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Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research +

Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, published in London from 1882. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#386|5:386]][[SMW::on]]). London proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, issued from 1882 and listed among the sources cited in the volume. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#404|7:404]][[SMW::on]]). Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, published in London from 1882 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#479|8:479]][[SMW::on]]). +

Proclus +

A Greek writer and mystic philosopher, known as a Commentator of Plato, and surnamed the Diadochus. He lived in the fifth century, and died, aged 75, at Athens A.D. 485. His last ardent disciple and follower and the translator of his works was Thomas Taylor of Norwich, who, says Brother Kenneth Mackenzie, “was a modern mystic who adopted the pagan faith as being the only veritable faith, and actually sacrificed doves to Venus, a goat to Bacchus and designed to immolate a bull to Jupiter” but was prevented by his landlady. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). A leading representative of later Neoplatonism, born at Constantinople and active at Athens. His extensive writings were chiefly devoted to explaining Plato. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#389|7:389]][[SMW::on]]). +

Proclus, sumamed Diadochos +

The bibliography lists Thomas Taylor's English translation of Proclus's commentary on Plato's Timaeus, published in two volumes in London in 1820 (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.11)#586|11:586]][[SMW::on]]). +

Proctor, Richard Anthony +

English astronomer and popular science writer, known for his map of Mars. British astronomer and popular science writer (1837-1888), founder of Knowledge and author of star atlases. H. P. Blavatsky quoted his Our Place among Infinities (1875) in Isis Unveiled. His Old and New Astronomy was completed after his death by A. Cowper Ranyard. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.2)#540|2:540]][[SMW::on]]). Author of ''The Sun: Ruler, Fire, Light, and Life of the Planetary System'' (London: Longmans, Green, 1871). (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#379|5:379]][[SMW::on]]). +

Prodicus of Ceos +

Greek sophist from Ceos who visited Athens as an ambassador; associated with ethical teaching and writings on nature and human nature known through later testimony. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#662|4:662-663]][[SMW::on]]). +

Prometheus +

The Greek ''logos''; he, who by bringing on earth divine fire (intelligence and consciousness) endowed men with reason and mind. Prometheus is the Hellenic type of our Kumâras or ''Egos,'' those who, by incarnating in men, made of them latent gods instead of animals. The gods (or Elohim) were averse to men becoming “as one of us (''Genesis ''iii., 22), and knowing “good and evil”. Hence we see these gods in every religious legend punishing man for his desire to know. As the Greek myth has it, for stealing the fire he brought to men from Heaven, Prometheus was chained by the order of Zeus to a crag of the Caucasian Mountains. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Propator +

Gnostic term. The “Depth” of Bythos, or En‐Aiôr, the unfathomable light. The latter is alone the Self‐Existent and the Eternal — Propator is only periodical. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Protogonos +

The “first‐born”; used of all the manifested gods and of the Sun in our system. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Protologoi +

The primordial seven creative Forces when anthropomorphized into Archangels or Logoi. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Proto‐ilos +

The first primordial matter. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Protyle +

A newly‐coined word in chemistry to designate the first homogeneous, primordial substance. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pryse, James Morgan +

In September 1890 arrived from the United States and took up residence at the new London headquarters to work as printer at the H.P.B. Press. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbrev (BCW vol.12)#xxv|BCW 12:xxv]]) +

Przhevalsky, Nikolai Mikhailovich +

A Russian traveller and geographer (1839-1888), explorer of Central Asia and Tibet, who assembled important botanical and zoological collections on his expeditions. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The Study of Russian by Indian Officers|BCW 3:48-49]]) +

Psaltis, Lina +

Read the final proofs of volume XI of [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s Collected Writings with [[Ponsonby, Irene R.|I. R. Ponsonby]]. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Foreword (BCW vol.11)#xxi|BCW 11:xxi]]) +

Pschent +

A symbol in the form of a double crown, meaning the presence of Deity in death as in life, on earth as in heaven. This'' Pschent'' is only worn by certain gods. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Psellus, Michael +

The bibliography discusses his commentaries on the Chaldean Oracles and ''On Daimons''. Zirkoff leaves the identification of one quoted passage uncertain. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#389|7:389]][[SMW::on]]). +

Psyche +

The animal, terrestrial Soul; the lower ''Manas''. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Psychische Studien +

Leipzig periodical founded and edited by Alexander Nikolayevich Aksakov. Zirkoff lists its publication from 1874 and its continuation in 1925-34 as ''Zeitschrift für Parapsychologie''. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#386|5:386]][[SMW::on]]). Leipzig periodical founded and edited by Alexander N. Aksakov. De Zirkoff records its continuation under the title ''Zeitschrift für Parapsychologie'' from 1925 and notes substantial American library holdings. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.6)#451|6:451]][[SMW::on]]). +

Psychism +

From the Greek ''psyche.'' A term now used to denote very loosely every kind of mental phenomena, e.g., mediumship, and the higher sensitiveness, hypnotic receptivity, and inspired prophecy, simple clairvoyance in the astral light, and real divine seership; in short, the word covers every phase and manifestation of the powers and potencies of the ''human ''and the ''divine'' Souls. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Psychography +

A word first used by theosophists; it means writing under the dictation or the influence of one’s “soul‐power”, though Spiritualists have now adopted the term to denote writing produced by their mediums under the guidance of returning “Spirits”. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +