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Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. Here she writes about the qualifications of being a disciple, what an aspirant can expect, and what types of behavior their teacher may expect of them, as well as why we shouldn't judge other aspirants as not being worthy of having a teacher and what is to be gained by the whole process.

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist, and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. This piece by her is a short, basic introduction to occultism through the eyes of Theosophy as well as the differences between the Occultist and the Mystic.

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. This particular piece dates to 1910, and she takes a philosophical examination of the mysteries of evil, as she puts it. She explains that there is a necessity for evil to exist, that it serves certain purposes, which she goes into detail about.

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. This is a lecture of hers from 1913, where she speaks about universal consciousness, spiritual unfolding and personal psychic progress.

More than 40 years prior to Bill Wilson creating the organization known as Alcoholics Anonymous, in 1892 noted spiritual author Annie Besant gave a lecture on the subject of alcoholism (published later that same year) and referred to drinking alcohol as "the alcoholic disease"! She, of course, approached the subject from a theosophical and thus spiritual standpoint. She briefly described her own history with alcohol as well as the physical and spiritual effects it has on the individual.

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent theosophist, and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various theosophical publications of her day. This piece by her, from 1912, is a short, basic introduction to mysticism through the eyes of theosophy. She writes about mysticism within Christianity and the Western Mystery Tradition in general. It's also interesting to note that she mentions the Illuminati in this piece, but in a philosophical rather than historical context, which is unusual for the time period.

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. This piece by her is a short lecture she gave in 1891, on the topic of Universal Brotherhood, altruism, and their importance to both, the Theosophy movement in general and members of the Theosophical Society, in particular.

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent theosophist, and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various theosophical publications of her day. This particular piece was a lecture she gave in 1893, discussing yoga, consciousness, the Atman, and a multitude of related concepts.

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist, and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. This particular piece dates to 1913, and she's writing about the Ancient Mysteries as compared to the modern religions of the world. She also discusses the Great White Brotherhood, Initiation, the Rosicrucians, Madame Blavatsky, and other related topics.

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist, and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. This particular piece was a lecture delivered to the League of Liberal Christianity at Manchester in May of 1911, regarding a global awakening of consciousness that she felt she was witnessing at the time.

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist, and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. This particular piece, originally published in 1906, is an examination and comparison of the two principle types of yoga in India, the Hatha, for the body and the Raja for the mind.

Annie Besant lo cree personalmente, realmente cree que es posible materializar nuestros deseos, nuestros sueños, nuestras metas por el simple hecho de controlar nuestros pensamientos positivos. Dentro de cada uno de nosotros hay corrientes poderosísimas cuyo empleo correcto significará un avance en lo trascendente. Annie Besant -preclara expositora del ideal teosófico- enseña a través de estas páginas, a utilizar tales energías internas, para bien de uno mismo y de los demás.

This short account of Swami Vivekananda, the Vedantist who brought Hinduism to America, focuses on the years 1893 to 1897. After a famous speech at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, Vivekananda promoted his religious beliefs and practices by lecturing extensively across the United States, teaching and attracting devotees, producing a wealth of publications and tracts on Hinduism, encouraging vegetarianism, writing the first book on yoga to appear in America and so on, for a new and enthusiastic audience.

La fe esotérica es una exploración del misticismo y la espiritualidad que desafía las percepciones convencionales de la religión. Este libro es una puerta de entrada a doctrinas ocultas y prácticas meditativas que revelan las fuerzas ocultas detrás de la existencia humana. Besant ofrece una síntesis única de ciencia, filosofía y fe, invitando al lector a experimentar una transformación interior que ilumine el camino hacia la autorrealización. Descubre cómo La fe esotérica puede abrir nuevas dimensiones de conciencia y ofrecer una comprensión más profunda de la vida.

Publicada en 1921, esta obra de Annie Besant, aborda la idea del "Dharma", un término sánscrito que se refiere al deber, la ley y la moralidad que guían la vida de los individuos y las sociedades. Explica el concepto de Dharma como un principio que varía según la época, el contexto social y las capacidades individuales. Resalta su importancia como guía para una vida recta y justa. Establece una relación entre Dharma y Karma, indicando que el cumplimiento del Dharma lleva a la acumulación de buen Karma, lo cual influye en el ciclo de reencarnación.

Este libro es una ventana a la compleja interacción entre nuestras emociones, el color cambiante de nuestras auras y su impacto en el mundo que nos rodea. A través de un meticuloso estudio apoyado en observaciones clarividentes y fotografías de auras, los autores nos guían por el fascinante universo de las vibraciones pensantes y sus manifestaciones visuales. Un viaje esclarecedor hacia la comprensión de cómo nuestras vibraciones internas, ya sean positivas o negativas, modelan nuestra realidad y la dimensión suprafísica que nos envuelve...

Prominent Theosophists Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater were pioneers in asserting that thoughts are, indeed, things. Originally released in 1901, Thought-Forms is a seminal work on what thoughts “look” like. It had an impact far beyond the circle of its primary audience and greatly influenced leading artists such as Piet Mondrian and Wassily Kandinsky.

The birth of liberation movements in the C19th saw a rise in fighting for the rights of workers. William Morris believed decries the belief “not that Commerce was made for man, but that man was made for Commerce”, with the profit motive that renders all work miserable when “It is right and necessary that all men should have work to do which shall be worth doing, and be of itself pleasant to do; and which should be done under such conditions as would make it neither over-wearisome nor over-anxious.”