The Occult Glossary; A Compendium of Oriental and Theosophical Terms

Every branch of study has its special terminology, and theosophy is no exception. Originally published in London in 1933, this Glossary defines some 300 t erms frequently found in the field of metaphysics and explains them in the light of theosophy. An invaluable textbook for the student, the Glossary is a succinct and reliable aid in discerning the occult or 'hidden' meaning of many Sanskrit, Greek, and technical terms used in theosophical literature. Absolute -- Adept -- (Adi-Buddhi, see Svabhavat) -- (Advaita-Vedanta, see Vedanta) -- Agnishvatta(s) --Ahankara -- Akasa -- Alaya -- (Ananda, see Sat) -- Antaskarana -- (Anupapadaka, see Aupapakuka) --Arupa -- Asana -- Asat -- Ascending Arc -- Asrama -- Astral Body -- Astral Light -- Astrology --Asvattha -- Atman -- Atom -- (Aum, see Om) -- Aupapaduka -- Aura -- Auric Egg -- Avalokitesvara --Avatara -- Avichi -- Avidya Bhakti-Yoga -- Bhuta(s) -- Bija -- (Black Magicians, see Brothers of the Shadow) -- Bodhi -- Bodhisattva -- Brahma -- Brahman -- Brahmana -- (Brotherhood, see Universal Brotherhood) -- Brother(s) of the Shadow -- Buddha -- Buddha(s) of Compassion -- Buddhi -- Buddhism (Cakra, see Chakra) -- Causal Body -- (Cela, see Chela) -- (Chain, see Planetary Chain) -- Chakra -Chaos -- Chela -- Chhaya -- (Chit, see Sat) -- Christos -- Circulations of the Kosmos -- Clairaudience -- Clairvoyance -- Consciousness -- Cosmos -- Cycles Daiviprakriti -- Death -- (Descending or Shadowy Arc, see Ascending Arc) -- Devachan -- Deva(s) --Dharana -- Dharma -- Dharmakaya -- Dhyana -- Dhyan(i)-Chohan(s) -- Divine Soul -- (Dvapara-Yuga, see Yuga) -- Dweller on the Threshold Ego -- Eidolon -- Eighth Sphere -- Ekagrata or Ekagratva -- Elemental(s) -- Elementaries -- Esoteric Doctrine -- Ethics -- Evolution -- Exoteric Fohat Gayatri -- Globe -- God -- Gods -- Gunas -- Guru -- Guru-parampara (Hatha-Yoga, see Yoga) -- Heaven and Hell -- Hermetic Chain -- Hierarchy -- Higher Triad -- (Home Galaxy, Home Universe, see Milky Way) -- (Hpho-Wa, see Mayavi-Rupa) -- Human Ego -- Human Monad -- Human Soul -- Hypnotism (Idam, see Tat) -- (Illusion, see Maya) -- Immortality -- Individuality -- Infinite -- Initiates -- Initiation -Inner God -- (Inner Round, see Round) -- Intermediate Nature -- Invisible Worlds -- Involution -- Isvara Jagrat -- Jiva -- Jivanmukta -- Jivatman (Kabala, see Qabbalah) -- (Kali Yuga, see Yuga) -- Kalpa -- Kama -- Kama-Loka -- Kama-Rupa --Karana-Sarira -- Karanopadhi -- Karma -- Khe-Chara -- Kosmic Life -- Kosmos -- (Krita Yuga or Satya Yuga, see Yuga) -- Kshatriya -- (Kumara(s), see Agnishvattas) -- Kumbhaka -- Kundalini Ladder of Life -- Lanoo -- Laya-Center -- (Left-hand Path, see Right-hand Path) -- Life-Atom -- Life Atoms -- Life-Wave -- Linga-Sarira -- Lipika(s) -- Logos -- Loka -- (Lost Soul, see Eighth Sphere; Soulless Beings) -- (Lower Quaternary, see Higher Triad) -- (Luminous Arc, see Ascending Arc) -Lunar Pitri(s) Macrocosm -- Mahat -- Mahatma -- Man -- Manas -- Manasaputra(s) -- Manifestation -- Manu --Manvantara -- Master(s) -- Matter -- Maya -- Mayavi-Rupa -- (Mediator, see Medium) -- Medium -Mesmerism -- Messenger -- Metempsychosis -- Metensomatosis -- Microcosm -- Milky Way, The -Moksha -- Monad -- Morals, Morality -- Mudra -- (Mukti, see Moksha) -- Mulaprakriti -- Music of the Spheres -- Mysteries -- Mysticism Nature -- Nirmanakaya -- Nirvana -- (Nivritti, see Involution; Evolution) -- (Niyama, see Samadhi) -Noetic -- Nous Obscuration -- Occultism -- Ojas -- Om -- (Outer Round, see Round) Palingenesis -- Parabrahman -- Paramatman -- Path, The -- Personality -- Philosophy -- Pitri(s) --Plane(s) -- Planetary Chain -- Planetary Spirit(s) -- (Pradhana, see Prakriti) -- Prajapati -- Prakriti --Pralaya -- Prana -- (Pranayama, Pratyahara, see Samadhi) -- Pratyeka Buddha -- (Pravritti, see Evolution; Involution) -- Preexistence -- Principles of Man -- Psychic Powers -- Psychology -- Puranas -- Purusha Qabbalah Races -- Rajas -- (Raja Yoga, see Yoga) -- Rebirth -- Rechaka -- Reimbodiment -- Reincarnating Ego -Reincarnation -- Relativity -- Religion -- Right-hand Path -- Ring-Pass-Not -- (Root-Race, see Races) -Round -- Rupa Sabda-Brahman -- Sakti -- Samadhi -- Sambhala -- Sambhogakaya -- Sannyasin -- Sarira -- Sat -- Sattva -- Science -- Second Death -- Self -- Seven Principles of Man -- Seven Sacred Planets -- (Shadows, see Brothers of the Shadow) -- (Shadowy or Descending Arc, see Ascending Arc) -- Silent Watcher --Sishta(s) -- Skandha(s) -- Sloka -- Soul -- Soulless Beings -- Space -- Spirit -- Spirit (in reference to Matter) -- Spiritual Soul -- Sthula-Sarira -- Sudra -- (Sushupti, see Jagrat; Karanopadhi) -- Sutratman --Svabhava -- Svabhavat -- (Svapna, see Jagrat) -- (Swarupa, see Svabhava) Tala -- Tamas -- Tanha -- Tantra(s) -- Tantrik -- Tat -- Tattvas -- (That, see Parabrahman; Tat) -Theosophy -- Thought Transference -- Transmigration -- (Treta Yuga, see Yuga) -- Trishna -- (Turiya, see Jagrat; Karanopadhi) Universal Brotherhood -- Universal Self -- Universe -- Upadhi -- Upanishad Vach -- Vahana -- Vaisya -- Vedanta -- Veda(s) -- Vidya (White Magicians, see Brothers of the Shadow) (Yama, see Samadhi) -- Yoga -- Yogi -- Yuga Zodiac