| obituary - John C Staples | anon | y1897 | v20 | - | April | p164 |
| review - The Rational or Scientific Ideal of Morality by PF Fitzgerald | BK | y1897 | v20 | - | April | p164 |
| review - The Night of the Gods (2) by John O'Neill | BK | y1897 | v20 | - | April | p166 |
| review - The Tattva Kaumudî of Vâchaspati Mishra tr Gangânâtha Jhâ | JCC | y1897 | v20 | - | April | p167 |
| review - The Bible & the East by CR Conder | AAW | y1897 | v20 | - | April | p170 |
| review - The Lute of Apollo by Clifford Harrison | LLl | y1897 | v20 | - | April | p171 |
| review - The Bhagavad Gîtâ tr Annie Besant | GRSM | y1897 | v20 | - | April | p173 |
| Theosophical & Mystic Publications - various | anon | y1897 | v20 | - | April | p174 |
| On the Watch-Tower | GRSM | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p177 |
| Reincarnation (2) | Annie Besant | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p185 |
| The Ignorance of Learned Men | AP Sinnett | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p192 |
| The Wish to Believe (2) | Arthur A. Wells | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p197 |
| Among the Gnostics of the First Two Centuries (6) | GRS Mead | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p204 |
| The Sage & the Three Young Men | A. Knos | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p218 |
| The Phaedo of Plato (4) | WC Ward | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p223 |
| Plants, Insects & Birds | JGO Tepper | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p233 |
| An Old Arab View of Death | WF Kirby | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p242 |
| Theosophical Activities | various | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p244 |
| review - Outline of a Philosophy of Religion by Auguste Sabatier | AAW | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p249 |
| review - Esquisse d'une Philosophie de la Religion d'apres la Psychologie et l'Histoire by August Sabatier | AAW | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p249 |
| review - Bhâgavata Purâna tr by Manmatha Nath Dutt | BK | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p255 |
| Theosophical & Mystic Publications - various | anon | y1897 | v20 | - | May | p262 |
| Reincarnation (3) | Annie Besant | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p265 |
| Among the Gnostics of the First Two Centuries (7) | GRS Mead | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p275 |
| The World's Fairy Lore | Mrs Ivy Hooper | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p288 |
| The Phaedo of Plato (5) | WC Ward | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p296 |
| A Link in the Chain | Bertram Keightley | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p304 |
| review - Authentische Nachricht von den Ritterund Bruder-Eingeweihten aus Asien by Hans Heinrich | Bertram Keightley | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p304 |
| The Akashic Records (1) | CW Leadbeater | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p311 |
| A Glimpse into Kama Loka (from Moralia - On Those Who Are Punished by the Deity Late) (rprnt) | Plutarch (tr by Arthur R Shilleto 1848-1894) | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p324 |
| Authority (1) | Miss Edith Ward | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p331 |
| Theosophical Activities | various | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p338 |
| obituary - John C Staples (Australasian Section) | HAW (? HA Wilson) | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p339 |
| review - The Acts of John by MR James | GRSM | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p343 |
| review - The Religions of India by EW Hopkins | IH (? Ivy Hooper) | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p349 |
| Theosophical & Mystic Publications - various | anon | y1897 | v20 | - | June | p350 |
| On the Watch-Tower (review - The Secret Doctrine vol (III) by HP Blavatsky) | GRSM | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p353 |
| Reincarnation (4) | Annie Besant | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p361 |
| Among the Gnostics of the First Two Centuries (8) | GRS Mead | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p373 |
| The Order of Things | Arthur A. Wells | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p385 |
| Authority (2) | Miss Edith Ward | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p391 |
| The Geometry of Nature (I) | AM Glass | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p398 |
| The Akashic Records (2) | CW Leadbeater | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p408 |
| Deliverance | Govinda Dasa | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p414 |
| Eckhartshausen's Catechism (1) (tr Madame I. de Steiger) | Eckhartshausen | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p420 |
| Theosophical Activities | various | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p427 |
| obituary - John C Staples (NZ Section) | anon | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p431 |
| review - Some Thoughts on the Textual Criticism of the New Testament by George Salmon | GRSM | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p432 |
| review - Religion of the Ancient Egyptians by A. Wiedemann | GRSM | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p433 |
| review - The Treasure of the Humble by Maurice Maeterlinck | LMC | y1897 | v20 | - | July | p435 |
