THETHEOSOPHICAL

REVIEWFORMERLY "LUCIFER"

POUNDED IN 1887 BY

H. P. BLAVATSKY.EDITED BY

ANNIE BESANT AND G. R. S. MEAD.

VOLUME XXXVII.

SEPTEMBER, 1905— FEBRUARY, 1906.

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1906

LIBRARYOF THE

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Adam's Two Wives. Geo. St. ClairAdvance of Science towards Occult Teachings, The

Hara .....Ancient Architecture and its Mysteries. M. C. B.Astral World, The. R. C.Atman. G. R. S. Mead

Birth of a Little Light-Ship, The. ErinysBook df Ruth. An Interpretation, The. Margaret

Cousins and James H. Cousins'Brotherhood —Altogether True. Mrs. Jacob BrightBrotherhood —Mainly False. A. R. O. .

Cinematograph, The. Dr. J. R. SpensleyCorrespondence

Destinies of Nations, The. Annie BesantDevelopment of Intelligence in the Case of One Deprived of

both Sight and Hearing, The. Prof. FerreriEastern and Western Ideals of Life. Annie BesantEffort : A Dialogue. Mrs. Sarah CorbettExperience, Am B. L. E.Farewell, A. Fen HillFate and Freewill. Evan J. Cuthbertson" Fiona Macleod." G. R. S. M.Flotsam and JetsamFriendship. Miss F. K. Leon .

Future Saint Francis, A. Miss Elizabeth SeversGoliardi or Jongleurs, The. Mrs. Cooper-Oakley

Higher Fatalism, The. W. Gorn OldHouse of Power, The. Michael Wood .

Ideas and Sayings of Children, Some. W. F. K." In the Sanctuary.'' Mrs. Eveline LauderImmensities, The. G. R. S. Mead .

Jesus the Messiah and Enoch the Nazarene. MissHardcastle

Lands, From ManyLast Problem, The. H. W. C.

Meaning and" the Method of the Spiritual Life, TheBesant. ....

Meaning of Taking Nothing for Granted, The.Sed'lAk

More About u Brotherhood." A. L. L.Mountains of Lebanon, The. AmadaMystery of the Godhead, The. Michael WoodMystery of the Son of God, The. Michael WoodNext European Theosophical Congress, The .

Origen on Reincarnation. G. R. S. Mead

Philo : Concerning the Logos. G. R. S. MeadPraise of the Mere Intellect, In. Mrs. S. CorbettProposed Enquiry Concerning " Reincarnation in the Church

Fathers," A. G. R. S. M. .

Pythagorean Sodality of Crotona, The. Prof. AlbertoGianolo .... 220

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Reviews and Notices —

Bhagavad-G!ta, The. With Samskrit Text, Free Translation intoEnglish, a word-for-word translation, and an introduction onSamskpit Grammar. Annie Besant and Bhagavan Das .

Bodie Book, The .....Cry from Afar, A. Mabel Collins . . .Crystal Gazing. Northcote W. ThomasDark Night of the Soul, The. San Juan de la Cruz . .Directions and Directing. H. S. Green . .Elementary Astrology. Frank Ellis . . .Golden Afternoon and Other Stories, A .

Health Building. Joseph Ralph . . .Illusions. Mabel Collins ....Janardana ......Lebendige All, Das. Dr. Bruno WilleMagazines and Pamphlets . . 92Mastery of Death, The. A. Osborne Eaves . .Occult Chemistry. Annie Besant .Occult Essays. A. P. Sinnett....Publio Nigidio Figulo, Astrologo e Mago. Dr. Alberto GianoloPsychic Manuals. R. Dimsdale Stocker .Path to the Masters of Wisdom, The . . ,Rational Almanac, The. Moses B. CotsworthRoot Principles in Rational aDd Spiritual Things. Thomas ChiiRose Garden of Sa'di, The. L. Cramner Byng .

Science of Symbols, The. Godfrey Blount • »

Secret of the Child, The. Michael WoodSelf Synthesis : A Means to Perpetual Life. Cornwall RoundSimple Life, The. Charles WagnerTao Teh King, The. C. SpurgeonThought-Transference. Northcote W. ThomasTrostungen der Philosophie des Boetius, Die. Trans. Richard

Scheven .....Truth of Christianity. Lt.-Col. W. H. TurtonVier Lezingen over Astrologie. Alan LeoVergangenes Seelendasein und dereinstiges. Johann Heinrich

Daniel Zschokke . ."What is Truth?" A WomanWhispers from Within. R. Dimsdale Stocker . .Women and Wisdom of Japan....Year's Horoscope, The. Ethel Wheeler . . .

Riddle of the Sphinx, The. G. R. S. M.Science Jottings. S. R.Science v. Materialism. A. M. G. .

Sharp, William. Dr._J. A. Goodchild .

Spiritual Life-Wave, The. A. B. .

Strange Experience, A. Miss Ella YoungStrange Story of a Hidden Book, The. Bhagavan DAsStudent's Easy Chair, From a. Ian MorSubmerged Continents, The. Evan J. CuthbertsonTalmud and Theosophy . . .Theosophical Materialism. A. M. Glass" Theosophical Materialism," On. E. F. Ducasse

Wanted, Lessons in Magic. Robert CalignocWatch-Tower, On the . . 1, 97, 193What is Beauty ? Powis Hoult" Where Two or Three." Dr. A. A. Wells .

Wings of Music, On the. Miss Elsie NorrisWise Way, The. A. R. O.

Yeats and A. E. (George Russell), W. B. Ian Mor* * * * Mrs. M. U. Green

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THETHEOSOPHICAL

REVIEW(AMERICAN EDITION)

FORMERLY "LUCIFER" FOUNDED IN 1887 BY H. P. BLAVATSKYEDITED BY ANNIE BESANT AND G. R. S. MEAD

cySEPTEMBER, 1905

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VI.VII.

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XII.XIII.

On the Watch-Tower—Science and Alchemy. Science and Atoms. Mysteries of Crystals. Ancient

Peoples. General Booth among the Prophets. Sowing the Seed. FiftyYears Ago and Now. Theosophy apart from Theosophists. Laus MortisFlesh-eating and Typhoid. Theosophy in Finnish. Ajax Reversed

The Talmud and TheosophyThe Last Problem. By H. W. C.Eastern and Western Ideals of Life. By Annie BesantPhilo : Concerning the Logos (concluded.) By G. R. S. MeadWhat is Beauty ? (concluded.) By Powis Hoult"In the Sanctuary.'- By Mrs. Eveline LauderThe Mystery of the Son of God. By Michael WoodAncient Architecture and its Mysteries. By M. C. B.A Farewell. By Fen HillIn Praise of the Mere Intellect. By S. CorbettCorrespondence ....Reviews and Notices —

How to^Live. Magazines and Pamphlets.

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