Virgo Unveiled: Exploring the Archetype Across Traditions
Monday, 14 October 2024
Catalina Isaza Cantor – Colombia, India (Adyar) The author [Based on a Zoom presentation delivered on Saturday September  21 for the United Lodge of Theosophists, San Diego, as a part of their Aquarian Series.] Before going into the subject, I feel compelled to make the disclaimer that I am not anything closer to an astrology expert, but... Read More...

Mini-interviews Martine Archambault
Saturday, 12 October 2024
  1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS? My name is Martine Archambault, I was born in Montreal in the province of Quebec in Canada and I currently reside in the Eastern Townships of Montreal. I have been a member of the TS for 22 years.   2. Are you active in your Lodge/Association and... Read More...

Unity in Times of Conflict
Thursday, 10 October 2024
Douglas Keene – USA As most would agree, the world seems to be in a state of upheaval. Violence, and nearly as upsetting, the threat of violence, seems to be everywhere. The Middle East is on the verge of a regional war and total collapse, the conflict in Ukraine is unrelenting, the major powers creep toward confrontation. Domestic politics in... Read More...

New insights into how Mars became uninhabitable
Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Gale crater NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life -- with evidence for widespread liquid water on the surface -- to a surface that is inhospitable to terrestrial life as we know it.   Although the surface of Mars... Read More...

Mini-interviews André LeBlanc
Saturday, 05 October 2024
    1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS? My name is André LeBlanc, and I live in the city of Laval, near Montreal, where I was born. I have been a member of the Theosophical Society since 2012, but I have been studying Theosophy for about forty years.   2. Are you active... Read More...

Message in a Bottle: Do Something — III
Friday, 04 October 2024
Tim Boyd – India, USA Responding to a recent interviewer who asked me for a “Message in a Bottle”, I offered a brief reply: “Trust. Be open. Do something.” Having considered the first two statements in previous articles, it is time to expand on “Do something”. The three parts of the message are brief, and the common question which... Read More...

Mini-interviews Robert Béland
Wednesday, 02 October 2024
    1. What’s your name, where are you from and how long have you been a member of the TS? Robert Béland, Val-David, from Québec, Canada. I have been a member since 1980.   2. Are you active in your Lodge/Association and if so, what do you do? Currently serving as  President of the Canadian Theosophical Association (CTA),... Read More...

Peace Practice – Cultivating Inner Peace - Outer Harmony
Saturday, 28 September 2024
Kenneth Small – USA   YOU are the eyes of the world Longchenpa Deep Silence, the Angry Yak and YOU: The Tibetan Monk’s retreat, cutting Through our Fear, Anxiety, Anger and Delusion   An angry Yak ....  Dream, Illusion, Release, Transformation – Northern India 1970’s* The Tibetan monk had prepared diligently for years,... Read More...

Wanderings through the Vegetarian and Theosophical World
Friday, 27 September 2024
Marly Winckler – Brazil The author, founding president of SVB (2003-2015), president of IVU (2011-), translator of the H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings The contact with the Theosophical ideas awakened vegetarianism in me. It was the early 1980s. I had already lived in London for about two years and visited more than twenty European countries... Read More...

A note from Joma Sipe in Portugal (October 2024)
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Joma Sipe Following the previous series of panels, I started with Christ Energy and Light. In this note of mine for the readers of Theosophy Forward I will share the fourth artwork that I have completed this year. This panel is called SANGUINIS VAS CORDIS CHRISTUS (Vaso Sanguíneo do Coração de Cristo l Blood Vessel of the Heart of Christ). It... Read More...

Death by Complexity  
Saturday, 21 September 2024
Tim Wyatt - England  The author near the village church of Rudston, East Yorkshire which has the UK's tallest megalith standing 27 feet tall For many decades we’ve found ourselves swerving on a steep upward curve of ever-increasing complexity fuelled by the relentless ascent of Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and other... Read More...

Correlazioni
Saturday, 21 September 2024
L’anima è Colei che percepisce; è sicuramente, in se stessa, visione pura e semplice, non modificata e guarda direttamente alle idee.                                                            ... Read More...

Le dodici chiavi
Saturday, 21 September 2024
Jouko Ikonen – Finlandia  Jouko, una vita dedicata alla ricerca. È membro della Società Teosofica (Adyar) e della Rosa Croce finlandese.  1. SIATE PULITI Quando lavorate nel mondo, mantenete pulita la natura, così che le generazioni future possano godere della sua purezza. Lasciate la terra, l’acqua, l’aria ed il fuoco puliti... Read More...

Un ritorno di Dio?
Saturday, 21 September 2024
Jan Nicolaas Kind – Brasile Voltaire disse una volta: “Se Dio non esistesse, bisognerebbe inventarlo” (il Dio Occidentale é maschile). È un’abitudine umana da secoli invocare Dio nei momenti di angoscia. Pertanto potrebbe essere vero che Dio sia stato effettivamente inventato dagli esseri umani per fornire conforto e rifugio in questo... Read More...

Henry Steel Olcott and the Theosophical Masters
Friday, 20 September 2024
Antti Savinainen – Finland Henry Steel Olcott Introduction It is generally thought among theosophists that the Masters of Wisdom, Morya (Master M.) and Koot Hoomi (Master K.H.), inspired the founding of the Theosophical Society and the subsequent Theosophical movement. To people outside Theosophy, talking about the Masters seems to be a figment... Read More...

Knowledge of the Self
Monday, 16 September 2024
Robert  Crosbie – USA  There is only one Perceiver; the sights are modified by the channels through which the Perceiver looks. It is the same Soul in any and all modifications. The power of seeing is the Soul; the power of the Soul goes into the seeing, hence what It “sees” is to It real because seen; as sights each is a reality;... Read More...

Joy (In the Light of Theosophy)
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Life is difficult and throws challenges. But even in the darkest times there is hope. Joy is present at all times, we just have to recognize it. “Finding joy in the little things can be a game-changer. A smile from a stranger, a beautiful sunrise, the laughter of children, and scores of other little things bring joy to life,” write Jaya Row.... Read More...

Peace Practice, Seeing the ‘Enemy’ in our Mirror – Transforming Fear into Compassion, Inner Peace - Outer Harmony
Friday, 06 September 2024
Kenneth Small – USA   We have met the enemy and he is us Transforming Cycles of Inner Dissonance and Outer Violence The root of war is fear. Fearing the unknown in others is reflective of our fear of the unknown within ourselves. Accepting our fear of the unknown rejected parts within us and owning what we projected unconsciously onto the... Read More...

Message in a Bottle: Be Open — II
Tuesday, 03 September 2024
Tim Boyd – India, USA In last month’s article I mentioned a question that I was asked during an interview, “If you were to write a message in a bottle and entrust it to the sea, what would you write?” My answer was five words: “Trust, Be Open, Do Something.” Having given attention to “Trust” in the previous article, I would like to... Read More...

The Three Objects of the Theosophical Society scrutinized
Saturday, 31 August 2024
Jan Nicolaas Kind -- Brazil  Once in a while  there seems to surface an urge to “modify” the wording of our Three Objects. So, in order to determine if such a alteration makes any sense, let’s go over them: These are the  objects as officially adopted by the TS Adyar in 1896: 1. To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood... Read More...

Power of plants: Biomass-based polymer that can absorb and release carbon dioxide
Thursday, 29 August 2024
A new, biomass-based material developed by FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers can be used to repeatedly capture and release carbon dioxide. The material is primarily made from lignin, an organic molecule that is a main component of wood and other plants, and it can take up carbon dioxide (CO2) from concentrated sources or directly from... Read More...

¿El regreso de Dios?
Monday, 26 August 2024
Jan Nicolaas Kind – Brasil Voltaire dijo una vez: «Si Dios no existiera, sería necesario inventarlo» (el Dios occidental es masculino). Ha sido una costumbre humana durante siglos invocar a Dios en tiempos de angustia. Por lo tanto, puede ser cierto que Dios fue inventado por seres humanos para proporcionar consuelo y refugio en este mundo... Read More...

Correlaciones
Monday, 26 August 2024
El alma es el Perceptor; es seguramente la visión misma, pura y simple; inalterada; y mira directamente las ideas. PATANJALI     Ninguna “Sabiduría de lo alto” desciende sobre nadie, salvo con la condición sine qua non de dejar en el umbral de lo Oculto todo átomo de egoísmo o deseo de fines y beneficios personales, y su... Read More...

Las doce llaves
Monday, 26 August 2024
Jouko Ikonen – Finlandia Jouko, un buscador de toda la vida. Es miembro de la Sociedad Teosófica (Adyar) y de la Cruz Rosada de Finlandia. I. ESTAR LIMPIO Cuando trabajes en el mundo, mantén limpia la naturaleza para que las generaciones futuras puedan disfrutar de su pureza. Deja la tierra, el agua, el aire y el fuego limpios para quienes... Read More...

To Sow a Seed
Saturday, 24 August 2024
Vinoba Bhave – India   We should think constantly of our svadharma and devote all our energies to it; we should have no thought for anything else. This is the touchstone of svadharma. Karma Yoga is not action which is great or weighty. The Karma Yoga of the Gita is something quite different. Its distinctive virtue consists in progressively... Read More...

Sun-filled Summer Morning in Central Europe
Monday, 19 August 2024
Text and photos by Richard Dvořák Richard, author and photographer Experimenting with a macro lens (Canon RF 100mm f2.8 L Macro IS USM) and wide-screen formats, specifically 2.35:1 (21:9), has been a delightful exploration. In my professional work as a photographer, I rarely get the chance to use macro lenses, making each opportunity especially... Read More...

The Twelve Keys
Saturday, 17 August 2024
Jouko Ikonen – Finland Jouko, a lifelong seeker. He is member of the Theosophical Society (Adyar) and The Finnish Rosy Cross I. BE CLEAN When you work in the world, keep nature clean so that future generations can take pleasure in its purity. Leave the earth, water, air, and fire clean for those that will come after you, as your ancestors left... Read More...

Theosophy and Ecology: Saving the Environment
Thursday, 15 August 2024
Muneeb Ahmad – India Theosophy, a spiritual and philosophical tradition that seeks to explore the underlying unity of all life, offers profound insights into the urgent task of conserving our environment. This comprehensive worldview emphasizes the interconnectedness of all beings and the importance of living in harmony with Nature. By... Read More...

Esoteric Egypt
Monday, 12 August 2024
Kathleen Hall – Canada My fascination with Egypt began in my childhood. We had a wonderful old set of the Books of Knowledge, and I would often sit curled up in a big, overstuffed chair in my family’s study pouring through these books and looking at all the magnificent places on our planet. When I came to the section on the Seven Wonders of... Read More...

Correlations
Saturday, 10 August 2024
The soul is the Perceiver; is assuredly vision itself pure and simple; unmodified; and looks directly upon ideas. PATANJALI   No “wisdom from above” descends on any one save on the sine qua non condition of leaving at the threshold of the Occult every atom of selfishness, or desire for personal ends and benefit—and you will be speedily... Read More...