What Is a Human Being?

Theosophical Topics in Depth

Each of us inevitable
Each of us limitless . . .
Each of us here as divinely as any is here. -- Walt Whitman

 Humanity and Divinity | Human Consciousness | Seven Principles | Human Condition | Microcosm/Macrocosm

Humanity and Divinity

• "The Infinity Within" by Sarah Belle Dougherty
• "The Inner God" by G. de Purucker
• "Our Spiritual Origin" by Bill Dougherty
• "Gods Are Us!" by Elsa-Brita Titchenell
• "The True Self" by John Van Mater, Jr.
• "Becoming Completely Human" by Bill Dougherty
• "The Sacredness of the Soul" by Ingrid Van Mater
• "Our Spiritual Heritage" by Bill Dougherty
• "On the Human Condition" by Grace F. Knoche
• "The Universe – Our Home" by Raymond Rugland
• "Our Spiritual Origin" by Sally Dougherty

Human Consciousness:

• "Peas in a Pod?" by Sarah Belle Dougherty
• "Our Inner Guide" by Enid Brandon (review of The Observing Self by Arthur J. Deikman)
• "Mystery of Human Consciousness" by Michael Cosser
• "Consciousness: What Is It?" by Sally Dougherty
• "The Unconscious: Development of an Idea" by Sarah Belle Dougherty
• "Wisdom: The Understanding Heart" by Scott Osterhage
• "Birth of the Man" by Bill Dougherty
• "Our Human Heritage" by Nhilde Davidson
• "Empire of Man" by Walter J. Baylis
• "Exploring the Mysteries of Consciousness" by Sarah Belle Dougherty
• "How and What Do We Know?" by Harry Young
• "Our Hidden Powers" by Kirby Van Mater
• "The Powers of the Mind" by James S. Payne
• "New Light on Human Nature" by Sarah Belle Dougherty
• "Each Moment as It Passes" by John P. Van Mater
• "Know Thyself: Man in Evolution" by W. T. S. Thackara
• "Lighting the Fires of Mind" by Nancy Coker
• "Sons of the Firemist: A Study of Man" (Theosophical Manual)
• "The Mysteries of Memory" by Sally Dougherty

The Seven Principles

• "The Seven Principles of Man" by Marilyn O'Day
• "A Creative Spectrum" by D. K. Titchenell
• "The Seven Principles of Man" by Andrew Rooke
• "Our Divine Potential" by James A. Long
• "Sepentary Constitution of Man" by William Q. Judge
• "The Seven Principles of Man" (Theosophical Manual)
• "Man" by G. de Purucker with Katherine Tingley
• "Monads, Centers of Consciousness" by G. de Purucker
• "Seeking the Self" by Armin Zebrowski
• ""The Self is the Friend of Self and Also Its Enemy" by William Q. Judge
• "The Three Worlds of Man" by Hans Fersch, M.D.
• "Until a Living Mind I Wrought . . ." by Grace F. Knoche
• "Body and Astral Body" by William Q. Judge
• "The Astral Principle in Man and the Cosmos" by Marilyn O'Day
• "The Pranas or Vital Essences" by G. de Purucker
• "Kama or Desire" by William Q. Judge
• "Manas or Mind" by William Q. Judge
• "The Auric Egg, Its Nature and Function" by G. de Purucker
• "The Many Aspects of Laya-Centers" by Marilyn O'Day
• "There Is No Eternally Unchanging Principle in Man" by G. de Purucker

The Human Condition:

• "Judge Not" by Sarah Belle Dougherty
• "Accepting Ourselves" by Ingrid Van Mater
• "No Room for Despair" by Agnes Wengert
• "Helping Ourselves" by Jean B. Crabbendam
• "Taming Our Emotions" by Stefan Carey and Andrew Rooke
• "Anger and Compassion" by Sally Dougherty
• "Two Birds in a Tree" by Nellie M. Davis
• "Appealing to the Higher Nature" by Henry T. Edge
• "As Little Children" by James A. Long
• "The Challenge of Being Human" by Grace F. Knoche
• "The Power of Thought" by Ingrid Van Mater
• "Everyday Life -- An Adventure" by Monika Borger
• "Overcoming Our Fears" by Armin Zebrowski
• "Who Are the Lonely?" by Elizabeth Duffie
• "Sensing the Path" by Fred A. Pruyn
• "Taking Responsibility for Ourselves" by Sarah Belle Dougherty
• "Lighting Our Shadows" by Igwe C. Amakulo
• "Through the Corridors of Time" by Gertrude W. Hockinson
• "Musings of a Spectator" by Jules van Bergen
• "The Seasons of Our Life" by Nhilde Davidson
• "Bringing Ourselves to Birth" by Nancy Coker
• "The Mysteries of Birth" by Sally Dougherty

Macrocosm and Microcosm:

• "A Small Universe" by I. M. Oderberg
• "Children of the Stars" by Marilyn O'Day
• “Thoughts in a Divine Mind” by Sarah Belle Dougherty
• "Anger and Its Effect" by Grace F. Knoche
• "It's a Big World . . . in Here" by John P. Van Mater
• "Man, the Medicine Wheel" by Sarah Belle Dougherty
• "Cosmic Blueprint" by John Van Mater, Jr.
• "The Human Cosmos" by Elsa-Brita Titchenell
• "Cosmic Atoms, Spores of Gods?" by Grace F. Knoche
• "A New Look at the Boundless" by Wim Rinsma
• "What Is the Essence of Man?" by Bas Rijken van Olst
• "Food for the Gods" by Elsa-Brita Titchenell
• "History in a Different Light" by Sarah Belle Dougherty

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