THE FULL MOON OF MAY
A Dialogue Between Human Soul and the PleiadesCarlos Cardoso AvelineThe Full Moon of May is one of the most significant moments in the yearly cycle. Associated to Vaisakh ou Wesak - a month of the...
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A Daily Exercise of Those Who Search for Wisdom Carlos Cardoso Aveline According to the esoteric tradition, the most important words are not written in paper. They are not online, and can’t be found...
View ArticleBARBORKA, ON THE SECRET DOCTRINE
Why The Secret Doctrine Q. & A. Deserves a Place in Everyone’s Library Carlos Cardoso Aveline Three photos of the author Geoffrey A. Barborka (1897-1982)A commentary on the book “Secret...
View ArticleTHE THEOSOPHY OF NAMASTE
Mutual Okayity: Transactional Analysis And the Building of Universal BrotherhoodCarlos Cardoso AvelineThe lives of books are as unpredictable as the lives of people, and their inner value cannot be...
View ArticleTHE NEED FOR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Each Student Has to Do His Own Homework, So to Say, and Learn His LessonsSteven H. Levy, M. D. In her article “Practical Occultism” H. P. Blavatsky begins by distinguishing between theoretical and...
View ArticleTHE AQUARIAN THEOSOPHIST, MAY 2015
The opening thought says: “Moral strength comes from concentrating the mind on one’s duty.”On page one, the reader finds the note “Confronting Criticism and Ridicule: Theosophical Action Must...
View ArticleVIEIRA, THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY PIONEER
The Portuguese-Brazilian Thinker Who Was a Friend of Jews, Indians, and Black PeopleEncyclopaedia Britannica A portrait of António VieiraAn Editorial Note:Every modern nation has fore-runners and...
View ArticleHOW TO FIND THE MASTER
Useful Information For an Effective Search Carlos Cardoso AvelineSince time immemorial, the topic of searching for the Master is seen as sacred in Eastern traditions. In the West, too, every student of...
View ArticleON WHAT IS THEOSOPHY
The Many Dimensions of a Sacred WordA Paramahansa of the Himalayas[1]0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 An Editorial Note: The following text can be seen as a meditational exercise showing...
View ArticleREEXAMINING THE WHITE LOTUS DAY
Or How Treason Can Hide Behind a HomageCarlos Cardoso AvelineH.P. Blavatsky in her office in London, 1887Disloyal politicians often pay ceremonial homage to the very ideals they betray.Soon after the...
View ArticleCAGLIOSTRO ERA UN CIARLATANO?
Un Saggio il Cui Compito Ebbe QualcosaIn Comune Con la Missione di H.P.B. StessaHelena P. BlavatskyIl Conte Alessandro di Cagliostro(1743?-1795?), immagine impressa da Robert Samuel Marcuard, da un...
View ArticleTHE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF RELIGIONS
Freud and the Masters of the Wisdom See Conventional Religiosity in Similar Ways Carlos Cardoso AvelineSigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of PsychoanalysisIn order to walk along the path of...
View ArticleOF WORK AND LOVE
Celebrating the Unity of LifeKahlil Gibran The painting “Ploughman with Woman Planting Potatoes”, by Vincent van Gogh000000000000000000000000000000000An Editorial Note:The following fragment is a...
View ArticleTHE ART OF STUDYING THEOSOPHY
Every True Teaching Preserves The Independence of the LearnerCarlos Cardoso Aveline “To teach is not to transfer knowledge, but to create the possibilities for its own production or its building...
View ArticleABANDONING THE GOSPEL OF MONEY
Or How to Prepare the Birth of a Better CivilizationCarlos Cardoso AvelineThe true religion of present civilization, in its dominant, materialistic aspect, was well expressed by British writer George...
View ArticleSPIRITUAL ORGANIZATION & EXPLOITATION
The Living Interaction Between Pseudo-Gurus and Fake Disciples Rohit MehtaA 2015 Editorial Note:Mr. Rohit Mehta was born in 1908, in India. He died in the 1990s after a long and fruitful life dedicated...
View ArticleA COURSE IN THEOSOPHY
An Online Approach to the Teachings of Esoteric Philosophy The EditorsThe e-group ‘A Course in Theosophy’ starts its first series of lessons on 25 June 2015. Students and readers can join it directly...
View ArticleTHE EXPERIMENTAL PATH
The Middle Way Between Blind Belief and Skepticism Carlos Cardoso AvelineIn the first half of 21st century, our cultural and social environment promotes skepticism regarding ethical values and wisdom....
View ArticleTHE PEDAGOGY OF THEOSOPHICAL WISDOM
Examining the Best Ways to WalkCarlos Cardoso Aveline It is an active search for knowledge that paves the way to spiritual wisdom, and not any automatic belief. The two attitudes produce very...
View ArticleTHE AQUARIAN THEOSOPHIST, JULY 2015
This is the opening thought of the June edition: “One must identify, observe and eliminate subconscious forms of selfishness.”On page one, we have “Preparing 2025: a Noble Purpose Leads to...
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