Volume
XV
R index
Rabbi(s):
fanaticism of bigoted, XII 273-74
H.P.B. studied with an initiated, VIII
142, 155
true Judaism known only by,
-Kabalists, III 453
Rabble:
same in all ages, VII 198
Race(s):
all, are same company of men, XIV
303
anthropological evolution of, XIV 156
aura reveals true, V 212-13
balance of, cycle, XI 150
Biblical names as early human, XIV
44 fn.
birth of 1st human, XIV 83, 204
blood-rites date from earlier, VIII
251-52
castes formed to benefit, in Kali Yuga,
VIII 60 (82)
cataclysm at close of every, IV 446-47;
XIV 81 fn., 257-58
characteristics of future, VI 117
color of bodies in, VI 117
consciousness develops in each, XI
148-49
cyclic progression of, XIII 265, 301-06
divine dynasties of, XIV 47-48, 81,
252-53, 302
duration of, VI 117 fn.
each, has a Guardian or "God," VII
113
early, communicated by thought, X
339
egotism of Western, XIV 211 fn.
elephant worship & ancient, XII 382
Epoch & Noah personified, XIV 86
Esoteric Buddhism on
geological eras
and, IX 280-85
everyone incarnates in all, VIII 406
on evolution of early, X 365
Fifth, derived from preceding, XIV
302
First semi-divine, XIV 40, 46, 81, 302
four, in Magianism, III 463-65
"geological," V 213 fn., 214
Hierarchies corresponding to, X 395
Hierarchies of Dhyani-Buddhas and,
X 343
Huxley and, V 213 fn.
"inferior & superior," XIII 330-31
inner man is one in all, IX 65
inner, more distinct than physical, V
213
intermediate, between root-, V 216
Jewish triple division of, V 213 fn.
Kriyaakti development
in Third, X
248
lifespan in various, VI 117
mankind at beginning of 6th, V
143 fn.
of men & Pitris, IX
262
& fn.
Messianic cycle related to, XIV 353
moral standards, XI 148-49
"mystery of Hermaphrodite," XIV
83-84
no difference of, in Theosophical
work, V 127
no inferior, VIII 405-06
on "origin" of Western, V 198 fn.,
206-17, 219-21, 224
preceding, superior to present pigmies,
VI 189-90
present, given fleshly body, XIII 59
primal truths delivered to early, XIV
46, 81, 103
prophecies concerning, XIV 80-83, 86
Puranic allegory of, XIV 247-48
records of last two, kept secret, XI V 80
Second, & Phoenicians, XIV 94
Seventh, prophecy, XIII 128, 134
Sibylline promise of a new, XIV
355-56
Sixth, brings new continent, XIV 258
Sixth, man beginning to appear, VI
116
Sixth Sub-, & U.S.A., XIII 173
Third, & "wheel" of Enoch, XIV 94
various Aryan, XIII 348-50
white, stages of unfoldment, XI 148 et
seq.
See also Root-Race(s)
Rachel:
idols and, VII 216
Radda-Bai (or Raddha Bai):
H.P.B.'s pen name, III 81-83; IX 29 & fn.
possible origins of, IX 29-30 fn.
See also Blavatsky, H.P.
Radiant Energy:
ether and, IV 221
Radiant Matter:
Crookes and, II 377; IV 218, 223-24,
310; XI 234 (270)
fourth state of matter, V 52, 145
one of 7 states, IV 602 fn.
See also Crookes, Sir William
Radiation:
definition, X 359-60
emanation cp. with, X 359-60
from Divine Substance, XIV 234
of Logos, X 358
theory of, & numbers, XIV 63
Radiometer:
vacuum tubes & energy, IV 315-16
Ragazzi:
editor of Journal du Magn้tisme, II
283
Raghunath Rao:
VI 297
fights for widows, VIII 60 (82)
widow-marriage and, IV 128-29
What is Hindu Religion?:
on Sishtas, VII 44 fn.
Raghunathji, Krishnanath:
"The Pathari Prabhus":
on Hindu superstitions about death,
II 172
Ragon de Bettignies, Jean (1781-1862):
XIV 191, 281
on binary source of good & evil, XIV 99
caution as to language of, XI 235
(272)
on Christian & Masonic architecture
cp. to Pagan, XI 78
on cradle of initiation in India, XI
177 (185)
on Deity, XI 25
on Gnostic ogdoad & cubic stone, XII
68 fn.
on Hindu Trimurti, XIV 100
knew more Occultism than other non-
initiates, XIV 296 fn.
on Lotus, XIV 100
on Masonic salutation, XI 93
on Masonry & liturgy, XI 71
Moses not first reveiler, XIII 99 fn.
Saint-Germain may have been known
by, XI 176 (184)
on Sun & "the Son," XI 96
on triangle as perfect figure, XIV 99
volumes destroyed, XI 78
Cours philosophique . . .:
on initiatory rites lost to Masons, XI 95
on nature of Masons, XI 176 (184)
Fastes Initiatiques:
XIV 296 fn.
Hermes:
as chief writer for his journal, XIV
296 fn.
Des Initiations Anciennes et
Modernes:
on Egyptian priests who withheld
truth, XIV 251
on Masonry, XIV 250
on source of Mysteries, XIV 250 fn.,
254
Ma็onnerie Occulte:
on Geometry of Sacred Name, XIV
99
on "modern" inventions, XIII 85
on number & letter symbolism, XIV
98-100 & fn.
on pyramid as quaternary, XIV
100 fn.
La Messe et ses Myst่res:
XI 77 fn.
on Sun & lamp, XI 82
Notice historique sur le
calendrier . . .:
XII 536 fn.
Orthodoxie Ma็onnique:
killing of Initiate allegory, XIV
263 fn., 279
on last stronghold of Mysteries, XIV
294-96
on solar rites in Masonry, XIV
264-65, 279, 281
on three degrees of Masonry, XIV 279
on true meaning of Freemasonry XIV
464 fn.
on virgin birth, XIV 292 fn.
Tuilieur g้n้ral . . .:
on real founder of Masonry, XI 176
(184)
bio-bibliog., XI
587-88
biog., XIV 296 fn.
bibliog., XII 771
Ragoonath, Rao:
See Raghunath, Rao
Ragozhin, Mme. Z.:
The Last Trial of the Nihilists:
on political assassins, III 160
Ragunath Rao (or Row)
See Raghunath Rao
Rahasya (Sk.):
mystical doctrine, IV 579
Rahat(s) (Sk.):
or adepts of Ceylon, II 438, 487
followers of Buddha's precepts
become, II 488
four degrees of, II 487
See also Arhat(s)
Rahnuma-a Mazdayasnan Sabha:
Zoroastrian Society, III 454
Rahu (Sk.):
the Great Dragon, XIV 403
Rai Bishen Lall:
Lahore incident and, IV 475 et seq.
Railways:
disaster recounted, XIII 188 fn.
fire-vomiting reptiles, XIII 190
a mixed blessing, XIII 187, 190
Rainbow:
symbol of hope for arid materialism,
XI 120-21 (134)
Rainclouds:
magnetically paralyzed, VI 43
Raivata, Raja:
grandson of Manu's 4th son, XIV 247
summary of Puranic allegory, XIV
247-48
Raj Narain Bose:
Founders' work endorsed by, IV 111
H.P.B on spiritual ideas of, V
95-98 fn., 99-100
The Science of Religion:
V 97
Rajadharmanuasana Parvan:
See Mahabharata
Rajagriha:
ancient capital of Magadha, V 258; X
71, 119
first Buddhist synod held at, V
246 fn.
Raja Janaka:
See Janaka, King
Rajas (Sk.):
definition, IV 581
Masters beyond, Sattva & Tamas, V
339
Guna(s); Sattva; Tamas
Rajatarangini [Rajataragini]:
not historical work, V 186
bibliog., V 366-67
Raja Yoga (Sk.):
Adepts' gradual mastery of, IV 166
differs from Haha Yoga, XII 615-16
effects of mastering, XII 560
Finer Forces of Nature opposite
of,
XIV 60 fn.
law of correspondences allows, XII 694
mudras and, II 119
no principle can be ignored in, XII
634
occult sounds and, IV 164-65, 298
philosophical & Vedantic, VIII 113
powers of, IV 31 & fn.; X 285
Theurgy or, XII 560
true science of, XII 559
two-fold samadhi path in Buddhism,
XIV 439
See also HahaYoga; Patanjali; Yoga
Raja-Yogis) (Sk.):
acquire but do not practice physical
powers, II 463
Brahmanas & Himalayan ascetics, XII
337
definition, VI 51
initiatory training and, V 339
Kapila on state of, II 467
longevity of, II 467
more accessible than one thinks, XI
235 (271)
secretiveness of, II 462-63
use higher 3 Tattvas not 4 lower, XII
615
use "will" breath in true Pranayama,
XII 615
See also Haha Yogis; Yogi(s)
Rajendra Lala Mitra:
See Mitra, Dr. R.L.
Rajputs (Sk.):
belong to Kshatriya caste, XII 337
bravest & most mystical race in India,
II 77
Gautamas and, V 248
genealogy of, V 207
Greeks and, V 238
Vaavali of, V 28 fn. (57 fn.)
Rakas:
shrines, I 263
Rakōczy Princes:
on families of, III 524-26
Rakshasas (Sk.):
of India, XIV 21
Thytyas or, III 402 & fn.
Ram Mira Sastri:
Sanskritist of Benares, V 13 (41)
Theosophical Society and, III 2
Ram Mohan Roy (1774-1833):
V 183
ideal religious reformer, III 56-57
on introducing new doctrines, III 59
learned reformer, XI 458
original thinker, II 209
outstanding leader, I 381
pure & holy, IV 108 et seq., 414
saintly, V 100
on Sankara's date, V 187-88
Precepts of Jesus . . . :
V 353
bibliog., V 380
Rama:
V 194
avatara of Vishnu, IX 198 (220)
historical personage, IX 197 (219)
ideas of Saint Yves on, IX 351-52 (379-80)
of Surya race, V 28 fn. (57 fn.)
Universal Deluge and, III 188 fn.
Rama Bai, Pandita:
British onslaught to convert, VI 68
Rama Misra Shastri:
See Ram Mira Sastri
Rama Prasad:
See Prasad, Rama
Ramalingam Pillai (1819-1874?):
a chela, VI 310
H.P.B. & note of, VI 296
V. Mudaliar a chela of, IV 282-83
prophecy about T.S. Founders, IV
135-36
teachings of, IV 133-36
Ramanuja (1017-1137):
V 183
influenced Dr. Hbbe-Schleiden, XI 467
bio-bibliog., V 380
See also Viishadvaita
Ramaswamier, S. (?-1893):
theta of Brothers, IV 230
meets Adept in Sikkim, V 290
on Olcott's cocoanut tree, V 128
on piachas, III 483
"How a Chela Found his Guru":
VI 21
biog., IV 663
Ramayana:
Lanka of, part of Indian continent, V
286
on magical weapon, XIV 104
ฌishis and, IV 367
School of, VI 8-9
seven yards mentioned in, II 411
bibliog., II 540; IV 663; V 367
Ramchandra Balajee, Prince:
visits Russia, II 54
Ramchandra Vidyabagish:
noble-hearted, IV 108
Ramchenderjee, Janardan:
The Biographical Sketches of
Eminent Hindu Authors:
on Sankara's date, V 185
bibliog., V 380
Ramdagon:
Druses and, III 188-89
Rammohun Roy:
See Ram Mohan Roy
Ramnes:
triple alliance of, Luceres & Tides, V
214
Ramsay, Mr. (Historian):
on Tennessee, I 231
Ramses II (12921225 B.C.):
Books of Thoth in library tomb of,
XIII 232
greatest King of Egypt, XIV 344
Ramsey, W. (1852-1916):
on smell. IV 177-79
biog., IV 663
Ramsgate (Kent,
Eng.):
H.P.B. and, I 3-4
Randolph, P.B. (1825-1875):
II 77
discounted by Spiritualists, I 269
driven to suicide, IV 143
half-initiated seer, III 265
Eulis:
on phallicism of, X 124-25 fns.
bio-bibliog., III
518-21
Rangampalli, J.
(1852-?):
portrait facing, III 139
biog., III 521-23
Ranjit Singh (1780-1839):
Lionhearted, III 3
Sikh leader, I 373, 374
Ranke, Hermann:
Die
ฤgyptischen Personennamen:
a catalogue of Egyptian names, IX
275 fn.
bibliog., IX 449
Ransom, Josephine (1879-1960):
A Short History of the
Theosophical Society:
XII 479 fn.
on S.D. III, XIV xl-xli & fn.
Raphael:
is Christianized Jupiter, XIV 335
Raphael Santi (1483-1520):
madonnas of, XIII 182
Rappel:
II 286
Rappings:
as dissipation of accumulated force,
IX 400S
rationale of, IV 144
See also Phenomena; S้ances
Rapport:
between medium & astral shell, VI 129
Rasa (Sk.):
specific mark of Jala, XIII 67
Rasa Manala:
Mysteries of the Heavenly, XIV 332
symbolic dance of planets & zodiacal
signs, XIV 316 & fn.
Rasatala (Sk.):
classification of, XII, 664
definition, XII, 665, 666
fourth world of a lower septenary VII
85
See also Lokas; Talas
Raskolniki:
Tolstoy visited, XII 127
Rast Goftar.
abuses Olcott, IV 33-34
Ratnas (Sk.):
or jewels, XIII 160
Raulica, Ventura di:
See Ventura di Raulica, Cardinal de
Ravaisson-Mollien, F้lix (1813-1900):
La Philosophie en France . . .:
on memory in the dying, XI 451
bibliog., XI 588
Ravana (Sk.):
Hindu Rip van Winkle and, V 206
Raven:
symbol of longevity & will, XI 44-45
Ravignan, Father:
exorcised "demons" of D.D. Home, I
196-97
pupil of, snared Dr. Bloede, I 201
Rawlinson, George (1812-1902):
on Aryan influence on Mythology,
XIV 90-91 & fn.
on origin of Ethiopians, XIII 333
on Turanian language, XIII 333
Rawlinson, Sir H.C. (1810-1895):
XIII 335
on Babel & its destruction, XIII 273
translated Birs-Nimrud tile, XIII
273-77
Cuneiform Inscriptions of Asia:
cylinder deciphered, XIII 275-77
on seven-storied tower, XIII 276 & fn.
Five Great Monarchies:
on
"Asiatic Ethiopians," XIII 331
on remnants of Pre-Akkadians, XIII
328 & fn.
on Sargon I, XIII 328
- Histories of Herodotus:
on Chaldeans, XIII 326 fn.
On the Birs-Nimrud...:
on rebuilding of
7-storied tower, XIII
276
symbolism of temple of Borsippa or,
XIII 276 fn.
Ray(s):
chemical, & heat, VII 73-74
dark, & ants, VII 73
differentiation of, X 252
emitted by Higher Ego, XII 709-10
from Ever-Darkness, X 351
of Higher Ego clothes itself in Astral
Light, XII 710
human figure crowned with, on Lake
Titicaca, II 318
human soul is, of Universal Soul,
VIII 57 (79)
ideal occult group represented by all
seven, XI 230-31 (267)
Individuality's star or, XIII 72-73
infused Sakara, XIV 390
innumerable, from one, X 361-62, 368
Intellectual. & mediumship, VI 226
of Light & Kabala, XIII 351-54
of Logos, incarnated in mankind,
VIII 200
mystical solids, sparks and, X 398-99
of One in all, XIV 310
Plērōma is totality of, from the
One,
XII 570
Primal Beings are collective divine,
XIII 268
prismatic, & unity, X 323
science of occult, XI 231 (267)
seven, from central Spiritual Sun, VII
274
seven, of Logos & Chakras, XII 620
six, evolved from Universal Principle,
IV 580
Solar, & seven principles, III 406-07
sun, & jivas, IX 63
sun shorn of its, VIII 202 & fn.
of Third Logos, X 394-95
triple, emanates from Light of the
World, VII 274
two aspects of Manasic, XIII 73 fn.
used to see by occult means, VII 74
white, decomposes into three colors,
IX 213 & fn. (235 & fn.)
See also Light; Logos(oi); Seven Rays
Rayleigh, Lord John W. (1842-1919):
cautious observer, I 224
Reaction:
action &, equal, VI 145
Reade, Amye:
Ruby...:
on brutality in circus life, XII 286
Reade, W.W. (1838-1875):
The Veil of Isis:
original title of H.P.B.'s first book, I
237 fn., 302
bibliog., I 523
Reality:
ascending scale of subjectivity reaches
ultimate, V 76
how to live in One, XII 537-38
Manvantaric illusion and, VIII 95
of mind & atom, XII 409
offered man today, XI 119 (132), 121
(135)
the One, IV 52
One, defined, III 424
One Eternal, XII 412; XIV 185, 210
the only, & Self, IX 139
partial, of world, III 62
Spirit is only, XIV 420
unreal Universe and, XI 239-42
(276-78)
See also Absolute; One, The; One
Life; Parabrahman
Reason:
Absolute Unity is supreme, XIV 61
faculty above, & sense, II 179
higher senses and, XI 223 (270)
human, & spirituality, VII 70
inductive, causes West to blunder,
XIV 9
masses prefer religion of emotion
over, II 447
not blind faith reveals Jesus, XIV
143-44
See also Intellectuality; No๋tic
Rebirth(s):
according to Krishna, X
396
Buddha's teaching on, as a broom, V
115-16
caused by Karma, Tanha & Skandhas,
X 176
circle of, & thirst for, IV 342
conscious, of Adept, XIV 373
Devachan between, wears out personal
ties, V 93-94
from higher realms, XIV 375 fn.
of great characters, XIV 381-82
kama-rupa of old personality and,
VII 180-81; X 176
meaning of, as an animal, I 294-95; V 114
memory of past, not rare, X 208
moral retrogression and, IV 399
by power of illusion, XIV 372-73
some control over, III 29
Spiritual, XIV 57 & fn.
theory applied to celestial Being, XIV
379
three classes of, XIV 373
twice-born and, XIV 57
See also Metempsychosis;
Reincarnation
Rebold, E.:
Histoire . . . Francma็onnerie:
on Egyptian Colleges of Occult
Science, III 315 fn.
bibliog., III 523
Rebus (Saint Petersburg):
H.P.B. writes for, VI 73, 354
title means riddle, I 338 fn.
bibliog., VI 451
Recognition:
in Kama-loka no, of friends, IX 164
Recognitions:
on contents of, VIII 221-22
Red:
color of dugpas, IX 64
corresponds to Kama-Rupa, XII 529,
548-49 fn. 562, 564-68, 614
corresponds to Sol of musical scale,
XII 90
See also Esoteric Section Diagrams
Red Caps:
Bhutanese, enemies of Gelukpas, IV 18
mesmeric healing used by, on
themselves, IV 477
opposed Tsong-kha-pa, III 419
See also Black Magicians; Dugpa(s);
Sorcerer(s); Yellow Caps
"Red Dragon":
or the "Great Albert" vulgar
imitations, XIV 105
Red Earth:
Adam &, related to Atlantean fable, V
219
Red Sea:
symbolism of, XIII 37
Redeemer:
as Initiator, IV 264
Redemption:
for all creatures, VII 46
Gnostic & Buddhist, similar, XIV 161
from sin of flesh, XIII 128
world, during Kaliyuga vowed by
Buddha, V 86
Reflection:
mystery of the, XIII 21
Reformer(s):
human nature not altered by, XII 394
need for unselfish & unsectarian, IV
419-20
practical, XII 262
Theosophy and, XII 261
true, holds to no crown or sceptre,
XII 261
Reforms:
must be bloodless, XI 246 (283)
social, needed, XI 152 et seq.
needed in T.S., VII 151-52
Regazzoni:
mesmerizer, I 137
Regeneration:
in Hindu Trimurti, XIII 27
See also Generation; Metamorphosis;
Rebirth; Transformations;
Transmutation
Regent(s):
each of Earth's divisions has a, VII
274-75; XIV 380
esoterically are seven, XIV 349, 380
key to Occult Astrology, XIV 349
Planetary, as Parent-Monad, XIV 349
See also Archangels; Planetary
Spirit(s); Thrones
Regiomontanus:
See Mller, John
Regions, Gnostic:
See Gnostic Region(s)
Regnaud, Paul (1838-1910):
Mat้riaux pour servir . . .:
atman untranslated in, VI 83 (92)
bio-bibliog., VI 444
Regnault, H Y.
(1810-?):
IV 215
bio-bibliog., IV
663-64
R้gnier, Ren้ F. (1794-?):
Archbishop of Cambrai, IX 308
biog., IX 449
Reichenbach, Baron K.
von (1788-1869):
III 25; IV 380
discoverer of Od force, III 23
Du Bois-Reymond opponent of, III 23
on odyle or Odic Force of, II 135, 397;
V 213; XII 210, 396, 526 fn.; XIII 354
on position of body in sleep, IV 405
Researches on Magnetism:
II 278 fn., 398; IV 405 fn.
on crystals, III 100
experiments with Nowotny, III 100-01
important work on human
magnetism, III 99
odyle pervades universe acc. to, II
277-78
bio-bibliog., II 541
bibliog., III 523
Reid, Thomas (1710-1796):
VI 136
Reigle, David (b. 1952):
The Books of Kiu-te:
XIV 402 fn.
Reims, L'Acad้mie
Imp้riale de:
XIII 275 fn.
Reincarnation(s):
adepts have choice in, V 106
Apollonius possibly a, of Jesus, XIV 130
astral double's survival and, XII
712-13
astral monad, an exception, IV
185-86; VII 178 et seq.
beginning to be accepted by liberal
Christians, XII 130
Bhagavad Gita on, XIV
372
in Bible, XIV 57 & fn., 58
books on, XIII 79 fn.
Buddha's teaching on, as a broom, V
115-16
cause of, VII 184
conscious, is for few, XIV 381
cyclic necessity, VII 183
definition, I 294-95
determined by karmic effects, V 106
Devachan &, of spiritual monad, IV
256
of Divine Prototype, XIV 382
doctrine as old as the world, XI 426
doctrine of justice, XI 142
double evolution of man and, IV 453
on Ego between, XII 608-10
erroneous ideas about, IV 548-49; VII
176 et seq.
false evidence of, III 139
French school of, XIV 56
H.P.B.'s art. on, & Isis Unveiled, V 25
(54)
ideas of Spiritualists and, X
213-14 fns.
immediate, for children & idiots, I
297-98, 363-64 (367-68); IV 549; V
16-17 (45); VII 178, 181-82
Isis Unveiled corrected
on, VII 176 et
seq.; X 215-16 fn.
Karma and, VII 177, XI 145, 202
Karma & materialism, IX 103-04
in Lamaism, IV 8 et seq.
laws to escape, XI 348
lessons of, XII 314
life-atoms of lower 5 principles and,
V 117
of man in animal form impossible, IV
399
metempsychosis and, I 294-95; XI
137-38
modern theory of, and, XIV 111
needed to reach final wisdom, XII 314
no immediate, for Monad, VII 179
no new, teaching subsequent to Isis
Unveiled, VI 206
objections to, XI 139
obliteration of personal ties before, V
93-94
opposed by idea of chance, XIV 56-57
opposed by Spiritualism, IV 483 (486)
personal soul, IV 254
principles and, IV 184-86
proofs of, XI 140-41
Purucker on auric egg and, XII
649-52
real meaning of, as animal, I 294-95;
V 114
on seven earths of this chain, V 105
Spiritists and, V 105
Spiritual rebirth and, XIV 57, 381-82
of suicides, III 210
taught by Jesus, XI 58, 61
technical term for, XIII 79
time between, V 16-17 (45); X 216 fn., 269
on various planets & spheres, IV 121
web of, on loom of time, XII 14
wide-spread belief in, XIV 134
will be generally accepted, XII 130
See also Metempsychosis; Rebirth(s)
Relics, Sacred:
Buddhist & Christian, IV 432
have no miraculous powers, VI 234
worship of, II 168-69
Religion(s):
Adepts not wed to any one, IV 162
VI 38; XII 125-26
all, have Karma, XIV 323
all, rest on one foundation, V 355
all, revered Sun & Fire, IV 530
all, stems from Planetary Spirit, VI
331
all, versions of One Wisdom, XIV
143, 305, 459-60, 467-68
Anthropomorphism in, causes black
magic, XIII 260
astro-physiological, VII 254
blind belief and, III 113
bread-&-cheese State, III 114
Brotherhood of, in India, XII 305
Brotherhood of, & pursuit of Truth,
IV 470-71
Buddha's definition, V 341
of Buddha & Sankara give best moral
foundation, V 336-37
Buddhism is not a, IV 201-02
cannot scientifically prove a personal
God V 100
Christian facsimiles of Pagan, XIV
71-73, 335-41
Christianity's & Islam's fall predicted,
I 374
civilization and, XIII 186-89
clergy & science vs., IV 326
comparative, XIII 229, 256, 259,
296-300
Czarism in Russia and, III 159-60
decay of, inevitable, XIII 300
definitions, X 161-62
derivation of term, V 99; XI 72
dispute on evolution and, XIII 95
doom of Western, is sealed, II 381
dying in England, XI 192
emotional, appeals most to men, II
447
essentially one, IX 7-8
essentials & non-essentials of, IV 494
et seq., 502
essentials of, V 95-100
every Great, animalized, III 457
exoteric, & future generations, XIV
63-64
false, & occult powers, IV 171
freedom of, in India, IV 429
function of, VIII 278
of future, IV 450-52
future of Church and, XI 226 (262)
H.P.B. & shams in, V 118
Hugo on, III 226
ideals of, stream from same source,
III 457
Initiation is true, XIV 255
Jesuits foster material, XIV 341
Jewish, has sexual & phallic worship,
VII 255
lost hold on heart of the people, IX
71
Magic blended with all, XIV 23
Magic more effective in some, XIV 32
Man's "worst cloak," XIV 41
modern, XIV 41
molded by nations, IX 174
morality & true, III 386; V 335-36,
341
most, started by Beings from higher
plane, X 169
murder and, III 248-49
must be demonstrated mathematically,
IX 71
mysticism is soul of, XIV 120
No, higher than Truth, XII 419, 428;
XIV 323
no special, advocated by T.S., III 306
Occultist's attitude toward, XIV
107-08
Olcott's attitude towards all, IV
126-27
One, of Primitive Humanity, XII 347;
XIII 98, 259-60
one standardized, impossible, IV 495
One Universal, X 162
origin of alt, in primeval truths, VIII
209
originated in Vedas, I 398 (402)
Pagan symbolism & comparative, XIII
296-300
Raj Narain Bose on, V 95-99
role of, now, VIII 269
same essence in all, XI 226 (262)
science &, are one, X 171-72
scientific treatment of, XIII 296
sincere belief and, IV 335
some form of, needed, XIV 41
spirit of, in European age, XII 41
sprang from Wisdom-Religion, X 167
struck at root by sensationalism, IV
433
on study of Eastern, XIII 264
supernatural, & miracles, IV 394
superstition and, III 348 et seq.
Tears important in Egyptian, XIII 46
Theistic, degrade "Gods," XIV 242
Theosophical Society and, XI 110
(124)
Theosophists belong to no, or sect,
VIII 61 (83)
Theosophists make no claim for any
one, VIII 50 (72)
Theosophy an ally of honest, II 103
Theosophy &, compared, VIII 268-69
Theosophy is a, of reason, XII 347
Theosophy is, itself, X 161, 167
tolerance of all, needed, XIV 240
true, alive to archaic truths, III 181
true and false, VIII 269
true at first, later polluted by man, X
167, 169
true, have kept aloof, III 181
true, must stand on philosophy &
science, V 100
true, stifled by ritualism, III 58
truths in every, V 118
Universal defined, IX 134
Vedas the fount of Hindu, XIII 107
Western, based on heathen, XIII 92
Western, based on mathematics, XIV 92
why study comparative, VIII 272
Wisdom-Religion and, VIII 209
worship is not, XIV 120 fn.
See also Buddhism; Christianity;
Islam; Judaism; Vedanta;
Wisdom-Religion
Religion La๎que:
II 498 (505)
killed by science, II 497 (504)
Religion of the Future:
embodies great truths, IV 452
Religio-Philosophical Journal:
I 75, 77, 92, 142; III 219, 364; XI 297,
312
on Dr. Beard, IV 393
on Butler, XI 159-60
on Cones & Light on the Path, XI
313-14
denounces T.S. often, XI 298, 321
fake trance address and, IV 353
falls very low editorially, XI 370-71
on H.P.B.'s Open Letter to India, XII
157
on "Historical" vision, III 359-62
indulges in fancy, IV 154-55
publishes E.S. documents, XI 308,
322; XII 592
reports on Ingersoll's speech on Paine,
II 381
Religious Census:
in India, IX 145
Reliquiae:
of average man in kama loka, VI 196
Remenyi, M.E. (1830-1898):
first European to appear before
Mikado, XIII 177
travel notes of, XIII 178
on Westernized Japanese court, XIII
178
Remigius (or Remi), Saint (437-553):
resuscitated bustards, VII 26
biog., VII 389
Remington, Captain:
Masters and, III 152 fn.
Reminiscences . . . .:
See Wachtmeister, C.
R้musat, John P.A. (1788-1832):
on Buddha's Eye Doctrine, XIV
444-45
revealed "secret" Buddhist books, XIV
446
bio-bibliog., XIV
564-65
Renan, Ernest
(1823-1892):
VII 56; XIV 112, 153
on Joachim of Floris, IX 353 (381)
negates idea of sidereal Intelligence,
XIV 231
the "Paganini du Christianisme," XIII
167
on women & Judean Christianity, XII
268
- ษtudes Religieuses:
on facts, XIII 226
on mankind, XIli 226
Histoire G้n้rate . . .:
on simultaneous origin of languages,
XIII 275 q.
ission de
Ph้nicie:
VIII 310
Vie de J้sus
III 256; IX 353 (381), 355 (383)
fanciful poeticizing, XIII 167
inspired Light of the World, XIII
166-67, 200
on "Sabism," IX 137
bio-bibliog., XIV 565
bibliog., III 523; VIII 473; IX 449
Renovation:
occult meaning of, VII 21
See also Regeneration; Transformation
Renunciation:
of self in thought & action, IX 254
See also Bodhisattva(s); Great
Renunciation; Sacrifice(s);
Self-Abnegation; Selflessness
Rephaim:
as pithless shades, IV 591
"Replies to an English F.T.S.":
by Masters & their chelas, VI 134, 160
written for F.W.H. Myers, VI 134-35, 177
See also Myers, F.W.H.
R้ponse aux Assertions:
Jesuit attempt at self-defense, IX 297 fn.
Report of . . . Charges against Madame
Blavatsky:
H.P.B.'s aunt on receiving 1st
Mahatma letter, VI
274 fn.
bibliog., VI 447
Reporters:
H.P.B.'s definition of, I 396 (400-01)
hungry for promotion. XI 223
(259-60)
misquote H.P.B., I 237, 242
misrepresent T.S. Work & H.P.B., XI
367-70
New York, I 225
See also Newspapers; Public Opinion;
Publishers
Reproduction:
nine as symbol of, XII 68-69
See also Birth; Generation;
Regeneration etc.
R้publique Fran็aise:
on Littre's funeral, III 257
Research:
free, to be encouraged, VII 148
private, in mesmerism, magnetism,
etc., VI 55
Residues:
from other lives & astral body, XI
136
R้sie, L.E. Comte de
(1785-?):
- Histoire et trait้ des sciences
occultes:
VII 192-93 & fns. & q.
on Augoeides, etc., VII 225
bio-bibliog., VII 389-90
Resonance, Divine:
occult vibration and, X 265
origin of phenomena, X 265
See also Sound; Vach; Vibrations
Respectability:
selfishness and, IX 36
Responsibility:
moral, & karma, VI 237
of teacher towards disciple, IX 155-56
Resurrection:
absolute, at end of Kalpa, V 93
of animals by Saints, VII 22-23, 25-27
Bible on, XIV 58 & fn.
birth-right of every man, VIII 183
of Christ on Equinox, XIV 137
of Dead in Catholic theology, XII 74
general law in nature, VII 38
Gnostic interpretation of, XIII 31-32
at initiation, XI 89-91
Jerome claimed physical, XIV 129 fn.
nirvanic, VII 38 fn.
Parabrahmic, VII 43
physical, impossible, XIV 253 fn.
rite of Chrēstos, XIV 283-84
of Spirit, VIII 173
spiritual, or Initiation, XIV 141, 284
See also Chrēstos; Christ; Crucifixion;
Crux Ansata; Initiation
Retribution, Law of:
is above human law, X 85-86
See also Karma
Retrogression:
moral, possible, IV 399
See also Self-Centredness; Self-
Gratification; Selfishness
Reuchlin, John (1455-1522):
XIV 220, 266
fathered Reformation, XIV 169
Medieval Rosicrucian & Alchemist,
XIV 167
bio-bibliog., XIV
565-66
Reuvens, C.J.C.
(1793-1837):
Lettre เ M. Letronne . . . :
XIV 543
on theurgy based on Egyptian
sources, VII 120-21, 132
on Zodiac's antiquity, XIV 348
bio-bibliog., VII 390
Revealed:
etymology of, XIII 99 & fn.
secrets, XIII 265-66
Vedas, to ฌishis by God, XIII 108
R้veillon:
on Sivaratri & Christian fasting, II 163
Revelation(s):
anthropomorphism and, XIV 208-09
as innate ideas or knowledge, VII 93;
XII 602
meditation leads to, XIV 400-01
of Planetary Spirits, XIV 276
primal, did not die with Mysteries,
XIV 269
primitive, of Kumaras & Adepts, XII
601
revealer and, IV 67
Revelation:
VII 44; VIII 17, 25, 26 & fn., 28 fn.,
139, 148 & fn., 288, 290, 291; XI
403 fn. & q., 496-97 q.; XII 262 q.;
XIV 117, 403
on Armageddon, III 188, 189
author of a Kabalist, III 196
borrows from Eastern legends, III
402 fn.
on death & hell, XII 74
Ezekiel's vision and, VIII 154
on Great Beast & 666 number, III 200
on heaven's armies, XIII 127 fn.
Heptaktys and, III 453
on Immaculate Mother, IX 65
Jesus died for author of, IV 265
on Jesus & Morning Star, X 231
John was fanatical author of, XIV
116, 123-24
Kabalistic book, I 132, 223; III 298;
XIV 214
Lipika and, X 405
on Lucifer, II 146 fn.; XI 97 fn.
on lukewarmness, III 109, 298
on Mikael, XIV 338 & fn.
in mystery-language of Tana๎m, VIII
210 fn.
number 666 of, in Druse & Buddhist
apocalypse, III 185-86
on "number of the beast," XIV 214
on number 666 & year 1881, III
84-85, 120, 200
Seraphim as "Seven burning lamps,"
XIV 314 fn.
Seven seals of, XIV 320 fn.
"Seven Thunders" in, XIII 10
Siphra and, VIII 153
star named Wormwood in, VI 163
Tau as signet in, XIV 152
on two suns, XIV 321
very ancient, XI 75 fn.
on white horse, III 463
Revenge:
proscribed, VIII 59 (81)
Reverence:
definition, II 44
worship differs from, X 13-14
Reverend:
as title for Buddhists, II 44-46
Review of Reviews:
on Edison, XII 133
on Russian & English convict systems,
XII 282
Revista Militar:
on Saint Anthony, II 180
Revolution(s):
American & other, alleged connection
with Mahatmas, VI 15-20
cruelties & bloodshed of, VI 19
fostered by Roman Church, XIV 267
French, of 1789 & false fraternity,
VIII 64 (86)
Theosophists aim at ethical, VIII 65
(86-87)
Revue de
l'hypnotisme:
VII 319 fn. (331
fn.), 328 (342)
Revue des Deux Mondes:
IX 353 (381); X 31, 63, 110
on Babinet, I 243
Babinet on ancient's Ogdoad, XIV
227
H.P.B. and, I 1
Herschel names asteroids in, XIV 227
Thierry on true History, XIV 466
Revue du Droit International:
III 75
Revue du mouvement social:
VIII 48 (70), 61 (83)
La Revue Magn้tique:
II 277 fn., 283 fn.
Aksakoff on "Thought
Transformation" in, II 286-89
Revue philosophique . . .:
VII 319 fn. (331-11 fn.), 325 fn.
(339 fn.)
La Revue politique et litt้raire:
VIII 99
Revue scientifique:
VII 319 fn. (331-32 fn.), 325 fn.
(339 fn.)
La Revue Spirite:
II 4 (14), 55, 203 (206); III 53
on editor's innocence, I 195
on Gambetta, IV 391-92
H.P.B.'s age and, II 30
Leymarie editor of, III 72
repeats hallucinations of Am.
reporter, I 396 (400), 397 (401)
Revue Th้osophique:
XI 170 (178)
on editorship & founding of, XI 167,
559; XII 300
on Hermes T.S. Lodge banquet, XI 204
Revue Th้urgique:
editor of, II 197 fn.
Rewah, Maharaja of:
helped British, II 299
Reward:
desire for, a subtle evil, VI 332
See also Effort; Motivation
Reynaud, Jean Ernest (1806-1863):
Philosophie religieuse. Terre et
ciel:
on mutations of planetary orbits, XIV
231
on Venus, VIII 15 fn.
bio-bibliog., VIII 473-74
Rhēmata (Greek):
arcane utterances, XI 94-95
Rhombs:
on Babylonian, VII 94
of Hecate exhumed at Babylon, XIII
229
Rhoner, Dr. M.C.W.:
on inspiration by "Brothers," V 316
Rhys Davids, T.W. (1843-1922):
V 342, 344
A. Lillie and, IV 463
possible "reviewer" of Esoteric
Buddhism, V
345-46
Buddhism:
V 348, 349
defines Avalokitewara, V
346
Buddhist Birth Stories:
or Jataka Book, V 239 fn.
bibliog., V 380
ฌibhu (Sk.):
Orpheus and, V 304
Rice:
earth-bound souls and, III 483
as "forbidden fruit," XIV 85 fn.
Richard, Ap:
arriage and Divorce . . .:
reviewed, XI 34-42
sensual bestiality of book by, XI 41
Richardson, B.W. (1828-1896):
etheric nerve-force of, VII 316
Theory of a Nervous Ether:
on Life-Principle, IX 78-79
bio-bibliog., IX 450
Richelieu, Cardinal:
mother's prayers send mistress to, II
199-200
Richet, Charles (1850-1935):
VII 319 fn. (332 fn.), 329 (343)
Charcot &, unconscious sorcerers, IX
253
Richter, Johann (1763-1825):
on truth, IX 41
bio-bibliog., IX 450-51
Rico, A.J.:
stone-showers and, III 244 et seq.
ฌig-Bahmanas:
linguistic treatment of, V 302
ฌig-Veda:
V 63 fn., 209
on Aditi, XIV 411 fn.
on Aditi, Being & non-Being, III 326
ascribed to a god, XII 344 fn.
"Bible of Humanity," XIV 240
on creation, II 91
Dayananda gives meaning of Hiranya
in, II 285 fn.
fount of world religions, XIV 397
freedom of thought in, XII 346 fn.
on Indra's generosity, V 273
on Indra unveiling the light, V 219,
273
on language & antiquity of, V 202,
302-03
Mantra on two birds & tree, IV
547 fn.
Mantras in, XIII 109
Manu-Smriti on, XIV 92
Mller on antiquity of, XIV 259, 362
Mller's parody of, XIII 106 q., 109
& fn.
on passages from, XIII 109 & fn.
on Pitris &
Vishnu, VI 190-91
poetical mysticism of, XIV 260-62
on prayer & Brahman, XIV 259-60
sacred mantras of, compelled the
gods, XII 174 (184)
Sahita, XIV 362
seven chief Deities of, XIV 241
teaches evolution, I 232
Vivakarman as
Root-Savior, XIV 142
written in Treta Yuga, XIV 94
bibliog., I 523; II 541-42; IV 664; V
273, 367; VI 426
See also Vedas, Vedic; Vedic Rites
Rim-ani [Tib. Rin-a-ni]:
female lama, IV 16 fn.
Rinch-cha-tze [Tib. Rin-chen-rtse]:
Chohan Lama of, III 398; VI 94
Rinchen-na-dun [Tib. Rin-chen-
sna-bdun]:
seven precious gifts, XIV 400 & fn.
Ring(s):
colored, artificially produced, VII
291-92
gold, in rose an apport, VI 124 & fn.
sapphire, duplicated by H.P.B., VI
59 fn., 63 fn., 124
Ring Pass Not:
Laya centers and, XIII 32
Rope of the Gods cp. to, XIII 32
See also Laya
Riopel, Dr.:
on hypnotism, IV 313-14
Riots:
at Kotahena, IV 427 et seq.
Ripley, Sir George (fl. 15th C.):
The Compound of Alchymy . . .:
XII 53
bio-bibliog., XII 771
Ripon, George F.S.R. Marquis of
(1827-1909):
VI 66
H.P.B.'s personal background and, XI
422
Viceroy
of India, X 294; XIII 207
Risha Havurah:
VII 144
ฌishi(s) (Sk.):
II 76, 89, 121
all, Brahmanas, V 32 (61)
Amshaspends or, XIV 349
ancient, named Kuthumi, VI 232
Buddhism and, X 180 fn.
cp. to Sephirōth, XIV 190
cp. to 12 sons of Jacob, XIV 22 fn.
creation of animals and, X 175
descendants of mind-born, &
Atlantean war, XIII 260
dwell near Badrinath, II 120-22
Fifth Race inheritors of, XIV 68
Founders of magic, XIV 22,68
the four primitive, & Vedas, II 114,
200-208
Great Bear and, X 30, 346; XIV 202
& fn., 334
Hierophant of 7 great & Church, XIV
268
Hindu marriage laws and, IV 128-29
J. Kohns contempt for, III 336
Leaders not priests, XIV 252 fn.
longevity of, V 207
Mahatmas same as, IV 543
mind-born sons, XIV 289
One Theosophy of, Magi &
Buddhists, V 35 (64)
prayers of, to Narayana, IV 336
profound knowledge of causes &
effects, VI 229
or Rahats, II 438, 487
revered as demi-gods, XIV 22 fn.
revered in India, VIII 68 (90)
scientists disdain for, XIV 4-5
secret writings of, V 22 (51)
Seven, and lokas, XI 340
seven and ten, VII 287
seven, as planetary gods, X 346
seven, at end of Round, VII 44
seven before Vedic period, XIV
22 fn., 203, 208 fn.
seven or Elōhim, XIV 202 & fn.,
208 fn.
seven Prajapatis are, XIV 203
or seven Rays, XIV 208
fn., 337
some, incarnate in Tibet, IV 367
Star, on Earth, XIV 334,349
symbolical meaning of marriage of,
VI 261-63
Third aspect to Vaidic Mantras, XIII
107
Vedas always revealed to same,
XIII
108
wear hair long, II 121-22; IV 503
See also Arhats; Mahatmas; Sages;
Teacher(s)
Rissakoff, N.I. (1861-1881):
Russian terrorist, III 156 & fn.
Rite(s):
analogy between Catholic & Vedic,
VIII 209
Christian & symbolism, of Occult
origin, I 118
Church, & vestments originate with
Pagans, XI 76-80
Masonic, based on O.T., XIV 264
outline of initiation, XIV 261-62
& fns.
some, of real Masonry preserved, XIV
279
typifies Cycle of Life, XIV 268
Yaj๑a evocation, IX 251-52 & fn.
Ritual(s):
Egyptian, IX 80
Egyptian funeral, XIV 337
Grows at expense of inner reality, XIV
120 fn.
Roman Church, taken from
Occultism, XIV 339
Ritualism:
in Church & Masonry, XI 62 et seq.
descended from initiated Gnostics, XI 75
as exoteric paganism, XI 71
true religion stifled by, III 58
vain, of Church, VIII 177
Rivail, Hippolyte L.D.:
See Kardek, Allen
Rivers:
Buddhas nirvana & seven, XIII 343
Change of direction, XIII 342-44
Rivett-Carnac, J.H. (1839-?):
Archaeological Notes:
on cromlechs or mounds near
Bangalore, II 324
on cup-mark inscriptions, II 346-48
gives H.P.B. ancient Indian coins, II
348
bio-bibliog., II 542
Rivington, Father Luke (1838-1899):
Latinism and, IX 293
Bio-bibliog., IX 451
Robe(s):
X 301
On Ever-Invisible, of Space or
Mulaprakriti, X 301,
304-05
Mystic, or Jesus, XII 32
Robert II (970?-1031):
XIV 253 fn.
Robert-Houdin, J.E. (1805-1871):
VIII 50 (72)
On mediumistic leviation, III 237
Robertson, Wm. (1721-1793):
The History of America:
misrepresents ancient Mexicans, II 304
bio-bibliog., II 542
Robinsons, Dr.:
Hypotheses of, discredited, III 189 fn.
Robinson George F.S.:
See Ripon, George F.S.R. Marquis of
Robinson, James C.:
Hiraf Club member, I 98
Roca, Abb้:
IX 307
defrocked, XI 59
denounced
on esotericism of Christian dogma,
VIII 343-54
H.P.B.s reply to, Ix 194-215 (216-37),
343-70 fns. (371-98 fns.)
hoped to fuse Church & Thesophy,
XI 60
replies to H.P.B., IX 179-93, 343-70
(371-98)
senses reality behind the mask, IX
367 (395)
works of, on Index Exporgatorius, XI
59
La fin de
lancien monde:
IX 190
bio-bibliog., VIII 341-42
Rochas d Aiglun, E.A.A. (?-1914):
Experiments with sound & colors, VII
63
bio-bibliog., VII 390
Rochefort, Henri
(1830-1913):
Church and, III 66
The Rock:
On growth of Mohammedanism, IX
143 fn.
Rohan, Louis Cardinal de (1734-1803):
favored Cagliostro, XII 80
Rohel:
on futurity, XII 70
Rohita:
Surnamed Devarata, XII 171 (181),
175-76 (185-86)
Rohner, Dr. C.W.:
Queries sent to H.P.B., VI 33-36,
139-40
Ro-Imphab:
The Heavenly King, XIV 270
Ro-lang [Tib.
Ro-lans]:
A bhuta, VI 102, 109
Followers of the Good Doctrine and,
VI 105
ignorant intercourse with, deprecate,
VI 106
See also Bhoots (Bhuta);
Elementaries; Piachas
etc.
Ro-lang-pa [Tib. Ro-lans-pa]:
Spiritualist, VI 105-08
Rolling-Pot:
II 511
Phenomenon of, I 276
Romaka-pura:
Asuramaya and, V 236
Roman(s):
Arts & sciences to be revived, XIII 320
Numerals, XIV 360
Old Greeks, Atlanteans and, V 198-99
Regal period of, V 214
sub-races of, V 200-01
were Hellenes, V 215-16
Roman Breviary:
VII 32 fn.
Roman Catholic Church:
accepts false Gnosis, XIV 341 fn.
Adalbert condemned by, XIV 105
adopted heathens exotericism, XIV
51, 72 ff., 224, 307 & fn., 319 fn.,
324-25
allied with Pagans, XIV 70, 324,
341 fn.
Ammonius renounced, XIV 13 fn.
Anathemas against Magicians, XIV 17,
116-17
anathematizes those who break away,
III 207
Angelology & Theodicy, XIV 339-40
& fn.
arrogant assumptions of, disclaimed,
IX 339-41
Astrolatry of, XIV 220-24, 319 & fn.,
324-25, 328-29, 335-41, 335fn.-36 fn.
attitude of, towards mediums &
"spirits," I 197
beatifies body, not soul, XII 16
believes in sorcery, VII 93, 125
on Biblical patriarchs, XIV 16
boa constrictor of Error, XIV 27
burned thousands for witchcraft, II 97
calls Devas & elementals the Host of
Satan, XII 205
ceremonies copied from ancient
Mysteries, II 164
chief adherents of black magic in,
XIII 257
clergy uses Black Magic, XIV 28-31,
105-06, 116-17
concerning Kischuph, XIV 104
concocts human mysteries, XIV 160
condemns Occultist, Spiritualist &
Mason, XIV 103-04
Constantine founded secular, XIV 138
contemptuous of Theosophy, X 13
conversion of nominal Protestants,
XIV 17
decaying, IX 293
despoiled Jews of black arts, VII 222
destroyed Esoteric views of Scripture,
XIV 12, 37, 43-45, 159-60, 257, 325
destroyed Masonry, XIV 265-68
destroyed Pagan MSS., XIV 271
"divine miracles" of, XIV 116-17, 119
Esoteric numeral systems in, XIV 97
falsely claims some Atheists, III
256-57
Fathers condemn "false gods," XIV 73
Fathers of early, uneducated, XIV 43
fears true magic, III 254
on first "creation," XIV 111, 209
Galileo and, XIV 43 fn.
gaudy displays of, at Christmas, II
162
a ghoul, IX 359 fn. (387 fn.)
Gnostic at first, VIII 360 (379)
is heretical, IX 340
hierarchy changes dogmas, XIV
144-46, 162, 339
Holy Office of, XIV 45
D.D. Home and, I 196-97
interpretation of Creation, XIV 209
Jesuits & Masonry, IV 55 et seq.
Jesuits as parasites on, XIV 341
Jewish angelology used by, XIV 328
Littr้ and, III 255 et seq.
loathed by H.P.B., X 65
lost secret about Seven Spirits, X 18
lost Spirit of Truth, X 31
magic attributed to Satan by, VII 125
de Mirville's defence of, XIV 70-73
missionaries ignorant of Buddhist
books, XIV 424 fn.
missionaries on Genii, XIV 17-18
money and, IX 206 (228)
necromancy and, I 197
Neo-Platonic teachings taken by, XIV
307 fn.
not infallible, II 390
Oriental or Orthodox Church purer
than, XIV 70, 125
Pagan deities replace God of, XIV
71-72 fn., 223-24
Pagan "plagiarisms," XIV 72-73, 143,
271, 314, 338-40
Paris has only pillars of, III 256
Peter not founder of, XIV 124, 126
Pope of, favors star-worship, XIV 336
prophecy of fall of, I 374; IX 359 fn.
(387 fn.)
Protestantism and, II 447
Protestants used for, designs, XIV
266-67
reasons for downfall, VI 235-36
renders divine homage to Star-Angels,
X 14
repressed biography of Apollonius,
XIV 128, 133-34, 137-38
rites & Chaldean magic, XIII 337-38
rituals taken from Occultists, XIV 339
Russian, Canon studied occultism, VI
212-13
seceded from Apostolic Church, XIV
125
self-torture of, II 460
source of all ritual, VIII 279-80
spurred revolutions, XIV 267
as State Religion, XIV 104
stray offshoot of Magic, XIV 27
Sun-worship and, XIV 220-24, 319,
324-25, 335-37 & fns.
sword of Damocles over, XIV 72
teaching cp. to Eastern, XIV 46 fn.,
48, 209, 318-19
texts cp. with Protestant, XIV 319,
324
tortures unbelievers, II 37
Trinity caused violence, XIV 145
on upgrade, II 447
usurped by Bishops, XIV 70
See also Church(es): Church Councils;
Jesuits
Roman Catholicism:
Cagliostro and, XLI 80-87
defence by de Mirville, XIV 70-76
Kama-loka & purgatory of, XIV
238 fn.
modern Kabalah and, XI 525 (548)
mystical truth underlying, IV 295
no true Theosophist will accept, VIII
390; XI 60-61
the one enemy of T.S., XI 339
Pagan & Kabalistic learning known
to, XIV 335-36 fn.
Pagan deities may replace God of,
XIV 71-72 fn.
Pagan in origin, XI 64 et seq.
Solar worship and, XIV 220-24
victims of, become martyrs,
XII 30
women and, XII 268
Roman Catholics:
attack Buddhists, V 286-87
criminal offenses, V 98 fn.
dead-letter worship and, XIII 228
exorcisms, XIII 337-38 & fn.
idealized Phallicism of, XIII 258
libel Freemasons, IV 55 et seq.
Spanish, most cruel bigots, IV 33
worship of "Seven Spirits of God,"
XIII 273
Roman Empire:
Ammonius influenced, XIV 13
decadence of, no worse than today,
XII 240
false noses of divinities in, XII 94-95
(101)
laws of, on freedom of married
women, XII 271
New Year celebrations in, XII 91 (97),
93 (100)
See also Caesar, Gains Julius
The Roman Martyrology:
study of "Saint Josaphat" in, II
134 fn.
bibliog., II 542
Roman Missals:
occult names of
angels in, VIII 21 fn.
bibliog., VIII 474
Roman y Zamora,
Jeronimo
(1536?-1597):
on Peruvian temples,
II 323
bibliog., II 542
Romanes, Dr. George
J. (1848-1894):
VII 33 fn.
bio-bibliog., VII 391
Romanoffs:
Dolgoruky and, II 353
sinister fate of, III 123-24
Romans. -
V 128; VI 289 q.; VIII 213 fn., 350
& fn. & q., 351; XI 366 q., 484 q.;
XIII 128
on bondage of corruption, VII 20
on deliverance of creatures, VII 43, 45-46
on God as a Principle, XIV 413
on lies, IV 20, 411 & fn.
on will & good action, IV 614
Rome:
foundation of, V 214
only lesser Mysteries in, XIV 296
St. Peter probably never in, XIV 126
school of Astrology in, XIV 351
Simonium in, XIV 119
star-worship church built in, XIV 337
Tacitus on, IX 176
Romulus (fl. 8th C. B.C.):
V 212, 214
disappeared at death, XIV 135
a living man, not a symbol, V 215
ruins of, temple, XIV 119
Root:
Absolute, & universal law, IX 98
meaning in Sloka 4 of Stanza 3 of
S.D., X 369
See also Rootless Root
Root-Families:
or 3 "Geological Races," V 213 & fn.
Root-Manus:
Seed-Manus and, IV 577 et seq.
See also Manu(s); Seed-Manus
Root-Race(s):
Adepts vs. Magicians and, IV 263
births in, & tones & colors, VI 14
cataclysms and, IV 578
Chinese nobility and, XI 18
development of, parallel principles &
senses, V 144
each, has a Guardian or "God," VII 113
evolution of 1st, 2nd & 3rd, X 365
evolution of physical body
corresponds to, XII 700-01
evolution of seven, VII 113
fires and, VIII 115 fn.
intermediate races between, V 216
Manus and, IV 577 et seq.
obscurations and, IV 538
separated by cataclysms, V 163-64;
XIV 81 fn.
-First:
development of senses and, VII 68
ends during Third, XIV 81
evolution of, X 365
Magianism and, IV 514
mystery of, in Fourth Round, VI 178
had no need of Sacred Science, IV
522
-Second:
evolution of, X 365
Third:
cyclic return and, VII 66
Dhyani-Chohans instructed, XIV 359
dross of, destroyed, XIV 81 & fn.
Esotericism worldwide during, XIV 68
First, ends during, XIV 81
Kriyaakti and, X 248
physical generation began in, XIV 81
sexual separation during, XIV 204
& fn.
woman and, VII 256 fn.
-Fourth:
on Atlantis, V 220
Brahma born in, XIV 94
cyclic return and, VII 66
Fifth and, IV 262; VII 287
first to have innate knowledge, VII 93
Initiates since, XIV 16, 46-48, 81
Mysteries originated during, XIV 246
new sense and, VII 90
in Popol-Vuh, V 223
profaned the Mysteries, XIV 68, 81,
86, 103, 207 fn., 249
"Red Yellow," V 216, 219
on sub-races of the, V 221
on unlimited sight of, V 223
-Fifth:
in Asia, V 220
axial point of sub-race cycle and, VII
68
began million years ago, V 223
"Brown-White," V 216, 219
destruction forecast, XIV 257-58
Divine rulers of, XI 85
has five senses, V 144
Fourth and, IV 262; VII 287
Genesis XI on "one
lip" of mankind
in, XIII 98
humanity now in 5th sub-race of, VII
70
man of, VII 199
Mankind is two-thirds through, XIII
68
royal privilege of our, Kings, XIV 253
& fn.
sixth sense and, V 144
spirit of matter and, XIII 98
-Sixth:
Root-Manus & Seed-Manus relating
to, IV 577
-Seventh:
of Seventh Round, VI 177
See also Race(s); Root-Families;
Rounds)
Rootless Root:
All proceeds from, X 242
creative principle and, XI 506 (529)
the "point" as first formation from, X
242
Root Substance:
absolute unity of, IX 55
semblances and, VII 201-02
See also Mulaprakriti; Pradhana
Ropan, H.:
at Ghazipore, IV 187
Rorai, Stefano di:
on Papacy, IV 59
Ros:
meaning dew, I 105
Roscommon, W.D., Earl of (1630?-1685):
De Arte
Poetica . . .:
XI 92 q.
bio-bibliog., XI 588-89
Rose:
cross and, VIII 256, 259-60
crucified, or Isis, XIV 291-92
materialized by Mrs. Thayer, VI 124
& fn.
sacred to the Sun, III 465
Rose Gertrude, Sister:
a "spiritual mystery," XII 113-14
a true Theosophist, XII 112
Rosecroix:
See Rosicrucian(s)
Rosellini, Ippolito (1800-1843):
I Monumenti . . .:
VIII 24
on manes, VII 96-97
bio-bibliog., VII 391
bibliog., VIII 474
Rosen, Michel:
V 24 (52)
criticizes Masters' knowledge, V 23
(51)
Rosen, Sophie:
V 1, 19 (47)
V.P. of Soci้t้ d'ษtudes
Psychologiques, V 64
Rosencrantz (alleged founder of
Rosicrucians):
See Rosenkreutz, Christian
Rosenkreutz, Christian (1378-1484):
role of, I 105-06
Rosenroth, Knorr von:
See Knorr von Rosenroth C.
Rosicrucian(s):
adopted cloak of orthodoxy, IX 215
(237)
confabulation of souls and, II 92
exist no longer, I 104
on fire, II 35-36
Hartmann's story about, reviewed,
VIII 130-36
Illuminati & Hermetic symbols, XIV 64
Initiate cannot be crushed, XIV
267-68
Jesuit opposition to, XIV 266
Masonry cp. to, XIV 281
mediaeval, concealed his knowledge,
XII 314
offshoots of, I 105
Oriental, I 107
origin of, I 105-06
penalized for Occult revelations, XIV 85
real, unknown, IV 3-4
sexual symbolism in, rites, XIV 291-92
some works of dangerous, XIV 60
St.-Germain MS. on, II 193
struggled alone, I 115
term should be restricted to one sect
only, I 104
Waite's book about, reviewed, VIII
253-62
Rosicrucianism:
art. on, by "Hiraf," I 99-100
Rosie-Cross:
Brothers of, & American
independence, VI 18
documents in H.P.B.'s possession, VI
18
Rosmini-Serbati, A.
(1797-1855):
IX 187
bio-bibliog., IX
451-52
Rosny, L้on de
(1837-1914):
lectures reviewed, XII 393
Ross, William S. (1844-1906):
on cruelty in London, VIII 266
highly praised by H.P.B., IX 172 et
seq.; XI 190 & fn., 193
or Saladin, IX 172
Woman: her Glory ...:
conclusions questioned, IX 173-76
on degradation of women by Church,
IX 172 et seq.
bio-bibliog., 1X 452
Rosse, William Parsons, Earl of
(1800-1867):
V 149
telescope of, XI 363
Rossetti, Christina (1830-1894):
Up-Hill:
VI 331 q.
Rossetti, Dante G. (1828-1882):
XII 114 q.
Rossetti, G.P. (1783-1854):
Disquisitions on the antipapal
spirit . . .:
on symbolic language, I 126
bibliog., I 523
Rossi, G.B. de
(1822-1894):
Roma
Sotterranea:
on Chrēstos, XIV 283
bibliog., XIV 566
Rossini, G.A. (1792-1868):
II 219, 237
Rosy Cross:
seventh rule of, I 103, 115
Rosy Cross Jewel:
lost, 1 425, 439
Rota:
See Taro
Roth, Rudolph von (1821-1895):
Zeitschrift
der deutschen
morgenlไndischen
Gesellschaft:
on age of Indian medicine, V 241
bibliog., V 274
Rotura, Dr.:
anaesthetises animals, II 202 (205-06)
suspends life in sheep & goats, I
389-90, 399 (403)
Roug้, Oliver Vicomte
de (1811-1872):
VII 105, 108, 111,
114, 123
Egyptian papyri tr. of, quoted, VII
118-19 & fn.
on Phoenician alphabet, V 298-99
ษtude sur une
st่lle
ษgyptienne . . .:
on
hieroglyphic PTR, XIV 126
bio-bibliog., V
380-81; XIII 400-01
bibliog., XIV 566-67
Rougemont, F. de (1808-1876):
on Egyptian funeral rite, XIV 337
on meaning of "babel," XIII 274
Le Peuple primitif . . . . .:
on cuneiform inscriptions, XIII 274
& fn.
Round(s):
develop parallel with principles &
senses, V 144
duration of, VI 117 fn.
globe-, opened by a Dhyan-Chohan,
VI 267
Hierarchies of Dhyanis and, X 344
key to septenary cycles of, XIII 301-06
Lunar Pitris and, VI 190
Manus and, IV 576 et seq.
obscurations and, IV 378
"revealed" science at every, V 280
spirituality in, VII 69-70
three & one-half, & Monads'
consciousness, IV 559
-First:
evolutionary course and, IX 240
man's evolution and, X 186 fn.
-Second:
grafting occurs in, XIV 164 fn.
man's evolution and, X 186 fn.
Third:
compared to Fourth, VII 69
vegetation and, IX 240
-Fourth:
appearance of man and, IX 240
Buddha and, VI 267
creation, XIII 35
development of senses and, VII 68
limits realization of Self, VIII 96
man in, before animals, X 186 fn.
on sub-races of, VII 69
Third compared to, VII 69
true matter and, X 186 fn.
-Fifth:
powers of man and, VI 103
-Sixth:
powers of man and, VI 103
-Seventh:
humanity and the, XIII 62
See also Chain, Planetary; Manus;
Race(s); Root-Manus; Root-Races)
Round Towers:
of Ireland used only for Initiation,
XIV 281, 282
Rousseau, 3.J. (1712-1778):
on "ethics" of, XI 198
on Socrates & Jesus, IX 180
on truth, IX 33
Rousselet, L. (1845-1929):
lnde des Rajahs:
I 408, 436
bibliog., I 523
Roustaing, J.B.:
The Four Gospels Explained by
their Writers:
V 106
bio-bibliog., V 381
Routine:
each era a slave to, opinions of the
day, XI 198
Row, T. Subba:
See Subba Row, T.
Roy, Ram Mohan:
See Ram Mohun Roy
Roy, Rajah Sashi S.:
saved by magic wand,
XIII 162
Royal Academy of France:
See Academy of France
Royal Arch:
degrees & cross, II 145
Royal Asiatic Society:
Buddhism and, IV 402
theological predilections of, XII 294
Transactions, XIV 16
fn.
Royal College of Physicians:
deny magnetism & hypnotism, XII
225
world opinion and, XII 221
Royal Irish Academy Proceedings:
VII 33 fn.
Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia:
See MacKenzie, K.
Royal Society:
II 57 (63), 60 (66)
Z๖llner's work and, III 74
Ruach [Heb. Rua]:
Divine Spirit, XIV 157 fn.
Elōhim and, XIV 213-14
is feminine, XIV 213-14
or nous, I 299
See also Elōhim; Spirit
Rubinstein, Anton (1829-1894):
simile of, & broken down piano, X
169
Rudra(s) (Sk.):
paternal grandfathers of mankind, IX
262
Siva or, III 314
twelve, & destruction of Solar system,
VI 134
See also Siva
Rudradhyaya (Sk.):
II 117
Rugger, Prosper (1606-?):
Notariconist readings of Genesis, VIII
156 & fn.
once Me๎r ben Moses, VIII 156
bio-bibliog., VIII 474
Ruins:
of Mezo-American Initiation lodges,
XIV 279-80
prehistoric monuments of both
Americas, II 303-43
Rule(s):
admission or expulsion, of T.S., IV
438 fn., 468-70, 472 fn., 478
first, of discipleship, VII 242-43; VIII
59 (81)
inflexible, for neophytes, VI 331
for occult discipline, IX 157-60,
254-60
for right living, VIII 126-27
in Voice of the Silence & Masters
regard, XII 595-96
Rulers, Divine:
See Divine Rulers
Rules, Book of:
See Esoteric Section Instructions
Rules of Theosophical Society:
on appointments pro tem, X 33
Article I of, VI 216 & fn.
Article VI of, VI 161, 217 & fn.
on First Section & pledge regarding
occult science, II 494 (501)
on freedom of religious views, II 104
must be enforced, VI 217
on protecting the honour of other
F.T.S., II 143
same as Buddha's chief aim, X 65
See also Theosophical Society
Rumla:
Indian mutiny at, II 294-97
Rumour:
public opinion and, XI 2-3
Runes:
exorcism and, XIII 240 fn.
magic power of, XIII 240 & fn.
originally required a key, IV 540-41
talismans and, XIV 104
of Tarot, XIII 240
Runjit Singh:
See Ranjit Singh
Rupa (Sk.):
Arupa &, in Gnostic table, XIII 28
Arupa &, theories must be learned, V
74
Bodhisattva's super-sensuous, XIV 390
diagrams of, planes, XIII 17, 19-20,
28
form, III 405 fn.
on formation of, XIII 12, 27
specific mark of Tejas, XIII 67
See also Arupa; Body(ies); Form(s)
Rupa-Loka(s) (Sk.):
arupa-lokas and, V 90
Devachanees complete unfinished
work in, V 92
as intra-terrestrial "spirit-worlds," V 91
mental passion can lead to centuries
in, V 92
Rupawachara [Sk. Rupavachara]:
definition, V 91
Rurik:
the Rurikovitch and, II 351-53
Ruskin, John (1819-1900):
on art, XIII 181 q.
Russell, George Wm. (1867-1935):
on H.P.B.'s works, XII 775
on W.Q. Judge, XII 775
bio-bibliog., XII 771-78
Russell, Lord John (Viscount Amberley)
(1792-1878):
II 364
Russia:
British condemnation of, XII 279-82
case of astral impressions in, IV
592-93
castes & classes of, II 355-56
censure in, III 163
Christ ideal preserved only in, XII 348
drinking in, XII 10
Engl?and & India, III 75-77
H.P.B. accused of spying for, XII 161
India and, III 47
Key to Theosophy and, XII
348
Nihilists & Socialists in, III 159
Pushkin on insurrection in, III 155
"Reign of Terror" in, possible, II 359
revolution in, possible but difficult to
effect, II 357
sudden emancipation of, II 359-60
superstition & crime in, III 350 et seq.
superstitions about the dead in, II 174
three elements in aristocracy of, II 351-55
Turgenyev's writings and, II 360-61
Russian(s):
chairman of, Scientific Comm.
coming to America, I 212-13
compared with the English, I 355
investigation of Spiritualism, I 204 et
seq.
medicine men "talk away" ailments,
XI 210
people & Czar, III 159-60
people's sorrow on death of
Alexander II, III 123 et seq.
Protest of, against Mendeleyev's
Report, I 217-20
proverb, XI 389
Spiritualism committee a disgrace, I
210-11, 215 et seq.
study of, urged by Lyall, III 46 et seq.
wart cure, VI 44-45
women as political agents, X 291-92
Russian Church:
creed of, X 189
Russian Nobility:
history of, II 351-56
Russkaya Ryetch:
on Saint Petersburg society, II 358
Russkiy Invalid:
daily, II 392
Russkiy Yestnik (Russian Messenger):
III 499, 506
Butlerov on mediumistic phenomena,
III 235-36
Capt. Seymour and, III 152 fn.
on "Caves & Jungles" series in, VI
411; XIII 252
dialogue in, later in Key to
Theosophy, X 217
founded by Katkov in 1866, I 408, 436
H.P.B.'s stories and, II 161; III 82 fn.,
170
"Letter to the Motherland" in, XIII
210
"Modern Priestess of Isis" in, VII
333 fn.
on witchcraft, III 350-52
Russkiya Vyedomosti:
X 88
Russkoye Obozreniye (Russian Review):
edited by Prince Tserteleff, XII 335
H.P.B. associated with, XII 335
Solovyov "reviews" Key to Theosophy
in, VII 334 fn.; XII 335
V. Zhelihovsky article in, XIII 209
Russo-Turkish War:
Turguenyev poem on, I 253-54
Ryan, Charles J. (1865-1949):
H.P. Blavatsky & the
Theosophical Movement:
VI 406
bibliog., VI 444