Vernal Blooms
William Quan Judge
Theosophy Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Bombay, 1946
Contents
- FOREWORDvii
- A FRIEND OF OLD TIME AND OF THE FUTURE1
- "YOURS TILL DEATH AND AFTER, H.P.B."3
- ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES IN LIFE9
- FRIENDS OR ENEMIES IN THE FUTURE13
- REFLECTIONS17
- ICONOCLASM TOWARD ILLUSIONS19
- HYPOCRISY OR IGNORANCE22
- OF OCCULT POWERS AND THEIR ACQUIREMENT26
- SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND THEIR ATTAINMENT29
- MECHANICAL THEOSOPHY34
- THROUGH THE GATES OF GOLD38
- "THE GATES OF GOLD"49
- HIT THE MARK53
- METHODS OF THEOSOPHICAL WORK57
- WHAT WE NEED MOST: THEOSOPHICAL EDUCATION60
- SIMPLIFICATION OF TEACHINGS64
- OF STUDYING THEOSOPHY65
- CAUTIONS IN PARAGRAPHS68
- WHAT SHOULD THEOSOPHISTS READ?71
- MUCH READING, LITTLE THOUGHT73
- WHAT SHOULD THEOSOPHISTS TALK ABOUT?75
- ASTRAL INTOXICATION77
- CLAIMING TO BE JESUS81
- GLAMOUR — ITS PURPOSE AND PLACE IN MAGIC83
- OCCULT ARTS:
- No. 1 — PRECIPITATION89
- No. 2 — DISINTEGRATION — REINTEGRATION104
- No. 2 — SOME PROPOSITIONS BY H. P. BLAVATSKY112
- PROOFS OF THE HIDDEN SELF118
- IMAGINATION AND OCCULT PHENOMENA122
- CONVERSATIONS ON OCCULTISM:
- THE KALI YUGA - THE PRESENT AGE128
- ELEMENTALS AND ELEMENTARIES135
- ELEMENTALS — KARMA142
- ELEMENTALS AND TREASURE: DANGERS OF OCCULT KNOWLEDGE146
- MANTRAMS154
- ELEMENTALS — METALS — MOODS159
- STUDYING THE ELEMENTALS169
- OCCULT VIBRATIONS — A FRAGMENT OF CONVERSATION WITH H.P.B. IN 1888173
- DEVACHAN, PRECIPITATIONS, ADEPTS, ELEMENTALS178
- THE TWO ASPECTS OF OCCULTISM185
- CLAIRVOYANCE, INTUITION, ADEPTS189
- PHANTASY; MEMORY AND MIND; THE SUN; ALTRUISM194
- RULES FOR HIGHER CONDUCT199
- THE DESTRUCTION OF EVIL204
- THE DWELLER OF THE THRESHOLD208
- GIVE US ONE FACT213
- WHICH IS VAGUE, THEOSOPHY OR SCIENCE?218
- WRONG POPULAR NOTIONS223
- OUR SUN AND THE TRUE SUN229
- THE ALLEGORICAL UMBRELLA233
- TWO LOST KEYS: THE BHAVAGAD-GITA — THE ZODIAC236
- THEOSOPHY AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT240
- JACOB BOEHME AND THE SECRET DOCTRINE245
- ARE THE "ARABIAN NIGHTS" ALL FICTION?255
- H.P.B. ∴ — A LION-HEARTED COLLEAGUE PASSES260
- OUR OBJECTS265
- THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY274
- THE FUTURE AND THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY277
- AN EPOCH-MAKING LETTER283
Foreword
Fifty years ago, on the Day of the Spring Equinox, William Quan Judge laid aside his body of only forty-four years, after accomplishing a mighty task. Students of Theosophical history know how substantially he contributed to the building of the organism through which was radiated the Divine Wisdom. Intuitive aspirants of soul-knowledge are conscious that his writings are profound; and deep is the impress that these make upon their minds and hearts.
In this volume we have brought together but a few culled flowers, fragrant of sympathy and understanding, colourful in knowledge. That knowledge not only appeals to the head but also fecundates the heart with real compassion and awakens both to sacrificial service of mankind. Untiring was Mr. Judge's patience and gentleness with his pupils, with his co-workers, and with all the men and women he contacted. The attentive reader of this volume will learn much but the ardent one will gain, by invisible osmosis and assimilation, these outstanding qualities of his. Such a devoted reader will find in the book not only usable knowledge but also exercises for the control of the mind and the awakening of the heart, exercises to be daily done.
The book contains articles which deal with principles and practices of the higher morality founded upon the metaphysics of Theosophy; next, articles which indicate to the promulgator the methods of service; then, exposition on psychic powers and phenomena and on spiritual ones pertaining to Divine Occultism. The last five articles are of historical interest but have a distince message for the present-day workers who are building the future.
Mr. Robert Crosbie made the utmost use of the writings of W. Q. Judge and as a devoted chela he pointed to their value. He wrote:—
Frequent reading of articles by W.Q.J. develops the tendency to present the right ideas in the simplest fort, and these ideas become a mental storehouse which can be drawn upon at will, It is not so necessary that we understand the deeply metaphysical concepts of Theosophy, as it is to comprehend the fundamentals and be able to make as application of them to every problem of life. W.Q.J.'s articles will be found to contain "alphabet, grammar and composition," or, in other word, a basis for right ideas, right thinking and right application. A daily reading from his writings is advisable. One who does this cannot help but imbibe-absorb-the spirit of them, and became an exponent who is at once deep, simple and convincing.
This is a memorial volume in the sense that it gives a few devotees of William Quan Judge an opportunity to offer a token of gratitude at the feet of the great Soul whose one aim was to elevate the minds of his fellow-men. For thousands of mystically inclined readers and aspirants, all over the world, William Quan Judge has become or will become the Link which makes and keeps intact their relation to the World of Elder Brothers. He makes clear, as no one else has done, the purpose of the Mission of his senior — H. P. Blavatsky. In her last hour she called upon her pupils to "keep the Link unbroken." Mr. Judge's last message was:
"There should be calmness. Hold fast. Go slow." In themselves these two messages provide a key to the comprehension of critical stages in the Theosophical Movement of the nineteenth-twentieth century.
In preparing this volume we have enjoyed and have benefited from the sweetness and the strength of its contents. May these Vernal Blooms prove veritable puja flowers for many, many Pilgrim-Souls bound for the Temple of Divine Wisdom.
21st March, 1946