Volume XV

W index

Wace, Henry (1836-1924):

See Smith, William

Wachtmeister, Countess Constance

(1838-1910):

First Draft of S.D. copied by, XIV

xxvii, 470

goes to London, VII 139

H.P.B.'s instructions to, VII 301-05 & facs.

programs arranged by, XII 59-63

signed defence of H.P.B., XIII 204

Theosophical Publishing Society and,

XII 59 fn.

——— Reminiscences of HP Blavatsky. ..:

on H.P.B.'s Sketchbook, I 4

on reading astral light, VI 151 fn. & q.

bio-bibliog., VI 448

bibliog., I 530-31; VII 401; XIV 577

Wachtmeister, Count Raoul-Axel

(1865-1947):

son of Countess W., VII 301

Waddell, L.A.:

——— The Buddhism of Tibet:

IV 12 fn.

bibliog., IV 670

Wade, Sir Claude M. (1794-1861):

buried fakir and, II 468

fakir trances and, XI 290

biog., II 548

Wade, J.M. (ed.):

open supporter of Theosophy, X 233-34

——— Wade's Fibre and Fabric:

on Theosophy, X 233-34

Wadhwan, Thakur Sahib:

See Daji Raja

Wagenseil, J.C. (1633-1708):

——— Tela ignea Satanae:

VIII 224

bibliog., VIII 478

Wagner, Nikolay P. (1829-1907):

I 215, 223; II 151; III 93, 112

champions phenomena, I 212

on facts & mediumistic phenomena, III 235

H.P.B. tr. articles of, XIV 577

H.P.B. tr. séance report of, I 89, 90

on nature of life, VI 349-50

professor of Zoology, I 89

qualities of, as researcher, II 152

reviews Olcott's book, I 212, 216

bio-bibliog., VI 449; XIV 577

bibliog., III 536

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883):

——— Parsifal:

childish in the extreme, IV 328

reviewed, IV 327-32

Wahhabees:

Abdul Ghafur and, I 370-71

Muslim sect, VI 7

Wainamoinen, Rune of:

echoes of Secret Doctrine found in, X 145

Finnish epic's nature imagery in, X

144-48

Hindu "Swan of Time" symbolized in,

X 146

See also Kalevala

Waite, A.E. (1857-1942):

XIV 278 fn.

tr. of Lévi's Transcendental Magic,

XIV 32 fn.

——— The Doctrine and Literature of

the Kabalah:

VII 271

——— The Real History of the

Rosicrucians:

reviewed, VIII 253-62

——— The Secret Doctrine in Israel:

VII 271

bibliog., VII 401; VIII 478

Waite, C.B. (1824-1909):

——— History of the Christian Religion . . .:

III 174

bibliog., III 536

Wake, C. Staniland (1835-1915?):

——— Ancient Symbol Worship:

XIII 203 fn.

——— Origin . . . of the Great

Pyramid:

IV 287

——— Serpent and Siva Worship:

XIII 203 fn.

bibliog., IV 670

Wakley, Thomas (1795-1862):

on presentiment of death, VI 345,

346, 347

Walker, Edward D. (1859-1890):

——— Reincarnation . . .:

XI 142 & fn.

as prevailing creed of early Christians,

XIII 79

Wallace, Alfred R. (1823-1913):

I 223; II 150; III 93, 112, 219; IV 311;

VI 199; VII 321 (335)

Carpenter criticizes, I 272 et seq.

greatest naturalist in Europe, II 36

praises Isis Unveiled, I 323

predicts the knell of Darwinism, XII

316-17

on séance with Eglinton, III 145-46

on spirit's direct knowledge, II 93

on spirit-photographs, IV 61

on spiritualism, VII 76

a wise observer of séances, I 224

——— Contributions to the Theory of

Natural Selection:

on materialism & facts, II 38

——— On Miracles and Modern Spiritualism:

II 155

on facts & Spiritualism, III 234-35

on residual phenomena & invisible

intelligences, II 38

bibliog., II 549; III 536

Wallace, Joseph:

"J.K." and, IV 44-48

Wallenstein, Duke A. (1583-1634):

Kepler & astrology, III 194

biog., III 536-37

Walton, Bishop Brian (1600-1661):

——— Prolegomena:

XIV 173 & fn.

bio-bibliog., XIV 577

Walton, Izaak (1593-1683):

——— Lives:

XIII 88

Wand:

golden, & end of Roman Church, IX

359 fn. (387 fn.)

magical, of Sannyasi, XIII 162

seven-jointed, & magical feats, 1 150

Wandering Jew:

on legend of, XIV 31 & fns.

Wang-Puh:

——— The Shing-Tao-ki:

unreliable, VI 100

War(s):

between 3rd & 4th Root Races, XIV

302

Christian art of, & atrocities, II

407-08

cyclic periodicity in, II 423-24

future, of Supreme Masters & Black

Magicians, IX 113

human morals and, X 102-04

union of East & West will prevent

great, VIII 59-60 (81-82)

War Cry:

IV 280, 328; XI 412, 455

War in Heaven:

allegory, XIV 403

copied from legend about Siva, III

402 fn.

definition, VIII 148 fn.

future, using elemental powers, IX 113

keys to meaning of, X 371-72

of the Titans, XIV 201

Warburton, Bishop W. (1698-1779):

——— Divine Legation of Moses . . .:

on nobility of Mysteries, XIV 275

on Zoroaster, III 454

bio-bibliog., III 537; XIV 577

Ward, Artemas (1727-1800):

on public tastes & prejudices. XII 318

Ware, Sir James (1594-1666):

——— De scriptoribus Hiberniae:

on English translation of, VII 32 fn.

Warner, Dr.:

levitation certified by, I 244

Warnings:

to H.P.B. not to give out certain

truths, VI 4-5

as pictures or voice, IX 400P

Waroquier, M. de:

V 8 (37), 18 (47), 21 (50)

Warren, Lt. Col., John:

——— Collection of Memoirs . . .

XIV 358 fn.

——— Kala-Sankalita:

on 12 year cycle of Jupiter, XIV 358

bibliog., XIV 578

Wart-Charming:

by sympathetic remedy VI 43-45

Washington Post:

on Coues, XI 321

Wassilyev, L.C. (?-1785):

——— Der Buddhismus:

XIV 437-38, 440

bibliog., XIV 575

Watcher(s):

Divine, & their roles over 7 regions of

our globe, VII 275

or Guardian Angel, XIV 380 & fn.

of the Gnostics, XIII 35

See also Silent Watcher

Water(s):

Adam Kadmon, III 188 fn.

Amrita in Hindu allegory, XIV 403

as creative elements, X 378

definition, X 366

East vs. West view of earth and, XIV

243

elements of, X 349

Fire &, as productive powers, IV 530,

532

Iōannēs associated with, III 217 fn.

of the Jordan, XIII 37

of Life, XIV 241-42, 403

miraculous, at Zedadzene, II 126 fn.

prima materia in Mosaic Books, XIV 243

relation of, to fire, X 377

role of, in development of life, III 405

of Salvation, XIV 242

of Space, XIII 37

of Space sprang from Chaos, XIV 241

stands for 5th principle of Kosmos,

XIV 242

as symbol of space, X 367

synonym for Earth & Isis, XIV 243

wine &, as symbols, XI 500-01

See also Amrita; Element(s); Tattva(s);

Varuna

Water Lily:

as Christian symbol, XIV 100

Waterman, A.E.:

——— Obituary; The "Hodgson

Report" . . . . :

XIV 473 fn.

Watkins, John M. (1861-1947):

son Geoffrey and, XIII 283

Watson, Rev. D.:

on Church & outstanding people, III

134-35

Watson, Rev. J.S. (1724-1783):

translator of The Anabasis,

XIII 327 fn.

Watts, Isaac (1674-1748):

on censorious nature of dogmatist,

XII 272

Wave Theory:

corpuscular theory of light and, I

243-44

See Light

Wax Figurines:

astral body fixed in, VII 224

black arts and, VII 223

Way, The:

Chrēstos is traveller on, VIII 189

Christos is, & goal, VIII 189

See also Path(s)

Wealth:

alone confers rank today, XII 386-87

beneficent use of, XI 150-54

brings worries, VIII 65 (87)

impunity and, XI 10

poverty and, VIII 63 (85); IX 100-01

wider definition of, IX 4000

Wealthy:

vampirize poor, XIII 132

Weapons:

destructive, XIII 215-18

outgrowth of human vanity, XIII 131

waste inventive powers of man, XIII

131, 215

See also Vril

Web, Cosmic:

meaning of expansion & cooling of,

X 385-87

See also Cosmos; Father-Mother;

Root-Substance

Weber, Albrecht (1825-1901):

V 180;X 5

claims India learned Zodiac from

Greeks, XIII 324

Oriental scholarship and, II 473

on Oriental writings, V 163

on Panini's date, V 304

on Vyasa's date, V 178

——— The History of Indian Literature:

biased toward Christianity, V

210-11 fn., 233-34

on Buddhist scriptures, XIV 443

on Buddhists & Hindus borrowing from

Christians, V 210-11 fn., 238-39 fn.

criticism of, V 233 et seq.

on date of Ramayana, V 239

on Greek influence in India, V 240

ignorant of Asuramaya's proper name,

V 236 & fn.

on Indian astronomy, V 234-35

on Patañjali's date & works, V 194-96

on uncertainity of eras by Orientalists,

V 232, 273

on Vikramaditya, V 231

on Yavanas, V 235, 236, 384

——— Indien Studien:

V 179

bio-bibliog., V 267, 383-84; XIV 578

Weber, Dr. Wilhelm E. (1804-1891):

III 15, 93, 99, 236

biog., III 537

Webster's Dictionary:

IV 107; VII 292 fn.

defines Theosophy, VII 169

on pentacle, IX 399

Week:

days of, & planets, XII 532-33 diag.,

535-37 diag.

Weekly Register:

empty boasts of, IX 91 fn.

Weekly Times (London):

on missionaries, II 269-70

Weekly Times and Echo:

controversy over Atheism, Theosophy,

etc. in, XI 456

Weichselbaum, Anton (1845-1920):

influenza and, XII 107

biog., XII 780-81

Weight:

electricity and, IV 222

gravity and, X 377

Weismann, August (1834-1914):

not far from truth, XII 704

Welcker, F.G. (1784-1868):

——— Griechische Götterlehre:

VIII 309

bibliog., VIII 478

Welles, C.B.:

on psychai theai, VII 97 fn.

bibliog., VII 401

Wellesley, Col. Wm. H.C. (1813-1888):

Turkish barbarities and, I 2-56-57

Wends:

possibly the Vandals, II 122

Wengel, Dr.:

on pineal gland sand, XII 619

Werewolves:

other Protean spooks and, X 278

Wescott, Wm. Wynn (1848-1925):

——— "Christian Rosencreutz and the

Rosicrucians":

VIII 257 fn.

bibliog., VIII 478

Wesley, Samuel (1766-1837):

on spirit-rappers, III 280

Wesleyan Mission:

report of, on women in Ceylon, XI

443

West:

needs ancient esoteric philosophy, XII

295, 308

Pan-chen Rimpoche to be reborn in

the, VI 105

See also Occident

West, Dr. Charles E.:

Mollie Faucher and, II 190

Westbrook, R.B.:

on T.S. Committee on phenomena, I 246

biog., I 531

Westcott, Canon B.E (1825-1901):

VI 155

——— Introduction to the Study of the

Gospels:

on Fourth Gospel, VI 149

bio-bibliog., VI 449

Westergaard, N.L. (1815-1878):

——— Über Buddha's Todesjahr:

V 242 fn.

bio-bibliog., V 384

Western:

Aryan &, esoteric doctrines, XII 295

Orientalists, XII 303

prejudices about discipleship must be

ignored, XII 584-85

religion doomed, II 381

Western Civilization:

Culture of, cp. to Eastern, XII 266-79

develops butchers not Buddhas, X 127

rejects Eastern Wisdom, XII 314

will destroy itself without union with

East, VIII 60 (81-82)

Westminster Confession of Faith:

highly elaborate, III 358

bibliog., III 537

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