| The Allegory of the Zoroastrian Cosmogony {a promised sequel is not evident} | AJD | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p78 | 
| Rosicrucian Letters (VI) Personal Experiences | FH | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p81 | 
| A Brief Sketch of Madhavacharya | G Srivamamurthi | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p86 | 
| Self Levitation (I) | L Venkatakristnayya | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p96 | 
| Self Levitation (II) | KR Venkata Kistnarow | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p96 | 
| Self Levitation (IV) | V Vasudeva Sastri | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p97 | 
| Self Levitation (III) | Hakim Goolam Khader Sahib | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p97 | 
| Nature's Finer Forces (1) their influence on Human Health & Destiny | Rama Prasad | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p98 | 
| Tetragrammaton | HP Blavatsky | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p104 | 
| Kaivalyanavanita (8) (111-120) | TM Sundaram Pillai | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p116 | 
| The Kabbala & the Microcosm (3) | Montague R Lazarus | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p119 | 
| The Crest Jewel of Wisdom (452-512) (tr Mohini M Chatterji) | Sankaracharya | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p124 | 
| Hindu Astrology (a review of T Medhava Row's Notes on Hindu Astrology) | anon | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p129 | 
| The Watseka Wonder (Lurancy Vennum), a review | anon | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p130 | 
| Editorial Notice (Oct 1887, HSO takes legal responsibility of the editorship of the Theosophist) | HS Olcott | y1887 | v9 | - | November | p132 | 
| Bellary Sanmarga Samaj | TA Swaminatha Aiyar | y1887 | v9 | - | Dec+ | p7 | 
| obituary - Adelbert de Bourbon | anon | y1887 | v9 | - | Dec+ | p9 | 
| Travestied Teachings (III) The Serpent in Eden | Henry Pratt | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p133 | 
| Theosophy in France | HS Olcott | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p138 | 
| The Relations of the Lower & the Higher Self | AP Sinnett | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p144 | 
| Rosicrucian Letters (VII) "The Brothers" (Letter of 1801) | FH | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p153 | 
| The Crest Jewel of Wisdom (513-583) (tr Mohini M Chatterji) | Sankaracharya | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p158 | 
| The Bhrigu Sanhita (1) {no evident sequel} | Kedar Nath Chatterjee | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p163 | 
| The Kabbala & the Microcosm (4) | Montague R Lazarus | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p167 | 
| The Speech of the Gods | C Johnston & Geo Russell | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p171 | 
| Ghost-Lore from Guzerat (1) | Maurice Fredal | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p176 | 
| review - Posthumous Humanity by Adolphe D'Assier | anon | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p181 | 
| review - Ancient Iranian & Zoroastrian Morals by DJ Medhora | anon | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p184 | 
| review - Sacred Mysteries among the Mayas & the Quiches by Augustus Le Plongeon (1826-1908) | anon | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p185 | 
| review - Phantasms of the Living by Edmund Gurney | anon | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p187 | 
| correspondence - Hindu Astrology & T Madhavarao | a lover of truth | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p189 | 
| Rajah Sir Madhava Row on Hindu Astrology | A. Sankariah | y1887 | v9 | - | December | p194 | 
| General Report of the 12th Convention & Anniversary | HS Olcott | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p11 | 
| Address of the President-Founder | HS Olcott | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p12 | 
| (Madame Blavatsky's Health) | HS Olcott | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p17 | 
| Secretary's Report of Asiatic Branches | AJ Cooper-Oakley | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p19 | 
| Report of Ceylon Branches | CW Leadbeater | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p26 | 
| Report of the Kandy (Buddhist) Theosophical Society | E D'Silva | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p28 | 
| Annual Report of the Vienna Lodge | Friedrich Eckstein | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p29 | 
| Report of the Dublin Lodge | Charles Johnston | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p31 | 
| America | Alexander Fullerton | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p32 | 
| Report of the Blavatsky Lodge (London) | Thomas B Harbottle | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p34 | 
| The Theosophical Society Objects, Revised Rules, & Bye-laws of 1887 | anon | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p45 | 
| Special Information | anon | y1888 | v9 | - | Jan+ | p68 | 
| Travestied Teachings (IV) | Henry Pratt | y1888 | v9 | - | January | p197 | 
| Ghost-Lore from Guzerat (2) | Maurice Fredal | y1888 | v9 | - | January | p202 | 
| Hindu Meteorology | JS Gadgil | y1888 | v9 | - | January | p209 | 
| Decay of the Brahmo Samaj | DC Fenno | y1888 | v9 | - | January | p216 | 
| Mythical History of Japan - The Seven Generations of Celestial Spirits | (`Chintai Kiuan`) | y1888 | v9 | - | January | p220 | 
| The Principle of Polarity | Navroji Dorabji Khandalvala | y1888 | v9 | - | January | p226 |