XIII. Adyar Pamphlet Series (1911-36)

Reprints, mostly drawn from the three previous categories, with some articles from theosophical journals.

[Gaps in this series represent publications by other authors. All items were published at Adyar, Madras (now Chennai), India: Theosophist Office (1911-13); and Theosophical Publishing House (1913-36). Links provided when available.]

1911 Emotion, Intellect, and Spirituality. No. 1. Lecture of July 7, 1898: Blavatsky Lodge, London. [First TPS pamphlet publication 1898; collected in 1911 Essays and Addresses, vol. 1: Psychology.]

1911 Proofs of the Existence of the Soul. No. 4. Lecture: Chicago. [Previously appeared in 1903 as Benares Pamphlet Series, no. 1.]

1911 The Emergence of a World-Religion. No. 5. Lecture of May 25, 1911: League of Liberal Christianity, Manchester.

1911 The Meaning and Method of Spiritual Life. No. 7. From Theosophical Review (January 1906). [Collected in 1912 Essays and Addresses, vol. 2: The Spiritual Life.]

1911 The Value of Devotion. No. 10. From Theosophical Review (May 1900). [Collected in 1912 Essays and Addresses, vol. 2: The Spiritual Life.]

1912 Gurus and Chelas. With E. T. Sturdy. No. 11. From Lucifer: article by Sturdy (August 1893) with reply by Besant (October 1893).

1912 Elementary Lessons on Karma. No. 13.

1912 Education in the Light of Theosophy. No. 16. From Theosophist (July-August 1910).

1912 The Future Socialism. No. 18. From Bibby’s Annual 1908.

1912 Occultism, Semi-Occultism, and Pseudo-Occultism. No. 19. Lecture of June 30, 1898: Blavatsky Lodge, London. [First TPS pamphlet publication 1898; collected in 1913 Essays and Addresses, vol. 3: Evolution and Occultism.

1912 Mysticism. No. 21. From Theosophical Review (December 1904).

1912 Aspects of the Christ. No. 22. Lecture to the Convention of England and Wales, London: July 4, 1912. From Theosophist (November 1912).

1913 The Brotherhood of Religions. No. 24. From Theosophist (April-May, July 1907). [Excerpts appear in 1993 Annie Besant on the Brotherhood of Religions. See Posthumous Publications (1934-2006).]

1913 Some Difficulties of the Inner Life. No. 25. From Theosophical Review (May-June 1899). Published in 1899 as TPS pamphlet; collected in 1899 Some Problems of Life; and again in 1912 Essays and Addresses, vol. 2: The Spiritual Life.]

1913 Vegetarianism in the Light of Theosophy. No. 27. Lecture. [First appeared as 1894 TPS pamphlet; included in 1895 Pamphlet Series, no. 13. See Benares Pamphlet Series (1895-1907).]

1913 Communication between Different Worlds. No. 30. From Theosophist (November-December 1909).

1913 Theosophy and Its Evidences. No. 32. From Lucifer (January-February 1891). [Reprint of 1891 TPS pamphlet; included in 1895 Pamphlet Series, no. 4. See Benares Pamphlet Series (1895-1907).]

1913 England and India. No. 34. Lecture of October 5, 1902: South Place Chapel, Finsbury. [Previously appeared in 1906 as Benares Pamphlet Series, no. 28; collected in 1913 Essays and Addresses, vol. 4: India.]

1913 Investigations into the Superphysical. No. 36. From Theosophist (August-September 1912).

1914 Theosophy and Christianity. No. 37. From Lucifer (July-August 1893). [First appeared as 1893 TPS pamphlet; included in 1895 Pamphlet Series, no. 10; renumbered in 1903 Benares Pamphlet Series as no. 10. See Benares Pamphlet Series (1895-1907).]

1914 The Reality of the Invisible and the Actuality of the Unseen Worlds. No. 40. Lecture of 1905: London. From Theosophical Review (August 1905).

1914 A Word on Man, His Nature and His Powers. No. 42. Lecture of October 30, 1893: Red Sea, aboard the Kaisar-i-Hind. From Theosophical Siftings (vol. 6, issue 14, 1893). [Also appeared as 1893 TPS pamphlet; collected in 1911: Essays and Addresses, vol. 1: Psychology.]

1914 The Inner Purpose of the Theosophical Society. No. 43. Lecture of July 8, 1898: London, Tenth Annual Convention of the European Section of the Theosophical Society. From Theosophical Review (August 1900).

1914 Spiritual Life for the Man of the World. No. 45. [ Lecture of October 10, 190, City Temple, London. [Collected in 1912 Essays and Addresses, vol. 2: The Spiritual Life.]

1914 On Moods. No. 46. From Theosophical Review (November 1904). [Reprinted as 1906 TPS pamphlet; collected in Essays and Addresses, vol 2: The Spiritual Life.]

1915 East and West; The Destinies of Nations. No. 53. From Theosophical Review (September-October 1905). [The original title of East and West was Eastern and Western Ideals of Life. Previously appeared in 1906 as Benares Pamphlet Series, nos. 26-27; The Destinies of Nations collected in Essays and Addresses, vol. 3: Evolution and Occultism.]

1915 Modern Science and the Higher Self. No. 56. Lecture. [Previously appeared in 1904 as Benares Pamphlet Series, no. 21.]

1916 When a Man Dies, Shall He Live Again? No. 61. Lecture of May 4, 1904: Myddleton Hall, Islington. [Reprint of 1904 TPS pamphlet.]

1916 Psychic and Spiritual Development. No. 64. From Adyar Bulletin (February 1913).

1916 The Bearing of Religious Ideals on Social Reconstruction. No. 66. [Essay from lecture first published in Letchworth, The Citizen.] From Theosophist (December 1912-January 1913). [Same as Adyar Pamphlet Series, no. 167; collected in 1917 The Birth of New India.]

1916 A World-Religion. No. 72. Lecture of June 6, 1911, Glasgow. From Adyar Bulletin (December 1913, February 1914).

1917 The Coming Race. No. 76. Lecture of March 17, 1916: Theosophical Conference, Chittoor. From Adyar Bulletin (April-May, 1916).

1917 The Ancient Indian Ideal of Duty. No. 82. Lecture of 1910: Anniversary Meeting of the Shrinivasa Mandiram, Bangalore. [Collected in 1917 The Birth of New India.]

1917 The Mysteries. No. 83. Lecture of June 14, 1913: Stockholm. From Theosophist (October 1913).

1917 1875-1891: A Fragment of Autobiography. No. 84. Lecture of August 30, 1891: National Secular Society, Hall of Science, Old Street, St. Luke’s, London. [Originally published as TPS pamphlet, 1891.]

1918 The Place of Religion in National Life. No. 87. Lecture: Madras. From Adyar Bulletin (May-June 1917).

1918 Is Theosophy Anti-Christian? An Explanation Addressed to the Bishop of London [who had declared that Theosophy and Christianity were incompatible]. No. 88. Lecture of July 1, 1904: Queen’s Hall, London. [Reprint of 1904 TPS pamphlet.]

1918 The Search for Happiness. No. 93. Lecture. From Adyar Bulletin (October-November 1908).

1918 Nature's Finer Forces. No. 94. Lecture of 1908: Australia. [First appeared in 1908 Australian Lectures].

1918 Memories of Past Lives. No. 96. Lecture of March 1912: St. Andrew’s Hall, Glasgow. From Theosophist (January-February 1914).

1919 Occultism. No. 97. From Theosophist (March 1914).

1919 Life after Death. No. 99. Lecture of 1908: Australia. [First appeared in 1908 Australian Lectures.]

1919 Is Belief in the Masters Superstitious or Harmful? No. 101. From Theosophist (December 1913).

1919 Memory. No. 103. From Lucifer (November-December 1889). [Also appears in 1911 Essays and Addresses, vol. 1: Psychology; and again in 1935 in Adyar Pamphlet Series, nos. 203-204: Memory and Its Nature.]

1919 Life, and Life after Death. No. 108. Lecture: Palace Hall of H. H. the Maharajah Sihib of Faridkot, Punjab.

1920 The Necessity for Reincarnation. No. 113. Lecture of May 1904: Hampstead Lodge, London. [Reprint of 1904 TPS pamphlet.]

1920 The Protestant Spirit. No. 117. From Theosophical Review (March 1905).

1921 On Karma. No. 125. Lecture: Glasgow Lodge, Theosophical Society. From Adyar Bulletin (February-March 1915).

1921 Karma and Social Improvement. No. 128. From Lucifer (August 1889).

1921 The Nature of Theosophical Proofs. No. 130. From Theosophical Review (June-July 1900).

1921 A Rough Outline of Theosophy. No. 131. Lecture: South Place Institute. From Lucifer (July 1892). [Also published as 1892 TPS pamphlet; included in 1895 Pamphlet Series, no. 2. See Benares Pamphlet Series (1895-1907).]

1930 Karma Once More. No. 133. Lecture: Edinburgh. From Adyar Bulletin (April-May 1915).

1930 The Work of the Ruler and the Teacher. No. 135.

1930 The Influence of Alcohol. No. 138. Lecture of February 7, 1892: Livesey Temperance Hall, London. [First published as pamphlet in 1892; reprinted in 1903 as Benares Pamphlet Series, no. 12; and again in 1912 as TS Order of Service Pamphlet Series, no. 5.]

1930 Industry Under Socialism. No. 146. From 1889 Fabian Essays in Socialism, ed. G. Bernard Shaw.

1931 The White Lodge and Its Messengers. No. 149. Lecture of January 1, 1911: Adyar (closing the 35th Annual Convention). From Theosophist (June 1911). [Previously appeared in 1911 as Adyar Popular Lectures Pamphlet Series, no. 17.]

1931 The Future of the Theosophical Society. No. 151. Lecture of December 1930: Theosophical Society International Convention, Benares. [Also collected in 1931 The Future of the Theosophical Society. See Theosophical Society International Convention Lectures (1894-1931).]

1931 Man's Life in This and in Other Worlds: Man's Life in the Astral World and after Death. No. 156. [Previously appeared in 1912 as Adyar Popular Lectures Pamphlet Series, no. 23; and as Lecture 2 in 1912 Man’s Life in This and Other Worlds. See Other Theosophical Lecture Series (1895-1930).]

1932 The Theosophical Society and H. P. B. With H. T. Patterson and notes by H. P. Blavatsky. No 157. [Article by Besant from Lucifer (December 1890), with notes by Blavatsky; a reponses by Patterson and a reply by Besant, from Lucifer (May 1891). [The December 1898 Besant article, with notes by Blavatsky, was first published as 1891 TPS pamphlet; included in 1895 Pamphlet Series, no. 5. See Benares Pamphlet Series (1895-1907).]

1932 A Sketch of Theosophy. No. 160. Lecture of July 6, 1911: Hindhead, Surrey, England. From Adyar Bulletin (November 1911): A Brief Sketch of Theosophy. [Previously appeared in 1911 as Adyar Popular Lectures Pamphlet Series, no. 18.]

1932 The Life and Teachings of Muhammad. No. 162. Two lectures of 1903: 1) From an unrevised typewritten MS; 2) March 23, 1903: Junagadh.

1932 Public Spirit: Ideal and Practical. No. 164. [Previously appeared in 1908 as Adyar Popular Lectures Pamphlet Series, no. 1.]

1932 The Use of Evil. No. 166. [Previously appeared in 1895 Benares Pamphlet Series, no. 19. See Benares Pamphlet Series (1895-1907). Collected in Essays and Addresses, vol. 2: The Spiritual Life.]

1932 The Bearing of Religious Ideals on Social Reorganization. No. 167. [Essay from lecture first published in Letchworth, The Citizen.] From Theosophist (December 1912-January 1913). [Same as Adyar Pamphlet Series, no. 66; collected in 1917 The Birth of New India.]

1932 The Meaning and the Use of Pain. No. 168. Lecture: Blavatsky Lodge. From Lucifer (July 1894). [First appeared as 1894 TPS pamphlet; included in 1895 Benares Pamphlet Series, no. 14; reprinted 1910.]

1935 The Noble Eightfold Path. With Charles W. Leadbeater. No. 192. 1) Besant: Lecture of 1907: Ananda College, Colombo, Ceylon [first appeared in 1908 Buddhist Popular Lectures]; 2) Leadbeater: Lecture of March 1914, Burma.

1935 Discipleship and Some Karmic Problems. No. 195. 1) Discipleship (from Theosophical Review, July 1906; also collected in 1912 Essays and Addresses, vol. 2: The Spiritual Life); 2) Some Karmic Problems (from Theosophical Review, June 1903); 3) You Create Your Own Future: Deeds and Their Consequences (from New India Weekly, 1930; reprinted in Hollywood Theosophist, August 1930).

1935 Theosophy: Its Meaning and Value. No. 197. Lecture: Town Hall, Cheltenham, Cheltenham Ethical Society. [First published as pamphlet in 1909.]

1935 The Work of Theosophy in the World. No. 198. Lecture: Queen's Hall, London, 7th July, 1905.

1935 Yoga and The Hatha-Yoga and the Raja-Yoga of India. Nos. 200-201. 1) Yoga, from 1893 The Building of the Kosmos; 2) The Hatha-Yoga and the Raja-Yoga of India, from Annals of Psychical Sciences (November, 1906). [The latter also appears in 1913 Essays and Addresses, vol. 3: Evolution and Occultism.]

1935 Hypnotism and Mesmerism. No. 202. Part I from Lucifer (October 1889), with editorial note by H. P. Blavatsky. Part II from Universal Review (February 1890). [Both parts also appear in 1911 Essays and Addresses, vol. 1: Psychology, without the note, under the titles: Hypnotism I. and Hypnotism II.]

1935 Memory and its Nature. Nos. 203-204. 1) Besant: Memory [from Lucifer, November-December 1889; collected in Essays and Addresses, vol. 1: Psychology]; 2) Besant: The Nature of Memory [from Theosophical Review, August and September 1904; also appeared in 1904 A Study in Consciousness; collected in 1911 Essays and Addresses, vol. 1: Psychology]; 3) H. P. Blavatsky: Memory in the Dying.

1936 Creating Character. Nos. 205-207. 1) Besant: Creating Character [From 1895 In the Outer Court]; 2) Charles W. Leadbeater: How to Build Character.