]> 2026-11-15T22:46:05+00:00 Path/Vol3 0 en 2026-11-12T08:22:32Z 2461356.8489815 Path/Vol3 0 03-000-01 Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead, quoting Bhagavad-Gita, ch. 7. April 1 - filler quoted from the Bhagavad-Gita quote 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-000-01 0 03-001-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Unsigned editorial opening the volume's third year; the page already existed on Teopedia (general СПУКД project), retrofitted with Path-specific markup. April 1 1 The Third Year article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-001-01 0 03-002-01 [[Johnston, Charles|Charles Johnston]] Charles Johnston, F. T. S., Dublin, Ireland Part I of II (concluded in no. 2, May 1888); annotated throughout by H. P. Blavatsky. An esoteric reading of the cosmogony of Genesis, ch. 1, as distinct from the later Adam-and-Eve narrative. April 1 2-8 The Tide of Life article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-002-01 0 03-008-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Q. Judge On Col. H. S. Olcott's work for the Theosophical Society since its founding in 1875; the page already existed on Teopedia (general СПУКД project), retrofitted with Path-specific markup. April 1 8-12 A Servant of the Masters article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-008-01 0 03-012-01 [[Fullerton, Alexander|Alexander Fullerton]] Alexander Fullerton, F. T. S. Subtitled "[A paper read before the Aryan T. S. of New York, March 20th, 1888.]" On partisanship and the conviction of infallibility underlying it. April 1 12-16 Partisanship in Theosophy article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-012-01 0 03-017-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] First installment, "The Kali Yuga—The Present Age"; unsigned, attributed to Judge. A recurring Student-and-Sage dialogue, distinct from H. P. Blavatsky's own column of the same title. April 1 17-21 Conversations on Occultism article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-017-01 0 03-021-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Zadok Hadji Two questions from "G. H." on dream-flight and occult phenomena, answered signed "Zadok"; one question from "G. B." on Sinnett's ''Karma'', answered signed "Hadji." April 1 21-23 Answers to Questioners article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-021-01 0 03-023-01 Unsigned reviews of E. D. Walker's ''Reincarnation''; Col. H. S. Olcott's ''The Golden Rules of Buddhism''; Franz Hartmann's ''The Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians''; the anonymous brochure ''Proteus''; Albert Jhouney's ''Les Lys Noirs''; and N. Bhashyacharya's ''A Visishtadwaita Catechism''. April 1 23-26 Literary Notes notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-023-01 0 03-027-01 Unsigned notices from America (growth of interest, the Aryan T. S.'s Discussions, the forthcoming April 22 Convention in Chicago, new Branches in Omaha and Grand Island, Nebraska, in San Diego, California, and in St. Louis, Missouri, and Dr. Franz Hartmann's visit to New York) and India (a Buddhist bazaar in Ceylon, a prize offered by ''The Theosophist'', funding for the Headquarters Library, a donation by the Maharajah of Durbhanga). April 1 27-29 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-027-01 0 03-029-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius A three-Sunday thought-transference experiment between "R." and "W.", followed by the "Quickly" cross-walk and "the Professor" watch-time precognition anecdotes. April 1 29-32 Tea Table Talk article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-029-01 0 03-032-01 [[Nizida]] Nizida A short poem on the mystic sounds hidden within apparent silence, with a footnote referring to a different, earlier same-titled piece in ''The Path'' for August 1887. April 1 32 The Singing Silences poem 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-032-01 0 03-033-01 Two unsigned epigraphs on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead. May 2 - filler quoted from Isis Unveiled and the Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad quote 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-033-01 0 03-033-02 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon Part VII, continuing the Second Chapter; on the three qualities (Satwa, Rajah, Tamo), delayed Karma and unspent affinities carried between incarnations, and the necessity of devotion. May 2 33-36 The Bhagavad-Gita article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-033-02 0 03-036-01 Unsigned aphorism on reviling the source of one's knowledge, and on the distinction between possessing a disciple's knowledge and being a disciple. May 2 36 filler quote quote 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-036-01 0 03-037-01 [[Collins, F. S.|F. S. Collins]] Part I of II (concluded in no. 3, June 1888, outside the scope of this project). A paper read before the Malden Theosophical Society, reading the ''Idylls'' as a sustained allegory of the Soul's "war with Sense." May 2 37-41 Theosophy in Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-037-01 0 03-042-01 [[Johnston, Charles|Charles Johnston]] Charles Johnston, F. T. S. Part II, concluded; annotated by H. P. Blavatsky. Traces the emanation of the mineral, vegetable, animal, and human kingdoms through the five elements, and the Mahatma and Buddha as the culmination of the evolutionary tide. May 2 42-48 The Tide of Life article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-042-01 0 03-048-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. On where Theosophy finds its best field of work: argues that the working classes, less bound by social convention than the cultured classes, are better prepared to live Theosophy as a life rather than a creed. May 2 48-54 The Theosophical Field article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-048-01 0 03-054-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Second installment, "Elementals and Elementaries"; unsigned, attributed to Judge. May 2 54-58 Conversations on Occultism article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-054-01 0 03-058-01 Unsigned reviews of R. Jagannathiah's ''The Desirability of the Revival of the Sanscrit Literature''; the Sankhya Karika (Tookeram Tatya); ''A Guide to Theosophy''; the March ''Theosophist''; the "Wilkesbarre Letters on Theosophy"; Albert Jhouney's ''Les Lys Noirs''; Evelyn Pyne's ''A Dream of the Gironde'' and ''The Poet in May''; and notices of ''Le Lotus'' and ''The Lotus'' for March. May 2 58-60 Literary Notes notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-058-01 0 03-060-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius Opens with two girls' unguided conversation on reincarnation overheard in a barnyard, and reflects on children's intuitive grasp of such truths; closes with a notice of Richard Hodgson's renewed public attacks on H. P. Blavatsky. May 2 60-65 Tea Table Talk article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-060-01 0 03-065-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] A single unsigned note announcing that, owing to the pressure of business following the Chicago Convention, the department's answers are postponed to the following month. May 2 65 Answers to Questioners notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-065-01 0 03-065-02 Unsigned notices from America: a new charter for the Esh Maoun T. S. of St. Louis; a charter for the Lotus T. S. in Michigan; Dr. Franz Hartmann's visit to the Krishna Branch in Philadelphia; Carl F. Redwitz's resignation as Krishna Branch president and Henry B. Foulke's election as his successor; a prospective new Branch in Cleveland, Ohio; and the Wilkesbarre, Pa. newspaper series on Theosophy. May 2 65-66 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-065-02 0 03-066-01 Unsigned report, reprinted from the ''Chicago Inter-Ocean'', of the American Section's annual convention held April 22, 1888, including a letter from H. P. Blavatsky and papers by G. M. Stearns, Dr. J. D. Buck, Secretary Judge, and Dr. Elliott Coues. May 2 66-71 Theosophical Convention in Chicago, Ills. notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-066-01 0 03-071-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Moulvie On why the man who has passed the threshold speaks in words that seem veiled and mysterious, and on intuition as the true test for distinguishing genuine occult utterance from empty words; a commentary on Mabel Collins's ''Through the Gates of Gold''. May 2 71-72 "The Gates of Gold" article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-071-01 0 03-072-01 Unsigned notice disclaiming responsibility for non-delivery of ''The Path'' abroad except through the magazine itself or its London agent, the Theosophical Publication Society. May 2 72 Special Notice About PATH notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-072-01 0 03-073-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon Part VIII, concluding the Second Chapter: on the danger of ceremonial magic, learning versus devotion, and the state of mind at the moment of death. June 3 73-78 The Bhagavad-Gita article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-073-01 0 03-079-01 [[Collins, F. S.|F. S. Collins]] Part II, concluded. June 3 79-86 Theosophy in Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-079-01 0 03-087-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. On the proper way to read theosophical and sacred literature: to assume the writer's good faith, to test ideas by intuition rather than by the writer's personality, and never to pass on a thought one does not oneself feel and understand. June 3 87-92 Thinking versus Reading article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-087-01 0 03-092-01 Unsigned note on the growing presence of Theosophical ideas (Karma, Reincarnation) in contemporary fiction and magazines, citing R. L. Stevenson and Charles Dudley Warner's ''Harper's'' column on heredity. June 3 92-94 Contemporary Literature and Theosophy notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-092-01 0 03-094-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Third installment, "Elementals—Karma"; unsigned, attributed to Judge. June 3 94-96 Conversations on Occultism article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-094-01 0 03-097-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Moulvie Two answers: on whether to relieve another's suffering despite their Karma, and on Mind Cure and Christian Science. June 3 97-98 Answers to Questioners article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-097-01 0 03-099-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius Collects anecdotes of apparent precognition and unconscious clairvoyance from a correspondent and the child "Bun," followed by a lady's first-person account of her sudden entry into Theosophical life. June 3 99-104 Tea Table Talk article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-099-01 0 03-104-01 Unsigned notices from America (the new Varuna T. S. at Bridgeport, Conn.), France (the Société Magnétique de France), and India (Bellary, Ceylon, Col. Olcott's recovered health, Countess Wachtmeister's appointment as additional Secretary). June 3 104 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-104-01 0 03-105-01 Unsigned. On the conditions and proper motive for seeking chelaship, why no officer of the Theosophical Society can receive such an application, and the steps open to the sincere aspirant; includes a long quoted letter from a Master on self-knowledge, pure motive, and probation. July 4 105-109 To Aspirants for Chelaship article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-105-01 0 03-109-01 Closing epigraph to "To Aspirants for Chelaship." July 4 109 filler quoted from H. S. Olcott quote 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-109-01 0 03-110-01 [[Kerning, Johann Baptist|Johann Baptist Kerning]] B. Part V, "From Sensitive to Initiate": the story of Ruppert and Caroline. "(To be continued.)" July 4 110-115 Some Teachings of a German Mystic article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-110-01 0 03-116-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Ramatirtha Part I, a paper read before the Aryan Theosophical Society of New York: on why "self culture" is an inaccurate term, the two kinds of Yoga (Hatha and Raja), and the growth and hindrances (anger, envy, vanity, fear) of the inner "ethereal body" developed through concentration. "In my next the subject will be further developed." July 4 116-123 Culture of Concentration article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-116-01 0 03-123-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Q. Judge, Gen. Sec'y T.S. Moulvie Opens with notice of "Zadok"'s retirement from answering queries; four answers follow, on the Esoteric Society of Boston, Hiram E. Butler's "Solar Biology," and the "peace" and "voice of the silence" of ''Light on the Path''. July 4 123-125 Answers to Questioners article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-123-01 0 03-125-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Fourth installment, unsigned, attributed to Judge; without subtitle. On why knowledge of elementals is withheld from scientists, the coming "war in heaven" over elemental forces, elemental guardians of hidden treasure, and alchemical transmutation. July 4 125-129 Conversations on Occultism article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-125-01 0 03-131-01 Unsigned review of ''Le Lotus'': a memorial notice of the late Louis Dramard, H. P. Blavatsky's "Did Jesus Christ ever exist," and other contributions. July 4 131 Literary Notes notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-131-01 0 03-132-01 Unsigned notices from India (Adyar Library report, a denial by the High Priest of Ceylon of rumors against the T.S.), Japan, Hayti (plans for a Branch), and America (Aryan T.S., change of officers at Boston T.S., activity in Chicago, Michigan, and Santa Cruz, Cal.). July 4 132 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-132-01 0 03-133-01 Unsigned publisher's prospectus ("In the Press") for H. P. Blavatsky's ''The Secret Doctrine'', with a full table of contents of both volumes and subscription terms; closes with a notice of four additional pages to be added to the August issue. July 4 133-136 The Secret Doctrine notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-133-01 0 03-137-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon, F. T. S. Part IX, continuing Chapter III. August 5 137-142 The Bhagavad-Gita article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-137-01 0 03-143-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. Printed as a letter to Judge pledging unqualified support for H. P. Blavatsky, whatever course she may pursue, as a test of intuition and faith rather than of personal independence. August 5 143-147 The Theosophical Society and Madame Blavatsky article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-143-01 0 03-147-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Eusebio Urban On Jagrata, Swapna, and Sushupti (waking, dreaming, and dreamless sleep), and how concentration while awake clarifies the two other states. August 5 147-150 The Three Planes of Human Life article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-147-01 0 03-150-01 B. N. Acle, F. T. S. On single-heartedness: the difference between questions framed as "must I give up," the mark of attachment not yet overcome, and the unhesitating, joyful effort of one whose aim is single. August 5 150-153 Escape or Achievement article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-150-01 0 03-153-01 [[Kerning, Johann Baptist|Johann Baptist Kerning]] B. Part V concluded: the Adept Mohrland begins to free Caroline from her two possessing spirits through exercises of obedience and will. "(To be concluded in September.)" August 5 153-160 Some Teachings of a German Mystic article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-153-01 0 03-160-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Fifth installment, "Mantrams": unsigned, attributed to Judge. On the nature and use of mantrams, from unconscious everyday phrases to the scientific mantrams preserved in ancient Sanscrit. August 5 160-163 Conversations on Occultism article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-160-01 0 03-163-01 Unsigned note answering the emotional objection that Reincarnation forecloses reunion with loved ones, explaining the Theosophical teaching that souls who are drawn to each other meet again from life to life. August 5 163-165 Respecting Reincarnation notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-163-01 0 03-165-01 Unsigned reviews of Evelyn Pyne's ''A Dream of the Gironde'' and ''A Poet in May'', J. D. Buck's Chicago Convention paper, Ursula Gestefeld's ''Christian Science'', J. H. Salisbury's ''The Relations of Alimentation and Disease'', a misprint in the ''Epitome of Theosophy'' reprint, and notices of ''The Bijou of Asia'', ''Le Lotus'', ''The Theosophist'', and ''The Literary Album''. August 5 165-167 Literary Notes notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-165-01 0 03-167-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius The Professor's waking vision of a Master's order to "kill your mother" and its allegorical resolution, followed by anecdotes of apparent coincidence and thought-transference. August 5 167-171 Tea Table Talk article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-167-01 0 03-171-01 Unsigned notices from America (a new Aryan T. S. headquarters room in New York, the Lotus T. S. of Michigan, Chicago T. S.) and India (reprinting of the ''Epitome of Theosophy'' in Bombay, the Buddhist Catechism translated into Burmese and Canarese, Col. Olcott's lecture on "Ghosts" at Ootacamund). August 5 171-173 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-171-01 0 03-173-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon, F. T. S. Part X, concluding Chapter III. September 6 173-177 The Bhagavad-Gita article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-173-01 0 03-177-01 [[Kerning, Johann Baptist|Johann Baptist Kerning]] B. Part V, conclusion: the Adept Mohrland completes Caroline's cure, and explains his method to the physician as the universal, "Paradise"-regaining pattern underlying all religions. September 6 177-183 Some Teachings of a German Mystic article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-177-01 0 03-183-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Eusebio Urban A survey of the twelve principal Buddhist sects of Japan, concentrating on the Shin-Shiu doctrine of salvation "by the power of another." September 6 183-187 A Buddhist Doctrine article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-183-01 0 03-187-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Sixth installment, unsigned, attributed to Judge. On why materialistic science will gradually admit occult facts under new names, and on the elementals connected with lost and buried treasure. September 6 187-192 Conversations on Occultism article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-187-01 0 03-192-01 [[Buck, Jirah Dewey|J. D. Buck]] On the Theosophical Society's policy of admitting all applicants rather than testing worthiness, since each member's own motive tries and judges him, and on the selfless, unrecognized labor of the true Theosophist. September 6 192-195 Who are Theosophists? article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-192-01 0 03-195-01 S. B. Reviews Annie Payson Call's "The Regeneration of the Body," J. P. Quincy's "Miser Farrell's Bequest," J. M. Buckley's papers on psychical phenomena, Barrett Wendell's "The Last of the Ghosts," Robert Louis Stevenson's essays, and Walter Hubbell's ''The Great Amherst Mystery''. September 6 195-200 Theosophical Aspects of Contemporary Literature and Thought notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-195-01 0 03-200-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius On the Sankhya philosophy and T. Cockburn Thomson's translation of the Gita, followed by anecdotes of apparent thought-transference and precognition. September 6 200-202 Tea Table Talk article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-200-01 0 03-203-01 Unsigned notices from America (the new Dharma T.S. at Cleveland, the new Theosophical Headquarters room in New York) and India (new Branches at Udamalpet and Pollachi, a proposed Hindu College at Madras, Col. Olcott's return to Madras, the Theosophical Publication Society's reprints, Col. Olcott's planned European tour). September 6 203-204 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-203-01 0 03-205-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon, F. T. S. Part XI, concluding Chapter IV. October 7 205-209 The Bhagavad-Gita article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-205-01 0 03-209-01 [[Johnston, Charles|Charles Johnston]] On an old tradition that the Rajputs, not the Brahmans, were the original teachers of divine wisdom in archaic India, illustrated by stories from the Upanishads and the legend of Visvamitra and Vasishta. October 7 209-215 Tales of the Ancient Rajputs article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-209-01 0 03-215-01 [[Fullerton, Alexander|Alexander Fullerton]] A paper read before the Aryan Theosophical Society of New York, arguing that Karma answers the religious instinct's demand for Providence more fully and consistently than the conventional idea of a supervising Deity. October 7 215-219 Karma and Providence article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-215-01 0 03-219-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Seventh installment, unsigned, attributed to Judge. On the nature of elementals: their lack of fixed form, their perception of dense matter, and their diffusion through all objects. October 7 219-222 Conversations on Occultism article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-219-01 0 03-222-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] August Waldersee, F. T. S. A call for Theosophical Sunday Schools to teach children Karma and Reincarnation, on the grounds of their natural closeness to the Unseen. October 7 222-224 A Plea for the Children article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-222-01 0 03-224-01 Unsigned editorial note on the theosophic meaning of Kerning's "From Sensitive to Initiate," on the mantramic power of names and the right use of mediumship. October 7 224-226 A German Mystic's Teachings notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-224-01 0 03-230-01 Unsigned reviews of ''The Theosophist'' and ''Le Lotus'' for July, M. J. Barnett's ''Justice a Healing Power'', the new magazine ''Hestia'', F. Hartmann's ''The Life of Jehoshua the Prophet of Nazareth'', Prof. J. M. Crawford's translation of the ''Kalevala'', and ''Spirit Communion''; closes with a notice of ''The Secret Doctrine''[[:Template:']]s approaching publication. October 7 230-233 Literary Notes notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-230-01 0 03-233-01 Two letters: N. D. Khandalavala of Ahmedabad on the revision of ''The Secret Doctrine'', and Dharmapala Hevavitarana of Colombo on the Buddhist Theosophical Society's work in Ceylon. October 7 233-235 Correspondence letter 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-233-01 0 03-235-01 Unsigned notices from America (the new Theosophical Headquarters, Branches in California, Iowa, and St. Louis, a Sunday School proposal), England (the European Convention and Chas. Johnston's departure for India), and India (circulation of the ''Epitome of Theosophy'', new Theosophical missionary work). October 7 235-237 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-235-01 0 03-237-01 [[Fullerton, Alexander|Alexander Fullerton]] A paper read before the Aryan Theosophical Society of New York, arguing from analogies on three planes of life—below man, man's own, and above man—that Theosophy's distinctive doctrines of Elementals, the primacy of the unseen, and Adeptship are natural extensions of principles already accepted elsewhere. November 8 237-243 Analogies article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-237-01 0 03-244-01 [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] [[Olcott, Henry Steel|H. S. Olcott]] Reprinted from ''Lucifer''; a joint declaration that there is no disagreement between the two Founders, with an editorial note explaining its reprinting. November 8 244 A Joint Note notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-244-01 0 03-245-01 Harij On confusion among students of occult literature arising from merely intellectual knowledge, and on desire and motive as what truly determines progress, illustrated by the selfless, unceasing labor of Blavatsky and Olcott. November 8 245-247 The Practical Side of Theosophy article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-245-01 0 03-248-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon, F. T. S. Part XII, concluding Chapter IV. November 8 248-250 The Bhagavad-Gita article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-248-01 0 03-250-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Narayan Nilakant Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. Answers on the pronunciation of OM, on Spirit and matter, and on Karma (signed "Narayan Nilakant"), and on the "Karma of Jesus" and communication with "earth bound spirits" (signed "Jasper Niemand, F. T. S."). November 8 250-254 Answers to Questioners article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-250-01 0 03-254-01 A Buddhist On Buddha's two rejected extremes, the System of Lust and the System of Sorrow, and the Middle Way of moderation he taught instead. November 8 254-256 Two Systems—Of Lust and Sorrow article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-254-01 0 03-256-01 Unsigned essay arguing that heredity remains a puzzle to science only because it is considered apart from Karma and Reincarnation, which place responsibility on the spiritual entity using the body rather than on the body itself. November 8 256-259 Is Heredity a Puzzle? article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-256-01 0 03-259-01 Unsigned notices from America (new Headquarters room, Branches on the Pacific Coast, Philadelphia, Iowa, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Mrs. Ver Planck's publishing fund), India, and Europe (the new British Section under Dr. A. Keightley, formation of the Esoteric Section under H. P. Blavatsky, Col. Olcott's European tour), an obituary for Bro. S. Govinda Row Sattay, a proposed world tour for Col. Olcott, and a notice on non-receipt of ''The Path''. November 8 259-264 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-259-01 0 03-265-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius Students' instructive dream experiences, including a clairvoyant's symbolic dreams of Lincoln's and Garfield's deaths and a telegraph operator's precognitive dream of a reply message. November 8 265-268 Tea Table Talk article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-265-01 0 03-268-01 Notice by William Q. Judge on the despatch of ''The Secret Doctrine'' from the Path office. November 8 268 The Secret Doctrine notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-268-01 0 03-269-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] William Brehon, F. T. S. Part XIII, opening Chapter V, on renunciation of the fruit of action. December 9 269-273 The Bhagavad-Gita article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-269-01 0 03-273-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Z. Part I: an introduction by "Jasper Niemand" (Julia Keightley) and the first of a series of letters of occult guidance, signed "Z.," later expanded into Judge's book of the same name. December 9 273-278 Letters That Have Helped Me article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-273-01 0 03-278-01 [[Connelly, James H.|James H. Connelly]] A first-person narrative of a suicide's posthumous experience among the astral dead, and his powerless return to those he had loved in life. December 9 278-281 Among the Dead article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-278-01 0 03-281-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Eusebio Urban On the nature of the "Dweller of the Threshold," the combined evil influence of the age, encountered by every earnest occult student. December 9 281-284 The Dweller of the Threshold article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-281-01 0 03-284-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Bryan Kinnavan A vision at the Lakes of Killarney of an ancient tower of fire-guardians, and the failure that ended its watch. December 9 284-287 A Curious Tale article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-284-01 0 03-287-01 [[Buck, Jirah Dewey|J. D. Buck]] On the three states of ordinary consciousness and the evidence from anaesthesia, somnambulism, hypnotism, and insanity that consciousness persists and merely shifts its plane. December 9 287-290 The Planes of Consciousness article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-287-01 0 03-290-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Rodriguez Undiano On whether vegetarianism is required of Theosophists, arguing that motive matters more than diet itself. December 9 290-293 Theosophic Diet article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-290-01 0 03-293-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius On the publication of ''The Secret Doctrine'' and the formation of the Esoteric Section, and an extended account of the life and death of Bro. S. Govinda Row Sattay. December 9 293-297 Tea Table Talk article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-293-01 0 03-297-01 Unsigned reviews of H. C. Kirk's ''The Possibility of not Dying'', ''The Theosophist'' for September and October, and A. P. Sinnett's ''A Course of Theosophical Reading''. December 9 297-298 Literary Notes notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-297-01 0 03-298-01 Notice on the despatch of both volumes and the new, higher subscription price. December 9 298 The Secret Doctrine notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-298-01 0 03-298-02 Notice that Correspondence and Answers to Inquirers are postponed owing to the Editor's absence in Europe. December 9 298 Special Notice notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-298-02 0 03-298-03 Unsigned notices from America (the new Brahmana T.S. of Milwaukee, a new portrait of Olcott at Headquarters), Europe (the Dublin Lodge), and India (Richard Harte's arrival), followed by the formal order establishing the Esoteric Section and a report on Col. Olcott's proposed American tour fund. December 9 298-300 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-298-03 0 03-301-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] J. Campbell Ver Planck A Christmas allegory in which a small boy, Carlo, torn between his atheist father and devout, dying mother, is answered by the Christ-child of his Christmas tree, who teaches that Christ is the inner Spirit and Voice present in all hearts and all things. January 10 301-307 How the Christ-Child was Born article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-301-01 0 03-307-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Z. Part II, letters II and III, of occult guidance on aspiration, the Theosophical Society, race influences, and the sub-conscious mind. January 10 307-310 Letters That Have Helped Me article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-307-01 0 03-310-01 Harij On the two classes of students attracted to Theosophy, and the self-confrontation it brings to those in earnest; closes with verses on Truth and the example of Epictetus. January 10 310-313 Be it Done Unto Thee According to Thy Desire article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-310-01 0 03-313-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Bryan Kinnavan An allegory of an ancient, magic Island once visited by Adepts, continuing Judge's recurring Island cycle of occult stories. January 10 313-316 The Serpent's Blood article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-313-01 0 03-316-01 Harris P. Argues that the test of Theosophic interest is what one actually does, in proportion to one's means, to sustain the Theosophical Society. January 10 316-320 The Test of Theosophic Interest article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-316-01 0 03-320-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] J. Campbell Ver Planck, F. T. S. A rebuttal of a pamphlet by "Nemo" charging the Himalayan Brotherhood of Adepts with selfishness, answered point by point from ''Isis Unveiled'', ''The Secret Doctrine'', ''The Occult World'', and ''Lucifer''. January 10 320-325 Theo-Sophia. A Letter to a Truth Seeker article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-320-01 0 03-325-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius New Year reflections, satirical society vignettes on dabblers in Theosophy, and anecdotes of astral impressions, telepathic dreams, and a correspondent's dream-foreknowledge of a shipwreck. January 10 325-328 Tea Table Talk article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-325-01 0 03-328-01 Unsigned reviews of ''The Theosophist'' and ''Lucifer'' for November, Annie Payson Call's ''The Regeneration of the Body'', Dr. N. C. Paul's ''A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy'', and ''A Compendium of the Raja Yoga Philosophy''. January 10 328-330 Literary Notes notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-328-01 0 03-330-01 Notice on the imminent arrival of Vol. II, together with notices of ''Problems of the Inner Life'', ''The Possibility of Not Dying'' and ''When Age Grows Young'', and a reprinted story, "The Strange Record of Two Reincarnated Souls," by A. E. Lancaster. January 10 330 The Secret Doctrine notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-330-01 0 03-331-01 Unsigned notices from America (admission statistics, new Branch members, the Aryan T. S.'s re-election of Judge as President, a gift lantern, Krishna T. S.'s resumed meetings, the Malden Branch), Europe (the new British Section, Blavatsky's health, Johnston's departure for India), and India (Leadbeater's new magazine ''The Buddhist'', the T. P. S. Fund). January 10 331-332 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-331-01 0 03-333-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Jasper Niemand, F. T. S. A close examination of the wording of the Esoteric Section's Pledge and its accompanying memoranda. February 11 333-338 The Signing of a Pledge article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-333-01 0 03-338-01 Unsigned, on a New York newspaper's unwitting confirmation of a Theosophical prophecy about the spread of Sanscrit terminology. February 11 338-339 The Press and Occultism notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-338-01 0 03-339-01 Dies Non Argues that "spiritual gifts" is a misnomer—they are the natural fruit of growth, not something bestowed—and that they are attained through welcoming the Divine impulse and faithfully performing daily duty. February 11 339-342 Spiritual Gifts and Their Attainment article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-339-01 0 03-342-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Rodriguez Undiano On why the Adepts will not simply bestow occult powers: such powers must be educed by the student himself before a Master can set them into motion. February 11 342-343 Of Occult Powers and Their Acquirement article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-342-01 0 03-343-01 Pilgrim Part I (concluded in March): a review of Laurence Oliphant's ''Scientific Religion'', on its account of the "sympneumatic impulse" and Keely's claimed discoveries, with reservations about its treatment of sex and the lack of a doctrine of reincarnation and Karma. February 11 343-348 Meditation and Action article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-343-01 0 03-348-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Z. Part III, letters IV and V, on seeing oneself as one with Brahma, and on sadness, faith, and the Brothers' own trials. February 11 348-350 Letters That Have Helped Me article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-348-01 0 03-350-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Urban A Master's messenger explains why the whole truth is not given out at once, through jottings on the "Death-Cult" of spiritualism and on elementals. February 11 350-352 Stray Memoranda article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-350-01 0 03-352-01 Unsigned, defending the maintenance of the Society's headquarters in India and the new theosophical room in New York. February 11 352-353 General Theosophical Centres notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-352-01 0 03-353-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Jasper Niemand, A Student, Jasper Niemand & Wm. Brehon & Eusebio Urban On a theosophist's plan of life, whether ''Light on the Path'' is for all, the dangers of chelaship, and a defense of H. P. Blavatsky's character. February 11 353-355 Answers to Questioners article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-353-01 0 03-355-01 Unsigned aphorisms on instinct, the "idle word," sin and conscience, duality, and self-knowledge. February 11 355-356 Reflections notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-355-01 0 03-356-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius Correspondents' anecdotes of a dog's apparent precognitive return home, a railway-accident premonition, and a chain of thought-transference anecdotes about the death of Gerardo Barrios of Salvador. February 11 356-360 Tea Table Talk article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-356-01 0 03-360-01 Unsigned notices including Elliott Coues's reprinted lecture ''The Signs of the Times'', A. E. Lancaster's reprinted story, and the brochure ''The Dream of Love and Fire''. February 11 360-361 Literary Notes notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-360-01 0 03-361-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] J. Campbell Ver Planck A letter (dated Wayne, Jan. 10, 1889) protesting a magazine's refusal to print a reply to the anonymous "Nemo" attack answered the previous month in "Theo-Sophia." February 11 361 Correspondence article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-361-01 0 03-361-02 Unsigned notices from India (Richard Harte, Naini Tal T. S., the Adyar Convention), New Zealand (a new Branch), England, Ireland (the Dublin Lodge), and America (the Krishna Branch, New York Headquarters, Cincinnati T. S., Members at Large, Col. Olcott's Tour fund). February 11 361-364 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-361-02 0 03-365-01 Unsigned, closing the third year of ''The Path'''s existence. March 12 365-366 End of Our Third Year notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-365-01 0 03-366-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] J. Campbell Ver Planck An allegorical vision of a fertile but petrified country called "The Future," and of travelers endlessly detained at the station by their own luggage—the unprepared mind. March 12 366-370 Get Your Luggage Ready article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-366-01 0 03-370-01 Unsigned, on the Society's lack of a dogmatic creed as the reason for its poverty, contrasted with the wealth of the established churches. March 12 370-371 Why the Theosophical Society is Poor article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-370-01 0 03-371-01 Pilgrim Part II, concluded: continuing the review of Laurence Oliphant's ''Scientific Religion'', contrasting Western "action" with the Bhagavad-Gita's teaching on meditation and desireless action. March 12 371-376 Meditation and Action article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-371-01 0 03-376-01 Sylvanus On the Nationalist Clubs movement, inspired by Edward Bellamy's ''Looking Backward'', as a practical step toward the Universal Brotherhood of Man. March 12 376-378 "Nationalism"—A Sign of the Times article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-376-01 0 03-378-01 [[Judge, William Quan|W. Q. Judge]] Z. Part IV (numbered "IV" again in the original), with a closing explanatory note signed "J. N.", on the astral plane and the dangers of mistaking it for the Higher Self. March 12 378-381 Letters That Have Helped Me article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-378-01 0 03-381-01 Unsigned, exposing the "Esoteric" magazine's Hiram Butler and the fraudulent "Esoteric College" scheme of Butler and "Vidya Nyaka" (Ohmart), and identifying the anonymous "Nemo" letter answered the previous January in "Theo-Sophia" as plagiarized from Thomas Lake Harris. March 12 381-384 Occultism for Barter. Esoteric Colleges and False Prophets article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-381-01 0 03-384-01 Unsigned, on Edward Bellamy's story "To Whom this May Come" (Harper's, February 1889), about a race of hereditary mind-readers, as an allegory of perfected human brotherhood. March 12 384-387 Theosophical Aspects of Contemporary Thought and Literature article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-384-01 0 03-387-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius "Some Curious Psychic Experiences": correspondents' accounts of an inner "Voice," apparent magnetic healing and psychic impulses, and precognitive impressions, with a warning against the "left hand path" and material motives in occultism. March 12 387-391 Tea Table Talk article 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-387-01 0 03-391-01 Unsigned reviews of ''Patanjali's Yoga Philosophy'', ''Louis Lambert'' (Balzac, with George Frederic Parsons's introduction), and the pamphlet ''Illuminated Buddhism or the True Nirvana''. March 12 391-393 Literary Notes notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-391-01 0 03-393-01 Unsigned notices from Europe (the Dublin Lodge), India (Col. Olcott's tour to Japan, the General Convention at Adyar and its officers and statistics), and America (the General Convention to be held in Chicago, Bro. Fullerton's departure for London, the New York headquarters' move, the Aryan, Boston, and new Satwa Branches), closing with a page of aphorisms and a quotation from the Upanishads. March 12 393-396 Theosophical Activities notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-393-01 0 03-396-01 A table of the 26 chartered American Branches, with dates of charter and the names and addresses of their Presidents and Secretaries, closing Volume III. March 12 396 American Branches: Theosophical Society notice 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-396-01 0 03-073-00 Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead, quoting Bhagavad-Gita, ch. 18. June 3 - filler quoted from the Bhagavad-Gita quote 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-073-00 0 03-097-02 A joint letter from a group of Bombay Theosophists on the delay of ''The Secret Doctrine''[[:Template:']]s publication, and a letter from the editors of ''Lucifer'' correcting the PATH's definition of "pentacle." June 3 97-99 Correspondence letter 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-097-02 0 03-105-00 Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead. July 4 - filler quoted from the Katha Upanishad quote 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-105-00 0 03-129-02 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius Dentist-chair and dream anecdotes illustrating the astral body and sub-conscious foreknowledge, including further experiences of "Quickly." July 4 129-131 Tea Table Talk article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-129-02 0 03-137-00 Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead. August 5 - filler quoted from the Hitopadesa and Bhagavad-Gita quote 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-137-00 0 03-173-00 Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead. September 6 - filler quoted from the Mahabharata and Katha Upanishad quote 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-173-00 0 03-205-00 Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead. October 7 - filler quoted from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad quote 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-205-00 0 03-227-01 [[Keightley, Julia|Julia Keightley]] Julius Readers' letters on seeing "spectral persons," a review of a ''Lotus'' article on Hallucination, and a correspondent's account of symbolic inner guidance. October 7 227-230 Tea Table Talk article 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-227-01 0 03-237-00 Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead. November 8 - filler quoted from the Chandogya Upanishad quote 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-237-00 0 03-269-00 Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead. December 9 - filler quoted from the Saddharma-Pundarika quote 3 1888 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-269-00 0 03-301-00 Epigraph on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead. January 10 - filler quoted from the Mahabharata quote 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-301-00 0 03-365-00 Two epigraphs on the unnumbered page preceding the masthead. March 12 - filler quoted from a Hindu Shastra and the Upanishads quote 3 1889 Path/Vol3#Path item 03-365-00