First English edition of magazine Lucifer, the messenger of Light

We would like to present to you our first digital edition of the magazine Lucifer, the messenger of Light in English.

In 1979 some members of the Dutch section of The Theosophical Society Point Loma Blavatskyhouse took the initiative to start a theosophical magazine. We did not want to write about ‘technical’ Theosophy. Primarily, we wanted to show the practical value of Theosophy.

This first edition contains articles about Râja and Hatha Yoga, Emanation, Addiction and attachments, the Bodhisattva vow, Organ donation and — to get to know us better — we have also published an article about the Point Loma tradition in this issue. Read more >>

Point Loma Convivium 2013

This year the Point Loma Convivium will be held August 1-4 in Point Loma, San Diego, USA. The theme of this year is:

Universal Philosophy - Pure and Practical

and on Saturday August 3:

7 Jewels of Wisdom

We will also organize a Point Loma Convivium Day preceding ITC 2013 on the 7th of August 2013 in New York, USA.

Visit the Point Loma Theosophy Network website for more information.

International Theosophical Conference 2013

The International Theosophical Conference will be held August 9-12 2013 in New York. This year's theme is:

How to Awaken Compassion? H. P. Blavatsky and the Eternal Secret Doctrine

Visit the International Theosophical Conference website for more information.

Introducing...

Who are we? Watch this new video introduction to find out!

The name I.S.I.S. stands for International Study centre for Independent Search for truth.

The Foundation is the external holding of The Theosophical Society Point Loma - Blavatskyhouse The Hague.
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I.S.I.S. symposium 25 and 26 May:
Practical spirituality

Beyond matter, in society

On Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May 2013 the I.S.I.S. Foundation organizes its yearly symposium. The theme of this year is:
Practical spirituality – Beyond matter, in society
The working languages are both English and Dutch; the lectures will be translated simultaneously. Visit our symposium website for more information.

Video trailers Point Loma Convivium 2012

Point Loma Theosophy: its contribution to the inner growth of Humanity in its global and individual inner transformation.

The Point Loma Convivium took place from August 2 - 5, 2012 nearby the former Theosophical Headquarters at Point Loma in San Diego, California.

All the lectures during the four-day Convivium were recorded and will be available soon on the Point Loma Theosophy Network website. To the left, a trailer. View more >>

Organ Donation

On the 22nd October the Dutch Government launched a new campaign to encourage all Dutch people to register themselves as organ donor. The project however suffered a bad start as a recent high profile case in Denmark made organ donation subject of a controversial discussion in that country.

What are the facts:
A young 19-year-old woman fell into a deep coma after a car accident. A doctor asked the parents' permission to remove the organs. According to him there was not the slightest hope of a 'small wonder'. If she would wake up, the woman certainly would stay in a vegetative state for the rest of her life, he argued.

But what happened? When they disconnected her from the respiratory ventilation machine the young woman didn't die: 24 hours later she woke up. Read more >>

Universal Declaration of the Rights and Responsibilities of Reincarnating Man

The United Nations' Universal Declaration of the Rights of Men (UDRM) is one of the most important ethical documents of our time. But, on what inspirational sources is the UDRM based? These are not mentioned in the UDRM itself. To fill the gap, a group of members wrote a 'Universal Declaration of the Rights and Responsibilities of the Reincarnating Man', publicly presented in 2007 at the symposium 'Reincarnation: mystical and social'. It is an elucidation of the inspiring, universal principles underlying the official UDRM. This text, we wish to stress, is given as first draft, to be improved by sincere research and discussions. Reactions are welcome!

1) REINCARNATION: SOCIAL UNITY

Subtheme. Reincarnation as a communal process

Article 1.
Each man possesses basically boundless capacities. So, people do not differ essentially from each other. The differences between people only exist in how they express their capacities. Each man has the right to express his capacities in his own individual way, and has the responsibility to take care that every other man is able to do the same. Read more >>

First English edition of magazine Lucifer, the messenger of Light

Point Loma Convivium 2013