REVIEW THEOSOPHICAL THE H. P. BLAVATSKY. r.i. ANNIE BESANT AND G. R. S. MEAD. "LUCIFER" FORMERLY. SEPTEMBER, 190a FEBRUARY, YOLUMH XXXI.

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1 THE THEOSOPHICAL REVIEW FORMERLY "LUCIFER" FOUNDED IN H. P. BLAVATSKY. BY EDITED BY ANNIE BESANT AND G. R. S. MEAD. YOLUMH XXXI. SEPTEMBER, 190a FEBRUARY, r.i. - \ LONDON: THEOSOPHICAL PUBLISHING SOCIETY 3, LANOHAM PLACE, W. Chicago: Theosophical Book Concern, 36, Van Buren Street. Benares: Theosophical Publishing Society. Madras: "The Theosophist" Office, Adyar. 1903

2 THE THEOSOPHICA L REVIEW 1 (AMERICAN EDITION) FORI IEELY "LUCIFER" FGdNDED lis" 1887 BY H. P. BLAV AT SKY EDITED BY ANNIE BESANT AND G. R. S. MEAD SEPTEMBER 15, 1902 PAGE I. On the Watch-Tower A New Year. Then and Now. Changes. Natural Selection Dethroned. A Voice from the Grave. Digging "Seven Holes in Space." Beyond these Voices. Astral Impression treated as Insanity Salvation at Last Positive Images En route. A Reviewer 1 II. Tbe Book of Epiphany. By M. AY. Blackden. 9 III. The Liberation of Johanna. By Miss Hardcastle 20 IV. " Prometheus Unbound." By Mrs. Duddington 26 v. A Voice from the Kingdom. Bv K. W. 30 VI. The Genesis of the Talmud. By G. R. S. Mead 41 VII. The Evolution of Consciousness (confirmed). By Annie Besant 52 VIII. The Search for the Silver Shield. By Mrs. Wilkinson. 62 IX.1 The Philosophy of Simplicity. By Walter Corn Old 66 X. Our Duty to God and our Duty to our Neighbour. By Mrs. Corbetl 72 XI. " Becoming an Original." By M. P. 75 XII. The, True Story of a Vision. By Z. 78 XIII. A Dusan Creation Myth. By Mrs. Hooper 83 X1V. The Physical Basis of Mind. By Miss Pope. 87 f XV. Reviews and Notices A Book for Beginners. Magazines and Pamphlets * * 93 r CHICAGO: THE THEOSOPHICAL BOOK CONCERN 26, VAN BUREN STREET NEW YORK AGENT : MR. JOHN LANE, 67, FIFTH AVENUE " " SAN FRANCISCO : MERCURY OFFICE, ODD FELLOWS' BUILDINGS LONDON : THE THEOSOPHICAL PUBLISHING SOCIETY, 3, LANGHAM PLACE, BENARES : THE THEOSOPHICAL PUBLISHING SOCIETY " MADRAS : THE " THEOSOPHIST OFFICE, ADYAR w. SINGLE COPIES 25c. VOL. XXXI. NO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED $2.75 PEE ANNUM Entered as second class matter at the Chicago, III., Post Office.

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5 INDEX " Becoming an Original." M. P. Book of Epiphany, The. M. W. Blackden Causality. Mrs. Corbett Christmas Thoughts. Mrs. Ames. " Deep Sense of Portals Opening, A." D. M. Dunlop. Doctor and Saint. C. F. Dog, the Man and the Seer, The. H. Twelvetrees. Dream, A. A. P. Warrington Dusan Creation Myth. Mrs. Hooper Duty to God and our Duty to our Neighbour, Our. Mrs. Corbett Earliest External Evidence as to the Talmud Jesus Stories. G. R. S. Mead Eternal Problem, The. Miss Charlotte E. Woods Evolution of Consciousness, The.) Annie Besant I 52' "x, 2I9' 2&> Finer States of Matter. G. Dyne Flotsam and Jetsam Fruit of Dreams, The. " " Rhabdos Genesis of the Talmud, The. G. R. S. Mead Ghost-Theory, A. " Rhabdos " Happy Warrior, The. Mrs. Dowson How to Proceed to Stand Still. L. B. In the Days of Cuchulain. Mrs. Lauder. In the Talmud's Outer Court. G. R. S. Mead. In the Virgin-Mother's Kingdom. Michael Wood Jack-Rabbit! That. Robert Calignoc Jesus and Mary. Trans, by Mrs. McDouall John Wentworth's Vision. Michael Wood Land of Perfect Remembrance, The. Michael Wood Legend of the Monk Barsis, The. X11"1. Liberation of Johanna. Miss A. L. B. Hardcastlb Life in Crystals. Giovanni Colazza Lost " Canon of Proportion " Rediscovered, The. G R. S. M. Mayor of Man-Soul, The. Xn-'. More Worlds to Conquer. Mrs. Huntley On the Forgiveness of Sins. W. A. Mayers On the Watch-Tower.. 1, 97, 193, 289 Philosophy of Simplicity. Walter Gorn Old Physical Basis of Mind. Miss M. Pope Piper of Elfame. Michael Wood Preacher, The. Michael Wood Pre-Raphaelite Movement, The. Mrs. Duncan , , ,

6 IV INDEX Professor Ladd's " Theory of Reality." Mrs. Corbett 466 " Prometheus Unbound." Mrs. Duddington. 26 Readings and Re-Readings : " Zanoni." A. J. O. 338,, "The Mystic Value of Literature." A. J. O Religious Ideals and Conceptions of the Ancient Northmen. Mrs. Haig Reviews and Notices Book of Jubilees or the Little Genesis, The. R. H. Charles. 376 Book of Mystery and Vision, A. A. E. Waite Buddhistische Katechismus, Der. Henry S. Olcoti 378 Christian Heresies Classified as Simplifications of Christian Dogmas 477 Cloud upon the Sanctuary, The. The Councillor Eckartshausbn 476 Deeps of Deliverance, The. Frederick van Ebden Diene dem Ewigen! Douze cent mille ans d'humanitl et l'age de la Terre. L. Rf.mond. 471 Eastern Exposition of the Gospel of Jesus according to St. John. Sri Parananda Essay on Evolution of Character, An. Mrs. Corbett. 471 History of Egypt from the End of the Neolithic Period to the Death of Cleopatra VII., b.c. 30. E. A. Wallace Budge 370 Islamisme et son Enseignement Esoterique. M. S. T Love and Life. H. B. Dowson Magazines and Pamphlets 95, 191, 287, 383, 479, 572 Man Visible and Invisible. C. W. Leadbeater. 564 Mind of Man, The. Gustav Spiller 475 Origin of Religion,... The Real. Jabelon Outline of Theosophy, An. C. W. Leadbeater 93 Perpetual Calendar with Golden Thoughts for Every Day of the Year 476 Poor Pariah, The. Henry S.^Olcott. 284 Sagesse Antique a travers les Ages. Dr. Th. Pascal. 382 Sin of Witchcraft, The. Alexander Pulling 286 Syllabus of a Course on Logic. V. H Laposse 478 Theosophy and Imperialism. Annie Besant Toward Unity. J. Tyssul Davis. J 572 Truths of Life as gathered from certain Hermetic Authors. G. W. Allen 570 Varieties of Religious Experience, The. William James 187 Vie des Abeilles, La. Maurice Maeterlinck Romulus : The Man and the Myth. Walter Gorn Old Search for the Child-Guide, The. Mrs. Wilkinson 137 Search for the Silver Shield, The. Mrs. Wilkinson. 62 Septenary Universe, A. G. Dyne Some of the Work of Contemplative Nuns. Miss A. L. B. Hardcastle Some Thoughts on Vicarious Suffering. Miss E. Kislingbury Stories from the Traditions of Islam. Miss A. L. B. Hardcastle.,. 357 Sun and Fire-Worship in Modern Russia. A Russian 393 Talmud in History, The. G. R. S. Mead. 127 Talmud Mary Stories, The. G. R. S. Mead. 503 Talmud 100 Years B.C. Story of Jesus, The. G. R. S. Mead _^ 410 ;$!* True Story of a Vision, The. Z.. 78 Twenty Years of Darkness. Xni Voice from the Kingdom. K. W White Heather. Mrs. Lauder " Zipghuz, The." A Russian a