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Robert Crosbie recounts the life of his friend and teacher, the notable William Q. Judge, one of the three founders of the Theosophical Society.In this brief biography, we learn that it was from the early age of seven, not from birth, that Judge came to possess the remarkable consciousness we've come to know.

Julia Keightley was much more of a mystic than many of her Theosophical peers in writing. She seemed to take a much more hands-on approach to the material than many of those around her. While other writers of her day were viewing Theosophy from an intellectual standpoint, Julia desired to see results from taking direct action. In this piece, originally published in the periodical Theosophy, in 1896, she writes of the importance of not escaping away into one's home, but instead, incorporating it into your spiritual life, as well as making it a part of the greater community.

It is not uncommon for new students of the spiritual and esoteric sciences to throw themselves fervently into the study of these subjects, once they've had an initial taste. Here, Francis Annesley writes on this common event, but rarely written-about subject. He discusses the pitfalls of the new student too eagerly wishing to teach others and cautions the teachers against imparting too much learning too quickly. Originally published in an issue of The Theosophist in 1890.

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. This piece by her is a short lecture she gave in 1891, on the topic of Universal Brotherhood, altruism, and their importance to both, the Theosophy movement in general and members of the Theosophical Society, in particular.