of Not Dying and When Age Grows Young, and a reprinted story, "The Strange Record of Two Reincarnated Souls," by A. E. Lancaster.
vol. 3, no. 10, January, 1889, p. 331-332	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America (admission statistics, new Branch members, the Aryan T. S.'s re-election of Judge as President, a gift lantern, Krishna T. S.'s resumed meetings, the Malden Branch), Europe (the new British Section, Blavatsky's health, Johnston's departure for India), and India (Leadbeater's new magazine The Buddhist, the T. P. S. Fund).

February 1889

Vol. 3, No. 11

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 333-338	The Signing of a Pledge A close examination of the wording of the Esoteric Section's Pledge and its accompanying memoranda.	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 338-339	The Press and Occultism Unsigned, on a New York newspaper's unwitting confirmation of a Theosophical prophecy about the spread of Sanscrit terminology.
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 339-342	Spiritual Gifts and Their Attainment Argues that "spiritual gifts" is a misnomer—they are the natural fruit of growth, not something bestowed—and that they are attained through welcoming the Divine impulse and faithfully performing daily duty.	Dies Non
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 342-343	Of Occult Powers and Their Acquirement On why the Adepts will not simply bestow occult powers: such powers must be educed by the student himself before a Master can set them into motion.	W. Q. Judge Rodriguez Undiano
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 343-348	Meditation and Action Part I (concluded in March): a review of Laurence Oliphant's Scientific Religion, on its account of the "sympneumatic impulse" and Keely's claimed discoveries, with reservations about its treatment of sex and the lack of a doctrine of reincarnation and Karma.	Pilgrim
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 348-350	Letters That Have Helped Me Part III, letters IV and V, on seeing oneself as one with Brahma, and on sadness, faith, and the Brothers' own trials.	W. Q. Judge Z.
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 350-352	Stray Memoranda A Master's messenger explains why the whole truth is not given out at once, through jottings on the "Death-Cult" of spiritualism and on elementals.	W. Q. Judge Urban
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 352-353	General Theosophical Centres Unsigned, defending the maintenance of the Society's headquarters in India and the new theosophical room in New York.
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 353-355	Answers to Questioners On a theosophist's plan of life, whether Light on the Path is for all, the dangers of chelaship, and a defense of H. P. Blavatsky's character.	W. Q. Judge Jasper Niemand, A Student, Jasper Niemand & Wm. Brehon & Eusebio Urban
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 355-356	Reflections Unsigned aphorisms on instinct, the "idle word," sin and conscience, duality, and self-knowledge.
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 356-360	Tea Table Talk Correspondents' anecdotes of a dog's apparent precognitive return home, a railway-accident premonition, and a chain of thought-transference anecdotes about the death of Gerardo Barrios of Salvador.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 360-361	Literary Notes Unsigned notices including Elliott Coues's reprinted lecture The Signs of the Times, A. E. Lancaster's reprinted story, and the brochure The Dream of Love and Fire.
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 361	Correspondence A letter (dated Wayne, Jan. 10, 1889) protesting a magazine's refusal to print a reply to the anonymous "Nemo" attack answered the previous month in "Theo-Sophia."	Julia Keightley J. Campbell Ver Planck
vol. 3, no. 11, February, 1889, p. 361-364	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from India (Richard Harte, Naini Tal T. S., the Adyar Convention), New Zealand (a new Branch), England, Ireland (the Dublin Lodge), and America (the Krishna Branch, New York Headquarters, Cincinnati T. S., Members at Large, Col. Olcott's Tour fund).

March 1889

Vol. 3, No. 12

Place	Title	Author
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. -	filler quoted from a Hindu Shastra and the Upanishads Two epigraphs on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead.
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 365-366	End of Our Third Year Unsigned, closing the third year of The Path's existence.
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 366-370	Get Your Luggage Ready An allegorical vision of a fertile but petrified country called "The Future," and of travelers endlessly detained at the station by their own luggage—the unprepared mind.	Julia Keightley J. Campbell Ver Planck
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 370-371	Why the Theosophical Society is Poor Unsigned, on the Society's lack of a dogmatic creed as the reason for its poverty, contrasted with the wealth of the established churches.
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 371-376	Meditation and Action Part II, concluded: continuing the review of Laurence Oliphant's Scientific Religion, contrasting Western "action" with the Bhagavad-Gita's teaching on meditation and desireless action.	Pilgrim
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 376-378	"Nationalism"—A Sign of the Times On the Nationalist Clubs movement, inspired by Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, as a practical step toward the Universal Brotherhood of Man.	Sylvanus
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 378-381	Letters That Have Helped Me Part IV (numbered "IV" again in the original), with a closing explanatory note signed "J. N.", on the astral plane and the dangers of mistaking it for the Higher Self.	W. Q. Judge Z.
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 381-384	Occultism for Barter. Esoteric Colleges and False Prophets Unsigned, exposing the "Esoteric" magazine's Hiram Butler and the fraudulent "Esoteric College" scheme of Butler and "Vidya Nyaka" (Ohmart), and identifying the anonymous "Nemo" letter answered the previous January in "Theo-Sophia" as plagiarized from Thomas Lake Harris.
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 384-387	Theosophical Aspects of Contemporary Thought and Literature Unsigned, on Edward Bellamy's story "To Whom this May Come" (Harper's, February 1889), about a race of hereditary mind-readers, as an allegory of perfected human brotherhood.
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 387-391	Tea Table Talk "Some Curious Psychic Experiences": correspondents' accounts of an inner "Voice," apparent magnetic healing and psychic impulses, and precognitive impressions, with a warning against the "left hand path" and material motives in occultism.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 391-393	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews of Patanjali's Yoga Philosophy, Louis Lambert (Balzac, with George Frederic Parsons's introduction), and the pamphlet Illuminated Buddhism or the True Nirvana.
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 393-396	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from Europe (the Dublin Lodge), India (Col. Olcott's tour to Japan, the General Convention at Adyar and its officers and statistics), and America (the General Convention to be held in Chicago, Bro. Fullerton's departure for London, the New York headquarters' move, the Aryan, Boston, and new Satwa Branches), closing with a page of aphorisms and a quotation from the Upanishads.
vol. 3, no. 12, March, 1889, p. 396	American Branches: Theosophical Society A table of the 26 chartered American Branches, with dates of charter and the names and addresses of their Presidents and Secretaries, closing Volume III.