The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac The division of the Zodiac into different signs dates from immemorial antiquity. It has acquired a world-wide celebrity and is to be found in the astrological... Read more
On “The Good” and “The One” of Plato by Thomas Taylor, from an extensive note in his translation of The Republic The good, which is here celebrated by Socrates as that which reigns in the in... Read more
The Following beautiful account of the story of Ragnarök is from Asgard and the Gods, by Wilhelm Wägner. This book is quoted several times in H. P. Blavatsky’s Secret Doctrine, see, fo... Read more
Theosophical Symbolism The Path, May, 1886 The number 7 has, ever since the Theosophical Society was founded November 17th, 1875, played a prominent part in all its affairs, and, as usual, t... Read more
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 similar under... Read more
This will be an exploration of the Chinese term Tao through a breakdown of the traditional Chinese characters. Tao is a mysterious term, translated and understood in a variety of ways by hun... Read more
Theosophical Symbols The Path April 1892 The first article printed in the PATH on this subject was “Theosophical Symbolism” in Vol. I, May, 1886. The symbols of the Society are contained in... Read more
The Five-Pointed Star Theosophist, August, 1881 Of late numerous letters have been received in The THEOSOPHIST office concerning the efficacy of the mysterious Pentagram. Our Eastern readers... Read more
In the story of the Buddha’s final journey and Paranirvana, recorded beautifully in the Maha-parinibbana Sutta,1 we are confronted with a peculiarly interesting story: the Buddha... Read more
The Dogma of the Virgin Birth Theosophical Quarterly, January, 1912 “A certain woman lifted up her voice, and said unto Him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee. . . . “But He said, Yea, rath... Read more
