This Theosophical Encyclopedia contains all the articles of the printed … with the Jews, but with the Chaldeans and the Egyptians ( SD II:240). G. P. PURUCKER states that there were schools of Occultism in Chaldea and Babylonia which taught the Ancient Greeks and Romans the Occult Philosophy ( Studies in Occult Philosophy , p. 538). …
… An order for the teaching of practical occultism, the “H.B. of L.” began public activity in London late in 1884. Its Exterior Circle was directed by a Grand …
… Nettesheim) (1486-1535). German writer, soldier, physician, and magician, for many years involved in politics as well as occultism. It was the latter which aroused the Inquisition against him. His major works are De occulta philosophia (On …
… (1865- 1916) French mystic and writer on occult subjects, he was born at La Corogne in Spain on July 13, 1866. He wrote under the nom-de-plume “Papus.” Encausse … with branches in many parts of the world. In 1888 Encausse published a work entitled, Traité É‘lémentaire de Science Occulte (*pub. Georges Carré, Paris). The work attracted the attention of Helena P. BLAVATSKY and a review of it appears …
… supernatural (as magic, alchemy, astrology, theosophy and the like” ( S.O.D .). Helena P. BLAVATSKY , employing the term “Occult Sciences,” defines it as, “The science of the secrets of nature — physical and psychic, mental and spiritual; called … former might misuse them for there own profit, and thus turn the divine science into black magic” (TG, p. 237). The term “occultism” or “the occult” were in general and frequent use during the late nineteenth century, when it was used as a …
… of which involves what is termed Discipleship). In some theosophical circles a distinction is made between mysticism and occultism, with what Jinar€jad€sa terms “theosophical mysticism” usually classified as a form of occultism and identified as …
… ( SD I:357). The term anu has been used to refer to the “ultimate physical atom” in later theosophical writings. See OCCULT CHEMISTRY . The differentiation, in Sanskrit, between aṇu and anu is disregarded in Theosophical literature, but …
… of his wife of only seven months, Hartmann settled in Colorado. About 1885 Hartmann read Alfred P. SINNETT ’s book, The Occult World , and since he was interested in Spiritualism certain statements irritated him and he wrote to Henry S. OLCOTT … His Teachings . George Redway, London, 1887. The Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians of the 16th and 17th Century . Boston: Occult Publishing Co., 1888. Occult Science in Medicine . London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1893. Reference: Report of Observations etc . Madras …
… simple centres of force, i.e., precludes the possibility of conceiving matter as an objective substance” ( SD I:519). Occult Chemistry . In the researches of Charles W. LEADBEATER on Occult Chemistry, the term anu was used to refer to the ultimate physical atom, which is a vortex of energy at the atomic …
… turns away in horror from human dogma which claims to be divine, and rushes into the arms of Soma, god of mystery, of occult nature, whence is born Budha (the veiled but brilliant son), the personification of secret wisdom , of the Esotericism of the occult sciences. This Budha is by thousands of years older than the year 600 (or 300 according to certain Orientalists) …