Online Resources

Welcome to the online resources on theosophy, including books by Blavatsky, Judge, Tingley, Purucker, and others; introductory manuals on theosophy; theosophical magazines and glossaries; material on the world’s sacred traditions; and more.

“This library comprises the publications of The Theosophical Society, International Headquarters, Pasadena, California.”

LATEST

• The Secret Doctrine (Unabridged Verbatim Edition, PDF eBook)
• Oriental Department 1891-1897
• Secret Doctrine References
• The Esoteric Tradition (3rd and Revised Edition)

BOOKS

• Quick links to books by H. P. Blavatsky, W. Q. Judge, K. Tingley, G. de Purucker, J. A. Long, G. F. Knoche
• Author Index (alphabetical)
• Title Index (alphabetical)

MAGAZINES

• Sunrise: Theosophic Perspectives
• The Path 1886-1896
• Oriental Department 1891-1897
• Theosophy 1896-1897
• Universal Brotherhood 1897-1899
• Universal Brotherhood Path 1900-1902
• The Theosophical Path 1911-1935  (PDF files)
• The Theosophical Forum 1936 to 1951

H. P. BLAVATSKY

• The Key to Theosophy
• The Voice of the Silence
• THE SECRET DOCTRINE: A Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy
• PDF eBook — newly typeset Unabridged Verbatim Edition of the 1888 original
• HTML version
• Scanned version of the original 1888 edition
• Introductory Notes on The Secret Doctrine ( PDF )
• Index to The Secret Doctrine (prepared by John P. Van Mater)
• An Invitation to The Secret Doctrine
• Secret Doctrine Commentary (Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge)
• Secret Doctrine References
• Isis Unveiled
• Downloadable zip file of full ASCII text of Isis Unveiled, both volumes in one file (1.47 MB zipped; 3.9 MB unzipped)
• Studies in Occultism
• H. P. Blavatsky to the American Conventions, 1888-1891
• The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, comp. A. Trevor Barker
• Nightmare Tales
• Gems from the East: A Birthday Book
• The Theosophist – Volume 1 (Oct 1879 – Sep 1880), H. P. Blavatsky, ed.
• The Original Programme of The Theosophical Society
• Articles by H. P. Blavatsky

ABOUT H. P. BLAVATSKY

• Sunrise Special Issue 1991: HPB, Theosophy, and The Theosophical Society
• H. P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical Movement by Charles J. Ryan
• Some Unpublished Letters of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky compiled, with commentary, by Eugene Rollin Corson
• H. P. Blavatsky and the SPR: An Examination of the Hodgson Report of 1885 by Vernon Harrison, Ph.D.
• Notes on “Madame Blavatsky’s Baboon” by W. T. S. Thackara
• “Helena Petrovna Blavatsky” by New-York Daily Tribune

A. TREVOR BARKER

• The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (compiler)
• The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett (compiler)
• The Hill of Discernment

WILLIAM Q. JUDGE

• The Ocean of Theosophy
• Letters That Have Helped Me
• Echoes of the Orient: The Writings of William Quan Judge (compiled by Dara Eklund)
• Echoes from the Orient (articles from Kate Field’s Washington, 1890)
• Bhagavad-Gita combined with Essays on the Gita
• The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali
• Occult Tales
• Practical Occultism: From the Private Letters of W. Q. Judge
• Articles of William Q. Judge
• Answers to Questions
• An Epitome of Theosophy
• The Path Magazine (1886 – 1896)
• Sunrise Special Issue 1996: William Q. Judge (1851 – 1896)

KATHERINE TINGLEY

• Theosophy: The Path of the Mystic
• The Gods Await
• The Wine of Life
• The Splendor of the Soul
• Theosophy and Some of the Vital Problems of the Day
• A Nosegay of Everlastings
• Theosophical Manual Series
• Theosophy Magazine 1896-1897
• Universal Brotherhood Magazine 1897 – 1899
• The Theosophical Path Magazine 1911-1929  (PDF files)
• Sunrise Special Issue 1998: Katherine Tingley (1847 – 1929)

G. DE PURUCKER

• The Esoteric Tradition (3rd & Revised Edition)
• Wind of the Spirit
• Fundamentals of the Esoteric Philosophy
• Occult Glossary
• Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary (Editor-in-Chief)
• Golden Precepts of Esotericism
• Man in Evolution
• Fountain-Source of Occultism
• The Path of Compassion
• The Four Sacred Seasons
• Studies in Occult Philosophy
• Questions We All Ask
• The Dialogues of G. de Purucker
• Messages to Conventions
• The Masters and the Path of Occultism
• The Story of Jesus
• The Theosophical Path Magazine 1929-1935  (PDF files)
• Sunrise Special Issue 2000: G. de Purucker (1874 – 1942)

 JAMES A. LONG

• Expanding Horizons
• 1951 Tour Reports
• Sunrise Editorials and Articles

GRACE F. KNOCHE

• To Light a Thousand Lamps
• The Mystery Schools
• Theosophy in the Qabbalah (full-text PDF files)
• “On the Shores of Darkness There Is Light” (Address to the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Chicago, August 31, 1993)
• Sunrise Editorials and Articles
• Theosophical Forum Articles

NILS A. AMNEUS

• Life’s Riddle
• Does Chance or Justice Rule Our Lives?

ALAN E. DONANT

• Colonel Arthur L. Conger

BRUCE CAMERON HALL

• Sanskrit Pronunciation: Booklet and Audio

EEK, SVEN (COMPILER)

• Damodar: The Writings of a Hindu Chela

H. OOSTERINK

• Spirit in Crisis

CHARLES J. RYAN

• H. P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical Movement
• What Is Theosophy?
• Yoga and Yoga Discipline

HENRY T. EDGE

• The Universal Mystery-Language and Its Interpretation
• Evolution
• The Astral Light
• Theosophy and Christianity
• Theosophical Light on the Christian Bible

LEOLINE L. WRIGHT

• Reincarnation: A Lost Chord in Modern Thought
• The Seven Principles of Man
• After Death — What?
• Mahatmas and Chelas

GERTRUDE W. VAN PELT

• Archaic History of the Human Race
• Karma: The Law of Consequences
• Hierarchies: The Ladder of Life
• Rounds and Races: Our Divine Parentage and Destiny

LYDIA ROSS

• The Doctrine of Cycles

HELEN SAVAGE

• Psychic Powers

VERNON HARRISON

• H. P. Blavatsky and the SPR: An Examination of the Hodgson Report of 1885

EUGENE ROLLIN CORSON (COMPILER AND COMMENTATOR)

• Some Unpublished Letters of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

W. T. S. THACKARA

• Evolution & Creation: A Theosophic Synthesis

OLUF TYBERG

• The Science of Nature

GRACE GREEN KNOCHE

• The Adventures of the Atoms: A Cosmic Fantasy Inspired by the Stanzas of Dzyan

ALLAN J. STOVER

• Nature’s Magic

MABEL COLLINS

• Light on the Path
• Through the Gates of Gold
• The Idyll of the White Lotus
• Sensa: A Mystery Play in Three Acts

INGA SJOSTEDT

• Questing Heart

SIR EDWIN ARNOLD

• The Light of Asia
• The Song Celestial or Bhagavad-Gita

T. SUBBA ROW

• Notes on the Bhagavad Gita

GEOFFREY A. BARBORKA

• Gods and Heroes of the Bhagavad Gita

SANKARACHARYA

• The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom and other Writings (trans and commentaries by Charles Johnston)

HARISCHANDRA KAVIRATNA (TRANSLATOR)

• Dhammapada: Wisdom of the Buddha

RAPHAEL GIRARD

• Esotericism of the Popol Vuh

LOUIS CLAUDE DE SAINT-MARTIN

• Theosophic Correspondence (with Kirchberger, Baron de Liebistorf)

KENNETH MORRIS

• The Chalchiuhite Dragon
• The Fates of the Princes of Dyfed

ELSA-BRITA TITCHENELL

• The Masks of Odin: Wisdom of the Ancient Norse
• Once Round the Sun (children’s book)

THE CHILDREN’S COMMITTEE OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

• Children’s Booklist

INTRODUCTORY THEOSOPHICAL MANUALS

G. DE PURUCKER SERIES

1.  What Is Theosophy? by Charles J. Ryan
2. Reincarnation: A Lost Chord in Modern Thought by Leoline L. Wright
3. Karma: The Law of Consequences by Gertrude W. van Pelt
4. The Seven Principles of Man by Leoline L. Wright
5. After Death — What? by Leoline L. Wright
6. Evolution by Henry T. Edge
7. Rounds and Races: Our Divine Parentage and Destiny by Gertrude W. van Pelt
8. The Doctrine of Cycles by Lydia Ross
9. Hierarchies: The Ladder of Life by Gertrude W. van Pelt
10. The Astral Light by Henry T. Edge
11. Psychic Powers by Helen Savage
12. Theosophy and Christianity by Henry T. Edge
13. Mahatmas and Chelas by Leoline L. Wright
14. The Mystery Schools by Grace F. Knoche
15. Yoga and Yoga Discipline by Charles J. Ryan

AUTHOR INDEX

Amnéus, Nils A.

Arnold, Sir Edwin

Barborka, Geoffrey A.

Barker, A. Trevor

Blavatsky, H. P.

Children’s Committee of The Theosophical Society

Collins, Mabel

Corson, Eugene Rollin

Damodar K. Mavalankar

Donant, Alan E.

Edge, Henry T.

Eek, Sven

Girard, Raphael

Hall, Bruce Cameron

Harrison, Vernon

Johnston, Charles

Judge, William Q.

Kaviratna, Harischandra

Knoche, Grace F.

Knoche, Grace Green

Long, James A.

Mavalankar, Damodar K.

Morris, Kenneth

Oosterink, H.

Purucker, Gottfried de

Ross, Lydia

Row, T. Subba

Ryan, Charles J.

Saint-Martin, Louis Claude de

Sankaracharya

Savage, Helen

Sjöstedt, Inga

Stover, Allan J.

Thackara, W. T. S.

Tingley, Katherine

Titchenell, Elsa-Brita

Tyberg, Oluf

Van Mater, John P.

Van Pelt, Gertrude W.

Wright, Leoline L.

TITLE INDEX

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y

1951 Tour Reports by James A. Long

The Adventures of the Atoms: A Cosmic Fantasy Inspired by the Stanzas of Dzyan by Grace Green Knoche

After Death — What? by Leoline L. Wright

Archaic History of the Human Race by Gertrude W. van Pelt

The Astral Light by Henry T. Edge

Bhagavad-Gita combined with Essays on the Gita by William Q. Judge

H. P. Blavatsky and the SPR by Vernon Harrison

H. P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical Movement by Charles J. Ryan

H. P. Blavatsky to the American Conventions, 1888-1891

Children’s Booklist by The Children’s Committee of The Theosophical Society

Colonel Arthur L. Conger by Alan E. Donant

The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom and other Writings by Sankaracharya, translated by Charles Johnston

Dhammapada: Wisdom of the Buddha translated by Harischandra Kaviratna

The Dialogues of G. de Purucker by G. de Purucker

The Doctrine of Cycles by Lydia Ross

Does Chance or Justice Rule Our Lives? by Nils A. Amneus

Echoes from the Orient by William Q. Judge

Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary edited by G. de Purucker

Esotericism of the Popol Vuh by Raphael Girard

The Esoteric Tradition by G. de Purucker

Essays on the Gita by William Q. Judge

Evolution by Henry T. Edge

Evolution & Creation: A Theosophic Synthesis by W. T. S. Thackara

Expanding Horizons by James A. Long

The Fates of the Princes of Dyfed by Kenneth Morris

Fountain-Source of Occultism by G. de Purucker

The Four Sacred Seasons by G. de Purucker

Fundamentals of the Esoteric Philosophy by G. de Purucker

Gems from the East: A Birthday Book by H. P. Blavatsky

Gods and Heroes of the Bhagavad Gita by Geoffrey A. Barborka

The Gods Await by Katherine Tingley

Golden Precepts of Esotericism by G. de Purucker

Hierarchies: The Ladder of Life by Gertrude W. van Pelt

The Hill of Discernment by A. Trevor Barker

H. P. Blavatsky and the SPR by Vernon Harrison

H. P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical Movement by Charles J. Ryan

H. P. Blavatsky to the American Conventions, 1888-1891 by H. P. Blavatsky

The Idyll of the White Lotus by Mabel Collins

Introductory Notes on The Secret Doctrine

An Invitation to The Secret Doctrine edited by Grace F. Knoche

Isis Unveiled by H. P. Blavatsky

William Q. Judge: Sunrise Special Issue

Karma: The Law of Consequences by Gertrude W. van Pelt

The Key to Theosophy by H. P. Blavatsky

The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett, comp. by A. Trevor Barker

Letters That Have Helped Me by William Q. Judge

Life’s Riddle by Nils A. Amnéus

The Light of Asia by Sir Edwin Arnold

Light on the Path by Mabel Collins

The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett edited by A. Trevor Barker

Mahatmas and Chelas by Leoline L. Wright

Man in Evolution by G. de Purucker

The Masks of Odin by Elsa-Brita Titchenell

The Masters and the Path of Occultism by G. de Purucker

Messages to Conventions by G. de Purucker

The Mystery Schools by Grace F. Knoche

Nature’s Magic by Allan J. Stover

Nightmare Tales by H. P. Blavatsky

Notes on the Bhagavad Gita by T. Subba Row

Occult Glossary by G. de Purucker

Occult Tales by William Q. Judge

The Ocean of Theosophy by William Q. Judge

Once Round the Sun by Elsa-Brita Titchenell

The Path of Compassion by G. de Purucker

Practical Occultism by William Q. Judge

Psychic Powers by Helen Savage

Questing Heart by Inga Sjostedt

Questions We All Ask by G. de Purucker

Reincarnation: A Lost Chord in Modern Thought by Leoline L. Wright

Rounds and Races: Our Divine Parentage and Destiny by Gertrude W. van Pelt

Sanskrit Pronunciation: Booklet and Audio by Bruce Cameron Hall

The Science of Nature by Oluf Tyberg

The Secret Doctrine by H. P. Blavatsky

Downloadable zip file of full ASCII text of The Secret Doctrine, both volumes in one file (1.6 MB zipped; 4.4 MB unzipped)
Index to The Secret Doctrine (prepared by John P. Van Mater)

Secret Doctrine Commentary (Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge) by H. P. Blavatsky

Secret Doctrine References

Sensa: A Mystery Play in Three Acts by Mabel Collins

The Seven Principles of Man by Leoline L. Wright

Some Unpublished Letters of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky compiled by Eugene Rollin Corson

The Song Celestial or Bhagavad-Gita by Sir Edwin Arnold

Spirit in Crisis by H. Oosterink

The Splendor of the Soul by Katherine Tingley

The Story of Jesus by G. de Purucker

Studies in Occultism by H. P. Blavatsky

Studies in Occult Philosophy by G. de Purucker

Sunrise: Theosophic Perspectives edited by Grace F. Knoche (magazine)

Sunrise Special Issue 1991: HPB, Theosophy, and The Theosophical Society
Sunrise Special Issue 1996: William Q. Judge (1851 – 1896)
Sunrise Special Issue 1998: Katherine Tingley (1847 – 1929)
Sunrise Special Issue 2000: G. de Purucker (1874 – 1942)

Theosophical Light on the Christian Bible by Henry T. Edge

Theosophical Manuals G. de Purucker Series

Theosophical Manuals Katherine Tingley Series

Theosophic Correspondence by Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, with Kirchberger, Baron de Liebistorf

Theosophy and Christianity by Henry T. Edge

Theosophy in the Qabbalah by Grace F. Knoche (full-text PDF files)

Theosophy: The Path of the Mystic by Katherine Tingley

Through the Gates of Gold by Mabel Collins

Katherine Tingley: Sunrise Special Issue

To Light a Thousand Lamps by Grace F. Knoche

Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge by H. P. Blavatsky

The Universal Mystery-Language and Its Interpretation by Henry T. Edge

The Voice of the Silence by H. P. Blavatsky

What Is Theosophy? by Charles J. Ryan

Wind of the Spirit by G. de Purucker

The Wine of Life by Katherine Tingley

Yoga and Yoga Discipline by Charles J. Ryan

The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali interpreted by William Q. Judge