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Welcome to the Theosophical Encyclopedia Community Portal

This is a guide to those who are interested in helping this Encyclopedia by either contributing an article, proofreading or checking articles for inaccurate information.

If you contribute any entry or article, you promise that you have written it yourself, or have copied it from a public domain or similar free resource. Please do not submit copyrighted work without permission.

What articles are solicited?

The Encyclopedia contains articles on any subject that has theosophical relevance. The following are examples of areas that may be written about.

• Theosophical terms
  • Used in theosophical literature, especially the classic writings
• Biographies
  • Theosophical personalities
  • Notable people in religions, mysticism, esotericism, philosophy that have relevance to theosophy
• Theosophy in various countries
  • Histories and activities of theosophical groups in any country
• Comparative religion
  • Information on various religions: practices, scriptures, organization, histories
• Esotericism
  • Eastern or western

The length of articles may vary from one paragraph to many paragraphs depending upon the significance of the entry.

How can you submit

Submit your articles in the following manner

• Email your article to theosencyclo@gmail.com
• If it is the first time that you are submitting, please send us also your biodata, containing your full name, postal address, email address, phone number, plus background information about yourself, such as books written, position or membership in the Theosophical Society or other helpful information. Please include also names of two theosophists who know you, including their email or contact addresses or phones.

Guidelines on writing articles