Torsten Wasastjerna - When Nature Sleeps, the Spirit Watches
What Does Theosophy Say About Ghosts?
By Stephen Reedy
Many worldviews across the globe address the strange phenomenon of ghosts, but few, if any, get as specific as the esoteric paradigm known as Theosophy.
Founded by Russian mystic Helena Blavatsky in the mid-1800s, Theosophy aimed to uncover and summarize the current flowing beneath the world’s religions, sciences, and philosophies. Heavily influenced by ideas of Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism, Blavatsky’s books and essays aimed to explain the nature of the universe, the evolution of mankind, and the many mysteries that pop up along the way.
When approaching the subject of the spooky, Blavatsky reminds us that believing in imperceptible intelligences is not so unusual—the universe, our planet, and our human vehicles are comprised of all kinds of unseen forces that operate with seeming volition, even if they are not exactly alive. Along these lines, Theosophy claims that people are made of various layers of energy, ranging from ultra-subtle to almost-material...
Subscribe to the New PRS Journal to read on...
Founded by Russian mystic Helena Blavatsky in the mid-1800s, Theosophy aimed to uncover and summarize the current flowing beneath the world’s religions, sciences, and philosophies. Heavily influenced by ideas of Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism, Blavatsky’s books and essays aimed to explain the nature of the universe, the evolution of mankind, and the many mysteries that pop up along the way.
When approaching the subject of the spooky, Blavatsky reminds us that believing in imperceptible intelligences is not so unusual—the universe, our planet, and our human vehicles are comprised of all kinds of unseen forces that operate with seeming volition, even if they are not exactly alive. Along these lines, Theosophy claims that people are made of various layers of energy, ranging from ultra-subtle to almost-material...
Subscribe to the New PRS Journal to read on...
Nothing comes from nothing. Manly Hall’s vision for the All-Seeing Eye was entirely supported by contributions from its readers who paid for their subscription with gifts made according to their means. Manly Hall wrote,
“This magazine is published and distributed privately to those who make possible with their financial support its publication. The magazine cannot be bought and has no fixed value. Like all of the ancient teachings which it seeks to promulgate, it has no comparative value, but the students must support it for its own intrinsic merit.”
