Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00227)

March 7th 2004


Dear Friends and P:


Those interested in ":Occultism" ought to become familiar with HPB'
articles, as follows:



RAJA-YOGA articles by H.P.B.
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CHELAS AND LAY-CHELAS	.	.	HPB Articles I 308
Theosophist, July 1882

THE THEOSOPHICAL MAHATMAS	.	HPB Articles I 301
Path, December 1886

PRACTICAL OCCULTISM	.	.	HPB Articles	II 91	
Lucifer, April 188

OCCULTISM vs. THE OCCULT ARTS	HPB Articles	II 100
Lucifer, May 1888

LODGES OF MAGIC	.	.	.	HPB Articles	I 287
Lucifer, Oct. 1888

WHAT OF PHENOMENA?	.	.	HPB Articles	I	79
Lucifer, Feb. 1888

PSYCHIC AND NOETIC ACTION	.	HPB Articles	II	7
Lucifer, Oct & Nov. 1890

THOUGHTS on the ELEMENTALS	.	HPB Articles	II	164
Lucifer, May 1890

ELEMENTALS	.	.	.	HPB Articles	II	127
Lucifer, Aug. 1893

CHINESE SPIRITS	.	.	.	HPB Articles	II	348
Lucifer, Nov. 1891

ANCIENT MAGIC IN MODERN SCIENCE	HPB Articles	II	431
Theosophist, Oct. 1886

ANIMATED STATUES	.	.	HPB Articles	II	337
Theosophist, Nov. 1886

THE SCIENCE OF MAGIC	.	.	Modern Panarion	54

THE SEARCH AFTER OCCULTISM	.	Modern Panarion	159

DIALOGS BETWEEN 2 EDITORS	Astral Bodies
HPB Articles	II
38
Lucifer, Dec. 1888

- do -	Inner Man	HPB Articles
II	194
Lucifer, Jan 1889

HYPNOTISM AND RELATION TO FASCINATION	
HPB Articles	II
477
Lucifer, Dec. 1890

MAHATMAS AND CHELAS	.	.	HPB Articles	I	293
Theosophist, July 1884


Reprinted in a book titled RAJA-YOGA or OCCULTISM

Theosophy Co., 
Bombay, India, 1959

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If interested ,I can send copies of these to enquirers

Best wishes,



Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: Pedro
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 7:10 AM
To: 
Subject: "occultism"

In Brazil, where I come from, theosophical literature
was translated from English since the beginning of the
twentieth century.....


In 1981, I got my first copy
of "The Mahatma Letters" (I had read a Mexican edition
before). It was a turning point in my theosophical
studies. I remember having struggled for years with
"Letter 10" ("we deny God both as Philosophers and as
Buddhists"), and discussing it with Virginia Hanson,
Joy Mills and other senior students. But what really
interested me in the Letters were not the
philosophical and theoretical teachings, though
fascinating, but the section on probation and
chelaship, which contains, imo, real pearls of
spiritual instruction.

Probably this is the reason why when I became aware of
the controvesies surrounding "Theosophy and
Neo-Theosophy" I didn't give them much attention,
although I am familiar with the main arguments. And
that is still my point of view. ... from my earliest 
association with theosophical studies, that the essence 
of their contribution to theosophical
literature is a message of altruism and selfless
service. And this is the essence of Theosophy
according to HPB.

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