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Volume 4

April 1889 – March 1890 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

April 1889

Vol. 4, No. 1

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. -	filler quoted from the Vishnu Purana Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead.
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 1-6	Lo Here! And Lo There! On the signs by which true and false teachers may be known, and on the attacks made upon H. P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society.	Harij
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 6-7	Culled from Aryan Science Unsigned short extracts from the Vishnu Purana and other Sanscrit sources on rain, the planets, the end of the world, and the earth's sphericity.
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 7-10	Letters That Have Helped Me Part V, on standing firm against despair at the world's suffering and at the apparent absence of the Masters' presence.	W. Q. Judge Z.
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 10-13	The Magic Screen of Time A direct sequel to "The Serpent's Blood," continuing the narrator's story after death, and his vision of the astral light as the "Magic Screen of Time."	W. Q. Judge Bryan Kinnavan
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 13-17	The Seven Dwipas Part I (concluded in May): on the Vishnu Purana's seven concentric continents (dwipas) and the subdivisions of Jambu-dwipa, identifying Bharata-varsha with India.	Charles Johnston
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 17-20	The Fourth Dimension A paper read before the Malden Theosophical Society (concluded in May), on the geometrical idea of a fourth dimension of space, chiefly after C. H. Hinton.	F. S. Collins
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 20-22	Theosophical Aspects of Contemporary Thought and Literature Unsigned, on Harry Perry Robinson's story "The Gift of Fernseed" (Atlantic, February 1889) and on the Theosophical affinities of Laurence Gronlund's socialist writings.
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 22-23	A Word on Pronouns Objects to capitalizing pronouns referring to the Mahatmas as a form of "hero-worship," with a dissenting editorial note.	Frances Ellen Burr
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 23-24	Answers to Questioners On the universality of Truth and the meaning of "subconscious mind," and on the name "Koothoomi" in an 1871 reference work predating Sinnett.	W. Q. Judge Jasper Niemand
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 24-27	Suggestions for Branch T. S. Work Part I: on Branch activity, libraries, distribution of literature, open meetings, and a discussion topic on Universal Brotherhood for April.	G. Hijo
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 27-30	Tea Table Talk On concentration, drawing on Ribot and a Scribner article, followed by anecdotes of a psychometric experience with a Persian rug.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 30-31	Book Notes Unsigned reviews of Walter Besant's The Inner House and J. D. Buck's A Study of Man, with notices of the T. P. S. Fund, Franz Hartmann's Geomancy, and Judge's forthcoming edition of Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms.
vol. 4, no. 1, April, 1889, p. 31-32	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices: Col. Olcott's order extending the American Section's jurisdiction; new Branches in Brooklyn and San José; the Aryan T. S.'s study of concentration; the April Convention; Dublin Lodge; photographs of H. P. Blavatsky; and Col. Olcott's reception in Kyoto, Japan.

May 1889

Vol. 4, No. 2

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 2, May, 1889, p. 33-37	Letters That Have Helped Me Part VI (letter numbered "VIII" in the original), on standing firm against doubt and despair at the suffering of the age, and the "higher patience" that lies between pride and humility.	W. Q. Judge J. N., Z.
vol. 4, no. 2, May, 1889, p. 37-41	The Seven Dwipas Part II (concluded): completes the account of the Vishnu Purana's dwipas and Varshas, and reads the whole scheme as a veiled description of the Planetary Chain.	Charles Johnston
vol. 4, no. 2, May, 1889, p. 41-47	Why a Guru is Yet Premature A paper read before the Aryan Theosophical Society of New York, arguing that no one has a right to expect a Guru until all other, already-available resources have been exhausted.	Alexander Fullerton
vol. 4, no. 2, May, 1889, p. 47-49	A Dream of Gold A speculation, after Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, on the social consequences if the Adepts' alleged power to make gold were used to destroy its value as a medium of exchange.	James H. Connelly
vol. 4, no. 2, May, 1889, p. 49-50	The Wandering Eye An allegorical tale of a skeptic whose lingering karma of doubt, after death, leaves his wandering astral eye forever searching and never finding.	W. Q. Judge Bryan Kinnavan
vol. 4, no. 2, May, 1889, p. 51-55	Tea Table Talk On taking to the woods in spring, anecdotes of children's confusion between self and astral reflection, a dog's astral visitation at death, and correspondents' experiences in the culture of concentration.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 4, no. 2, May, 1889, p. 55-56	Answers to Questioners On the Hodgson report and newspaper references to Mme. Blavatsky's alleged "exposure."	W. Q. Judge Hadji
vol. 4, no. 2, May, 1889, p. 56-59	Suggestions for Branch T. S. Work Part II: on the Initial Effort, conviction, and fear, followed by further thoughts on living Universal Brotherhood as a practical daily discipline.	G. Hijo
vol. 4, no. 2, May, 1889, p. 59	Refractions A sonnet on light and its spectrum as a symbol of the soul's fitness to receive and reflect truth.	O. E. W.
vol. 4, no. 2, May, 1889, p. 59-61	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices: America (Brahmana T. S. of Milwaukee; Cincinnati; new Brooklyn Branch; Dr. A. Keightley's visit; the daily press); Ireland (Dublin Lodge); Japan (Col. Olcott's reception at Kyoto); France (the Countess D'Adhemar's new Revue Théosophique).
vol. 4, no. 2, May, 1889, p. 61-64	The Theosophical Convention Held in Chicago Unsigned report of the Theosophical Society in America's third annual convention, April 28-29, 1889: elections, the treasurer's and General Secretary's reports, Dr. A. Keightley's address on behalf of the British Section, and a letter from H. P. Blavatsky.

June 1889

Vol. 4, No. 3

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 3, June, 1889, p. 65-71	Letters That Have Helped Me Part VII (letter numbered "IX" in the original), on the illusory nature of Good and Evil as poles of a single thing, on murder and the law of Karma, and on judging no man since the true cause of his acts is unknown to us.	W. Q. Judge Z., J. N.
vol. 4, no. 3, June, 1889, p. 71-75	True and False Astrology Dated Chicago, March 25, 1889. Distinguishes "horary" astrology (telling fortunes by the hour, dismissed as chimerical) from the doctrine of nativities (planetary influence at birth), defended as consistent with Karma and spiritual free will; criticizes the contemporary "Zadkiel" almanac's failed predictions.	G. E. W.
vol. 4, no. 3, June, 1889, p. 75-80	The Practical Ethics of Theosophy A paper read before the Krishna T. S., illustrating with homely anecdotes how Theosophists fail to live their professed philosophy in small daily trials, and calling for Theosophy to be lived rather than merely talked.	Em'ly
vol. 4, no. 3, June, 1889, p. 80	June A short poem on Theosophy as the eternal, undying truth surviving every age and creed.	J. C. T.
vol. 4, no. 3, June, 1889, p. 80-85	The Tell-Tale Picture Gallery Continuing the narrator's story after "The Wandering Eye": a secret gallery on the Sacred Island where every disciple's living picture brightens or blackens to record, infallibly, the exact state of his spiritual progress.	W. Q. Judge Bryan Kinnavan
vol. 4, no. 3, June, 1889, p. 85-87	The Fourth Dimension Concluded: argues from the analogy of a two-dimensional "plane being" perceiving only cross-sections of solids that individual human lives may likewise be partial manifestations of a single higher life — a basis for universal human brotherhood.	F. S. Collins
vol. 4, no. 3, June, 1889, p. 87-89	Answers to Questioners On whether there is a "Parent" Theosophical Society, on the Esoteric Section and why H. P. Blavatsky waited to proclaim it publicly, on the nature of a Nirmanakaya, and on the illusory character of both good and evil in the Mind Cure system.	W. Q. Judge Hadji, Moulvie, Nilakant
vol. 4, no. 3, June, 1889, p. 89-91	Suggestions for Branch T. S. Work Part III: analyses Universal Brotherhood by the Hermetic law "as above, so below," drawing analogies from nature, science, the human body, and the animal world.	G. Hijo
vol. 4, no. 3, June, 1889, p. 91-94	Tea Table Talk On the astral pictures unconsciously created by one's own thoughts, with an invalid's waking fears of her sister's death producing a reciprocal apparition, and anecdotes of children's recollections of a former life.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 4, no. 3, June, 1889, p. 94-96	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices: America (Brooklyn T.S.; Aryan T.S. of New York's study of Patanjali; a new circulating library at the General Secretary's office; Dr. A. Keightley's visit to Boston; Golden Gate Lodge of East Oakland; Satwa and Los Angeles T.S.); Ireland (Dublin Lodge, signed by Fred J. Dick); an errata notice for the April issue.

July 1889

Vol. 4, No. 4

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 4, July, 1889, p. 97-105	Judge the Act: Not the Person Written on the occasion of Mabel Collins's public retraction of her claim to adept inspiration for Light on the Path and her accusation that H. P. Blavatsky had induced it; argues, from a Master's teaching that the deed must be judged apart from the doer, and explains the distinction between an Adept's active agency and a medium's passive one to account for Collins's having never understood the material "given through her."	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand
vol. 4, no. 4, July, 1889, p. 105-106	Hiding Theosophy under a Bushel Urges Theosophists not to withhold the Society's doctrines and literary work out of false modesty or fear of the Society's name, since true loyalty requires actively directing inquirers to theosophical books and to the Society itself.	J.
vol. 4, no. 4, July, 1889, p. 106-107	There is a Tide in the Affairs of Men On the cyclic ebb and flow of enthusiasm in the study of occultism, arguing that right knowledge blends meditation and concentration, repose and action, so that the student may act wisely when the tide rises and wait patiently through the ebb, rather than mistaking a low tide for its permanent withdrawal.	Jirah Dewey Buck J. D. B.
vol. 4, no. 4, July, 1889, p. 108-114	Letters That Have Helped Me Part VIII (letter numbered "X" in the original): a letter on the three qualities (gunas) of the Bhagavad-Gita as poles of Nature rather than moral absolutes, followed by J. N.'s commentary on Turya, on the stages of Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi, and on the nature of spirituality as distinct from mere virtue.	W. Q. Judge Z., J. N.
vol. 4, no. 4, July, 1889, p. 108	The Astral Light A short poem on every deed, word, and thought being stamped imperishably on the Astral Light, to be read by whoever wills, and on the resolve to purge the soul of iniquity.	St. George Best
vol. 4, no. 4, July, 1889, p. 115-116	Peace with Honor; or, A Scientific Frontier An editorial response to the Religio-Philosophical Journal's publication of Mabel Collins's and Dr. Elliott Coues's letters on Light on the Path and the Esoteric Section, arguing that both are motivated by disappointed vanity and jealousy, and that the controversy will only separate genuine Theosophists from those in the Society for gain or glory.
vol. 4, no. 4, July, 1889, p. 116-119	Suggestions for Branch T. S. Work Part IV: on Intuition as a resource to be exhausted before seeking a Guru's aid, its relation to contemplation and to true versus false imagination, and on the purpose of these papers in generating common currents of thought among Branches.	G. Hijo
vol. 4, no. 4, July, 1889, p. 119-121	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews of The Light of Egypt (identified as a plagiarism by Mrs. Emma Hardinge Britten), the Sanscrit translation of Light on the Path by Pandit N. Bhashyacharya, and Elizabeth Hughes's Hertha; with an advance-sheet excerpt from H. P. Blavatsky's forthcoming The Key to Theosophy, a report on the Bombay Publication Fund's revision of Patanjali, and a notice of Blavatsky's forthcoming The Voice of the Silence.
vol. 4, no. 4, July, 1889, p. 121-125	Tea Table Talk On the moral power of art for Universal Brotherhood, illustrated by Vassili Verestchagin's paintings and his own words on war and humanity, a digression on Dr. James C. Jackson's observations on American womanhood, a discussion of hypocrisy among members leaving a Branch, and an anecdote of the astral light betraying a confidence kept in the letter but broken in the spirit.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 4, no. 4, July, 1889, p. 125-128	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices: America (Brooklyn T. S.'s first public meeting; the Chicago Branches; Vedanta T. S. of Omaha; Bro. W. H. Hoisington's lecturing; the chartering of the Blavatsky T. S. in Washington, D. C.; publication and office funds); Ireland (Dublin Lodge, signed by Fred J. Dick); questions from "Forum No. 2"; a notice of Dr. Elliott Coues's expulsion from the Society and the revocation of the Gnostic T. S.'s charter; the Circulating Theosophical Library's book list; and an obituary for Mrs. Martha Bangle.

August 1889

Vol. 4, No. 5

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 129-134	Letters That Have Helped Me Part IX (letter numbered "XI" in the original): a letter from "Z." to the ailing "Jasper," urging him to live rather than welcome death, on the futility of self-doubt, on gentle versus violent self-control, and on learning the Self from within rather than through others' philosophies.	W. Q. Judge Z.
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 134-137	The Worship of the Dead Unsigned extracts from a private letter, in question-and-answer form, on the dangers of mediumship: how suicides and victims of accident become "earth-walkers" tempted by mediums into a vicarious, Karma-laden existence, and how every such seance multiplies the causes of future misery for the Ego so entrapped.
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 137-138	What Are You Doing for Theosophy? A series of pointed questions urging passive members of the Society to turn their Theosophy into active work—financial, verbal, social, and through the press—before the closing of the cycle.	Exeter
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 139-142	The Stream of Thought and Queries Part I: a new Q&A column answering readers on the meaning of Resignation, on Karma as both reward and punishment, on pictures and symbols seen in the Astral Light, on the overlapping nature of cycles, and on black versus white magicians.	W. Q. Judge Hadji Erinn
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 143-145	Influence A paper read before the Aryan T. S. of New York in April 1889, arguing that the passive, unspoken "atmosphere" of a person's character influences others more powerfully than any deliberate word or deed, and is the true means of forming the nucleus of Universal Brotherhood.	Katharine Hillard
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 145-147	Theosophy A paper read before the Satwa T. S., Los Angeles, on Theosophy as embracing all philosophies of existence, and on the duties and responsibilities that grow with the enlargement of knowledge and power.	S. Calhoun
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 147-150	Answers to Queries Replying to correspondents who pressed the Tea Table Department for its views on Mind Cure and Christian Science, explains why such questions lie outside the department's scope, then gives a personal view that mental healing only transfers disease from one plane to another, closing with unattributed manuscript remarks of an Adept on the occult dangers of such practices.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 150-153	"The Light of Egypt" Unsigned follow-up to the July review of The Light of Egypt, tracing the book to a reprint of paid circular "instructions" issued around 1884 by T. H. Burgoyne, private secretary of the "Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor," sold earlier to members for $60 and now reprinted as a $3 book.
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 153-154	Correspondence Two unsigned readers' letters asking for an explanation of apparent psychic phenomena—unseen forces interrupting piano practice, and an apparition of a deceased aunt—with editorial answers attributing both to elementals and astral-light impressions rather than genuine returning spirits.
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 154	Theosophical Tracts An unsigned suggestion that Theosophists of modest means can spread the teaching inexpensively by mailing printed tracts to strangers, with sales figures for the Society's two existing tracts.
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 155-157	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews of C. G. Raue's Psychology, as a Natural Science; notices of The Theosophical Review (Paris), a new Sanskrit-English edition of the Bhagavad-Gita, Balzac's Seraphita, Caroline Huling's The Reality of Theosophy, and the May-June Theosophist, Lucifer, and The Vedantin.
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 157-160	Suggestions for Branch T. S. Work Part V: on the meaning and practise of Contemplation, its relation to true prayer, and the danger of confusing the active discipline of concentration with the passive danger of self-mesmerism.	G. Hijo
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 160	All-Pervading A short poem on the universal peace attained by surrendering self and care.	J. C. T.
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 160-164	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices: America (new gifts to the Headquarters; the Pranava, Vedanta, and Golden Gate branches; Wilkesbarre; the new Blavatsky T. S. of Washington); Japan (Col. Olcott's lecture tour and the new Yamato T. S. of Kioto); Europe (Dublin Lodge; H. P. Blavatsky's visit to Paris and Fontainebleau; a letter of support from "An English F. T. S." and an Esoteric Section lodge); India (new and relocated branches, Bro. C. F. Powell's tour, two obituaries); Tasmania (a new charter at Hobart); and questions from "Forum No. 3" and "No. 4."
vol. 4, no. 5, August, 1889, p. 164-168	Tea Table Talk On a pet dog's apparent psychic sensitivity to imagined commands, thunderstorms, and unseen presences, a physician's method for distributing vitality through the body and his vision of two Atlantean beings, and a correspondent's letter of steadfast loyalty to Theosophy and to H. P. Blavatsky amid the Collins-Coues controversy.	Julia Keightley Julius

September 1889

Vol. 4, No. 6

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 169-176	A Survey of Sanskrit On the practical stages of learning Sanskrit, the difficulties and ambiguities of the Devanagari writing system (word-fusion, the displaced i and r, and the "block" method), and proposals for a clearer transliterated spelling of Sanskrit terms in English, with a transliterated specimen from the Bhagavad-Gita.	E. Aldred Williams
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 176-179	One Touch of Nature A paper read before the Aryan T. S. (April 2, 1889) on Shakespeare's line "one touch of nature makes the whole world kin" as an unconscious witness to universal brotherhood, illustrated by passages from Walt Whitman.	K. H.
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 179-184	The Story of Ste. Cecile An allegorical tale of a dying painter who recalls a previous life on another planet, his banishment to Earth for dragging down his "twin soul," and his lifelong search for her, reunited with her only in the completion of his last painting at the moment of his death.	M. Sears Brooks
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 184-186	Reincarnation and Memory Part I: argues that the absence of memory of past lives is no argument against reincarnation, since memory even within a single lifetime is always partial, while consciousness and Karma retain the full record of past experience independent of memory.	Harij
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 186-188	The Stream of Thought and Queries Part II: on why the Society does not exist for the training of occultists, on the one condition (practising Universal Brotherhood) under which the study of Patanjali's Yoga may safely be pursued, and on the meaning of the "daily initiation" met in the small events of everyday life.	W. Q. Judge Hadji Erinn
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 188-191	Tea Table Talk On a correspondent's near-death experience of leaving the body and being told "it is not time" by a luminous presence, the value of the Society's shared current of thought, the proper spirit in which to judge a comrade's fault without condemning the person, and an anecdote of an office boy's unspoken name sensed through the aura.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 191-193	A Chat with Correspondents An unsigned editorial on the growing volume of office work at The Path and the General Secretary's office, asking correspondents for concise letters and explaining why not every submission can be published.
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 193-194	Answers to Questioners On whether and when it is right to publicly denounce or condemn a wrongdoer in defense of an accused Adept, distinguishing condemnation of an act from condemnation of a person.	W. Q. Judge's department Jasper Niemand
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 194	Correspondence A reader's question, following up on the August "Worship of the Dead," asking whether those who die young of disease share the Kama-loka fate of suicides and accident victims; with an editorial answer that they do not, since their natural term of life was reached. Followed by a notice that "Letters That Have Helped Me" will resume in October.
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 194-197	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices: America (W. Q. Judge's lecture tour through Cleveland, Chicago, Omaha, Grand Island, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Cincinnati; a new Branch at San Diego; Golden Gate Lodge's public meetings); India (Col. Olcott's return from Japan to Ceylon and the farewell ceremonies there); Ireland (Dublin Lodge).
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 197-198	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews of the July Theosophical Review (Paris), Mrs. Sidney Rosenfeld's Twixt Heaven and Earth, Frederick Gerhard's The Coming Creed of the World, and the English supplement The Buddhist.
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 198-200	Suggestions for Branch T. S. Work Part VI: on selfishness as the root cause of the Society's slow progress toward Universal Brotherhood, and on the many ways—writing, distributing tracts, giving money—by which every member, however placed, can contribute active work.	G. Hijo
vol. 4, no. 6, September, 1889, p. 200	The Magnetic Congress in Paris A brief unsigned notice of an international congress on medical magnetism to be held in Paris in October 1889.

October 1889

Vol. 4, No. 7

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 201-204	Letters That Have Helped Me Part X (letter numbered "XII" in the original): on the nature and qualifications of chelaship, the difference between lay and probationary chelas, and the Guruparampara chain of spiritual influence running from teacher to teacher.	W. Q. Judge Z.
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 204-206	Modern Astrology Defended A reply from Grenada, W. I., disputing G. E. W.'s July charge that the astrologer "Zadkiel" is a pretender, defending the record of his published predictions.	E. D.
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 206-208	The Present Situation Disconnectedly Considered Four short, unconnected calls to concerted, practical Theosophical work: meeting public misrepresentation with argument rather than silence, and judging the act, not the actor.	Exeter
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 208-211	The Skin of the Earth An allegorical vision of the elemental beings dwelling within the earth's crust, laboring to sustain its rotation and orbit, and of the malign mist of men's own thoughts that disrupts their harmony and breeds epidemics and crime.	W. Q. Judge Bryan Kinnavan
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 211-214	Lead, Kindly Light! Argues against abusing or attacking Christianity, urging Theosophists instead to separate its esoteric kernel from its dogmatic husk and to treat it, and its adherents, with charity.	G. E. W.
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 215	Sanscrit Pronunciations An unsigned table of common Sanskrit theosophical terms with their meaning and English-phonetic pronunciation.
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 216-218	Reincarnation and Memory Part II: argues that the absence of memory of a past life poses no real obstacle to reincarnation, since cause and effect, and the capacity for registering experience, do not depend on memory's partial and fleeting record.	Harij
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 218-219	H. P. Blavatsky and Theosophists A compilation of H. P. Blavatsky's remarks from the Revue Theosophique on the necessity of union and altruism among Theosophists for success in occult or practical work.
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 219	A Sonnet to Night A short sonnet on the fragrance and light of the night sky.	T. H.
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 219-225	Universal Applications of Doctrine Against the narrow habit of applying Theosophical doctrines only to the whole man, extends Karma, Reincarnation, and Devachan to every cell of the body, to animals and insects, to nations, and to the Cosmos itself.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 225-226	Prof. Max Muller on Buddhism Unsigned summary of Max Müller's Gifford Lectures remarks on Buddhist Karma as a morally beneficial, if theologically unclassifiable, belief.
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 226-227	The Key to Theosophy An unsigned notice of H. P. Blavatsky's then-new book, with a summary of its fourteen chapters.
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 227-229	Tea Table Talk Collects anecdotes of apparent astral projection and thought-transference, including G. Hijo's account of a sleeping student's astral double finding a mislaid library book.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 229-230	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews of the John W. Lovell Co.'s new occult reprint series, the August Theosophical Review (Paris), E. A. Sheldon's Testimonia, and Nizida's The Astral Light.
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 230	Correspondence A reader's letter from Pasadena, signed "B.," comparing Edward Bellamy's vision of social change to a July article's speculation on the manufacture of gold, with an editorial reply.
vol. 4, no. 7, October, 1889, p. 230-232	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices: America (the Aryan T. S.'s resumed meetings; the Blavatsky T. S. of Washington; the Golden Gate Lodge; a proposed ad interim Pacific Coast Convention; a new Branch applied for at Kansas City); India (the Adyar Library; Bro. Powell's detail to Ceylon); England (H. P. Blavatsky's return; Col. Olcott's lecture tour; Annie Besant's new role at Lucifer); Switzerland (the "Fraternitas" retreat society); Ceylon (new Branches; Bro. Powell's conversion to Buddhism; news of Damodar).

November 1889

Vol. 4, No. 8

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 233 ID: 04-233-01	Some Notes on the Mahatmas (1) (A Paper read before the Aryan TS of NY) (1889/10/8)	KH
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 237 ID: 04-237-01	The Lining of the Hand. (A Paper read before the Chicago TS 2/9/1889) (1889/9/1)	GEW
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 242 ID: 04-242-01	Letters That Have Helped Me (11) (from October 1889)	Z.
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 245 ID: 04-245-01	Reincarnation & Memory (3)	Harij
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 247 ID: 04-247-01	Brotherhood	JD Buck
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 248 ID: 04-248-01	The Society & its Object	Arthur Gebhard
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 251 ID: 04-251-01	filler quote	Kapilya
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 252 ID: 04-252-01	Popular Misconceptions About the Fourth Dimension	HT Edge FTS
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 253 ID: 04-253-01	filler quote	Jacob Boehme
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 253 ID: 04-253-02	filler quoted from Bodhi Mur Book II	anon various
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 254 ID: 04-254-01	Kama Loka, Suicides, Accidental Deaths Extracts from a Private Letter Upon Kama Loka & Suicides	Unsigned
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 256 ID: 04-256-01	review,	Christos by the Hermetic Publishing Co
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 257 ID: 04-257-01	Suggestions for Branch TS Work (7)	G Hijo
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 257 ID: 04-257-02	To Theosophists Willing to Work	William Q Judge
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 259 ID: 04-259-01	filler quoted from The Apology of Socrates	anon various
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 260 ID: 04-260-01	Presidential Order from HS Olcott (1889/9/27)	Report
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 261 ID: 04-261-01	Brooklyn Theosophical Society	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 261 ID: 04-261-02	Golden Gate Lodge TS	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 262 ID: 04-262-01	Col Olcott in Ireland with Bro B Keightley (1889/10/14) (tour)	anon
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 262 ID: 04-262-02	Dublin Lodge TS Ireland	Report (Ireland)
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 262 ID: 04-262-03	Library new Books	anon
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 262 ID: 04-262-04	Tea Table Talk	Julius
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 262 ID: 04-262-05	The Gautama TS San Diego	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 262 ID: 04-262-06	Tract No. of T TPS Pamphlets (book)	anon
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 264 ID: 04-264-01	filler quoted from Bhagavad-Gita	anon various
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 264 ID: 04-264-02	filler quoted from Tibetan Verse	anon various

November 1889

Vol. 4, No. 8

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 233-237	Some Notes on the Mahatmas A paper read before the Aryan T. S. of New York (October 8, 1889), compiling definitions and descriptions of the Mahatmas from Theosophical literature—Five Years of Theosophy, Mrs. Sinnett's Purpose of Theosophy, Esoteric Buddhism, The Secret Doctrine, and Patanjali—to argue that the Mahatma is, properly speaking, a purely spiritual attainment rather than any particular visible personality.	K. H.
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 237-242	The Lining of the Hand A paper read before the Chicago T. S. (September 2, 1889) on the occult origin of the word "lining," the history and limits of cheiromancy as an exact science, and its inseparable relation to astrology.	G. E. W.
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 242-245	Letters That Have Helped Me Part XI (letter numbered "XIII" in the original): on the Lodge of Masters and chelas, the nature and divisions of Gurus, and the sacred bond of adoption between a chela and his "little guru."	W. Q. Judge Z.
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 245-247	Reincarnation and Memory Part III: develops the ego as the self-conscious center standing between the "seen" world of action and the "unseen" world of causes, and argues that personal memory and individual (Karmic) memory are necessarily different things.	Harij
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 247-248	Brotherhood Distinguishes the one true meaning of "Universal Brotherhood"—an intellectual assent to the fact joined with a determined effort to act upon it—from its mere profession, and finds pure Theosophy and genuine Christianity to be, in this sense, the same thing.	J. D. Buck
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 248-251	The Society and its Object Argues that the Theosophical Society's superiority lies in welcoming every seeker, since its three objects are in reality one; counsels disappointed members, through the analogy of three classes of artist, to examine whether their disappointment stems from wounded self-will rather than a genuine love of Truth.	Arthur Gebhard
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 251	Quote A short filler quotation on speaking with love or not speaking at all.	Kapilya
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 252-253	Popular Misconceptions about the Fourth Dimension A response to F. S. Collins's two-part article on the Fourth Dimension, arguing that "space" (Extension) is inherently three-dimensional as a property of matter, and that C. H. Hinton's four-dimensional reasoning really describes astral perception rather than a true fourth dimension.	H. T. Edge
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 253	Quotes Two short filler quotations on fire and the nature of life.	Bodhi Mur, Jacob Boehme
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 254-256	Kama Loka—Suicides—Accidental Deaths Unsigned extracts from a private letter distinguishing the Kama-loka fate of suicides, accident victims, and those who die of vicious excess, with an account of the astral punishment of a murderer such as "a Guiteau."
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 256	Literary Notes An unsigned notice of the Hermetic Publishing Co.'s Christos.
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 256-257	To Theosophists Willing to Work Judge, as General Secretary, describes and invites support for the organized scheme of mailing Theosophical tracts to names gathered from small-town newspapers across the United States.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 257-259	Suggestions for Branch T. S. Work Part VII: on the proper attitude of a Theosophist toward non-Theosophists, cautioning against indiscriminate missionary zeal and urging patience modeled on the Masters' own willingness to wait for a seeker's readiness.	G. Hijo
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 260-262	Theosophical Activities Col. Olcott's Presidential Order summoning a Special Session of the General Council for May 1890; America (the Golden Gate Lodge's new tract; the Brooklyn T. S.'s full season schedule of topics; new Circulating Library books; the Gautama T. S. of San Diego; a new tract on reincarnation); Ireland (the Dublin Lodge's new rooms; Col. Olcott's lecture tour with Bro. B. Keightley).
vol. 4, no. 8, November, 1889, p. 262-264	Tea Table Talk On devotion to the Masters' Cause rather than to one's own personal development, correspondents' differing views on fixed hours for concentration, two anecdotes of apparent thought-transference between distant friends, and a small child's account of having seen "a great beautiful Light" before birth.	Julia Keightley Julius

January 1890

Vol. 4, No. 10

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 297 ID: 04-297-01	Yoga & Common Sense	JH Connelly
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 301 ID: 04-301-01	Fohat's Playground (A Child's Story)	J Campbell Ver Planck
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 305 ID: 04-305-01	Zodiacal Chronology	GEW
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 313 ID: 04-313-01	To Those Who Suffer	Jasper Niemand
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 317 ID: 04-317-01	Velocity & Motion	E Aldred Williams
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 319 ID: 04-319-01	Of Studying Theosophy	William Brehon
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 321 ID: 04-321-01	Tea Table Talk	Julius
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 324 ID: 04-324-01	Abridgments of Discussions some available	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 324 ID: 04-324-02	Aurora Lodge TS of Oakland Cal Elected Theo. Ed. G Wolleb President. (1889/11/22)	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 324 ID: 04-324-03	Chicago TS (1889/12/8)	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 324 ID: 04-324-04	Kansas City Mo. elected Judge Henry N Ess President	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 325 ID: 04-325-01	Mr Bertram Keightley's Tour Boston New York Washington Chicago Omaha etc	anon
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 325 ID: 04-325-02	San Francisco Brought out pamphlet	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 325 ID: 04-325-03	The New Light TS of Fort Wayne Ind	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 325 ID: 04-325-04	Vedanta TS Omaha Neb. elected Dr JM Borglum President	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 326 ID: 04-326-01	Bombay (1889/11/20)	Report (India)
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 326 ID: 04-326-02	Brooklyn TS	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 326 ID: 04-326-03	review, Il Convito The Banquet tr into English by Miss Kate Hillard FTS
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 327 ID: 04-327-01	Gift of India from the American Section	Report
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 327 ID: 04-327-02	Raphael's Almanac & Ephemeris for 1890, (book)	anon
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 327 ID: 04-327-03	Three Sevens by The Phelons (book)	anon
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 327 ID: 04-327-04	Zadkiel's Almanac has been received (book)	anon
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 327 ID: 04-327-05	review,	Revue Theosophique #9
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 328 ID: 04-328-01	The Aryan Press	Report
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 328 ID: 04-328-02	The Tract Mailing Scheme	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 328 ID: 04-328-03	filler quoted from Dabistan	anon various
vol. 4, no. 10, January, 1890, p. 328 ID: 04-328-04	Obituary, Dr Seth Pancoast deceased	anon

February 1890

Vol. 4, No. 11

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 329 ID: 04-329-01	Culture & Concentration (2)	Ramatirtha
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 332 ID: 04-332-01	Our Sun & The True Sun	Marttanda (likely WQJ)
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 333 ID: 04-333-01	Is Karma Only Punishment?	Hadji Erinn
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 335 ID: 04-335-01	Letters that Have Helped Me (13) (from December 1889)	X.
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 338 ID: 04-338-01	HP Blavatsky	Report
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 339 ID: 04-339-01	illustration, photograph	HP Blavatsky
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 341 ID: 04-341-01	Reincarnation & Memory (5)	Harij
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 344 ID: 04-344-01	Ltte, Mahatmas, A Hindu's View (1889/12/6)	KP Mukherji FTS
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 345 ID: 04-345-01	Some Notes on the Mahatmas (2)	KH
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 347 ID: 04-347-01	The Allegorical Umbrella	William Brehon
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 349 ID: 04-349-01	review,	A Buddhist Catechism by Subhadra Bikshu
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 349 ID: 04-349-02	review,	The Indian Religions by Hargrave Jennings
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 349 ID: 04-349-03	review,	Three Sevens by the Phelons
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 350 ID: 04-350-01	Tea Table Talk	Julius
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 353 ID: 04-353-01	Aryan Reserve Fund. Important Action by the New York TS	Report
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 355 ID: 04-355-01	filler quoted from The Apology of Socrates	anon various
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 356 ID: 04-356-01	Suggestions for Branch TS Work (8)	G Hijo
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 358 ID: 04-358-01	Mr Bertram Keightley's Tour	anon
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 359 ID: 04-359-01	B Keightley in Chicago (tour)	anon
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 359 ID: 04-359-02	Chicago TS elected Mr Stanley B Sexton President	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 359 ID: 04-359-03	Names & Addresses of Presidents & Secretaries in March 1890	Path, Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 359 ID: 04-359-04	Nirvana TS Grand Island Neb. elected Mr LD Proper President	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 359 ID: 04-359-05	Point Loma TS San Diego Cal	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 359 ID: 04-359-06	Portrait of Madame Blavatsky	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 359 ID: 04-359-07	Ramayana TS Chicago elected Dr Wm P Phelon President	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 360 ID: 04-360-01	Change of address of Office of the Path	Report
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 360 ID: 04-360-02	Free Gift of Photos of Blavatsky & Olcott to subscribers	Report
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 360 ID: 04-360-03	Lucifer for Sale	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 360 ID: 04-360-04	The Tract Mailing Scheme	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 11, February, 1890, p. 360 ID: 04-360-05	filler quoted from Tibetan Verse	anon various

March 1890

Vol. 4, No. 12

Place	Title	Author
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 361 ID: 04-361-01	Letters that Have Helped Me (14) (from February 1890)	Z.
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 365 ID: 04-365-01	Astral & Physical Law	HSB
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 367 ID: 04-367-01	Theosophy in its Practical Application to Daily Life (1) (A Paper read to the Aryan TS of New York.) (1890/1/7)	Alexander Fullerton
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 373 ID: 04-373-01	Apparent Failure	Katharine Hillard
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 376 ID: 04-376-01	filler quoted from Voice of the Silence P32	HPB
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 377 ID: 04-377-01	The Impossibility of a Unitary Rule of Conduct in the Manifested World of Duality	Jas M Pryse
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 379 ID: 04-379-01	Tea Table Talk	Julius
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 382 ID: 04-382-01	review,	Karma in the Animal Kingdom by Mrs AP Sinnett
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 382 ID: 04-382-02	review,	Magic White & Black by Dr F Hartman
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 382 ID: 04-382-03	review,	The Nature & Aim of Theosophy by Dr JD Buck
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 383 ID: 04-383-01	To Non-Subscribers	Report
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 384 ID: 04-384-01	Cincinnati Branch (1890/1/5)	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 384 ID: 04-384-02	Mr Bertram Keightley's Tour (1890/1/19)	anon
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 385 ID: 04-385-01	California	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 385 ID: 04-385-02	The Aryan TS of New York	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 385 ID: 04-385-03	Why I became a Theosophist	Annie Besant
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 386 ID: 04-386-01	Col Olcott sailed for Colombo (tour)	anon
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 386 ID: 04-386-02	Forum #9 sent to all Branches	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 386 ID: 04-386-03	Two New Charters	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 387 ID: 04-387-01	The Bombay Conference
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 388 ID: 04-388-01	The First Theosophical Society in Italy	Report (Europe)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 388 ID: 04-388-02	The Swedish Branch of the Theosophical Society	Report (Europe)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 389 ID: 04-389-01	Health of Mdme Blavatsky improved	Report
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 389 ID: 04-389-02	The Tract Mailing Scheme	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 389 ID: 04-389-03	Two new Charters	Report (Europe)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 390 ID: 04-390-01	List of American Branches Theosophical Society	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 391 ID: 04-391-01	The New Headquarters	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 391 ID: 04-391-02	The Secret of Death (vf)	Edwin Arnold
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 392 ID: 04-392-01	Resolutions of the Blavatsky TS	Report (America)
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 392 ID: 04-392-02	filler quoted from Secret Doctrine	HPB
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 392 ID: 04-392-03	Obituary, Brother Charles Powell Deceased (1890/2/10)	anon
vol. 4, no. 12, March, 1890, p. 392 ID: 04-392-04	Obituary, Pandit N Bashya Charya Deceased (1889/12/22)	anon