| 单词 | theosophist |
| 例句 | She tells Weiss that “he’s part hypnotist, part cabalist, a proponent of magnetism, and a theosophist.” Book review: Metaphysical novella ‘The Creator’ by Mynona blurs the boundary between dream and reality 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Today, he is virtually forgotten, though his last name may ring a faint bell: His sister-in-law Annie Besant was a pioneering socialist and prominent theosophist, almost as famous as Helena — “Madame” — Blavatsky herself. Review | What if women ruled the world? A Victorian writer gave it some thought. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Over the decades, Southern California been welcoming to many people: the sickly sun seekers and the weirdly healthy; down-to-earth atheists and the space-voyaging theosophists; the truly innovative and the unrepentantly nutty. Death Valley acid trips and cocktails with Einstein — The SoCal lives of exiled minds 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The intellectuals espousing this scheme were known as theosophists, and they were nearly as mainstream as scientists and philosophers at the time. ‘Edvard Munch: Color in Context’ examines the meanings behind the artist’s bold choices 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z By contrast, Gandhi acquired legal credentials while becoming acquainted with Helena Blavasky, the occultist and founder of the Theosophical Society, and with Annie Besant, another theosophist, with whom Gandhi discussed “the universal brotherhood of humanity.” Gandhi the Imperialist 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z The Indian theosophist would doubtless have little difficulty in answering that question. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z A quarter of a century ago I visited the Théâtre d'art, in Paris; that is, my astral soul did, for in those times I was a confirmed theosophist. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z In the second saloon was the theosophist Colonel Olcott—an odd mixture of philanthropy and humbug—but discussions with him often served to pass the time. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z The world is full of schools of thought, theologians and metaphysicians and professors of academic philosophy, transcendentalists and theosophists and Christian Scientists, who perform such mental monkey-shines continuously before our eyes. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z We find divergent tendencies, according to the spirit of the teaching of distinguished theosophists who were founders of different schools, the followers of which may be compared to Christian monastic orders. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z But also separatists, mystics, and theosophists made their appearance, who were decidedly hostile to the church. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z It is certain that Mr. Browning was a student of the latter “theosophist” par excellence. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z He puts in italics the word not; desirous doubtless to indicate the unworthiness of other theosophists. H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal 2011-06-12T02:00:09.327Z The author has naturally the interest of a theosophist in Gnosticism, and approaches the subject accordingly from a point of view different from our own. Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D. 2011-03-04T03:01:05.837Z Averroes was at once a philosopher, a theologian, and a theosophist. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The theosophists now demanded that the reputed cheat and deceiver should be brought before a civil court. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Many theosophists and others, at the present day, teach the doctrine of what they call "intuition." A Critical History of Greek Philosophy Before leaving the Swedish capital a spot of more than passing interest was visited; namely, the garden and summer-house in which Emanuel Swedenborg, philosopher and theosophist, wrote his remarkable works. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia At the home of the prince Tagore I met the renowned Madame Blavatsky, and many Hindoo theosophists. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant The German theosophist Jacob Böhme relates that when Satan was asked to explain the cause of God’s enmity to him and his consequent downfall, he replied: “I wanted to be an author.” Devil Stories An Anthology Mistresses and favourites, Rosicrucians and valets, theosophists and femmes galantes, on the whole got on very well together and agreed surprisingly. German Problems and Personalities The fact that theosophists do not, as a matter of fact, draw these sceptical conclusions, simply means that they are not as clear-headed and logical as Protagoras was. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy I believed firmly that there was a spirit present, but it was not the spirit of the deceased theosophist, rather of a monarch who is very much alive. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War It is true that the Buddhists hold some beliefs in common with theosophists. Elementary Theosophy Strange things in earth and heaven are For the devout theosophist. Punch, or, the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 8, 1890. Only a theosophist could imagine that they would be young girls. The Paliser case Some theosophists have arrived at a certain hostility and indignation towards matter, as the Manichean and Plotinus. Nature I remember that when I heard of one of those theosophist fellows marrying a girl he’d known for a thousand years or so, I roared. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Those who make such assertions may call themselves theosophists, but they have no exclusive right to such a name, which belongs to all seekers of divine wisdom. Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 Volume 1, Number 12 This theosophist makes such full use of the alchemistic symbolism, that we find it wherever we open his writings. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts Then also he is a theosophist, I suppose, or, if not, then by way of becoming one. The Paliser case The Parsees are numerous and influential, and theosophists are not rare. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions Recently an old classmate of mine informed me, with all solemnity, that Eastern thought is now invading the West; and that he himself had become a theosophist! India's Problem, Krishna or Christ When a theosophist absorbs Christianity it is rather as a cannibal absorbs Christian missionaries. What I Saw in America If I say to you: "Be a theosophist or be a Mohammedan," it is probably a dead option, because for you neither hypothesis is likely to be alive. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy But even a theosophist does not expect to be a vast number of people at once. Eugenics and Other Evils Some theosophists claim that during sleep your spirit leaves your body and seeks the astral plane, but I have never seen anything resembling evidence of this. A Dominie in Doubt For all practical purposes this hypothetical deity—for the very existence of Brâhm is only assumed as a working hypothesis by the theosophist—is a nonentity to the worshipper. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ From the spiritualists and the theosophists to the crystal-gazers and the palmists, all these occult practices are, in reality, merely the result of a more or less intensified desire to communicate with the spiritual worlds. Modern Saints and Seers As for Miss Jennie, the youngest, aged sixty-five, she was something of a philosopher, being the community's sole theosophist, and she regarded her sisters' pleasure in their baubles with amusement. Tutors' Lane For Emerson was essentially a prophet and theosophist, and not a man of letters, or creative artist. Four Americans Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman There never fails to be in the world one great theosophist. Mystics and Saints of Islam The Brahman theosophist taught that all souls emanated from Brâhm and must return to their source along the way of metempsychosis. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ Can the theosophists unravel this mystery, or see aught in it that verges upon the mystic philosophy? Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska I had a friend in C. A. Dana, the Assistant-Secretary of War, and another in Colonel Henry Olcott, since known as the theosophist. Memoirs The "Word" written on the stone is the sacred Word, the "lost Word" which Swedenborg said was to be sought for amongst the hierophants of Tartary and Tibet, whom theosophists call the Masters. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution For there is always a theosophist on earth and he is better fitted for the post than the philosopher, as the place of God's Vicar on earth cannot remain unoccupied. Mystics and Saints of Islam Hence in most theosophists, as in all Roman Catholic converts, you find this note of immaturity and monopoly. Seen and Unseen And she had the great advantage in life—so, at least, she considered it—of being a theosophist. The Way of Ambition Sanchoniathon said in another work, that the serpent was immortal, and re-entered into himself; which, according to some ancient theosophists, particularly those of India, was an attribute of the Deity. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry This may be regarded as Dr. Pascal's last public appearance as an active theosophist, for his subsequent prolonged stay in the South of France effected no radical improvement in the state of his health. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution They regarded the theosophist as far superior in every respect to the theologian. Mystics and Saints of Islam Mary isn't far enough on for theosophist yet. The Making of Mary "Yes," returned the theosophist, in her calm chest voice. The Way of Ambition The aim of the theosophists is to attain to Truth, but the Truth is unattainable except through the favor of the Holy Spirit. Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas For the theosophist desire is the master mischief maker. Modern Religious Cults and Movements It is precisely this dangerous side of oriental philosophy which has unhappily attained a much greater189 development and an incomparably more complete success than the elevated moral systems of the chief theosophists of Persia. Mystics and Saints of Islam "But remember we are not all theosophists on the Board." The Making of Mary In such crises she generally sent for Susan Fleet, if the theosophist were within reach. The Way of Ambition The theosophists in their turn produced the symbols of supernatural perfection, and enrolled all susceptible minds and ardent imaginations around dogmata full of love and infinity. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution We are rather, according to the theosophist, to reduce desire to its simplest terms, thereby freeing ourselves from restlessness, above all taking care not to hurt or embitter others. Modern Religious Cults and Movements Helen was a modern girl; she had friends who were spiritualists, friends who were theosophists, friends who were 'high church' and believed in visions of angels. A Dozen Ways Of Love "It's better to believe too much than too little, but you theosophists swallow an awful lot," I say to Belle when she tries to convert me. The Making of Mary "Oh, I don't mean as a theosophist, I mean as a human being." The Way of Ambition The theosophists, the Swedenborgians, disciples of the sublime but obscure Swedenborg, the Saint Martin of Germany, pretended to complete the Gospel, and to transform humanity by overcoming death and the senses. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution During the first year we had a tremendous stimulus in the meetings from the active participation of four of the most prominent theosophists in the country—two of whom are members of the vestry. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine My purpose is merely to show how theosophists quarrel: going back to the days of Anu and Baal and the bronze Image of the Babylonian fire-god: Let them die, but let me live! The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition "Oh God, I wish I were a Christian, or a theosophist, or something, and believed people went on!" he groaned. Captivity The strange far-off oriental words which today scholars discuss, theosophists manipulate, and charlatans employ as catchpennies were common words in the every-day speech of the Hindu people, two or three thousand years ago. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji Let us, for the moment, adopt the policy of the theosophists and sit in consultation apart from our astral bodies. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate It is true also that Buddha at first, like every other Hindu theosophist, sought no salvation for the world around him, but only for himself. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Meanwhile, by analyzing some objections and exposing the dangerous logic of our critic, we may give the theosophists a few more facts connected with the subject under discussion. Five Years of Theosophy Exactly like the earlier theosophists also, Ammonius, the Neo-Platonist, held that the purified soul could perform physical wonders, by the power of Theurgy. New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments If I say to you, "Be a theosophist or be a Mohammedan," it is probably a dead option, because for you neither hypothesis is likely to be alive. The Making of Arguments It is addressed to theosophists, and can only be completely understood in the light of theosophistic doctrines. The Human Machine And later, when, about 300 B.C, Megasthenes was in India, the descendants of those first theosophists are still discussing, albeit in more modern fashion, the questions that lie at the root of all religion. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow But he is unaware of his success, and has no control over the actions of what old writers, and some new theosophists, call his ‘astral body’. Cock Lane and Common-Sense Sinnett, ex-editor of one of the leading Indian newspapers, and, as a theosophist, very unlikely to be prejudiced in favour of Britain. New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments Just say the word,—teetotal, vegetarian, aeronaut, theosophist, superman. The Lost World He is, I take it, a theosophist, or worshipper of the God of knowledge, the highest grade of which is the adept. The Mystery of Cloomber In short, he is a theosophist, only his converse is not with excorporated Mahatmas from Thibet, but with spirits of another grade, whose Superior has been known from very remote antiquity as an Old Serpent. Concerning Animals and Other Matters They were not only dreamy theosophists, but materialists under the disguise of spiritualism. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity He made a number of important discoveries in chemistry, and was unquestionably the first professor in Germany who gave chemical lectures, upon pure principles of affinity, unconnected with the extravagant notions of the theosophists. Thaumaturgia A fellow theosophist once found him hanging from the window pole, but cut him down in the nick of time. Four Years The fourth man may be a theosophist, and only too probably a vegetarian; and I do not see why I should not gratify myself with the fancy that the fifth man is a devil worshiper…. Public Opinion Say rather how dare I be ashamed of the Teutonic theosophist, Jacob Behmen? Biographia Literaria "Are you a theosophist?" asked Phil, gaily, but he listened nevertheless. Castle Craneycrow The discussion that followed ended in a lifelong rupture between my theosophist kinsman and myself. The Hungry Stones and Other Stories In these days he would, no doubt, have been claimed as a theosophist; but his beliefs he had made for, and adapted to, himself—to his vehement, conquering temperament. The Fawn Gloves My purpose is merely to show how theosophists quarrel: going back to the days of Anu and Baal and the bronze image of the Babylonian fire-god: Let them die, but let me live! The Profits of Religion |
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