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Volume 2

April 1887 – March 1888 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

April 1887

Vol. 2, No. 1

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 1, April, 1887, p. 1-2	The Second Year Unsigned editorial opening the issue.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 2, no. 1, April, 1887, p. 3-6	Heralds from the Unseen Concluded; Part I appeared in Volume I, no. 12 (March 1887).	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 1, April, 1887, p. 6	Seek Out the Way A short poem signed only "F. T. S."; author not identifiable.	F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 1, April, 1887, p. 7-9	A Perplexed Inquirer A letter to the editor questioning T. Subba Row's treatment of the sevenfold and fourfold classifications of principles in man.	Constance Wachtmeister Countess Constance Wachtmeister, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 1, April, 1887, p. 9-13	Studies in the Numeric Powers	William H. Kimball Wm. H. Kimball
vol. 2, no. 1, April, 1887, p. 13-16	Suggestions as to Primary Concepts Part I; marked "(To be continued.)"	J. D. Buck J. D. Buck
vol. 2, no. 1, April, 1887, p. 16-20	Thoughts in Solitude Part III, "Content & Satisfaction." Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone.	Pilgrim
vol. 2, no. 1, April, 1887, p. 20-25	Paracelsus Part I; a review of Franz Hartmann's The Life of Philippus Theophrastus... known by the name of Paracelsus (1887).	Sylvester Baxter S. B.
vol. 2, no. 1, April, 1887, p. 25-27	The Bhagavad-Gita Part I; marked "(To be continued.)" Signature "William Brehon" is a pseudonym of W. Q. Judge.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon
vol. 2, no. 1, April, 1887, p. 27-29	On the Soul of Man Reply to the Sixteenth Question propounded to him by Dr. Balthasar Walter, in A. D. 1620; continues the page begun in Volume I, no. 5 (August 1886, replies to the Eighth and Eleventh Questions). Not a Theosophical work: a 17th-century reprint.	Jacob Boehme Jacob Boehme
vol. 2, no. 1, April, 1887, p. 29-32	Tea Table Talk Continuing installment of this recurring column; begun in Volume I, no. 9 (December 1886). The issue and volume close on the same page with a quoted precept from the Chandogya-Upanishad and "OM."	Julia Keightley Julius

May 1887

Vol. 2, No. 2

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 2, May, 1887, p. 33-44	Reincarnation. A Western Study of the Subject Part I; concludes "The second portion of our study will be—Reincarnation in the Light of our own Poets," continued in a later issue of Volume II, outside the scope of this project.	E. D. Walker E. D. Walker
vol. 2, no. 2, May, 1887, p. 44-46	The Doctrine of Innate Ideas Subtitled "A Problem of Western Metaphysics Solved in the Light of the Esoteric Doctrine."	E. D. Fawcett E. D. Fawcett
vol. 2, no. 2, May, 1887, p. 46-52	Paracelsus Part II, discussing Robert Browning's poem Paracelsus.	Sylvester Baxter S. B.
vol. 2, no. 2, May, 1887, p. 52-56	Suggestions as to Primary Concepts Part II, "(Continued from April number.)"; marked "(To be continued.)" at its end.	J. D. Buck J. D. Buck
vol. 2, no. 2, May, 1887, p. 56-57	Some Teachings of a German Mystic Part I, "Dreams and the Inner Life." Anonymous translation from Kerning's Wege zur Unsterblichkeit.	J. B. Kerning J. Kernning
vol. 2, no. 2, May, 1887, p. 57-61	Thoughts in Solitude Part IV. Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone.	Pilgrim
vol. 2, no. 2, May, 1887, p. 61-64	Tea Table Talk Continuing installment of this recurring column.	Julia Keightley Julius

June 1887

Vol. 2, No. 3

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 3, June, 1887, p. 65-71	Letters on the True Part I, addressed to "My Comrades."	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 3, June, 1887, p. 72-75	Suggestions as to Primary Concepts Part III, concluded.	J. D. Buck J. D. Buck
vol. 2, no. 3, June, 1887, p. 75-77	The Lake and the Pool A short allegory.	C. H. Hinton C. H. Hinton
vol. 2, no. 3, June, 1887, p. 77-80	Notes on the Astral Light Part I. A compendium of extracts from the works of Eliphas Lévi (the pen-name of Abbé Alphonse-Louis Constant) on the Astral Light. Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone; marked "(To be continued.)"	B. N. Acle, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 3, June, 1887, p. 81-85	Some Teachings of a German Mystic Part II, "The True Destiny of Man."	J. B. Kerning J. Kernning
vol. 2, no. 3, June, 1887, p. 85-90	Thoughts in Solitude Part V, "The Two Pathways." Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone.	Pilgrim
vol. 2, no. 3, June, 1887, p. 90-93	Tea Table Talk Discusses the Ansel Bourne case of "dual existence," followed by an occultist's explanation of the dangers of leaving the body without a pure motive.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 2, no. 3, June, 1887, p. 93-95	Literary and Theosophical Notes Unsigned notices: Prayer Book of the Aryans and a new English translation of the Vedas, both by R. C. Bary; a French translation of Light on the Path; Solar Biology by Hiram E. Butler; a forthcoming new translation of the Bhagavad-Gita; A Woman in the Case by Elliott Coues; the new Paris magazine The Lotus; the founding of the Krishna Theosophical Society of Philadelphia; and a response to a claim in The Christian Advocate that Theosophy was dead in India.
vol. 2, no. 3, June, 1887, p. 95-96	Existence of Mahatmas A reader's letter prompted by Edwin Arnold's account, in India Revisited, of a conversation with a Buddhist pundit in Ceylon, with a reply discussing why such questions are often met with an evasive answer.	C. F. B. (with reply from Julius)

July 1887

Vol. 2, No. 4

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 4, July, 1887, p. 97-101	Letters on the True Part II, addressed to "My Comrades," continuing from Part I (June 1887).	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 4, July, 1887, p. 102-107	The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature Part I, "American Poets," retitling and continuing the series begun as "Reincarnation. A Western Study of the Subject" (May 1887); quotes poems by Paul Hamilton Hayne, J. G. Whittier, Bayard Taylor (two), T. B. Aldrich, Charles G. Leland, Maurice Thompson and N. P. Willis. Continues through English, Continental and Platonic poets in later issues of Volume II, outside the scope of this project.	E. D. Walker E. D. Walker
vol. 2, no. 4, July, 1887, p. 108-114	Evidence and Impossibility Subtitled "The Logic of a Priori Negation and the Relations of the Subjective to the Objective in the Estimation of Evidence."	E. D. Fawcett E. D. Fawcett
vol. 2, no. 4, July, 1887, p. 114-117	Reincarnations of Mahatmas Signed "S. B.," identified as Sylvester Baxter by the established pattern of his other signed Path contributions.	Sylvester Baxter S. B.
vol. 2, no. 4, July, 1887, p. 117-118	Some Poetry of the Sufis A reader's letter from Rome, Italy, with a translated Sufi poem, "A Parable of Jellaleddin." Signed only "K. H."; author not identifiable from the initials alone.	K. H.
vol. 2, no. 4, July, 1887, p. 118-119	Thoughts in Solitude Part VI, "Sir Philip Sidney." Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone.	Pilgrim
vol. 2, no. 4, July, 1887, p. 119-121	Shall We Know Our Friends in Heaven? Signed "Charles Johnston, F. T. S.," dated "Dublin, Ireland."	Charles Johnston Charles Johnston, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 4, July, 1887, p. 121-124	Some Theosophical Statistics Unsigned. A tabulation of Theosophical Society branches founded in India and Ceylon since 1880, by year, with totals of branches worldwide by country as of January 1887, and a note on the American Branches.
vol. 2, no. 4, July, 1887, p. 124	Branch and Society Notes Unsigned notes: a convention of pundits and scholars at Hardwar, India, on 1 June to discuss the revival of Sanskrit and Aryan literature, attended by Col. Olcott; a paper on "Cycles of Time" read by Bro. J. Ralston Skinner at the Cincinnati Branch; the growth of the Aryan Theosophical Society's library; and the founding of the Pranava Theosophical Society in St. Louis.
vol. 2, no. 4, July, 1887, p. 124-125	Literary Notes Unsigned notices: the announcement that Mabel Collins ("M. C.") is the author of Through the Gates of Gold; a forthcoming work, The Yoga Way, from the Eastern Publishing Company; a review of A. P. Sinnett's theosophical novel United; and a notice of S. C. Gould's paper The Staff of Adam and the Shem-Hammephorash.
vol. 2, no. 4, July, 1887, p. 126-128	Tea Table Talk Collects an astral-projection anecdote from "Quickly," two experiences from "the widow," and a correspondent's quotation from Herodotus on the luminous pillars of the temple of Hercules at Tyre alongside an extract from Reichenbach's researches in animal magnetism. The issue and volume close on the same page with a quoted precept from the Saddharma-Pundarika and "OM."	Julia Keightley Julius

August 1887

Vol. 2, No. 5

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 5, August, 1887, p. 129-133	Letters on the True Part III, continuing from Part II (July 1887).	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 5, August, 1887, p. 133-138	The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature Part II, "British Poetry"; quotes poems and extracts by William Wordsworth, Dean Alford, Joseph Addison, R. M. Milnes (Lord Houghton), Philip James Bailey, Tennyson, Shelley, Henry Vaughan, Edmund W. Gosse, William Sharp and Robert Browning. Continues through Continental and Platonic poets in later issues of Volume II, outside the scope of this project.	E. D. Walker E. D. Walker
vol. 2, no. 5, August, 1887, p. 138-140	Notes on the Astral Light Part II, continued from Part I (June 1887), a compendium of extracts from the works of Eliphas Lévi. Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone.	B. N. Acle, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 5, August, 1887, p. 141-143	The Symbolism of the Equilateral Triangle Read at a meeting of the Aryan Theosophical Society, N. Y., 31 May 1887.	Lydia Bell Lydia Bell
vol. 2, no. 5, August, 1887, p. 144-147	Theosophical Fiction Signed "S. B.," identified as Sylvester Baxter by the established pattern of his other signed Path contributions. A response to the brief review of A. P. Sinnett's novel United printed in the previous (July 1887) number.	Sylvester Baxter S. B.
vol. 2, no. 5, August, 1887, p. 147-149	Thoughts in Solitude Part VII, "The Higher Carelessness." Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone.	Pilgrim
vol. 2, no. 5, August, 1887, p. 149-152	Am I My Brother's Keeper? Subtitled "—Genesis iv, 9." Signed "American Mystic"; identified as Judge by TheosophyLib.com, TheosophyTrust.org and Blavatsky.net.	W. Q. Judge American Mystic
vol. 2, no. 5, August, 1887, p. 152-156	Christianity—Theosophy Signed "Wm. H. Kimball," dated "Concord, N. H."	William H. Kimball Wm. H. Kimball
vol. 2, no. 5, August, 1887, p. 156-159	Tea Table Talk Discusses the instinctive basis of belief in reincarnation, with anecdotes of children's unreflective recollections and of intuition trusted or disregarded, illustrated by a tale of King Vala and Damayanti from a Sanskrit drama.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 2, no. 5, August, 1887, p. 159	Theosophical Notes Unsigned notes on the Krishna Theosophical Society of Philadelphia, the Branches on the Pacific Slope in California, and the Chicago Branch.
vol. 2, no. 5, August, 1887, p. 159-160	Literary Notes Unsigned notices: a review in The Hour on "Where are the Theosophists?"; Lydia Bell's brochure Thoughts of Healing on the "Mind Cure"; and a lengthy critical review of J. C. Street's The Hidden Way Across the Threshold, charging it with wholesale unacknowledged borrowing from the Vedas, Paracelsus, Isis Unveiled and The Path itself. The issue and volume close on the same page with a quoted epigram from Emerson and "OM."

September 1887

Vol. 2, No. 6

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 6, September, 1887, p. 161-168	Letters on the True Part IV, continuing from Part III (August 1887).	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 6, September, 1887, p. 168-172	The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature Part III, "Continental Poetry"; quotes H. H. Boyesen, Goethe, Victor Hugo, Beranger and Tommaso Campanella. Concludes with Platonic poets in a later issue of Volume II, outside the scope of this project.	E. D. Walker E. D. Walker
vol. 2, no. 6, September, 1887, p. 172-178	Gospels and Upanishads Signed "Charles Johnston, F. T. S."	Charles Johnston Charles Johnston, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 6, September, 1887, p. 178-180	Papyrus "Three Who Sought Out the Way," an allegory of three seekers on the spiritual path told by Judge's recurring "Tale-teller" narrator.	W. Q. Judge Rameses
vol. 2, no. 6, September, 1887, p. 180-182	Notes on the Astral Light Part III, continued from Part II (August 1887), a compendium of extracts from the works of Eliphas Lévi. Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone.	B. N. Acle, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 6, September, 1887, p. 183-185	"The Word" A response to "Heralds from the Unseen" (April 1887) and to a discussion of the author's own article "Occultism in Germany" in The Theosophist.	Franz Hartmann Franz Hartmann, M. D.
vol. 2, no. 6, September, 1887, p. 185-187	Literary Notes Unsigned notices: the launch of H. P. Blavatsky's new monthly Lucifer in London; a review of the novel The Duchess Emilia; a German translation of the Bhagavad-Gita in progress; Hugh Junor Brown's pamphlets Atheism Philosophically Refuted and Comfort for the Bereaved; a review (signed "J. N.") of Franz Hartmann's Among the Rosicrucians; and a notice of Swedenborg, the Buddhist by Philangi Dasa.
vol. 2, no. 6, September, 1887, p. 188	Correspondence A letter from London, dated 17 July 1887, on the prefaces to The Gates of Gold, Light on the Path and The Idyll of the White Lotus.	Mabel Collins
vol. 2, no. 6, September, 1887, p. 188-192	Tea Table Talk Discusses anecdotes of children's recollections suggestive of reincarnation, Biblical and Kabbalistic evidence, and the relation between religious emotion and understanding. The issue and volume close on the same page with a quoted precept from the Upanishads and "OM."	Julia Keightley Julius

October 1887

Vol. 2, No. 7

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 7, October, 1887, p. 193-201	The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature Part IV, "Platonic Poets," concluding the series; quotes Henry More, Milton, an anonymous Platonist from Dodsley's Collection, Shelley, Coleridge, Emerson and Elizabeth Rowe.	E. D. Walker E. D. Walker
vol. 2, no. 7, October, 1887, p. 201-206	Nature's Scholar Signed under her married name at the time, before her 1891 marriage to Archibald Keightley.	Julia Keightley J. Campbell Ver Planck, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 7, October, 1887, p. 206-208	Astral Intoxication Unsigned.	W. Q. Judge
vol. 2, no. 7, October, 1887, p. 208-212	Thoughts in Solitude Part VIII. Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone.	Pilgrim
vol. 2, no. 7, October, 1887, p. 212-215	Some Teachings of a German Mystic Part III, "The Captain's Double," a narrative illustrating the teaching with the tale of a captain haunted by his own double.	J. B. Kerning J. Kernning
vol. 2, no. 7, October, 1887, p. 215-217	Theosophical Aspects of Contemporary Literature Unsigned survey of theosophical themes in contemporary fiction and periodical literature: essays by George Frederic Parsons, "The Peckster Professorship" and "A Crucial Test" by J. P. Quincy, "The Blindman's World" by E. W. Bellamy, "The Strange Story of Pragtna" by Harvard B. Rooke, an "Anima Mundi" piece in the Atlantic's "Contributors' Club," "The Soul of the Far East" by Percival Lowell, and reviews of periodical articles on hypnotism, Buddhism's influence on early Christianity, and mental healing.
vol. 2, no. 7, October, 1887, p. 217-220	Tea Table Talk Two readers' accounts of out-of-body and astral experiences, with Julius's replies on the nature of such recollections.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 2, no. 7, October, 1887, p. 220	Notice to Inquirers Unsigned, addressed to correspondents as "Zadok."	W. Q. Judge Zadok
vol. 2, no. 7, October, 1887, p. 221-222	Literary Notes Unsigned notices: Kenjiu Kasawara's letters and the magazine The Temperance from Japan; the launch of Lucifer; Franz Hartmann's forthcoming book Jehoshua the Prophet of Nazareth and his work The Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians; and S. L. MacGregor Mathers's translation The Kabbalah Unveiled.
vol. 2, no. 7, October, 1887, p. 222-223	Theosophical Activities Unsigned branch reports "In India" (Col. Olcott's tour: Bulandshahr, the Baran T. S., a Purity Alliance for boys, Hardwar, Lahore; Anantapur, Bellary, Secunderabad, Ceylon) and "In America" (Chicago, the Ramayana T. S. of Chicago, Mohini M. Chatterji's return to India, St. Louis's Arjuna T. S.).
vol. 2, no. 7, October, 1887, p. 224	Correspondence A letter from Kioto, Japan, dated 30 July 1887, on Buddhism in Japan. The issue closes on the same page with a quoted aphorism and "OM."	Matsuyama M.

November 1887

Vol. 2, No. 8

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 8, November, 1887, p. 225-230	The Bhagavad-Gita Part II, continuing from Part I (April 1887); discusses the undisclosed meaning of the Vedas, the Aryan psychological system, and the blindness of Dhritarashtra as a symbol of material existence.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon
vol. 2, no. 8, November, 1887, p. 230	Reincarnation A sonnet.	A. E. Lancaster A. E. Lancaster
vol. 2, no. 8, November, 1887, p. 231-233	Mediumship Signed "Albertus."	W. Q. Judge Albertus
vol. 2, no. 8, November, 1887, p. 233-242	The Theosophical Meaning of Goethe's Faust Part I. A paper read before the Malden Theosophical Society, indebted to D. J. Snider's Goethe's Faust, a Commentary.	F. S. Collins F. S. Collins
vol. 2, no. 8, November, 1887, p. 242-244	Cain and Abel Signed "Charles Johnston, F. T. S.," dated "Dublin, Ireland."	Charles Johnston Charles Johnston, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 8, November, 1887, p. 244-247	Personalities Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone.	Harij
vol. 2, no. 8, November, 1887, p. 247-249	The Path of Action Signed "Hadjii Erinn."	W. Q. Judge Hadjii Erinn
vol. 2, no. 8, November, 1887, p. 249-251	Answers to Questioners The first installment of the "Zadok" question-and-answer department announced the previous month.	W. Q. Judge Zadok
vol. 2, no. 8, November, 1887, p. 252	Authority Unsigned editorial reply to a reader's letter signed "E. W. F."	W. Q. Judge
vol. 2, no. 8, November, 1887, p. 252-253	Theosophical Aspects of Contemporary Literature Unsigned, continuing from the October 1887 issue: "Astral Perception" in The Platonist; Gen. J. G. R. Forlong's concluding essay on Buddhism's influence on early Christianity; and Georgia Louise Leonard's "The Occult Sciences in the Temples of Ancient Egypt."
vol. 2, no. 8, November, 1887, p. 254-256	Tea Table Talk Reflects on fellowship, sympathy with nature, and a review of Laurence Oliphant's Life of Adventure. The issue and volume close on the same page with a quoted verse and "OM."	Julia Keightley Julius

December 1887

Vol. 2, No. 9

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 9, December, 1887, p. 258-262	The Bhagavad-Gita Part III, "The Despondency of Arjuna," continuing from Part II (November 1887); examines the first chapter's two sets of opposing forces.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon
vol. 2, no. 9, December, 1887, p. 263	Songs of the Unseen Two short poems, "Efflux and Influx" and "Recollection," with an Envoi. Signed under her married name at the time, before her 1891 marriage to Archibald Keightley.	Julia Keightley J. Campbell Ver Planck, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 9, December, 1887, p. 264-270	The Theosophical Meaning of Goethe's Faust Part II, concluding the series.	F. S. Collins F. S. Collins
vol. 2, no. 9, December, 1887, p. 270-272	Notes on the Astral Light Concluding part, continued from Part III (September 1887), a compendium of extracts from the works of Eliphas Lévi. Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone.	B. N. Acle, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 9, December, 1887, p. 273-277	Some Teachings of a German Mystic Part IV, "A Sailor and His Love," headed "Translated for The Path."	J. B. Kerning J. Kernning
vol. 2, no. 9, December, 1887, p. 278-281	Answers to Questioners Second installment of the question-and-answer department; the final answer is signed "Julius."	W. Q. Judge Zadok
vol. 2, no. 9, December, 1887, p. 281-283	Theosophical Activities Unsigned branch reports "In India" (Col. Olcott's tour: Calcutta, Darjiling, Barisal, Adyar, Ceylon), "In England" (the new Blavatsky Lodge; H. P. Blavatsky editing Lucifer and finishing The Secret Doctrine) and "In America" (the Aryan T. S. of New York, New Zealand, Los Angeles, the resumption of the Abridgements of Discussions, the Purana T. S. of Santa Cruz, and Alexander Fullerton's report on his visit to Adyar and Bombay).
vol. 2, no. 9, December, 1887, p. 283-285	Correspondence A letter dated 27 October 1887, discussing the name "Lucifer" with quotations from Eliphas Lévi and Jacob Boehme. Signed under her married name at the time.	Julia Keightley J. Campbell Ver Planck, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 9, December, 1887, p. 285-288	Tea Table Talk Includes a recounted dream of a disciple's quest for "the Wonder," reflections on occult symbolism in daily life, and a child's dialogue about God and death. The issue and volume close on the same page with a quoted verse and "OM."	Julia Keightley Julius

January 1888

Vol. 2, No. 10

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 10, January, 1888, p. 289-290	Rays from the East Fragments of MSS, written down by "J....." Author not identifiable from the signature alone.	J.....
vol. 2, no. 10, January, 1888, p. 291-295	The Bhagavad-Gita Part IV, "The First Abyss," continuing from Part III (December 1887); discusses the nature of will and desire.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon
vol. 2, no. 10, January, 1888, p. 296-300	Rahula's Inheritance An allegorical tale of a prince whose birthright—a gem symbolizing Life—is lost when he tries to hoard it for himself.	Julia Keightley J. Campbell Ver Planck
vol. 2, no. 10, January, 1888, p. 300-303	Keeley's "Inter-Etheric Force" Unsigned editorial translation, from a French rendering, of passages from H. P. Blavatsky's forthcoming The Secret Doctrine on sound as an occult force, with a following news item on the Keeley Motor Company's 1887 annual meeting.
vol. 2, no. 10, January, 1888, p. 304-308	The Appeal unto Caesar On the seeker's "appeal unto Caesar"—the conscious turn to one's own higher nature when the resources of intellect and heart are exhausted.	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 10, January, 1888, p. 309-310	Answers to Questioners The third installment of the "Zadok" question-and-answer department.	W. Q. Judge Zadok
vol. 2, no. 10, January, 1888, p. 311-314	Theosophical Aspects of Contemporary Thought and Literature Unsigned, continuing from previous issues: Edward Bellamy's "At Pinney's Ranch"; Percival Lowell's concluding chapters of "The Soul of the Far East"; J. Milner Fothergill's "The Effects of Town Life upon the Human Body"; and an account of the Rev. Arthur May Knapp's farewell as the American Unitarian Association's envoy to Japan.
vol. 2, no. 10, January, 1888, p. 314-317	Tea Table Talk On helping "elemental" beings, instances of astral-light thought-pictures surfacing in waking life and dreams, and Paracelsus's "Evestrum" and "Srarames."	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 2, no. 10, January, 1888, p. 318	Literary Notes Unsigned notices: a new translation of the Bhagavad-Gita by Mohini M. Chatterji; a forthcoming theosophical novel by Franz Hartmann; a note on The TheosophistTemplate:'s editorship; and a notice of Lucifer.
vol. 2, no. 10, January, 1888, p. 318-320	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America (Chicago, Boston, the Krishna T. S. of Philadelphia, the newly chartered Ishwara T. S. of Minneapolis, the Aryan T. S. of New York), India (the forthcoming Annual Convention at Madras, new members and Branches), Japan (a new charter at Kyoto), and Austria (a new vegetarian Branch at Vienna).
vol. 2, no. 10, January, 1888, p. 320-324	An Epitome of Theosophy A tract issued by the New York Theosophists for general distribution, summarizing Theosophical teaching point by point; later revised and expanded by Judge into a separately-issued pamphlet of the same title.	W. Q. Judge

February 1888

Vol. 2, No. 11

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 325-330	The Bhagavad-Gita Part V, beginning the Second Chapter, continuing from Part IV (January 1888); on the permanence of the soul and the scrupulous performance of natural duty.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 330	illustration: The Seeress of Prevorst An "ideal" portrait by Gabriel Max, reproduced with permission from the German magazine Sphynx (ed. Dr. Hübbe-Schleiden).	Gabriel Max
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 330-332	The Seeress of Prevorst A sketch of Friederike Hauffe (1801-1829), the "Seeress of Prevorst" studied by Dr. Justinus Kerner, and the phenomena attending her case. Author not identifiable from the initial alone.	B.
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 333-334	Stray Thoughts A series of aphorisms on love, Karma, resignation, and the nature of the Deity.	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 335-339	The Lessons of Karma On Karma as discipline and development rather than mere compensatory reward and punishment, illustrated by the lessons of sex and of discord.	Charles Johnston Charles Johnston, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 340	The Bean of Pythagoras Explains Pythagoras's injunction against beans as a political, not dietary, prohibition.	H. L. Sumner H. L. Sumner, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 341-343	The Way of the Wind A commentary on Prof. William H. Parker's "Arguments for the Unseen" (The Forum, December 1887).	Julia Keightley J. Campbell Ver Planck
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 344-346	Answers to Questioners The fourth installment of the question-and-answer department; the final answer is signed "Julius."	W. Q. Judge Zadok & Julius
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 346-351	Tea Table Talk An allegorical Brahmanic tale of trial by slander before chelaship, a discussion of the inner attitude needed to "prove one's faith," and an extended allegory of a butterfly's metamorphosis as a type of reincarnation.	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 352-354	Literary Notes Unsigned reviews and notices: A. d'Assier's Posthumous Humanity (translated and annotated by H. S. Olcott); E. D. Babbitt's The Philosophy of Cure; W. P. Phelon's The Future Rulers of America; an announcement of E. D. Walker's forthcoming Reincarnation: A Study of Forgotten Truth; and Ursula N. Gestefeld's The Popular Craze—Christian Science.
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 354-355	Correspondence A collective letter of 10 January 1888 to H. P. Blavatsky, signed by W. Q. Judge and 25 others, urging her not to withhold publication of The Secret Doctrine.
vol. 2, no. 11, February, 1888, p. 356	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America (the separately-printed Epitome of Theosophy, Cincinnati T. S., the newly organized Ishwara T. S., the Aryan T. S. of New York) and India (the Headquarters library, a Buddhist Catechism sent to the Chinese fleet, the Bombay free dispensary, a proposed European convention at Bayreuth).

March 1888

Vol. 2, No. 12

Place	Title	Author
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 357-360	Two Years on the Path Unsigned editorial on the magazine's second anniversary, its relation to the Theosophical Society and to H. P. Blavatsky, and its devotion to the "Light which comes from the East."	W. Q. Judge
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 360-365	The Bhagavad-Gita Part VI, continuing the Second Chapter; on the system of initiation and Karma-Yoga. Not marked "(To be continued.)"; no further installment appeared within this volume.	W. Q. Judge William Brehon
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 365-370	East and West Argues against the habit of comparing East and West to the advantage of either, since both are temporary phases of the one Humanity.	Julia Keightley Jasper Niemand, F. T. S.
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 370	Identity A short poem on being both the centre and the puppet of the Universe. Author not identifiable from the initials alone.	E. J. H.
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 370-372	The Pride of Possession On pride as the great obstacle to Universal Brotherhood, concluding with the poem "The Great Orphan." Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone.	Harij
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 373-375	Give Us One Fact A reply to Western students demanding tangible proof of occultism, arguing that the only fact to be offered is self-knowledge.	W. Q. Judge Nilakant
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 375-378	Tea Table Talk A collection of readers' anecdotes of apparent thought-transference and premonition, and a theory of "synchronous vibration."	Julia Keightley Julius
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 378-381	Answers to Questioners The fifth and final installment of the question-and-answer department within this volume; the last answer is signed "Julius."	W. Q. Judge Zadok & Julius
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 382-383	Keeley's Motor A letter relating H. P. Blavatsky's private predictions, made two years earlier, about the ultimate fate of John Keely's "Etheric Force" motor.	Constance Wachtmeister Constance Wachtmeister
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 383-385	Theosophical Activities Unsigned notices from America (the annual Convention, a note on Mohini M. Chatterji denying a rumored intention to join the Catholic Church, new Branches in Nebraska, the Aryan T. S., Boston), India (the December 1887 Convention at Adyar, the Adyar Library, a new Branch in Ceylon), and Ireland (the Dublin Lodge admitting associates).
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 386	American Branches: Theosophical Society A tabular directory of the Society's American Branches, with charter dates, presidents, secretaries, and addresses.
vol. 2, no. 12, March, 1888, p. 387-388	The Theosophical Publication Society An announcement of a new London society for reprinting and publishing Theosophical literature, with its officers and a notice distinguishing it from the Theosophical Society itself.