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INTRODUCTION TO THEOSOPHY: Life Your Great Adventure - Eunice and Felix Layton Theosophy: A Modern Expression of the Wisdom of the Ages - Dr Robert Ellwood * The Basic Ideas of Occult Wisdom - Anna Kennedy Winner Reincarnation Explored - John Algeo The Key to Theosophy, An Abridgement - H. P. Blavatsky (Ed. Joy Mills) The Ageless Wisdom of Life - Clara Codd Basic Theosophy - Geoffrey Hodson Theosophy - What's it All About? - Geoffrey Farthing FURTHER STUDIES:The Key to Theosophy - H.P. Blavatsky Ancient Wisdom, Modern Insight - Shirley Nicholson Life's Deeper Aspects - N. Sri Ram Thought Power - Annie Besant * The Conquest of Illusion - J.J. Van der Leeuw * Exploring the Great Beyond - Geoffrey Farthing ADVANCED STUDIES: 1. THE SECRET DOCTRINEThe Secret Doctrine [facsimile of original 1888 edition. See also other editions, e.g. 1979 edition with introduction by Boris de Zirkoff & abridgement by Elizabeth Preston & Christmas Humphreys] - H.P. Blavatsky Index to The Secret Doctrine - John P. Van Mater Madame Blavatsky on How to Study Theosophy -Robert Bowen The Secret Doctrine - Its Study & Practical Application [booklet available from TS in Australia] Getting Acquainted with The Secret Doctrine [study course available from TS in Australia] - John Algeo Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge of The Theosophical Society - (H.P. Blavatsky) Foundations of Esoteric Philosophy [booklet summarising essential SD & Isis Unveiled teachings] - Ianthe Hoskins The Divine Plan [commentary on The Secret Doctrine] - Geoffrey A. Barborka Man, the Measure of All Things [commentary on the Stanzas of Dzyan - Sri Krishna Prem & in 'Cosmogenesis', The Secret Doctrine] - Sri Madhava Ashish Man, Son of Man [commentary on the Stanzas in 'Anthropogenesis', The Secret Doctrine] - Sri Madhava Ashish Living in Wisdom, Lectures on The Secret Doctrine -Joy Mills Blavatsky's Secret Books - David Reigle and Nancy Reigle * H.P. Blavatsky & The Secret Doctrine -Ed. Virginia Hanson 2. MAHATMA LETTERSThe Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett - Comp. & transcr. by A Trevor Barker, [chronological sequence] arr. & ed. by Vicente Hao Chin, Jr. An Introduction to The Mahatma Letters [study course available from TS in Australia] - Virginia Hanson Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom - Series 1 & 2 - Ed. C. Jinarajadasa The K.H. Letters to C.W. Leadbeater - Ed. C. Jinarajadasa The Mahatmas and Their Letters - Geoffrey A. Barborka Masters and Men - Virginia Hanson 3. OTHERH.P. Blavatsky Collected Writings (Vols 1-15) - H.P. Blavatsky Isis Unveiled - H.P. Blavatsky Isis Unveiled (Abridgement) - H.P. Blavatsky (Abridged M. Gomes) The Fountain Source of Occultism - G. de Purucker Esoteric Writings of T. Subba Row - T. Subba Row Man, God and the Universe - I.K. Taimni Deity, Cosmos and Man, An Outline of Esoteric Science - Geoffrey A. Farthing THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARIES / SANSKRIT:Theosophical Glossary - H. P. Blavatsky Occult Glossary - G. de Purucker Sanskrit Keys to the Wisdom Religion - Judith Tyberg Sanskrit-English Dictionary - Sir M. Monier-Williams Practical Sanskrit Dictionary - Arthur Macdonell The Student's English-Sanskrit Dictionary - Vaman Shivram Apte HISTORY OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY & BIOGRAPHIES:A Short History of The Theosophical Society - Josephine Ransom Old Diary Leaves (6 volumes) - Henry S. Olcott Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement - Sven Eek * The Golden Book of The Theosophical Society - Ed. C. Jinarajadasa The Dawning of the Theosophical Movement - Michael Gomes * How Theosophy Came to Australia and New Zealand - Mary Neff H.P. Blavatsky and the SPR - An Examination of the Hodgson Report of 1885 - Dr Vernon Harrison * Theosophy in the Nineteenth Century, An Annotated Bibliography - Michael Gomes HPB - The Extraordinary Life and Influence Of H.P. Blavatsky - Sylvia Cranston When Daylight Comes (biography of H.P. Blavatsky) - Howard Murphet * Reminiscences of HPB - Countess Wachtmeister The Esoteric World of Madame Blavatsky - Daniel Caldwell Yankee Beacon of Buddhist Light (formerly Hammer On the Mountain) - biography of H.S. Olcott - Howard Murphet The White Buddhist (H.S. Olcott's adult life) - Stephen Prothero Annie Besant: An Autobiography - Annie Besant REINCARNATION AND KARMA:* Reincarnation Explored - John Algeo Reincarnation, Fact or Fallacy? - Geoffrey Hodson Reincarnation - An East West Anthology - Joseph Head & Sylvia Cranston Reincarnation - The Phoenix Fire Mystery - Joseph Head & Sylvia Cranston Reincarnation - A New Horizon in Religion and Society - Sylvia Cranston & Carey Williams Experiencing Reincarnation - James Perkins Reincarnation in Christianity - Geddes MacGregor Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation - Ian Stevenson Karma and Rebirth - Christmas Humphreys Karma: Rhythmic Return to Harmony - Ed. Virginia Hanson, Rosemarie Stewart & Shirley Nicholson Karma - Annie Besant The Christening of Karma - Geddes MacGregor DEATH AND DYING:Death and After - Annie Besant Life After Death - C.W. Leadbeater Through the Gateway of Death - Geoffrey Hodson After Death Consciousness & Processes (extracts from writings of HPB & her teachers) - G.A. Farthing Through Death to Rebirth James Perkins On Death and Dying Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Transformed by the Light [NDEs] Cherie Sutherland Children of the Light [NDEs - children] Cherie Sutherland Life After Life Raymond Moody MEDITATION:Finding the Quiet Mind Robert Ellwood * Meditation - A Practical Study Adelaide Gardner The Meditative Path - A Gentle Way to Awareness, Concentration and Serenity John Cianciosi Concentration, An Approach to Meditation Ernest Wood * Approaches to Meditation Ed. Virginia Hanson Meditation, its Practice and Results Clara Codd * Concentration and Meditation Christmas Humphreys Thoughts for Aspirants, Vols I & II N. Sri Ram Daily Meditations Katherine Beechey Gifts of the Lotus [daily meditations] Ed. Virginia Hanson A Yoga of Light Geoffrey Hodson THE INNER LIFE:At the Feet of the Master Alcyone (J. Krishnamurti) The Voice of the Silence H.P. Blavatsky The Creative Silence (reflections on The Voice of the Silence) Rohit Mehta Light on the Path Mabel Collins Seek Out the Way (studies on Light on the Path) Rohit Mehta * Entering on the Sacred Way (psychological commentary on Light on the Path) Joy Mills The Way of Wisdom (Reflections on At the Feet of the Master, The Voice of the Silence and Light on the Path) N. Sri Ram Talks on the Path of Occultism, Vols 1-3 Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater (Commentaries on 3 books mentioned in previous entry) The Bhagavad Gita Transl. Annie Besant (other translations also available) Crest-Jewel of Discrimination or Viveka-Chudamani Sri Sankaracarya (various translations) Truth, Beauty and Goodness Radha Burnier Life is For Living Surendra Narayan Finding Deep Joy Robert Ellwood Self Culture (also published as A Way to Self Discovery) I.K. Taimni The Pilgrim Self: Travelling the Path from Life to Life Robert Ellwood The Technique of the Spiritual Life Clara Codd The Spiritual Life Annie Besant The Masters and the Path C.W. Leadbeater Practical Occultism Helena Blavatsky YOGA:An Introduction to Yoga Annie Besant Seven Schools of Yoga Ernest Wood * Initiation into Yoga, An Introduction to the Spiritual Life Sri Krishna Prem The Yoga Tradition, Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice George Feuerstein Yoga Sutras of Patanjali several translations The Flower of Yoga (introductory notes for the study of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali) Ianthe H. Hoskins A Student's Companion to Patanjali Roger Worthington * Practical Yoga (on Patanjali's yoga sutras) Ernest Wood The Science of Yoga (on Patanjali's yoga sutras) I.K. Taimni * Raja Yoga Wallace Slater * The Spiritual Path to Complete Fulfilment (practical course on raja yoga) Philip Harris Yoga and the Teaching of Krishna Ravi Ravindra The Lotus Fire George Arundale Glimpses into the Psychology of Yoga I.K. Taimni WORLD RELIGIONS:Seven Great Religions - Annie Besant The Essential Unity of All Religions - Bhagavan Das * Many People, Many Faiths - Robert Ellwood The Buddhist Catechism - Henry Olcott The Buddhism of H.P. Blavatsky - Comp. H.J. Spierenburg Exploring Buddhism - Christmas Humphreys A Western Approach to Zen - Christmas Humphreys Esoteric Christianity - Annie Besant The Cross and the Grail (esoteric Christianity) - Robert Ellwood The New Testament Commentaries of H.P. Blavatsky - Comp. H.J. Spierenburg The Hidden Wisdom in the Holy Bible (4 volumes) - Geoffrey Hodson * The Gospels as a Mandala of Wisdom - Geddes MacGregor The Hidden Gospel: Decoding the Spiritual Message Of the Aramaic Jesus - Neil Douglas-Klotz Heart of the Koran - Lex Hixon Judaism - Jay Williams The Veda Commentaries of H.P. Blavatsky - Comp. H.J. Spierenburg * The Glorious Presence (on Vedanta) - Ernest Wood MYTHOLOGY:The Concealed Wisdom in World Mythology - Geoffrey Hodson The Politics of Myth [on Jung, Eliade & Campbell] - Robert Ellwood The Hero With a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell * Dreamtime Moon [Aboriginal Myths of the Moon] - Charles Hulley Before Time Began [Australian Aboriginal myths] - Charles Mountford Myths to Live By - Joseph Campbell The Hero Within - Carol Pearson Myths, Dreams and Mysteries - Mircea Eliade Man and His Symbols - Carl G. Jung The Myths of Our Lives [study guide available from TS in Australia] - Joy Mills PHILOSOPHY:The Perennial Philosophy - Aldous Huxley Commentaries on Living, series 1, 2 & 3 - Jiddu Krishnamurti SCIENCE:* Intelligence Came First - Lester Smith Music of the Mind - Darryl Reanney Feelings - Charles Birch The Turning Point - Fritjof Capra * The Spirit of Science - Ed. David Lorimer Science, Order and Creativity - David Bohm and F. David Peat The Rebirth of Nature - Rupert Sheldrake The Mind of God - Paul Davies The Cosmic Blueprint - Paul Davies Quantum Questions: Mystical Writings of the World's Great Scientists - Ken Wilber * Dialogues with Sages and Scientists - Renee Weber The Universe Story - Brian Swimme & Thomas Berry * The Mathematics of the Cosmic Mind - L. Gordon Plummer * Belonging to the Universe - Fritjof Capra & David Steindtl-Rast Looking in, Seeing Out - Menas & Thalia Kafatos The Conscious Universe - Menas Kafatos & Robert Nadeau * Science and the Sacred - Ravi Ravindra ECOLOGY:Gaia's Hidden Life: The Unseen Intelligence Of Nature - Shirley Nicholson & Brenda Rosen The Web of Life - Fritjof Capra * Healing Gaia: Practical Medicine for the Planet - James Lovelock The Rebirth of Nature - Rupert Sheldrake * A Sacred Place to Dwell - Henryk Skolimowski Other Ways of Knowing: Recharting Our Future with Ageless Wisdom - J. Broomfield Deep Ecology for the Twenty-First Century - G. Sessions * The Death of Nature: Women, Equality and the Scientific Revolution - C. Merchant The Personal Aura - Dora Kunz Man, Visible and Invisible - C.W. Leadbeater The Etheric Body of Man - Laurence J. Bendit & Phoebe D. Bendit The Chakras - C.W. Leadbeater The Chakras & The Human Energy Fields - Shafica Karagulla & Dora Kunz * Spiritual Aspects of the Healing Arts - Dora Kunz * The Mystery of Healing - Theosophical Research Centre Music, Physician for Times to Come - Comp. Don Campbell Therapeutic Touch - Dolores Krieger The Psychic Sense - Phoebe D. Payne & Laurence J. Bendit Thought Forms - Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater ANGELIC KINGDOM:The Kingdom of the Gods - Geoffrey Hodson * The Brotherhood of Angels and Men - Geoffrey Hodson Regents of the Seven Spheres - H.K. Challoner Fairies at Work and Play - Geoffrey Hodson The Real World of Fairies - Dora Van Gelder (Kunz) ARTThe Yoga of Beauty (booklet) - Laurence J. Bendit * The Spiritual Image in Modern Art - Kathleen Regier * Art as Will and Idea - C. Jinarajadasa Drawing the Light from Within: Keys to Awaken Your Creative Power - Judith Cornell Nicholas Roerich, The Life & Art of a Russian Master - Jacqueline Decter Mandalas: Luminous Symbols for Healing - Judith Cornell * The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985 - Ed. Maurice Tuchman THE WORK OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY:Human Regeneration - Radha Burnier To Form a Nucleus - Hugh Shearman The Hidden Side of Lodge Meetings - C.W. Leadbeater Principles of Theosophical Work - I.K. Taimni Theosophy as the Masters See It - Clara Codd Adyar: The International Headquarters of the TS - various contributors BOOKS FOR CHILDREN:The following web site includes an extensive children's booklist by various categories:
Titles listed on the site have been selected not only for their literary and artistic quality but also for their universality and contribution to emotional, intellectual and spiritual growth. THEOSOPHICAL RESEARCH AND STUDY AIDS: CAMPBELL THEOSOPHICAL RESEARCH LIBRARY:See the Campbell Library page OTHER ONLINE THEOSOPHICAL BOOKS, JOURNALS & ARTICLES:(These take you away from this site)
LENDING LIBRARIES AT Adelaide Lodge Library: 08 8223 4877 Adyar Library, Sydney: 02 9267 6807 Brisbane Lodge Library: 07 3839 1453 Canberra Branch Library: 02 6288 7656 Gold Coast Lodge Library: 07 3376 6768 / 07 5533 5211 Hobart Branch Library: 03 6231 4454 Launceston Lodge Library: 03 6383 4722 Melbourne Lodge Library: 03 9654 6380 Newcastle Lodge Library: 02 4966 0126 Perth Branch Library: 08 9328 8104 STUDY GUIDES:The National Headquarters of The Theosophical Society in Australia has a range of reasonably priced study guides available for purchase . These are suitable for private or group study. A list of available courses can be obtained from a Resource Catalogue at Australian TS centres, or contact: Tel: 02 9264 7056 Email: tshq@austheos.org.au Also see the Study Courses page, |
