The Life of Proclus
The Life of Proclus By Marinus,* or, Concerning Felicity. * Marinus, the author of the ensuing life, was the disciple of Proclus, and his successor in the Athenian school. His philosophical... Read more
Sakya Muni’s Place in History
Sakya Muni’s Place in History Theosophist, November, 1883 [this article is part of the series: “Some Inquiries Suggested by Mr. Sinnett’s ‘Esoteric Buddhism'”] No Orientali... Read more
Sri Sankaracharya’s Date and Doctrine
Sri Sankaracharya’s Date and Doctrine Theosophist, September, 1883 [this article is part of the series: “Some Inquiries Suggested by Mr. Sinnett’s ‘Esoteric Buddhism'... Read more
The Life of Plato, by Olympiodorus
The Life of Plato by Olympiodorus tr. Thomas Taylor ———— [p. 1] Let us now speak of the race of the philosopher, not for the sake of relating many particulars concerning him, but rather with... Read more
Life and Teachings of Pythagoras
Life and Teachings of Pythagoras by F. S. Darrow, Ph. D., A.M. Theosophical Forum, July & August, 1911 I. LIFE “Pythagoras, the pure philosopher deeply versed in the profounder phenomena... Read more
H. P. Blavatsky
H. P. Blavatsky The Path, February, 1890 We have inserted in this issue a picture of H. P. Blavatsky, who is—whether from the standpoint of her enemies or that of her friends—the most remark... Read more
A Memory of Madame Blavatsky
A Memory of Madame Blavatsky Lucifer, June, 1891 The first and earliest impression I received from Madame Blavatsky was the feeling of the power and largeness of her individuality; as though... Read more
Iamblichus
Bio Brief: Iamblichus was a great Theurgist, mystic, and writer of the third and fourth centuries, a Neo-Platonist and philosopher, born at Chalcis in Cœle-Syria. Correct biographies of him... Read more
Ibn Gebirol (Avicebron)
Bio Brief: Gebirol, Solomon Ben Jehudah. Called in literature Avicebron. An Israelite by birth, a philosopher, poet and Kabbalist, a voluminous writer and a mystic. He was born in the eleven... Read more
Ammonius Saccas
Bio Brief: A great and good philosopher who lived in Alexandria between the second and third centuries of our era, and who was the founder of the Neo-Platonic School of Philaletheians... Read more