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Theosophist/Vol2

Volume 2

October 1880 – September 1881
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October 1880

Vol. 2, No. 1
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 1 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 1 To Subscribers

Unsigned. Subscription terms and payment instructions.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 1 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 1 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 1 [The October and November issues of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Notice concerning reprints of the first volume.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 1-2 Our Second Year

Unsigned. Attributed to H. P. Blavatsky in the reference index. Revised reprint of “Our Second Year”, The Theosophist, vol. 1, August 1880, pp. 261-262, with omissions and an added subscription-prize notice.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 2 Superstition in Essex

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed. Theos.


vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 2-3 Education in its Present and Future Aspects

G. Wiese

G. Wiese, Esq.


vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 3-4 A Glimpse of Tantric Occultism

Continued from the July 1880 number.

Barada Kanta Majumdar

Babu Baradakanta Majumdar


vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 4 [Cat who raises chicks]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from Troy Times.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 4-6 A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy

Read at: BCW 2:453-473 Translations: Russian. Continued from the September 1880 number. Includes editorial comments; the BCW link reproduces those comments rather than the complete treatise.

N. C. Paul

N. C. Paul, G.B.M.C., Sub-Assistant Surgeon


vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 6-7 Maroti Baba's Wonders

G. S. Khaparde

G. S. Khaparde, Esq.


vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 7 [The Aryavatsal Society]

Unsigned, untitled. Thirteen rules of the society at Kuntiyana, Kattywar.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 7-8 The Nature and Office of Buddha’s Religion

Continued from the May 1880 number.

H. Sumangala

The Right Revd. H. Sumangala, F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 8-11 The God of the Upanishads

Jogindra Nath Bose



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 11-12 The Pralaya of Modern Science

Read at: BCW 2:483-486 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Unsigned. The closing passage is quoted from Vamadeva.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 12 Beauty

Unsigned. Reprinted from Moray (Scotland) Weekly News.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 12-13 Shraddha and Pinda

M. V. Soobba Rao



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 13 The Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 13 A Simple Cure for Malaria Fever

Unsigned. Communication by C. H. van der Linden, identified in the editorial introduction.

C. H. van der Linden



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 14 A Theosophist on Materialism

P. Rathnavelu

P. Rathnavela


vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 14 [A bad person will always put an uncharitable construction]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 15-16 East Indian Materia Medica

Unsigned. Continued from the August 1880 number.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 16 [Every one who goes to Rome does not see the Pope]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 16-17 A True Dream

Gustaf Eisen

Gustaf Eisen, Esq.


vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 17-18 The Mind is Immaterial

Lakshuman Bhatji



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 18-19 A Girl Torpedo

Unsigned. Discusses an account in the Phrenological Magazine.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 19 [Explanation of the term Rahatship]

Read at: BCW 2:487-488 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 19 A New Theory Respecting Matter

Unsigned. Reprinted from Banner of Light; summarizes a communication by Professor Crookes.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 19-20 Pure Gold Artificially Made

Transcribed by Peter Davidson from James Price’s account of experiments, with an abstract of Boyle’s account of a degradation of gold.

Peter Davidson

Peter Davidson, Esq., F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. 20 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. unnumbered What the Press Has Said About The Theosophist

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1880, p. unnumbered [Acknowledgement of subscriptions for the second volume]

Unsigned, untitled.



November 1880

Vol. 2, No. 2
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 23 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 23 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 23 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 23 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 23 [The October and November numbers of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Subscription notice.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 23-24 Our Second Year

Unsigned. Reprinted from the October 1880 number. Attributed to H. P. Blavatsky in the reference index.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 24 Manhood

Unsigned. Reprinted from Phrenological Journal.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 24-26 The Autobiography of Dayanand Saraswati Swami

Explicitly credited to Dayanand in the heading. Continued from the December 1879 number.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 26 How He Does It

Unsigned. Reprinted from Nature; a remarkable memory for hats.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 26-27 The Mahomedan Shrines in the Caucasus

Unsigned. Extracts from a paper by A. P. Berje read at Tiflis on 2 November 1879, presented with an editorial introduction.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 27 [A strange case of lethargy]

Unsigned, untitled. Account from the Hanover Courier, attested by a medical journal of Bremen; a girl asleep for seven months.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 27 [Translator needed for Swami Dayanand’s Veda Bhashya]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 27-28 Another Definition of Soul

Krishnashankar Lalshankar

Rao Saheb Krashnashankar Lalshankar


vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 28-29 An Appeal to the Educated Natives

K. N. Basu

Babu K. N. Basu


vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 29-32 A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy

Read at: BCW 2:453-473 Translations: Russian. Continued from the October number. The BCW link reproduces editorial comments rather than the complete treatise.

N. C. Paul

N. C. Paul, G.B.M.C., Sub-Assistant Surgeon


vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 33 A Correspondent's Questions

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 33-34 A Theosophist on Materialism

Continued from the October number.

P. Rathnavelu

P. Rathnavelu, Esq.


vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 34 Animal Sacrifices

K. P. Mookerjee

Babu K. P. Mookerjee


vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 34 [He that hideth hatred with lying lips]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from Medium and Daybreak; comments on Proverbs 10:18.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 34 Natural Religion

Unsigned. Reprinted from Punch.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 34 Cremation or Burial

Unsigned. Communication by Dr. Shirley Deakin quoted from The Pioneer.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 34 [Edison’s new electric motor propels a car]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from Banner of Light.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 34 [Be thankful that your lot has fallen on times]

Unsigned, untitled. Attributed to Southey.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 35 Occult Phenomena

Reprinted from The Pioneer, 7 October 1880; statement about Mrs. Hume’s lost brooch, signed by nine witnesses, with editorial commentary.

Allan Octavian Hume; Mary Anne Hume; Fred. R. Hogg; Alfred Percy Sinnett; Patience Edensor Sinnett; Alice Gordon; P. J. Maitland; William Ruxton Davison; Stuart Brownlow Beatson

A. O. Hume; M. A. Hume; Fred. R. Hogg; A. P. Sinnett; Patience Sinnett; Alice Gordon; P. J. Maitland; Wm. Davison; Stuart Beatson


vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 35-36 The Vedic Source of Zoroastrianism

Vishnu Pant Gokhle

The late Brahmachari Bawa


vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 36-41 Spiritualism and Theosophy

Lecture at the United Service Institution of India, Simla, 7 October 1880.

Henry Steel Olcott

Colonel Henry S. Olcott


vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 41 Remarkable Answer to Prayer!

Unsigned. Reprinted from Religio-Philosophical Journal, quoting the Literary Churchman.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 41-42 Beggars in India

Gopalrao Hari Deshmukh

The Hon. Rao Bahadur Gopalrao Hari Deshmukh


vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 42 Remarkable Instance of Longevity

Includes a reply from the editor of the New Castle Weekly Chronicle.

T. M. Burnside

T. M. Burnside, Esq.


vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 42-43 Indian Art in London

Unsigned. Extract from The Weekly Times, 27 June, attributed in the introduction to the writer ‘Littlejohn’.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. 43 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. unnumbered [Advertisements for The Theosophist and Isis Unveiled]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. unnumbered What the Press Has Said About The Theosophist

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 2, November, 1880, p. unnumbered [Acknowledgement of additional subscriptions]

Unsigned, untitled.



December 1880

Vol. 2, No. 3
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 45 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 45 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 45 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 45 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 45 [The October and November numbers of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Subscription notice.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 45-46 [Sir Richard Temple and Our Society]

Read at: BCW 2:507-509 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 46 Good News from Ceylon

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 46 [Dr. Rudolf Falb on affinities between Quichua and Semitic languages]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 46 [W. B. K. of Poona on simultaneous illumination of glowworms]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 46-48 Swami Dayanand’s Views about Yoga

Read at: BCW 2:510-511 Translations: Russian. Memorandum of conversations at Meerut, compiled from notes taken by H. S. Olcott and memoranda supplied by witnesses. BCW and the translation contain the editorial footnotes.

Henry Steel Olcott

O.


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 48-49 Is Man Only a Machine?

Read at: BCW 2:510-511 Translations: Russian. BCW and the translation contain the editorial footnotes.

Joseph Pollock

Joseph Pollock, Esq.


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 49 [Knowledge is the treasure of the mind]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 49 [The whole universe is your library]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 49-52 Spiritualism and Theosophy

Continued from the November number.

Henry Steel Olcott

Colonel Henry S. Olcott


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 52 The Killing of Cows and Other Useful Beasts

Dayanand Saraswati

Dayanand Saraswati Swami


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 52 [A little learning is a dangerous thing]

Untitled.

Thomas Taylor



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 52 [He who is passionate and hasty is generally honest]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 53-54 The Occult Sciences

Barada Kanta Majumdar

Babu Barada Kanta Majumdar


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 54 Pranks of “Spirits” among Laymen

Read at: BCW 2:509-510 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Editorial introduction to accounts from the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 54 A Mischievous Ghost

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Cincinnati Enquirer.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 54 A Cremated Ghost

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 54 [To hear the discourse of wise men delights us]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 54 [An eminent writer thus advises a student]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 54 [Never employ yourself to discern the faults of others]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 54 [Beauty without virtue is like a painted sepulchre]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 54 [They that laugh at everything]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 55 The Vedanta Philosophy

Translated by Pundit Surya Narayan, secretary. Continued from the August 1880 number.

The Society of Benares Pandits

The Society of Benares Pundits


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 55-57 Sacred Places of India

Gopalrao Hari Deshmukh

The Hon’ble Rao Bahadur Gopalrao Hari Deshmukh


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 57-58 "The Supernatural"

Charles Carleton Massey

C. C. M.


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 58 Scorpion-bite

Pran Nath

Pandit Pran Nath


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 58-59 Satgoor Swami

Read at: BCW 2:510-511 Translations: Russian. Subtitle: An Indian’s views of Theosophy and Spiritualism. BCW and the translation contain the editorial footnotes.

Maikoolal

Lalla Maikoolal


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 59-60 A Physiological Test for Thief-catching

Author described as Military Medical Officer in Wartcha, Baroda.

Batukram S. Mehta

Dr. Batukram S. Mehta


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 60 [Editorial note to “A Physiological Test for Thief-catching” by Batukram S. Mehta]

Read at: BCW 2:510-511 Translations: Russian. Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed. Theos.


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 60 The Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 60 [There is an odd spirit in many persons]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 60 [It is noble to seek truth]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 60 [If you can say no good]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 60-62 Pure Gold Artificially Made

Continued from the October number; transcribed by Peter Davidson from accounts by James Price and Robert Boyle.

Peter Davidson

Peter Davidson, Esq., F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 62 Thoughts suggested by the Durga-Puja

An Arya Worshipper



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 62 [One philosopher is worth a thousand grammarians]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 62 [Riches beget pride]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 62 [A wise man endeavours to shine in himself]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 62 [Cast no dirt into the well]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 62 [Gratitude preserves old friendship]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 63-67 The Pound of Flesh

Reprinted from The Nineteenth Century.

Moncure Daniel Conway

Moncure D. Conway


vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 67 [Peary Chand Mittra’s biographical sketch of Ramcomul Sen]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 67 [Extracts from Dr. Wilson’s letters]

Unsigned, untitled. Extracts embedded in the notice of Peary Chand Mittra’s biography of Ramcomul Sen.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 67 Longevity of Trees

Unsigned. Reprinted from Banner of Light.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 67 Important Notice

Unsigned. New address of the office of The Theosophist.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. 67 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 3, December, 1880, p. unnumbered [Acknowledgement of additional subscriptions]

Unsigned, untitled.



January 1881

Vol. 2, No. 4
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 69 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 69 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 69 [The October and November numbers of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Subscription notice.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 69 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 69 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 69-70 A Good Indian Prince

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 70-72 Occult Phenomena

Reprinted from The Pioneer; the correspondent is credited as “A”, writing from Simla.

A



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 72-75 A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy

Continued from the November number.

N. C. Paul

N. C. Paul, G.B.M.C.


vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 72-73 [Comment on “A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy” by N. C. Paul: Dr. Bonwill’s experiment]

Unsigned, untitled. An editorial comment quoting the Dubuque Daily Telegraph.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 75 [Comment on “A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy” by N. C. Paul]

Read at: BCW 2:453-473 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 76 India in Ancient Days

Salig Ram Byasa

Salig Ram Byasa, Esq., F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 76-77 The Sitla or Mata—the Goddess of Small-Pox

The author is identified as Deputy Collector and Magistrate, Berhampore.

Nobin K. Bannerjee

Babu Nobin K. Bannerjee


vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 77 [The bridegroom of a Waukegan wedding]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from Banner of Light.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 78-80 Pure Gold Artificially Made

Continued from the December number. Transcribed by Peter Davidson from accounts of experiments by James Price and Robert Boyle.

Peter Davidson

Peter Davidson, Esq., F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 80 [He is a man who through his earnestness]

Untitled.

Confucius



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 80-81 Hindu Chronology

Gopalrao Hari Deshmukh

The Hon’ble Rao Bahadur Gopalrao Hari Deshmukh


vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 81 Anecdote of Second Sight

Extracts from the diary of the late Captain Stuart Beatson, 1st Bengal Light Cavalry.

William Stuart Beatson

Captain Stuart Beatson


vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 81-83 How Spiritualism is Exposed

Naoroji Dorabji Khandalavala

N. D. K., F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 83-84 The Vedanta Philosophy

Continued from the December number. Translated by Pundit Surya Narayan, Secretary.

The Society of Benares Pandits



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 84 A Strange Visitor

Unsigned. Reprinted from The Chicago Times.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 85-86 A Year of Theosophy

Read at: BCW 3:1-8 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 86 [Death of a 125-year-old woman on a railway]

Unsigned, untitled. Quoted from The Pioneer.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 86 [If self be denied for the good of others]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from Phrenological Journal.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 87 Indian Thaumaturgy

C. P. Hogan

C. P. Hogan, Esq.


vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 87-88 A Guide to Greek Nomenclature

The author is identified as Secretary, Arya Samaj, Multan, Punjab.

Dayarama Varma



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 88 Lahore Arya Samaj

Dated 20 December 1880.

Ruttun Chund Bary



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 88 [Diogenes, when blamed for throwing a goblet]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 89 Metallic Transmutation an Alleged Fact

The author is identified as Nazir of the Collector’s Court, Benares.

Muhammed Arif



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 89 [Our long absence from Bombay]

Read at: BCW 3:8-9 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 90 The Jinnaths: A Bit of Indian Folk-Lore

Dated 19 December 1880.

W. N. S.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 90-91 Extracts from the “Dream of Ravan”

An English F.T.S.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 91 Interesting Facts

Translated from Licht Mehr Licht by Mrs. E. K.

Scheffer

Herr Oberlieutenant Scheffer


vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 91 [The occurrence of the Christmas and New Year holidays]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 91 [Thanks to Epes Sargent for school books]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 92 The Star-Charm for Scorpion-Bite

Signed “J. M., Surgeon”; dated Jaulnah, 22 December 1880.

J. M.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 92 [A few of our old subscribers have expressed]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 92 [Death of Mulji Thackersey]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 92 [Death of Ramchandra Bapuji]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 92 [The conductor of this magazine]

Read at: BCW 3:8-9 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 92 [Interest in Dr. Pandurang Gopal’s articles]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 92 [We regret to say that the 1st volume]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 92 [The manager of the Theosophist gives notice]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 4, January, 1881, p. 92 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



Jan+ 1881

Vol. 2, No. 4
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 1-2 A Word with Our Friends

Read at: BCW 3:10-13 Translations: Russian.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. Blavatsky


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 2-4 A Few of Col. Olcott’s Testimonials

Unsigned. The first extract is from Appleton’s New American Cyclopædia, vol. I, p. 226 (1859 edition).



vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 2 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

James Howland



vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 2 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

Marshall P. Wilder



vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 2 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

Ben Perley Poore



vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 2 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

Joseph Holt

J. Holt


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 2 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

Gideon Welles

G. Welles


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 2-3 Special Order of the War Department

January supplement.

Charles Anderson Dana

C. A. Dana


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 3 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

P. H. Watson



vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 3 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

Gustavus Vasa Fox

G. V. Fox


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 3 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

William Eaton Chandler

Wm. E. Chandler


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 3 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

Edwards Pierrepont



vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 3 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

John Sedgwick

Jno. Sedgwick


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 3 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

H. M. Benedict



vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 3 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

John J. Cisco



vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 3 Note by the Compiler

January supplement; note following the testimonials to Henry Steel Olcott.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. B.


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 4 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

P. Semenow



vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 4 (Testimonial to HS Olcott)

January supplement.

Oliver Pillsbury



vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 4 correspondence in the Matter of the Paris Exhibition of 1878

January supplement.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 4 correspondence (re) the Paris Exhibition

January supplement.

Richard C. McCormick

R. C. McCormick


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 4 correspondence (re) the Paris Exhibition - Special Passport #398 for HSO

January supplement.

William Maxwell Evarts

Wm. M. Evarts


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 4 correspondence (re) the Paris Exhibition - Letter of introduction re HSO

January supplement.

William Maxwell Evarts

Wm. M. Evarts


vol. 2, no. 4, Jan+, 1881, p. 4 correspondence (re) the Paris Exhibition

January supplement.

Rutherford Birchard Hayes

R. B. Hayes


February 1881

Vol. 2, No. 5
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 93 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 93 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 93 [The October and November numbers of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Subscription notice.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 93 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 93 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 93-94 Dr. Colodon’s Audiphone

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 94 Who Are the Genuine Christians?

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 94-95 The Sadhoo’s Burial Alive at Lahore: Important New Testimony

Letter dated Ludhiana, 10 November 1880; translated from Urdu by Lala Birj Lall, with an editorial introduction and conclusion.

Jowalla Pershad Halder



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 95 [What is your secret?]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 95-97 Transcendental Physics

Read at: BCW 3:14-20 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 97-98 Golden Rules for the Examination of Witnesses

David Paul Brown



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 98 Tiger and Leopard

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 98-99 The Electric and Magnetic Affinities between Man and Nature

Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 99-100 The Physiological Test for Thief-catching in the Northern Konkan

Inspector of Police, Tanna District; dated Bandora, 5 December 1880.

Noor Khan

Khan Saheb Noor Khan, F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 100-101 Pure Gold Artificially Made

Concluded from the January number. Transcribed by Peter Davidson from accounts of experiments by James Price and Robert Boyle.

Peter Davidson

Peter Davidson, Esq., F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 101 Philosophy in Sanskrit Names and Words

Read at: BCW 3:45 Translations: Russian. BCW and the translation contain the editorial footnotes.

Dadoba Pandurang

Rao Bahadur Dadoba Pandurang


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 101-102 An Uneasy Ghost

Dated Lahore, 11 November 1880.

Birj Lall

Birj Lall, Esq.


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 102 Some Moral Maxims

Dayanand Saraswati

Pandit Dayanand Saraswati, Swami


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 102-103 Alchemy

Nazir of the Collector’s Court, Benares.

Muhammed Arif



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 103-104 Questions Answered about Yoga Vidya

Read at: BCW 3:26-30 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 104 Prophetic Horoscopes

Morarji Gokuldas

The late Hon. Morarji Gokuldas, C.I.E.


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 104 [It may be news to some readers]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from The Pioneer, followed by an editorial note quoting Banner of Light.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 104 [Note on “It may be news to some readers”]

Read at: BCW 3:45 Translations: Russian. Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed.


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 104 Another Distinguished Fellow

Read at: BCW 3:30-35 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 105 M. Cahagnet’s Letter

Dated Argenteuil, 23 October 1880.

Louis-Alphonse Cahagnet

Alp. Cahagnet


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 105-106 [Editorial postscript to “M. Cahagnet’s Letter” by Alphonse Cahagnet]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 106-107 Hindustani Domestic Remedies

Read at: BCW 3:36-38 Translations: Russian. With an editorial introduction signed “Ed.”; article dated Multan, Punjab, January 1881. BCW: editorial introduction.

Jaswant Roy Bhojapatra

Pandit Jaswant Roy Bhojapatra, Assistant Surgeon


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 107-110 Dr. Wyld’s New Book

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 108-109 Emancipation from the Flesh

Quoted from The Spiritualist within the review of Dr. Wyld’s book.

M.A. (Cantab.)



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 109-110 The Psychological Effects of Breathing Nitrous Oxide

Letter to the editor of The Spiritualist, dated 28 December 1879; quoted within the review of Dr. Wyld’s book.

Walter H. Coffin



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 110-111 Curious Phenomena in America

S. B. Sexton

S. B. Sexton, Esq., F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 111 The Missing Link

Read at: BCW 3:38-42 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 112 Hypnotism

Read at: BCW 3:42-44 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 112-114 East Indian Materia Medica

Continued from the October number.

Pandurang Gopal

Pandurang Gopal, G.G.M.C., F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 114 [Christian and Arab morals compared]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes The Catholic Mirror and Religio-Philosophical Journal.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 114 Physiology of Flowers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 114-115 [An impure magnetiser’s influence on a mesmeric subject]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes J. Gillingham’s communication to The Medium and Daybreak.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 115 The Imperfections of Science

Unsigned. Discusses Robert Ward’s article in the November Journal of Science.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 115 [Warning against a juggler]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 115 [Acknowledgements of hospitality in Northern India]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 115 [The Caribs are described as a cheerful, modest, courteous race]

Untitled. Quoted from Primitive Culture.

Edward Burnett Tylor

E. B. Tylor


vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 115 [He who eats rice facing himself towards the East]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. 115 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 5, February, 1881, p. unnumbered [Acknowledgement of additional subscriptions]

Unsigned, untitled.



March 1881

Vol. 2, No. 6
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 117 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 117 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 117 [The October and November numbers of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Subscription notice.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 117 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 117 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 117-118 The Leaven of Theosophy

Read at: BCW 3:50-54 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 118 [The Revue Spirite]

Read at: BCW 3:72-74 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 119-120 Does Vaccination Prevent Small-Pox?

Unsigned. Quotes the November Journal of Science and Spiritual Notes.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 120-121 An Epidemic Obsession

Unsigned. Quotes Annales d’Hygiène and The Pall Mall Gazette, 7 January 1879.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 121 A Paper Domain

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 121 [A correspondent, writing from Bengal]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 121-122 Transmutation of Metals, a Fact

Continued from the January number; dated Benares, December 1880.

Muhammed Arif



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 122 Secret Drinking “At Home”

Unsigned. Quotes The Edinburgh Daily Review and The Bendigo Advertiser.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 122-123 Dacca Muslins and Silver Filagree Work

Quoted from The Oriental Miscellany.

A Lover of Art



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 123 [207 castes in Gujarat]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes Alexander Kinloch Forbes’s Ras Mala, Gujarati edition, Bombay, 1870, p. 270.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 123-128 A Glance at India, Past, Present and Future

Lecture delivered at Amritsar (20 October 1880), Lahore (12 November), Multan (19 November), Cawnpore (29 November), Benares (7 December) and Allahabad (22 December).

Henry Steel Olcott

Colonel Henry S. Olcott


vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 128-129 Spiritual Miracles

Unsigned. Reprinted from the London Spiritualist; review of Laurence Oliphant’s The Land of Gilead.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 129 [Closing note to “Spiritual Miracles”]

Read at: BCW 3:54 Translations: Russian. Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed.


vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 129 Swami Dayanand and Other Pundits

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 129 Cremation Sanctioned at Rome

Unsigned. Reports a statement in The Catholic Mirror.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 130 A Guide to Greek Nomenclature

Continued from the January number.

Dayarama Varma



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 131 Are There Still Genii?

Translator, H. H.’s Gazetteer Department; dated Jalna, Deccan, 22 January 1881.

Aj. Mohamed Panah



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 131-132 The Brahmo Samaj

Read at: BCW 3:55-60 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 132 The Brahmo Leader and Yoginism

Read at: BCW 3:60-61 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 132 [The first number of the Kneph]

Unsigned, untitled. Notice of The Kneph, edited by Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 133-134 Cosmogony and Anthropology: or Deity, Earth and Man Studied by Analogy

Read at: BCW 3:61-64 Translations: Russian. Chapter I: Creator and Creation. BCW and the translation contain the editorial footnotes.

Louis-Alphonse Cahagnet

Alphonse Cahagnet, F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 134-135 A New Lighting Material

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 135 Solstitial Hymn to Surya, the Vedic Sun-God

Reprinted from The Medium and Daybreak, 7 January.

A. J. C.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 135-136 The Signs of the Time

Read at: BCW 3:64-69 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 136-137 The Alleged Real Meaning of Educational Missions in India

Read at: BCW 3:69-70 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 137-138 Why Ghosts Appear?

Reprinted from Religio-Philosophical Journal.

Alexander Wilder

Alexander Wilder, F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 138-139 The New Viman

Read at: BCW 3:70-71 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 139 [Sir Richard Temple on the Brahmo Samaj and the Theosophists]

Read at: BCW 3:72-74 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled. Quotes The Sunday Mirror, 20 February.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 139 The Royal Society and Spiritualistic Literature

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 139 [Death of Epes Sargent]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes The Spiritualist and the Boston Transcript.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 139 [Flannel garments, for outside as well as inside wear]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. 139 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 6, March, 1881, p. unnumbered [World-wide circulation of The Theosophist]

Unsigned, untitled.



April 1881

Vol. 2, No. 7
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 141 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 141 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 141 [The October and November numbers of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Subscription notice.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 141 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 141 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 141-143 Shelley an Aryan Thinker

Assistant Recording Secretary of the Theosophical Society.

Sorabji Jamaspji Padshah

Sorabji J. Padshah


vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 143-144 Yakshni

Dated Jivan Varni, 13 February 1881.

Ganesh Sing

Thakur Ganesh Sing


vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 144 [Note on “Yakshni” by Thakur Ganesh Sing]

Read at: BCW 3:85 Translations: Russian. Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed. Theos.


vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 144-147 A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy

Read at: BCW 2:453-473 Translations: Russian. Concluded from the January number. With editorial comments. BCW: editorial comments.

N. C. Paul

N. C. Paul, G.B.M.C.


vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 144-147 [Comments on “A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy” by N. C. Paul]

Read at: BCW 2:467-473 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled. Editorial comments interspersed with the text.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 147 A Columnar Meteor

Read at: BCW 3:86 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 148 A Prisoner Mesmerised in Court

Unsigned. Reprinted from The Pioneer.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 148 Railway and Other Vandals

Read at: BCW 3:87-88 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 148 Life without Food for Seven Months

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Evening Standard, 25 January; with an editorial footnote signed “Ed. Theos.”.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 149-151 Geometry on the Principles of the Ancient Hindu Philosophy

Sada Sukh Lal

Munshi Sada Sukh Lal


vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 151 Memorandum

Comment on “Geometry on the Principles of the Ancient Hindu Philosophy”.

Dinanath Atmaram Dalvi

D. A. Dalvi


vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 152-153 New York Buddhists

Read at: BCW 3:88-92 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 153 Enoch and Yudhisthira

Nobin K. Bannerjee

Babu Nobin K. Bannerji


vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 153 Belief in Witchcraft

Unsigned. First report quoted from Galveston News.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 153 A Strange Hallucination

Unsigned. Second report under “Belief in Witchcraft”; quoted from Davenport Gazette.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 153 [The fruitful lands will turn barren]

Unsigned, untitled. Attributed to an Oriental maxim.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 153 [One man in the world excels in one thing]

Unsigned, untitled. Attributed to an Oriental maxim.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 154-156 Nature’s Human Magnets

Read at: BCW 3:92-102 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 156 An Archaeological Drink

Read at: BCW 3:102-103 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 156 [A cheering sign of the intellectual improvement]

Unsigned, untitled. Notice of The Tribune of Lahore.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 157-158 Radiant Heat, Musical Vapours, and Fairy Bells

Read at: BCW 3:103-104 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Unsigned letter, with an editorial introduction and closing note signed “Ed. Theos.”. BCW: editorial introduction and closing note.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 158 [Note on “Radiant Heat, Musical Vapours, and Fairy Bells”]

Read at: BCW 3:103-104 Translations: Russian. Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed. Theos


vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 158-159 A Hindu Professor’s Views on Indian Yoga

Read at: BCW 3:104-108 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 159-160 Logic versus Peripatetic

Read at: BCW 3:109-115 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 160-161 The Most Ancient of Christian Orders

Read at: BCW 3:115-118 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 161-163 The Bishop’s Manifesto

P. A. P.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 163 [Note on “The Bishop’s Manifesto” by P. A. P.]

Read at: BCW 3:119-120 Translations: Russian. Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed. Theos.


vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 163 [Madhavachari Chaitanya of Nuddia]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 163 Luminous Print

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 163-164 The Beni Elohim: or “Children of the Gods”

Godolphin Mitford

Mirza Moorad Alee Beg


vol. 2, no. 7, April, 1881, p. 164 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



May 1881

Vol. 2, No. 8
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 165 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 165 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 165 [The October and November numbers of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Subscription notice.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 165 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 165 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 165-167 The Beni Elohim: or “Children of the Gods”

Concluded from the April number.

Godolphin Mitford

Mirza Moorad Alee Beg, F.T.S.


vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 167-168 A Lost Key

Unsigned. Quotes an editorial in The Times of London.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 168 New Views on Pali

Unsigned. Quotes The Pioneer on E. Forchhammer’s research, with editorial comments.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 168-170 Count Saint Germain

Read at: BCW 3:125-129 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Unsigned. Quotes All the Year Round, with editorial comments.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 170-171 Paragraph Flashes from the Four Quarters

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 170 [Wonderful finds at Mahreb]

Unsigned, untitled. Reports information from the Turkish gazette Osmanli.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 170 [The Genesis of the Soul]

Unsigned, untitled. Comments on a series signed “M.D.” in The Spiritualist.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 170 [In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes the Calais Times.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 170 [An important biblical error]

Read at: BCW 3:130-131 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 170 [Russians turning away from the Orthodox Greek faith]

Unsigned, untitled. Reports statements in Golos and Indépendance Belge, 3 February.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 170 [Wonderful finds at Mahreb]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 170 [The Genesis of the Soul]

Unsigned, untitled. Review of papers in the Spiritualist.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 170 [In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from the Calais Times.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 170 [An important Biblical error]

Read at: BCW 3:130-131 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 170 [The St. Petersburg Golos devotes two articles]

Unsigned, untitled. Quoted from the Independance Belge, 3 February.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 171 [Henry Bergh and the whipping-post]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes the Philadelphia Weekly Times.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 171 [M. Volbert on Carlyle]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes M. Volbert’s article in Revue des Deux Mondes.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 171 [A European woman embraces Buddhism]

Unsigned, untitled. Quoted from the Bombay Gazette, with an editorial footnote signed “Ed. Theos.”.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 171 [Bertolla embraces Protestantism]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes Il Diritto.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 171 [Flowers and plants growing without earth]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 171-173 Skulls: or, Man, Woman, and Child

With an introduction quoted from the Chicago Times, 21 April 1879.

R. G. Ingersoll

Col. R. G. Ingersoll


vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 173-174 Dnyaneshwari: The Book from a Tomb

Gopalrao Hari Deshmukh

The Hon. Rao Bahadur Gopalrao Hurree Deshmukh


vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 174 [Camille Flammarion made a Knight of the Legion of Honour]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes Nature.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 174 [The death of the father is a darkness]

Unsigned, untitled. Attributed to an Eastern proverb.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 174-176 A False “Witness”

Read at: BCW 3:131-138 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 176-177 A Hindu Story of Re-incarnation

Dated Bisalpur, Bareilly Sub-Division, 23 March 1881.

A Kshatriya Lady



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 177 [Note on “A Hindu Story of Re-incarnation” by a Kshatriya Lady]

Read at: BCW 3:139 Translations: Russian. Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed. Theos.


vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 177-178 Ancient and Modern Chemistry

Munsif of the Collector’s Court, Benares; followed by a note by the editor.

Muhammed Arif

Muhammed Arif, Esq.


vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 178 [Note on “Ancient and Modern Chemistry” by Muhammed Arif]

Unsigned, untitled. Editorial note.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 178 The Brahmo Samaj

A Brahmo



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 178 Nirvana

Dated Ceylon, March 1881.

George W. Chapman

Geo. W. Chapman, Esq.


vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 179-180 The New Dispensation Dissected

Dated 20 March 1881.

Tripuracharan Banerjea

Tripuracharan Banerjea, Esq.


vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 180 Human Life at High Altitudes

Read at: BCW 3:140-141 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 180 [The Bombay Guardian and religious interference]

Read at: BCW 3:151-154 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 180 [G. Thibaut’s paper on the Suryaprajnapati]

Read at: BCW 3:151-154 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 181-182 True Religion Defined

Read at: BCW 3:141-142 Translations: Russian. BCW and the translation contain the editorial footnotes.

Vishnu Pant Gokhle

The late Vishnu Bawa, Brahmachari


vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 182 [Death of Mrs. Avabai Shroff]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 182-183 A “Medium” Wanted

Read at: BCW 3:142-146 Translations: Russian.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. Blavatsky, Ed. Theos.


vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 183-184 Ancient Doctrines Vindicated by Modern Prophecy

Read at: BCW 3:147-151 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 184 [Olcott again on his way to Ceylon]

Read at: BCW 3:151-154 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 8, May, 1881, p. 184 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



May+ 1881

Vol. 2, No. 8
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 8, May+, 1881, p. 1 Proceedings of Council

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 2, no. 8, May+, 1881, p. 1-3 [A Statement of Receipts and Disbursements]

Untitled. Dated Bombay, 17 April 1881. Audited by Tookaram Tatya and Gopalrao Hurry Deshmukh, per M. B. N.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. Blavatsky


vol. 2, no. 8, May+, 1881, p. 3 Alliance with the Hindu Sabha

Includes Articles of Alliance signed 31 March 1881, preceded by an unsigned introduction.

A. Sankariah; Henry Steel Olcott

A. Sankariah; H. S. Olcott


vol. 2, no. 8, May+, 1881, p. 4 [The Proprietors acknowledge additional subscriptions]

Unsigned, untitled.



June 1881

Vol. 2, No. 9
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 185 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 185 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 185 [The October and November numbers of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Subscription notice.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 185 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 185 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 185-187 No More Death! Theosophy and Materialism

Godolphin Mitford

Mirza Moorad Ali Beg


vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 187-188 A Psychic Warning

Read at: BCW 3:171-174 Translations: Russian. BCW: Editorial note only.

A. Constantine



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 188 [Note on “A Psychic Warning” by A. Constantine]

Read at: BCW 3:171-174 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled. Editorial note.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 188-189 Apollonius Tyaneus and Simon Magus

Read at: BCW 3:174-175 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Review of Charles B. Waite’s History of the Christian Religion, quoting the Banner of Light.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 189 [By pouring water upon it, fire can be extinguished]

Unsigned, untitled. Proverb.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 190-191 Skulls: or, Man, Woman, and Child

Continued from the May number.

R. G. Ingersoll



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 191 Sibyl

Translated excerpts from a letter in La Revue Spirite, with an unsigned editorial introduction.

Jules Denis du Potet

Baron du Potet


vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 191-192 Antiquity and Sanctity of the Sanskrit Language

Pran Nath



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 192 A Tit for Tat

A letter to Mrs. Van Cott, preceded by an unsigned editorial introduction.

R. G. Ingersoll



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 193-196 Lamas and Druses

Read at: BCW 3:175-189 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Discusses Laurence Oliphant’s The Land of Gilead.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 196 [Missionaries accused of torturing natives in Africa]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes the Bombay Gazette and the Pall Mall News.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 196-197 Our Modern “Alchemists”

Unsigned. Quotes Lippincott’s Magazine through the Phrenological Journal.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 197-198 [Dr. J. D. Buck on the education of women]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes an address by J. D. Buck.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 198 Native Astrologers

Read at: BCW 3:190-192 Translations: Russian. BCW: Editor’s note only.

Darasha Dosabhoy

Khansaheb Darasha Dosabhoy


vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 198-199 [Editor’s note on “Native Astrologers” by Darasha Dosabhoy]

Read at: BCW 3:190-192 Translations: Russian. Untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed. Theos


vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 199-201 Stars and Numbers

Read at: BCW 3:192-203 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 201-202 “Praise Him with the Timbrel and Dance”

Read at: BCW 3:203-206 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 202-203 Maroti Bawa’s Wonders

Translations of letters dated 10 and 21 March 1881, forwarded by Gopalrao Hari Deshmukh.

Venkaji Jayawant Khot



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 203 Modern Alchemical Chemistry

Unsigned. Quotes the Religio-Philosophical Journal, 12 March, reporting the London Daily News.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 203-205 A Pilgrim’s Story

A Graduate of the Bombay University



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 205 Paragraph Flashes from the Four Quarters

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 205 [A double-tailed comet in Russia]

Read at: BCW 3:207 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 205 [A Wreath on the Tomb of the Russian Czar-Martyr]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 205 The Amended Bible

Unsigned. Quotes the London Record and the Religio-Philosophical Journal.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 205 [Newly discovered buried cities]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes Nature on Citania di Briteiros and describes two Saharan cities.



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 205 [A novel mode of raising money for the church]

Read at: BCW 3:207 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled. Quotes Brahmo Public Opinion.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 9, June, 1881, p. 205 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



June+ 1881

Vol. 2, No. 9
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 9, June+, 1881, p. 1 The Bombay Theosophical Society

F. M. Banaji



vol. 2, no. 9, June+, 1881, p. 1 Our New Branches

Unsigned. List of seven newly chartered branches.



vol. 2, no. 9, June+, 1881, p. 1 Extracts from an Official Letter from the Paris Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 9, June+, 1881, p. 1 [Death of S. Ramrao]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 9, June+, 1881, p. 1-3 Rules of the Theosophical Society or Universal Brotherhood

Unsigned. Revised in General Council at Bombay, 17 February 1881.



vol. 2, no. 9, June+, 1881, p. 2 Objects of the Society

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 9, June+, 1881, p. 2 [The Resolution of the Benares Pandits]

Untitled.

Rama Misra Shastri



vol. 2, no. 9, June+, 1881, p. 2 [Resolutions of the Sanskrit Sabha]

Untitled. Dated 30 November 1880.

Bapu Deva Shastri; Bala Sastri

Bapu Deva Shastri; Bal Shastri


vol. 2, no. 9, June+, 1881, p. 2-3 Forms of Application and Obligation

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 9, June+, 1881, p. 3 Rules and Bye-laws as revised in General Council at Bombay, February 17, 1881 (A. D.)

Damodar K. Mavalankar



July 1881

Vol. 2, No. 10
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 207 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 207 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 207 [The October and November numbers of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Subscription notice.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 207 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 207 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 207-210 Iamblichos: A Treatise on the Mysteries

Translated from the Greek; reprinted from The Platonist.

Alexander Wilder



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 210 A Novel “Holy Alliance”

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 210-211 Matter and Method

Dated Boulogne, France, 2 May 1881. Replies to H. S. Olcott in the Philosophic Inquirer, 3 April 1881.

Henry George Atkinson

Henry G. Atkinson


vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 211 [Note on “Matter and Method” by Henry G. Atkinson]

Unsigned, untitled. Editorial note.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 211-212 A Posthumous Publication

Read at: BCW 3:207-209 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 212-213 A Suicide’s After-State

Read at: BCW 3:210-211 Translations: Russian. Translated from an unpublished letter. BCW and the translation contain the editorial footnotes.

Éliphas Lévi

Eliphas Levi


vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 213-215 A Letter from Soorb-Ovaness

Read at: BCW 3:211-218 Translations: Russian. Dated April.

X......... F. T. S.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 215 Evolution of a Sixth Sense

Dated Maunbhoom, 22 May 1881.

F. A. Perroux



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 215-217 The Five-Pointed Star

Letter dated Jacksonville, Florida, 14 February 1881.

C. H. van der Linden

C. H. Vander Linden


vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 217 [Editor’s note on “The Five-Pointed Star” by C. H. Vander Linden]

Read at: BCW 3:219-221 Translations: Russian. Untitled. BCW and the translation also include the editorial footnotes to the article.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed. Theos.


vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 217 [When I read the Hindu story of reincarnation]

Untitled. Letter dated Sholapur, 12 May 1881.

Darasha Dosabhoy



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 217-218 A Reply to Our Critics

Read at: BCW 3:221-226 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Subtitle: Our final answer to several objections.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 218-220 Science, Phenomena and the Press

Read at: BCW 3:227-233 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 220-221 The Evidence of Science

Read at: BCW 3:233-238 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 222-223 Materials for a Discussion of the Merits of the Hindu and English Astrology

Unsigned. Communicated. Includes an editorial note and astrological charts.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 223 [Note on “Materials for a Discussion of the Merits of the Hindu and English Astrology”]

Unsigned, untitled. Editorial note.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 223-224 Proceedings of a Committee held in Raja Dhiwan Singh’s Haveli on Saturday, the 21st May at 5 P. M.

Gopi Natha



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 225 The Indian Herbalist

Review of the book by Nobin Chunder Paul.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed. Theos.


vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 225 [Bharat-Dipika or the Lamp of Bharat]

Unsigned, untitled. Notice of the monthly magazine edited by Gopi Nath.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 225 The Scientific Basis of Spiritualism

Read at: BCW 3:239-240 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Review of the book by Epes Sargent.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 225 [Alankár Chandriká]

Untitled. Review of the book by Kavi Savita Narayan Ganpati Narayan.

P. A.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 225-227 Paragraph Flashes from the Four Quarters

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 225 [Detection of minute quantities of substances in liquids]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 226 [The decline of faith and Peter’s Pence]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from Weekly Register.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 226 [Ruins of an ancient Portuguese city]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from Bombay Gazette.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 226 [The Indian Antiquary and inscriptions of Asoka]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from The Pioneer.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 226 [The Salvation Army]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from The Pioneer.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 226 A Most Wonderful Discovery!!

Unsigned. Reprinted from People’s Journal.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 226 Curious Disclosures in Greek Clerical Life

Unsigned. Reprinted from Daily Telegraph.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 226 [Misrepresentation of the Minister in a London paper]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from Daily News.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 227 A Clergyman Committed for Fraud

Unsigned. Reprinted from The Times.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 227 A Clergyman Convicted of Theft

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 227 The Criminal Condition of Italy

Unsigned. Reprinted from Weekly Register.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 227 A Clerical Libel Suit

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 227 [Traffic in Relics]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from Glasgow Weekly Mail.



vol. 2, no. 10, July, 1881, p. 227 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



July+ 1881

Vol. 2, No. 10
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 1-2 The Work of the Theosophical Societies

Read at: BCW 3:240-242 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Subtitle: The President-Founder at Ceylon. Reprinted from the Ceylon Observer, 22 April 1881 (date as printed). BCW and the translation contain the editorial footnotes.



vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 1 Extracts from the President’s letters to the Bombay Head-quarters

Dated Galle, 28 April 1881, and Colombo, 12 May.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 1 Popular Education for the Natives

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Ceylon Times, 11 May.



vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 1-2 Views and Plans of the Theosophists

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Ceylon Times, 16 May.



vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 2 Education for the Million

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Ceylon Times, 24 May.



vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 2 [News coming from Australia]

Unsigned, untitled. Report quoted from the Harbinger of Light.



vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 2-3 The Hindu Sabha

Quotes the Journal of the Hindu Sabha, including an appeal by A. Sankariah.

A. Sankariah



vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 3 [Editor’s note on “The Hindu Sabha”]

Read at: BCW 3:242-243 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 3 Colombo Theosophical Society

Items for June.

W. F. Wijeyesekara



vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 3 Kandy Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 3 Galle Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 10, July+, 1881, p. 3 The Occult World

Announcement of the book by A. P. Sinnett.

Damodar K. Mavalankar



August 1881

Vol. 2, No. 11
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 229 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 229 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 229 [The October and November numbers of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Subscription notice.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 229 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 229 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 229-230 Our Third Year

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 230 The “Occult World” and the “Spiritualist”

Godolphin Mitford

Mirza Moorad Alee Beg


vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 230 The “Occult World” and the “Spiritualist”

Damodar K. Mavalankar



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 230 The “Occult World” and the “Spiritualist”

Sorabji Jamaspji Padshah

S. J. Padshah


vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 230 The “Occult World” and the “Spiritualist”

Martandrao Babaji Nagnath; Bhavani Shankar Ganesh Mullapoorkar

Martundrow Babajee Nagnath; Bhavanisankar Ganesh Mullapoorcar


vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 230 [To live in bad countries]

Unsigned, untitled. Attributed to an Oriental maxim.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 231-232 Stone-Showers

Read at: BCW 3:244-248 Translations: Russian. Translated from Revue Spirite, March 1881. Letter dated The Hague, December 1880. BCW: Editorial introduction, footnotes and closing note.

A. J. Riko



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 232-233 [Editor’s note on “Stone-Showers” by A. J. Riko]

Read at: BCW 3:244-248 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 233-234 The Bible Revision

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 234-236 The Mother-land of Nations

Godolphin Mitford

Mirza Moorad Alee Beg


vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 236-237 Sacred Indian Trees

Gopalrao Hari Deshmukh

Gopalrao Hurree Deshmukh


vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 237-238 The Beni Elohim

Dated Manchester, 26 May 1881.

John Yarker



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 238 Spotless Murderers

Read at: BCW 3:248-249 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 238-240 Antiquity of the Vedas

Krishna Shastri Godbole



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 240 The Five-Pointed Star

Letter dated 6 July 1881.

S. T. Venkatapaty



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 240-241 [Note by the Editor on “The Five-Pointed Star” by S. T. Venkatapaty]

Read at: BCW 3:250-254 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 241-242 God is Phosphorus

Unsigned. Discusses The Nat Basket, edited by Eleanor Mason.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 242-244 Hindu Prophets and Astrologers

Quotes Meadows Taylor’s Story of My Life.

Jamshedji Dorabji Khandalewala



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 244-245 Manners and Customs of the Aryans

Dated Lahore, 20 April 1881.

Prasanno Coomar Dey



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 245 [Death of Pandit Shraddha Ram of Phillore]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 245-246 To the Himalayan Brothers

Sorabji Jamaspji Padshah

Sohrabji J. Padshah


vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 246-248 Paragraph Flashes from the Four Quarters

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 246 [The Kneph]

Untitled. Review of The Kneph followed by a letter signed “Masonic Hermit, 32°”.

Masonic Hermit

Masonic Hermit, 32°


vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 246 [Debate between A. Hatchard and Annie Besant]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from the Harbinger of Light, describing reports in the National Reformer.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 246 [Canonization of Benedict Labre]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from The Pioneer.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 246 Talmage’s “Latest”

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Glasgow Weekly Mail.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 246 [The nefarious influence of the year 1881]

Read at: BCW 3:255-259 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 247 [Death of Maximilien Paul Emile Littré]

Read at: BCW 3:255-259 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 247 [The deification of brute force]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from The Platonist.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 247-248 [Forgiveness and Chastisement in the New Dispensation]

Read at: BCW 3:255-259 Translations: Russian. Unsigned, untitled.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 248 [A Scotch Wake]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes an unnamed correspondent of the Moray and Nairn Express, with a further unsigned account from Scotland.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 248 [As neither a goose is moved by gaggling]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 248 A Very Efficient Medium

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Dubuque (Iowa) Herald, 18 February.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 248 [A novel barometer in a spider’s web]

Unsigned, untitled. Reprinted from the Religio-Philosophical Journal.



vol. 2, no. 11, August, 1881, p. 248 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



Aug+ 1881

Vol. 2, No. 11
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 11, Aug+, 1881, p. 1 Our Branches: The Colombo Theosophical Society

Items for July.

K. L. Don Charles



vol. 2, no. 11, Aug+, 1881, p. 1-2 The Bombay Theosophical Society

Dated 7 July 1881.

Tookaram Tatya



vol. 2, no. 11, Aug+, 1881, p. 2 Extracts from an official letter from the Tinnevelly Theosophical Society

Dated 28 June 1881.

S. Sundram Iyer



vol. 2, no. 11, Aug+, 1881, p. 2 Saorashtr Branch

Dated June 1881.

Godolphin Mitford

Mirza Moorad Ali Beg


vol. 2, no. 11, Aug+, 1881, p. 2 [St. Thomas Branch and C. E. Taylor’s Almanack]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 11, Aug+, 1881, p. 2 The British Theosophical Society

Read at: BCW 3:260 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 11, Aug+, 1881, p. 2 The Pekalongan Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 11, Aug+, 1881, p. 2-3 [Charter for a branch at The Hague]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 11, Aug+, 1881, p. 3 [Charter for a branch at Muddehpoorah]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 11, Aug+, 1881, p. 3-4 Our Ceylon Work

Read at: BCW 3:261 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Quotes the Ceylon Times, 8 and 17 June, and comments on the Church Missionary Gleaner. BCW and the translation contain the editorial footnotes.



vol. 2, no. 11, Aug+, 1881, p. 4 [H. P. Blavatsky leaves for Simla]

Unsigned, untitled.



September 1881

Vol. 2, No. 12
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 251 Special Notices

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 251 To Subscribers

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 251 [The October and November numbers of the first volume having been reprinted]

Unsigned, untitled. Subscription notice.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 251 [Agents]

Unsigned, untitled. List of subscription agents.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 251 [Editor's disclaimer]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 251-252 Our Third Year

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 252-253 Iamblichos: A Treatise on the Mysteries

Read at: BCW 3:269-270 Translations: Russian. A new translation; continued from No. 22. Reprinted from The Platonist. BCW and the translation contain the editorial footnotes.

Alexander Wilder



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 253-254 A Welcome Journal

Unsigned. Review of The Platonist, edited by Thomas M. Johnson; includes its prospectus.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 254-256 The Mother-land of Nations

Concluded from the last month.

Godolphin Mitford

Mirza Moorad Alee Beg


vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 256 [When people depart this world]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 256 A Good Chance for Indian Cotton Men

Unsigned. Quotes a letter from Edward Atkinson to H. S. Olcott, dated 8 March.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 256-258 Hindus in Java

Unsigned. Subtitle: A stray leaf from India’s forgotten past.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 258-260 “The Claims of Occultism”

Read at: BCW 3:271-275 Translations: Russian 1, 2. Responds to and quotes an article by M. A. Oxon in Light.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. B.


vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 260 Theosophy and Spiritualism

Reprinted from The Spiritualist. Dated London, 25 June.

Charles Carleton Massey

C. C. M.


vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 260-261 The Study of the Occult

Reprinted from The Spiritualist.

Onesimus



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 261 [The most extensive length of a man’s age]

Unsigned, untitled. Attributed to an Eastern proverb.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 262-264 Antiquity of the Vedas

Krishna Shastri Godbole



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 264-266 A Novel View of the Theosophists

Unsigned. Quotes an unnamed spiritualist weekly.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 266-268 Miracles

Read at: BCW 3:275-281 Translations: Russian. Unsigned. Discusses Archbishop Seghers’s lecture reported in the Catholic Mirror.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 268-269 Stray Thoughts on Christianity

George Heath Crifton



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 269 [“The Occult World” by A. P. Sinnett]

Untitled. Subscription notice.

Manager, Theosophist


vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 270-271 A Buddhist Catechism

Review of H. S. Olcott’s book.

Allan Octavian Hume

Allan O. Hume


vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 271-273 East Indian Materia Medica

Continued from the February number.

Pandurang Gopal



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 273-274 Strange Apparitions

Quotes Meadows Taylor’s The Story of My Life.

Naoroji Dorabji Khandalavala

N. D. K.


vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 274 [Editor’s note on “Strange Apparitions” by N. D. K.]

Read at: BCW 3:282-284 Translations: Russian. Untitled. BCW and the translation also include the editorial footnote to the article.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Ed. Theos.


vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 274 A Hindu Version of the Fall of Man

Nobin K. Bannerjee



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 274-275 Paragraph Flashes from the Four Quarters

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 274 [Will-power and the resuscitation of a young girl]

Unsigned, untitled. Discusses a report in the Amrita Bazar Patrika.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 274 [A remarkable marriage in Vienna]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 275 [A Jain lady’s thirty-day fast]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 275 [Kali-Yug and the Sunday Mirror]

Unsigned, untitled. Comments on the Sunday Mirror.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 275 [King Kalakua’s reception in Japan]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 275 Insane by Electricity

Read at: BCW 3:285 Translations: Russian. Unsigned.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 275 [Atmospheric meteors and a luminous horse]

Unsigned, untitled. Quotes the Madras Mail.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 275 [The physical value of prayer]

Unsigned, untitled. Discusses a report in the Illustrated Missionary News, March 1881.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 275 [Proposed compilation of attacks on the Theosophical Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 12, September, 1881, p. 275 Table of Contents

Unsigned.



Sept+ 1881

Vol. 2, No. 12
Place Title Author


vol. 2, no. 12, Sept+, 1881, p. 1 Our Branches: A New Anglo-Indian Branch

Unsigned. Quotes The Pioneer, 26 August.



vol. 2, no. 12, Sept+, 1881, p. 1 The Bombay Theosophical Society

Dated 17 August.

Martandrao Babaji Nagnath

Martandrow B. Nagnath


vol. 2, no. 12, Sept+, 1881, p. 1 The Prayag Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 12, Sept+, 1881, p. 1 The New York Theosophical Society

Dated 19 July 1881.

William Quan Judge

William Q. Judge


vol. 2, no. 12, Sept+, 1881, p. 1-2 The Ionian Theosophical Society

Letter dated 9 July 1881.

Otho Alexander



vol. 2, no. 12, Sept+, 1881, p. 2 The Colombo Theosophical Society

Unsigned. Items for August.



vol. 2, no. 12, Sept+, 1881, p. 2 The Galle Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 12, Sept+, 1881, p. 2 Our Ceylon Work

Unsigned.



vol. 2, no. 12, Sept+, 1881, p. 2-3 The Saffragam Perehara of 1881

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Ceylon Times; entries dated 9–11 August 1881.



vol. 2, no. 12, Sept+, 1881, p. 3 [Editor’s Note to “The Saffragam Perehara of 1881”]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 2, no. 12, Sept+, 1881, p. 3 Obituary

Unsigned. Baron Jules Denis du Potet.


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