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Op 21 maart 1996 was het honderd jaar geleden dat William Quan Judge overleed. Hij was een van de naaste medewerkers van H.P. Blavatsky en een van de mede-oprichters van The Theosophical Society in 1875 te New York.
Vele jaren heeft hij baanbrekend werk verricht in het begrijpelijk maken van de theosofische ideeën en om zijn unieke manier van werken meer bekendheid te geven, organiseerden de theosofische organisaties in Nederland gezamenlijk een herdenkingsbijeenkomst op zaterdag 16 maart 1996 met als thema:
In het voetspoor van H.P. Blavatsky:De actualiteit van William Quan Judge

Zoals uit het thema van de dag blijkt, lag de nadruk niet zozeer op passief herdenken. De aandacht was veel meer gericht op wat William Quan Judge in deze tijd voor theosofen, en voor zoekers naar Waarheid in het algemeen, kan betekenen.

Inhoudsopgave:
1. Woorden van William Quan Judge
2. Het praktisch occultisme van W.Q. Judge
3. William Quan Judge en het Arjuna-perspectief
4. William Quan Judge als leerling
5. William Quan Judge als leraar
6. William Quan Judge, brug tussen Oost en West
7. Judge en het Hindoeïsme

Literatuurlijst
Theosofische artikelen van W.Q. Judge


The Bhagavad-Gîtã, a small episode from India’s great epic, the Mahãbhãrata, has been devotedly read by Hindus for thousands of years. Said to have been written down in Sanskrit by the sage Vyãsa, this dialogue between Krishna, an avatar or divine incarnation, and Arjuna, hero of the epic, offers a succinct summary of ancient Indian philosophy, with particular emphasis on the Supreme Spirit as both immanent and transcendent. Since its introduction into the Western world some two hundred years ago, the poem has been translated into practically every modern tongue.
In 1890, responding to many requests from readers of his monthly journal, The Path, William Q. Judge issued a recension of the Gitã, which ever since has been in constant demand. He also wrote several illuminating essays on the poem and these, combined with his recension, make the present work unique among the numerous Gîtãs that are currently available. Concerning the essays, James A. Long writes in the Foreword: “The value of these studies lies in Judge’s exceptional ability to interpret by the light of the ‘perennial philosophy’ the many obscure passages that defied most 19th century scholars,” thus making a bridge between the Gîtã’s oriental approach and modern occidental thought.


Dieses Buch stellt eine Sammlung von Briefen dar, die William Quan Judge, einer der Mitbegründer der Theosophischen Gesellschaft, an Jasper Niemand geschrieben hat.
Judge signierte seine Briefe mit dem Buchstaben “Z”.
In diesem Buch kann der Leser entdecken, um welch außergewöhnliche Persönlichkeit es sich bei ihm händelte.


William Quan Judge, Amerikaan van Ierse afkomst, was met Helena Petrovna Blavatsky een van de oprichters van The Theosophical Society in 1875. Na haar dood volgde hij haar op als Leider van de Society.
Het eerste deel van dit boek bevat brieven die W.Q. Judge schreef aan een van zijn leerlingen, Jasper Niemand (pseudoniem van Julia Ver Planck). De tweede helft is een selectie uit brieven die hij aan anderen schreef, en vormt een aanvulling op de eerste brieven.
Julia Ver Planck was een van de meest actieve en trouwe medewerkers die hem bij de verspreiding van de theosofische ideeën steunden en ook naar deze ideeën trachten te leven. In deze brieven wijst W.Q. Judge haar op de oorzaken van de problemen die zij daarbij ondervindt, en geeft hij de oplossing ervan aan op een eenvoudige en directe manier, die de intuïtie vaak meer prikkelt dan jarenlange bestudering van technische Theosofie.
Het boek bewijst, dat het consequent toepassen van de theosofische ideeën in deze tijd beslist geen Utopie behoeft te zijn. Het is daarom bijzonder waardevol voor iedereen die deze levenshouding kiest en daarmee onvermijdelijk voor gelijksoortige problemen als van Julia Ver Planck zal komen te staan.



A Tribute to William Q. Judge

No one ever tried less than he to gain from men that adherence which comes from impressive manner. I hardly thought what he was while he spoke; but on departing I found my heart, wiser than my brain, had given itself away to him, an inner exaltation lasting for months witnessed his power. It was in that memorable convention in London two years ago that I first glimpsed his real greatness. As he sat there quietly, one among many, not speaking a word, I was overcome by a sense of spiritual dilation, of unconquerable will about him, and that one figure with the grey head became all the room to me. Shall I not say the truth I think? Here was a hero out of the remote, antique, giant ages come among us, wearing but on the surface the vesture of our little day.

—AE (George W. Russell) Irish poet and essayist

Contents:
1. WRITINGS FROM THE PATH
Editorial. Aum! A Prophecy about Theosophy. Theosophical Symbolism. Another Theosophical Prophecy. Musings on the True Theosophist’s Path. Karma. Environment. A Year on the Path. Through the Gates of Gold. Considerations on Magic. The Second Year. Astral Intoxication. Mediumship. The Path of Action. Two Years on the Path. Give Us One Fact. Editorial. [Conversations on Occultism]. A Servant of the Masters. Culture of Concentration. The Three Planes of Human Life. Respecting Reincarnation. A Buddhist Doctrine. A German Mystic’s Teachings. Two Systems – of Lust and Sorrow. Is Heredity a Puzzle? The Dweller of the Threshold. Theosophic Diet. The Press and Occultism. Spiritual Gifts and their Attainment. Of Occult Powers and their Acquirement. Stray Memoranda. End of Our Third Year. Why the Theosophical Society Is Poor. Occultism for Barter. Universal Applications of Doctrine. Professor Max Müller on Buddhism. Cycles. Of Studying Thesophy. Our Sun and the True Sun. Is Karma Only Punishment? H.P. Blavatsky. The Allegorical Umbrella. The Path’s Fifth Year. The Headquarters at Adyar. The Sevenfold Division. Hypnotism – Mesmerism. Occultism: What Is It? One on the Signs of the Cycle. Much Reading, Little Thought. Remembering the Experiences of the Ego. True Progress. Practical Theosophy. Evolution. Two Lost Keys: Bhagavad-Gîtâ – Zodiac. Hit the Mark. Devachan. Prince Talleyrand – Cagliostro. Which is Vague, Theosophy or Science? Fifteen Years Ago. Shall We Teach Clairvoyance? Theosophy and the Theosophical Society. India a Storehouse for Us. Why Yoga Practice is Dangerous. How the Society is Run. Five Years Finished. H.P.B. – A Lion-Hearted Colleague Passes.The Theosophical Society. Is Poverty Bad Karma? About “Spirit” Materializations. Are We Deserted? Argument for Reincarnation. Methods of Theosophical Work. Why Races Die Out. The Synthesis of Occult Science. Hypocrisy or Ignorance. The Impudence of Modern Philosophers. Dogmatism in Theosophy. An Hour in the Sanctum. Of “Metaphysical Healing”. Ireland. Another View of Metaphysical Healing. Six Years Gone. Affirmations and Denials. The Future and the Theosophical Society. About Killing Animals. Seven Steps Forward. Theosophical Symbols. Mesmerism and the Higher Self. Habitations of H.P.B. Misunderstood Editorial. How She Must Laugh. Plain Theosophical Traces. Thoughts on Karma. What Our Society Needs Most. The Cure of Diseases. Spiritualism Old and New. The Signs of This Cycle. Replanting Diseases for Future Use. Seventeen Years Ago and Now. Cities Under Cities. Prophecies by H.P. Blavatsky. Reincarnation in the Bible. Imagination and Occult Phenomena. A Commentary on the Gãyatri. The Adepts. Friends or Enemies in the Future. What the Masters Have Said. A Reminiscence. Correspondence. The Earth Chain of Globes. Seven Years Gone. Aphorisms on Karma. Devachan. The Mahatmas as Ideals and Facts. Authorship of The Secret Doctrine. Spiritualism. Glamour. The Theosophical Society. Masters, Adepts, Teachers, and Disciples. Mars and Mercury. Cautions in Paragraphs. Regarding Islamism. The Adepts and Modern Science. How to Square the Teachings. Our Convictions. The Secret Doctrine and Physiology. Occult Arts. Two Spiritualistic Prophecies. Spiritualism: A “Spirit” Testifies. Disappearance of Ascetics at Will. Upanishads on Rebirth. Hypnotism. Reincarnation in Judaism and the Bible. Direful Prophecies. The Letter to the Brahmans. Reincarnation of Animals. The Red Rãjputs. Christian Fathers on Reincarnation. Moon’s Mystery and Fate. Points of Agreement in All Religions. Nigamãgama Dharma Sabhã. Universal Brotherhood and Admission of Members. An Ancient Telephone. Proofs of the Hidden Self. Vast Works of the Past. Communications from “Spirits”. Would Universal Language Aid Universal Brotherhood? The Kali-Yuga. Will Masters’ Help Be Withdrawn in 1898 until 1975? Wrong Popular Notions. Theosophical Dont’s. Bogus Mahatma Messages. A Mahatma’s Message to Some Brahmans. The Truth about East and West. Comets. Advantages and Disadvantages in Life. The Theosophical Movement. Theosophy and Capital Punishment. Each Member a Center. Mechanical Theosophy. Claiming to be Jesus. The Screen of Time. How Should We Treat Others? The Screen of Time. H.P.B. Was Not Deserted by the Masters. Cycle Impression and Return and our Evolution.

2. OCCULT TALES
A Weird Tale. Papyrus. A Curious Tale. The Serpent’s Blood. The Magic Screen of Time. The Wandering Eye. The Tell-Tale Picture Gallery. The Skin of the Earth. The Turn of the Wheel. Where the Rishis Were. The Persian Students’ Doctrine. The Coming of the Serpent.

Pagination Key to First Edition
Bibliography
Index


The claim of William Q. Judge upon us is impersonal and universal. If there be little said about him as an occultist, it is because such men, in such relations, leave no vissible, material traces. Of them it may be said, in the language of paradox: They are known to be what they are because they are unknown; they have suffered that other men may rejoice; hatred is their portion because they have loved much; sorrow is their lot until that day when the whole world shall rejoice. Such men, in their unrecorded deeds, wear the likeness of the rootless Root, the unevolved Evolver, in the sense that, being themselves obscure, they are the source of greatness in others. Themselves silent, they are the cause of eloquence in others. Theirs are the thoughts which spur others to great deeds. Theirs is the quietness which overcomes everything, just as water, the softest thing, overcomes all hardness. They, and they alone, come into this world of ours with one idea, one ideal, which they carry out along a hundred lines with unwavering purpose, never pausing, never resting, never changing, knowing no alteration of mind, no lesser deity than the One Self, no other service than the service of that Self hidden in humanity.

—Julia Keightley

Contents:
1. FROM THE IRISH THEOSOPHIST
Introductory Note. Tributes to W.Q. Judge. Meditation, Concentration, Will. The Closing Cycle. Three Great Ideas

2. FROM LUCIFER
An Astrological Question. “Yours till Death and after, H.P.B.”. H.P.B. at Enghien. On the Future: A Few Reflections. Concerning Mr. Foulke’s Claims. Mesmerism. The Sheaths of the Soul. Convention of the European Section. An Interesting Letter. India, A Trumpet Call at a Crisis. The Prayag Letter. “Blavatskianism” In and Out of Season. Theosophical Correspondence Class

3. FROM THE THEOSOPHIST
The New York Theosophical Society. The Moral Law of Compensation. Astrology Verified. The Adepts in America in 1776. Theosophy and the Destiny of India (Bombay). The West and What India Can Give It (Poona). Mr. William Q. Judge at Hyderabad. Theosophy and the Destiny of India (Secunderabad). Is There a Soul in Man? Are the “Arabian Nights” All Fiction? Thought Transference or Mind Reading. Chirognomy and Palmistry. The Nãdigranthams. Theosophical Theories of the Microcosm. Jacob Boehme and The Secret Doctrine. India and Her Theosophists

4. WORLD’S PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS
Compiler’s Notes and Introductory. The Theosophical Congress. Theosophy Genarally Stated. Theosophy in the Christian Bible. Universal Brotherhood a Fact in Nature. [Invocations]. The Organized Life of The Theosophical Society. [On Common Doctrines]. Cycles and Cyclic Law. The Theosophical Congress & The Parliament of Religions

5. SELECTIONS FROM THE PATH
Notice to Inquirers. Contemporary Literature and Theosophy. Editorial Note. “Peace with Honor” or “A Scientific Frontier”. To Theosophists Willing to Work. The New “Department of Branch Work”. Libel by Dr. Coues and the “New York Sun”. The Oriental Department. “The Brotherhood of the New Life”. The Light of Egypt. The Ashes of H.P.B. Impossibilities Demanded. Two Theosophical Events. Theosophical Correspondence Class. Of Funds and Property. The Theosophical Society. A Parent T.S. Diploma. H.S. Olcott versus H.P.B. The Work Since May

6. HIDDEN HINTS IN THE SECRET DOCTRINE
(From The Path, 1891-2)

7. QUESTIONS FROM THE VÂHAN
Questions and Answers (1891-92)

8. QUESTIONS FROM THE THEOSOPHICAL FORUM
Questions and Answers (1889-95)

9. QUESTIONS FROM THE PATH
Questions and Answers (1887-96). The Stream and Thought and Queries. Are There New Souls? Why Reincarnation? Transmigration of Souls. Evolution. Rings, Rounds, and Obscuration. [Questions and Answers continued]

10. ABRIDGEMENT OF DISCUSSIONS
Abridgement of Discussions

11. FACES OF FRIENDS
Jirah Dewey Buck. Edward Burroughs Rambo. Major General Abner Doubleday. Jerome A. Anderson. Allen Griffiths. T. Subba Row. Bertram Keightley. Dr. Archibald Keightley. G.N. Chakravarti. Countess Constance Wachtmeister. H. Dharmapala. George R.S. Mead. Claude Falls Wright. George Edward Wright. Jasper Niemand (Mrs. Archibald Keightley). Tukaram Tatya [Padval]. James Morgan Pryse. Isabel Cooper-Oakley. Emil August Neresheimer. Ernest Temple Hargrove. Rangampalli Jagannathiah and T.A. Swaminatha Aiyar

Pagination Key to 1st Edition
Bibliography
Index


He told me he had read of my work among the poor and had gone down there to see it for himself. He had found it, so far, practical and valuable, he said; but also had divined my discontent with it and my hunger for something that would go much deeper, removing the causes of misery and not merely relieving the effect….Fully and accurately to describe him would be beyond my power, he so stood out above the run of men in deep wisdom and lofty nobility of character. He had made theosophy the living power in his life, and none could be so bitter against him as to exhaust his tolerance or his compassion.
It was he who first gave me glimpses of the power of thought and made me realize what it will do to build or ruin the destiny of a human being. And in doing so, he showed me how to find in theosophy solution of all the problems that had vexed me: how it points the way to the right treatment of the downtrodden and outcast of humanity, and to the real remedies for poverty, vice, and crime. On all these subjects the first word of theosophy is this: he who would enter upon the path that leads to truth must put new interpretations on the failings and mistakes of his fellowmen. He must come to understand the law of eternal justice – karma, that “whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” – and to know the necessity it implies for an unconquerable compassion.

- Katherine Tingley, My First Meeting with William Quan Judge

Contents:
SECTION I
Echoes from the Oriënt

SECTION II
TRACTS AND PAMPHLETS
[Practical Theosophy – Comp.] An Epitome of Theosophy. Theosophy as a Guide in Life. The Nessisity for Reincarnation. The Theosophical Society. “The Self is the Friend of Self and also Its Enemy”. Theosophical Study and Work. Talk on Karma. Chairman’s Closing Address. Things Common to Christianity and Theosophy

SECTION III
NEWSPAPER AND JOURNAL ARTICLES
[W.Q.J. and the Press – Comp.] The Theosophist in Ceylon. Fiery Skies and Ancient Philosophers. Psychometry. Koot Hoomi. The So-Called Exposé of Madame Blavatsky. The Application of Theosophical Theories. Matters Touching Theosophy. Theosophy as a Cult in India. Theosophical Studies. “The Hidden Way” and Theosophists. The Astral Light. Blavatsky Still Lives. The Astral Light. An Added Word. A Review of The Secret Doctrine. “Reply to the Attack on Madame Blavatsky”. “Madame Blavatsky’s Income”. No End and No Beginning. An American Experiment. Religion and Reform From a Theosophical Viewpoint. Tenets of Theosophy. What Theosophy Is. Karma and Ethics. India’s Wonder-Workers. Wisdom of the Gods. Reincarnation. The Inner Constitution of Man. Theosophy and Epidemics. Madame Blavatsky in India. Theosophic Duties. The Esoteric She. Hypnotism and Theosophy. The T.S. and Its Basis. Suicide is Not Death. By Astral Hand. The Dwellers on High Mountains

SECTION IV
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES AND EXTRACTS
Theosophy Defined. About The Secret Doctrine. [Book Introduction] On Argument. Karma and Reincarnation. Illusions of Time and Spaces. Esoteric Buddhism. Of Seeing and Not Seeing Spooks. Sayings of Jesus. [On Healing] What is Occultism? Occultism. Hindu Theosophy and Professor Buchanan. Papyrus–The Gem

SECTION V
EASTERN SCHOOL OF THEOSOPHY SUGGESTIONS AND AIDS
[Compiler’s Introduction] [On Probation and Pledge Fever] An Important Cycle–Study of the Instructions–the OM. Examination Paper I. Notice from H.P.B. Correspondence Group Questions & Answers. Remarks on Examination Paper I. Care of Instructions–Including Persons to Join the E.S. Methods of Group Study. As to Marriage. The Antahkarana. The Brain and its Ventricles. The Lower Self. The Pãrãmitas, Practicing Magic. The Mystery of the Moon. Hatha Yoga Practices. Table of Vibrations. The Use of the Word [OM] Conduct of Group Meetings. Law of Correspondences. Sundry Queries. [On Rule about Complaints] Astral Light Earth’s Linga-Sarira. Doctrine of Transmigration. The Two Virgins Dolma. Bases and Aspects–[Auric Envelope] As to Kãma-Rupa. Sundry Queries. Keeping the Rules. The Four Basic Principles & Three Aspects. Yoga Practices. Spiritually and Intellectually Evil. Some Answers about Kãma-Rupa. Group Study. The Seven Worlds. On “Vãch”. [E.S. After H.P.B.]–E.S.–Order. On the Organs. Replies on Kãma-Rupa. The Status of the E.S.T. Padmapãni. Correct Answers to Examination Paper No. 2. [E.S. Office Notices] Duties of Group Presidents & Secretaries. Meditation–The Antahkarana. The School & Correspondence Group. Answers to Correspondence. Group Visits. Answers to Correspondence. [Masters & the Eastern School of Theosophy].A Time for Meditation. Answers to Correspondence. Remarks on Examination Paper No. 3. We Have Not Been Deserted. Words from Masters. Have Patience with the Office. The Double-Page Diagram. [Meeting with a Mahatma]. Relation of E.S.T. to the T.S. Seeking Occult Teachings Elsewhere. Who and What are the Masters? Recall of the Instructions. Something to Study. The School Under Trial. The Greatest Occult Truths. [On E.S.T. Headship]. The “Spiritual Will”. Of Rosicrucian and Other Bodies. Astral Bodies. Nirmãnãkyas. The Best Teacher. Council for Easten Division. Meditation. Beware [of Psychic Practices]. East and West. A Few Words Personal. Intellectual Gymnastics – There is an Age Limit. Alone & Having Nothing – Astral Body & Spleen. Lunar Pitris. Ethics and Occultism

Pagination Key to the 1st Edition
Bibliography
Index
 

Cumulative Index of Vol. I, Vol. II and Vol. III

An attorney by profession, Judge was a cofounder of the Theosophical Society, and until his death in 1896 labored indefatigably in furtherance of its prime objective: universal brotherhood. Deeply versed in the philosophy, he combined common sense with intuitive insight, thus yielding a practicality of approach rarely encountered today.
Here, in clear language, are described the landmarks, pitfalls, agonies, and joys that form the road of natural spiritual unfoldment. Drawing from the timeless theosophy of mankind, William Q. Judge shows unmistakably that our need is not to escape from the world in search of spirit, but to help transform the world – and ourselves – through the constant effort to apply compassion, wisdom, and altruism in daily life.

The letters in the first volume, published in 1891 under the pen name “Z”, were written by Judge to a friend and co-worker, Mrs. Julia Campbell Ver Planck – “Jasper Niemand”. Also included is Volume Two, posthumously published in 1905, which was compiled from letters by Judge to correspondents in many parts of the world


 

Het boek ‘De Oceaan der Theosofie’ voert in vogelvlucht langs alle belangrijke theosofische leringen. In duidelijke bewoordingen geeft de auteur antwoorden op vele van de knellende levensvragen, waarvoor jong en oud zich zien geplaatst. Door daarbij het denken te prikkelen, stelt hij de lezer in staat zelf de logica van de leringen te ervaren. Belangrijke vraagstukken, zoals: “bestaat reïncarnatie, wat is leven en bewustzijn eigenlijk en welke toestanden zijn er na de dood?” worden niet als starre leerstellingen beschreven, maar vanuit de praktijk van alledag. Steeds weer worden argumenten aangedragen om de lezer te helpen in zichzelf de waarheid te vinden. William Quan Judge boorde een bron van kennis en wijsheid aan, over welks diepgang en uitgestrektheid de westerse mens zich zelfs heden nog kan verbazen. Toch is ook deze oceaan langs de stranden ondiep genoeg…
William Quan Judge was van 1891 tot 1896 Leider van The Theosophical Society. Andere bekende werken van zijn hand zijn: ‘Brieven die mij geholpen hebben’ en ‘Echo’s uit het Oosten.

Inhoudsopgave:
1. De Theosofie en de Meesters
2. De grondbeginselen
3. De aardketen
4. De zevenvoudige samenstelling van de mens
5. Het lichaam en het astrale lichaam
6. Kama – begeerte
7. Manas
8. Over reïncarnatie9. Reïncarnatie (vervolg)
10. Argumenten ten gunste van reïncarnatie
11. Karma
12. Kama Loka
13. Devachan
14. Cyclussen
15. De differentiatie der soorten – ontbrekende schakels
16. Psychische wetten, krachten en verschijnselen
17. Psychische verschijnselen en spiritisme


IN THE AUTHORS WORDS

Just as the ancients taught, so does Theosophy: that the course of evolution is the drama of the soul and that Nature exists for no other purpose than the soul’s experience. The Theosophist agrees with Professor Huxley in the assertion that there must be beings in the universe whose intelligence is as much beyond ours as ours exceeds that of the black beetle, and who take an active part in the government of the natural order of things.

We are therefore not appearing for the first time when we come upon this planet, but have pursued a long and immeasurable course of activity and intelligent perception on other systems of globes.

Man has never been without a friend, but has a line of elder brothers who continually watch over the progress of the less progressed, and preserve the knowledge gained through aeons of trial and experience.

Theosophy sees no unsolvable mystery anywhere, it throws the word coincidence out of its vocabulary and hails the reign of law in everything and every circumstance.

Contents:
1. Theosophy and the Masters
2. General Principles
3. The Earth Chain
4. Septenary Constitution of Man
5. Body and Astral Body
6. Kama – Desire
7. Manas
8. Of Reincarnation
9. Reincarnation continued
10. Arguments supporting Reincarnation
11. Karma
12. Kama Loka
13. Devachan
14. Cycles
15. Differentiation of Species – Missing Links
16. Psychic Laws, Forces, and Phenomena
17. Psychic Phenomena and Spiritualism


“… in het occultisme is de oude regel nog altijd van kracht: dat kennis alleen wordt gegeven aan diegenen die dat verdienen en die door hun manier van leven hebben bewezen dàt zij het verdienen
Bevrijd uzelf van woede, ijdelheid, trots, onverzoenlijkheid, eerzucht, en kom er ook werkelijk los van, en u hebt de eerste stap gezet in de richting van het begrip van het occulte; wanneer deze gevoelens nog latent in het hart aanwezig zijn, is het niet mogelijk ook maar één stap voorwaarts te doen.”

In dit boekje, dat uit enkele door hem geschreven artikelen is samengesteld, en dat heldere en bruikbare aanwijzingen bevat voor het ontwikkelen van concentratie, spreekt William Quan Judge duidelijk uit eigen kennis en ervaring – gebaseerd op een filosofie van praktische altruïsme

W.Q. Judge, Amerikaan van Ierse afkomst, was met H.P. Blavatsky een van de oprichters van The Theosophical Society in 1875
Na haar dood in 1891 volgde hij op als Leider. Niet zonder reden, want hij had die jaren een intensieve training ondergaan in praktisch occultisme. En uit de wijze waarop hij deze toepaste en, als tegenwicht voor het westerse materialisme, de oude gedachte van universele eenheid over geheel Amerika verspreidde, blijkt dat hij wist wat hij zei


PRACTICAL OCCULTISM contains correspondence selected from the private files and Letterbooks of William Q. Judge, co-founder of the Theosophical Society with H.P. Blavatsky and Henry S. Olcott. Not so much a textbook on esoteric truths as a guide to their application in daily living, these letters combine directness and strength with a sympathetic understanding born of knowledge and long experience in the philosophy of altruism.

The correspondence covers the period from 1882 to 1891, when the Society was undergoing rapid growth, particularly in the West, making it a valuable sourcebook for those interested in the early history and development of the Theosophical Society.