Volume 8

October 1886 – September 1887
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep


October 1886

Vol. 8, No. 1
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 1-8 Ancient Magic in Modern Science

Read at: BCW 7:91 Translations: Russian 1, 2.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. Blavatsky


vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 8-10 Mother Ganga

Mohini Mohun Chatterji

Mohini M Chatterji


vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 11-20 Apollonius of Tyana

Maurice Fredal



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 20-24 Unpublished Writings of Eliphas Levi

Fourth series, XI.

Éliphas Lévi

Eliphas Levi


vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 24-33 Phantom Pictures in the Astral Light

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 34-38 The Rules of Practice for the Student of Raja Yog

Sardhanthika-Jiva-Brahmikya-Vakyams; or, The Unification of Jiva and Brahm, the Individual Soul and the Universal Soul.

B. P. Narasimhiah

B. P. Narasimmiah


vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 38-40 Theosophy and Theosophists

Read before the Chicago Branch T. S., June 26, 1886.

Mira Morse Phelon

M. M. Phelon


vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 41-44 A World-Old Story still Unlearned

M. L. Brainard



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 44-51 Some Hypnotic Experiments

Part I.

N. C.



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 51-52 On Prayer

L. S. Cook



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 53-59 Sowing and Reaping

Chapter X: The Wheel Rolls On. Conclusion.

Mohini Mohun Chatterji

M. M. C.


vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 60-61 Betty’s Visions

Unsigned. Review of Rhoda Broughton’s Betty’s Visions and Mrs. Smith of Longmains.



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 61 Light on the Hidden Path

Unsigned. Review of Light on the Hidden Path, with an introduction by J. F. Clarke.



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 61 Chastity

Unsigned. Review of Chastity or Secret Sins, by Dio Lewis.



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 61 [Eighth edition of Isis Unveiled]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 62 [Progress of The Secret Doctrine]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 62 [René Caillié on the religions of the East]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 62 [Donation for the Bengali translation of The Light of Asia]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 62-63 The Hindu Sabha Movement

A. Sankariah



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 63 [Editorial note on “The Hindu Sabha Movement”, by A. Sankariah]

Untitled.

Ed.



vol. 8, no. 1, October, 1886, p. 63-64 The Left Hand Path

E. D.



vol. 8, no. 1, October+, 1886, p. i Donation

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 1, October+, 1886, p. i Adoni. Adoni Sanscrit School

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 1, October+, 1886, p. i Orai Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 1, October+, 1886, p. i-ii Rules of the Orai Theosophical Society

Ganesh Singh; L. P. Pachouri



vol. 8, no. 1, October+, 1886, p. ii-iii Berhampore

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 1, October+, 1886, p. iii Chittoor

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 1, October+, 1886, p. iii-iv The Bangalore (Cantonment) T. S. Rules and Bye-Laws

A. Singaravelu



November 1886

Vol. 8, No. 2
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 65-73 Animated Statues

Read at: BCW 7:213 Translations: Russian.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. Blavatsky


vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 73-77 The Phenomena of Spiritualism

Edward Douglas Fawcett

E. D. Fawcett


vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 77-82 Unpublished Writings of Eliphas Levi

Fourth series, XII.

Éliphas Lévi

Eliphas Levi


vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 82-87 Occultism in Germany

Franz Hartmann



vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 87-94 Sapta-Bhumika A Romance of Human Life in Seven Aspects

Part 1.

P. Srinivasa Rao

P. Sreenevas Row


vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 94-101 Some Hypnotic Experiments

Part II.

N. C.



vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 101-103 Golden Silence

Stanley B. Sexton

Stanley B Sexton


vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 104-111 The Seeress of Prevorst

Part II.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 112-118 Know Thyself

Part III.

C. J. Wigmore



vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 118-119 The Problem of Creation

A. Sankariah



vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 119-123 Raj Yog

Part VIII.

B. P. Narasimhiah

B. P. Narasimmiah


vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 123-125 Masollam

Review of Lawrence Oliphant’s Masollam: A Problem of the Period.

A. K.



vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 126 Psychometry and Thought-Transference

Unsigned. Review of a pamphlet by N. C., with an introduction by H. S. Olcott.



vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 126-127 The Art of Public Speaking

Unsigned. Review of Oratory, Sacred and Secular, or the Extemporaneous Speaker, by William Pittenger.



vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 127 The Properties of Indian Plants

Unsigned. Review of Bharatavarshiya Oushadhisangraham, by Pandurang Gopala.



vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 127 [J. Scheible’s catalogue of occult literature]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 127 [Death of Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 127-128 [The Romaji Kai of Japan]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 2, November, 1886, p. 128 [Most respected Madame Blavatsky]

Untitled. Letter dated August 28, 1886.

* * * F. T. S.



vol. 8, no. 2, November+, 1886, p. v-vi The Duties of Aryan Youth to Themselves and to Their Country

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Indian Mirror.



vol. 8, no. 2, November+, 1886, p. vi Bombay

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Times of India.



vol. 8, no. 2, November+, 1886, p. vii Benares Theosophical Society

Kanya Lal Dass



vol. 8, no. 2, November+, 1886, p. vii Bangalore

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Bangalore Daily Post.



vol. 8, no. 2, November+, 1886, p. vii Anantapur Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 2, November+, 1886, p. viii Coimbatore

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 2, November+, 1886, p. viii Nagpur

Nritya Gopal Bose



vol. 8, no. 2, November+, 1886, p. viii America

Unsigned.



December 1886

Vol. 8, No. 3
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 129-132 "The Second Wave"

Charles Johnston



vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 132-137 Himalayan Folk Lore

Part I.

Arthur Thomas Banon

A. T. Banon


vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 138-139 Notes on Hata Yoga

Tallapragada Subba Row

The Solar Sphinx


vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 140-146 Theosophical Speculations

Edward Douglas Fawcett

E. D. Fawcett


vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 146-148 Hindu Pantheism

Sarat Chunder Mookerjee



vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 148-160 Are not the Aryas Autochthonous?

Mahadev Trimbak Yog



vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 160-162 The Revival of Occultism

Translated from the Revue du Mouvement Social et Économique.

Mathieu Vial



vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 162-169 Wagner's "Parsifal"

Part 1.

William Ashton Ellis

W. Aston Ellis


vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 169-174 Raj Yog

Part IX.

B. P. Narasimhiah

B. P. Narasimmiah


vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 174-177 Unpublished Writings of Eliphas Levi

Fourth series, XIII.

Éliphas Lévi

Eliphas Levi


vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 178-184 Sapta-Bhumika

Part 2.

P. Srinivasa Rao

P. Sreenevas Row


vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 185-188 Before Birth

Review of Norman Pearson’s article in the Nineteenth Century, September 1886.

Edward Douglas Fawcett

E. D. F.


vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 189 The Genesis of Modern Spiritualism

Review of The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism, by A. Leah Underhill.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. O.


vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 189 Fore-Ordained

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 190 Character Indicated by Handwriting

Unsigned. Review of the book by Rosa Baughan.



vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 190 Can Matter Think?

Unsigned. Review of Can Matter Think, a Problem in Psychics, by “F. T. S.” (Biogen Series, No. 4).



vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 190-192 The Master’s Mallet

Unsigned. Review of The Master’s Mallet, or the Hammer of Thor, by S. C. Gould.



vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 192 [Angelo de Gubernatis and the sacred thread]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 192 [Geometrical Psychology: forthcoming publication]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 192 [L’Aurore du Jour Nouveau]

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vol. 8, no. 3, December, 1886, p. 192 [German translation of the Buddhist Catechism]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. ix January Number of the Theosophist

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vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. ix The Convention

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vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. ix Dewan Bahadur R. Raghunatha Row

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vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. x Bombay

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. x Sydney

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. x Kurnool

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. x Ceylon

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. x Dr. Hoshang Jamasp

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. x Hyderabad Theosophical Society

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. x Sabita Theosophical Society (Dakshineswar)

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. xi Cuddapah

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 3, December+, 1886, p. xi-xii Anglo-Buddhism

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Globe.



January 1887

Vol. 8, No. 4
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 193-204 Theories in Comparative Mythology

Mohini Mohun Chatterji

Mohini M Chatterji


vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 204-211 The Bishop's Stories

Reprinted in C. W. Leadbeater’s The Perfume of Egypt.

Charles Webster Leadbeater

Charles Webster


vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 211-217 Observations on the Astral Body

Edward Douglas Fawcett

E. D. Fawcett


vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 217 [Postscript to “Observations on the Astral Body”, by E. D. Fawcett]

Unsigned, untitled.

Edward Douglas Fawcett



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 217-222 Unpublished Writings of Eliphas Levi

Fourth series. Idra Sutra, Section II: The Colloquy, II.

Éliphas Lévi

Eliphas Levi


vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 222-228 Wagner's "Parsifal"

Part 2.

William Ashton Ellis

W. Aston Ellis


vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 229-238 Occultism in Modern Literature "A Romance of Two Worlds" by Marie Corelli

Part 6.

Miad Hoyo-Ra Kora-Hon



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 238-243 Raj Yog

B. P. Narasimhiah

B. P. Narasimmiah


vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 243-250 Sapta-Bhumika

Part 3.

P. Srinivasa Rao

P. Sreenevas Row


vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 250 Sub-Mundanes

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 250-251 Aureus

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 251 Indian Notes and Queries

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 252 The Kitchen, John and I

Unsigned. Review of the book by Belle Olcott.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 252 The Bizarre Notes and Queries

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 253-254 Zoroastrianism

Unsigned. Review of The Zoroastrian and Some Other Ancient Systems, compiled by Dhunjeebhoy Jamsetjee Medhora.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 254 [Mohini M. Chatterji in St. George’s Magazine]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 254 [New edition of the Mahabharata]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 254 [Revue des Hautes Études]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 254 [L’Aurore du Jour Nouveau: first number]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 254 [New premises of the London Lodge]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 254 [The Italian Asiatic Society]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 254 [Incidents in the Life of Madame Blavatsky]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 254 [Le Monde Occulte]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 4, January, 1887, p. 255-256 Caution. Pseudo-Occultist-Societies

A Victim



vol. 8, no. 4, January+, 1887, p. xiii-lvi General Report of the Eleventh Convention and Anniversary of the Theosophical Society

Unsigned. Includes the President-Founder’s address, branch and financial reports, the inauguration of the Adyar Library, and the proceedings of the Convention.



vol. 8, no. 4, January+, 1887, p. lvii-lxii The Theosophical Society. Objects, Revised Rules, and Bye-Laws of 1887

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vol. 8, no. 4, January+, 1887, p. lxiii-lxxv Officers, Council and Branches

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vol. 8, no. 4, January+, 1887, p. lxxvi-lxxviii Special Information. The Theosophical Society

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February 1887

Vol. 8, No. 5
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 257-264 Paracelsus and His Works

Part 1.

Maurice Fredal



vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 265-266 "Coincidences"

Arthur Thomas Banon

A. T. Banon


vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 266-276 Occultism in Modern Literature

Part VI. Continuation.

Miad Hoyo-ra Kora-Hon, F. T. S.



vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 276 Etruscan translated by the Akkadian

Alexander Wilder

A. Wilder


vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 277-280 Unpublished Writings of Eliphas Levi

Fourth series. Idra Sutra: Details of the Great White Beard.

Éliphas Lévi

Eliphas Levi


vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 281-282 The Doctrine of Rebirth in Greek Philosophy

Sarat Chunder Mookerjee



vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 283-290 Norse Mythology Studied Esoterically

I. Foundations.

Carl Henrik Andreas Bjerregaard

C. H. A. Bjerregaard


vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 291-292 Clairvoyant Medical Diagnosis

Franz Hartmann

F. H., M. D.


vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 292-299 Sapta-Bhumika

Part 4.

P. Srinivasa Rao

P. Sreenevas Row


vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 299-311 Notes on the Bhagavad Gita

Translations: Russian. Part I.

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 311-315 Mysticism and the Miraculous

Part 1.

Edward Douglas Fawcett

E. D. Fawcett


vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 315-316 Madame Blavatsky’s Life

Review of Incidents in the Life of Madame Blavatsky, compiled and edited by A. P. Sinnett.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. O.


vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 316-317 Prabodha Chandrodaya and Atma Bodh

Unsigned. Review of translations by J. Taylor.



vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 317 The Purpose of Theosophy

Unsigned. Review of the book by Mrs. A. P. Sinnett.



vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 317-319 Eliphas Levi

Unsigned. Review of The Mysteries of Magic, by A. E. Waite.



vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 319 South Indian Folklore

Reviews of The Dravidian Nights’ Entertainments and Folklore in Southern India, by S. M. Natésa Sastri.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. O.


vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 320 [Book donations to the Adyar Library]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 320 [Colonel Olcott’s tour]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 320 [Subscribers to the Sabdakalpadruma]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 320 [Mohini M. Chatterji in America]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 5, February, 1887, p. 320 [M. Giraud on hashish]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 5, February+, 1887, p. lxxix Bye-Laws of the Noakholy Theosophical Society

Jugendra Nath Chakravarti



vol. 8, no. 5, February+, 1887, p. lxxix-lxxx Bye-Laws of the Chittore Branch of the Theosophical Society

N. Srinivasa Varadachary; C. Masilamani



vol. 8, no. 5, February+, 1887, p. lxxx Bye-Laws of the Cuddapah Theosophical Society

A. Nangundappa



vol. 8, no. 5, February+, 1887, p. lxxx Trichinopoly

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 5, February+, 1887, p. lxxxi Ceylon

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 5, February+, 1887, p. lxxxi Burmah

Unsigned. Obituary of Emile Badelier.



vol. 8, no. 5, February+, 1887, p. lxxxi-lxxxiv Oriental Theosophy

Unsigned. Reprinted from the New York Daily Tribune. Includes an account of an address by Mohini M. Chatterji.



March 1887

Vol. 8, No. 6
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 6, March, 1887, p. 321-322 Her Majesty's Jubilee

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 6, March, 1887, p. 322-327 Himalayan Folk Lore

Part II.

Arthur Thomas Banon

A. T. Banon


vol. 8, no. 6, March, 1887, p. 327-335 Paracelsus and His Works

Part 2.

Maurice Fredal



vol. 8, no. 6, March, 1887, p. 336-343 Mysticism and the Miraculous

Part 2.

Edward Douglas Fawcett

E. D. Fawcett


vol. 8, no. 6, March, 1887, p. 343-349 Unpublished Writings of Eliphas Levi

Fourth series. The Microprosopus or Little Creator.

Éliphas Lévi

Eliphas Levi


vol. 8, no. 6, March, 1887, p. 349-354 Two Books on Human Polarity

N. C.



vol. 8, no. 6, March, 1887, p. 354-358 Psychometrical Experiments

Franz Hartmann



vol. 8, no. 6, March, 1887, p. 359-370 Notes on the Bhagavad Gita

Translations: Russian. Part II.

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 8, no. 6, March, 1887, p. 370-377 Sapta-Bhumika

Part 5.

P. Srinivasa Rao

P. Sreenevas Row


vol. 8, no. 6, March, 1887, p. 378-379 The Gift of Healing

O. Pembridge



vol. 8, no. 6, March, 1887, p. 380 Israfel

Unsigned. Review of Israfel: Letters, Visions and Poems, by A. E. Waite.



vol. 8, no. 6, March+, 1887, p. lxxxv Her Majesty’s Jubilee

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 6, March+, 1887, p. lxxxv The Anantapur Theosophical Society

V. E. Sudarsana Mudaliar

V. E. Sudarsana Moodelliar


vol. 8, no. 6, March+, 1887, p. lxxxv-lxxxvi Ceylon

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 6, March+, 1887, p. lxxxvi [Pandit Nityananda Misra]

Untitled. Obituary notice.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. O.


vol. 8, no. 6, March+, 1887, p. lxxxvi [Zend verses for the opening of the Adyar Library]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 6, March+, 1887, p. lxxxvi-lxxxviii Catalogue of the Adyar Oriental Library Belonging to the Theosophical Society, Madras

Unsigned.



April 1887

Vol. 8, No. 7
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 381-390 Studies in Buddhism

Part I.

Alfred Percy Sinnett

A. P. Sinnett


vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 391-393 The Mysterious Hand

Unsigned. Translated from the St. Peterzburgh Listok; also reprinted in Rebus.



vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 393-399 Unpublished Writings of Eliphas Levi

Fourth series. Idra Sutra: The Nine Lights.

Éliphas Lévi

Eliphas Levi


vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 400-411 The Animal Magnetism of To-Day

Review of Le Magnétisme animal, by Alfred Binet and Charles Féré.

N. C.



vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 412-418 Kaivalyanavanita

Part 1. Translated by T. M. Sundaram Pillay.

Thandavaraya Swamigal

Sri Thandavaraya Swamigal


vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 419-427 Mind and Body

Part 1.

Edward Douglas Fawcett

E. D. Fawcett


vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 428-430 Desire Nothing, But Will All Things

C. D. Hill



vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 430-447 Notes on the Bhagavad Gita

Translations: Russian. Part III.

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 448-456 Classification of "Principles"

Read at: BCW 7:284 Translations: Russian.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. Blavatsky


vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 456-457 Lectures by Gerald Massey

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 457-458 The Blazing Star

Unsigned. Review of the book by William B. Greene.



vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 458-459 The New Illumination

Unsigned. Review of the pamphlet by Edward Maitland.



vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 460 Le Spiritisme

Unsigned. Review of Le Spiritisme (Fakirisme Occidental), by Paul Gibier.



vol. 8, no. 7, April, 1887, p. 460 To Correspondents

Ed.



vol. 8, no. 7, April+, 1887, p. lxxxix-xcii The Theosophical Society in England

Unsigned. Includes A. P. Sinnett’s address at the annual general meeting of the London Lodge.



vol. 8, no. 7, April+, 1887, p. xcii Chittoor

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 7, April+, 1887, p. xcii Obituary Notice

Unsigned. Obituary of Dr. Anandabai Joshi.



May 1887

Vol. 8, No. 8
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 461-470 Studies in Buddhism

Part II.

Alfred Percy Sinnett

A. P. Sinnett


vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 470-472 The Signs of the Time

Jirah Dewey Buck

Harij (= Jirah D Buck)


vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 472-485 Mind and Body

Part 2.

Edward Douglas Fawcett

E. D. Fawcett


vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 485-490 Kaivalyanavanita

Part 2. Translated by T. M. Sundaram Pillay.

Thandavaraya Swamigal

Sri Thandavaraya Swamigal


vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 490-494 The Ideal and the Real - A Dialogue

Henry Mervyn



vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 494-503 The Sabdakalpadruma

A.



vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 504-511 The Constitution of the Microcosm

Part 1.

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 511 Note

Unsigned. Corrections to T. Subba Row’s third lecture on the Bhagavad Gita.



vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 512-513 Plant Lore

Arthur Thomas Banon

A. Banon


vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 514-520 United

Read at: BCW 7:306 Translations: Russian. Review of United, by A. P. Sinnett.

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. Blavatsky


vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 520-521 The Fathers of Jesus

Unsigned. Review of the book by Keningale Cook.



vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 521-522 The Seeress of Prevorst and the Human Brain

Joseph Rodes Buchanan

Jos. Rodes Buchanan


vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 522 The Forms of Vak

Nadaduri Bhashyacharya

N. Bhashyacharya


vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 522-523 [Reply to “The Forms of Vak”, by N. Bhashyachary]

Untitled.

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. S. R.


vol. 8, no. 8, May, 1887, p. 523-524 Zoroastrianism

D.



vol. 8, no. 8, May+, 1887, p. xciii-xciv The President’s Tour

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 8, May+, 1887, p. xciv-xcvi Berhampore

Tridhara Charan Bhatta



vol. 8, no. 8, May+, 1887, p. xcvi-xcvii Gooty Sanscrit School

Unsigned. Reprinted from the Hindu.



vol. 8, no. 8, May+, 1887, p. xcvii-xcviii Ceylon

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vol. 8, no. 8, May+, 1887, p. xcviii Baroda

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vol. 8, no. 8, May+, 1887, p. xcviii Bankura

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vol. 8, no. 8, May+, 1887, p. xcviii Surat

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vol. 8, no. 8, May+, 1887, p. xcviii Trichinopoly

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vol. 8, no. 8, May+, 1887, p. xcviii-xcix America

William Quan Judge

William Q. Judge


vol. 8, no. 8, May+, 1887, p. xcix-c Rules and Bye-Laws of the Boston Theosophical Society

Susan Elizabeth Gay

Susan E. Gay


June 1887

Vol. 8, No. 9
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 525-533 Studies in Buddhism

Part III.

Alfred Percy Sinnett

A. P. Sinnett


vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 533-535 Practical Theosophy

Jirah Dewey Buck

Harij (= Jirah D Buck)


vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 536-547 Ha-Khoshecah A Vision of the Infinite

Part 1.

Henry Pratt



vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 548-549 Mind and Body

Part 3.

Edward Douglas Fawcett

E. D. Fawcett


vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 549-558 Divine Heartache

Gyanbhikshachari



vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 558-562 The Arabian Nights

Arthur Thomas Banon

A. T. Banon


vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 562-569 Killing

Henry Mervyn



vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 569-576 Kaivalyanavanita

Part 3. Translated by T. M. Sundaram Pillay.

Thandavaraya Swamigal

Sri Thandavaraya Swamigal


vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 576-579 Through the Gates of Gold

Unsigned. Review of Through the Gates of Gold, a Fragment of Thought.



vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 579-586 Geometrical Psychology

Unsigned. Review of Geometrical Psychology, or the Science of Representation, an abstract of B. W. Betts’s theories and diagrams, by Louisa S. Cook.



vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 586 Le Lotus

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. O.


vol. 8, no. 9, June, 1887, p. 586 [Postponement of T. Subba Row’s last lecture on the Bhagavad Gita]

Unsigned, untitled.



vol. 8, no. 9, June+, 1887, p. ci-cii Nagpur

Nritya Gopal Bose



vol. 8, no. 9, June+, 1887, p. cii-ciii Surat. The Sanatan Dharma Sabha. Objects, Rules and Bye-Laws

Navtamram Ootamram Trivedi



vol. 8, no. 9, June+, 1887, p. ciii Chicago

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vol. 8, no. 9, June+, 1887, p. ciii Fyzabad

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vol. 8, no. 9, June+, 1887, p. civ Chohan Theosophical Society, Cawnpore

Minutes of the meeting held on December 29, 1886.

M. G. Ganguli; B. Chuckerbutty



vol. 8, no. 9, June+, 1887, p. civ Donations

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vol. 8, no. 9, June+, 1887, p. civ-cv The President’s Tour

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vol. 8, no. 9, June+, 1887, p. cv-cvi Catalogue of the Adyar Oriental Library Belonging to the Theosophical Society, Madras

Unsigned. Continued from page lxxxviii.



July 1887

Vol. 8, No. 10
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 10, July, 1887, p. 587-597 Ha-Khoshecah

Part 2.

Henry Pratt



vol. 8, no. 10, July, 1887, p. 597-601 The Kabbalist of Jerusalem

A. D. Ezekiel



vol. 8, no. 10, July, 1887, p. 602-607 Rosicrucian Letters

Translated from the German. I. Divine Wisdom; II. The Practical Way to Approach the Light.

Franz Hartmann

F. H.


vol. 8, no. 10, July, 1887, p. 608-616 Kaivalyanavanita

Part 4. Translated by T. M. Sundaram Pillay.

Thandavaraya Swamigal

Sri Thandavaraya Swamigal


vol. 8, no. 10, July, 1887, p. 616-621 Leading the Life

Henry Mervyn



vol. 8, no. 10, July, 1887, p. 621-630 Norse Mythology

Part 2.

Carl Henrik Andreas Bjerregaard

C. H. A. Bjerregaard


vol. 8, no. 10, July, 1887, p. 630-633 Plant Lore

Henry Rhodes Morgan

H. R. Morgan


vol. 8, no. 10, July, 1887, p. 633-648 Notes on the Bhagavad Gita

Translations: Russian. Part IV.

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 8, no. 10, July, 1887, p. 649 A Woman in the Case

Review of an address delivered by Elliott Coues at the annual commencement of the National Medical College.

N. C.



vol. 8, no. 10, July, 1887, p. 649-650 The Keral Science

K. C. M.



vol. 8, no. 10, July+, 1887, p. cvii-cviii America. Minutes of a Convention of the American Section of the Theosophical Society

Held at New York on April 24, 1887.

Samuel H. Clapp



vol. 8, no. 10, July+, 1887, p. cviii Aligarh

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 10, July+, 1887, p. cviii-cix Bulandshahr

C. Kundan Lall



vol. 8, no. 10, July+, 1887, p. cix Sweden

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 10, July+, 1887, p. cix Light on the Path

Unsigned. Notice of a French translation.



vol. 8, no. 10, July+, 1887, p. cix The Anantapur Theosophical Society

V. E. Sudarsana Mudaliar

V. E. Sudarsana Moodelliar


vol. 8, no. 10, July+, 1887, p. cx The President’s Tour

Unsigned. Includes resolutions signed by Ramjus and Dindayal Sharma.



August 1887

Vol. 8, No. 11
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 651-655 Re-Classification of Principles

Read at: BCW 7:345

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

H. P. Blavatsky


vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 655-663 Kaivalyanavanita

Part 5. Translated by T. M. Sundaram Pillay.

Thandavaraya Swamigal

Sri Thandavaraya Swamigal


vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 664-666 Maharajah Ranjit Singh’s Sadhu

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. Olcott


vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 666-671 Esoteric Studies

Read at: English text Translations: Russian. Part 1.

Frederico Francisco de Figanière

Visconde de Figaniere


vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 672-685 Suggestion

A Narrative of Occult Science in the XVIth Century.

Emmanuel de Pomar

Duc de Pomar


vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 685-687 Magnetizers and the Magnetized

A. Sankariah



vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 687-694 Sacrifice

Henry Mervyn



vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 695-699 Rosicrucian Letters

III. Truth Absolute and Relative.

Franz Hartmann

F. H.


vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 699-707 The Constitution of the Microcosm

Part 2.

Tallapragada Subba Row

T. Subba Row


vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 707 The Rig Veda

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 708-712 The Religion of Christ and Modern "Christianity"

H.



vol. 8, no. 11, August, 1887, p. 712-714 Theosophical Theories of the Microcosm

William Quan Judge



vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxi Lahore

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vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxi Japan

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vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxi-cxii Ceylon

H. Sumangala



vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxii [Note on “Ceylon”, by H. Sumangala]

Untitled.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. O.


vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxii Moradabad

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxii-cxiii Bellary

Arcot Hanumuntha Charry



vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxiii America

William Quan Judge

William Q. Judge


vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxiii-cxiv The President’s Tour

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vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxiv Rajmahal (Bengal)

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vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxiv Secunderabad

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vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxiv Anantapur

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vol. 8, no. 11, August+, 1887, p. cxiv Monghyr, Behar

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September 1887

Vol. 8, No. 12
Place Title Author


vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 715-726 Buddhism in Japan

Maurice Fredal



vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 726-728 A Self-Levitated Lama

Sreenath Chatterjee



vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 728 [Postscript to “A Self-Levitated Lama”, by Sreenath Chatterjee]

Untitled.

Henry Steel Olcott

H. S. O.


vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 729-743 Kaivalyanavanita

Part 6. Translated by T. M. Sundaram Pillay.

Thandavaraya Swamigal

Sri Thandavaraya Swamigal


vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 743-748 The Bhagavad Gita and the Microcosmic Principles

Naoroji Dorabji Khandalavala

Navroji Dorabji Khandalvala


vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 748-753 Orcus; or Past and Future

Reprinted from the Dublin University Review.

C. J.



vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 754-755 Moral Sayings from the Mahabharata

Unsigned. Part 1.



vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 755-760 Esoteric Studies

Part 2.

Frederico Francisco de Figanière

Visconde de Figaniere


vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 761-767 Rosicrucian Letters

Translated from the German. IV. The Secret Doctrine.

Franz Hartmann

F. H.


vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 767-774 The Kabbala and the Microcosm

Part 1.

Montague R. Lazarus

Montague R Lazarus


vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 775 The Rig Veda Sanhita with Bhashya

Unsigned. Includes the prospectus issued by Tookaram Tatya.



vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 775-776 Solar Biology

Unsigned. Review of Solar Biology, by Hiram E. Butler.



vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 777 The Esoteric

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vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 777 Curious Phenomena

Pasupati N. Chatterji

Pasupati N. Chatterjee


vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 777-778 [Note on “Curious Phenomena”, by Pasupati N. Chatterjee]

Untitled.

Ed.



vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 778 Books

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 778 Classification of Principles

Charles Johnston



vol. 8, no. 12, September, 1887, p. 778 The Bean of Pythagoras

Henry Rhodes Morgan

H. R. Morgan


vol. 8, no. 12, September+, 1887, p. cxv-cxvi The President’s Tour

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 12, September+, 1887, p. cxvi Bhagalpore

Unsigned.



vol. 8, no. 12, September+, 1887, p. cxvi-cxvii Lahore. Rules of the Lahore Theosophical Society

Gopi Nath; Hursukh Rai; Raj Kumar Banerji



vol. 8, no. 12, September+, 1887, p. cxvii-cxviii Mystic Literature

G. R.



vol. 8, no. 12, September+, 1887, p. cxviii Notice

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