Letter No. 1 — London newspaper test. Solomons of Science — experimental knowledge — vril of the coming age — skeletons of giants. Hooke — Newton — position of Science — Human nature the same for a million years — value of occult phenomena. Science and Copernicus — Robert Recorde — Wm. Gilbert — Galileo — Bacon — charlatans the shield of the "Adept" — the rewards of the Goddess Saraswati; the phenomenon of the Ascension.

Letter No. 2 — Methods of research in Occult Science — the mysteries not for the public — Conditions of communication with the Mahatmas — the mode of life demanded. Motives — the object of the Theos. Society — significance, of selfishness — the T.S. and Universal Brotherhood — the study of occultism — path of occultism — Schools — Teachers, etc. Beneficent powers of knowledge — seal of the mysteries; the life of the aspirant — Anglo-Indian Branch T.S. — conditions for good test phenomena.

Letter No. 3a — "Brooch" phenomenon

Letter No. 3b — Postal address in N.W.P.

Letter No. 3c — Pillow incidents.

Letter No. 4 — Crisis in Tibet — danger of invasion by Russia. Menacing destiny of T.S. — Avalanche in the Karakorum Mts. — H.P.B. demands assistance telepathically — her condition — the state of K.H.'s countrymen. Accelerated modes of delivery — Anglo-Indian world — agitation caused by the Bombay publications. Col. Olcott — the feelings of the English to the Mahatmas — O.'s devotion and self-sacrifice unequalled — independent A.I. Branch an impossibility — mortal blow to T.S. — non-interference with Branches by Parent Society — Arbitrator when specially called upon — trust in word of honour. Different habits of Tibetans and Hindus — lack of understanding — national prejudices — learned in Yog-Vidya but unfit for drawing-rooms — essentials and non-essentials. Difficulties of the Mahatmas — prejudice — unwashed Christian Saints — responsibility for Sinnett and Hume — interference only by the Mahatmas — policy of A.I. Society to be submitted to Chief. Attitude of Mahatmas to the aspirant — marriage and Raja Yoga — different ways of acquiring occult knowledge — encouragement given to Sinnett — "Universal Brotherhood" — not an idle phrase — the paramount claim of Humanity; only secure foundation for universal morality — aspiration of the true Adept.

Letter No. 5 — Inaccuracies of H.P.B. — A.I. Branch — Hume's letter — haughtiness of English — race prejudice — personal habits. The test of the 27th — Jhelum despatch — impossibility of deception. The methods of Hume — his letter a monument of pride — further encouragement to Sinnett — necessity of Universal Brotherhood in Europe. Position of Olcott in relation to the T.S. — a professor of occultism — letter to Lord Lindsay — H.P.B. not to give practical instruction to A.I. Branch.

Letter No. 6 — Methods of correspondence — occultists copy nature — suggestions for group study. Analysis of Hume's character — truths and mysteries of occultism — phenomena will prove destructive of bigotry — but constructive for Brotherhood of Humanity. Planetary spirits — phenomenal manifestations — ideas rule the world — revolutions — creeds will be crushed — Man's position in the Universe — The Eternal Now — the choice — highest philosophy or phenomena — the wish of the Chiefs.

Letter No. 7 — Sinnett disappointed in expectations of training — appreciation of his efforts for T.S. — interest in him of one higher than K.H.

Letter No. 8 — Personal observations re Sinnett — reasons for K.H.'s actions. Lord Crawford — character and possibilities — direct communication refused. Methods of establishing communication — unscientific absurdity. Velocity of mechanical force — Sinnett's inability to understand explanations of phenomena — the only way — Past, Present and Future — grossness of western mind. The Colour rays beyond visible spectrum — realities appear absurdities — insurmountable difficulties. Grades of intelligence — Superstition — the world repudiates what it cannot grasp — the novice in occult science must reach the goal or perish — to doubt is to risk insanity. The Mahatmas attitude to humanity and the world — not dried up mummies. K.H.'s personal attachments — erroneous ideas about Mahatmas — Yogis — difference between Hatha and Raja Yoga. Advice regarding The Occult World — manner of dealing with letters. Problems of mystical phenomena — the Forlorn Hope — uses of spiritualism. Unity gives strength — importance of co-operation — Damodar's letter — value of concentration. Home, the medium.

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Section 2: Philosophical and Theoretical Teachings 1881-1883

Letter No. 9 — Observations on The Occult World. Criticism of members of T.S. and others. Stainton Moses. Planetary spirits and the Earth — their mission — S.M. and occultism — abundant proof — new phase of Truth — explanations re experiences of S.M.; Imperator — mediumship — The "Dweller of the Threshold"; and conscious life in spirit — reply to Fechner. Psychic Communication with spirits an impossibility — universal laws — cycle of intelligent existences — cosmic matter — Anima mundi. The progress of man — The Great Cycle — evolution of the Ego — the circle of necessity. The world of Causes — and of Effects — Self Conscious Egos — hell and purgatory. The lower world of effects — a definition of Truth — Brothers not permitted to control the will of the neophyte — The Brethren of the Shadow. K.H.'s relations with Sinnett — observations on The Occult World — its effect on H.P.B. and others — Wallace and Crookes. Willingness of Adepts to enlighten mankind — their mission to reveal Truth.

Letter No. 10 — The philosophy of the Mahatmas with regard to "God" — the God of the theologians. Dyan Chohans — definition of "nothing" — logical conclusions — the Universal Mind. The belief in Planetary Spirits — matter is Eternal — no-one has ever seen God — cannot accept an extra-cosmic deity. Phlogiston — belief in matter alone — its unceasing motion which is life — ideas on Evil. The cause of evil is in human intelligence and action — natural laws and necessary evils — the sacerdotal caste and churches — the chief cause of evil. Buddhist priests — God not worshipped in Buddhist Temples — the four noble truths — the 12 Nidanas — the chain of causation. The words of the Buddha.

Letter No. 11 — K.H. has misgivings in role of instructor — the eternal Essence — Force — immutability non-existent in Solar System. Inappropriate terms used by Science — this teaching opposed to all accepted theories — observations on the fallacies and incompleteness of Science — energy indestructible — gravity — chemical attraction — electricity. Chelas are magnetised — only one element in Nature, Akasa — spirit and matter, one — the tetracktis — the sacred seven; the Greek Brother — necessity of serenity of mind for occult study. Psychical powers of hearing — our Zoophagous friend — questions of diet — transmission of letters. Schopenhauer and the "Arhat" doctrines.

Letter No. 12 — Explanations re Mahayuga — Pralaya — cyclic evolution — Manvantaras — dead worlds. An eternity of action — Ethnographical details — Esquimaux — Neolithic age — the Basks of Spain — the early traces of man — Geike, Dawkins, Fiske — five races — evolution of speech.

Letter No. 13 — Cosmological notes and queries — esoteric cosmogony. Nature works with positive and negative forces — the worlds of effects. Man's principles return to their source at death — the planet and man not created. The seven-headed serpent Ananda of Vishnu — the musical scale and the planetary chain — man has potentiality of all 7 principles as a germ. "Life" no responsibility except in man. 7th principle latent in all the principles — cause of pollution not in the body — the evolution of animal-man. Man's development follows that of planet — Biblical analogies — the anthropoids. Buddhas and Avatars. The object of initiations.

Letter No. 14 — 7 objective and 7 subjective globes. The 7 kingdoms — the descent of the monad — occult divisions of mineral kingdom — rounds and rings — divisions and classifications — the whole truth not permitted to be given. Numbers the key to knowledge — rounds, races, and the number of incarnations in each — the problem of the 777 incarnations — Plato and Confucius 5th Round men — Buddha a 6th rounder. Explanatory notes of the diagram "Man on a Planet" — ascending and descending arcs of evolution — the Dhyan Chohans — Devas — increasing intelligence as the Rounds proceed — what happens in each Round.

Letter No. 15 — Germ of future entity — history of the human foetus the key to the mysteries of nature — the cosmic atom — aggregations of atoms becoming man-bearing globes. Their indestructibility and growth — Adi-Buddhi, Force, or Infinite Life in manifestation. One seven-fold element the permanent cause of all manifestation — examples — the five cognisable elements — the sixth principle. Observations on the "fire" element — primal igneous principle — 7 manifestations of fire — the Tree of Life. A mineral contains a spark of the One — the Law of formation, birth, etc. of a globe the same as for a child — the 3 kinds of Manvantaras and Pralayas. Life impulse and formation of Globe "A" — passage of Essence from one globe to another — and one kingdom to another. Further observations on the evolution of man — increased spirituality of the 5th Race man — kingdoms re-entering Globe "A". Law of equilibrium manifesting — 6th and 7th senses — the Lord Buddha a 6th Race man — his appearance a mystery — individuals can only outstrip humanity by one Round. Surya Manwantaras and Pralayas — the Cosmic night. Elementals — Flammarion a Theosophist — his splendid intuition. Pernicious influence of the Moon — the Sun is the first to disintegrate at the Solar Pralaya — the 6th principle of the Universe and man, the greatest of all mysteries.

Letter No. 16 — The Devachan Letter — Devachan allegorically described by Buddha — who goes to Devachan. The Ego enjoys perfect bliss — Karma stands aside — he is the dreamer and the dream — souls of the departed unable to descend to those on earth — pure, loving sensitives can become raised in consciousness to contact those in Devachan — some Subjective spiritual communications real — "rapport," identity of molecular vibration. Great varieties in the Devachan state — the Dhyan-Chohans do not commit mistakes. Degrees of spirituality — "the planet of Death" — when man dies his 2nd and 3rd principles die with him — the gestation state. Elementaries and "angel-guides" — Kama-Loka — a torn out page in the Book of Lives — the 6th and 7th principles, the unconscious and eternal Monad. The ethereal Ego — the Monad remains untainted by evil for ever — the karma of evil deeds accrues to the new personality — varying periods between Death and Devachan depending on spiritual stamina and karma. Devachan not solely for Adepts. A classification of Devas, elementals, sorcerers, etc. The territory of doubt — things acceptable and non-acceptable to Spiritualists. Post mortem conditions of Suicides and those killed by accident. Psychic vampires — mediums create new and evil Karma and Skandhas for their victims — study deeply the doctrines of Karma and Nirvana. The Recording Angel — meaning of Skandhas — identity of the Ego. Justice of Karma — causes producing the new being — suicide and violent death. How mediums and Spiritualists multiply the causes of human misery — the reason why the Masters oppose Spiritualism — indiscriminate mediumship and materialisations especially objectionable. Individual and personal immortality — divisions of the 7 principles and 7 elements. Hume and Sinnett receive more information than ever given before to non-initiates — the teaching to be regarded as a trust for the Society. The Chohan forbids H.P.B. to go further than the Black Rock — Damodar's foolish austerities — the body of Occultists in Egypt — K.H. sighs for Nirvana.

Letter No. 17 — Natural seers and clairvoyance — 5th round men — the Buddha a 6th round man — his future incarnations — Buddha overshadowed some chosen individuals — sex a mere accident of birth, guided by Karma. The superior classes — course of higher Nature's law — peoples of India belong to oldest branchlet of the 5th human race — "Ernests" and "Joeys" and soulless mediums. Subba Row's reverence for H.P.B.

Letter No. 18 — The evolutionary journey of the monad — 7 ramifications of the 7 races — man passes through all 7 times — Manvantaric chains existing in and out of our Solar System. Man's earth cycle the counterpart of great cycle — mistakes of Anthropologists — Pritchard nearest the mark — the test of true progress. The present 5th human race began in Central Asia over one million years ago. Occult Science a jealous mistress — fatal to ordinary course of marriage.

Letter No. 19 — Post mortem conditions of suicides and victims of accidents.

Letter No. 20a — From A.O. Hume to K.H. Queries re spiritualistic phenomena — shells — suicides and accidents. Death by drink — over-study — diseases, etc — suggestion that phenomena of spiritualism may be produced by spirits, not by shells — some teach higher morality — Allan Kardec's books.

Letter No. 20b — From A.P.S. to H.P.B. Eliphas Levi's statements re annihilation — queries in regard to survival of spiritual monad — obscuration of planets and annihilation.

Letter No. 20c — Meaning of the terms God and Christ — candidates for Devachan — death and re-birth in Kama-Loka — love and hatred the only immortal feelings — only those we have loved exist for us in Devachan — the memories which only affect personality blotted out — duration of Devachan — no perception of time — Devachan and Avitchi created by ourselves during life. Importance of predominant feeling at moment of death — the events of whole life seen in vision at death — only adepts and sorcerers know they are dead — they only are immortal — co-workers with nature for good or evil — definition of Immortality — self-consciousness — memory regained by even good men only in Devachan — "soul" becomes unconscious at death in all cases — faculties of perception, cogitation and volition, become extinct for ever at death. Apparitions — no essential difference between doctrines of Eliphas Levi and those of K.H. — what immortality signifies to initiates and occultists — several kinds of immortality — the full adept in relation to death. Chohans, Planetary spirits and immortality — E. Levi speaks of personal not spiritual Egos — co-workers with nature — annihilation and the eighth sphere — potentiality for evil in man greater than for good — Sorcerers and immortality. Suicides separated from higher principles by a gulf — not so in victims of accidental death — Dhyan Chohans do not guide living human Egos but protect victims of accidental death — victims sleep but to awake at the hour of last judgment — the struggle between the 6th and 7th and 5th and 4th principles. Reborn on earth immediately if insufficient material for Devachan — only shells and suicides can be attracted to a Seance — suicide a question of motive and responsibility — effect of suicide during temporary insanity — Guiteau. Bulk of phenomena of spiritualists due to shells — unconscious 5th principle (soul) cannot communicate with a living organism — Allan Kardec not quite immaculate — even Dugpas capable of teaching the Highest morality — preaching with an end in view proves little. The time for the obscuration of a planet — a man must love or hate well to be in either Devachan or Avichi — "Nature spues the luke warm out of her mouth."

Letter No. 21 — From A.P.S. to K.H. Queries in regard to post mortem conditions of accidents and suicides. K.H.'s replies to same — the teaching given is the rule — exceptions enforce the rule — K.H. accused of contradictions and inconsistencies.

Letter No. 22 — To A. O. Hume. Dual attributes of Universal and human Mind — conscious and mechanical functions — the conscious attribute of Universal Mind a hypothesis only, but scientific fact in finite mind — the human brain — voluntary and involuntary nervous systems — man potentially more powerful than "God" — contrary to finite, infinite mind exhibits only mechanical functions of Cerebellum. The extent of the knowledge of an adept and of a planetary spirit — laws of Nature mechanical — Motion the eternal and uncreated deity. "God" cannot be both intelligent and wholly material — a God with intelligence would be a fiend in view of the existence of evil. The Mosaic deity, "No Being" — Vedantic Acosmism — greatest adepts have not penetrated beyond the Solar System — but they know with certainty of other Solar Systems — Motion governs laws of Nature — no room for a moral Governor of the Universe — darkness does not comprehend light because it is annihilated by it — whence the Immutable Laws and their supposed Creator. Nepaulese Swabbhavikas — Swabbhavat is force — a force of limitless potentiality, but yet not "God" because man can use it — the multiform manifestations of life made perceptible by force. Man can become his own creator and ruler — Immutable Laws eternal and uncreated — only one law in the Universe — Nature disproves the theory of an all-loving, omniscient, omnipotent God — eternal progressions of cycles and evolution — spirit and matter are one — only distinct in manifestation — the Absolute the only reality. Ice, water, and vapour as an illustration of the Trinity — the Pyramids — matter indestructible and coeval with Spirit — matter, force, and motion the Trinity of physical Nature — Evil — mental attitude of the pupil — must learn alphabet in order to read — the world of occultism is the world of force — only the initiate can know. The Chela becomes the Master — mystery and miracle vanish — occultism an exact science — its methods laid down in a code as old as humanity.

Letter No. 23a — Queries by A.P.S. in numbered paragraphs; (1) cause of rush of modern progress — (2) civilisation as great as our own — (3) what was the Fifth Race about for the 998,000 years preceding the last 2,000 — (4) to what epoch did the Continent of Atlantis belong — (5) the origin of evil; (6) the use of the whole cyclic process endured by the spirit — (8) scientific questions — cause of precipitation of rain — magnetic conditions — (9) the composition of the sun's corona — (10) photometric value of light — star magnitudes — (11) atmospheric disturbances in atmosphere of Jupiter — (12) the Siemen's theory of Solar combustion — (13) cause of magnetic variation — (14) the possibility of the discovery of more planets; (15) a moment of the highest bliss — (16) Devachan and Avitchi — (17) the effect of the last thought in the mind before death — (18) full remembrance of all our lives — (19 & 20) nature of the memory of the "shell" — (21) the spiritual Ego — evolution of its personalities — the shell of A. P. Sinnett and the nature of its consciousness; (22) the Planet of Death — (23) Mars and Mercury — (24) is the sun the habitation of spiritualised beings — (25 & 26) the case of the Ego who has not sufficient material for rebirth in Devachan — (27) the case of the murderer Guiteau — (28 & 29) planetary obscurations and the evolution of forms.

Letter No. 23b — K.H.'s replies to queries in 23a. End of an important cycle — cyclic law for race and sub-race — Cortez — sub-races of Peru and Mexico. Zodiacal records — civilization an inheritance — Europe rejects testimony of antiquity — the Western Cendrillon — Eocene Age — the sinking of Poseidonis — Lemuria — our present Continents have been submerged and will be again. Greek, Roman and Egyptian civilizations less than those of the 3rd race — history all at sea. Copernicus avails himself of a Pythagorean MSS. — the children of the "Fire Mist" — ancient civilizations; the Chinese — Ireland strewn with gigantic bones of mammoths and monsters — Malayans, Tibetans, Javanese, the Miocene times. Egyptian priests and Atlantis — the inhabitants of Shamballah — Baron d'Holbach. Atlantis connected with the origin of evil — obscurations heralded by cataclysms; the premises of Science wrong — the future Fate of British Isles, France, etc. Progress towards absolute evil arrested by cataclysmic changes — Tree of Knowledge in safe keeping of the Mahatmas — the Planetaries — every race has its Adepts. The cyclic process — Spirit an abstraction — in union with matter it is life — the mystery and problem of life. To solve the problem one must become an Occultist — all forms mask but one all-pervading Force — one life, one law, one element — the conclusions of greatest scientific minds — force can be infused into artificial man — Spirit, life and matter do not exist independently of each other. No phenomenon in Nature disconnected from magnetism and electricity — phenomena of earth currents due to Akasic magnetism — rain can be induced artificially — some calculations for physicists. Magnetic attraction — atmospheric changes — meteoric dust. Meteors — sun little to do with heat and nothing with rain — Reichenbach's crystals — the sun's corona — head of a man in ecstatic condition — aureoles — hydrogen. Sun spots — sun not the central planet of our Universe — the difficulties confronting Scientists in studying Solar phenomena — atmospheric tremours — no obstacle to the Adept — sun full of iron vapours — the demonstration by the spectroscope — comets. "Store-house" of our system — its blood corpuscles — its electro-magnetic aura — misconceptions of Science. Forces of which the sun is composed — it feeds the smallest atom as well as the greatest genius — the distance of the stars from us — no trustworthy basis for calculating magnitudes and distances — observations with Pickering Photometre — astronomical predictions of Chaldees and Rishis faultless. Light not an independent principle — every phenomenon the effect of diversified Akasic motion — velocity of light — methods adopted by French experimenters. The condition of Jupiter — the whole Solar System moving in space — Jupiter hides a Raja-Sun — disturbances in its atmosphere. Siemen's statements — matter in all its 7 states — radiant energy — absorption of Solar forces — chemical power lost in transit. Jenkins — Sir James Ross — the magnetic theory — planets not yet discovered — Edison's tasimeter — discoverer an F.T.S. The moment of death — influence of last thoughts and desires — the whole life seen in memory — no man dies insane or unconscious. Advice to those assisting at a death-bed — retributive justice — the eighth sphere — Avitchi — Nirvana — the consciousness of the "shell." That which becomes for ever extinct at death — Karma of the personality — immediate incarnation of children. Nature of remembrance of shell — animal's memory not perceptive faculty — shell in aura of medium — perception through borrowed organs — challenge to Spiritualists. The "Spirit" of Zollner knows no more than in life — the recollections of the "Shell" — complete insanity. The shell of A. P. Sinnett and the nature of its consciousness. Sorcerers — Mars and 4 other planets. Obscurations not Pralayas — their duration — the children 5th round men beget — questions pertaining to the highest initiations — men become Gods.

Letter No. 24a — The famous "Contradictions." Sinnett's questions in regard to supposed contradictions and inconsistencies in the teaching received.

Letter No. 24b — K.H. states what an Adept is — his Occult powers. Pleads guilty to an "omission" but not a "contradiction" — beware of trusting Isis Unveiled too implicitly — H.P.B. herself not permitted to understand all that is treated of in Isis — it conceals but does not distort — reincarnation as treated in Isis — Astral monad — personal Ego. Sinnett's chilly mental condition — G.K. produces a portrait of K.H. phenomenally — M. prefers to go to sleep. Replies to the contradictions. Accusations of inconsistency unjust — due to the conditions under which he writes his letters — K.H. regarded by his colleagues and the Chohans as a lunatic. What happens to every being at death — the shell — no two states in Devachan alike. The Ego in Devachan — Avitcha — love and hatred the only immortal feelings. Wagner and musicians — K.H. pleads guilty to one sin. The impossibility of dealing with Hume — his remarks — a sentimental Becky Sharp.

Letter No. 25 — Devachan — additional explanations —Bacon — the fruition of all aspirations. Attempting to describe the indescribable — requires perceptions of a trained Chela. Time does not exist in Devachan — disapprobation of a lay Chela. Time sense created by ourselves — the bliss of Devachan — woes of Avitchi — space and time according to Kant. Further explanations of Devachanic existence — pandering to prejudices of Western readers. Explanations of Devachanic states — weary round of birth and death — a colourless personality gets a colourless Devachan — Avitchi the antithesis of Devachan. Hell and Heaven — misconception of terms — Spirit and Soul — individuality — personality — all bliss in Devachan — no failure or disappointment. The Great Reward, Nirvana — Rupa-Loka — Arupa-Loka — Kama-Loka — the summer-land of the Spiritualists. From Kama-Loka to Devachan or Avitchi — infinite differentiation of those states — reviving consciousness. How to understand the doctrine fully — the reward of benevolent men — social status the result of Karma. Lillie's "Buddha and early Buddhism" — proposed scheme for personal intercourse impracticable. Selfishness of T.S. members — sacrifices made by H.P.B. and Olcott — money matters.

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Section 3: Probation and Chelaship

Letter No. 26 — Observations regarding H.P.B. and her psychological condition — reasons causing it — one principle left behind. K.H. strongly disapproves of their cruelty to H.P.B.

Letter No. 27 — Necessity of frank speech — danger threatening Theosophical Society — Stainton Moses. The mediumship of S.M. — inspiration not required from disembodied Spirits — truth stands alone. Skeletons in family closets dangerous to handle — a cause once created cannot be unmade — management of the Society difficult. Translation of the Grand Inquisitor desirable — Mahatma K.H. disheartened at the prospect before him — the brandy atmosphere in the house.

Letter No. 28 — Englishmen incapable of assimilating Hindu thought — K.H. speaks frankly to Hume. Erroneous ideas regarding T.S. — branches of T.S. as harbingers of Universal Brotherhood — Occult instruction by the Brothers. Attempt to establish secret school of magic in London — complete failure — Lord Lytton — British T.S., of the Universal Brotherhood in name only — gravitates at best towards Quietism. Observations on the attitude of Sinnett and Hume towards K.H. — His exposition of truth. Thorough criticisms of statements made in Hume's letter — distortion of K.H.'s motives — complete lack of understanding. Patience and courtesy of K.H. in dealing with subject — a quiet reproof — Hindus will always be the Masters of the West in Spiritual Sciences. That which they value most highly — the kind of men the Masters want and do not want — their characteristics. The keepers of the sacred Light — their knowledge the gift of the Gods — the Kantian note — Hume the type of the Spiritual failure and unconscious egotism of this Age. Observations on mesmerism — what conscience will and will not do. Imagination as well as will creates — the monster of suspicion.

Letter No. 29 — M. condones Hume's attitude — gratitude a sacred debt. No quarrelling among the Adepts — the value of primary facts — thoughts before words. K.H. speaks to M. of his pupils before departure — M.'s promise — the love of M. for his Brother — he watches over the work. Hume's feelings — misunderstood words — but not by M. Further observations on Hume's statements — injustice of his treatment of H.P.B. The necessity of knowing oneself — need of a clear understanding — Hume the embodiment of pride. The standards of the Mahatmas — Hume's words to M. and K.H. — his constant attitude — will not be contradicted. Hume considers himself slighted and wronged — his defence of the weak — M.'s generous estimate of his character — Mahatmas untouched by personal pain or pleasure — M.'s Rajput blood resents hurt to a woman's feelings. Hume makes further communication impossible by his attitude — cannot realise the motives or the actions of the Mahatmas — blinded by pride. No permission given for phenomena — their appreciation of both Sinnett and Hume — hopes for the T.S. — law is law — Mahatmas will do their duty. Phenomena will never shake the erroneous beliefs of Western mind — so long as men doubt there will be curiosity and enquiry — trying to read the things of the Spirit with the eyes of the flesh. The mark of the Adept.

Letter No. 30 — K.H. speaks out — criticism of Hume's letter re Fern. Hume mistaken from first to last — Hume's letter to K.H. quoted. Fern endeavours to "humbug" M. — the ordeals of a Chela — what probation means. The freedom of the Chela's choice — his freedom of expression — methods of training absolutely opposite to those of the Jesuits — the latter false to truth and to humanity. The searching of a Chela's weak points — how the Masters regard truth — examples given — M.'s method of expressing himself. K.H. makes some observations on Mahatma M. — also on Hume's faults. A temperate reproof to Hume. What is expected of a Chela — the true value of a man. The unworthiness of certain friends — underhand methods — the sincerity of those who protect Hume — how a Chela is tested — Damodar — H.P.B. — Olcott — tests applied to Fern — nobody humbugged — H.P.B.'s opinion of Fern — her advice to him. Words of appreciation to Hume — his dissatisfaction — his claims and demands; 2nd class minds — friendly truths — not to be resented — gratitude of the Mahatmas for all H. has done.

Letter No. 31— From Terich-Mir. The key to the phenomena of Occult Sciences — reason elevated to supersensuous wisdom — perfect comprehension of the Adept — his reward — the culmination of knowledge and wisdom; K.H.'s years of labour — the would-be disciple encouraged to pass on the truth to his fellow-creatures — H.P.B. ill.

Letter No. 32 — Hume puts his foot in a hornet's nest. Unsatisfactory relations between Europeans — Hume's insulting expressions towards even K.H.'s great Master. Hume's accusations — the Mahatmas' patience.

Letter No. 33 — Received through M{ary?}; shown to A.B{esant}. {Authenticity questioned.} Apparent contradiction between notes from M. and K.H. — approve of plan to form nucleus of honest scientific enquirers — no-one works in vain — requests Sinnett to work in sympathy with A. Besant.

Letter No. 34 — Mahatmas complain of being constantly misunderstood — impossibility of satisfying Hume — the Society will never perish as an Institution.

Letter No. 35 — Observations on phenomena — Sinnett's disappointment — methods for development of Occult faculties — no culture will supply psychic idiosyncrasy if lacking; M. deals with some spooks.

Letter No. 36 — M. refuses to make puja to Hume.

Letter No. 37 — Written by the "Disinherited" at K.H.'s bidding — words of approval and encouragement to Sinnett — the power of projecting and feeling force. Observations on Hume's work and his unchanged state of selfishness — his professed love of humanity.

Letter No. 38 — Disappointment in store for K.H.— the libel law — reflections on female branch and females — the secret cause of events. The Brothers — Brotherhood — the love of humanity — essential qualifications of a Chela — selfishness and exclusiveness of all peoples.

Letter No. 39 — The Arhat vows — defence of H.P.B. — M. creates his dinner — the "Disinherited."

Letter No. 40 — Nothing can help T.S. while Founders are under a cloud. Incessant attacks — a devotee of error — forced psychic vision by hatha yog — general law of vision determined by grade of man's spirit and soul. A Society whose Guru was no initiate — idolators — permission to join them to study — remembering promise to K.H.

Letter No. 41 — H.P.B.'s condition — only a shell at times — encouragement to Sinnett.

Letter No. 42 — M. repeats that no regular instruction is possible — much that can be done with K.H.'s help — Hume disinclined to disabuse public mind. A solitary pearl is soon out-shone in a heap of false diamonds — the trials of earth life — their conquest — "fuller introduction into the mysteries depends on yourself."

Letter No. 43 — "My impatient friend" — M.'s attitude — an Adept's duty not controlled by social affections — Sinnett forced himself on K.H. No right to influence one who is not a Chela — Sinnett the victim of Maya — Hume's selfishness — the personality and the Ego. Bennett superior to many in spite of unpolished exterior — K.H.'s attitude to Bennett — Jesus and Magdalene — the inner man alone counts with the Mahatmas — friendly confidences. The dangers of phenomena — wisdom gives all things in time — food for the mind must be assimilated slowly.

Letter No. 44 — The Septenary trial of the T.S. — H.P.B. and Olcott begin their work — their qualifications. Only those who have proved themselves faithful to truth allowed further intercourse with the Mahatmas.

Letter No. 45 — K.H. returns from a journey. The "three poisons" — the five obscurities — try to cherish less lust and desire — "a psychic Society is being founded in our midst". One indiscretion ruins work of 7 years — the danger of such action must be counteracted — drawing closer to the Masters by purified heart and developing will — advice and consolation — Sinnett belongs to the Masters — the imperishable record of the Master. "Your Karma is ours" — the man of the world — the soul searching for the Masters. The "Tathagata" light — kind advice — apprehensions must be set aside — regarding his co-worker's enmity.

Letter No. 46 — M. comments on Hume's behaviour — neither reverence or common sense in his head — abominable attitude towards Mahatmas and H.P.B. — what they desire of him and wish him to know. Further comments on Hume — M.'s ultimatum — H.P.B.'s illness caused by Hume's behaviour — M.'s displeasure.

Letter No. 47 — Work of T.S. secretly linked on to other work throughout the world — the Greek Brother. Crookes and "radiant matter" — H.P.B. wrongfully accused of being untruthful — frank opinions and some advice — cycles. Martyrdom pleasant to look at, hard to bear.

Letter No. 48 — Knowledge and the path — the Adamantine Rocks of Occult Laws — the heights to be reached before the whole truth can be seen — the keeping and the breaking of the Law — the man who would obtain all must be cold — Oxley has possibilities — his mistakes. The limitations of the ordinary seers — incredible statements of Maitland and Mrs. K. Vegetarians and flesh eaters — the effects of wine on seers — effect of emanations on Mahatmas — seers and their revelations — no two agree — mediums and clairvoyance. We do not require a passive mind. The journal of the Society worth Sinnett's attention — its hidden beauties and values — our ways are the ways of madmen. Sinnett begins his studies at the wrong end — key to the writing of the ancient Occultists.

Letter No. 49 — Correspondence established for the good of the many — Eliphas Levi's Haute Magie — St. Germain. Pythagorean doctrines — "the limit of the natural" — the "Spiritualist" — its fight against Theosophists — on Adepts. K.H. not annoyed by newspaper ribald notices — sacrilegious utterances of J.K. — difficulty of accepting pledges — Occult Science communicated by degrees. Conditions governing the communication of secrets — illumination comes from within — means to this end known publicly for ages — self sacrifice of Guru. Dangers of giving more knowledge than man is ready for — like an infernal machine in ignorant hands — time approaching for Triumph of Truth — Shammars active in Europe — Spiritualism — the Adepts delay progress to Eternal Rest. The price to be paid — the willingness of K.H. to pay it — pupils would be more thankful and patient if they knew the true facts — Lamaism — power of great Adepts — Sinnett gropes in the dark. Occult World discussed at Galaring-Tcho Lamasery.

Letter No. 50 — An unreasonable man — filled with pride — Mahatma K.H. expresses his mind — weariness and disheartened feelings.

Letter No. 51 — Phenomenon for Colonel Chesney. Further remarks on production of this phenomenon — probations hard all round — deception a test for those of unclean heart.

Letter No. 52 — Hume's jealousy and abusiveness. Remarks on his self-satisfaction — constant accusations — H.P.B. and C.C.M. — explanation of teaching given in Isis — Christians and Spiritualists only mention body and soul. Two "souls" in man — H.P.B. obeyed orders — further remarks concerning Hume. Hume's reasons for writing offensive article in Theosophist — K.H.'s frank criticism of his real and alleged motives. Dishonest methods — refuses to recognise powers or knowledge of Brotherhood — the penalty of publicity. Facts to be transmitted to Hume — in what light he is considered by the Chelas — the protest of the Chelas — S. stands far higher in estimation of Mahatmas — M.'s opinion. Hume's punishment must be complete — anti-European rules — Dugpas wrote letters to Fern.

Letter No. 53 — An account of a doubtful story and incidents connected with Fern — his deceptions believed implicitly by Hume. Ways of communication with outer worlds — M.'s views do not agree with K.H.'s regarding Hume — refuses to satisfy his whims — M.'s arguments in detail. Manner in which letters have been transmitted — Dugpa methods — Fern's fall — deceptions practised on Hume. Mahatma K.H.'s likeness — its delivery. Sinnett is advised not to judge by appearances — great crisis in November. K.H. never trusts women generally — his reason.

Letter No. 54 — Hume's deposition and abdication — subsequent events. "good old Swami" — his tirade against the Mahatmas — reasons for not wishing his severance from the Society — Tibetan proverb applied to Hume — Fern to be watched. Regarding C. C. Massey, his chief fault, weakness — K.H. objects to his letters being circulated — Hume disparages their sacred philosophy. The European standpoint — Western people cannot grasp wisdom — the wealth of the mind — Massey — readiness to learn — K.H. willing to help him — much information in S.'s hands, useful to all — C.C.M. prejudiced against H.P.B. St. Germain — Cagliostro — Dr. and Mrs. Hollis-Billing — traducers of innocent women. Exposure of dishonest enemies — their unworthy conduct — wish to ruin H.P.B. The Swami's attack on the Founders — S. Moses and his suspicions — H.P.B. and phenomena produced for C.C.M. H.P.B. believed to be arch-plotter — deceiver, etc. — Swami was an initiated Yogi — H.C. a Chela — preferred left path — system of the Mahatmas. The experiences by which a Chela becomes efficient — H.P.B. and her one fault — C.C.M. shaken, suspicious and lacks self-confidence — H.P.B.'s phenomena. C.C.M. victim of wicked plot — how far H.P.B. is really guilty of deceit. H.P.B. over-zealous — her desire to give credit to the Mahatmas for all phenomena — her impulsive nature — creating causes — her real powers of a very high order. Self-abnegation cannot be called dishonesty — her generosity — terribly punished — her exalted friends traitors and impostors — true history of so-called deception — enthusiasm for those she loves — her description of M.'s beauty makes him swear and break his pipe — description of meeting between Mahatinas and H.P.B. — her passionate devotion — their appreciation of all her splendid qualities. The subject of probation repulsive to Sinnett's mind — reasons why certain men failed when tested. H.P.B. a helpless, broken-hearted woman — the testing of Fern — every postulant thus tested — the conqueror crowns himself. Reform in which Sinnett's help is desired — impartiality towards all creeds Eastern and Western. Remodelling of branches — objects for lodge work — religious, educational, philosophical — paper for the Theosophist — solidarity of thought and action. Independent action in everything which does not clash with the principles of the Society — Hume condemns the faulty system of the Mahatmas. Theosophist should be made distinctive — cyclic crisis — a goat eats Sinnett's letter to K.H. — amusing incident. The Chohan repairs the letter.

Letter No. 55 — The ordeal of the aspirant to occult knowledge — the opposition of the Church and Anglo-Indian officials to the T.S. — Dugpas in Bhootan and the Vatican — personal opposition and ridicule — bogus letters of H.P.B.'s — the death struggle between Truth and Error — the light-bearers of preceding generations lost their lives — necessity for courage — ultimate success certain. Mediumistic sensitives — elementaries — unwholesome influences — wood and incense burning for fumigation and protection — clean living the best protection — talismans — H.P.B. takes a step — heavy responsibility of Olcott and Sinnett — Karma of The Occult World and Esot: Buddhism — advised to stand by the T.S. — original policy must be vindicated — the Society cannot stand based upon phenomena and Thibetan Brothers alone — the latter should be kept secret — loyalty to the Idea and not to a personal leader. What a Mahatma is — not beyond human mistakes — phenomena of thought transference and precipitations — Akasic libraries — the Kiddle case. Christian-mission — Coulomb conspiracy — correspondence with the "Inner Circle" — pledge themselves to K.H. — the Maha-Chohan — communication through Damodar — and H.P.B. — her phenomena must be disconnected from T.S.

Letter No. 56 — Condition of A. O. Hume — maddened by evil powers — a fakir. Evil effects of Pranayan — produces mediumship — Hume's selfish vanity and combativeness — danger to the T.S. — Dayanand S.; "Mr. Isaacs" — K.H. and "Ram lal."

Letter No. 57 — Adepts and their methods not understood; C.C.M. on the list of failures — not a medium — the best of men but lacking in intuition; Europeans on probation — 3 fail — of societies — Anna Kingsford's inspirers — "The Perfect Way" — A.K. a fifth rounder — her vanity — latent sense of Messiahship — Reincarnation a la Allan Kardec — A.K.'s allegiance to Brothers not expected — danger to the British T.S. — C.M.'s delusions in regard to K.H. and H.P.B.; Hume and Fern — probation brings out both virtues and vices — Fern's characteristics — western code of honour — Hume's characteristics. Criterion of a "gentleman" — vilification of M. and K.H. — a dangerous "friend" — the struggle for adeptship — the delusions of self and vanity. Adepts do nothing without a purpose; Hume opposed to the system of "The Brothers" — finds Them wicked selfish men — their message tainted by deception and sorcery — their chelas slaves and untrustworthy — their Society a whited sepulchre, etc.; Hume's cunning and diplomacy — accused of falsification. T. Subba Row — Hume claims added powers — practice of Pranayan makes of him a yogi — serious charge and evidence against Hume; A.P.S. advised to go to England.

Letter No. 58 — D.K.'s personal interest in A.P.S. Apathy of K.H.'s countrymen — K.H. asks two favours — is prepared to teach British T.S. through agency of A.P.S. — but not to give proofs of the existence of the Masters — ordered to sweep away every vestige of such proof.

Letter No. 59 — The altruist of Rothney. Change of "being" in A.P.S. — difficulty in understanding the doctrines re Devachan — the fickleness of "Society" — the Theosophist's duty. Chelas who demand more power — a necromantic Guru — the downfall and despair of a Chela — his condition — an "animated poison bag." Chelas and lay Chelas in July Theosophist — William Crookes joins the Society — his discoveries — three additional states of matter still to be found by Science — the word "impossible" not in occultist's vocabulary — no man living can make claims on Adepts — their attractions are spiritual not intellectual — Bacon and Aristotle. Spiritual development — the Adepts' standard of greatness — sincere hunger for the truth — the work of the S.P.R. — mesmeric cures — the purity of the psychopathist — his motives — a lock of the hair of an Adept. The Buddhistic speculations of Rhys Davids — unable to understand Esotericism — his definition of "Avalokiteshvara" an absurdity — K.H. explains the term fully — Kwan-shai-yin. The origin of the Christian Trinity, transubstantiation, Immaculate Conception — Buddhism and personal God — the meaning of the interlaced triangles — geometrical synthesis of whole occult doctrine — contains the squaring of the circle — problems of Life and Death — mystery of Evil. The 6 pointed star is the perfect seven — the number 6 — the Macrocosm and Microcosm — the contre of a circle and its circumference — the three Gunas — Jivatma the 7th Principle — Avalokitesvara — The Great Active and The Great Passive — Purusha and Prakriti — "The Perfect Way" — Adonai. Pythagoras and the number 2 — the dual monad in manifestation — the perfect square — the WORD — The Great Deep — Maya — Mulaprakriti the one reality — Mr. Roden Noel — The Unmanifested Circle — Absolute Life non-existent outside the triangle and perfect square — a Gnostic treatise. No amateur can rival the proficient in occult research — the pseudo-Saviours of the world are legion — nothing was ever lost by trying.

Letter No. 60 — "Our doubts are traitors" Chelas of contrary magnetisms during development — partrait by Schmiechen — artist helped by "M."

Letter No. 61 — Mohini — a Chela not a free man — he suffered from the cold — his tour through European countries — Arundales — justice in the Kingsford row — personal spite.

Letter No. 62 — Unfit for practical occultism — immutable laws — an effort to open the intuition — duty, stronger than friendship or love to the Masters — the indestructable cement of the Brotherhood — the delusions of the intellect — cold spiritually blind reason — the path to the occult sciences surrounded with pitfalls. The furies to be conquered and destroyed by the aspirant — the qualities demanded in the disciple -— his freedom for the work — rigidity of the regulations never relaxed — the real reason of the failure of the "Phoenix" newspaper venture — the Ilbert Bill — the working of Karmic Law — contempt for the dark races — no exhibition of psychic or occult powers permitted — the London Lodge and Anna Kingsford — A.P.S. finds H.S.O. unfit socially and intellectually for London — treats him and H.P.B. cruelly — M.'s natural brusqueness — carelessness — A.P.S. not unjustly treated — his spite against A.K. Unjust suspicion of H.P.B. and H.S.O. — Mohini and Mrs. Gebhard; H.S.O. accused by A.P.S. of falsehood, slander, etc. — Olcott's work gives good results — suspicion — occult truth must be found in the soul — Mrs. H. an excellent but untrained clairvoyant; A.P.S. attempts to defy occult laws and gets hurt — intellect alone not all-powerful — A.P.S. asked to be present and speak at meeting.

Letter No. 63 — The publication of these letters — the questions involved — the real vital errors in Esoteric Buddhism and Man — much made purposely obscure in the letters — they were not written for publication or public comment — neither K.H. or M. would ever consent to the letters being published. Would-be Chelas and dangers of probation.

Letter No. 64 — The mysteries of Chelaship — the uncharted ocean of occultism — necessity of full confidence in the Adepts — beware of a prejudiced mind — occult laws often seem cruel amid unjust. Cataclysms are necessary — unselfishness physical and spiritual — vanity and conceit more serious when harboured in the higher principles — the shield of the disciple — the mass of human sin and frailty gathered into one period of the life of a Chela. Selfishness in inner aspirations — the Lord Buddha. The Chela must not judge on mere appearances.

Letter No. 65 — A. Gebhard's accusation — failure amid success — distressing incidents — the attempt to open the eyes of the world fails — the conspiracy of the Missionaries against theosophy — "Christ or the Founders" — the S.P.R. and Mr. Hodgson. Mr. Lane Fox and the T.S. — Chelas detest European Theosophists — the end of projected occult instructions — the refusal of Europeans to receive instruction through Damodar and Subba Row — Damodar goes to Thibet — Subba Row suspected — Count St. Germain and Cagliostro — current ideas of the Masters and laws of occultism inaccurate — K.H.'s western education — Sir C. Grandison — western etiquette and Thibetan customs. Accused of plagiarism — the dictionary of Pai-Wouen-Yen-Fu — works of reference — Kiddle incident — "Lal Singh" a nom de plume — not always infallible Mahatmas — knowledge of occult forces the fruit of generations of research — occultists risk their lives — magic and superstition. The teaching of Devachan criticised — the keys of Life and Death — crisis in T.S. a question of perdition or salvation to thousands — progress or retrogression of human race — doubts and foul suspicions beset the neophyte — the old Masonic Lodges — tests of courage, etc. — psychological and other tests — Raj-yog tests — develop every germ of good and bad. The rule inflexible, no-one escapes — few Europeans have stood the test — failure in Europe with few exceptions — henceforth neutrality of T.S. in occult teaching to be enforced — instruction will be given only to individuals from individuals — teachings given must be under pledge of secrecy — T.S. not to be held responsible or compromised by phenomena — the ship is sinking — its precious cargo desecrated by profane handling.

Letter No. 66 — Common post used instead of H.P.B. — Sinnett's relations with H.P.B. — necessary to watch himself — correspondence may have to be broken — uncharitable spirit — narrow sympathies — the crisis fanned from Tchigadze — A.P.S. laughs at probation — the guardians of occult knowledge — M. and K.H. the only Brothers in favour of disseminating their knowledge. H.P.B. sometimes dangerous — the best agent available — letters will cease at her death — "our ways not your ways" — H.P.B. complains of A.P.S. to her Master — A.P.S. resents the personal wishes of the Masters. His pride must be protected at all costs — dugpas and psychic shocks — pride and egotism — A.P.S. denies applying to be accepted as a Chela; H.P.B. and H.S.O. not perfect — adversity discovers the real man — karma of the group — sinking the personality — higher instruction only given to the true Theosophist.

Letter No. 67 — K.H. to H.S. Olcott. Ordered home — the state of India — agitations — Bishenlal's attempt to cross the Himalayas — the Kingsford Maitland party. Dugpas provoke his vanity — three cases of insanity among lay Chelas — few men know themselves — the ordeal of crude Chelaship.

Letter No. 68 — Discipline of family life — conquest of self — spiritual progress the most important.

Letter No. 69 — The terms Brahma — Pitri — Devalokas defined — Nirvana — Devachan — real knowledge a spiritual state — absolute light and darkness.

Letter No. 70 — The probation of A.P.S.

Letter No. 71 — M.'s "tobacco-machine" — clouds on the horizon.

Letter No. 72 — Chelas never guided. Taught by experience.

Letter No. 73 — Bad feeling against K.H.

Letter No. 74 — No-one cares for real objects of the Society — personal devotion only — "M." erases a part of one of his letters.

Letter No. 75 — A.P.S. accuses H.P.B. unjustly.

Letter No. 76 — Subba Row and Chela training — initiated Brahmin and Hume — the Genius of Pride.

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Section 4: The Phoenix Venture and the Condition of India

Letter No. 77 — Colonel Gordon — a Howrah Branch — Eclectic — K.H. not born for diplomacy and intrigue. Funds for the "Phoenix" — K.H. loses some of his optimism — women as angels or furies.

Letter No. 78 — The Chohan's views on the "Phoenix" project — the journal desirable — effort must be made by outsiders — Masters not separated from the world of action as long as T.S. exists. May effect the destiny of a nation — questions of capital and finance — personal remuneration — control of the journal. Sir Ashley Eden — a Sinking Fund — the Nizam — Holkar — Benares — Baroda. Questions of management — Hume and dugpas.

Letter No. 79 — K.H. no business man — Mr. Dare — the Brotherhood will help the enterprise — the attractions of India to the mystic — A.P.S. wrong in acting for K.H.'s sake — good actions bring own reward — a new cycle begins.

Letter No. 80 — Chance a squinting jade — Hume delineates the true character of the Brothers — A.P.S. advised to act on his own judgment.

Letter No. 81 — The condition of the people of India. Govindan Lal — Olcott sees Baroda and Holkar — little patriotism — rekindling the beacon of Aryan occultism — the task of the T.S. impeded by would-be Chelas — the breath of the world's furnaces. The Masters first duty of gaining knowledge — English prejudices — Massey — "Ski" — and the Scotch Brother — M. sends glove by occult means — Dr. and Mrs. Billing — a bogus spook — a false "Ski." "Suppressio veri suggestis falsi" — the Masters judge men by their motives — no respect for the world's standards.

Letter No. 82 — Le quart d'heure de Rabelais — the crisis in the affairs of the "Phoenix" — Sinnett's choice — asked to oppose the work of the Masters apparently — the Bengal Rent Bill — European notions of right and wrong receive a shock — occult antidotes — the Jesuitical "end justifies the means" — the words of the Lord Buddha — K.H. explains the situation — "Phoenix" to oppose the Bengal Rent Bill. In the event of refusal a new editor to be found — the Zemindars — Lord Cornwallis. The issues at stake — the future of the "Phoenix" and future relationship of A.P.S. with K.H. — bringing the national boil to a head — Lord Cornwallis's mistake — Mussulman ruler and East India Company. The Ryots — the Chohan in India — perpetual agreement — the real aim of Lord Ripon's reforms — not meant for India. Protestant England aimed at — the invisible coils of Rome — the pledges of the Government — Khirajee land — Mussulman laws — spirit of Khiraj and Ooshr. The brightest jewel in the crown of England — the Chohan and K.H. — the real Viceroy of India — not at Simla but at Rome — "Esoteric Buddhism" correct, if incomplete. Obscurations — inner and outer rounds — Massey concludes the Masters have no God — each man's God within himself.

Letter No. 83 — K.H. gives A.P.S. his freedom of choice — success of "Phoenix" doubtful — A.P.S. must take his own responsibility. Misunderstands law of Karma — the strong feelings in the national soul. The good of humanity the only consideration of the Chela — personal feelings and reputation not considered — the financial prospects of the "Phoenix." Black clouds on the political sky — further correspondence permitted to H.P.B. — the eighth sphere mystery.

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Section 5: The London Lodge of The Theosophical Society

Letter No. 84 — Paralytic calm of the L.L. — C. C. Massey — Anma Kingsford — Olcott's visit; Mohini a Chela.

Letter No. 85 — Addressed to members of the L.L. A.K. to remain President of L.L. — the Chohan's wish — A.K.'s personal predilections of no consequence — dissemination of truth — Hermetic Philosophy. The boundless ocean of Truth — three centres of the occult Brotherhood — H.P.B. and Subba Row pupils of the same Master — the Chaldean Mage — West requires different presentation of occult sciences to the East — the amelioration of man's condition the object — Truth has no ear-mark; A. Kingsford and Sinnett opposite poles — both necessary for T.S. in England — A.K.'s presentation better adapted to Christian ears — her strife against anti-vivisection — the teaching of Northern Buddhist Schools. More caution necessary in exposition of secret teachings — wise toleration of differing opinions and beliefs in Indian T.S. — harmonious discord — the key note in Nature — A.K. loyal to Truth — "return good for good, for evil — justice"; A.K. and A.P.S. expectcd to work on parallel lines — agree to disagree in details.

Letter No. 86 — A.K.'s apologetic letter to H.P.B. — L.L. a tail for her to wag — her anti-vivisection and vegetarianism win over the Chohan — personal vanity — letter contains an occult influence — to be read at a General Meeting. Devachan — Nirvana — the Ego — space is infinity itself — the relation of the number of incarnations to the cleverness of an individual — Darwin's law of heredity. The condition of C.C.M. — Charles Bradlaugh not immoral — Mrs. Besant — the "Fruits of Philosophy" pernicious — the fruits of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Letter No. 87 — The postponement of L.L. election — the question of personal loyalty and authority of names. Gravest evil neutralised by hastening a crisis — oppression of a priest-ridden world — psychic growth accompanies individual effort — Massey — Ward — Kingsford — A.K.'s mistrust of appeals to authority. Too much talk of the Masters — disloyalty to principles of the Society would not be tolerated — usefulness of a Lodge — largely depends on President and Secretary.

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Section 6: Spiritualism and Phenomena

Letter No. 88 — Magnetic conditions necessary for test phenomena.

Letter No. 89 — Objections to spiritualistic phenomena and mediums. Occult science the extinguisher of superstitions — K.H. arranges to appear to the medium Eglinton on the "Vega" — his reasons.

Letter No. 90 — From Stainton Moses to Sinnett. S.M. is puzzled — says Brothers are mistaken in regard to him. His guide Imperator — documentary evidence of communication, etc. — Imperator knows nothing of the Lodge or Brotherhood. S.M.'s guide his own sixth principle — finds spiritualism and occultism incompatible. Comment by K.H. What is a "Brother"? — can be ignorant of many things — not so with an omniscient Planetary Spirit — Russian child medium — Jesus and John the Baptist — Jesus a spiritual abstraction — Mrs. Kingsford converses with "God" — receives a written communication from a dog.

Letter No. 91a, Letter No. 91b — C. C. Massey — Mrs. Billing.

Letter No. 92 — Actions of Founders and Chelas not controlled by the Masters — Hurrychund — Wimbridge — Mrs. Billing a medium. Materialization phenomena — truth rarely wanted — a loyal Theosophist — phenomena the playthings of the tyro — the Masters offer their knowledge to be accepted or rejected on its merits — "Ski" used as a mouthpiece by the Brothers. H.P.B. asks an exception for C.C.M. — "Ski" a medium for 20 years — her phenomena pass the most crucial tests — several false "Skis." An occult forger.

Letter No. 93 — Mediums and Spooks permitted to personate the Brothers — and forge their hand-writing. K.H.'s explanation of the Kiddle incident — "M. A. Oxon" — K.H. accused of plagiarism — the Banner of Light. Woman a calamity in the fifth race. K.H. dictates a letter mentally — psychic chemistry — precipitation by a young Chela-American Spiritualists — experiments of S.P.R. in "mental telegraphy." The modus operandi of precipitation — psychic printing machine. The medium and the Chela diametrically dissimilar — discrepancy in "Occult World" — H.P.B. denies that K.H.'s first letter was written by himself. K.H. born into a new and higher light — Oniniscience and infallible prevision exist but for the highest Chohans — the restored version of page 39 Occult World — Spiritualists and Spiritualism — the Rosetta Stone of the Kiddle incident. The Kiddlites and the Koothumites — an Adept does not cease to be a man — ignorant surmise and personal insult — distrust and prejudice contagious — A.K. invokes K.H. in trance. She takes a fruitless ramble through space — K.H. unaware of search — move in different astral circles — too haughty and imperious — Mrs. Gebhard a genuine sterling nature — K.H. en route for Madras, Singapore and Burma — H.P.B. not in disgrace. Subba Row's writings.

Letter No. 94 — Kiddle incident — poking fun at Occult Science.

Letter No. 95 — Preparation and training of Eglinton — the "Vega experiment" — bigotry and blindness of the Spiritualists — professional mediums — Hume has great possibilities in front of him — reviewing The Perfect Way — attracting the Chohan's attention and its significance.

Letter No. 96 — M. smokes his pipe — Piccadilly spooks — phenomena — Karma of the spiritualists — M. prefers Eglinton's clairvoyance to Mrs. Kingsford's.

Letter No. 97 — The defects of young disciples — few true to original programme.

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Section 7: Miscellaneous Letters

Letter No. 98 — K.H.'s comments on a letter of Hume's — the people of Tibet untainted by vices of civilization — A.O.H. a friend of perishing humanity — General Schoolmaster for Tibet — the Adept the freest of men.

Letter No. 99 — From A. O. Hume to K.H. Says K.H. does not understand him — Russia and Tibet. Advocates repeated phenomena — H. S. Olcott — Jesuit organisation — blind obedience.

Letter No. 100 — Hume thinks of going to Tibet — insane plan — the Chohans against him — dangers of every step.

Letter No. 101 — "Blessed is he who knows and appreciates Koothoomi."

Letter No. 102 — "Ou tout ou rien."

Letter No. 103 — Chelas neglect orders — Maharajah of Kashmir.

Letter No. 104 — Hume annoys K.H. — New Year Festivals in Tibet — K.H. goes on a journey — M. takes his place — "the Disinherited."

Letter No. 105 — Hume accuses the Masters of being liars — H.P.B. quarrels with D.K. — "K.H. no gentleman"; Hume's infallibility.

Letter No. 106 — Measures for protecting Tibet — the priestly King.

Letter No. 107 — H.P.B.'s ill-health — mental anxiety.

Letter No. 108 — A Ladakee Chela.

Letter No. 109 — K.H. and a seance.

Letter No. 110 — Dharbagiri Nath — the best punishment for an accepted Chela — dodging the Masters' eye — young Chelas — Hume's articles; H.P.B. not safe in Sikkim — a Chela's indiscretion.

Letter No. 111 — K.H.'s two Chelas to A.P.S.

Letter No. 112 — Colonel Chesney's letter to K.H. — Fern a humbug — endeavours to test the Masters — lay Chelas — Hume alienates the Chohan and M.; W. Oxley.

Letter No. 113 — Funny notions about honour — Fern hallucinated — Fern's trap for M.

Letter No. 114 — Zenana women of India.

Letter No. 115 — A.P.S. advised to act on his own judgment — Occult influences.

Letter No. 116 — K.H.'s disgust with Hume.

Letter No. 117 — Mohini.

Letter No. 118 — Fraudulent intrusion. Children's diseases — K.H. sends a lock of his hair.

Letter No. 119 — Newspaper cutting and K.H.'s comment.

Letter No. 120 — Action of hatred.

Letter No. 121 — The Occult World presented to the Chohan's notice.

Letter No. 122 — Eglington at Calcutta.

Letter No. 123 — K.H.'s difficulties.

Letter No. 124 — A.P.S. asked to find three coloured pebbles in Venice.

Letter No. 125 — K.H. issues a denial of the claims of W. Oxley medium. He never conversed with K.H. — three secret words.

Letter No. 126 — A Post Office address in N.W. Provinces.

Letter No. 127 — Extracts from letters to A.P.S. and A.O.H. — 6th and 7th principles never were within man — Anaxagoras — the "Nous" — Pythagoras the permanent and impermanent — words of Buddha — lucidity — too much sugar in diet — method of developing lucidity.

Letter No. 128 — Telegram announcing Damodar's departure.

Letter No. 129 — Telegram re Damodar.

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Appendix 1

Letter No. 130 --From T. Subba Row. States the conditions on which he will give A.P.S. instruction in Occult Science — wavering state of mind fatal.

Letter No. 131 — From T. Subba Row. Sinnett gives qualified consent — impossible to give him practical instruction — rules inflexible — the sacrifices demanded by Occult Science — acquisition of psychic powers not the object of occult training — they alone will never secure immortality. The true aim of Occult Science — prepared to give theoretical instruction only.

Letter No. 132 — T. Subba Row — the Rishi M.'s system of training — the first three initiations; K.H.'s comment.

Letter No. 133 — From H.P.B. Warns A.P.S. of self-deception — discusses his attitude to K.H.'s letter — "Olcott behaved like an ass" — why the Masters liked Olcott. The S.P.R. and its bugbear Theosophy.

Letter No. 134 — A dictated letter from M. All Theosophists endeavour to correspond with him — do not deserve such privilege. What is expected of them — thousands of Fakirs, Sannyasis, etc., have never seen or heard of them — they are on the path of error — bad physical magnetic emanations not insurmountable — faith in God and Gods attract the worst influences — the Chohans of darkness preside at Pralayas. All is contrast in the Universe — the Gods of the bigoted Hindus, Christians, and Mohammedans — the work of the Red-caps — Brothers can prolong life but cannot destroy death or evil — details about H.P.B.'s identity.

Letter No. 135 — From H.P.B. Explains what she said about seven objective planets and septenary chains.

Letter No. 136 — From H.P.B. Sinnett's invitation to her — reasons for refusing — what she endured — K.H. and M. prepare to work — H.P.B.'s hour of triumph approaches — Sinnett does not know the real H.P.B. Her inner real self imprisoned — prophecies that Sinnett will one day blaspheme against K.H. — their benevolent contempt for H.P.B.

Letter No. 137 — D.K. precipitates a letter phenomenally in H.P.B.'s cabin.

Letter No. 138 — From H.P.B. New battle to be fought — K.H.'s observations on the T.S. — H.P.B. now accused of fraud — Mahatmas dragged before the public — Hodgson's attitude — hopeless situation — happy Damodar — the land of Bliss; Hume wants to save the Society — meeting called — his plans — his suggestions rejected — phenomena must be prohibited. Her physical condition — transmission of letters — Arthur Gebhard — dying people do not tell lies — H.P.B. never a deceiver — explains the methods of occult transmission of letters; H.P.B. "a fraud with excellent qualities" — explains what happened to Gebhard's letter — no fraud; T.S. will live in India but seems doomed in Europe — Hodgson's investigation — the opposition of the Padris — her trials — cannot trust her friends. Propaganda against the Founders — Oakleys advise H.P.B. to resign — pledges herself not to mention the Masters' names — try to deserve personal communication with the Master. Probably her last letter.

Letter No. 139 — From H.P.B. She urges Sinnett to develop his intuition — explains about a letter of K.H. which Sinnett suspected. S. asked not to be ungrateful and not to misunderstand — what H.P.B. saw in K.H.'s aura — Prince's Hall meeting a failure. Chelas take the left-hand path — nearing the end — Gladstone — the Jesuits.

Letter No. 140 — From H.P.B. The Countess a great clairvoyant — H.P.B. describes a vision — K.H. teaches her English — M. sends her back to Europe — parting words of K.H. — she writes Isis Unveiled at K.H.'s dictation — her English. The writing of K.H.'s letters — did he write them himself? — precipitation — either H.P.B. invented the Mahatmas or she did not. The Secret Doctrine — truth will triumph — Hume's lies.

Letter No. 141 — H.P.B. in Sinnett's hands — Mrs. Leadbeater — Gladstone a Roman Catholic. The condition of the T.S. in Europe — India — America — the indestructibility of the Society — the efforts of the dugpas — the T.S. in need of quality and not quantity of members — the two courses before the London Lodge — by their fruits shall ye know them. Worldly society in the L.L. — A.P.S. incapable of perceiving the truth — no inner group consecrated to the truth — the last trial of a Chela. The necessity of spiritual discernment — nothing can kill the London Lodge except passivity — human dirt never sticks. Sinnett urged to develop his intuition.

Letter No. 142a — Memorandum by Damodar. The Theosophical Society considered a religious sect — if based upon universal Brotherhood the occult study should be secret — sacred knowledge should not be vulgarised — unconsciously misleading the public as to management of the Society — the Adepts do not control the Society — admission of members — fees — phenomena hunters.

Letter No. 142b — Comment by K.H. on Damodar's memorandum.

Letter No. 143 — Reply of K.H. to a query of A. P. Sinnett.

Letter No. 144 — A fragment from K.H.

Letter No. 145 — A fragment from K.H.