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Khons +

The Son of Maut and Ammon, the personification of morning. He is the Theban Harpocrates, according to some. Like Horus he crushes under his foot a crocodile, emblem of night and darkness or Seb (Sebek) who is Typhon. But in the inscriptions, he is addressed as “the Healer of diseases and banisher of all evil”. He is also the “god of the hunt”, and Sir Gardner Wilkinson would see in him the Egyptian Hercules, probably because the Romans had a god named Consus who presided over horse races and was therefore called “the concealer of secrets”. But the latter is a later variant on the Egyptian Khons, who is more probably an aspect of Horus, as he wears a hawk’s head, carries the whip and crook of Osiris the ''tat ''and the ''crux ansata'' [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Khoom +

The Soul of the world; a variant of ''Khnoom'' [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Khorasan +

A historical province in northeastern Iran. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Compilers Notes (1)#267|BCW 5:267]]) +

Khordah Avesta +

The “Small Avesta,” a collection of prayers forming a portion of the Avesta; the appendix discusses it together with the ''Hadhokht Nask''. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#654|4:654]][[SMW::on]]). +

Khubilkhan +

In Tibet the names given to the supposed incarnations of Buddha. Elect Saints [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Khunrath, Henry +

A famous Kabalist, chemist and physician born in 1502, initiated into Theosophy (Rosicrucian) in 1544. He left some excellent Kabalistic works, the best of which is the "Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom" (1598) [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). *''Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae solius verae, Christiano-Kabbalisticum, divinomagicum'', etc., an unfinished work which appeared after his death with preface and conclusion by Erasmus Wohlfahrt. Hanoviaec Giulielmus Antonius, 1609. French transl., Paris: Chacornac, 1898. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.1)#490|1:490]][[SMW::on]]). For information on Khunrath, de Zirkoff refers readers to ''Collected Writings'', volume V, pages 376-377. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.3)#513|3:513]][[SMW::on]]). The appendix refers to his biographical sketch elsewhere in the collected writings. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#654|4:654]][[SMW::on]]). German physician, alchemist and follower of Paracelsus and the Hermetic tradition. His principal work, ''Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae'', describes stages leading to universal knowledge; Zirkoff emphasizes the importance of its symbolic plates and Blavatsky’s high estimate of its author. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#376|5:376-377]][[SMW::on]]).

Kiddle, Henry +

Delivered ''The Present Outlook of Spiritualism'' at Lake Pleasant on 15 August 1880; the lecture was printed that month in ''The Banner of Light''. De Zirkoff also lists his letter in ''Light'', 1 September 1883, page 392. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.6)#439|6:439]][[SMW::on]]). [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] dates K. H.’s explanation of the Kiddle incident to [[Sinnett, Alfred Percy|A. P. Sinnett]] to November–December 1883. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.5)#xxv|BCW 5:xxv]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.5)#xxviii|BCW 5:xxviii]]) The public discussion of similarities between his lecture The Present Outlook of Spiritualism and a letter attributed to K. H. continued in Light, with replies by [[Sinnett, Alfred Percy|A. P. Sinnett]] on 22 September 1883 and [[Olcott, Henry Steel|H. S. Olcott]] on 17 November. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Have we to Lower the Flag of Truce#1|BCW 6:1-2]]) +

Kiesewetter, Karl +

German writer on occultism and its history. Also published under the name Carolus Kiesewetterus. Bibliographical references include: “The Rosicrucians,” The Theosophist, Vol. VII, April, 1886, pp. 451-61 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#462|8:462]][[SMW::on]]). +

Kimapurushas +

Monstrous Devas, half‐men, half‐ horses [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

King C.W. - The Gnostics and their Remains +

The second edition of 1887 contains several pages of Pistis Sophia translated from M. G. Schwartze’s Latin text. [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]] identifies these as the first partial English translation, preceding [[Mead, George Robert Stow|G. R. S. Mead]]’s magazine version. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Introductory Notes to H.P.B.s Commentary on the Pistis Sophia#3|BCW 13:3]]) +

King, Charles William +

Bibliographical references include: The Gnostics and Their Remains. London, 1864. 8vo.; 2nd ed. with bibliogr. app. by J. Jacobs. London: D. Nutt, 1887. 8vo. xxiii, 466 pp (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#462|8:462]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: The Gnostics and Their Remains, ancient and mediaeval, London, 1864; 2nd ed. London, 1887 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#580|11:580]][[SMW::on]]). Author of The Gnostics and Their Remains (1864); the second edition of 1887 includes a bibliographical appendix by J. Jacobs (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.10)#419|10:419]][[SMW::on]]). +

King, Edward, Viscount Kingsborough +

Antiquarian (1795-1837) who financed and edited Antiquities of Mexico with Agostino Aglio. The work reproduced ancient Mexican manuscripts and paintings; Kingsborough argued for an Israelite origin of Mexican civilization. The costly publication left him heavily indebted. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.2)#533|2:533]][[SMW::on]]). +

Kings of Edom +

Esoterically, the early, tentative, malformed races of men. Some Kabalists interpret them as “sparks”, worlds in formation disappearing as soon as formed [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Kingsford, Anna +

English physician, anti-vivisectionist, vegetarian campaigner and women's rights advocate; one of the first women to qualify as a physician in England (M.D., Paris). A Theosophist, she became president of the London Lodge of the Theosophical Society in 1883, together with Edward Maitland, with whom she co-authored ''The Perfect Way, or the Finding of Christ'' (1882). Disagreements with A. P. Sinnett over the Society's Eastern orientation led her to leave the London Lodge and found the Hermetic Society in 1884. Co-author with Edward Maitland of ''The Perfect Way; or, the Finding of Christ'', first published in 1882 and issued in a revised edition in 1887. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#654|4:654]][[SMW::on]]). With Edward Maitland, issued ''A Letter Addressed to the Fellows of the London Lodge of The Theosophical Society'' (Shrewsbury, December 1883). The pamphlet includes Maitland’s comments on ''Esoteric Buddhism'' and Kingsford’s open letter to H. S. Olcott dated 31 October 1883. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#377|5:377]][[SMW::on]]). Co-author with Edward Maitland of ''The Perfect Way, or the Finding of Christ'' (1882). Their privately printed letter to the fellows of the London Lodge (December 1883) included Maitland’s comments on ''Esoteric Buddhism'' and Kingsford’s open letter to H. S. Olcott. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.6)#439|6:439]][[SMW::on]]). Co-author with Edward Maitland of The Perfect Way, or the Finding of Christ, published in London in 1882 and in a revised edition in 1887 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#462|8:462]][[SMW::on]]). English doctor of medicine and mystical writer, daughter of John Bonus. Married, 1867, Rev. Algernon Godfrey Kingsford, vicar of Atcham, Shropshire (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#438|9:438-440]][[SMW::on]]). Elected president of the London branch of the Theosophical Society on 7 January 1883. Proposed the name London Lodge in May; it was adopted on 3 June. With [[Maitland, Edward|E. Maitland]] urged the Society to recognise Western as well as Eastern mystical traditions. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)#xxvii|BCW 4:xxvii]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)#xxx|BCW 4:xxx]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Comment on The Perfect Way#295|BCW 4:295]]) Addressed the London Lodge reception welcoming the Sinnetts from India on 17 July 1883. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.5)#xxiv|BCW 5:xxiv]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.5)#xxvi|BCW 5:xxvi-xxvii]], [[Zirkoff B. - Introductory Remarks by the Compiler#134|BCW 5:134-135]]) [[Subba Row, Tallapragada|T. Subba Row]]’s reply to her joint circular with E. Maitland included four notes by [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]. Resigned from the London Lodge on 24 December 1884. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Footnotes Appended to Subba Rows Reply to the Circular Letter of Dr. Anna B. Kingsford and Edward Maitland to the London Lodge#131|BCW 6:131-132]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.6)#xxxix|BCW 6:xxxix]])

Kingsland, William +

English electrical engineer and theosophical writer, president of the Blavatsky Lodge in 1889-1890 and a founder of the Blavatsky Association in 1923. His books include The Physics of the Secret Doctrine, The Real H. P. Blavatsky and studies of the Great Pyramid (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.10)#419|10:419-424]][[SMW::on]]). In a letter to H. T. Edge dated 7 October 1931 he confirmed that [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] revised the published Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge, although they were not verbatim records of her spoken answers. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbrev (BCW vol.10)#xxviii|BCW 10:xxviii]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge of The Theosophical Society#300|BCW 10:300]]) +

Kinnaras +

Lit., “What men?” Fabulous creatures of the same description as the ''Kim‐purushas'', One of the four classes of beings called “Maharajas” [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Kinneir, Sir John Macdonald +

British officer, traveller and diplomat (1782-1830), envoy to Persia and participant in the Russo-Persian peace negotiations of 1828. He wrote A Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire (1813) and Journey Through Asia Minor (1818). (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.2)#533|2:533]][[SMW::on]]). +

Kinney, John C. +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol3|vol. 3]] (1881–1882). +

Kioo‐tche +

An astronomical work [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Kipling, Rudyard +

The bibliography cites his novel ''Kim'' (London, 1901). (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#654|4:654]][[SMW::on]]). +