May 08, 2022
Last change: Sept. 12, 2023
Books, pamphlets, articles, essays, letters, studies, dissertations, manuscripts and all written items that are not periodicals. In English and German language.
Titles without file or link are not yet available or are in our digitizing process or not in our possession and therefore included in our want list.
Conformity: We save our pdf files future proof in the archival standard format PDF/A-2A, ISO 19005-2 as far as possible. In some cases errors occur or produce file sizes of some GB, which is not useful.
Publisher advertising of the Theosophical Publishing Society, London 1889, in: Hartmann, Franz – In the Pronaos of the Temple of Wisdom (1st. ed. 1890)
↓ Further interesting photos from the books
↓ Traditional Theosophy before 1875
Table of books etc. in English and German
| A – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailinger, Albert SJ – Gibt es eine Seelenwanderung? Gemeinverständliches über Theosophie und Anthroposophie. 47 pp., 1921; 2nd rev. ed. 1952. First as article in Deutsches Volksblatt, Stuttgart Jan., 15 1920. | article, broschure | Jesuit view on soul wandering; reincarnation, rebirth | none |
| Anon. – Horoskop der TG Adyar [Fragment; 1908] | paper | fragmentary horoscope; Steiner-Besant split; TS history | theoarchives.com xerox at Goetheanum |
| Amneus, Nils – Long-Hartley succession – Letter April 2, 1951 | letter | leadership; successorship; Point Loma; split 1951 | theoarchives.com |
| Anon. – Das theosophische Fotoalbum Wilhelm von Hübbe-Schleidens (2020) | article | photo album of Hübbe-Schleiden in Dornach; TS history; TS Germania | Die Drei |
| Anon. – Flugblatt Theosophie Elberfeld (07.12.1884) | flyer | TS Germania; TS history; probably first German flyer | theoarchives.com |
| Anon. – ‘The Coming Christ’. ‘Alcyone’s’ Father v. Annie Besant (1913), in: New Zealand Truth, Aug. 13, 1913 | newspaper article | Krishnamurti; Alcyone; messiah craze; TS history | Papers past |
| C – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell, Daniel – Theosophy an Introduction by HPB (2012) | beginners guide | Theosophy World | |
| Caldwell, Daniel H.: A Casebook of Encounters with the Theosophical Mahatmas (2020) | book | mahatmas, masters adepts | none |
| Chajes, Julie – Reincarnation in H. P. Blavatsky’s The Secret (2017) | paper | rebirth | Correspondences Journal.com |
| Cleather, Alice L. – H. P. Blavatsky, a Great Betrayal (1922) | booklet | apologetics | Internet Archive |
| Cleather, Alice L. – H. P. Blavatsky as I knew her (1923) | booklet | apologetics | Internet Archive |
| Cleather, Alice L. – H. P. Blavatsky, her Life and Work (1922) | booklet | apologetics | Internet Archive |
| Collins, Mabel – Das Lied von der weissen Lotos (1889) | book | mystic | none |
| Cooper-Oakley, Isabel – The Comte De St. Germain [1912] | book | messengers | Internet Archive |
| Cranston, Sylvia & Carey Williams – The Extraordinary and Influence of Life H. P. Blavatsky (3rd ed. 1994) pen name for Anita Atkins, see Theosophy World and Theosophy Forward. TS Pasadena: “1915-2000. Author, known by her pen name Sylvia Cranston or S. L. Cranston, who wrote books on reincarnation. Anita Atkins was born on December 12, 1915, and spent her childhood and youth living in the Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York. Her formal academic education ended with high school, after which she became a self-taught scholar.” | book | biography; TS history; apologetics; Franz Hartmann; SPR; Coulomb | Sylvia Cranston |
| D – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Das, Bhagavan – The Central Hindu College and Mrs. Besant. The Rise of the Alcyone Cult (1913) | broschure | Krishnamurti; messiah craze; Alcyone | Theosophy Canada |
| Deinhard, Ludwig – Die ‘Theosophische Kreuzspinne’ (1891) | broschure | Prof. Sellin; Hübbe-Schleiden; TS history in Germany | theoarchives.com xerox at Goetheanum |
| Detering, Hermann: Traces of Indian Philosophy in Basilides. Part 1: Basilides References to Sāṃkhya(2018) Part 2: Religious Historical Intersections (2018) | article | early christians; gnostics; Indian influence | Radikalkritik |
| Devaranne, Theodor – Seelenwanderung und Wiederverkörperung. (Reincarnation und Karma), in: Die Okkulte Welt, Bd. 43. Pfullingen i. Württ., Johannes Baum Verlag, (1921) | article, broschure | soul wandering; reincarnation; rebirth | none |
| Devi, Rukmini – The Artistic Side of Annie Besant (1947) Excerpt from the Besant Centenary book | book | biography | Theosophy (Formerly theos-talk) |
| E – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge, Henry T. – Some perverted presentations of theosophy corrected. 1900s. 7 pages | broschure | spli; Besant; Leadbeater; pedo affair | none |
| Einbeck, Walter – Zum Gedächtnis an Dr. Franz Hartmann (1838 – 1912), (1925) | booklet | biography | none |
| Elsas, Edeltraud, Dr. Dagmar Uecker – Stufen der Seelenentwicklung – Theosophie und Rosenkreuz im Dialog, 79 pp. | broschure | rosicrucians | none |
| Ervast, Pekka – Die Botschaft der Theosophie (1919-2012) | broschure | TS in Finland | unknown |
| F – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus, John W. – Stanzas of Dzyan – Critical Edition (2022) | pdf draft | The Book of Dzyan; The Secret Doctrine | Universal Theosophy |
| Frater Apollonius – The Annotated Book of Dzyan (2011) | The Book of Dzyan; The Secret Doctrine | Archidox | |
| Friedrich, Wilhelm – Über Lessings Lehre von der Seelenwanderung. Preisgekrönt von der August Jenny-Stiftung. 114 pp., Oswald Mutze, Leipzig, 1890 | broschure | soul wandering; Lessing; reincarnation; rebirth | none |
| Fullerton, Alexander – Letter extracts to Marie B. Russak (1907) | letter extract | succession Besant-Olcott; Leadbeater pedo affair | Alan Bain |
| Fussell, Joseph H. – Ereignisse in der Geschichte der Theosophischen Bewegung | broschure | TS history; affairs; split 1895; Coulomb, Fullerton | none |
| Fussell, Joseph H. – Etwas, das die Öffentlichkeit wissen sollte | flyer | pedo affair; Leadbeater; Besant; Fullerton; TS history | none |
| Fussell, Joseph H. – Incidents in the History of The Theosophical Movement (1920 3rd rev. ed.) | broschure | TS history; affairs; split 1895; Coulomb, Fullerton | Internet Archive |
| Fussell, Joseph H. – Mrs. Besant and the Leadbeater Advice [1914] | broschure | pedo affair | Internet Archive |
| Fussell, Joseph H. – Mrs. Annie Besant and the Moral Code. A Protest (1909) | broschure | pedo affair | Internet Archive |
| Fussell, Joseph H. – Some Reasons Why the Members of the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society Do Not Endorse Mrs Besant Nor the Society of Which She is President (1913) | broschure | pedo affair | none |
| Fussell, Joseph H. – Something the Public Should Know (1910) | flyer | pedo affair; Leadbeater; Besant; Fullerton; TS history | none |
| G – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geering, Rudolf – Einladung Hauptversammlung D.T.G. (1895) | circular | invitation general meeting at Febr. 17, 1895; TS history in Germany | theoarchives.com xerox at Goetheanum |
| Geppert, Alexander C.T., Andrea B. Braidt (Hg.) – Orte des Okkulten (2003) | studies; booklet | occult & TS history in Germany | Univ. of Berlin |
| Göring, Hugo – Dr. Franz Hartmann, ein Vorkämpfer der Theosophie (1896, Transcript) Göring, Hugo: Dr. Franz Hartmann, ein Vorkämpfer der Theosophie (1896, scan) | booklet | biography | unknown none |
| Greusel, John Hubert – Katherine Tingley, humanity’s friend (1907) | booklet | TS history | Internet Archive |
| Gruffman, Paulina – The Quest for Gnosis. G. R. S. Mead’s Conception of Theosophy (2020) | study | gnosis, early Christians | Univ. of Stockholm |
| Guignette, Jean-Paul – Bibliography of H. P. Blavatsky (1987) | broschure | bibliography | theohistoryraatz |
| I+J – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jinarajadasa, C. – The Golden Book of the Theosophical Society (1925) Compiled by us into one large file compressed in 71 MB and original in 755 MB | book | TS history | Theosophy World |
| Judge, Rajbir Singh – Dusky Countenances – Ambivalent Bodies and Desires in the TS (2021) | TS history; Esoteric Section; sex problems | Rajbir Judge |
| K – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser, Tomas – Zwischen Philosophie und Spiritismus (2006) | study | Carl du Prel; TS Germania; TS history in Germany | Univ. of Lüneburg |
| Besant, Annie – Centenary Book 1847-1947 (1947) | broschure | death; rebirth, reincarnation | theoarchives.com |
| Kerning, Johann B. – Weisheit der Orients. Ediert von Franz Hartmann (1901) Pen name for Johann Baptist Krebs | book | mystic, wisdom | Internet Archive |
| Fussell, Joseph H. – William Kingsland – An Open Letter to Annie Besant | flyer | pedo affair; Leadbeater; Besant; TS history | none |
| Kirsebom, Klara – Letter to Emmi Haerter, Gelsenkirchen Lodge, May 1, 1951 | letter | leadership; successorship; Point Loma; split 1951 | theoarchives.com |
| Klatt, Norbert – Der Nachlass von Wilhelm Hübbe-Schleiden in der Niedersächsischen Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen. Verzeichnis der Materialien und Korrespondenten (1996) | book; find book | TS Germania; TS history in Germany | none |
Klatt, Norbert – Theosophie und Anthroposophie. Neue Aspekte zu ihrer Geschichte aus dem Nachlaß von Wilhelm Hübbe-Schleiden (1846-1916) mit einer Auswahl von 81 Briefen (1993). Review: Die Drei, 7, 1995. | book; find book | TS Germania; TS history in Germany | none |
Klatt, Norbert – Wilhelm Hübbe-Schleiden – Indisches Tagebuch. 1894/1896. Mit Anmerkungen und einer Einleitung herausgegeben von Norbert Klatt. Göttingen 2009. | book | travel diary; India; Adyar; TS history in Germany | Norbert Klatt |
| L – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamprecht, Dr. Harald – Überblick über die Geschichte der Theosophischen Gesellschaften in Deutschland | article | TS history in Germany | Neue Rosenkreuzer |
| Laun, Friedrich – Moderne Theosophie und katholisches Christentum (2. ed.., 1922), 44 p. Quote p. 42: “… [E]in überzeugter Katholik, der zugleich ein wissendes Mitglied der theosophischen oder anthroposophischen Gesellschaft wäre, ist so unmöglich wie ein Lamm in Gesellschaft der Füchse, ein Theosoph in katholischer Gesellschaft vielleicht ein Fuchs im Schafskleid.” | broschure | Catholic view on theosophy | none |
| Laur, Dr. Peter – Ein deutschbaltischer Hintergrund der ‘Theosophie’? (2006) Review: Reitemeyer, Frank – Open Questions in H. P. Blavatsky’s Genealogy (2006) | article | Blavatsky genealogy, ancestors | theoarchives.com |
| Lavoie, Jeffrey – Saving Time. Time, Sources, and Implications of Temporality in the Writings of H. P. Blavatsky (2015) | theses | chronology, darwinism; geological ages | Core |
| Leadbeater, Charles W. – An Occult View of the War (1916) Cp. Dr. Rudolf Steiner’s occult views on WWI, who came to quite opposite results as well as Katherine Tingley. Recent historical research confirms Steiner and Tingley. | broschure | World War I | Anand Gholap |
| Leese, Kurt – Moderne Theosophie (2nd ed. 1921) | book | Protestant view on theosophy | Internet Archive |
| Besant, Annie – Centenary Book 1847-1947 (1947) | book | Krishnamurti; Alcyone; messiah craze; TS history | Internet Archive |
| Besant, Annie – Centenary Book 1847-1947 (1947) Reprint from Besant, Annie – Centenary Book 1847-1947 (1947), pp. 278-79. | article | Buddhism, Christianity, Q question | Adyar News Bulletin (scholarly) |
| Lockwood, Dr. Michael – Buddhism’s Relation to Christianity (2010-2015) | book | Buddhism, Christianity, Q question | Academia |
| Lockwood, Dr. Michael – Dr. Christian Lindtner and Gematria-Isopsephy (2021) | Buddhism in Europe, pre-christian | jesusisbuddha.com |
| M – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| M., V. – The strange little girl, a story for children [c. 1911] | booklet | children | Internet Archive |
| Meyer, Jürgen Bona – Die Idee der Seelenwanderung. Vortrag gehalten im wissenschaftlichen Verein zu Berlin. 62 pp., Otto Meissner, Hamburg, 1861. | booklet | soul wandering; Lessing; reincarnation; rebirth | none |
| Mead, G.R.S. – Fragments of a Faith Forgotten (1900) | book | gnosis; pistis sophia | Bahai |
| Mead, G. R. S. – Pistis Sophia (1896) Mead, G. R. S. – Pistis Sophia (rev. ed. 1921) | book | gnosis; pistis sophia | Internet Archive |
| Mead, G. R. S. et. al. – The Leadbeater Case. Reply to the President’s Letter (1908) | circular | pedo affair; TS history; | Alan Bain |
| N – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nair, Taravath Madhavan – The Evolution of Mrs. Besant (1918) Pen name “The editor of “Justice”, Madras” | book | Krishnamurti; Alcyone; messiah craze; TS history; Judge; pedo affair; Leadbeater; letters from Mrs. Dennis etc. | Internet Archive |
| O – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oberth, Hermann – Ist Jenseitsforschung überhaupt möglich? 39,5 pp. manuscript fragment, intended as part 1 of a projected series “Träger des Lebens. Schriftenreihe über Seele, Theosophie und Okkultismus“ | unfinshed, unpublished manuscript; | the beyond; theosophy; soul; rocket science | none |
| Olcott, Henry S. – Inaugural Address (1875) | lecture | TS launch | Isis invokes |
| Olcott, Henry S. – The Count de Saint-Germain and H. P. Blavatsky – Two Messengers of the White Lodge (1905-1918) | pdf from html | messengers | Can. Theos. Association |
| V – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veritas – Mrs. Besant and the Alcyone Case (1913) Pen name for Narayaniah, G | book | Krishnamurti; Alcyone; messiah craze; TS history | Internet Archive |
| W – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachtelborn, Karl – Atlantis. Bildungsstätte unserer Kultur und Religion [c. 1905] | broschure | Atlantis, root races | |
| Wachtmeister, Constance & Buffington Davis, Kate – Practical Vegetarian Cookery (1897) | book | diet; vegetarianism | Theosophy (Formerly theos-talk) |
| Wedemeyer, Bernd – Der Athletenvater Theodor Siebert (1866-1961). Eine Biographie zwischen Körperkultur, Lebensreform und Esoterik. Göttingen 1999. | book | inventor of body building | none |
| Z – Name, title, edition, year | Format | Topics | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zander, Dr. Helmut – Johannes Maria Verweyen (1883-1945) als Theosoph (2005) | article | TS history in Germany | Univ. Freiburg |
| Zander, Dr. Helmut – Theosophische Zeitschriften in Deutschland bis 1945 + Reitemeyer, Frank – Ergaenzung (2007) | book chapter | TS history in Germany | Dr. H. Zander |
| Zechner, Frank – Der amerikanische Spiritismus und seine Wurzeln, in: Serie: Buddhismus und Theosophie (Teil 1), 2006 | article, study | TS history | Frank Zechner |
| Zechner, Frank – Der Beginn der Theosophischen Bewegung, in: Serie: Buddhismus und Theosophie (Teil 2), 2006 | article, study | TS history | Frank Zechner |
| Zechner, Frank – Madame Blavatsky: Die erste westliche Buddhistin, in: Serie: Buddhismus und Theosophie (Teil 3), 2006 | article, study | buddhism | Frank Zechner |
| Zechner, Frank – Die deutschen Theosophen und die beginnende Buddhismusrezeption, in: Serie: Buddhismus und Theosophie (Teil 4), 2007 | article, study | theosophists and buddhism in Germany | Frank Zechner |
| Zechner Frank – Yoga goes West, in: Serie: Buddhismus und Theosophie (Teil 5), 2007 | article, study | yoga | Frank Zechner |
| Zechner, Frank – Rudolf Steiner – Theosoph und Hellseher, in: Serie: Buddhismus und Theosophie (Teil 6), 2007 | article, study | Steiner | Frank Zechner |
| Zechner, Frank – The dark side of the moon, in: Serie: Buddhismus und Theosophie (Teil 7), 2007 | article, study | TS history, root races, accusation of racism | Frank Zechner |
Zhelikhovskaya, Vera Petrovna – H. P. Blavatsky and the Modern Priest of Truth: a reply to Mr. Vsevolod Solovyov, 1893 | letter | accusations of fraud; TS history | ULT UK |
| Zirkoff, Boris de – Dr. Franz Hartmann (1966) | article | TS Germania, ITV, TS history | Universo Filosofico |
Further interesting photos from the books
Publisher advertising of the German translation “Die Geheimlehre” of “The Secret Doctrine”, in: Franz Hartmann: Was ist Theosophie? (3. A., n.d. [1922])
Traditional Theosophy before 1875
| Name | Format | Topic | Digitized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanka – Ueber Theosophie in Bezug auf Arzneikunde. Quoted from Jahresbericht der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für vaterländische Cultur, p. 301 fn. | article | medicine | none |