]> 2026-11-14T23:38:30+00:00 Path/Vol2 0 en 2026-11-12T08:22:21Z 2461356.8488542 Path/Vol2 0 02-001-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Unsigned editorial opening the issue. April 1 1-2 The Second Year article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-001-01 0 02-003-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. Concluded; Part I appeared in Volume I, no. 12 (March 1887). April 1 3-6 Heralds from the Unseen article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-003-01 0 02-006-01 F. T. S. A short poem signed only "F. T. S."; author not identifiable. April 1 6 Seek Out the Way poem 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-006-01 0 02-007-01 [[Wachtmeister, Constance|Constance Wachtmeister]] Countess Constance Wachtmeister, F. T. S. A letter to the editor questioning T. Subba Row's treatment of the sevenfold and fourfold classifications of principles in man. April 1 7-9 A Perplexed Inquirer letter 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-007-01 0 02-009-01 [[Kimball, William H.|William H. Kimball]] Wm. H. Kimball April 1 9-13 Studies in the Numeric Powers article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-009-01 0 02-013-01 [[Buck, Jirah Dewey|J. D. Buck]] J. D. Buck Part I; marked "(To be continued.)" April 1 13-16 Suggestions as to Primary Concepts article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-013-01 0 02-016-01 Pilgrim Part III, "Content & Satisfaction." Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone. April 1 16-20 Thoughts in Solitude article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-016-01 0 02-020-01 [[Baxter, Sylvester|Sylvester Baxter]] S. B. Part I; a review of Franz Hartmann's ''The Life of Philippus Theophrastus... known by the name of Paracelsus'' (1887). April 1 20-25 Paracelsus review 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-020-01 0 02-025-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon Part I; marked "(To be continued.)" Signature "William Brehon" is a pseudonym of W. Q. Judge. April 1 25-27 The Bhagavad-Gita article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-025-01 0 02-027-01 [[Boehme, Jacob|Jacob Boehme]] Jacob Boehme 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. April 1 27-29 On the Soul of Man reprint 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-027-01 0 02-029-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius 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." April 1 29-32 Tea Table Talk article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-029-01 0 02-033-01 [[Walker, Edward Dwight|E. D. Walker]] E. D. Walker 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. May 2 33-44 Reincarnation. A Western Study of the Subject article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-033-01 0 02-044-01 [[Fawcett, Edward Douglas|E. D. Fawcett]] E. D. Fawcett Subtitled "A Problem of Western Metaphysics Solved in the Light of the Esoteric Doctrine." May 2 44-46 The Doctrine of Innate Ideas article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-044-01 0 02-046-01 [[Baxter, Sylvester|Sylvester Baxter]] S. B. Part II, discussing Robert Browning's poem ''Paracelsus''. May 2 46-52 Paracelsus review 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-046-01 0 02-052-01 [[Buck, Jirah Dewey|J. D. Buck]] J. D. Buck Part II, "(Continued from April number.)"; marked "(To be continued.)" at its end. May 2 52-56 Suggestions as to Primary Concepts article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-052-01 0 02-056-01 [[Kerning, Johann Baptist|J. B. Kerning]] J. Kernning Part I, "Dreams and the Inner Life." Anonymous translation from Kerning's ''Wege zur Unsterblichkeit''. May 2 56-57 Some Teachings of a German Mystic reprint 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-056-01 0 02-057-01 Pilgrim Part IV. Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone. May 2 57-61 Thoughts in Solitude article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-057-01 0 02-061-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius Continuing installment of this recurring column. May 2 61-64 Tea Table Talk article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-061-01 0 02-065-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. Part I, addressed to "My Comrades." June 3 65-71 Letters on the True article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-065-01 0 02-072-01 [[Buck, Jirah Dewey|J. D. Buck]] J. D. Buck Part III, concluded. June 3 72-75 Suggestions as to Primary Concepts article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-072-01 0 02-075-01 [[Hinton, Charles Howard|C. H. Hinton]] C. H. Hinton A short allegory. June 3 75-77 The Lake and the Pool article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-075-01 0 02-077-01 B. N. Acle, F. T. S. 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.)" June 3 77-80 Notes on the Astral Light article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-077-01 0 02-081-01 [[Kerning, Johann Baptist|J. B. Kerning]] J. Kernning Part II, "The True Destiny of Man." June 3 81-85 Some Teachings of a German Mystic reprint 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-081-01 0 02-085-01 Pilgrim Part V, "The Two Pathways." Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone. June 3 85-90 Thoughts in Solitude article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-085-01 0 02-090-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius 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. June 3 90-93 Tea Table Talk article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-090-01 0 02-093-01 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. June 3 93-95 Literary and Theosophical Notes notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-093-01 0 02-095-01 C. F. B. (with reply from Julius) 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. June 3 95-96 Existence of Mahatmas letter 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-095-01 0 02-097-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. Part II, addressed to "My Comrades," continuing from Part I (June 1887). July 4 97-101 Letters on the True article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-097-01 0 02-102-01 [[Walker, Edward Dwight|E. D. Walker]] E. D. Walker 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. July 4 102-107 The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-102-01 0 02-108-01 [[Fawcett, Edward Douglas|E. D. Fawcett]] E. D. Fawcett Subtitled "The Logic of a Priori Negation and the Relations of the Subjective to the Objective in the Estimation of Evidence." July 4 108-114 Evidence and Impossibility article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-108-01 0 02-114-01 [[Baxter, Sylvester|Sylvester Baxter]] S. B. Signed "S. B.," identified as Sylvester Baxter by the established pattern of his other signed Path contributions. July 4 114-117 Reincarnations of Mahatmas article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-114-01 0 02-117-01 K. H. 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. July 4 117-118 Some Poetry of the Sufis letter 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-117-01 0 02-118-01 Pilgrim Part VI, "Sir Philip Sidney." Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone. July 4 118-119 Thoughts in Solitude article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-118-01 0 02-119-01 [[Johnston, Charles|Charles Johnston]] Charles Johnston, F. T. S. Signed "Charles Johnston, F. T. S.," dated "Dublin, Ireland." July 4 119-121 Shall We Know Our Friends in Heaven? article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-119-01 0 02-121-01 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. July 4 121-124 Some Theosophical Statistics notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-121-01 0 02-124-01 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. July 4 124 Branch and Society Notes notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-124-01 0 02-124-02 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''. July 4 124-125 Literary Notes notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-124-02 0 02-126-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius 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." July 4 126-128 Tea Table Talk article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-126-01 0 02-129-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. Part III, continuing from Part II (July 1887). August 5 129-133 Letters on the True article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-129-01 0 02-133-01 [[Walker, Edward Dwight|E. D. Walker]] E. D. Walker 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. August 5 133-138 The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-133-01 0 02-138-01 B. N. Acle, F. T. S. 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. August 5 138-140 Notes on the Astral Light article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-138-01 0 02-141-01 [[Bell, Lydia|Lydia Bell]] Lydia Bell Read at a meeting of the Aryan Theosophical Society, N. Y., 31 May 1887. August 5 141-143 The Symbolism of the Equilateral Triangle article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-141-01 0 02-144-01 [[Baxter, Sylvester|Sylvester Baxter]] S. B. 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. August 5 144-147 Theosophical Fiction article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-144-01 0 02-147-01 Pilgrim Part VII, "The Higher Carelessness." Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone. August 5 147-149 Thoughts in Solitude article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-147-01 0 02-149-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] American Mystic Subtitled "—Genesis iv, 9." Signed "American Mystic"; identified as Judge by TheosophyLib.com, TheosophyTrust.org and Blavatsky.net. August 5 149-152 Am I My Brother's Keeper? article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-149-01 0 02-152-01 [[Kimball, William H.|William H. Kimball]] Wm. H. Kimball Signed "Wm. H. Kimball," dated "Concord, N. H." August 5 152-156 Christianity—Theosophy article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-152-01 0 02-156-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius 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. August 5 156-159 Tea Table Talk article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-156-01 0 02-159-01 Unsigned notes on the Krishna Theosophical Society of Philadelphia, the Branches on the Pacific Slope in California, and the Chicago Branch. August 5 159 Theosophical Notes notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-159-01 0 02-159-02 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." August 5 159-160 Literary Notes notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-159-02 0 02-161-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. Part IV, continuing from Part III (August 1887). September 6 161-168 Letters on the True article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-161-01 0 02-168-01 [[Walker, Edward Dwight|E. D. Walker]] E. D. Walker 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. September 6 168-172 The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-168-01 0 02-172-01 [[Johnston, Charles|Charles Johnston]] Charles Johnston, F. T. S. Signed "Charles Johnston, F. T. S." September 6 172-178 Gospels and Upanishads article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-172-01 0 02-178-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Rameses "Three Who Sought Out the Way," an allegory of three seekers on the spiritual path told by Judge's recurring "Tale-teller" narrator. September 6 178-180 Papyrus article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-178-01 0 02-180-01 B. N. Acle, F. T. S. 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. September 6 180-182 Notes on the Astral Light article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-180-01 0 02-183-01 [[Hartmann, Franz|Franz Hartmann]] Franz Hartmann, M. D. 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''. September 6 183-185 "The Word" article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-183-01 0 02-185-01 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. September 6 185-187 Literary Notes notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-185-01 0 02-188-01 Mabel Collins 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''. September 6 188 Correspondence letter 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-188-01 0 02-188-02 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius 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." September 6 188-192 Tea Table Talk article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-188-02 0 02-193-01 [[Walker, Edward Dwight|E. D. Walker]] E. D. Walker Part IV, "Platonic Poets," concluding the series; quotes Henry More, Milton, an anonymous Platonist from Dodsley's Collection, Shelley, Coleridge, Emerson and Elizabeth Rowe. October 7 193-201 The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-193-01 0 02-201-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] J. Campbell Ver Planck, F. T. S. Signed under her married name at the time, before her 1891 marriage to Archibald Keightley. October 7 201-206 Nature's Scholar article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-201-01 0 02-206-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Unsigned. October 7 206-208 Astral Intoxication article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-206-01 0 02-208-02 Pilgrim Part VIII. Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone. October 7 208-212 Thoughts in Solitude article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-208-02 0 02-212-01 [[Kerning, Johann Baptist|J. B. Kerning]] J. Kernning Part III, "The Captain's Double," a narrative illustrating the teaching with the tale of a captain haunted by his own double. October 7 212-215 Some Teachings of a German Mystic article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-212-01 0 02-215-01 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. October 7 215-217 Theosophical Aspects of Contemporary Literature notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-215-01 0 02-217-02 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius Two readers' accounts of out-of-body and astral experiences, with Julius's replies on the nature of such recollections. October 7 217-220 Tea Table Talk article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-217-02 0 02-220-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Zadok Unsigned, addressed to correspondents as "Zadok." October 7 220 Notice to Inquirers article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-220-01 0 02-221-01 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''. October 7 221-222 Literary Notes notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-221-01 0 02-222-01 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.). October 7 222-223 Theosophical Activities notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-222-01 0 02-224-01 Matsuyama M. 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." October 7 224 Correspondence letter 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-224-01 0 02-225-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon 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. November 8 225-230 The Bhagavad-Gita article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-225-01 0 02-230-01 [[Lancaster, A. E.|A. E. Lancaster]] A. E. Lancaster A sonnet. November 8 230 Reincarnation poem 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-230-01 0 02-231-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Albertus Signed "Albertus." November 8 231-233 Mediumship article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-231-01 0 02-233-02 [[Collins, F. S.|F. S. Collins]] F. S. Collins Part I. A paper read before the Malden Theosophical Society, indebted to D. J. Snider's ''Goethe's Faust, a Commentary''. November 8 233-242 The Theosophical Meaning of Goethe's Faust article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-233-02 0 02-242-01 [[Johnston, Charles|Charles Johnston]] Charles Johnston, F. T. S. Signed "Charles Johnston, F. T. S.," dated "Dublin, Ireland." November 8 242-244 Cain and Abel article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-242-01 0 02-244-02 Harij Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone. November 8 244-247 Personalities article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-244-02 0 02-247-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Hadjii Erinn Signed "Hadjii Erinn." November 8 247-249 The Path of Action article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-247-01 0 02-249-02 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Zadok The first installment of the "Zadok" question-and-answer department announced the previous month. November 8 249-251 Answers to Questioners article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-249-02 0 02-252-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Unsigned editorial reply to a reader's letter signed "E. W. F." November 8 252 Authority article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-252-01 0 02-252-02 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." November 8 252-253 Theosophical Aspects of Contemporary Literature notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-252-02 0 02-254-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius 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." November 8 254-256 Tea Table Talk article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-254-01 0 02-258-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon Part III, "The Despondency of Arjuna," continuing from Part II (November 1887); examines the first chapter's two sets of opposing forces. December 9 258-262 The Bhagavad-Gita article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-258-01 0 02-263-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] J. Campbell Ver Planck, F. T. S. 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. December 9 263 Songs of the Unseen poem 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-263-01 0 02-264-01 [[Collins, F. S.|F. S. Collins]] F. S. Collins Part II, concluding the series. December 9 264-270 The Theosophical Meaning of Goethe's Faust article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-264-01 0 02-270-02 B. N. Acle, F. T. S. 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. December 9 270-272 Notes on the Astral Light article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-270-02 0 02-273-01 [[Kerning, Johann Baptist|J. B. Kerning]] J. Kernning Part IV, "A Sailor and His Love," headed "Translated for The Path." December 9 273-277 Some Teachings of a German Mystic article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-273-01 0 02-278-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Zadok Second installment of the question-and-answer department; the final answer is signed "Julius." December 9 278-281 Answers to Questioners article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-278-01 0 02-281-01 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). December 9 281-283 Theosophical Activities notice 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-281-01 0 02-283-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] J. Campbell Ver Planck, F. T. S. 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. December 9 283-285 Correspondence letter 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-283-01 0 02-285-02 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius 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." December 9 285-288 Tea Table Talk article 2 1887 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-285-02 0 02-289-01 J..... Fragments of MSS, written down by "J....." Author not identifiable from the signature alone. January 10 289-290 Rays from the East article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-289-01 0 02-291-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon Part IV, "The First Abyss," continuing from Part III (December 1887); discusses the nature of will and desire. January 10 291-295 The Bhagavad-Gita article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-291-01 0 02-296-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] J. Campbell Ver Planck An allegorical tale of a prince whose birthright—a gem symbolizing Life—is lost when he tries to hoard it for himself. January 10 296-300 Rahula's Inheritance article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-296-01 0 02-300-02 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. January 10 300-303 Keeley's "Inter-Etheric Force" article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-300-02 0 02-304-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. 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. January 10 304-308 The Appeal unto Caesar article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-304-01 0 02-309-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Zadok The third installment of the "Zadok" question-and-answer department. January 10 309-310 Answers to Questioners article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-309-01 0 02-311-01 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. January 10 311-314 Theosophical Aspects of Contemporary Thought and Literature notice 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-311-01 0 02-314-02 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius On helping "elemental" beings, instances of astral-light thought-pictures surfacing in waking life and dreams, and Paracelsus's "Evestrum" and "Srarames." January 10 314-317 Tea Table Talk article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-314-02 0 02-318-01 Unsigned notices: a new translation of the Bhagavad-Gita by Mohini M. Chatterji; a forthcoming theosophical novel by Franz Hartmann; a note on ''The Theosophist''[[:Template:']]s editorship; and a notice of ''Lucifer''. January 10 318 Literary Notes notice 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-318-01 0 02-318-02 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). January 10 318-320 Theosophical Activities notice 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-318-02 0 02-320-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] 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. January 10 320-324 An Epitome of Theosophy article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-320-01 0 02-325-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon 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. February 11 325-330 The Bhagavad-Gita article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-325-01 0 02-330-02 Gabriel Max An "ideal" portrait by Gabriel Max, reproduced with permission from the German magazine ''Sphynx'' (ed. Dr. Hübbe-Schleiden). February 11 330 illustration: The Seeress of Prevorst illustration 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-330-02 0 02-330-03 B. 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. February 11 330-332 The Seeress of Prevorst article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-330-03 0 02-333-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. A series of aphorisms on love, Karma, resignation, and the nature of the Deity. February 11 333-334 Stray Thoughts article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-333-01 0 02-335-01 [[Johnston, Charles|Charles Johnston]] Charles Johnston, F. T. S. On Karma as discipline and development rather than mere compensatory reward and punishment, illustrated by the lessons of sex and of discord. February 11 335-339 The Lessons of Karma article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-335-01 0 02-340-01 [[Sumner, H. L.|H. L. Sumner]] H. L. Sumner, F. T. S. Explains Pythagoras's injunction against beans as a political, not dietary, prohibition. February 11 340 The Bean of Pythagoras article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-340-01 0 02-341-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] J. Campbell Ver Planck A commentary on Prof. William H. Parker's "Arguments for the Unseen" (''The Forum'', December 1887). February 11 341-343 The Way of the Wind article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-341-01 0 02-344-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Zadok & Julius The fourth installment of the question-and-answer department; the final answer is signed "Julius." February 11 344-346 Answers to Questioners article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-344-01 0 02-346-02 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius 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. February 11 346-351 Tea Table Talk article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-346-02 0 02-352-01 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''. February 11 352-354 Literary Notes notice 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-352-01 0 02-354-01 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''. February 11 354-355 Correspondence notice 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-354-01 0 02-356-01 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). February 11 356 Theosophical Activities notice 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-356-01 0 02-357-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] 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." March 12 357-360 Two Years on the Path article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-357-01 0 02-360-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon 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. March 12 360-365 The Bhagavad-Gita article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-360-01 0 02-365-02 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. Argues against the habit of comparing East and West to the advantage of either, since both are temporary phases of the one Humanity. March 12 365-370 East and West article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-365-02 0 02-370-01 E. J. H. A short poem on being both the centre and the puppet of the Universe. Author not identifiable from the initials alone. March 12 370 Identity poem 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-370-01 0 02-370-02 Harij On pride as the great obstacle to Universal Brotherhood, concluding with the poem "The Great Orphan." Author not identifiable from the pseudonym alone. March 12 370-372 The Pride of Possession article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-370-02 0 02-373-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Nilakant A reply to Western students demanding tangible proof of occultism, arguing that the only fact to be offered is self-knowledge. March 12 373-375 Give Us One Fact article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-373-01 0 02-375-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius A collection of readers' anecdotes of apparent thought-transference and premonition, and a theory of "synchronous vibration." March 12 375-378 Tea Table Talk article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-375-01 0 02-378-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Zadok & Julius The fifth and final installment of the question-and-answer department within this volume; the last answer is signed "Julius." March 12 378-381 Answers to Questioners article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-378-01 0 02-382-01 [[Wachtmeister, Constance|Constance Wachtmeister]] Constance Wachtmeister A letter relating H. P. Blavatsky's private predictions, made two years earlier, about the ultimate fate of John Keely's "Etheric Force" motor. March 12 382-383 Keeley's Motor article 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-382-01 0 02-383-01 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). March 12 383-385 Theosophical Activities notice 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-383-01 0 02-386-01 A tabular directory of the Society's American Branches, with charter dates, presidents, secretaries, and addresses. March 12 386 American Branches: Theosophical Society notice 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-386-01 0 02-387-01 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. March 12 387-388 The Theosophical Publication Society notice 2 1888 Path/Vol2#Path item 02-387-01