Available courses
This course is only available to those participating in the Partners in Theosophy program.
An introduction to the Theosophical approach to dreams. In this beginner course, Gwynne Mayer explores the nature of dreams, where they come from, their symbolic meaning, and how to record dreams. The topics explored in this course are the following: Unit 1 - Introduction and Theosophical Approach to Dreams Unit 2 - Where Do Dreams Come From? Unit 3 - Dreams and Symbols Unit 4 - Recording Dreams
What is the soul? What can psychology tell us about it? Can psychology help us on the spiritual path? This course, based on four lectures presented at the 129th Summer National Convention in 2015, inquires into what psychology can tell us about the soul and the spiritual path, including subjects such as forgiveness, seership, self-healing and more. The subjects covered in this course are the following: 1) "Where Science and Spirit Meet" by Dr. Cassie Vieten 2) "Forgive for Good" by Dr. Fred Luskin 3) "Eyes of the Soul: The Science of Seership" by Kurt Leland 4) "The Psychology of Self-Healing: Scientific Proof that you can Heal Yourself" by Dr. Albert Amao
Explore a profound practice left by H. P. Blavatsky to one of the members of her Inner Group, E.T. Sturdy. In this intermediate course, Michele and Pablo Sender present and in-depth examination of a transformative practice that extends beyond mere sitting meditation, encompassing a series of attitudes to be adopted in everyday life. The topics explored in this course are the following: 1- Meditation on Unity 2- Beyond Centralization of Consciousness 3- Equanimity 4- Stepping Above Limitation
Pablo Sender discusses how pain and suffering can be used to foster spiritual growth. The experience of life brings us joy and sorrow. While most of us readily embrace joy, we tend to regard sorrow as a mistake, as something that should not have its place in life. The Theosophical tradition, however, postulates that pain can become a blessing in disguise if we understand it properly and learn how to relate to it in a spiritual way. The subjects covered in this course are the following: 1) Introduction 2) Learning the Law 3) Rooting out Desire 4) Transitory vs. Eternal 5) Seeking the Eternal 6) Conscious Use of Pain 7) Strength and Compassion
This course is only available to those participating in the Partners in Theosophy program.
This course is only available to those participating in the Partners in Theosophy program.
Learn about five remarkable women who supported the Theosophical movement.
Explore the work of the Theosophical Society and its members. The Theosophical Society was founded to further human spiritual evolution. What are its Aims? How can its members contribute to it's lofty vision? In this five-unit beginning course, Prof. John Algeo, former president of the Theosophical Society in America, offers insightful remarks to deepen the student's understanding of this important topic. This series covers the following subjects: 1- The Founders of the Theosophical Society 2- The Theosophist's Mission 3- The Contribution of Theosophy 4- Theosophical Ethics 5- Practice and Service
Explore the cosmic intelligence guiding the workings of the universe. According to Theosophical teachings, the cosmos is not the result of random events but a purposeful design built to stimulate the evolution of the divine sparks. In this seven-unit course, former international president of the Theosophical Society, Radha Burnier, explores the plan of evolution and the human journey toward realization of our divine nature. This series covers the following subjects: 1- Introduction 2- The One and the Many 3- Creativity—Cosmic and Individual 4- Freedom and Limitation 5- Time, Mind, and Illusion 6- Spiritual Growth 7- What is Enlightenment?
Learn about the founders of the Theosophical Society and some of their contemporaries. The Society was officially founded in New York on November 17, 1875 by Helena P. Blavatsky, Henry S. Olcott, William Q. Judge, and others. This five-unit introductory course explores the lives and teachings of the Masters of Wisdom, the three main founders, and Annie Besant, the second president of the Theosophical Society with Headquarters in Adyar, India. It also introduces contemporary characters such as A. P. Sinnett, Constance Wachtmeister, T. Subba Row, Damodar Mavalankar and C. W. Leadbeater. The course is based on the following talks: 1- "The Mahatmas and Their Letters" by Theosophical Society in America 2- "Who was H.P. Blavatsky?" by Michael Gomes 3- "Henry Steel Olcott: A Life of Service" by John Algeo 4- "William Quan Judge: A Devoted Life" by Kenneth Small 5- "The Annie Besant Story" by Lucasfilm Ltd
An eight-unit beginning course on the main Theosophical teachings. This program presents a series of lectures given by a group of inspiring teachers, past and present, exploring the foundations of the Theosophical worldview. The topics included in this series are: 1. What is Theosophy? by Pablo Sender 2. The Seven-Fold Human Nature by Ed Abdill 3. Theosophical Perspective on Death and Dying by Dora Kunz 4. Reincarnation: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Implications by Barbara Hebert 5. The Law of Karma by Pablo Sender 6. Dharma—The Law of Our Best Being by Joy Mills 7. Progressive Evolution by Ed Abdill 8. The Power of Thought to Change Our World by Tim Boyd
In this four-part class we will work on deciphering the Rosicrucian manuscripts, find out what various Theosophists have written about the Rosicrucians and share some of the practical exercises for spiritual development.
Explore a series of practices designed to help us tread the spiritual path. In this course, Pablo Sender presents the teachings found in the second half of Clara Codd's book, The Technique of the Spiritual Life, covering the following topics: 1- Building a Bridge 2- Meditation: Mental Stage 3- Meditation: Seeking the Higher 4- Meditation: Sharing the Effects 5- Spiritual Study 6- Love and Service
Pablo Sender discusses the process of life after death as presented in Theosophical literature. Based on Annie Besant's book "Death—And After?" this 8-Unit course explores in a clear and detailed way what happens to our consciousness once we leave behind the physical body. What do we experience? How do our actions during life influence the after-death process? The subjects covered in this course are the following: 1) The Immortal and the Perishable 2) Physical Death 3) Kāmaloka: the Desire-Land 4) Sudden Deaths and Suicides 5) Devachan: the Heavenly State 6) Entering Devachan 7) The Devachanic Experience 8) Assimilation and Return to Earth
Explore the theory and practice on how to prepare oneself for the higher spiritual path. In this course, Pablo Sender presents the teachings found in Clara Codd's book, The Technique of the Spiritual Life, covering the following topics: 1- Introduction 2- Development of Will 3- Training the Body 4- Training the Emotions 5- Training the Mind 6- The Ego
An examination of different aspects of the spiritual path, based on the insights of knowledgeable Theosophists such us Martin Leiderman, Ed Abdill, Joy Mills, and Richard Brooks. The course covers the following subjects: 1- The Alchemist and the Path of Integration 2- The Mystic Path to Inner Peace 3- Seek Out the Way 4- The Ethics of Occultism
Steered by its karma, the individual's immortal consciousness is traced throughout the continuum from death and through the post-mortem states to rebirth. Beyond the obvious connectivity of death, karma, and reincarnation, William Q. Quinn examines the seven principles of the human being, including the phenomenon that ties all these subjects together—that of the higher consciousness of the "transmigrant," which is the actual and true wayfarer that traverses this cosmic highway. This series covers the following subjects: 1- Death and the Higher Spiritual Path 2- Karma and the Higher Spiritual Path 3- Reincarnation and the Higher Spiritual Path 4- Consciousness and the Higher Spiritual Path
A practical study of Mabel Collins' theosophical classic Light on the Path. In this four-unit intermediate level course, Pablo Sender presents one of the three gems of the Theosophical Literature: "Light on the Path." This series covers the following subjects: 1- 4 Unnumbered Rules & Rules 1 - 4 in Part I 2- Rules 5 - 16 in Part I 3- Rules 17 - 21 in Part I 4- Rules 1 - 21 in Part II
Learn about the mental and emotional trials of wayfarers ascending the higher spiritual path, pressured by infiltrating doubt and escaping conviction. This path invariably requires the exercise of their will power, whose ultimate goal is the achievement of true free-will. This series covers the following subjects: 1- Development of Will Power 2- The Role of Free-Will 3- Love and Hatred 4- Doubt, Deception, and Conviction
Learn the Theosophical teachings about evolution as a vast process of the unfoldment of consciousness. Science tells us that life-forms evolve by adapting to the surrounding environment, and places paramount importance on the survival of the fittest. The Theosophical view, while not denying science’s assertions, expands this process to a much broader field that includes a spiritual development across various planes of matter and energy. This series covers the following subjects: 1- Scientific View of Evolution 2- Cyclic Evolutionary Pilgrimage 3- Spirit-Matter Interaction 4- The Secret of Evolution
Discover the deeper meaning of "higher spiritual path" and its initiatic nature, as well as what is required to ascend it. The ultimate goal of the higher spiritual path is initiation into an Order that assists the spiritual evolution of humanity. To reach that goal, the wayfarer on the path must be laser focused and mindful on this journey, and must use and rely upon the intuition. This series covers the following subjects: 1- The Path and Its Goal 2- Situational Awareness and Mindfulness 3- Whispers of the Intuition 4- The Providential Path
An in-depth study of the law of Karma and its connection to our thoughts. Do we live in a world of law and justice? Is there an order behind what happens in our lives? Following Annie Besant's book Karma, Pablo Sender examines the problem of inequality and randomness that seems to be prevalent in human existence, offering a deep and satisfying picture of the evolutionary journey and its transcendental goal. This 6-Unit course covers the following subjects: 1- The Invariability of Law - The Planes of Nature - The Generation of Thought-Forms. 2- Activity of Thought-Forms - The Making of Karma in Principle. 3- The Making of Karma in Detail - Aspirations - Thinking - Unfulfilled Will or Desire. 4- The Working out of Karma - Types of Karma. 5- Facing Karmic Results - Building the Future - Moulding Karma. 6- Collective Karma - National Karma - Family Karma - The Ceasing of Karma.
Pablo Sender examines the purpose of life and the laws that rule the soul’s journey. Theosophical teachings propose that the aim of our existence is to develop the divine seeds present in every human being. In this four-unit intermediate course, Pablo Sender explores this magnificent growth, which begins with a primitive human and ends with an enlightened being. This series covers the following subjects: 1- Reincarnation 2- Karma 3- Death and After 4- After-Death and the New Birth
Explore the deep roots of Theosophy in the Vedas, Upanishads, and Patanjali Yoga Sutras. H. P. Blavatsky and other leading figures in the Theosophical Society have referred to the existence of a continuous stream of guidance reaching out to us from ancient times right up to modern-day Theosophy. In this six-week webinar Dara Tatray will explore the deep roots of Theosophy as they are present in the psychology and cosmology of the main Hindu texts. This series covers the following subjects: 1- Removing Some of the Filters 2- The Upanishads and The Secret Doctrine 3- Knowing Where to Look for Theosophy 4- Universal Over-soul and the Yoga Sutras 5- What is a Human Being? 6- Objects and Work of the Theosophical Society
This course prepared by Barbara Hebert explores a more in-depth understanding of the concept of reincarnation, based primarily on a book by Annie Besant. Reincarnation is one of the primary concepts discussed in the theosophical literature. It not only explains the obvious injustices and inequities found in the physical world, but it also provides us with a rationale for them. As Annie Besant writes: Human beings are to reunite the separated aspects of the One, to bring the Spirit to self-consciousness on all planes. Such is their sublime task, for the accomplishment of which reincarnation is to be their tool. This course covers the following subjects: The meaning of reincarnation The septenary nature of the human being A discussion about what it is that reincarnates and what does not reincarnate The process of reincarnation Thought power and its association with reincarnation Transmigration The goal of reincarnation Reincarnation and the Law of Periodicity The Case of the existence of reincarnation A discussion regarding why some people object to the idea of reincarnation
Joy Mills presents some fundamental ideas that can transform your life. This five-unit intermediate level course explores how the main Theosophical principles can become a tool in spiritual transformation. For this, however, we must be willing to transcend deep-seated mental patterns acquired from family, educational, and cultural backgrounds. Topics explored in this series are: 1- What Shapes our Lives 2- Unity/Polarity 3- Periodicity 4- Lawfulness 5- Transformation
In this four-unit intermediate course, Pablo Sender presents the evolution of the cosmos and humanity as described in Theosophical literature. These teachings not only explore what takes place on the physical plane but include the unfolding occurring in the spiritual realms. This series covers the following subjects: 1- Cosmic Evolution 2- A Hierarchy of Beings 3- The Human Pilgrimage 4- Our Mission in Life
Pablo Sender explores how Theosophical teachings present the manifestation of the universe and its constitution. Who or what creates the cosmos? Was it created out of nothing? Is the universe composed only of the matter we perceive through our senses? This four-unit intermediate level course explores these and other related fascinating questions. The topics included in this series are: 1- Introduction 2- From Chaos to Cosmos 3- A Cyclic Model of the Universe 4- The Seven Dimensions in Cosmos and Self
An exploration of the non-dual teachings of Advaita Vedanta. Shankaracharya's Vivekacūḍāmaṇi (The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom) is a master work expounding the essence of Advaita Vedanta through 581 verses presented in a methodical, informative and highly effective manner. In this condensed course, Janani Cleary examines the main topics of this introductory but profound guide for the spiritual journey to liberation. This series covers the following subjects: 1- The Qualifications of a Fit Student. 2. The Nature of the Individual, the World and the Higher Power. 3. What is Liberation, How is it Accomplished How Does it Relate to the Seeker? 4. What is Meditation and How is it Done? How Does the Practice of Meditation Factor into Gaining this Knowledge?
This is a beginner level course on the fundamentals of astrology and uses a ‘practical approach’ focusing on the exoteric/mundane level of astrology. Gwynne Mayer, MA, has forty years of post-graduate work in the areas of Jungian analysis and has studied astrology for over 50 years as well as the works of Carl Jung, Helena Blavatsky, Alice Bailey, Rudolph Steiner, and G.I. Gurdjieff for over 45 years. There are 7 units introducing astrology, covering the signs, planets, elements, and houses in an astrological chart and an explanation on how to interpret a chart.
This is an advanced-level course about Karmic Astrology, covering Personal Karma, Soul Karma, as well as Relationship Karma. The online course “Intuitive Astrology” is a pre-requisite for this course and should be used as a source.