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• Maitland, Edward.  Anna Kingsford, Madame Blavatsky and the TheosophistsMore than fifty pages of excerpts from Volume II of Edward Maitland's Anna Kingsford:   Her Life, Letters, Diary and Work, 3rd. edition (edited by Samuel Hopgood Hart), London, John Watkins, 1913.  The first edition of this work was published in 1896.  These reminiscences contain valuable primary sources including transcriptions of several of Madame Blavatsky's letters.

• Massey, C.C.  Madame Blavatsky and Col. Olcott in EnglandReprinted from The Spiritualist (London), January 24, 1879, pp. 41-42.

• Master Koot Hoomi. Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas: Published and Unpublished Mahatma Letters to and about Mrs. Laura C. Holloway. Collected and arranged by Daniel H. Caldwell.

• Master Koot Hoomi.  A Facsimile of a Letter from Master Koot Hoomi to Franz Hartmann. 1884.  Franz Hartmann received this letter at the Headquarters of Theosophical Society (Adyar, Madras, India) on March 22, 1884.

• Master Koot Hoomi.  Letter from Mahatma Koot Hoomi to Miss Francesca Arundale.  Received sometime in  the middle of July 1884.  Only a few excerpts have ever appeared in print.

• Master Koot Hoomi.  A Mahatma Letter to Mrs. Laura C. HollowayA complete transcription of an 1884 letter from KH.

• Master Koot Hoomi.  A Letter from Mahatma Koot Hoomi  to Gustav Gebhard.  1884.  This letter from the Master K.H. was received August 25, 1884 in the house of Gustav and Mary Gebhard of Elberfeld, Germany. This letter has never been published before.

• Master Koot Hoomi.  A Short Letter from Mahatma Koot Hoomi to Mary Gebhard.  This short letter from Master K.H. was addressed to Mary Gebhard of Elberfeld, Germany. In the Letters from H.P. Blavatsky to A.P. Sinnett (London, 1925, No. 184), this epistle is described as "a letter received by Mrs. G. one day in her room about 4 to 5 weeks after" her husband Gustav Gebhard had received his letter from Master K.H.  This letter has never been published before.

• Master Koot Hoomi.  Master K.H. on Concentration and Union with the Higher Self.

• Master Koot Hoomi.  Extracts from Letters of Master K.H.

• Master Koot Hoomi.  Some Commentaries on H.P.B.'s Esoteric Instructions I and II

• Master Koot Hoomi.  The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett  See also The Mahatmas and Their Letters

• Master Koot Hoomi.  The Early Teachings of the Masters (1881-1883)

• Master MoryaA Note from Mahatma Morya to A.P. Sinnett

• Master Morya. Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas: Published and Unpublished Mahatma Letters to and about Mrs. Laura C. Holloway. Collected and arranged by Daniel H. Caldwell.

• Master Morya.  The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett  See also The Mahatmas and Their Letters

• Master Morya. The Early Teachings of the Masters (1881-1883)

Mavalankar, Damodar K.  Letter from Damodar K. Mavalankar to Henry S. OlcottReprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), May 1907, pp. 633-634.

• Mavalankar, Damodar K.  Two Replies by Mr. Damodar K. MavalankarFirst published in Richard Hodgson's "Account of Personal Investigations in India" etc., Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, Volume III, 1885, Appendix IV, pp. 336-337.

• Mavalankar, Damodar K. Memorandum from Damodar K. MavalankarReprinted from the First Report of the Committee of the Society for Psychical Research, Appointed to Investigate the Evidence for Marvellous Phenomena offered by Certain Members of the Theosophical Society, Appendix IX, pp. 87-88, London, 1884.

Mavalankar, Damodar K.  Damodar: The Writings of a Hindu Chela

Mead, G.R.S.  Concerning H.P.B.:  Stray Thoughts on TheosophyFirst published in The Theosophical Review (London), April 15, 1904, pp. 131-144; also reprinted as a pamphlet by the Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar, Madras, India, 1920.  22 pp.

• Mead, G.R.S.  Facts about "The Secret Doctrine".   Reprinted from The Occult Review (London), May 1927, pp. 319-324.

• Milworthy, Esther.  "H. P. B.":  Personal Recollections of Madame Blavatsky1894. The Westminster Gazette (London), December 11, 1894.

• Morgan, Ellen H.  A Defence of Madame Blavatsky's Views and Phenomenal Abilities. Reprinted in The Medium and Daybreak (London), January 4, 1884, pp. 5-6.

• Morgan, H.R. Mr. W.H. Harrison's DelusionsReprinted from the Supplement to The Theosophist, (Adyar, Madras, India) December 1883, p. 29-31.

• Morgan, H.R. Testimony to PhenomenaReprinted from the Supplement to The Theosophist, (Adyar, Madras, India) December 1883, p. 31.

•  Morgan, Ray.  Life After Death in Kamaloka (the Astral World):  H.P. Blavatsky versus C.W. Leadbeater 

• Moses, William Stainton.   The Early Story of The Theosophical Society:  A Chapter of HistoryReprinted from Light (London), July 9, 1892, pp. 330-32; and July 23, 1892, pp. 354-57.

• Muller, Max.  Esoteric Buddhism. Reprinted from The Nineteenth Century (London), May 1893, pp. 767-788.

• Nath, Babajee D.  Statement of Mr. Babajee D. NathFirst published in Richard Hodgson's "Account of Personal Investigations in India" etc., Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, Volume III, 1885, Appendix IV, pp. 329-330.

• Neff, Mary K.  Echoes of the Past:  Master Koot HoomiFirst published in The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India) November 1929, pp. 214-217.

Olcott, Henry S.   Letters of H.S. Olcott to William Stainton Moses.  Published in W.S. Moses' two-part article "The Early Story of The Theosophical Society", Light (London), July 9, 1892, pp. 330-32; and July 23, 1892, pp. 354-57.

• Olcott, Henry S.  Extracts from a Private Letter of Col. Olcott to Damodar K. Mavalankar, Assistant Corresponding Secretary, dated, Simla, October 4, 1880First published as four page circular.  Reprinted under the title "One Day with Madame Blavatsky" in The Times of India (Bombay), October 19, 1880.

• Olcott, Henry S.  The Theosophist Society:   To the Editor of the "Bombay Gazette."  Reprinted from The Bombay Gazette, October 13, 1880.

• Olcott, Henry S.   Letter from Col. Olcott to Mr. H----- X -----This letter from Henry S. Olcott to Allan O. Hume about the Mahatmas is reprinted from A.O. Hume's Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, No. 1, 1882, 2nd Edition, pp. 76-86.

• Olcott, Henry S.  The Himalayan Brothers1882.  Light (London), March 4, 1882.

• Olcott, Henry S.  On Madame Blavatsky and the MahatmasAn extract from Olcott's lecture titled "Theosophy, the Scientific Basis of Religion," delivered at the Town Hall, Calcutta, India, April 5, 1882.  Reprinted from Olcott's Theosophy, Religion and Occult Science, London, George Redway, 1885, pp. 121-124.

• Olcott, Henry S.  Swami Dayanand's Charges.   Reprinted from Extra Supplement to The Theosophist, (Bombay) July, 1882, pp. 1-9.

• Olcott, Henry S. Henry S. Olcott's Deposition to the Society for Psychical Research, 1884. Reprinted from the First Report of the Committee of the Society for Psychical Research, Appointed to Investigate the Evidence for Marvellous Phenomena offered by Certain Members of the Theosophical Society, Appendix I, pp. 34-62, London, 1884.

• Olcott, Henry S.   Mme. Blavatsky Resigns:  A Letter from Col. Olcott on HPB, Hodgson and the T.S.  Reprinted from The New York Times, May 7, 1885, p. 5.

• Olcott, Henry S.  Madame BlavatskyAn extract from Olcott's Presidential Address to the 1885 Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society, Supplement to The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India) January 1886, pp. xxxi-xxxiii.

• Olcott, Henry S.  Theosophy and Its Opponents:  [A Letter by Henry S. Olcott on the Hodgson Report] Reprinted from The Harbinger of Light (Melbourne, Australia), September 1, 1886, pp. 3281-3282.

• Olcott, Henry S.   The Secret DoctrineReprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), January 1889, pp. 247-249.

• Olcott, Henry S.  The First Leaf of T.S. History.   1890.  Reprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), November 1890, pp. 65-70.

• Olcott, Henry S.  The Late Madame Blavatsky:  Her Life as a Theosophist.  1891.  An Interview with Colonel Henry S. Olcott in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia), May 12, 1891.

• Olcott, Henry S.  Theosophical Glossary (A Review.).  1892Reprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), April 1892, pp. 444-45.

• Olcott, Henry S.  Traces of H.P.B.  Reprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India) April 1893, pp. 429-431.

•  Olcott, Henry S.  H.P.B. Wrote Tibetan and MongolianReprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), December, 1899, pp. 178-179.

•  Olcott, Henry S.  Old Diary Leaves.  Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

• Old, Walter R. Mme. Blavatsky and ReincarnationReprinted from The Occult Review (London), February 1914, pp. 111-112.

• Old, Walter R. Madame Blavatsky:  A Personal ReminiscenceReprinted from The Occult Review (London), March 1914, pp. 137-147.

• Padshah, S.J.  The Theosophists and "The Occult World"The Bombay Gazette, August 27, 1881, p. 3.

• Padshah, S.J.  Statement of Mr. S. J. PadshahReprinted from Report of the Result of an Investigation into the Charges against Madame Blavatsky, etc., Madras, India, Theosophical Society, 1885, pp. 69-73.

• Passingham, C.A.  A Tribute from the WestReprinted from Lucifer (London), August 15, 1891, pp. 457-458.

Patterson, George.  The Collapse of Koot Hoomi.  Parts 1 and 2.  Originally published in The Madras Christian College Magazine (Madras, India), September 1884 and October, 1884.

• Patterson, George.   The Blavatsky CorrespondenceReprinted from The Madras Mail,  September 29, 1884, p.  5.

• Patterson, George.  Review of Madame Coulomb's Pamphlet Against Madame BlavatskyReprinted from The Madras Christian College Magazine (Madras, India), January 1885, pp. 551-553.

• Patterson, George.  Mrs. Besant and Madame Blavatsky:  Professor Patterson's ReplyThis letter to the Editor was in reply to a letter by Annie Besant defending Madame Blavatsky.  Reprinted from The Methodist Times (London), October 31, 1889, pp. 1058.

• Patterson, George.  Madame BlavatskyReprinted from The British Weekly (London), May 14, 1891, p. 40]

• Perera, A.  Adoption of Buddhism by a Christian MinisterReprinted from The Madras Mail, December 24, 1884, p. 5.

• Pillai, R. Casava.  How a Hindu of Madras Interviewed a Mahatma at Sikkim. 1885. The Indian Mirror (Calcutta), Vol. XXV, March 3, 1885 and March 7, 1885.

Podmore, Frank.  Madame Blavatsky and The Theosophical SocietyReprinted from Good Words, February 1892, pp. 82-86.

• Podmore, Frank.  "Madame Blavatsky and Theosophy"  Extracted from: Studies in Psychical Research by Frank Podmore.  London: 
                               Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1897.  Chapter VI, pp. 163-194.

• Price, Leslie.   Book Review of Vernon Harrison's H.P. Blavatsky and the SPR.
Reprinted from the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (London), Volume 63, January 1999, pp. 125-127.

• Pryse, James Morgan.  Memorabilia of H.P.B. 1935.   Reprinted from The Canadian Theosophist, March 15, 1935, pp. 1-5.

• Queensberry, Lord.  Personal Immortality.  Reprinted from The Agnostic Journal (London), September 27, 1890, pp. 194-195.

• Rajamiengar, T.C.  Theosophy by T.C. Reprinted from The Indian Mirror (Calcutta, India), September 30, 1884, p. 2.

• Ramaswamier, S.  A Few Remarks Suggested by the Article "The Collapse of Koot Hoomi.". Reprinted from Supplement to The Theosophist, November 1884, pp. 148-9.

• Ramaswamier, S.  Mahatma Morya Appears on BalconyFirst published in Richard Hodgson's "Account of Personal Investigations in India" etc., Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, Volume III, 1885, Appendix VIII, p. 362.

Ramiah, C.  Dreams about Mahatmas Realized [Part I] Supplement to The Theosophist, September, 1884, pp. 125-126.

• Ramiah, C.  Psychological Experiences [Part II]Supplement to The Theosophist, October, 1884, pp. 138-139.

• Read, F.W.  The Evolution of Humanity1893.  Letter to the Editor on the Mars-Mercury Controversy involving Mahatma Letters found in Esoteric Buddhism and The Secret Doctrine.  Reprinted from Light (London), April 8, 1893, p. 168.

• Read, F.W.   The Evolution of Humanity. 1893.  Letter to the Editor in Reply to A.P. Sinnett's Response on the Mars-Mercury Controversy.  Reprinted from Light (London), May 6, 1893, p. 216.

Reigle, David.  Theosophy and BuddhismReprinted from Fohat (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) Spring 2000, pp. 14-17, 22-23.

• Reigle, David.  The Book of Dzyan Research Reports1999.  The Book of Dzyan is the name given by H.P. Blavatsky to the secret source of the stanzas given in her book The Secret Doctrine.  David Reigle's research on the Book of Dzyan attempts to trace its ideas to known sources.  Four of his articles on this subject are now available through Blavatsky Archives Online.  Information is also given on how to order Reigle's new book Blavatsky's Secret Books published by Wizards Bookshelf.

• Roger, John.   Adepts and Adept Writings.   Reprinted from The Theosophical Forum (Point Loma, California), August 1944, pp. 343-348.

• Roy, Parbati Churn.  From Hinduism to Hinduism 1896.  In this extremely rare work Parbati Churn Roy devotes three chapters (pp. 36-58) to his personal reminiscences of H.P.Blavatsky, H.S. Olcott, the Mahatmas and The Theosophical Society.

Ryan, Charles J.  Who Wrote the Mahatma Letters?  Reprinted from The Theosophical Forum (Point Loma, California), October 1936, pp. 253-263.

• Ryan, Charles J.  An Important CorrectionReprinted from The Canadian Theosophist, December 15, 1936, pp. 326-329.

Ryan, Charles J.   H. P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical Movement [complete book]

• Saxon, Elizabeth L.  Madam Blavatsky:  Her Opinions and Her Book1877. The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana) November 4, 1877, p. 12.

• Sen, Norendra Nath.  Theosophy in Calcutta. 1882.  The Indian Mirror (Calcutta), Vol. XXII, April 14, 1882.

• Sen, Norendra Nath.  Theosophy in Calcutta1882.   The Indian Mirror (Calcutta), Vol. XXII, May 2, 1882, p. 2.

• Shankar, Bhavani.  Statement of Mr. Bhavani Shankar [on the Theosophical Mahatmas]. 1885.  First published in Report of the Result of an Investigation into the Charges Against Madame Blavatsky, etc., 1885, pp. 75-80.

• Shankar, Bhavani.   State by Bhavani ShankarPublished in H.P. Blavatsky and Phenomena:   To the Editor of the OCCULT REVIEW by Laura I. FinchReprinted from The Occult Review, June 1927, pp. 404-405. 

• Sidgwick, Eleanor Mildred.  Mr. Eglinton.   Reprinted from the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (London), June 1886, pp. 282-287.

• Sidgwick, Eleanor Mildred.  The Charges Against Mr. Eglinton.  Reprinted from the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (London), November 1886, pp. 467-469.

• Sidgwick, Henry. Impressions of Madame BlavatskyReprinted from Henry Sidgwick:  A Memoir by Arthur Sidgwick and Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick, London, Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1906, pp. 384-385, 405, 410. The excerpts are from Henry Sidgwick's "intermittent journal kept between 1884 and 1892."

• Sidgwick, Henry.  Reply to Mr. Sinnett's Letter.  Reprinted from Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (London), July, 1885, pp. 462-64.

• Siémons, Jean-Louis.  Some Reflections on the Note, by Grigor V. Ananikian, about "The Blavatsky/Tibet and Stanzas of Dzyan Connection."  2001.   A refutation of some of the statements made by G.V. Ananikian on Theosophy and H.P.B. 

Sinnett, A.P.  Occult Phenomena.  1880.  The Pioneer (Allahabad, India), October 27, 1880, p. 4.

• Sinnett, A.P.  "The Brothers" of TheosophyOriginally published in Light (London), December 22, 1883, pp. 557-559.

• Sinnett, A.P.  "The Brothers" of Theosophy.  No. II.   Originally published in Light (London), December 29, 1883, pp. 568-569.

• Sinnett, A.P.   A.P. Sinnett's Deposition to the Society for Psychical Research. 1884Reprinted from an unpublished draft of the First Report of the Committee of the Society for Psychical Research, Appointed to Investigate the Evidence for Marvellous Phenomena offered by Certain Members of the Theosophical Society preserved in the Archives of the Society for Psychical Research.

• Sinnett, A.P.  Letter to the Editor.   1885.  Reprinted from Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (London), July, 1885, pp. 461-62.

• Sinnett, A.P.   The Society for Psychical Research and Madame Blavatsky1885. First published in Light (London), October 17, 1885, p. 489 and reprinted also in 1885 as a four page pamphlet.

• Sinnett, A.P.   Mr. Sinnett's Resignation:   A Letter from A.P. Sinnett1885.  Reprinted from the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (London), October 1885, pp. 86-87.

• Sinnett, A.P.   The Evolution of Humanity. 1893.   Letter to the Editor in Reply to F.W. Read's Letter on the Mars-Mercury Controversy.  Reprinted from Light (London), April 22, 1893, p. 191.

• Sinnett, A.P.  Esoteric Buddhism. (A Reply to Professor Max Muller). First published in The Nineteenth Century (London), June 1893, pp. 1015-1027.

• Sinnett, A.P.   Esoteric TeachingReprinted from The Path (New York), September 1893, pp. 166-172.

• Sinnett, A.P.   “Do the Mahatmas Exist?”  1894.  [Reprinted from Light (London), March 3, 1894, p. 107.]

• Sinnett, A.P.  Statement by A.P. Sinnett.   Published in article titled "Madame Blavatsky's Disciples," Boston Evening Herald, April 27, 1895.

• Sinnett, A.P.  Correspondence  Reprinted from Theosophy (New York), July 1896, pp. 122-123.

• Sinnett, A.P.  Letter from A. P. Sinnett to C. JinarajadasaFirst published in The Story of the Mahatma Letters by C. Jinarajadasa, Adyar, Madras, India, The Theosophical Publishing House, 1946, pp. 24-25.

Sinnett, A.P.  The Occult World (1881 ed.)   [complete book]

Sinnett, A.P.  The Occult World (1888 ed.)  [complete book]

Sinnett, A.P.  Esoteric Buddhism (1883)  [complete book]

Sinnett, A.P.  Incidents in the Life of Madame Blavatsky.  1886 First Edition.  [complete book]

Sinnett, A.P.  Incidents in the Life of Madame Blavatsky.  1913 Revised Edition.  [complete book]

Sinnett, A.P.  The Early Days of Theosophy in Europe   [complete book]

• Sisson, Marina Cesar.  Helena Blavatsky and the Enigma of John KingOriginally published in 1999 in Portuguese.  Translated into English 2001.

• Smith, John.  Statement of the Hon'ble John SmithReprinted from A.O. Hume's Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, No. 1, Calcutta, 1882, 2nd. ed., pp. 97-98.

• Smith, John.  Letter from John Smith to H.P. Blavatsky.  Reprinted from The Theosophist, (Adyar, Madras, India), March 1929, pp. 639-641.

Society for Psychical Research Committee.   First Report of the Committee of the Society for Psychical Research, Appointed to Investigate the Evidence for Marvellous Phenomena offered by Certain Members of the Theosophical Society.
Reprinted from the rare 1884 first edition consisting of 130 pp.  With a new foreword by Leslie Price.

• Society for Psychical Research Committee.   Report of the General Meeting of the SPR on May 29, 1885:  Hodgson's Report on Madame Blavatsky  (Meeting I) 1885.   Reprinted from Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (London) June 1885, pp. 418-424.

• Society for Psychical Research Committee.   Report of the General Meeting of the SPR on June 26, 1885:  Hodgson's Report on Madame Blavatsky (Meeting II) 1885.   Reprinted from Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (London) July 1885, pp. 451-460.

• Some of Her Pupils.  H.P.B.:   In Memory of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky  [complete book]   London:  Theosophical Publishing Society,
                                   1891.   96 pp.

• Sotheran, Charles.  Charles Sotheran on Madame Blavatsky 1876. Reprinted from The Banner of Light (Boston), January 15, 1876, p. 5

Spinks, F. Pierce.   Theosophists: Reunite!   [complete book]

• Sriman Swamy.  News of Damodar [A Letter from Sriman Swamy]  Reprinted from Lucifer (London), Volume 5, September 1889, p. 68.

• Stead, William T.  William  T. Stead on Madame Blavatsky. 1909.  Excerpted from William T. Stead's The M. P. for Russia: Reminiscences & Correspondence of Madame Olga Novikoff, London, A. Melrose, 1909, Volume I, pp. 130-133.

Stokes, H.N.  The "Memory" of Mr. G.R.S. Mead.   Reprinted from The O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.) June 1927, pp. 7-11.

• Stokes, H.N.   Mr. Mead's "Facts about 'The Secret Doctrine.'"   Reprinted from The O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.) August 1927, pp. 7-9.

Stokes, H.N.  William Q. Judge and Katherine A. Tingley:   An Analysis of the Controversy Surrounding W.Q. Judge's Diary Entries about "Promise" and the Dead H.P.B. including Material on the Close Relationship between Mr. Judge and Mrs. Tingley

• Studd, Samuel.   Concerning H.P.B.:   An Examination into the So-called Proofs of Fraud on the Part of Madame Blavatsky.  First published c. 1904 as a pamphlet of 12 pp. by Theosophical Book Depot, Melbourne, Australia.

• Subramania Iyer, S.  PhenomenalReprinted from Supplement to The Theosophist, (Adyar, Madras, India) February 1884, p. 31.

•  Taylor, Richard.  The Source Teachings of TheosophyReprinted from Theosophy World, Oct. 1996.

•  TenBroeck, W. Dallas.  Helena Petrovna Blavatsky 1831-1891:  Chronological Review of Events in Her Life.

•  Theosophy Magazine Editors.  The Theosophical Movement 1875-1925:   A History and a Survey

•  Theosophy Magazine Editors.  The Theosophical Movement:    1875-1950. Revised edition of 1925 ed.

•  Thomas, Margaret.  Theosophy Versus Neo-Theosophy (abridged ed., reprint of Part I only)

•  Thomas, Margaret.  Theosophy Or NeoTheosophy? (reprint of complete, unabridged original edition)

• Unwala, G.N.  Testimony of Mr. G. N. UnwalaFirst published in Richard Hodgson's "Account of Personal Investigations in India, and Discussion of the Authorship of the 'Koot Hoomi' Letters," Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, Volume III, 1885, pp. 338-339.

• Veritas.  The So-Called Esoteric Bosh1884.  The Philosophic Inquirer (Madras, India), September 7, 1884, p. 28.

Wachtmeister, Constance.  Statement by Constance Wachtmeister1886.  First published in The Occult Word (Rochester, New York), July 1886; reprinted in Incidents in the Life of Madame Blavatsky compiled and edited by A.P. Sinnett, 1886, pp. 317-320.

• Wachtmeister, Constance.  The Countess Wachtmeister Defends Blavatsky.   Reprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois) May 5, 1888, p. 6.

• Wachtmeister, Constance.   A New Year's Greeting1891.  Reprinted from The Vahan (London), January 1, 1891, pp. 1-3.

• Wachtmeister, Constance.  At Wurzburg and Ostende. 1891.   First published in Lucifer (London), June 15, 1891, pp. 282-285.  Reprinted in HPB:  In Memory of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky by Some of Her Pupils, 1891, pp. 18-21.

• Wachtmeister, Constance.  Extracts from Countess Wachmeister's Letters as to H.P.B.'s Last Days.  Reprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), May 1929, pp. 124-125.]

• Wachtmeister, Constance.   The Theosophical Society.   1894. Reprinted from The Irish Theosophist (Dublin), June 15, 1894, pp. 127-129.

• Wachtmeister, Constance and others.  Reminiscences of H. P. Blavatsky and "The Secret Doctrine" (1893) [complete book]   London :
                                                             Theosophical Publishing Society ; New York : The Path, 1893

• Weeks, Nicholas.  Theosophy's ShadowA critical look at the claims and teachings of Alice A. Bailey.  This article is a revised and expanded version of one that appeared in the Summer 1997 issue of Fohat, a Theosophical magazine published in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

• Westbrook, R.B.  Reminiscences of Original American TheosophistsReprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois) September 14, 1889, pp. 2, 8.

• Wiggin, Rev. James Henry.  Rosicrucianism in New York.   Reprinted from The Liberal Christian (New York) September 4, 1875, p. 4.

• Wimbridge, Edward.  Theosophists' Differences:   To The Editor of the "Bombay Gazette." Reprinted from The Bombay Gazette, September 15, 1880, p. 2.

• Witte, Count W.S.  Count Witte on Madame Blavatsky
Excerpted from The Memoirs of Count Witte.  Translated from the original Russian manuscript and edited by Abraham Yarmolinsky.  Garden City, N.Y.:  Doubleday, Page & Company, 1921, pp. 4-10.

• Wolff, Hannah.  Madame Blavatsky1891 Reprinted from Two Worlds (Manchester, England) December 11, 1891, pp. 671-672.

• Wyld, George.  George Wyld on Madame Blavatsky   1879. Reprinted from The Spiritualist (London), January 24, 1879, p.  42.

• Wyld, George.  Madame Blavatsky and Her "Theosophical" SocietyReprinted from George Wyld's Notes on My Life, London, Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1903, pp. 71-74.

• Yeats, William Butler.  Interview with Mr. W.B. YeatsFirst published in The Irish Theosophist (Dublin, Ireland) November 15, 1893, pp. 147-149.

Zhelihovsky, Vera P. Blavatsky and the Theosophists.   Translated from the Russian by G.T.  This article in Russian originally appeared in Odesskiy Vestnik, No.123,  June 5, 1884, pp.1-3 and was reprinted in Rebus, No. 28, July 15, 1884,  pp. 263-265 and No. 29, July 22, 1884, pp. 273-275.

• Zhelihovsky, Vera Petrovna de.  Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Reprinted from Lucifer (London), Nov. 15, 1894 - April 15, 1895.

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