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Adversus Omnes Haereses +

A work transmitted with Tertullian’s writings but of disputed authorship; F. Oehler attributed it to Victorinus of Pettau. Its account of Basilides and Abraxas underlies [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s abbreviated rendering. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Compilers Notes (4)#232|BCW 8:232-233]]) +

Advocate, The +

The Harvard Advocate, the art and literary magazine of Harvard College, is the oldest continuously published college art and literary magazine in the United States. The magazine (published then in newspaper format) was founded by Charles S. Gage and William G. Peckham in 1866 and, except for a hiatus during the last years of World War II, has published continuously since then. When the Advocate was founded, it adopted the mottos Dulce est Periculum (Danger is Sweet) and Veritas Nihil Veretur (Truth fears Nothing) which had been used by an earlier Harvard newspaper, the Collegian. [[Category: CTD info from Wikipedia]] (WP) +

Adwaita +

A Vedânta sect. The non‐dualistic (A‐ dwaita) school of Vedântic philosophy founded by Sankarâchârya, the greatest of the historical Brahmin sages. The two other schools are the Dwaita (dualistic) and the Visishtadwaita; all the three call themselves Vedântic. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Adwaitin +

A follower of the said school. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Adyar +

Huddlestone’s Gardens was selected for the Theosophical Society’s headquarters on 31 May 1882; the final payment was made on 17 November. [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] and [[Olcott, Henry Steel|H. S. Olcott]] arrived there on 19 December 1882. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)#xxiv|BCW 4:xxiv-xxv]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.4)#xxvi|BCW 4:xxvi-xxviii]]) +

Adyar Library +

[[Olcott, Henry Steel|H. S. Olcott]] began work on the library and museum on 1 January 1886 and brought its first book, Isis Unveiled, into the new room on 7 September. The formal opening took place during the Theosophical Society convention on 28 December 1886. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.7)#xxiv|BCW 7:xxiv,xxvii-xxviii]]) On 23 December 1887 [[Olcott, Henry Steel|H. S. Olcott]] began moving books into the new library premises, starting with [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Isis Unveiled. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.8)#xxiii|BCW 8:xxiii]]) +

Adytum +

The Holy of Holies in the pagan temples. A name for the secret and sacred precincts or the inner chamber, into which no profane could enter; it corresponds to the sanctuary of the altars of Christian Churches. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Aeolus +

The god who, according to Hesiod, binds and looses the winds; the king of storms and winds. A king of Æolia''', '''the inventor of sails and a great astronomer, and therefore deified by posterity. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Aeon +

Periods of time; emanations proceeding from the divine essence, and celestial beings; genii and angels with the Gnostics. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Aeschylus +

Bibliographical references include: Choëphoroe (The Libation-Bearers). Also an un-identified reference “I C” (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#417|8:417]][[SMW::on]]). Bibliographical references include: Choephorae. Prometheus Bound. Loeb Classical Library (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#563|11:563]][[SMW::on]]). +

Aesh Metzareph +

Chemico-kabalistic treatise translated in 1714 by “A Lover of Philalethes.” Published as No. 4 of the Collectanea Hermetica edited by Dr. W. Wynn Westcott (“Sapere aude”) (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#414|8:414]][[SMW::on]]). +

Aesir +

The same as ''Ases'', the creative Forces personified. The gods who created the black dwarfs or the ''Elves of Darkness ''in Asgard. The divine Æsir, the Ases are the Elves of Light. An allegory bringing together darkness which comes from light, and matter born of spirit. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Aether +

With the ancients the divine luminiferous substance which pervades the whole universe, the “garment” of the Supreme Deity, Zeus, or Jupiter. With the moderns, Ether, for the meaning of which in physics and chemistry see Webster’s ''Dictionary ''or any other. In esotericism Æther is the third principle of the Kosmic Septenary; the Earth being the lowest, then the Astral light, Ether and ''Âkâsa ''(phonetically ''Âkâsha'') the highest. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Aethrobacy +

Lit., walking on, or being lifted into the air with no visible agent at work; “levitation”. It may be conscious or unconscious; in the one case it is magic, in the other either disease or a power which requires a few words of elucidation. We know that the earth is a magnetic body; in fact, as some scientists have found, and as Paracelsus affirmed some 300 years ago, it is one vast magnet. It is charged with one form of electricity — let us call it positive — which it evolves continuously by spontaneous action, in its interior or centre of motion. Human bodies, in common with all other forms of matter, are charged with the opposite form of electricity, the negative. That is to say, organic or inorganic bodies, if left to themselves will constantly and involuntarily charge themselves with and evolve the form of electricity opposite to that of the earth itself. Now, what is weight? Simply the attraction of the earth. “Without the attraction of the earth you would have no weight”, says Professor Stewart; “and if you had an earth twice as heavy as this, you would have double the attraction”. How then, can we get rid of this attraction? According to the electrical law above stated, there is an attraction between our planet and the organisms upon it, which keeps them upon the surface of the globe. But the law of gravitation has been counteracted in many instances, by levitation of persons and inanimate objects. How account for this? The condition of our physical systems, say theurgic philosophers, is largely dependent upon the action of our will. If well‐ regulated, it can produce “miracles”; among others a change of this electrical polarity from negative to positive; the man’s relations with the earth‐magnet would then become repellent, and “gravity”for him would have ceased to exist. It would then be as natural for him to rush into the air until the repellent force had exhausted itself, as, before, it had been for him to remain upon the ground. The altitude of his levitation would be measured by his ability, greater or less, to charge his body with positive electricity. This control over the physical forces once obtained, alteration of his levity or gravity would be as easy as breathing. (See ''Isis Unveiled'', Vol. I., page xxiii.) [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG).

Afrits +

A name for native spirits regarded as devils by Mussulmen. Elementals much dreaded in Egypt. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Agapae +

Love Feasts; the early Christians kept such festivals in token of sympathy, love and mutual benevolence. It became necessary to abolish them as an institution, because of great abuse ; Paul in his First Epistle to the Corinthians complains of misconduct at the feasts of the Christians. [w.w.w.]. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Agassiz, Louis +

Co-author with Augustus A. Gould of ''Principles of Zoology'' (Boston, 1848), subsequently reissued in 1851, 1856 and 1873. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#369|5:369]][[SMW::on]]). +

Agastya +

The name of a great Rishi, much revered in Southern India; the reputed author of hymns in the ''Rig Veda'', and a great hero in the ''Râmâyana. ''In Tamil literature he is credited with having been the first instructor of the Dravidians in science, religion and philosophy. It is also the name of the star “Canopus”. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Agathodaemon +

The beneficent, good Spirit as contrasted with the bad one, Kakodæmon. The “Brazen Serpent” of the Bible is the former; the flying serpents of fire are an aspect of Kakodæmon. The Ophites called Agathodæmon the Logos and Divine Wisdom, which in the Bacchanalian Mysteries was represented by a serpent erect on a pole. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Agathon +

Plato’s Supreme Deity. Lit., “The Good”, our ALAYA, or “Universal Soul”. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +