Volume
XV
N index
Naaseni:
an Adamas, XIII 35
received teachings from Mariamne,
XIII 36-37
teaching on the Exodus, XIII 37
Nabang Lob-Sang [¥ag-dban-bLo-bzan]
(1617-1682):
Fifth Dalai Lama, IV 12 fn.; XIV 428 fn.
Tashi Lama and, IV 12 & fn.
bio-bibliog., XIV 559
Nabathaea:
Ebionites and, IV 239
Nabatheans:
of
secret Kabalistic documents of, IV 265
Nabhachakra [Sk.
Nabhichakra]:
Sakti in, III 409
"spirit" knows nothing of, IV 176
Nabi:
Nazars and, XI 220 (256)
Nachapunaravarti (
declaration at death, prevents return
of soul, VI 190
Nachmanides, Moses (1194-1270):
on passage in Genesis, VII 261 fn.;
XIV 67
bio-bibliog., VII 385
bibliog., XIV 558
Naden, C. (pseud. of Caroline Woodhill,
1858-1889):
goes to
140-41
———- The New Gospel of Hylo-
Idealism:
reviewed, VIII 305
———- What is Religion?:
VIII 33 fn., 131-32 q.
on the Ego, VIII 97-98
bio-bibliog., VIII 470
Nai-Grantham (Sk.):
records of men's lives and, IV 399-400
Nais (
medula oblongata and, XII
616
niddhis and, IV 166
spinal column and, XII 701
Naga:
King of Patala, II 79
tribe, II 318
Naga(s) (
or Anata as Eternity symbol, XIV 284
Aryan, V 223
Asuras and, X 372
of Buddhists are superior beings, XIV
285
Church degrades, to tempter, XIV 284
as Hindu spirits, VI 194
Initiation legend and, XIV 284, 435
Sesha-, as Vishnus couch, XIV 284
or Vasuki in Hindu
Pantheon, XIV 284
veiled name for Initiates, XIV 435
Nagarjuna (fl. 120 B.C.):
authored contemplative school in
Bodhidharma and, XIV 449
Chinese allegory about, XIV 435-36
driven from
285
an Initiate, XIV 285, 435
Mahayana school of, XIV 434-35, 449
received Sutras from Adepts, XIV 285
taught same secret doctrine as
Gautama, XIV 435
bio-bibliog., XIV 558
Nagasena (fl. 2nd C.
B.C.):
defines Nirvana, XIV 374, 416
Nagual:
chief sorcerer in Mexico, II 318
Nagy, Joseph (1804-1849):
———- Mémoire sur le systémze solaire:
on light, XIV 225-26
Nahash:
Hebrew word for serpent, XI 512
(535)
Naiden:
writing characters, VI 373
Naidu, P.I.:
on three kinds of Karma, XI 144
Naimittika Pralaya (Sk.):
follows Brahma Kalpa, XI 468
Naljor [Tib. rNal-'byor]:
sinless man, XII 634
Naljor-chod-pa [Tib. rNal-'byor
spyod-pa]:
Yogacharya school of Buddhism, XIV
450
Naljor-ngonsum [Tib. rNal-'byor-
mnon-sum]:
meditation by self-perception, XIV
438-39
Name(s):
of Akaa, XIII 75
ancient, of Sun, XIV 270-71
Biblical, closer to Physiology than
Religion, XIV 61-62
of Biblical God, XIV 188
Christ Jesus, XIII 78
of Creators, XIV 217 & fn.
for days of week, XIV 350
of highest Egyptian Hierophant, XIV
288
incommunicable, XI 174 (182)
Ineffable, XIII 31, 41
Ineffable, in every heart, XIV 131
influence of, in life, IX 45
loss of, & age in discipleship, VIII
195 fn.
of Mikael & Michael. XIV 338
as Motion, XIII 41
power of a, VIII 5
real, of Adepts & Occult Schools
never revealed, X 126
of seven angels, XIV 315 fn.
of seven Elōhim, XIV 202
of seven Kumaras, XIV 329 fn.
seven, of Sephirah, XIV 189
of seven worlds of Kosmos, XIV 209
Silence of Great, XIII 54
of' the One, XIV 310
See also Mystery Names
Namur Nor, Lake:
Sambhala and, III 421, 422 fn.
Nana Sahib (or Dandhu Panth)
(1825?-1860?):
allegedly exhibited in a cage, II 293
led reprisals on English, I 275
still alive, I 337
Nanak (1469-1539):
Buddhism and, III 179
Druses and, III 177
Sikhs and, I 372
16th representative of, III 60
See also Sikhs
Nanda, King:
supported Buddhist Council, V 257
Nanda Dynasty:
V 258
Nankin:
Porcelain tower of, XI 359
Naphtha:
Mithra provided, II 127
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821):
ablutions of, XII 276
abolished Inquisition, XIV 104
alleged reincarnation as Gambetta, IV
391-92
brain of, IV 509
candles and, VII 115
downfall of, XII 384-85
earthly hero, XIV 381
sacrificed masses of men, II 515
as "Solar myth," VI 215
world at "armed peace" since, XIV
356
Naquet, Alfred J. (1834-1916):
———- Révélation antique . . .:
on mesmerism, II 279-81
bio-bibliog., lI 537
Nara (Sk.):
the Great Deep, XIV 244
Nara &, Supreme Spirit, XIV 244
Narada:
II 464
a founder of the Mysteries, XIV 286
Hari-ashvas and, XIV 286
an Initiate, XIV 285-86
one of the 7 ¬ishis, XIV 286
on Patala, XIV 285
prototype for Archangel Mikael, XIV
286
refused marriage in Krishna's time, XIV 286
¬ishi & Vaidic author, XIV 285
son of Brahma, XIV 285-86
symbolism of, VIII 148 fn.-49 fn.
Naraka (Sk.):
metaphorical meaning of, IX 136
Narasapatnam Mrs. (India):
Chendry hid in, before mutiny at
Rumla, II 295
Narayan, Swami:
original thinker, II 209
Narayan[a] Temple:
Sankara's message about, on copper
plate in, II 121
Narayana (Sk.):
a form of Vishnu, XIV 317
fructifies Mundane Egg, XIV 241
as unmanifested Logos, X 313
Self-created Logos, XIV 218 fn.
seventh Principle of solar system, IV 336
sexless "mover on the waters," XIV
79, 187 fn., 241, 317
undifferentiated Space, XII 555
Narayan[a] (or Tirivellum Mahatma):
on "Greeks & Romans," V 135-36
"leaves watch" to Sahib, I 414, 420
letter from, I 438
message from, I 439
Olcott calls, "old horse," I 429, 439
sends Chela to visit Olcott, V 137
signature of, in Diary, I 431, 32,
439-40
symbol of, I 426
The Theosophist and, II
83
wrote part of Replies . . . , V 134,
135-36
Narayana Upanishad:
mantram in, V 288 bibliog., V 366
Narcissus:
VIII 20 fn.
Narcotics:
esoteric meaning of, in scripture, XIII
316-17
prevent function of third eye, XII 496
Naros (Neros):
first secret cycle, XIV 359
Saros and, III 150
transformations of the, XIV 359-60
See also Saros
Nasa (Sk.):
dead matter, IV 506,
508
Nasals:
in Sanskrit, II 120
Nasht Patrika (Hindi):
branch of astrology, III 310
Nasmyth, James (1808-1890):
sunspots and, XI 232 (268)
willow-leaf theory of, V 159-60
Nasr-Allah [al-Nasir? 1284-1340]:
Druse sacred books and, III 177 fn.
Nasr-ed-Din:
as title, I 371
Nastika(s) (Sk.):
definition, XI 372
hatred of Brahmins for Buddhist, IX
130-31
H.P.B. called a, IV 335-36, 474
implies atheistical, V 33 (61)
pre-Buddhistic, as Atheists, XI 427
Nasus (Sk.):
elementals, VI 340
Nathalie, Queen:
Milan and, X 83-88, 189 et seq.
mistreatment of, X 83-88
Nation(s):
altered by small events too, XII
384-85
horrible crime in modern, XIII 188
involved in slave trade & opium, XIII
188-89
so-called Christian, XIII 188
unknown to history, I 104
National Congress of India:
Theosophical Society and, XI 394
National Reformer:
IV 172, 368; XI 336, 339, 409 fn., 412
Besant on 3 objects of T.S. &
Pantheism, XI 334
Bradlaugh on Theosophy, XI 332-33
Nationalist Movement:
is Theosophy applied, XII 155-56
Nationality:
lost when aping occurs, XIII 186
"Native Volunteers":
Indian movement, IV 454-55
De Natura Deorum:
See Cicero, Marcus T.
Natural Selection:
Grant Allen on, XII 251
inadequate doctrine of, X 388
Naturalism:
definition, III 277
Nature:
abortion a crime against, V 107-08;
VII 178-79, 182
abstract, in Kabala, IX 64
Adept alone can communicate with
intelligence of, III 294
Adepts servilely copy, VI 119 fn.
aggregate sound of, III 434
on alchemy of concrete, VII 75
all in, has special purpose, IV 502
altruism merges one with laws of, V
340-41
ancients revered, XIII 189, 311
Aryan & Jewish veils of, XIV 62
axiom on God and, XIV 97
basis of Schelling's, philosophy, XIII
311
brain is organ of sensuous, XIV 52
Butleroff on, VII 75
celestial Host creators of visible, XIV
216
clockwork guided by immutable laws,
III 150
concrete & abstract, XIV 10 fn.
co-workers with, for destruction, XII
638
definition, IX 168
divine Beings do exist in, XIV 63
divine forces grafted on, XIV 164 fn.
Divine Spirit in, XIII 154, 189, 309-11
does not arise from a void, XIV
243 fn.
does not proceed by jumps, III 282
dual, XIV 17
Egyptian symbolism, XIII 75
elementals &, -worship, II 259-60
Elōhim are forces of, XIV 184
endowed with living Intelligences, XIV
226
ever struggling towards perfectibility,
XII 583
everything in, triune, III 313
expansive force of, III 424
facts of, VIII 50 (73)
freaks of, II 192-94
general objective followed by, IX 400E
greatest mystery of, XIV 142
grinds material particles, III 385
how to become co-worker with, III
297
identified with Deity, IX 58 fn.
illusion of senses and, XI 213 (249)
immaculate cp. with art, XIII 189
impressions of, conditioned by senses,
VII 75
inanimate or animate, XII 139-40
inner, reflected inner man, V 355
intelligent principle in, III 294; IV 167
laws of, IX 58 fn.
laws of, basis on which Life works,
IV 453; V 339
magic is Philosophy, XIV 25
Mahatma incapable of violating laws
of, V 339
mantras & knowledge of, IX 252
merging with Mother-, gives true
happiness, V 341
on metaphysics of concrete, VII 75
middle, III 313, 314
monotheism & polytheism both in,
XIV 373
moral, of man needs refreshment, IV
296
Mother-, & Virgin Goddesses, XI 97
motion of, V 340
never proceeds backwards or stops, II
20; VII 183
no dead matter in, V 112
no impassable walls in, VII 87
numerical values and, VII 292
occult, & second brain, XIII 347
occult, based on vibrations, VIII 333
Occult Science and, XIV 64, 226
Occult Sciences & kingdoms of
material, IX 252
Occultist a beneficent force in, IX 254
is One, VIII 50 (72)
outer skin of, deceives fools, XI 507
(530)
Pan or, figured as Baphomet or
Satan, IV 263
perfect justice in, VIII 299
personified as Virgin, XIV 292 & fn.
polarity in, III 298
potencies of, dormant until disturbed,
IV 31
powers of, conquered, XIII 57
prevents life from receding, III 283
process of, V 116, 340-41
provides antidote against moral
poisons, I 380
repeats itself, V 338
sacrificed by civilized man, XIII 181,
189
Science "powerless" vs., XIV 10 fn.
on secrets of, I 102, 108; III 150, 459
secrets of, can be murderous, XIV
104-05
septenary, IV 224
seven forces of, listed, XII 620
seven kingdoms of, infused by 7
Hierarchies, XII 567
-spirits, III 477
as Svabhavat & bi-polar, IV 226
Theosophy is metaphysics of, VIII 54
(76)
three positive & 3 negative states of,
X 375
tries again, VII 182
true morality is oneness with, V 341
Truth will overcome secretive, X 231
two-sided, IX 400F
unbiased study of, reveals truth, XIV
249, 466
unity of, X 166-67
use & abuse of, XIII 181
See also Pan; Pantheism
La Nature:
on color-sounds, VII 63
Nature (London):
on sacred tree near Kumbum, IV 350
on smell, IV 177-79
on Szechenyi's expedition, IV 349
Tyndall on Radiant Heat, III 103
Whymper on living at high altitudes,
III 140-41 & fn.
Nautch Girls:
temple virgins, 11 118; V 244
Nautchis (Nachnis):
Galli and, XI 77
Nava Nidhi (Sk.):
levitation and, IV 31
Navel:
center of Kamic consciousness, XII
695
generative organs and, XII 699
Nazar (or Nazir):
See Nazarenes
Nazaratus:
Zoroaster called Assyrian, III 451
& fn.
Nazarene, The:
See Jesus
Nazarenes (or Nazars):
allegory of Jesus' life, XIV 160-61
a class of Chaldaean Theurgists, XIV
123
copy of original Matthew in library
of, VIII 214
existed ages before Christ, III 451 fn.
a Gnostic fraternity, VIII 186, 361
(379)
have original Gospel of Matthew, IV 238
Initiates &, wisest of Jews, VIII 308
Jesus a, VIII 357 (374); XIV 123,
148-49, 154, 160, 162
John of Apocalypse a, IX 210 (232)
John the Baptist a, III 451 fn.; IV
265; IX 210 (232)
Joshua the, & Jesus, VIII 215
as Kabalistic Gnostics, XIV 150
Kabalistic meaning of letters in word,
IX 210 fn. (232 fn.)
long hair worn by, IV 503
Nabi and, XI 220 (256)
Nazareth means out of sect of, XI
498
Paul one of the, at first, 1X 209 (231);
XIV 123
Peter a, XIV 127
root of term, defined, III 451 fn.
sect of adepts, III 451 fn.
true followers of Christ, XIV 83, 121
Nazca (Peru):
old ruins at, II 332
Neander, Johann (1789-1850):
on woman, XII 271
Neapolitans:
once picturesque, XIII 183
Nearchus (fl. 4th C. B.C.):
V 243
on Indian laws, XIII 314
on making of cotton-paper in India,
V 304
Ne-ba-bel:
built in honor of Nebo, XIII 274
earthquake destroyed, XIII 277
pyramid rebuilt by Nebuchadnezzar,
XIII 274-76
seven storied Tower, XIII 274-76
summit left unfinished, XIII 277
Nebi'im:
of Judaea, XI 220 (256)
Nebo:
attached to names of Chaldean
adepts, XIII 277
attribute of Planetary Spirits, XIII
277
Babylonian, II 89
Bel and, XIII 272 ff.
cuneiform Inscriptions on, XIII
275-77
deity connected with Birs-Nimrud,
XIII 274-81
of Divine Wisdom, XIII 273-75, 277
exaltation of, by Khaldi, XIII 275-79
God of esoteric wisdom, VI 204; XI
257
inspired Babylonian civilization, XIII
279
Moses buried on Pisgah of Mount,
XIII 278
or Nebu, XIII 277
personified Higher Self, XIII 277
presides over planet Mercury, XIII
275
sanctuary of, XIII 281
self-generated, XIII 275
tower of Borsippa reserved for, XIII 281
Nebuchadnezzar II (d.
562 B.C.):
address of, XIII 276-77
Jewish scriptures perished in times of,
XIV 178
King who reconstructed Babel, XIII
273-74, 277
prefix of, affixed to initiates' names,
XIII 277
Nebulae:
forces other than gravity at work in,
XII 327 fn.
Milky Way and, X 374
Nebular Theory:
Adepts only deny completeness of, V
150 et seq.
found in Archaic
cosmogony, XIV 87
Necepso (fl. 13th C. B.C.):
an Egyptian astrologer, XIV 344
Necroideograph:
in tale of 24th C., XIII 291
Necromancers:
Spiritualists are unconscious, III
293 fn.
See also Black Magician(s);
Sorcerer(s)
Necromancy:
St. Athanasius accused of, VII
203-04 fn.
condemned by all religions, VI 106
disincarnate suffer from, VI 107
rites of, VII 191
Roman Church and, I 197
Sama-Veda promotes,
V 34 (63)
in some Tantras, IV 534
Spiritualism is, I 74
two kinds of, IV 595
unconscious black magic and, XII 32
See also Black Magic; Sorcery
Necropolis:
world becoming a vast, XIV 462
Neff, Mary K. (1877-1948):
dates H.P.B. article, VII 12
———--- The "Brothers" of Mme.
Blavatsky:
VI 355
——— How Theosophy Came to
Australia and New Zealand:
V II fn.
on H.P.B.'s healing by her Guru, VI
279 fn.
bibliog., V 379; VI 441
Negation:
of Nature & man, XIII 181
science and, IV 307, 309, 315, 319
Negators:
endanger mankind, XIII 155
or materialistic Scientists, XIII 138
Nègres, Marconis de:
legality of Masonic Sanctuary
supported by, I 309
Negro(es):
Bible verse upheld enslavement of,
VII 21
citizenship, XIII 188
Ethiopians and, XIII 332
oppression of, in U.S.A., XII 281
Negroids:
in Huxley's division of human races,
V 213 fn.
Nehemiah:
III 130 fn.
on Sabbath, IX 70
Neith:
called "Heavenly Virgin," XIV 351
Goddess, II 89
as Jehovah or Aditi, XIV 218 & fn.
meaning of, X 302
mother of Ra, XIV 351
Neith-Isis:
Virgin Mary and, V 280
Nemesis:
Jesuits will face Karma-, IX 305-06
See also Karma; Retribution, Law of
Neo-Budhism:
on Ancient Wisdom, VIII 54 (76)
Occident must accept, VIII 54 (76)
Neomenia (Gk. for new moon):
sacred to Diana, XI 70
Neophyte(s):
or Defunct, VIII 195; XIII 26
Egyptian dirge sung over, X 208-12
must expect to be crucified, XIV 85
must have "heart of a lion," XIV 85
must take vow of poverty, XIV 56 fn.
secrecy imposed upon, XII 600-02;
XIV 308
transformed into Hierophant, XIV
286
trials of initiation and, III 252; VIII
195-96; XIV 74-75 fn., 83-84,
261-62, 288-89
See also Chela(s); Disciple(s);
Initiation
Neo-Platonic School:
chief aim, XIV 310
compared with Brahmanical, XIV 312
founded by Ammonius, XIV 11 fn.,
12, 300, 305, 308
Hypatia an ornament of, XIV 312
Indian influences on, XIV 310
on Initiation & failures in, XIV 310
Orpheus & Pythagoras influenced,
XIV 308, 310
prototype for the T.S., XIV 308
taught Theurgy & Magic, XIV 308
See also Ammonius Saccus
Neo-Platonism:
in essence Theosophy, XI 438, 459
Pantheistic speculations cp. with, XII
347 fn.
not understood, XI 227 (263)
Neo-Platonists:
absurdities of, XIV 6, 12
Ammonius & the, XIV 300 ff.
chief aim of, initiation, XIV 310
Christian theology influenced by, XIV
305, 308
clairvoyance and, II 281
compared with Vedantins, XIV 301,
309
confused with Philo, XIV 11 fn.
ecstasy and, II 94
Eleusinian Mysteries and, XIV 300
impressed the aristocracy, XIV 312
Jowett on interpretations of, XIII 147;
XIV 11-12
last era of Wisdom Teaching, XIV
467-68
mixed freely with world, XIV 312
reincarnation in writings of, XIII
79-80
Theophania acc. to, XIV 52
vow of secrecy, XIV 7, 48-49, 308
Wilder on, XIV 301-02, 310, 312-13
Nepal:
metaphysical schools of, I 268
Nepat, Mt.:
III 213
oldest Christian monastery in
Armenia near, III 216
Nephesh:
after death state of, VII 192
animal soul and, X 246, 354
blood and, VIII 181 fn.
as Breath of Life, IX 80
"breath of life" or Kama-manas, XII
353 & fn., 374
in Leviticus, VII 19
or life principle, VII 37; XII 364
ruach and, VII 19
Neptune:
mayavic link of, with our solar
system, XII 292
not of this system, XIV 227
occult theory on, XIV 228
validity of discovery, XIV 227-28
velocity of thought and, IX 105
Nergal:
female companion to Kabalistic
practice, XII 192 fn.
Nero, Emperor (37-68 A.D.):
as an "Icarus," XIV 119
cp. with modern aristocracy, XIII 187
denied initiation, IX 304
Neros:
See Naros
Neroses:
is not Eternity, X 308
Nerthus:
a Mother-Goddess, IX 323 & fn.
Nerve(s):
action of minute substances on, IV
319-20
anesthesized under hypnosis, XII 220
diseases & moon, IV 397
fibres & cells, XII 357
involved in hypnotism, XII 394-95,
399-400
nerve-time and, IV 321-24
nervous centers and, XII 355
psychic activity produced through,
XII 355
Nerve-Aura:
ethnic varieties of, V 213
reveals true race of person,
V 212-13
Nerve-Force:
life-principle and, VII 316
Magnetism or, a Son of Fohat, XII 620
Nervous System:
as organ of psychic manifestations, II
186
sound and, XII 621
Nestorius (?-451?):
Church Council condemns, XI 97
bio-bibliog., XI
583--84
Neter Khari:
divine speech of Egypt, V 298
hieratic alphabet of the Egyptians,
XIV 97
Neteru:
"Elōhim of the Egyptians, XIV 218
Netherclift, Frederick G. (1817-1892):
"forged" letters and, XI 405
H.P.B.'s handwriting and, VII 337 fn.
Netzach:
7th Sephiroth, VIII 148
Neuralanalysis:
Jaeger invented, Iv 311
nerve-time and, IV 321-324
Neurine:
of brain & child, I 297
Neurosists:
Psychomaniacs and, VII 62
Neurypnological:
Subject & visions, III 437
Neurypnology:
Dr. Braid and, II 278
Neurality:
Religious, in India & Bombay bishop,
III 119-20
Religious, & Queen’s Proclamation, VI
165-66
New Age:
Of Aquarius will begin about 1900,
VIII 174 fn.
Psychologists will work overtime in,
VIII 174 fn.
New American Cyclopedia:
II 314-19 fns., 321 fn., 324 fn.
Acknowledges magicians, III 254
on animal magnetism, II 275
on Central & South American ruins,
II 322, 323, 324
“elemental” used in III 251
on Lake Titicaca, II 316
on medicine of ancients, II 199
on Ohio mounds, II 314,315
on pentagram, III 251
on Saint-Germain, III 128
Schelling on magic, III 254 q.
On Tiahuanaco, etc., II 318-19
On Todas, I 357-58
Bibliog.., I 502; II 537; III 516
New Dispensation:
See Brahmo-Samaj
New Dispensation (Calcutta):
IV 328, 371, 407, 414-15
Article by Sen, IV 326 rf.
Name coined by Quarkers, III 287
pious ramblings of K.C. Sen, IV
372-73
New Moon:
hellish rites of sorcerers at, XII 204
See also Full Moon; Moon
New Testament:
See also Bible; and specific books of N.T.
New Year:
of 1888, IX 3-5
Christ's circumcision festival and, XII
72
cp. to time of Julian, XII 96 (102)
importance of, IX 3-5
Jewish, ep. to Pagan, XII 72-73
pagan festival, XII 71, 91-92 (98)
sacrifices of old, XII 94 (101)
Theosophical, XII 76
warnings on, XII 68-69
New York Herald:
art. in, I 429
on Beecher & Ingersoll, III 138
reviews Tolstoy, XII 243
story about Christmas, II 166-67
New York Medical Record:
on deadening pain by rapid breathing,
II 465
New York Observer:
editor of, on TS., II 511
New York Sun:
I 189, 233, 239, 261, 413; II 302, 379;
XI 191
Blavatsky termed Spiritualist in, I 323
Dana and, XI 368
on H.P.B.'s iconoclasm, I 241
H.P.B.'s stories and, VI 354
infamous editorial in, I 411
libel suit against, XII 332-34
on millenarians, III 231 fn.
on Mollie Faucher, II 191
Olcott's art. on Mrs. Thayer, I 121, 122
prints Curtis' article on Baron's ashes,
I 414
published H.P.B.'s story, IV 566 fn.
New York Telegram:
on Buddhism, III 89
New York Times:
III 9
Cones expulsion & false report in, XI 463
on decadence of Protestantism, II 447
A. Keightley's letter and, XI 383
on Spiritualism, II 176 fn.
New York Tribune:
"fossilized reviewers" of, I 322
Greeley and, IV 147
Olcott and, III 12
on Dr. Tanner, II 459, 461
New York World:
I 239, 244, 246, 278, 396 (400), 423;
II 203 (206); III 9
on adepts in mayavi-rupa, V 289-90
on Founders' poverty, III 78
Rotura's experiments on goats and, I
389, 399 (403) bibliog., V 386
Newark Daily Journal.
I 214
Newman, Cardinal John (1801-1890):
among world's "Elect," XII 317
Newspapers:
as mischief breeders, III 83
unfair & cowardly, III 227, 232
See also Reporters
Newton, Bishop:
on Saint Barnabas, VIII 211
Newton, Dr. Alonzo Elliot:
———- Modern Bethesda:
on healing, IV 381
bibliog., IV 662
Newton, Rev. C.B.:
accused of abuse of power, IV 267-68
Newton, H.J. (1823-1895):
Olcott &, pay for de Palm's
cremation, I 233
once TS. treasurer in NY., VII 149
biog., 1 502-03; VII 385-86
Newton, Sir Isaac (1642-1727):
I 242; II 198; XIII 143; XIV 177
anticipated by Borelli, I 243
concerned about moon's narrowing
orbit, XIV 230
correct on the whole, X 386
indebted to Kepler, III 194
mirroring old philosophers, XIII 87
Newton, Dr. J.R. (1810-1883):
great mesmeric healer, II 197; IV 380-81
Ngag-pa [Tib. s¥ags-pa]:
revered, permits "Tibetan Teachings"
article, VI 105
Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso
See Nabang Lob-Sang
Ngo-dhüb [Tib. d¥os-grub]:
spiritual powers, IV 160
See also Siddhis
Ngo-vo-nyid-med par Mraba [Tib. ¥o-
bo-ñid-med-par-smra-ba]:
Tibetan sect of, XIV 438
Nicanor, Saint:
derivation of the term, XII 76 fn.
Nicaragua, Lake:
ancient sculptures on, II 322
Nicastro, Ottavio:
Cagliostro and, XII 81
Nicea, Council of:
See Church Councils)
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers:
IV 241 fn.
Nicephorus, Patriarch (758?-829):
———- Stichometry:
Hebrew Matthew included in, XIV
150 fn.
bio-bibliog., XIII 398
Nicholas, Grand Duke (1831-1891):
on cruel Turks, I 257
Nicholas of Tolentino, Saint
(1246?-1306):
on partridge revived by, VII 26
biog., VII 386
Nicholas V, Pope (?-1455):
Cardinal de Cusa and, XIV 378-79
Nicodemus:
a Master in name only, XIV 57 & fn.
Nicolas:
theological scholar, VI 152
Nicolini, G.B.:
———- History of the Jesuits:
IX 298 & fn.
bibliog., IX 446
Nidana(s) (Sk.):
based on the "Four Truths," XIV
432 fn.
as causal connection, IX 287; XII 385
& fn.
as causes from prior life, VII 113
causes of existence cp. with finite, X
335
definition, X 326
eternal, X 398
occult aspect of an attitude, XII 63
root of all, XIII 34
Tibetan word for, IX 287; XIV
432 fn.
twelve causes of existence, III 428;
XIV 432 & fn.
undeserved misery and, X 47
Niebuhr, B.G.
(1776-1831):
V 301; XIV 466
butchers I-ivy's History, I 232
on Eusebius, IV 363
on King Cyaxares & the Scythians,
XIII 334
on origin of Herodotean Scythians,
XIII 334-35
bio-bibliog., 1503;
XIII 398-99; XIV 559
Niemand, Jasper:
See Keightley, Julia
Nighan˜u:
medical work, II 117
Night-Flower:
legend of, I 6-7 (7-8)
Night of Brahma:
individuality and, VII 52
Nightmares:
causes of, X 263
kama-loka and, X 262
Nigidius:
See Figulus, P.N.
Nihil:
Absolute Deity, XIV 418
"Infinite All" of ancients, XIV 418
term degraded by Materialists &
Monotheism, XIV 418
Nihilism:
full of activity, II 359-60
Nihilists:
murderous Russian, VI 213
pitiless use of weaponry by, XIII
215-16
Socialists &, in Russia, III 159, 207
Nikoladze (Newspaper ed.):
on H.P.B.'s book, I 385 et seq.
Nikolaevich, Nikolai
See Nicholas, Grand Duke
Nikolay Konstantinovitch, Grand Duke:
Nihilists and, III 167
Nikolsky, MY.:
———- Sketches of Chaldean Cultures:
on influence of Scythians, XIII 334
Nilgiri Hills (India):
Todas and, I 357
Nimrod:
dominion of, XIII 327, 332
fabled builder of Tower of Babylon,
XIII 273
identified with Sargon 1, XIII 328, 332
lineage, XIII 327-28
Nina, Saint (276-340):
brought Christianity to Armenia, II
125 & fn.
biog., II 537-38
Nine:
dreaded by ancients, XII 68
materializes spirit acc. to Pythagoras,
XII 68
natural depravity of, XII 69
sacred to the Spheres, XII 69
symbol of Cosmic & social change,
XII 68
symbol of Matter, XII 69
Nineteenth Century:
age of destruction, I 221
artificiality of, XII 95-97 (102-04)
close to its death, VIII 205
cp. to ancient times, XII 42
cruel, boastful & wicked, XI 200
fatal, now in decline, XII 69
hypocritical & sacrilegious, XI 187 et seq.
little hope for, II 191
most criminal, XI 121 (134)
"royal lions," XII 42
Nineteenth Century:
VIII 61 (83)
Spencer on evils of anthropomorphic
God, VI 171-72 q.
bibliog., VI 451
Nineveh (or Ninivia):
gigantic cities of, XIII 279, 281
Ñingmapa [Tib. rÑing-ma-pa]:
Buddhist sect resists reforms, IV 10
Ning-Po:
benevolent & poetic governor, XIII
220-21
Ninip Sandan:
Babylonian God, XIII 281
Ninons de l'Enclos:
astral brides from Kama-loka, X 156
Nipang:
freedom of, IV 35; VI III
Nipher, F.E. (1847-1927):
——— Experimental Researches:
on theory, truth & scientists, II 311
bio-bibliog., II 538
Nippold, F.
(1838-1918):
——— Handbuch der
Neusten
Kirchengeschichte . .
.:
IX 302
——— Die Wege nach Rom
. . .:
IX 302
bibliog., IX 446
Nirguna (Sk.):
spirit is, IV 581
Nirmanakaya(s) (Sk.):
Apollonius was a, XIV 49 fn.
astral Ego of Adept, XIV 161, 384
astral of W.Q. Judge blended with a,
VII 138
Bodhisattvas or "late" Adepts, XII 31
on Bodhisattvas who become, XI
348-49
conscious incarnations, XIV 375
on "consciousness" of the, XIV 387
definitions, VII 188 fn.; XI 63; XII 560
as degrees of Light in Gnosticism,
XIII 11
Dharmakaya cp. with, XIV 376, 384,
397, 439 & fn.
Higher Principles may be in Nirvana,
XIV 375, 384, 387, 389-90, 396-97
Humanity guarded by, XII 601
linked to Great Sacrifice, XIV 397
Manushya-Buddha cp. with, XIV 389
modus operandi of, XII
209
one of three Buddhic bodies, XIV
392 fn., 436 fn.
primeval Sacrifice, XIV 397
Sambhogakaya,body and, XI 349
Saükara's spirit used, of
Buddha,
XIV 393
save a man's life only if useful to
Humanity, XII 31
state, not infallible, XIV 439
stay to help humanity, XIV 373, 376,
384, 392 & fn., 397, 437
Trikaya doctrine and, XI 470
Tul-pa'i-Ku in Tibetan, XIV 392 fn.,
436 fn.
two kinds of, XIV 376, 389
See also Dharmakaya; Sambhogakaya;
Trikaya; Tul-pa'i-Ku
Nir-Narrain Sect:
on fakirs of, I 241
Nirnaya Sindhu:
See Kamalakara Bha˜˜a
Nirukta:
II 117
proves writing known in archaic
India, XIV 269 fn.
on Vivakarman, XIV 261
See also Yaska
Nirvanna (Sk.):
IX 206 (228)
of a Buddha, XIV 371 fn., 373-74,
387-93
an Absolute condition, XIV 375, 376
an actionless state, XIV 374, 420-21
Adept merged in, after death, XIII 32
Adepts renounce, to help Humanity,
XIV 53-54, 161 & fn., 373, 386-87,
396-97, 406 fn.
Adi-Buddha and, IV 100
alchemy and, XI 515 (538)
as Amitabha's paradise, VII 202
Bhagavad Gita passage
and, X 396
Buddha's, came 20 years before death,
V 249
of Buddha's precursors & Csoma de
Körös, V 255
Buddha taught only way to, X 239
Burnouf on, X 66, 111
as Chaldean "life eternal," III 292
on content of, XIV 375-76, 393
definitions, III 297, 412, 414; V 354;
VII 184; XIV 421
Devachan is, of Initiate, XIV 262, 371
& fn., 375
Dhyan-Chohanship and, VI 248-49
differs among lesser adepts, XIV
371 fn., 375-77
differs in kind from any type of
consciousness, VIII 114
in Druse teachings, III 188
Ego becomes non-Ego in, VII 179
Ego nearly immortal if, avoided, X
219
"entering," not really possible, XIV
375
is eternal, XIV 374, 416, 432-33
extinction not, XIV 415-19, 420-21
full purity needed to reach, II 398
Hell and, III 88 et seq.
Higher Principles of Adept may
remain in, XIV 375, 376, 389-92
an illusion also, X 311, 327
immoral inferences to, XIV 437
immortality and, IV 250-51; X 219
as Impersonal life-eternal, XIV 432
an impersonal state, III 184 fn.
Invisible & imponderable, XIV 421
is but does not exist, X 175;
XI 240
(277)
Jaina text on Buddha's ascent into,
XIV 416
jivas and, XI 468
legend about Buddha's, XIII 343
as Moksha, is a state, XIV 58 fn., 411,
415, 421
Mukti is freedom or, XIV 459 fn.
not annihilation, VII 51; X 66 & fn.;
XIV 415-21
Nyr-Nyang and, V 255
Occult Metaphysics based on, XIV
415
one of three Eternals, XIV 408, 411
Parabrahman identical with, XIV 376
as quest for Life-Eternal, XIV 432
as re-absorption, XIV 416, 433
on reaching, I 294, 298; XI 345; XII
407; XIII 62
is real life, VIII 114
refuge against rebirth, XI 218 (254)
remembrance of past lives and, VI 179
on renunciation of, VI 101; X 396; XI
348-49; XIV 53-54, 161 & fn., 373,
386-87, 396-97, 406 fn.
result of link with inner Deity, XIV
55, 375
rooted in non-being, XIV 416
Sahajananda and, I 335
Samadhi is not real, XIV 53, 371 fn.
Seven Paths or faculties to, X 326;
XIV 388, 436 fn.
six keys to, XIV 392 fn.
spiritually evil man & final, III 298
a state of "no return," XIV 375 fn.,
389-92, 406 fn., 420, 437
temptations leading to, XIV 262
of the Vedantins, XIV 392-93, 415-16
threshold of Parinirvana, XIV 392
as totality of Spiritual Wisdom, XIV
371
has triple positive & negative
meanings, XI 470
two kinds of, XIV 436 fn.
ultimate end of aspirant, VI 242-43,
248-49
the "unconscious whole," VI 111
vanishing point, V 174
See also Buddha; Buddhism;
Enlightenment; Moksha; Mukti;
Parabrahman
Nirvanee [Sk. Nirvani]:
on attaining state of, XIV 375,
400-01, 420-21
can reflect its Buddhi in former astral
body, XIV 387
cannot return, XI V 375 fn., 406 fn.
420
immortality not inconsistent with,
XIV 449
of seventh degree, V 256
with & without "remains," XIV 376,
384, 436
See also Jivanmukta(s); Thatagata
Nirvanic:
era, V 254
limited, state of Devachan, V 93
triple form of, state, V 255
Nirvikalpa (Sk.):
IV 563
definition, IV 564
Nisroch:
Babylonian deity, XIII 281
Nissi:
Jehovah, & Passover month of Nisan,
XIV 273
Nitiastra:
meaning, IV 417
Nitrogen:
as primordial element, X 381
Nitroglycerine:
in medical compounds, XIII 216 fn.
Nitya Pralaya (Sk.):
definition, X 393
See also Pralaya(s)
Nivritti (Sk.):
pravritti and, I 268
Nizida:
———- The Astral Light:
line in, criticized, XII 58
Noah:
Ark of, and sacred cubit-value, XIV
195 fn.
ark of, should be scuttled, II 347
Deluge of, taken seriously, XIV 46
Greek, or Deukalion, V 219-20
Hindu, type of 5th race, V 223
Jewish, V 223
kept secrets of initiation, XIV 39
monsoon and, II 81
Patriarchs and, V 207
period in terms of pyramid measures,
XIV 65, 195 fn.
personified mankind of 5th Root
Race, XIV 86
picnic of, on Ararat, V 348
progeny of, XI 15
stands for Vaivasvata Manu, IV 577-78
See also Flood, Great
Noel, Roden (1834-1894):
IV 353
Noëtic (Gk. Nous or Noetikós):
action of Double-Faced God, XII 374
Mind or Reincarnating Ego, XII 411
psychic &, aspect of mind, XII 353-74
seership, XII 371
Noëtic Work:
Plato & Plotinus used expression, II 92
Nofre:
means Chrēstos, XIV 283
Nomenclature:
problems of, XII 655-56, 677
Nonagous Envelope:
of Pythagoreans, XII 68 fn.
Non-Being:
Eternal Absolute and, X 335
given Being, XIII 55
See also Absoluteness; Being
Non-Resistance:
to evil 1st rule of discipleship, VIII 59
(81)
Non-Self:
how to reach, XIII 55
See also Self-Forgetfulness;
Selflessness
Non-Separateness:
essential for occult progress, IX 159
inner, & outer magnetisms, IX 159,
161-62
is One Truth, IX 24
Norendro Nath Sen (1843-?):
Masters and, VI 257 fn.
Nork, F.N. (pseud.):
on Jesus, VIII 187, 362 (380); XI 100
bio-bibliog., VIII
470
Norman, Prof.:
Armenian inscriptions and, II 350-51
Norremberg Polarizer:
reveals occult symbols, VII 292
Norris, Rev. Henry H.:
——— The Principles of the Jesuits . . . :
on truth of charges against Jesuits,
IX 297 & fn.
bibliog., IX 308, 446
North American Review:
XII 348 fn.
Dr. Hammond's "Elixir" art., XI
459 fn. rf.
Ingersoll in, IV 80
policy of, II 216
North, Josepha:
Theosophist & sculptor, X 240-41
North, Justice:
Freethinker and, IV
456 et seq.
North Pole:
change of, noted, XIV 366-67
land of the Gods, XII 543
magnetic current and, VI 340
or Meru, XIV 367
Northern Whig:
on H.P.B., XI 371
Nosk:
reading of, IV 506
Nostrils:
correspond to Sun & Moon, XII
545-46
Kabalistic Guardian Angels and, XII
546
Notaricon (or Notarikon):
definitions, VIII 155, 156 & fn.
Kabalah and, XI 244 (281)
used in Zohar calculation, XIV 95
& fn.
See also Gematria
Notation:
reversed in E.S. diagrams & tables,
XII 561-62
Notes and Queries:
on ghosts, VI 71-72
bibliog., VI 451
No Thing:
of Basilides & Kabalah, XI 240-42
(276-78)
Nothing:
the All and, XI 114 (128)
as No Thing, X 43 fn., 44 fn.
Noumena:
of matter is ultimate matter, VIII 317,
324
world of, VIII 95
See also Phenomena
Noumenon:
phenomenon and, IX 168
Nous:
Divine Mind or, XII 366
is divine soul, VII 205 fn.
dual soul and, II 7 (18)
in Greek terminology, XII 353 fn.
mind does not return after joining, I 233
or Mind in Gnostic symbolism, XIII
16
Plato never confused, & périsprit, II 5
(16)
psychē &, in Paul's letters, I 292
or ruach, I 299
at second death, I 294, 298
or spirit & psyche, I 361 (365)
union of soul and, I 293
whisperings of our, I 335
Novensiles:
Atlanteans and, V 222
Novikov, Olga A. de (1840-1924):
characterized in British novel, X 291
on H.P.B.'s musical chord
phenomenon. VI xxxv
bio-bibliog., VI
441-42
Novoye Vremya:
II 431 fn.; IV 510; IX 24; XII 110 q.
Burenin and, II 151 fn.
defense of Buddhism in, XII 274-75
on medium Pelagueya, III 97
on periodicity of events, II 420
on Dr. Pirogov, XII 136 & fn.
reviews Lümholtz's work, XII 289
on Russia & England, III 76-77
on séances with Slade, I 315
Novy Mir:
II 431 fn.
Nowotny, Mlle.:
a sensitive, III 100-01
Numa Pompilius (715-673 B.C.):
books of, destroyed, XIV 298
Collegia Fabrorum and, XIV 192
tomb of, XIV 105
Number(s):
abstract power of, III 196
Arabic system of, from India, XIV
360-61
on becoming all, XI 212 (248)
color & sound, X 406
Cosmic evolution &, 4-3-2 cycles, XIV
353-54, 357
deep significance of, II 408
as emanations, XIV 243-45
are entities, X 372
figure of man and, XIII 353
four & nine, & descent of spirit, VI 222
fourteen & 12, IV 378
of Great Kabalah dangerous, XIV
60-61
guides sound, XII 517
harmony &, at base of Occult
Doctrine, IV 303
Hebrew interpretation of, 1881, III
202
Hebrew letters as, VII 262
in Hindu chronology, XIV 361-68
ideas, figures and, XIV 10 fn., 62-63,
95-99, 359
importance of, X 277
Kabalistic meaning of, III 194-95;
XIV 212-15
of Kabalistic "Tohu-vah-bohu," XIV
244 & fn.
key to, five, seven & twelve, XIII 67,
73-74
keys to scriptures, XIV 43-44 & fn.,
61-63, 65 fn., 95-102, 112, 157-59,
207-08, 359
keys to universal knowledge, XIV 181,
192, 243-44
Kosmos produced by, XII 547
lucky & unlucky, XIV 99
of man, XIV 112
manifestations of Time, XIV 244
measure and, VI 206
mental magic and, XIV 96
mysterious Gnostic, XIII 21
mysterious influence of, II 426
mystery of 7 & 10, XII 525
Naros related to, XIV 359-60
Occult combination of, XII 67
occult nature of, III 196
Padmapani myth and, XII 518-19, 520
the perfect, VIII 149; XIII 17; XIV
112 fn.
Philolaus on, XIV 10 fn.
power of, III 195
Roman, & Alphabet, XIV 360
at root of Universe, XII 517
sacred, reconciles spirit & matter, XIV
63, 112 fn.
Sanskrit letters as, VII 264 fn.
science of, key to practical occultism,
IX 44-45
secret cycles and, XIV 357-60
of Septenary ratio, XIII 301-06
symbolism of Brahma & Abram, XIV
92 fn.
system of Marcus, XIII 51-55
two facts about, twelve, XIII 71-72
& fn.
usage of, in Kabala, X 398
value of letters & mystery-language,
XI 237 (273)
in yugas delineated, IV 579
See also Nine; Seven etc.
Numbers:
VIII 263 q.
on Balaam, III 230
on census, III 117-18
on Nazars, IX 209 (231), 210 fn.
(232 fn.)
on whoredom of Israelites, III 116
See also Book of Numbers, Chaldean
Numerals:
found in a rock, II 192
secret meaning of, VIII 210
See also Number(s)
Numerical:
influences in life of Alexander II, III
201
value of 1881, III 84-85
Numismatics:
can be reliable science, V 227
Nuns of Loudun:
IV 391
phenomena of, II 261
Nurho de Manhar:
See Ginsburg, C.D.
Nüssbaumer, Dr.:
first investigator of color-sound
impressions, VII 62
Nutrition:
accretion in crystals and, X 383
Nutt, Joseph N.:
on women & Masonry, XI 527 (550)
Nyaya (Sk.):
logical school of Indian philosophy,
IV 579-80; XII 343 fn.
Nyayaratna, Pandit Mahesa Chandra:
criticizes Dayananda's Veda-Bhashya,
II 34
Nyaya-Sutra:
See Gotama Akshapada
Nychthēmeron (Greek):
meaning of, XIII 7-8
Nying-po (Chin.):
See Alaya
Nymph(s):
as idols, VII 217, 218 fn.
or inferior goddess, XII 148
inspire poets & seers, XII 149
Sylphs and, XII 192-93
term lympha derived from, XII 148 Nyr-Nyang:
Buddha's nirvana and, V 255
Nysa, Mt. (Afganistan):
Dionysos and, XI 94 fn.