Volume
XV
E index
Eagle:
John of the Apocalypses and, XI
75 fn.
as symbol of Sun, XI 75 fn.
Eagle
on numerals in a hornblende boulder,
II 192
Earth(s):
astral life of, X 277
Avîchi is this, XII 633, 635
confusion on, X 105-06
as Demeter or Ceres, XI 93-94
divided into 7 zones, XIV 359
divisions of, sublunary sphere, XIV
165 fn.
envisioned by Chela on trial, XIV
165 fn.
every Mayavic condition on, XIV 386
first incarnated men on, XIII 49
fog of vice over surface of, II 399
fourth planet, its role, I 112
higher aspects of, XIV 277
Ialdabaōth is spirit of, XIII 57, 98
an illusive emanation of its prototype,
XIV 243
inferior to Jupiter, X 342
Isis and, XIV 155, 243, 265
Lactantius on, XIII 90
-Life is "outer darkness," XIII 76
magnetic current of, & astral
projection, IV 489
magnetism of, & position in sleep, IV
405
moon &, interchangeable, XI 70 fn.
as mother, III 459
not a sacred planet, X 340
Planetary Spirits and, X 341
pre-adamite, & tanmatras, IV 336
presiding planets and, XIV 201, 332
in Rasa Mandala, XIV 332
seven, in Avesta, IV 525
seven regions of, VII 274-75
sin-laden Astral Light of, XIII 75-76
Slavonian legend about, & the Jews,
XI 361
sphericity & rotation of, denied by
clergy, III 311-12
Spirit of the, X 346; XIII 12
substitute for secret planet, X 340
terrestrial spirit of, not of high grade,
X 341
Vedas on evolution of, I 227
water &, needed for procreation, XIV 243
womb of, & cosmic matrix, VII
227 fn.
worst day of existence is on, VIII 124
See also GIobe(s); Chain, Planetary
Earth-Life:
is Prologue to mystery drama of
higher worlds, V 90
rupa & arupa lokas and, V 90
Earthbound:
elementaries & phenomena, I 286
fiendish revenge of an, soul, I 352
guides, I 270
Khunrath an, elementaries, I 287
Earthquake(s):
accurately predicted by Falb, III 147
et seq.
& other disasters, XI 356
Peruvian cities and, II 333
predicted by astrology, III 199; VI 198
in Sunda Straits, V 199-200 fn.
victims of, VI 140
East:
all temple portals faced, XIV 222
influences Western philosophy, XIV
15-16, 444
Secret Wisdom of the, XIV 46 fn.,
443-53
spiritual hunger for philosophy of the,
XII 308
as symbol, XI 83
teachings of the, allegorical, XIV
45-46, 444
West &, as unlike as day & night, II
406
The East:
on Olcott's curative powers, IV 464
Easter:
VIII 363 (383 fn.)
origin of, XI 70
originally on Vernal Equinox, XIV
137
other cardinal sacred events and, XIV
137
ansated cross and, VII 297
solitary witness to prehistoric
continent, VII 292-93
Eastern:
Esotericism in, Sacred Books, XIV 444
religion on reincarnation, XIV 56
Sadducees at one with, Esotericism,
XIV 181-82
Eastern Orthodox Church:
Councils contradictory, XIV 144-46
did not secede from Apostolic
Church, XIV 125
Filioque of, near
Oriental Esotericism,
IX 360 fn. (388 fn.)
older & purer than Roman, XIV 125
rites of, derived from Chaldeans, XIII
337-38
See also Church Councils; Greek
Orthodox Church;
Eastern
See Esoteric Section
spirit-daughter of, is wedded in
Summerland, II 176 fn.
Eben Shetiyyah (Heb.):
perfect cube, XI 174 (182)
Ebers, Georg Moritz (1837-1898):
Amon-Chnemu and, III 131
as Egyptologist, III 131
Eberty, Gustav:
———— The Stars and the Earth . . .:
how published, IV 284-85
Ebion (fl. 2nd? C.):
Epiphanius on, XIV 151
felt Christ was a man, XIV 151
———— Clementine Homilies:
VIII 183
on Mysteries of Jesus, XIV 162 & fn.
other Clementine literature and, VIII
221-22
rf. to author of, XIV 150
on Secret Doctrine of Jesus, XIV 162
Ebionites:
believed Jesus a man, XIV 150 fn.,
151
earliest Christians, XIV 150 & fn.
Epiphanius laments upon, XIV 151
on Evangel of the, XIV 149-50 & fn.
followers of the Nazarenes, IV 239;
XIV 150
Ecclesiastes:
VII 30 q., 42; XIII 161 q.
cp. with Ecclesiasticus, XIV 319 & fn.
on man & beasts, II 12 (23); VII 17,
258
on search with wisdom, XIV 242
Ecclesiasticism:
H.P.B.'s contempt for, VI 62
Latin, & the Reformation Protestants,
XIV 70
Ecclesiasticus (or Wisdom of Jesus):
VIII 28 fn.; XI 221 (257-58 & fn.);
XIII 101 fn. q.; XIV 46 fn.,
61 & fn. q.
on de Mirville's sources, XIV 319 & fn.
on sun as spirit, XIV 319
bibliog., XI 593
Echo (London):
confused, XI 19-20
Echo (New York):
I 406
organ of Secret Societies, I 390-91
(391-92)
publ. by Sotheran, I 369 fn., 379 fn.
Echod:
the One or Ain-Soph, X 398
Echograph:
foretold invention, XIII 292
Eclectic Theosophical School:
developed about 300 B.C., XIV 305-06
higher doctrines in, II 95
main features, XIV 300, 309
Neo-Platonic ecstasis of, XIV 300-01
penalties for breaking Initiation vows,
XIV 309
Philalethians of the, XIV 27, 308-09
on Planetary Spirits, XIV 300
prototype of the T.S., XIV 305, 308
on Spiritual mediators, XIV 300
teachings of, II 90
Theurgy of, XIV 300, 309
various philosophies taught in, II 88-89
See also Neo-Platonism;
Philaletheian(s)
Eclectics:
of Alexandria, XI 92
Economist:
Armenians, Russians and, II 263-65
Ecstasy:
attained by Neo-Platonists, II 94
Edda:
Odin's Rune-song, IX 264 et seq.
Yggdrasill of, III 460
bibliog., IX 413
See also Kalevala
Eddy Brothers:
apparitions at, during H.P.B.'s stay, I
31-35, 53
H.P.B. defends, I 36 et seq.
biog., 1 461-62
Eddy Homestead:
apport of large stone at, IV 174
Eddy, William:
genuine medium, I 35, 351
phenomena peculiar to, III 15, 28
séances of, VI 290-91
Eden:
fable of, XIII 330
Fall from, VIII 367 (386)
garden of, V 224
garden of, & Hesperos, VIII 18
garden of, as Womb, XII 556-57
good & evil and, VIII 117
or Israēl, XIII 23
pyramid and, XIV 208
traditions based on Himalayan, XIV 90
union with Elohim, XIII 23
See also Genesis
Edge, Henry T. (1867-1946):
personal pupil of H.P.B., XII 499
bio-bibliog., XII
737-46
Edinburgh
Encyclopaedia:
on teachings of Ammonius, XIV 307
Edinburgh Review:
XIII 187 fn.
Edison, Thomas A. (1847-1931):
believed atoms had intelligence, XII
130, 133
criticized as dreamer, XII 133
escaped the rack, II 33
eternity of sound and, II 499 (506)
member of T.S., II 36; XII 130
Olcott sees, about phonograph, I 429
represented by E.H. Johnson, I 430
Editor(s):
as Bashi-Boozooks of Mrs. Grundy's
Army, III 232
cannot please all, V 118 plight of, XI 368-70
Edkins, Rev. Joseph (1823-1905):
on Buddhism, IX 135 et seq., 148
on secret schools in Orient, XII
345-46
Chinese Buddhism:
on Amida-Buddha, XIV 425
Amitabha Yoshi Fo, XIV 426 fn.
on Aphorisms of Lin-tse, XIV 452
on esoteric doctrine of Buddha, XI
345
on "Esoteric Schools" in, XIII
147 fn.; XIV 445, 447-49
Gods as ideas in, XIV 426 fns.
on growth of Buddhism, IX 143-44
Kwan-yin legend, XIV
426
on Metempsychosis in,
XIV 448 & fn.
mistaken ideas in, XIV 445 et seq.,
449-52
on transmigration, IX 147 fn.
Western Paradise of, XIV 448 & fn.
bio-bibliog., IX 413
bibliog., XI 572
Edmonds, Judge John Worth
(1816-1874):
IV 353
eleven million Spiritualists acc. to, I
48
Edmunds, Dr.:
Dialectical Society and, III 234 fn.
Edom:
seven kings of, VIII 144
Education:
J.R. Buchanan's ideas about, VI 46
effects of modern, X 201-03
falls into five classes, VI 47-48
de Gubernatis' views on university, VI
46-47
liberal, a misnomer, VI 46
mother has right to guide, of child, X
83
Edward I (1239-1307):
R. Lully and, I 107 fn.
Edward the Confessor, King (?-1066):
V 252
Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758):
II 159
bio-bibliog., II 528
Eeatzana, (Anjana) King (fl. 650 B.C.):
Buddha's chronology and, V 249
Eeatzana (Itsana) Era: Burmese, V 249
Eck, Sven (1900-1966):
———— Damodar ...:
II 489 fn.
rf. to Vega Phenomena in, III 505
Effluvia:
absorbed by fresh milk, II 399
spook-creating, XII 61
Effort:
no, ever lost, XII 60
Egeria:
cave and, III 465
Egg:
analogy of, & human principles, XII
520-21
Mundane, & Brahma's creation, XIV
241
Mundane, septenary, XIV 198
serpent &, symbol in mounds, II
314-15
See also Auric Egg; Gestation
Egg-Born:
Will-power creates the, XI 489
Eggregores:
giants of Enoch, VI 175, 176
Eginhardus (770?-840):
bio-bibliog., XIII 381
Eglinton, William (1857-1933):
emerging Chhaya and, XII 705
epilepsy and, VII 61
Founders did not meet, in India, IV
83 et seq.
left India at right time, IV 86
phenomena of, genuine, IV 28-30
phenomenon on S.S. Vega, IV xxiii
remarkable medium, VII 320 (334)
test séances with, III 143-46, 488
bio-bibliog., III
503-05
Ego(s):
absolute, IX 135
on Adept's purified, after death, XIV
384 & fn., 386-87
All, same in essence, XII 15
annihilation of, IV 251
antecedent experiences of, XII 17
astral, VI 109
astral, and highest principle in sleep,
III 436
astral double of former incarnation
can affect, XII 712-13
as astral man & animals, I 294-95
capacities of inner, III 437
as Christos & Atman or God, XII 625
conscious individual, not
disintegrated, V 20-21 (48-49)
conscious thinking, & mayavi-rupa, X
220
Devachan and, XII 608-09
distinct from body, XIII 289
dowry from former births, XIV 382
in dreams, X 260
duality of man's, XII 415
earthbound, as shell, VII 229
earthbound, in Devachan, III 295