Q&A Open Forum

See below for recordings from previous Open Forum classes. Submit your questions for future classes here: universaltheosophy.com/questions

The Open Forum is held every second Monday, 6pm-7:30pm, via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86314707844?pwd=bPfaysUaVPIwdxwNj7MQR5ph4JPxSQ.1

January 5, 2026

Question 1: Is there a difference between Atma and Purusha?

Question 2: Is there a practical way to “live” Theosophy in ordinary life, beyond reading books or studying ideas?

Question 3: Can Theosophists be accused of “group think”?

Question 4: Is there a relation between intuition and mediumship? Where do we get inspiration and ideas from?

December 22, 2025

Question 1: Is there a correlation or connection between the terms “Warrior” (Light on the Path), “Master” (Voice of the Silence) and the “Witness” (e.g. Patanjali)?

Question 2: What does Blavatsky mean when she uses the term “ray”? Specifically, what is meant by “a ray of the universal mind” (see SD 1:15)?

December 8, 2025

Question 1: What would be a good text or subject to share with my Indian friend who is unsure or dismissive of theosophy?

Question 2: What have we accomplished in the first 150 years of the theosophical movement?

Question 3: What does it mean to “slay the slayer” in reference to the mind (in the Voice of the Silence)?

Question 4: What is the difference between the “Higher Self” and the “Higher Ego”? And what is meant by “Ego” when theosophy is talking about the higher parts of us?