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September 2023

September 03, 2023

Et In Arcadia Ego

ET IN ARCADIA EGO ACT II. VIII. ⸻ On October 19, 1888, the eve...

September 02, 2023

Always Thin And Grave

ALWAYS THIN AND GRAVE ACT II. VII. ⸻ “The New York Morning Journal, under...

August 2023

August 04, 2023

Glorified in the Land of Babylon

GLORIFIED IN THE LAND OF BABYLON ACT II. VI. ⸻ The marriage of Verochka and...

July 2023

July 30, 2023

A Curious Reunion on Walnut Street

A CURIOUS REUNION ON WALNUT STREET ACT II. V. ⸻ Govindarao Sattay was among...

July 29, 2023

Nonsense of Broken Teacups

NONSENSE OF BROKEN TEACUPS ACT II. IV. ⸻ ~ After Olcott’s arrival at London a...

July 28, 2023

In Darkest London

IN DARKEST LONDON ACT II. III. ⸻ “The ticketing agent for the Great Western...

July 26, 2023

Union of Hearts

UNION OF HEARTS ACT II. II. (Maud's story continued from "The Servant of the Queen.")...

July 23, 2023

The Little Toy Temple On Nassau Street

THE LITTLE TOY TEMPLE ON NASSAU STREET ACT II. I. ⸻ On September 25,...

July 21, 2023

Soudan

SOUDAN ~ In February 1907, Irvine returned to New York from South. He was...

July 16, 2023

Where the Sandstone Yawns

“Hau,” said Goose, in the Siouan custom. He shook hands with General George Armstrong Custer,...

July 12, 2023

Russia’s Legendary Lore

RUSSIA'S LEGENDARY LORE XIV. ⸻ “I have never seen anything more beautiful and...

July 10, 2023

The Séance on Cheyne Row

THE SÉANCE ON CHEYNE ROW XII. ⸻ The masons were busy at No....

July 09, 2023

Even In New Rooms

EVEN IN NEW ROOMS XIII. ⸻ The S.S. Clyde arrived in Suez on September 15,...

July 08, 2023

Intended From Above

INTENDED FROM ABOVE XI. ⸻ Colonel Olcott was writing, at a side table. Blavatsky...

July 07, 2023

The Reincarnation of E.D. Walker

THE REINCARNATION OF E.D. WALKER On April 28, 1890, a telegram was sent to...

July 05, 2023

The Lotus Circle

ANNA MILLER STABLER & THE HARLEM BRANCH (H.P.B. BRANCH.) Though it did not...

June 2023

June 20, 2023

Indo-Gothic Yoga

INDO-GOTHIC YOGA X. ⸻ Colonel Henry Steel Olcott (pronounced all-caught by the natives...

June 18, 2023

Punk

PUNK ~ Irvine punching logs in Pensacola, Florida.[1] Irvine’s last job in the...

May 2023

May 28, 2023

Gallagher’s Hell

GALLAGHER'S HELL ~ The new “Gallagher’s Hell” was a few months old. The old camp,...

May 21, 2023

The Dweller on the Threshold

THE DWELLER ON THE THRESHOLD IX. ⸻ A heavy downpour of rain two nights...

May 19, 2023

The Servant of the Queen

THE SERVANT OF THE QUEEN VIII. ⸻ There had been much talk in early...

May 12, 2023

Imperial Gothic

IMPERIAL GOTHIC VII. ⸻ “From a drop of water, a logician could infer the...

May 09, 2023

With Low and Never Lifted Head

WITH LOW AND NEVER LIFTED HEAD VI. ⸻ At 8 in the evening Blavatsky's party,...

May 07, 2023

Domovoy

DOMOVOY V. ⸻ Blavatsky sat at her desk facing a large window looking which looked...

April 2023

April 28, 2023

Denizen of Eternity

DENIZEN OF ETERNITY IV. ⸻ "Now that we have the Theosophical Publishing Society,...

April 23, 2023

In The Midst Of The Seven Candlesticks

IN THE MIDST OF THE SEVEN CANDLESTICKS. ~ Alexander Svoboda had wandered Asia and the...

April 21, 2023

The Times Are Changed

THE TIMES ARE CHANGED III. ⸻ Joshiji was a shrewd and learned Brahman who,...

April 20, 2023

Careless Whence Comes Your Gold

CARELESS WHENCE COMES YOUR GOLD II. ⸻ THE FABIANS "I will not go into...

April 14, 2023

Muckers

MUCKERS ~ A group of three buildings made up the “Muckers Camp” on the brow...

April 09, 2023

Witch Tales

WITCH TALES I. ⸻ It was late June 1888. Charley sat alone with Blavatsky...