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Vivid dreams may be the secret to deeper, more restful sleep

Immersive dreams may help sleep feel deeper and more restorative, even as the brain stays active. The more vivid the dream, the deeper people felt they had slept. Credit: Shutterstock Feeling like you had "a good night's sleep" depends on more than just how long you slept. It also reflects how deeply and continuously you believe…

Winter to Spring: Thresholds of Renewal

Text and photos by Richard Dvořák (photo) These four images follow a quiet transition: not the full arrival of spring, but its first unmistakable stirring. Winter has not yet disappeared. The air is still cold, the ground still restrained, and yet the light has changed. It touches branch, leaf, grass, and blossom differently…

A Treasure Hidden in Plain Sight: The Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library in Wheaton, Illinois

Anna De Leon – USA Theosophy Forward has highlighted theosophical libraries and bookstores over the past few months. The Banyan Tree - Theosophical Resource library, archive and bookstore in San Diego. USA , the Esoteric Library in Amsterdam. the Netherlands. The New York Theosophical Society and its Quest Bookshop…

Invisible, Not Absent

Ananya Sri Ram – USA The author From the very beginning of our theosophical studies, a student is encouraged to understand that life does not just exist in the physical realm, but in the unseen worlds as well. For the serious student, occultism, or that which is hidden, is not a myth, but a fact. A myriad of intelligences…

Knowledge and Experience

Tim Boyd – India, USA The writer tunes the gong In gatherings devoted to the inner life, we have a precious opportunity: to turn together toward a single purpose. In a world of fragmentation and dispersion, we enter a space consciously dedicated to inward exploration. This is true whether we are speaking, writing, listening,…

A note from Joma Sipe in Portugal (April 2026)

Joma, a gentle and warm soul ... Following the series of works I begun doing with the Christ Energy and Light, I share the ninth artwork in total, the first I have made this year. This work is called MOLECULAE E SALIVAE CHRISTUS (Molecules from Christ´s Saliva) with approx. dimensions: 50x35cm, all made with gold-based…

The library at the International Theosophical Centre in Naarden, the Netherlands

Theosophy Forward (TF) in the category The Society, has started a brand-new series highlighting Theosophical libraries and bookstores connected with the various theosophical traditions the world over. In December 2025 TF published a write-up about The Banyan Tree, in San Diego, California, a joint venture of Jonathan Colbert and Kenneth…

The New York Theosophical Society and its Quest Bookshop.

Lyn Trotman – USA The New York Theosophical Society moved into its present quarters sometime in 1952. It was thought that this would be a prime location since it is within walking distance of the United Nations.

Sannyas or Renunciation the fourth Ashrama (In the Light of Theosophy)

The first step is to cultivate an awareness of one’s own internal thought processes. This can be achieved by taking up meditation practices. A point comes when the ego disappears and the Self or Atman reveals itself, and Gnosis dawns. “Ultimately, it is impossible to renounce oneself and the world because no such ‘self’…

Gratitude

Douglas Keene – USA The author Life is challenging and seems to get more so every day. How can we cope with the stresses and strains in daily living, both on a personal level, but increasingly…

1975 Centenary World Congress Photo Album

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Invisible, Not Absent

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Ananya Sri Ram
Knowledge and Experience

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Tim Boyd
Compassion and Karma

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Barbara Hebert
Sannyas or Renunciation the fourth Ashrama (In the Light of Theosophy)

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A student
Gratitude

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Douglas Keene
A Divine Plan –Inner Considerations

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David M. Grossman
The Gateway of Joy

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Tim Boyd

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Winter to Spring: Thresholds of Renewal

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Richard Dvořák
A note from Joma Sipe in Portugal (April 2026)

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Joma Sipe
Selective Realities: Water Reflections in 's-Hertogenbosch

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Richard Dvořák
A note from Joma Sipe in Portugal (December 2025)

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Joma Sipe
Time Travel in Tuscany

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Richard Dvořák
A note from Joma Sipe in Portugal (August 2025)

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Joma Sipe
Eternal Bonds: Four Meditations on Unity and Light

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Richard Dvořák

Notable Books

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The Society

A Treasure Hidden in Plain Sight: The Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library in Wheaton, Illinois

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Anna De Leon
The library at the International Theosophical Centre in Naarden, the Netherlands

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Arend Hijbroek and Ingmar de Boer
The New York Theosophical Society and its Quest Bookshop.

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Lyn Trotman
A NEW International Vice-President

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Jan Nicolaas Kind
Honoring a formidable woman and dedicated worker for Theosophy

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A Theosophist
NOW OPEN, The Banyan Tree - Theosophical Resource library, archive and bookstore

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Kenneth Small and Jonathan Colbert
Visit to a unique Esoteric Library in Amsterdam

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Saskia Campert

Theosophical Encyclopedia

The History of Adyar Day

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Ananya Sri Ram
150 YEARS, A MOVEMENT IN MOTION

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Jan Nicolaas Kind
A trip to the Beach with Mme Blavatsky

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H. P. Blavatsky
HOW DID WE DO IT IN 1975?

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Jan Nicolaas Kind
Lomaland Theosophy Archive, Library and Art Fundraising Newsletter March 2025

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Kenneth Small
A versatile and creative theosophist

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Jan Nicolaas Kind
TEOPEDIA

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Jan Nicolaas Kind

Lengua Espaňola

¿Qué hacen los teósofos?

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Barbara Hebert
Vida Oculta en Momentos Ordinarios – Carta 1, Deberes Familiares

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Michele Sender
Empatía en acción: El autoconocimiento surge de acciones amorosas

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Kenneth Small

Lingua Italiana

Cosa fanno i teosofi?

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Barbara Hebert
La vita occulta nei momenti ordinari – lettera 1, doveri familiari

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Michele Sender
Empatia in azione: La conoscenza di sé nasce dalle azioni amorevoli

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Kenneth Small

Língua Portuguesa

O que os teósofos fazem?

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Barbara Hebert
Vida Oculta nos Momentos Comuns – Carta 1: Deveres Familiares

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Michele Sender
Empatia em Ação: O Autoconhecimento Surge com Atos de Amor

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Kenneth Small

Langue Française

Que font les théosophes ?

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Barbara Hebert
La vie occulte dans les moments ordinaires – Lettre 1, Devoirs Familiaux

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Michele Sender
L’empathie en action : La connaissance de soi naît de l’amour en action

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Kenneth Small