William Judge, Occultus, Echoes of the Orient, 1906
"Echoes From The Orient: A Broad Outline of Theosophical Doctrines" by William Quan Judge [Occultus], Point Loma Edition, published by The Theosophical Publishing Company, Point Loma, California, 1906, Copyright 1890 by the author.
Paperback [wear, rounded corners, spine covering gone: see photos]; 5.1/2" x 8"; 64 pages + ad by the Theosophical Society and several pages of publisher's publications, some wear, a few page folds [see photos]; good+ / very good condition.
"Echoes From The Orient" was written by Mr. Judge sixteen years ago (1890) as a series of papers for a well known periodical. The author wrote under the name "Occultus," as it was intended that his personality should be hidden until the series was completed. The value of these papers as a popular presentation of Theosophical teaching was at once seen and led to their publication in book form..." [from "To The Reader" by the publisher, 1906.]
"Not as famous as Blavatsky, who was his main teacher, Judge was able to explain Theosophy with a clarity that HPB often lacked." [from a review]
"What appears to the Western mind to be a very strange superstition prevails in India about wonderful persons who are said to be of immense age, and who keep themselves secluded in places not accessible to the ordinary traveler. So long has this been current in India that the name applied to these beings is well known in the Sanskrit language: "Mahatma," a compound of two words, maha, great, and atma, soul. The belief in the existence of such persons is not confined to the ignorant, but is shared by the educated of all castes. The lower classes look upon the Mahatmas as a sort of gods, and think most of their wonderful powers and great age. The pundits, or learned class, and educated Hind's in general, have a different view; they say that Mahatmas are men or souls with unlimited knowledge of natural laws and of man's history and development. They claim also that the Mahatmas-or Rishees, as they sometimes call them-have preserved the knowledge of all natural laws for ages, not only by tradition among their disciples, but also by actual records and in libraries existing somewhere in the many underground temples and passages in India. Some believers assert that there are also stores of books and records in secluded parts all over that part of Thibet which is not known to Europeans, access to them being possible only for the Mahatmas and Adepts." [William Q Judge, from the introduction]
William Quan Judge (1851-1896) was a mystic, esotericist, and occultist, and one of the founders of the original Theosophical Society. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. When he was 13 years old, his family emigrated to the United States. He became a naturalized citizen of the USA at age 21 and passed the New York state bar exam, specializing in commercial law. Often seen published as Occultus, William Q. Judge and W.Q. Judge.
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"Echoes From The Orient: A Broad Outline of Theosophical Doctrines" by William Quan Judge [Occultus], Point Loma Edition, published by The Theosophical Publishing Company, Point Loma, California, 1906, Copyright 1890 by the author.
Paperback [wear, rounded corners, spine covering gone: see photos]; 5.1/2" x 8"; 64 pages + ad by the Theosophical Society and several pages of publisher's publications, some wear, a few page folds [see photos]; good+ / very good condition.
"Echoes From The Orient" was written by Mr. Judge sixteen years ago (1890) as a series of papers for a well known periodical. The author wrote under the name "Occultus," as it was intended that his personality should be hidden until the series was completed. The value of these papers as a popular presentation of Theosophical teaching was at once seen and led to their publication in book form..." [from "To The Reader" by the publisher, 1906.]
"Not as famous as Blavatsky, who was his main teacher, Judge was able to explain Theosophy with a clarity that HPB often lacked." [from a review]
"What appears to the Western mind to be a very strange superstition prevails in India about wonderful persons who are said to be of immense age, and who keep themselves secluded in places not accessible to the ordinary traveler. So long has this been current in India that the name applied to these beings is well known in the Sanskrit language: "Mahatma," a compound of two words, maha, great, and atma, soul. The belief in the existence of such persons is not confined to the ignorant, but is shared by the educated of all castes. The lower classes look upon the Mahatmas as a sort of gods, and think most of their wonderful powers and great age. The pundits, or learned class, and educated Hind's in general, have a different view; they say that Mahatmas are men or souls with unlimited knowledge of natural laws and of man's history and development. They claim also that the Mahatmas-or Rishees, as they sometimes call them-have preserved the knowledge of all natural laws for ages, not only by tradition among their disciples, but also by actual records and in libraries existing somewhere in the many underground temples and passages in India. Some believers assert that there are also stores of books and records in secluded parts all over that part of Thibet which is not known to Europeans, access to them being possible only for the Mahatmas and Adepts." [William Q Judge, from the introduction]
William Quan Judge (1851-1896) was a mystic, esotericist, and occultist, and one of the founders of the original Theosophical Society. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. When he was 13 years old, his family emigrated to the United States. He became a naturalized citizen of the USA at age 21 and passed the New York state bar exam, specializing in commercial law. Often seen published as Occultus, William Q. Judge and W.Q. Judge.
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US: Priority (c 2-4 days) -------- $9.50
Canada: 1st Class (c 2-6 weeks) -- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c 2-7 weeks) --- $32.50
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