Volume
XV
E index
Eagle:
John of the Apocalypses and, XI
75 fn.
as symbol of Sun, XI 75 fn.
Eagle
on numerals in a hornblende boulder,
II 192
Earth(s):
astral life of, X 277
Avîchi is this, XII 633, 635
confusion on, X 105-06
as Demeter or Ceres, XI 93-94
divided into 7 zones, XIV 359
divisions of, sublunary sphere, XIV
165 fn.
envisioned by Chela on trial, XIV
165 fn.
every Mayavic condition on, XIV 386
first incarnated men on, XIII 49
fog of vice over surface of, II 399
fourth planet, its role, I 112
higher aspects of, XIV 277
Ialdabaōth is spirit of, XIII 57, 98
an illusive emanation of its prototype,
XIV 243
inferior to Jupiter, X 342
Isis and, XIV 155, 243, 265
Lactantius on, XIII 90
-Life is "outer darkness," XIII 76
magnetic current of, & astral
projection, IV 489
magnetism of, & position in sleep, IV
405
moon &, interchangeable, XI 70 fn.
as mother, III 459
not a sacred planet, X 340
Planetary Spirits and, X 341
pre-adamite, & tanmatras, IV 336
presiding planets and, XIV 201, 332
in Rasa Mandala, XIV 332
seven, in Avesta, IV 525
seven regions of, VII 274-75
sin-laden Astral Light of, XIII 75-76
Slavonian legend about, & the Jews,
XI 361
sphericity & rotation of, denied by
clergy, III 311-12
Spirit of the, X 346; XIII 12
substitute for secret planet, X 340
terrestrial spirit of, not of high grade,
X 341
Vedas on evolution of, I 227
water &, needed for procreation, XIV 243
womb of, & cosmic matrix, VII
227 fn.
worst day of existence is on, VIII 124
See also GIobe(s); Chain, Planetary
Earth-Life:
is Prologue to mystery drama of
higher worlds, V 90
rupa & arupa lokas and, V 90
Earthbound:
elementaries & phenomena, I 286
fiendish revenge of an, soul, I 352
guides, I 270
Khunrath an, elementaries, I 287
Earthquake(s):
accurately predicted by Falb, III 147
et seq.
& other disasters, XI 356
Peruvian cities and, II 333
predicted by astrology, III 199; VI 198
in Sunda Straits, V 199-200 fn.
victims of, VI 140
East:
all temple portals faced, XIV 222
influences Western philosophy, XIV
15-16, 444
Secret Wisdom of the, XIV 46 fn.,
443-53
spiritual hunger for philosophy of the,
XII 308
as symbol, XI 83
teachings of the, allegorical, XIV
45-46, 444
West &, as unlike as day & night, II
406
The East:
on Olcott's curative powers, IV 464
Easter:
VIII 363 (383 fn.)
origin of, XI 70
originally on Vernal Equinox, XIV
137
other cardinal sacred events and, XIV
137
ansated cross and, VII 297
solitary witness to prehistoric
continent, VII 292-93
Eastern:
Esotericism in, Sacred Books, XIV 444
religion on reincarnation, XIV 56
Sadducees at one with, Esotericism,
XIV 181-82
Eastern Orthodox Church:
Councils contradictory, XIV 144-46
did not secede from Apostolic
Church, XIV 125
Filioque of, near
Oriental Esotericism,
IX 360 fn. (388 fn.)
older & purer than Roman, XIV 125
rites of, derived from Chaldeans, XIII
337-38
See also Church Councils; Greek
Orthodox Church;
Eastern
See Esoteric Section
spirit-daughter of, is wedded in
Summerland, II 176 fn.
Eben Shetiyyah (Heb.):
perfect cube, XI 174 (182)
Ebers, Georg Moritz (1837-1898):
Amon-Chnemu and, III 131
as Egyptologist, III 131
Eberty, Gustav:
The Stars and the Earth . . .:
how published, IV 284-85
Ebion (fl. 2nd? C.):
Epiphanius on, XIV 151
felt Christ was a man, XIV 151
Clementine Homilies:
VIII 183
on Mysteries of Jesus, XIV 162 & fn.
other Clementine literature and, VIII
221-22
rf. to author of, XIV 150
on Secret Doctrine of Jesus, XIV 162
Ebionites:
believed Jesus a man, XIV 150 fn.,
151
earliest Christians, XIV 150 & fn.
Epiphanius laments upon, XIV 151
on Evangel of the, XIV 149-50 & fn.
followers of the Nazarenes, IV 239;
XIV 150
Ecclesiastes:
VII 30 q., 42; XIII 161 q.
cp. with Ecclesiasticus, XIV 319 & fn.
on man & beasts, II 12 (23); VII 17,
258
on search with wisdom, XIV 242
Ecclesiasticism:
H.P.B.'s contempt for, VI 62
Latin, & the Reformation Protestants,
XIV 70
Ecclesiasticus (or Wisdom of Jesus):
VIII 28 fn.; XI 221 (257-58 & fn.);
XIII 101 fn. q.; XIV 46 fn.,
61 & fn. q.
on de Mirville's sources, XIV 319 & fn.
on sun as spirit, XIV 319
bibliog., XI 593
Echo (London):
confused, XI 19-20
Echo (New York):
I 406
organ of Secret Societies, I 390-91
(391-92)
publ. by Sotheran, I 369 fn., 379 fn.
Echod:
the One or Ain-Soph, X 398
Echograph:
foretold invention, XIII 292
Eclectic Theosophical School:
developed about 300 B.C., XIV 305-06
higher doctrines in, II 95
main features, XIV 300, 309
Neo-Platonic ecstasis of, XIV 300-01
penalties for breaking Initiation vows,
XIV 309
Philalethians of the, XIV 27, 308-09
on Planetary Spirits, XIV 300
prototype of the T.S., XIV 305, 308
on Spiritual mediators, XIV 300
teachings of, II 90
Theurgy of, XIV 300, 309
various philosophies taught in, II 88-89
See also Neo-Platonism;
Philaletheian(s)
Eclectics:
of Alexandria, XI 92
Economist:
Armenians, Russians and, II 263-65
Ecstasy:
attained by Neo-Platonists, II 94
Edda:
Odin's Rune-song, IX 264 et seq.
Yggdrasill of, III 460
bibliog., IX 413
See also Kalevala
Eddy Brothers:
apparitions at, during H.P.B.'s stay, I
31-35, 53
H.P.B. defends, I 36 et seq.
biog., 1 461-62
Eddy Homestead:
apport of large stone at, IV 174
Eddy, William:
genuine medium, I 35, 351
phenomena peculiar to, III 15, 28
séances of, VI 290-91
Eden:
fable of, XIII 330
Fall from, VIII 367 (386)
garden of, V 224
garden of, & Hesperos, VIII 18
garden of, as Womb, XII 556-57
good & evil and, VIII 117
or Israēl, XIII 23
pyramid and, XIV 208
traditions based on Himalayan, XIV 90
union with Elohim, XIII 23
See also Genesis
Edge, Henry T. (1867-1946):
personal pupil of H.P.B., XII 499
bio-bibliog., XII
737-46
Edinburgh
Encyclopaedia:
on teachings of Ammonius, XIV 307
Edinburgh Review:
XIII 187 fn.
Edison, Thomas A. (1847-1931):
believed atoms had intelligence, XII
130, 133
criticized as dreamer, XII 133
escaped the rack, II 33
eternity of sound and, II 499 (506)
member of T.S., II 36; XII 130
Olcott sees, about phonograph, I 429
represented by E.H. Johnson, I 430
Editor(s):
as Bashi-Boozooks of Mrs. Grundy's
Army, III 232
cannot please all, V 118 plight of, XI 368-70
Edkins, Rev. Joseph (1823-1905):
on Buddhism, IX 135 et seq., 148
on secret schools in Orient, XII
345-46
Chinese Buddhism:
on Amida-Buddha, XIV 425
Amitabha Yoshi Fo, XIV 426 fn.
on Aphorisms of Lin-tse, XIV 452
on esoteric doctrine of Buddha, XI
345
on "Esoteric Schools" in, XIII
147 fn.; XIV 445, 447-49
Gods as ideas in, XIV 426 fns.
on growth of Buddhism, IX 143-44
Kwan-yin legend, XIV
426
on Metempsychosis in,
XIV 448 & fn.
mistaken ideas in, XIV 445 et seq.,
449-52
on transmigration, IX 147 fn.
Western Paradise of, XIV 448 & fn.
bio-bibliog., IX 413
bibliog., XI 572
Edmonds, Judge John Worth
(1816-1874):
IV 353
eleven million Spiritualists acc. to, I
48
Edmunds, Dr.:
Dialectical Society and, III 234 fn.
Edom:
seven kings of, VIII 144
Education:
J.R. Buchanan's ideas about, VI 46
effects of modern, X 201-03
falls into five classes, VI 47-48
de Gubernatis' views on university, VI
46-47
liberal, a misnomer, VI 46
mother has right to guide, of child, X
83
Edward I (1239-1307):
R. Lully and, I 107 fn.
Edward the Confessor, King (?-1066):
V 252
Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758):
II 159
bio-bibliog., II 528
Eeatzana, (Anjana) King (fl. 650 B.C.):
Buddha's chronology and, V 249
Eeatzana (Itsana) Era: Burmese, V 249
Eck, Sven (1900-1966):
Damodar ...:
II 489 fn.
rf. to Vega Phenomena in, III 505
Effluvia:
absorbed by fresh milk, II 399
spook-creating, XII 61
Effort:
no, ever lost, XII 60
Egeria:
cave and, III 465
Egg:
analogy of, & human principles, XII
520-21
Mundane, & Brahma's creation, XIV
241
Mundane, septenary, XIV 198
serpent &, symbol in mounds, II
314-15
See also Auric Egg; Gestation
Egg-Born:
Will-power creates the, XI 489
Eggregores:
giants of Enoch, VI 175, 176
Eginhardus (770?-840):
bio-bibliog., XIII 381
Eglinton, William (1857-1933):
emerging Chhaya and, XII 705
epilepsy and, VII 61
Founders did not meet, in India, IV
83 et seq.
left India at right time, IV 86
phenomena of, genuine, IV 28-30
phenomenon on S.S. Vega, IV xxiii
remarkable medium, VII 320 (334)
test séances with, III 143-46, 488
bio-bibliog., III
503-05
Ego(s):
absolute, IX 135
on Adept's purified, after death, XIV
384 & fn., 386-87
All, same in essence, XII 15
annihilation of, IV 251
antecedent experiences of, XII 17
astral, VI 109
astral, and highest principle in sleep,
III 436
astral double of former incarnation
can affect, XII 712-13
as astral man & animals, I 294-95
capacities of inner, III 437
as Christos & Atman or God, XII 625
conscious individual, not
disintegrated, V 20-21 (48-49)
conscious thinking, & mayavi-rupa, X
220
Devachan and, XII 608-09
distinct from body, XIII 289
dowry from former births, XIV 382
in dreams, X 260
duality of man's, XII 415
earthbound, as shell, VII 229
earthbound, in Devachan, III 295
ecstasy reached in Self-control of,
XIV 54
Egyptian teachings about, XI 8
as "embodiment of Universal Mind,"
XII 137, 414-15
as Fifth principle, XII 630; XIII 54
foreboding dreams and, IV 245
has free will, II 9 (20)
human & divine, II 7 (18)
human, made into devil, II 7 (18)
immortal, VII 185, 229
immortal, is reincarnating, X 175
immortal, only consolation of poor,
VIII 64 (86)
immortal, & personalities, VII 179
immortality conditional for, II 7-8
(18-19); XII 374
incarnated, superior to Intelligences
awaiting birth, XI 64
incarnation cycle of, XIV 49, 382
indivisible All and, XI 246 (283)
inexhaustible essence of, XII 624
& fn.
of infants & idiots, IV 549
informing, X 314
knows, VIII 96
lives over whole life at death, XI 447
lower, as Chrēstos, XIV 88 fn.
lower, electro-vital field, XII 370
Manas is real, VII 179; XII 58
as Manasaputra, XII 607 fn.
mutual attraction of, V 79
never recedes into animal kingdom,
XI 138 fn.
of Nirvani disappears, XIV 376-77
& fn.
non-Ego and, VII 179
non-separateness of, XIII 32
omniscience of Immortal, XII 232
the One, IX 140
only one real, in man, VII 205
paralyzed by external man, VII 308
passes through every animal form, XI
138 fn.
Perfect, is Non-, XIV 436
performing artist on physical man,
XII 15
permanent, X 246
post-mortem condition of astral, IV
246-47
potential rebirth of, after death, III
292
Present is only time for Inner, II
470 fn.
punishment of, VII 111
real, acts independently in sleep, X
251
real, confused with personality, VII
185
real freedom, after death, X 325
re-become one, in Devachan, XII 631
reflection of Higher, XI 492 fn.
reimbodying, & its ray-point, XII
651-52
reincarnating, is
Karana Sarira, XI
476
reincarnation and, XI 137
relation of Higher & Lower, XII
709-12
remains the same, X 176
seeking refuge in Alaya, XII 636
or self-being, I 336
sensations of, VIII 94
Spiritualists' confusion about, VII 187
of spiritually evil men, III 298
stripped of lower principles in kama-
loka, IX 164
sub-states of consciousness and, XIII
289
suicides, III 210-11
sympathy between, V 84
terra incognito to
science, XII 227,
232
transcendental, VIII 96, 97
as Tree of Life, XII 630
true, & causal body, X 219
true, & mother's role, X 83
unites with Atman-Christos, VIII 369
(389)
Universal, XIII 32
voluntary "sacrificial victim," XII
358 fn., 635
See also Divine Ego; Higher Ego;
Personal Ego; Spiritual Ego;
Personality; Self
Egoism:
Kama-Manas can become, XII 631
labor for others must destroy, XI 469
mediocrity and, XI 216-17 (252)
of Yogis, XI 218 (2S4)
Egotism:
bundle of, disappears at death, VII
186
a Devil, VIII 58 (80)
must give way to Altruism, VIII 55
(77)
predominance of evil due to, VIII 116
See also Selfishness
Egypt:
Atlantis and, IV 447
burial places of, XIV 288-89
cradle of chemistry, XIII 240
degeneration of, XIV 350
descent of Healer-Kings of, XIV 253
Dravidians of India civilized, XI 227
(263)
esoteric meaning of, XIII 37, 240
Essenes formed by wandering scribes
of, XIV 294
Ethiopian invasion of, XIV 297
exodus of Israelites from, XIII 30, 37
Gen. de Fadeyev and,
III 506-07
gnostic Rulers as, XIII 36-37
India once included archaic, III 420
initiated priests of, XI 6 fn., 511-12
(534)
magical performances in, VII 94 et
seq.
Massey on, III 484 et seq.
Moses & Hierophants of, XIV 172,
195 fn., 196
never subjected to cataclysm, XIII 319
possible earthquake in, XI 356
profaned her Mysteries, XIV 294
symbolism of man's 7 principles in, X
48-54 (55-62)
treasures of, at Paris Exhibition, XI
358
Urvagans and, VII 96-97
wisdom of, sought by ancients, VII 123
Egyptian(s):
adept & Olcott, I 87
alphabet cp. with Devanagari, XIV
96-97
ancient Hapimu and, XIII 319
ancient, not colony of Atlantis, IV
447
ancient records of, priests, VII 278
antiquity of, papyri, XIV 170, 348
arts & sciences to be revived, XIII 320
Aryans &, from same stock, XI 338
Astrologers were Initiates, XIV 344
breast-plate of, priests, VII 236
Cheops & decline of, priestcraft, XIV
297
civilization cp. to Atlantean, XIII
319-20
colonizers from Lanka, V 286
correlations of Gods & Goddesses,
XIV 155-56
cosmogony in, symbolism, XIII 75-76
crib as birthplace of Sun, VIII 363-64
& fn. (383 & fn.)
cubit & Masonic inch, XIV 67, 91-92,
195 fn.
custom of skeleton at festival table,
XI 41
divine characters of, similar to those
of Peru, II 306
Esotericism, XIV 68, 125, 251-52, 294
funeral ritual, XIV 337
God of the Mysteries, XIII 240
hieroglyphics, XIV 207 fn., 344
hierophants & ascetics of India, XIV
22
hierophants & sacred numbers, XIV
63, 195-96, 344
Huxley on, & Dravidians, V 285
in Huxley's classification of races, V
217
ideas on the moon, XIII 23
ideas on transmigration, IV 559
Indo-Caucasians, II 394
inherit Atlantean Initiate system, XIV
252
Initiation Rite, XIV 279, 288-89
Isis of, Initiates, XIV 292
Jews borrowed from, XIV 170,
172 fn., 195 fn., 197, 207
lion in N:T. imagery, XIII 279
magic in, religion, VII 105 et seq., 224
on man's constitution, VII 189-90
& fn., 224
mysteries of Osiris, XIII 32 Neter-Khari of, V 298
not inclined to Spiritualism, VII 117
not of 4th race, V 286
occult theory of life-atoms, V 110
Pantheon, XIII 29, 322
Papyrus on Sun, XIV 270-71
philosophy oldest known to Europe,
IX 80
Priests as sages, XIV 252, 306
pyramid of Cheops' outer casing, XI
359
represented elementals on papyri, VI
195
researches of, on elemental beings, VI
195
secret speech of the, XIV 97, 125, 294
Sorcerer's fate, VII 117-18, 128-30
source of, religion, XIV 175, 350
symbolic carving of, Initiation, XIV
148
symbolism of, cross, IX 273-74; XIV
151-53, 207
teaching on Septenary Man, XIV
380-81
texts, records & astronomy of, XIII
231-32 fn., 322
Therapeutae, XIV 306
Theurgy & Iamblichus, XIV 300
theurgy & "spectral" soul of, VII 224
Trinity derived from Indians, XIV
186, 381
woman cp. to modern, XII 270
Egyptian Dirge:
H.P.B. on, X 208-09, 213 fn.
recalled from past life, X 208-12
Egyptian Mysteries:
Jesus an Initiate of, XIV 283-84
known since Menes, XIV 269
traced, XIV 36, 68, 125, 170, 186,
251-54, 269, 294, 297-98, 306
Egyptian Rite:
after-death state and, XII 626
Cagliostro and, XII 82-83
Egyptologists:
Baron Bunsen on antiquities, XIV 125
& fn., 297
challenge Church, XIV 72
on dethroning of ancient theocracy,
XIV 297
discoveries of pre-Mosaic relics, XIV 72
Eheieh (Heb.):
absolute Be-ness, VIII 143, 147
Adonai and, IX 64
definition, VIII 368 (387 & fn.)
or I am, VI 317
meaning, IX 360 fn. (388 fn.); XIV
189
name of a Sephirah, XIV 189 & fn.
Eheih (or Eheyeh):
See Eheieh
Eichhorn, John G. (1752-1827):
IV 234
Eidōla (Gk.):
materialized, I 293
one translation of teraphim, VII 231
Eidōlon:
VII 181, 192, 196, 223 fn.
Agrippa on, IV 595
astral body, VII 224
attracted to ashes, VII 227 & fn.
kama-loka and, VII 227
middle principle, VII 224
natal state and, XII 610
no rebirth for, VII 198
part of triple man, VII 207
personal ego and, VII 227
personification by, III 395
shade and, II 173
or simulacrum, II 5 (16)
teraphim translated as, VII 231
Unity creates an Eikon or, XIV 213
Eiffel Tower:
fungi of commercial enterprise, XI
355
glory will fade, XI 198
Michaelangelo's art cp. to, XIII 183
pyramid of Ghizeh and, XII 310
a useless "proud tower," XI 194
Eight:
Cabiri and, XII 68 fn.
dreaded ogdoad, XII 68 & fn.
Postulates equality among men, XII
68
principles of Egyptians &
Phoenicians, XII 68 fn.
symbol of Lower Self, XII 68 & fn.
Eighteen Eighty-Nine (1889):
events of, recapitulated, XII 76
potentiality of digits in, XI 119 (133)
Eighteen Ninety (1890):
compared to Roman Empire era, XII
95-97 (102-04)
cyclic swan of, XII 106
fatal year of, XII 77
meaning of numbers in, XII 68-69
mephitic passing of, XII 383-84
occult future of, XII 69, 77
prospects for, XII 67-69, 91 (97)
Eighteen Ninety-Seven (1897):
Brothers of Shadow lose grip on
Humanity after, XII 601-02
closing cycle of, XII l
Eighth Sphere:
furnace of Nature, VI 178
idea of, criticized, VI 185
majority of the spiritually evil go to,
III 298
monad, personality and, IV 572-73
moon &, in Esoteric Buddhism as
blinds, XII 622
not a place but a state, VI 179
Eirenaeus Philalethes (1622?-1665):
on macrocosm, XI 518-19 (541)
Mediaeval Kabalist, XIV 167
A Breviary of Alchemy . . . :
H.P.B. on parts of, XII 53-55
Ripley Revived:
on alchemical writings, XI 521 (544)
Secrets Revealed . . . :
on alchemy, XI 519 (542)
H.P.B. on parts of, XII 52-53
bio-bibliog., XI 573;
XII 746-47
Eitel, Ernest J.
(1838-1908):
on secret schools in Orient, XII
345-46
Ekklēsia (Gk.):
definition, XIII 16
in Valentinian symbolism, XIII 16, 66 fn.
Ekoddisha:
IX 263
Ektrōma:
or abortion, XIII 16
Eleatics:
on deity of, III 62
See also Parmenides
Eleazar (fl. ca. 250 B.C.):
the Septuagint's muddled history and,
IX 95 & fn.
Eleazar, Rabbi (fl. 2nd C. A.D.):
XIV 179
helped compile Zohar, I 110; VI 320
helped complete work of his father,
XIV 169
one of last initiates of 7 mysteries,
VIII 147 fn.
biog., VI 433
Eleazar, Son of Aaron (13th? C. B.C.):
census and, III 117-18
Elect:
"Heart" alone can transmute the, XII
236
humility helps produce the, XII
236-37
the "world's," XII 317-19
Elect Root:
dispersed, XIV 82
guarded Sacred Science, XIV 68
refers to Initiates, not the Jews, XIV 82
saved from conflagration, XIV 81
Electra:
fable of, hides nature of Electricity,
IV 224
Electric:
Fluid is one of 7 Sons of Fohat, XII
620
"lighting craze," XII 77, 111
magnetic &, fluids, XII 398-99
shocks from nerve-centers during
sleep, X 246
Electricity:
astral, & evil entities, IX 400S
astral light and, III 376
atomic in nature, VIII 323
basically matter, IV 213
discharged by fishes, III 22
energy of, can transfer to another
plane, XII 399
essence & origin of life, IV 225
exists in everything, X 382
Fohat & molecular disturbance, X
380-81
Fohatic, & hypnotism, X 394
Fohatic, or Intra-cosmic, X 394
generated in muscles, III 22-23
heat & light as illusions, XII 359
insanity from, III 285
Lodge's text on, uses occult ideas, XII
265
magnetism and, XII 398-99
man's own system of forces and, IX
400D
mental, forms Pineal Gland
concretions, XII 619
nature of, as matter & force, IV 205
et seq., 224
not energy but ether, XII 265
One Life and, X 354
one of "Three Mothers," XIV 64-65
potential, in every atom, IV 215
a "principle" of matter, X 379-80
Solar storehouse of, XIV 225
somnambulism and, II 283-84
source of, beyond radiant matter, IV
224
source of, in elementary globules, IV
216
stored in some people, III 23 et seq.
Universal Force, XIV 225
vital, in sunspots, V 160
See also Fohat
Electrobiology:
ignorant of Foliat, XII 146
Electro-magnetic Induction:
terrestrial, & mediums, III 247 fn.
Electrometer:
cannot show fluids of higher plane,
XII 399
Electron:
hinted at, IV 316
Electroscope:
astral projection of images and, IV
488-89
Element(s):
atomic structure of, endowed with
consciousness, XII 149
Brahma is the One, VI 142
Chemical, cp with terrestrial, X
365-66
chemical, in the sun, V 156
conflicting, equilibrate Societies, II
210
cosmic, & Dhyan-Chohans, VII 188
of Creation, Preservation &
Destruction, XIV 100
divine, beyond words, XIII 68 elementals and,
X 366
elementary substances and, IV 210-11
as emanations of deity in Hinduism,
XII 149
in Esoteric religious symbology, XIV
243
Ether contains other, X 366
evolution from, VII 283-84
exoteric & esoteric, V 23-24 (52)
fifth, now evolving, XIII 68
five, of ancient world, XIV 100 fn.
Forty-nine, XIII 53
four German numbers and, XIV
100 fn.
four, & INRI, XIV 158
four primary, I 330
four, subjective & objective, XIV 157
& fn., 187
governed by invisible spirits, VII 37
in abscondito, X 349
infinite divisibility of, IV 212, 216
in Kabalistic Quaternary, XIV 187
Man the, XIII 77
meta-, and, XI 508 (531)
mystic meaning of term, XI 117 (128)
no such thing as chemical, X 307
non-human beings in, III 338
occult, & conception, I 284-85
occultists recognize but One, V 23
(52)
the One, III 423; X 349; XIV 210, 235
the One, & Light, IV 220
origin of, of science, VI 192
primordial, X 381
quintuplicated, & 14 worlds, VII 85
root-, & their inter-relation, X 349
sequence of manifestation of, X 376
seven, in nature, IV 166
spirits of the, & divination, VII 234
twelve, XIII 67-68
twenty-five, make up a man, III
321-22
unity of One throughout Nature, VII
43
Universal, defined, X 366
Universal, homogeneous, VI 192
water as first cosmic, X 366
Elemental(s):
Adepts use, in magic, XIV 118 & fn.,
311
affected by thoughts, IX 105
of Air fill public places, XII 535
air, or Dzins, VI 386
alcohol or drugs awaken dangerous,
XII 685
all elements have, VI 197
can animate objects, VII 225
appellations in the Puranas, XII 187
assume forms found in auras of
people, IX 400A
astral perception and, IX 400G
attached to two lower kingdoms, X
362
brotherhood and, IX 111
cases of misuse of, IX 115-16
as centers of energy, IX 400B
Church Fathers on, XII 188
clairvoyance and, III 248
communication with, IX 240; XII
190-91, 197-98, 203
concentrate Karma, IX 111
conception and, I 284-85
control of, by H.P.B., XIV 479
controlled by occult means, IV 103
correlations of color, sound and, IX
240, 400C
Cyprian on, XIV 165
dangerous & benevolent, VI 169
definitions, I 330; VI 187 et seq.; VII
234; IX 104, 109; X 366
demons or, in Gnōsis, XII 560
described, VI 187-201
determine temperment, I 285, 287; V
103
Deva-yonis of the Hindus, XII 202
difference between, & shells, XIV 480
"dimensions" of matter and, IX 110
elementaries and, I 268-69, 284, 330;
V 26 (55); IX 107-08
elements and, III 252-53, X 366
as entities in space, 1X 400Q
every plant clothes an, X 362
fire, & foetus, V 103
forces & occult sound, IV 166
form astral body of infants, I 298
formless, are centers of force, VI 197
harsh criticism attracts, IX 126
have no moral character, IX 113
H.P.B.'s article on, its date & nature,
VI 184-86
help in divination, VII 234
hide treasures, IX 116, 124-26
highest, & Rasatala, XII 666, 684
how secrets of, are guarded, IX 114
human magnetism and, IX 124-28
hurt by sword, IX 400I
information on, withheld, IX 112-13
intimately related to Karma, IX 110-11
invisible world and, I 73
kingdoms infused by 3 Hierarchies,
XII 567
known in Orient for centuries, XII
301
kyriology of, XII 187
life-, & homunculi, IX 79
light and, IX 106
live in & through objects, IX 400C
as man's creations, X 366
many classes of, IX 110, 127
masquerades of, defined, XII 560-61
mediums and, VI 225
men of the future, IV 590
menstruation and, VI 340-41
metals and, IX 127-28
misused in future by wicked men, IX
113
mulaprakriti and, V 173
nature & feats of, X 271-72
nature of, III 248
nature of, difficult to explain, IX 112
or nature-spirits, III 477
Nature-Spirits & Cosmocratores, XIV
344
Neo-Platonic & Pagan belief in, XII
187-88
non-intelligent, IV 103
North Pole magnetic current carries,
VI 340
objects have no cognitive existence
for, IX 400C
phenomena and, I 285
physical manifestations and, VI 194
power of, used for gain, IX 115-16
prakritic consciousness
and, XII
678-79
present pictures in meditation, XII
693
produce physical phenomena, XIV
478-79
protection of occult pupils from, XII
535
psychic embryos and, VI 196, 197
purified Ego will dominate, XII 560
role of, in evocation story, I 352
satirized, XII 189
secrets of, protected from abuse, IX
114
seize mental images during séances, X
222
sexual union between man and, X 156
some, are dangerous to man, XII
684-85
spirits' in Languedoc, XIII 272
as spirits of Elements, X 366
"spirits" of "Summerland," XII 188,
190-97
spiritual impulse and, V 174-75
Spiritualists and, II 80
suicides used by, IX 107-08
supply molecular force to mediums,
III 248
Sylphs, Undines, Gnomes &
Salamanders, XII 190
Tanhic, XII 609-10, 649, 704, 708
term used prior to Theosophical
Society, III 251
on those who "beard" the, XII 61
three degrees of, V 173
on trained, providing information, IX
114
visually perceived, IX 106
von Vay and, I 281
will live someday on earth, III 270
world of, affected by man's actions,
IX 110-11
world of, universally recognized, II
259-60
See also Lhamayin; Sylph(s);
Undine(s) & other nature spirits
Elementary(ies):
Agrippa on, IV 594-95
animals may attract, VI 211
astral of man can be replaced by, VII
138
attached to statues, VII 219, 223 fn.
Bhutas or, II 74; III 424-25
danger of possession by, XIV 487-92
definition, II 510
or Diakka, 1 135, 140
earth-bound guides usually, I 270
Eidolōn or, in seances, III 395
elementals &, cp., I 268-69, 284-85; IV
590
evil, obsess objects or people, VII
207-08
fashion apparitions, III 474
genii, demons, lares confused with
"spirits," XII 197
globules & spark of life, IV 216
of human body may ascend after
death, I 364 (368)
immorality between, & men, IV 300
impersonate departed souls, XIV
482-83
Khunrath on, I 286-87, 329
Lévi on, & second death, I 329-30
limited to locale of death, XIV 490-91
malice of, towards people, I 141, 142
masquerades of, defined, XII 560-61
medium and, VI 225
motives of, are bad or non-existent,
IX 108
nature of, spirits, I 112
not all, are annihilated, I 298
phenomena and, I 285-86
post-mortem offerings and, V 312-13
powerful, not really dead, IX 107-08
principalities, VII 37
reliquiae of personal soul, V 82
at séances, IX 107
as shells, VI 195-96
spirit of, in Devachan, V 18 (47)
spirits, VII 234
suicides and, III 210-11
term applied to some Egyptian gods,
III 478
treated as "gods" by fools, VII 208
as vampires, I 284; VI 210-11
vicious parents attract, I 285
victims of obsession by, I 141, 191
Zoroastrians and, VI 340
See also Bhoot(s); Diakka; Eidolōn;
Lares; Séances; Shells; Spooks;
Vampires etc.
Elephant:
Sivatherium and, II 336
worship of, in India, XII 382
Elephanta, Cave of:
profaned, I 407
Eleusinian Mysteries:
Brahmanical Vedic rites and, XIV
123 fn.
burlesqued, XIII 26
cause of, degradation, XI 87-88
Ceres-Demeter as patroness of, XII
214
Clement initiated into, XIV 36, 274-75
excellency & purpose of, XI 86-87
Indian origins of, XIV 451-52 fn.
influenced Neo-Platonism, XIV 300
Jewish Mysteries and, XIV 36, 274
on magistrates of, XIV 114
Mystae of, & modern Masonry,
XI 88-89
part of Little Mysteries, XI 493-94
Paul and, XIV 114, 123
Religion of Mankind once, XI 93
survived longest, XI 93
use of mirror in, XIV 451 fn.
will have a successor, VIII 205
See also Ceres; Dionysus(os);
Initiation(s); Mystae; Mysteries
Elias:
in Aeōns, XIII 13
as Buddhi, XI 492
John and, XI 492-93
John the Baptist and, XIII 13
Soul of the Rulers and, XIII 13
Elias Levita (1469-1549):
on Masorah, III 453 fn,
bio-bibliog., III 505
Elijah:
hears "small voice" in cave of Horeb,
XIV 131
a Nazarene, III 451 fn.
seeks the Lord, II 388
as seer, V 250
Elisa of Lucca, Princess (1777-1820):
Paganini's playing and, II 219, 237
Elixir of Life:
Adepts refuse use of, IV 3; XI 517
(540)
Brown-Sequard and, XII 389
as Cybelē, XII 214
"elixir of death" or, XII 603
Mahatmas have discovered, VIII 400
or Great Elixir, XI 515 (538)
as real ozone, XII 110
ultimate essence of everything, XII
603
Elixir, Red:
meaning of, III 335, 336, 338
Ellenborough, Lady (1807?-1881):
presented with "Messianic" amulet,
XIV 153
biog., XIV 526-27
Elliot, Gilbert:
article footnoted by H.P.B., V 288,
293
Elliotson, Dr. John (1791-1868):
II 277 fn.; IV 380
denounced for oration on mesmerism,
XII 224
founder of Mesmeric Hospital, XII
224
bio-bibliog., II 528
biog., IV 646
Elks, Dr. Ashton:
thought H.P.B. near death, VII 301
Ellmore, Fred S.:
on Indian fakirs, etc., XII 321-26
Elōhim:
Adam and, II 8 (19)
Aphrodite cp, to, XIV 214
Archangels and, XIV 111-12, 200-02,
210
Cain a transformed, XIV 44 fn.
Celestial Buddha cp. to, VI 111
collective father of generation, XIII
22
on "conformation" of, XIV 211
Cosmogonies cp. with, XIV 197-98
& fn., 202, 204
creating man, VIII 145 fn.
emanations of, XIV 237, 302
erroneously rendered "God," XiV
201-02, 210-11, 212, 213
feminine, VIII 173 fn.; XIV 213-14
are finite, IX 167
Forces of Nature, XIV 184, 204
Gematria &
Mystical word division,
XIV 214-15
generating Powers, XIV 239
of Genesis, III 367 (387); XIV 197-98
& fn., 200-02
Gnostic, cp. to Hebrew, XIV 212
as Heavenly time-keepers, XIV 202
a Host of Creative powers, XIV 215,
217-18
involved material Creation only, XIV
212
Jehovah one of, VIII 214 fn.; XIV 215
of Justinus, XIII 43, 49
Kabalistic meaning of, XIV 43, 65,
67, 197 fn., 202, 208 & fn., 210-11,
212-15, 235, 239, 302
Kronus cp. with, XIV 202
Man is sevenfold image of, XIV
204-05
meaning of, pluralistic, VII 261 fn.; X
303; XI 24, 27; XIV 111, 197-98 fn.,
204, 210-11, 213-15, 235
"Mother of Formation" as, XIV
214-15
Mythical dragon astronomically, XIV
202-03
not Purusha or Prakriti,
XIV 212
numerical key to, XIV 87 fn., 200-02,
208 & fn., 214-15, 235
Occult Theogony of, XIV 188 & fn.,
202
One God behind diverse, XIV 218
the Parentless of the S.D., XIV 202
& fn., 204-05
in Phoenician mythology, XIV 202
preceded Heavenly Father, XIV 204
pro-creating fire and, VIII 204 fn.
same as Sephirōth, X 398
Sēpher
Yetzirah on, XIV 214
as seven inferior Planetary Angels,
XIV 210, 212
Seven Logoi as, X 303
seven, or Upper Father-Mother, VIII
145
seven Pitris identical
with, XIV 202, 204
seven Primordial powers as, XIV 202,
204, 210
sixth Sephira and, VI 318
"Sons" of, astronomical terms, XIV
65, 201-02
symbolizes conjunction of Abba &
Aima, XIV 213-14
or Third Race, XIV 302
as transgressors, XIV 200-01, 204-05
Triad in relation to, XIV 213
union with Eden, XIII 23
unites Masculine & Feminine, XIV
211, 213-14
word God substituted for, XIV 242
& fn.
word-form yields pi, XIV 208 fn.
See also Elohists; Sephirōth
Elōhim-Jehovah:
Incarnation of the Word symbolized
in story of, VIII 356 (373)
Elohists:
believed man made in Elohim's image,
XIV 184
identified Deity with Nature, XIV 184
Jehovists cp. with, XIV 183-84
were Seers, XIV 183
Elpay (Scientist):
on physico-biologists & psychic reality,
XII 361
"Scientific Letters" of, XII 358
Elphinstone, M. (1779-1859):
The History of India:
on spirit of Upanishads, XII 346 fn.
textbook for British civil servants, I
239
on Vedanta, XII 344 fn.
Kingdom of Kabul:
on fakirs, etc., I 239 & fn.
bio-bibliog., I
462-63; XII 746
El-Shaddai:
the Almighty, XII 73
Lord of the Jews, XI 362
Elymas (fl. lst C.):
foe of Saint Paul, XIV 132
Elysian Fields:
deceased in, X 48 (55)
See also Aanru, Field of; Devachan
Elysium:
parable of Homer in, VII 205
Emanation(s):
Basilides on, of Aeōn, XIV 112-13
in Codex Nazaraeus, III 322
cycle of, from above, XIII 44
cycle of, & numbers, XIV 63, 186-87,
243-44
definition, X 359-60
Dhyani-Chohans and, XIII 9
dissolution &, acc, to Seneca, XIV 257
doctrine, XIV 111, 184-85, 236-37,
301-02, 413
of Elōhim, XIV 237, 302
every crowd has, XII 61
first, is feminine, X 302
from Deity, II 91
Hierarchy of, XIII 36
"immanations" and, XIV 216 fn.
Kabalistic system of, XIV 301-02
Manu on, XIV 412
One source of all, XII 570; XIV 310
Plērōma is totality of, from the One,
XII 570
psychic, & mediumship, II 396 et seq.
seven stages of, from Hierarchies, XII
550
Simon as 1st & 2nd, XIV 111
in Simon Magus' teachings, XII
553-56
ten, are Form of God, XIV 185, 212
ten, & Sephira, I 111-12
triune, of En-Soph, III 313
of twenty-four divine powers, III 321
Zohar on, of Sephirōth, XIV
189
See also Endosmosis; Evolution;
Extension; Manifestations)
Embryo(s):
four elementals affect, I 285
human, corresponds to Atman, XII
523
moment of, conception, I 284
potent object in black magic, XII
524 fn.
psychic, & children to be, VI 196
psychic, differ from elementals, VI 197
vicious parents infuse, with evil, I 285
See also Abortion; Conception;
Embryology; Foetus
Embryology:
foetal circulation and, XII 557 fn.
human, cp. to cosmic process, XII
523-24
seven parts of embryo and, XII
522-23
Emerald Tablet:
of Hermes Trismegistus, IX 45
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882):
Epictetus and, IX 4
on soul, XIV 300
as transcendental idealist, II 208-09
- The Over-Soul:
on union with Soul of World, II
95-96, 208
Emes:
Kabalistic elements, IX 290 fn.
Emotion(s):
man must become impervious to
physical, XII 55
masses seek, in their religion, II 447
See also Desire(s); Kama; Sensations;
Senses)
Emotionalism:
a nervous disease, XI 201
Empedocles (fl. 444 B.C.):
VII 123, 283; XIV 133
could quiet a gale, XIII 237
influence of Eastern philosophy on,
XII 347
on soul, VII 206 fn.
Emperors:
Kings &, once healers, XIV 253
Empiricism:
definition, XII 414
See also Science
Emptiness:
or Space, III 423
See also Space; Sunyata
Empusa:
a desert ghoul, VI 170
Empuses:
dreaded in Europe, XIV 134
Én (Gk.):
form in potentica, VII 283
Yliaster of Paracelsus corresponds to,
VII 283
Enchantment:
crime and, III 352
fascination & glamour in hypnotism,
XII 395-96
Encheiresis Naturae:
IX 60
Encyclopaedia(s):
French, IV 294
Russian medical, IV 312 fn.
Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry:
See Mackey, A.G.
Encyclopedia Americana:
quotes Llorente on victims of
Inquisition, VI 238 & fn.
bibliog., VI 433
Endor, Witch of:
See Sedecla
Endosmosis:
chemical laws cannot explain, XII 146
physiologist quoted on, XII 144-45, 146
shows discrimination of cells, XII
145-46
transmission of vital aura in healing,
XII 396
Enemy(ies):
calumniators &, as scavengers of T.S.,
XI 303
H.P.B. fears no, XI 306
Lane an, of T.S., XI 551 et Seq.
learning from, IX 10
Roman Catholicism is, of Esoteric
Section & TS., XI 339
of Theosophical Society, XI 163, 165,
168, 339
Energy(ies):
conservation of, IV 218
conservation of, & psychic activity,
XII 355
effect of, on planes, V 338-39
faith & will in curing illness, III 253
indestructible, IV 567
must manifest in a body, IV 221
relation of, to mass & velocity, IV
316
transmitted through vacuum, IV
315-16
triune Cosmic, III 314
universal, & life, VI 350
See also Force(s); Jiva; .Jivatma;Life;
Potencies; Prana
Engelmann, T.W.
(1843-1909):
admits "psychic process" in
protoplasm, XII 143
experiments on Arcellae, XII 142-43
"Beiträge zur Physiologie des
Protoplasm":
XII 142 fn.
on intelligence of Arcella organism,
XII 143
bio-bibliog., XII 746
England:
cost of justice in, XII 387-88
dynamite trade in, XIII 216
export of slaves from, XII 267 fn.
on freedom of speech & press in, XII
387-88
hypocritical cant of, XII 279-88, 290
"inferior" races and, XIII 221
old-fashioned laws in, IV 456 et seq.
reluctant to recognize foreign merit,
XII 405
Russia & India, III 75-77
Theosophical Society in, XII 298
See also Britain; British Isles
English:
poor language for philosophy, VII 51
Englishmen:
relations with Indians, II 298-302
Enlightenment:
of Buddha as enshrining his disciples,
XIV 390, 394 fn.
Buddha made, open to all, III 399
degrees of recall of, XIV 52
Initiation of Buddha and, XIV 400-01
inner, will save mankind, X 74-75
of Kasyapa at death of Buddha, XIV
444-45
See also Bodhi; Moksha; Nirvana
Ennemoser, Joseph (1787-1854):
I 139; V 291
History of Magic:
on Curé d'Ars, IV 381
H.P.B.'s penciled note on Henry More
in copy of, XIII 225 fn.
on loss of recorded Mysteries, XIII
234; XIV 297-98
bio-bibliog., 1463; V
373
bibliog., IV 646
Ennius, Quintus (239?-169 B.C.?):
VII 229
Ennodius of Pavia, Saint (473?-521):
first used title "Pope," V 252
bio-bibliog., V 373-74
Enoch:
or Chanoch, VIII 193 fn.
creative fire and, VIII 368 (387)
as great grandfather of Noah, XIV 86
meaning of, ascent to heaven, VI 280
on numerology of name, XIV 86
passed on Adam's mystery book from
Seth, XIV 175
as "Son of Man" personified, XIV 86,
113 fn., 188 fn.
stands for Solar Year, XIV 79 fn., 86,
93, 113 fn.
three distinct, in Bible, XIV 86 fn.
"Wheel of," an archaic invention, XIV
93-94
Enoch, Book of:
See Book of Enoch
Enoîchion:
means "internal eye" or Seer, XIV 81
Enos:
permutation of Cain & Abel, XIV 188
Son of Seth, or Man, XIV 113 fn.
symbol of solar year, XIV 113 fn.
En-Soph:
See Ain-Soph
Enthusiasm:
can lead to credulity, XII 196
Enpty(ies):
Builders are not, but Forces of
Nature, X 341-42
definition, X 380
Dhyani-Buddha not an, but a
Hierarchy X 343
as divine propeller of man, XII 369
forces and, VIII 325, 328
man a double-faced, XII 369
or principles in man, III 406, 407
"sensing" principle as an, XII 414
thoughts are, IX 16 fn.
uniting of individual, with universal,
V 93
variety of, in space, IX 400Q
Envoutements:
described by Eliphas Lévi, XIV 31
Eosphoros:
Eos and, VIII 16
Lucifer or Morning Star, VIII 5-6, 10,
11, 18, 25, 27 fn.
See also Lucifer
Ephesians:
honored Apollonius with golden
statue, XIV 136
Ephesians:
VIII 191
q., 213 fn. & q.; IX 364
(392); XI 486
human sacrifice and, X 92
on lords of darkness, XIV 304
on principalities, XIV 348 fn.
Ephod:
VII 231; XI 77
definition, VII 236 fn.
Epictetus (fl. Ist C.):
XIV 257
advice of, XI 47
aphorism of, XIII 211
Emerson and, IX 4
revered Apollonius, XIV 136
Discourses:
on Mysteries, XI 87 & fn.
bibliog., XI 573
Epicurus (ca. 341-270 B.C.):
II 169
on being impious, IV 498
beliefs shared by theosophist, IX 61
a Deist & Theosophist, XIII 307
on Gods, XIV 50 fn.
on infidels & atheists, XIV 50
on materialized Universe, XIII 307-08
on nature of gods, II 95
on the soul, XIII 307
Epidaurus (Greece):
fabled sacred dragon of, XIII 272
rotunda of, at Cos, XI 243 (279)
Epidemics:
history & dispersal of, XII 107-09
mental, aroused by sorcerers, VII 230
sunspot cycle and, III 193 & fn.
Epinoia (Gk.):
or Divine Thought, XII 558-59
first female manifestation of "God,"
XII 570
Epiphanius (315?-402):
on Barbēlō, XIII 24-25
on Jesus, VIII 382 fn.
reputation for untruth, XIV 121
on Simon Magus, XII 572; XIV 110
Contra Ebionitas:
on humanity of Christ, XIV 151
Panarion:
XIII 5
first Christian beliefs about Jesus,
XIV 150 fn.
on geneology of Jesus, IV 361 fn.
on original Matthew, IV 238 bibliog., IV
647
Epiphany:
Christian celebration of, XII 72
Christmas confounded with, II 163
definition, III 461
The Epiphany:
Rev. Theophilus' pamphlet and, VI 74
& fn.
Theosophists and, VI
164, 170
bibliog., VI 450
Episcopal Church:
lawn party of, X 106-07
Episcope:
Egyptian, & astrology, III 191
Epistle of Clement to James:
VIII 221-22
Epistles:
earlier than Gospels, IV 242
Epithalami:
as bridal songs, VIII 17
Epithumia (Gk.):
or concupiscible nature, I 292
périsprit and, I 361 (365)
Epithymichon (Gk.):
aspect of irrational soul, VII 229
Epoptai(o):
See Epopteia
Epopteia (Gk.):
definition, II 92
or final apocalypse, XIV 275
High Initiates, XI 85, 171-72 (179-80)
meaning, XI 88; XIV 123, 275
Mystae and, X 213 fn.; XII 532
Paul one of the, XIV 123
Planetary Spirits revealed in, XIV 276
revelation in the Mysteries, XIV 123,
275
Sanskrit &, rites cp., XIV 123 fn.
stone tablets and, II 10 (21)
Epoptēs (Gk.):
or Seer, II 90
Equilibrium:
occult world and, II 218
One Law and, III 313
of opposites, I 200
Equinox(es):
autumnal, & death of Sun, VIII 363
& fn. (382 & fn.)
Colure of, & birthplace of Egyptian
Messiah, VIII 364 (383)
precession in ancient Hindu cycles,
XIV 362-65
Vernal, as true Easter, XIV 137
Er (or Erus):
may be Zoroaster, III 451
Era(s):
Indian Saka, V 255
initiated Brahmans know dates of, V
232
of Saüvat & Salivahana, V 227
uncertainties about, V 230-31
Erasmus, D. (1465?-1536):
XIV 177
Eratosthenes (276?-196 B.C.):
identifies Virgin with Isis, XIV
292 fn.
on location of Palibothra, XIII 342
Erechtheus:
allegory of King, VIII 192
as "born of earth," V 219
Erivan (Russia):
relics of antiquity and, lI 350
Eros (Gk.):
a primordial principle, XIV 255 fn.
Error:
knowledge and, XI 330
Erythraean Sibyl:
See Sibyl
Escayrac de Lauture, Count S. d'
(1826-1868):
on Marimbas, III 42
bio-bibliog., III 505
Escobar, Anthony (1589-1669):
- Theologia moralis . . .:
on astrologer's fees, IX 297-98
on devil's assistance, IX 297, 310
on sinful actions, IX 303, 314
bio-bibliog., IX 413-14
Esdaile, Dr. J. (1808-1859):
- Natural and Mesmeric
Clairvoyance:
on writing in the dark, IV 294
bio-bibliog., IV 647
Esdraelon:
true Armageddon not at, III 189
Esdras:
See Ezra
II Esdras:
X 16
Eslon (or Deslon), Charles d' (?-1786):
attests to mesmerism, XII 218
pupil of Mesmer, II 275
bio-bibliog., II 526
Esoteric:
allegory & symbolism, XIV 3, 69, 444
canon & initiation, XIV 12
circle & sacrifice, II 10 (21)
cosmogony, anthropology, etc., XII
350
divine, symbols of nature, II 96
exoteric &, "blinds," XIV 3, 43-45, 69,
180-81, 445-46
figure & Moses, XIV 95-96
interpretation of Matthew V, verses
25-26, XIII 75-76
keynote of, truths, XII 601
meaning of Theophania, XIV 48-49,
276-77
nothing printed broadcast is, XII 542,
604
numerical systems, XIV 97, 181, 192
one universal, language, XIII 153
Religion of the elect, XIV 41, 46-49,
67, 443, 445
schools challenged by Monier-
Williams, XIII 146-47
"so-called," XII 350 & fn.
teachings of Desafir & Greeks, XIV 277
teachings premature, IX 284
Theosophy as, synthesis, IX 196 (218)
training & tests, X 242
truths will never be given out in
public print, XII
604
Western Taro &, cp., XI V 94
See also Esoteric Doctrine; Esoteric
Philosophy; Esoteric Section
Esoteric Catechism:
biography of Apollonius and, XIV
127
on That, XII 525
Esoteric Doctrine(s):
all versions of, agree on spiritual
path, VI 331
based on ages of research, II 11 (22)
based on truth & fact, XI V 199,
459-61
of Buddha, VI 99
Buddhism has, X 71, 81
crisis required, in 19th Century, X 153
on evolution of individual
consciousness, V 93
H.P.B.'s presentation of, can be faulty,
X 170
inaccessible to untrained seership, VI
132-33
Materialistic state of world required,
X 153
never written, VIII 158
not meant for world at large, XII 235
not, when published, X 179 fn.,
182-83 fn.; XII 542
only Masters present true, X 170
only one, the Secret Wisdom-Religion,
VI 183
origin of, X 166
on reincarnation, XIV 56, 381-84
source of, III 402, 419
teachings of living men basis of, X
170
as thread-doctrine, IV 582
trans-Himalayan, III 419
universal, sketched, II 89 et seq.
universal solvent, VII 67
See also Heart Doctrine
Esoteric Philosophy:
axiom of, VII 80
death & life both illusions says, VIII
124
definition, VII 147 fn.
Eastern & Western, generally agree,
III 270
on only Reality, VIII 124
pivotal function of, VIII 61 (83)
Plato and, XIV 15-16
reconciles all religions, XIV 459
sees Buddha's spirit in Jesus, XIV
396 fn.
withstands materialism, XIV 459
Esoteric Science(s):
XII 311
bases of all, IX 252
double object of, XII 519
first requisite of, XII 519
four main aspects of, IX 251-52
as knowledge of Divine Science, XII
551
of Pythagoras, XIV 35, 47
Theosophists and, IV 409
Esoteric Section:
attempt to redeem T.S., XII 491
Coues and, XI 295, 341-42
dangers of occult powers and, X
296-97
declaration and, XIII 203-04
discipline lacking in, XII 584-88
or Eastern School of Theosophy, XII
480, 485
enemies of, XI 167-68, 306 et seq.
E.S.T: Circular suggesting
Eastern
School or, X 134 & fn.
founding of, announced, XII 165;
XIII 116 fn.
fund of, supported by the few, XI 558
H.P.B. on, XIII 115-16
H.P.B. responsible for, XI 380; XII
165
Harte and, XI 379 et seq.
W.Q. Judge helped H.P.B. in forming,
I 479; X 134; XII 480
Judge sole representative of, in
America, X 194-95
London activities of, XII 89
mantra in official notice of, X 154
& fn.
methods of, XI 234 (271)
motto of, XII 599
not a lodge of magic, X 242
not concerned with psychic progress
or personal affairs, XII 495
not for learning "magic arts," XII 491
no official connection with TS., X
154; XII 481, 485
Olcott and, I 514-15
Olcott Asian representative of, XII 89
organized on original lines of Real
Founders, X 154
outer form of an Inner School, XII 511
on Pledge of, X 196-201, 205-08; XI
329; XII 506-11
Pledge to Higher Self & Mahatmic
aspect of Masters, XII 166
Preliminary Memorandum of, VII
140 rf.
preliminary papers drawn up in
London, XII 479
probationary degree, XII 488
purposes of, XI 167-68, 307 et seq.
real Head of the, XII 488
relation to Judge, XI 329
requirements for admission, XII 89
Roman Catholics and, XI 339
self-reliance & intuition to be fostered
in, XII 495-96
separate from T.S., XIII 115-16
special beliefs in, XI 338
term philologist and, XI 230 (267)
Theosophical Society and, XI 338-39,
380-81
treachery in, XII 581-82
two departments of, XII 546
Esoteric Section Diagram(s):
on auric colors & principles, facing
XII 580
on emanation, colors, sound &
principles, XII 564
FIVE on elements, lokas, talas,
planes, senses etc., facing, XII 660,
668 et seq., 680-85
FOUR on states of consciousness, XII
657-63
ONE on relation of Macro-&
Microcosm, XII 524, 526, 542, 600
plates & figures must not be
materialized, XII 599-600, 678
on relation of Hierarchies & principles
of man, facing XII 580
on Tattvas, principles, colors etc., XII 614
THREE on seven hierarchies &
principles, XII 568
TWO on numbers, metals, planets,
days, etc. facing, XII 532, 536-37,
543, 550, 562
on uterine contents & cosmic
correspondences, XII 522-24
Esoteric Section Instructions:
attitude needed to fathom, XII 492-93
Book of Rules & Preliminary
Memorandum by
Judge, XII 482,
484, 494-98, 582
Compiler's notes on, numbers Four &
Five, XII 479-511, 653
A. Keightley on revision of, No. III,
XII 500-01
Preliminary Memorandum Two, XII
501-11
restored omissions and, XII 501
Suggestions & Aids, XII 485
fn.
Esotericism:
ancient, XIV 15, 65, 442, 444-45
Asiatic, underlying Catholicism, IV
295
of Atlantean initiates, IX 355 fn.
(383 fn.)
of Bible questioned, XIV 44-45,
146 ff., 172-84
Brahmanical & Buddhist, IV 93-94
of Buddha's philosophy, XIII 146-47
Buddhist & Vedantic, IV 548 fn.
Eastern & Western sources of, XIV
15-16, 44, 182-83, 444 ff.
Hebrew, not primary, XIV 182-83
of Jews adapted to exoteric creed, IV
517
marital functions not proscribed by,
VIII 67 (88)
of mystic literature, XIV 54, 67
only handful of persons comprehend,
VI 175
Oriental, & Christian Europe, IX
359 fn. (387 fn.)
parts of, premature, VII 288
reasons for, XIV 47-49, 68, 249
required by man's iniquity, XIV 41,
46-47, 180-81
Roman Church rejects pure, XIV 51
Schools of, international, XI 221
(256)
seven keys to, XIV 183
Sophia allegory in, XIII 60
sun-orb of, XII 308
of Third Race, XIV 68
in Tibet, XIV 425, 442
trans-Himalayan, VII 346, 348
universal, its nature, VIII 52 (74)
unveiling of, when brotherhood
reigns, VIII 69 (91)
works with nature, VIII 67 (88)
Esotericists:
duty of, to teach about "second
death," XII 628
shortcomings of, XII 579-98
warned not to enter path of evil, XII 639
Espagnet, Jean d' (17th C.):
on alchemical writings, Xl 521 (544)
bio-bibliog., XI 573
Espionage Calumny:
H.P.B., II 140-43, 291-93
Esprits Malin:
I 135
Esra:
See Ezra
Esse:
conditioned existence and, VIII 111
or Eheieh, VIII 143
Essence(s):
all-containing One, X 309
Buddhi as vehicle of, XII 629
central idea of Supreme, II 90
divine, & conscience, II 160
divine, unconnected with matter, XI
64
Golden Egg & Radiant, X 369
identity of god & man's, XIII 55
immutable, known better by intuition,
III 61-62
of Logos, XI 488
Love is, of cosmic "First-Born," XII
49
omnipresent in countless
differentiations, XII 629
One Eternal, XIV 185, 210
One Universal & Eternal, XI 109
(124), 515 (538); XII 603; XIV 185,
210
or Parabrahman, IV 537
Plato's immutable, & cyclic motion of
Ideas, IV 451
practical Initiate &, of things, XII 602
Radiant, becomes seven within &
without, X 372
superior to those known to Science,
IV 217
Theosophists revere indivisible, II 102
See also Being; Beness
Essenes:
acquainted with Mysteries, XIV
263 fn., 306
blended with earliest Christians, XIV
263 fn.
Burnouf on, X 112-13
converted to Buddhistic monasticism,
XIV 263 fn.
descendants of Egyptian hierophants,
XIV 263 fn., 294, 306
Jesus trained by, I 106
knowledge of, I 116
Nazars and, IX 209-10 (231-32)
Esther:
India and, XIII 332
Estienne, Henri:
See Stephanus, H.
Etchmiadzin Monastery:
Mesrobian MSS. preserved at, III 459
oldest in Armenia, II 350; III 459
Eten:
town of, language understood by
Chinese, II 337
Eternal:
evolution & involution are, X 387
One, Essence, XIV 185, 210
only one way to reach, XI 469
we are, within, XII 156
Eternities:
explained, X 301, 308-09, 358
Seven, & Infinities, XIII 17
Eternity:
Aeōnic, XIV 51
cycles and, II 420-21
definition, XI 475
fathomless nature of, XIV 372-73
of Kosmos, VIII 65 (87)
lexicon of, XII 320
Manvantaras issue out of, XIV 244
mystic Cube and, XIV 187
One Wisdom and, XI 490
opposite poles of, IV 316, 420-21
pan-aeonic, III 296, 317
record of every event in, XIV 303
Time and, IV 421
of Universal Essence, XIV 185, 210
Eteroprosopos:
meaning of, VII 197
Ether:
or astral light, III 376
Chaldean divisions of, XIV 165 & fn.
etheric loungers and, XIII 295
etheric reflector and, XIII 292-94
gravitation and, 1 244; V 152
is incorruptible, XIV 420-21
Jesus' inner body of, XIV 161
Kosmic sediment of Aether-Akaa, X
384
Leibnitz on, I 243
light and, VII 89
lowest form of Akaa, X
366, 370
nature of, IV 219
Pater Aether as Satan, XIV 165 fn.
potential energy of, IV 144
radiant energy and, IV 221
seventh principle of Astral Light, X
370
soul of Akaa, IX 361
fn. (389 fn.)
of Space & Akaa,
XII 408
or spiritus, XIV 100 fn.
subjective photographs or thoughts
and, IV 61-62, 65
as symbol of spirit, II 6 (17)
on Universal, XIII 241
Webster on, I 244
Ethereal:
element recognized by Pirogov, XII 406
impervious to organic changes, XII 406
"powers" in Milton's poem, XII 350
Etheric Body:
Initiation and, XIV 161
See also Astral Body; Linga-Sarira
Etheroscope:
invention predicted, V 152
Ethics:
of Buddha most perfect ever known,
X 201; XIV 388
Christian & Buddhist, IX 339-41
cultured by Mysteries, XIV 256
for disciples, IV 606-14; VII 243; VIII
59 (81), 126, 292-95; IX 155-62; XI
301 fn.; XII 488-91, 494-98, 502-11,
590-91, 596-98; XIV 309
egotism will give way to, VIII 55 (77),
64 (86); XII 45-46
examples of Christian, in 19th
Century, X 81-86
fostering of universal, a duty, IV 497,
500
Initiates all share same, XIV 130-31,
256, 289
Initiation requires noble, XIV 309
& fn., 310, 380 & fn.
Masters', & philosophy H.P.B.'s only
authority, XI 464-65
more necessary than psychic facts, XI
162
mother is prime source of social, X 83
pure, & holiness needed to practice
Magic, XII 559-60
purpose of, in secret Aryasanga
school, XII 584
service of Mankind is best, XII 4-6
Theosophical, VII 146-48 fn., 169-71,
173-75
Universal, as intrinsic virtue, IV 497
See also Altruism; Moral(s); Moralit;
Selflessness
Ethiopian(s):
of East as Dravidians, XI 227 (263)
empire once ruled Southern Asia,
XIII 332
Hamites, Cushites and, XIII 331
once a single race, XIII 331
preceded Turano-Akkadian race, XIII
332-33
Ethiopic:
Enoch tampered with, XIV 80
invasion of Egypt, XIV 297
origins of Book of Enoch, XIV
77 fn., 78
text withheld by Bodleian librarians,
XIV 79
Ethnology:
inner races and, V 213
See also Man; Race(s)
Etruria (Italy):
Aeolians migrated via, V 218
Etruscan(s):
Jupiter-Tinia of, V 222, 226
mystery speech known to, V
298
sub-race, V 214
tombs & ruins, XIII 190
Western chronology and, V 167
Eucharist:
as fetish, VII 214
pagan in origin, XI 94
Sacrament & Jesus, XIV 144
Euclid (fl. 300 B.C.):
Pythagoras invented 47th proposition
of, XIV 95
Elements of Geometry:
honoured to this day, XIII 87
to solve Mysteries of Dodecahedron,
XIII 71
Eudocia, Empress (401?-460?):
warranted Cyprian's confession, XIV
163
bio-bibliog., XIV 527
Eudoxus (fl. 4th C. B.C.):
learned math from Egyptian priests,
XIV 254 & fn.
Eugenius IV, Pope (1383-1447):
awed by De Cusa's learning, XIV
378-79
Eugenius Philalethes:
See Vaughan, Thomas
Eurasians:
fruit of Christian morality, IX
290
Euripides (480-406 B.C.):
XIV 257, 271
- Ion:
VIII
184, 187, 222 q., 223 q.
- The Madness of Herakles:
XIV 141 q.
- Orestes:
XIV 315
Biobliog., VIII 436
Europe:
in Atlantean times, IV 447
"black dragons" will conquer, IX 307
black magic of Jesuits affects, IX 306
civilization of, V 169-70
decries ancient science, III 208
emigration from, foreseen, XII 387
moral level of, XI 108
no Past of record, V 166
possible unification of, II 422-23
Theosophical Society work in, XII
306, 329-32
European:
abariginies, XIII 331
conflagration of civilization, XIII 319
fashion & simianizing, XIII 180
full glare of, culture, XIII 187
modern Vandals, XIII 189
Nations undergoing decay, XIII
184-87
scarcity of true art, XIII 180
vices infecting Far East, XIII 179-80
Eurydice:
is lost Soul of Orpheus, XIV 141
See also Orpheus
Eusebians:
On Jesus Christ, XIV 145
Eusebius of Dorylaeum (?-452?):
condemned Eutyches, XIV 145
deposed at Ephesus, XIV 145
revised Egyptian tables, XIV 169
Eusebius Pamphili (260?-340?):
Ammonius' "spurious" works and,
XIV 11 fn., 13 fn.
did not denounce Hebrew Matthew,
XIV 150 fn.
disfigured Manetho's Tables, VII
98 fn.
on identity of Christians &
Therapeutae, XIV 306
Josephus' manuscript and, IX 205
(227); XI 405
king of liars, IV 363; IX 205 (227)
literary Siva, V 299
Munchausen of patristic hierarchy, III
175
perverts chronologies, V 250
reputation for untruth, XIV 121
unscrupulous forger, XIV 13 fn.
Chronicle:
VII 96 fn.
Constantine's Oration . . .:
VIII 228
Ecclesiastical History [tr.]:
Jesus letter in, a forgery, III 175 & fn.
on Menander, XII 559
Historia Ecclesiastica:
XIII 39; XIV 13 fn., 150 fn.
on Basilides, VIII 213, 232
mantle of, XIII 166
on origin of Ethiopians, XIII 332
pious fraud of, XIII 143-44
Life of Constantine:
on adoption of pagan rites, XI 70
Praeparatio Evangelica:
fragment of Sanchuniathon in, VII 95
invocation of Apollo, XIV 350 q.
on Sun as Archangel, XIV 271
bibliog., VII 368;
VIII 436; XI 573;
XII 746
Eustathius (?-1193?):
on Pherecydes, XIII 238
Eutyches (or Eutychius) (375?-454?):
excommunicated by Flavius, XIV 145
misrepresents Zoroaster, III 459
reinstated at Council of Ephesus, XIV
145
bio-bibliog., XIV 527
Evangelists:
unknown men, IX 204
(226)
See also Missionaries
Evangelium of the Hebrews:
on sex of Holy Ghost, XIV 115
Eve:
allegory by Irenaeus, XIII 43-44
generated by Ialdabaōth, XIII 44
if, had not listened to serpent, XII
270
male Serpent and, XIV 188 fn.
in Ophite allegory, XIII 57
as primitive woman, XIV 157, 188 fn.
Psychē and, I 128-29
Sata-rupa the Hindu, XIV 188
spirit body became gross, XIII 44
transgresses precepts, XIII 44
as Vach etc., XIV 155 fn.
or Venus-Naamah, XIV 156
zodiacal rendering of, XIV 155
Evening Express
(Liverpool):
abused Paracelsus, XI 458-59
Evening Standard:
on Egyptian Mysteries, XI 5 et seq.
Evening Star (Washington):
Coues and, XI 341
Events:
wiser to force current of, than wait,
XII 60
Evil:
abstract principle among Druses, III
187
acme of, reached by some Sorcerers,
VII 180 fn.
as Ahriman, IV 420-21
Buddha & Christ on, XII 393
Buddha's vow to redeem world of, V
86
coëval with matter rent from spirit,
XII 637
denounce the root of, X 200
desire for reward an, VI 332
done to Humanity wounds God, VIII
66 (88)
Duality and, I 200
duality of good &, pervades Universe,
XII 602-03
endless, I 112
eternal life reached only by passing
through, VIII 111
fate of those devoted to, VII 180 fn.
first men created no, XIV 249
God and, X 150
good action may produce, VIII 169;
IX 286
of hypnotism, VIII 104, 406-08; XI
55-57, 164, 508 (531); XII 222,
400-01; XIII 113-14
illusion the greatest, VIII 111
Kabalistic meaning of, III 314
matter &, eternal, III 299 fn.
Maya as necessary, VIII 111
names of, XIII 98, 101-02
necessitates a second deity, III 423
non-resistance to, VIII 137
origin of, VIII 100, 110, 111-12, 115-18;
XIV 217 fn.
over-anxiety often results in, VI 332
path of discrimination of good and,
IX 155
Powers of, XIV 141, 217 fn.
resist not, new meaning of, VIII 45
root of, XII 6
"spiritual," IV 251; VII 180 fn.; XII
638
"sublime paternity" of, XII 50
worship of Personal God causes, XIII
260
Yezidis worship, XIII 101
See also Good; Good & Evil
Evil Eye:
is cosmic & terrestrial, VII 114
unconscious greeting of an, XII 67
visual ray of, X 225
Evil-Hearing:
on refraining from, X 198
See also Gossip; Slander(s)
Evocation(s):
of Apollonius of Tyana, I 144 et seq.
of astral images, III 293 fn.
dangerous & cruel, VI 107
of dead, V 34 (63)
of earthbound souls, VI 107
formula of, used by Chinese police,
VII 205-06
Evolution:
of animals, VII 41 & fn.
basic principle of, III 62
as blood of Humanity, XI 225 (262)
"coats of skin" given to man by, IX
241
completion of, XIII 64
"creation" not, III 380; XIV 239 fn.
or Cycle of Necessity, XIV 216, 303
is cyclical, VIII 52 (74), 65 (87), 122;
XIII 264-65
Darwinian, fatally chains thought,
XIII 95
double, must be accepted, I 233
double, of man, IV 453
double, of Spirit & Matter, I 226, 233
Earth, ace. to Vedas, I 227
fifth element & 5th Root-Race, XIII
68
forces of, & New Idea, XI 119 (133)
future, of man a necessity, II 186
goal of, VIII 117
history of man's, XIII 348-50
of human consciousness, XI 149
Huxley & Slade on, I 226-33
of individual consciousness, V 93
initiation & human, XIII 60
intellect often impediment to spiritual,
V 145
and involution, VIII 122-23; X 387;
XIV 290, 303-04
known long ago to Eastern occultists,
III 383
as Law of perpetual flow, III 62
law of spiritual gravity in, XIV 303
Lévi's spheres of, cp. with Occult,
XIV 236-37
man & animal order of, same, XI
138 fn.
Man as final goal of, VII 16
of man & of horse, I 228-30
Manu taught, II 185
middle point of Soul's, XIII 46 fn.
moulds future humanities, VII 16
Plato's allegory on, cited, XIV 7
of post-mortem spheres, V 93
proceeds spirally, XI 151
purification of Mankind and, XIV
303-04
of religious feeling, XIII 96-97
Romans' verses & eternal, VII
43
Science's view of, I 226-33; VIII
33-37, 120
septenary time cycles, XIII 301-06
seven links in chain of, V 173-74
six higher principles in man and, III
384
six periods of, envisioned by Magian
initiate, III 462
spiral, is dual, VII 52
spiritual, only for the few, IV 170
spiritual, parallel to physical, I 226,
230, 233; 11 185, 186; III 384; VII
179
spiritual, & physiological development
of man, V 145
subjective & objective, XIV 157
taught in Books of Hermes, I 232
teaching of, abused, VIII 118
Theosophy on modern ideas of, XIII
97
on two arcs, V 340
in various Rounds, IX 240
wave of mystical & psychic, XI 118
(132)
zoological, XII 56
See also Darwinism; Emanation
The Evolution:
A. Wilder on early Christians, XIV 121
Evolutionists:
Asiatic, more consistent, VII 24
Eastern & Western, VII 24
Ewald, Dr. G.H.A. (1803-1875):
Fourth Gospel and, VI 149
Examiner:
on Hindus & Englishmen, II 299-300
Exile:
probationary, on earth, II 9 (20)
Existence:
Absolute, X 42 fn.
collective life is blissful, not
individual, XIV 432
conditioned, VIII 111
definition, X 315
difference between, & Being, X 348
the One, VIII 124
seven forms of, VI 112
three kinds of, III 422
worst day of, is on our planet, VIII
124
Exodus:
VIII 297; XI 44 q.,
189 q., 227 (264);
XII 199, 200 & fn. q.; XIV 402
on being false witness, IV 76
face of Moses veiled in, XIV 69
on fate of killer ox, VI 237
key figure given to Moses in, XIV
95-96 & fn.
Moses' vision of God in, IV 457
no "Lord" in the burning bush, XIV
189 fn.
on not reviling gods, I 237
on Sabbath, VII 19
on seeing the Voices, XII 545
on symbolism of golden globe or calf,
III 130 & fn. on witches, I 140
Exorcism(s):
Bhutas and, III 483
of Bhuts, II 74
Christian cp. with Chaldean, XIII
337-38
Evocations and, XIII 240 fn.
Khous and, VII 116-17, 127-28
Ritual of, XIII 338 fn.
Slavonian book of, XIII 240 fn.
Exosmosic:
endosmosic &, processes, XII 396
Exosmosis:
production of phenomena and, IV
359
Exoteric:
"Boothists," XIII 151
Esoteric &, requirements of
Theosophy, XII 235
See also Esoteric
Exotericism:
idols of, VIII 52 (74)
Judeo-Christian, VIII 52 (74)
only, of ancient learning criticized,
XIII 228
Science is, XIII 215
See also Esotericism; Eye Doctrine
Experientia Docet:
modern philosophers & maxim, II 510
Explosives:
"dynamite toys" and, XIII 216
Extension:
is visible Thought, VI 10 fn.
Extraits des Assertions . . .:
on Jesuits, IX 297 fn., 308-09
bibliog., IX 414
Eye(s):
Eternal, found in Annuciation
painting, XIV 100
gaze of, in hypnosis, XII 397
loss of one, & weight of brain, IV
510-11
most occult organ, XII 395
spiritual, & eternal truths, XIV 249
Third, deep sleep & heart, XII 696
vital functions of, unknown to
physiology, XII 147
See also Evil Eye
Eye Doctrine:
Heart Doctrine cp. with, XIV 443-45,
450-51
is maya, XII 236
See also Exoteric; Exotericism
Eye of Siva:
See Siva
Ezekiel:
on concentric circles & Wheel of, in
Plate III, XII 568
Kabbalistic meaning of vision of, VIII
151-52, 154
Ezra (fl. 458 B.C.):
Azara the Chaldean may have been,
XIV 177
deep Kabalist, XIII 102 fn.
Judaism of, IX 349 (377)
restored lost Jewish books, XIV
177-78, 182 fn.
rewrote Pentateuch, VII 254, 263; VIII
362 fn. (380 fn.)
"sacred text" of, XIV 197
Scriptures and, III 67
work finished by Judas Maccabeus,
XIV 182 fn.