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- 04:09, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+270) . . N Venetian, The (Created page with "The name used to identify one of the Chohans of the Brotherhood of Adepts. According to Charles W. LEADBEATER, he is the Chohan in charge of the third ray (see SEVEN RAYS) and...")
- 04:08, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+35) . . Vegetarianism
- 04:00, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+10,840) . . N Vegetarianism (Created page with "The dietary practice of living solely on vegetables, fruits, grain or nuts, and the avoidance of eating the flesh of animals. The word is derived from the Latin vegetus which...")
- 03:56, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,786) . . N Vedas (Created page with "A large body of hymns, liturgical texts, forest treatises, and philosophic speculations compiled in four collections: ¬g (often written Rig), S€ma, Yajus, and Ath€rva. T...")
- 03:54, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+80) . . N Vedānta (Created page with "See ADVAITA VEDšNTA. © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House, Manila")
- 03:53, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+935) . . N Vasanta Press (Created page with "Shortly after her election to the presidency of the Theosophical Society (TS), Annie Besant realized that the Society needed to print its own literature and in 1909, after equ...") (current)
- 03:52, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Index (→V)
- 03:51, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,162) . . N Vaivasvata Manu (Created page with "In Hindu mythology, Vaivasvata Manu is the 7th Manu of Humanity who is the progenitor of present mankind. The Secret Doctrine states that Vaivasvata is the Root-Manu of the f...")
- 03:50, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+487) . . N Vaiśvānara (Created page with "A Sanskrit word literally meaning “relating to all men” and by extension “omnipresent.” It was the name of one of the sacred fires mentioned in Rig Vedic hymns and, t...")
- 03:48, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+606) . . N Vairājas (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning “those belonging to or derived from [the Vedic god] Vir€j.” The word “Vir€j” means “ruling far and wide” or “sovereign” and is app...")
- 03:46, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+436) . . N Vāhan, The (Created page with "(PUB.). A fortnightly journal founded by Helena P. BLAVATSKY for the British Section. It began as “A Vehicle for Interchange of Theosophical News and Opinions,” and comme...")
- 06:06, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+164) . . V (current)
- 05:45, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+47) . . V
- 05:42, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+184) . . V
- 05:20, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+105) . . V
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- 05:11, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . V
- 04:51, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,217) . . N Vāhan (Created page with "A Hindi word (Sk. v€hana) meaning, among other things, “vehicle.” In early theosophical literature the word is used to refer to the bodies in the septenary human consti...")
- 04:50, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-493) . . V
- 04:44, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+164) . . V
- 04:30, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+329) . . V
- 04:00, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,387) . . N Wu Ting-Fang (Created page with "(1842-1922). President of the Shanghai Lodge of the Theosophical Society (TS), which was the first lodge established in the East. Wu Ting-Fang was an eminent statesman and j...")
- 03:59, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+764) . . N World Teacher (Created page with "An expression used by Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater in some of their talks and writings about J. Krishnamurti. The popular press misinterpreted their statements and rep...")
- 03:57, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+95) . . N World Parliament of Religions (Created page with "''See'' PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS. © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House, Manila")
- 03:56, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,761) . . N World Congress, Theosophical (Created page with "The term “World Congress” refers to international gatherings of the Theosophical Society (TS) held at least seven years apart in various cities of the world. This is in ac...") (current)
- 03:46, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Woodward, Francis Lee (current)
- 03:43, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,644) . . N Woodward, Francis Lee (Created page with "(1871-1952). Orientalist and P€li scholar. Woodward was born in Norfolk, England, on April 13, 1871, the third son of an Anglican clergyman. In 1901 he graduated M.A. from...")
- 03:32, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,718) . . N Woodroffe, John (Created page with "(1865-1936). Sanskrit scholar, lawyer and author who wrote under the nom-de-plume, Arthur Avalon. Woodroffe was born December 15, 1865. After matriculating from Oxford Univer...") (current)
- 02:53, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Wood, Ernest (current)
- 02:52, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+91) . . Wood, Ernest
- 01:51, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,685) . . N Wood, Ernest (Created page with "(1883-1965). Prominent theosophist and author. He was born in Manchester, England, in 1883. He attended the Manchester College of Technology, gaining Firsts in Physics, Chem...")
- 01:50, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+21) . . Women's Indian Association (current)
- 01:41, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,626) . . N Women's Indian Association (Created page with "An organization formed by the Theosophical Society (TS) at Adyar, Madras (now Chennai), on May 8, 1917, to improve the social condition of women in India. Its declared object...")
- 01:30, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+479) . . N Wittgenstein, Emile Karl Ludwig Von Sayn (Created page with "(1824-1878). A Russian prince who, according to Helena P. BLAVATSKY, received special protection from the MĀHATMAS in times of great danger (''The Theosophist'', March 1883,...") (current)
- 01:12, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+5,506) . . N Witchcraft (Created page with "The word is derived from the Old English word “''wicca'',” which in turn was derived from Old High German “''wīt'', meaning “holy.” Witchcraft was originally assoc...") (current)
- 01:00, 15 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+889) . . N Wisdom (Created page with "From the viewpoint of theosophy or “Ancient Wisdom,” wisdom is the aggregate of the knowledge and insights underlying all the esoteric traditions in all civilizations. It...") (current)
- 23:49, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Will (current)
- 23:49, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+6,662) . . N Will (Created page with " Human beings are generally believed to possess a faculty called the will, which is a subjective principle of action and which is generally distinguished from reason and emoti...")
- 23:04, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,122) . . N Wilcox, Ella Wheeler (Created page with "(1850-1919). American poet and journalist and member of the Theosophical Society (TS). She was born in Johnson Creek, in southeast Wisconsin, U.S. on November 5, 1850. She ...") (current)
- 22:57, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,120) . . N White Lotus Day (Created page with "May 8 is celebrated as White Lotus Day by members of the Theosophical Society (TS). It is the anniversary of the death of Helena P. Blavatsky, one of the founders. The follow...") (current)
- 22:48, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+511) . . N Whareora Retreat (Created page with "A retreat center owned by the Theosophical Society (TS) in New Zealand. It is located near Wellington and comprises an old colonial homestead and a Coach House adapted to pro...") (current)
- 22:47, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+91) . . Western Philosophy (current)
- 22:18, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+6,582) . . N Western Philosophy (Created page with "It is generally agreed that philosophy began in the Western world in Greece with Thales of Miletus (6th cent. BCE). He is credited with accurately predicting an eclipse, whic...")
- 22:07, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,281) . . N Wesak (Created page with "The Pāli name of a Buddhist festival held on the full moon of the month of Wesak (Sanskrit ''Vaiṣaka''), which corresponds to April-May in the Western calendar. For some,...") (current)
- 22:03, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,836) . . N Wedgwood, James Ingall (Created page with "(1883-1951). Founder of the LIBERAL CATHOLIC CHURCH and a prominent member of the Theosophical Society (TS). He was born in London, England, into well known pottery manufactu...") (current)
- 21:57, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+244) . . N Water Men (Created page with "In theosophy, Nature’s first, but abortive, attempt in this Round to create men and women from the residue of earlier Rounds without help from higher beings. [[Contributors...") (current)
- 21:56, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,438) . . N Water, Holy (Created page with "Water has been a purification and cleansing agent among many religions. The early Christians used water taken directly from river or stream which was considered “living wate...") (current)
- 07:18, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,076) . . N Watcher (Created page with "(also called Silent Watcher). An overseer of a hierarchy. Gottfried de PURUCKER states that such a being is a highly advanced spiritual entity who is, as it were, the summit o...") (current)
- 07:01, 14 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,115) . . N Warrington, Albert Powell (Created page with "(1866-1939). President of the American Section of the Theosophical Society, Adyar 1912-1920; Vice-President of the TS, Adyar 1928-33; Acting President 1933-34. A. P. Warringt...") (current)
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