The following is an exploration of the Platonic Charioteer Allegory, an allegory which appears not only in Greek philosophy, but also in Indian spiritual texts, both with quite sim... Read more
“The Light of Asia”
“The Light of Asia” 1 As Told in Verse by an Indian Buddhist. [Review & Summary] Theosophist, October, 1879 A timely work in poetical form, and one whose subject—perfect though the outwa... Read more
FROM THEAGES, IN HIS TREATISE ON THE VIRTUES. ———— The order of the soul subsists in such a way, that one part of it is the reasoning power, another is anger, and another is desire. And the... Read more
Concerning Human Life, Euryphamus
FROM EURYPHAMUS, IN HIS TREATISE CONCERNING HUMAN LIFE. ———— The perfect life of man falls short indeed of the life of God, because it is not self-perfect, but surpasses that of irrational a... Read more
The Origin of the Gospels and the Bishop of Bombay Theosophist, October, 1882 The ignorance which commonly prevails among English Christians concerning the history of their own religious boo... Read more
Stories of the Mysteries
Stories of the Mysteries Theosophical Quarterly, April, 1925 Besides the great Books of the Mysteries, we may recognize, in the spiritual records of all peoples and all times, a supplementar... Read more
Dramas of the Mysteries
Dramas of the Mysteries Theosophical Quarterly, October, 1924 Let the king resolve to change the face of his court and forcibly evict the animal from the chair of state, restoring the god to... Read more
The Katha Upanishad and the Great Initiation Theosophical Quarterly, July, 1919 Many Scriptures have been inspired by the Great Initiation; with these are to be counted the Prometheus Bound... Read more
A Drama of the Great Initiation
A Drama of the Great Initiation Theosophical Quarterly, April, 1919 Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound was completed, so far as the essential part of it is concerned, on April 6, 1819—that i... Read more
The Early Races in the Popol Vuh
The Early Races in the Popol Vuh Theosophical Forum, October, December, 1902 & January, February, 1903 We have heard much of the Sacred Books of the East. It is time to say something of... Read more