Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
REINCARNATION, CIVILIZATION, AND HISTORY: by John van Mater
REINCARNATION, CIVILIZATION, AND HISTORY: by John van Mater
The material for these remarks may be found in H.P. Blavatsky’sSecret Doctrine, supplemented by the writings of Dr. de Purucker, who was a most profound student of her works. This is not to imply that we would make a dogma of The Secret Doctrine, or claim that it […]
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
AMMONIUS SACCUS by Stefan Carey
AMMONIUS SACCUS by Stefan Carey
Why bother with someone like Ammonius Saccus from so long ago? Because it was his inspiration that began something of a fire in the minds of those in Alexandria at the time, where a smorgasbord of philosophy was to be had. Neo or the ‘New’ Platonism, was expounded by Porphyry in the […]
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
BROTHERHOOD by Lo Guest
BROTHERHOOD by Lo Guest
Brotherhood is one of those words that convey a wealth of meaning when pronounced, but become most elusive when it comes to the point of defining them concisely. How wide, and how narrow is the meaning of Brotherhood. Perhaps, it is one of those words which each and every one of us […]
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
THEOSOPHY IN THE MODERN WORLD by Lo Guest
THEOSOPHY IN THE MODERN WORLD by Lo Guest Perhaps
It would be a good idea and the best way to start this article for me to define a few expressions which we use constantly. For instance, what do we mean by the vague expression ‘the modern world’? Do we intend to convey that it is an […]
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
THE INFINITE DIVISIBILITY OF THE ATOM: theosophical perspectives by Clive Bellgrove
THE INFINITE DIVISIBILITY OF THE ATOM: theosophical perspectives by Clive Bellgrove
In 1888 HP Blavatsky’s theosophical masterwork The Secret Doctrine was published in both London and Washington. In my opinion it is probably the greatest work on genuine Occultism ever printed. On pages 519-520 of the first volume of that work there is a discussion regarding “the […]
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
THE LAW OF KARMA: can we escape the circle of necessity? by Clive Bellgrove
THE LAW OF KARMA: can we escape the circle of necessity? by Clive Bellgrove
Karma is the all-pervading law of Infinite Nature, and it manifests its purposes through Cause and Effect, Action and Reaction. There can be no effect without a preceding cause, and no cause without a succeeding effect, however delayed the result may be. […]