Editorials from The Word Magazine

These editorials by Harold W. Percival represent the complete collection published in The Word magazine between 1904 and 1917. Now over one hundred years later, the original monthly magazines are rare. The twenty-five volume bound sets of The Word are only owned by a few collectors and libraries around the world. By the time Mr. Percival's first book, Thinking and Destiny, was published in 1946, he had developed a new terminology for conveying the results of his thinking. This largely explains what may appear to be differences between his earlier and later works.
When the first series of The Word ended, Harold W. Percival stated: “The main object of my writings was to bring the readers to an understanding and a valuation of the study of Consciousness, and to stimulate those who choose to become conscious of Consciousness …” Now new generations of readers have several ways to access this information. All of the Percival editorials can be read below on this webpage. They have also been compiled into two large volumes and have been organized by topic into eighteen smaller books. All are available as paperbacks and e-books.
Chronological list of editorials
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OUR MESSAGE Vol. 1 No. 1 (October 1904)
BROTHERHOOD Vol. 1 No. 2 (November 1904)
CHRIST Vol. 1 No. 3 (December 1904)
CYCLES Vol. 1 No. 4 (January 1905)
GLAMOUR Vol. 1 No. 5 (February 1905)
FOOD Vol. 1 No. 6 (March 1905)
CONSCIOUSNESS Vol. 1 No. 7 (April 1905)
MOTION Vol. 1 No. 8 (May 1905)
SUBSTANCE Vol. 1 No. 9 (June 1905)
BREATH Vol. 1 No. 10 (July 1905)
LIFE Vol. 1 No. 11 (August 1905)
FORM Vol. 1 No. 12 (September 1905)
SEX Vol. 2 No. 1 (October 1905)
DESIRE Vol. 2 No. 2 (November 1905)
THOUGHT Vol. 2 No. 3 (December 1905)
INDIVIDUALITY Vol. 2 No. 4 (January 1906)
SOUL Vol. 2 No. 5 (February 1906)
WILL Vol. 2 No. 6 (March 1906)
THE ZODIAC Vol. 3 No. 1 – Vol. 5 No. 1 (April 1906 – April 1907)
Vol. 3 No. 1 (April 1906)
Vol. 3 No. 2 (May 1906)
Vol. 3 No. 3 (June 1906)
Vol. 3 No. 4 (July 1906)
Vol. 3 No. 5 (August 1906)
Vol. 3 No. 6 (September 1906)
Vol. 4 No. 1 (October 1906)
Vol. 4 No. 2 (November 1906)
Vol. 4 No. 3 (December 1906)
Vol. 4 No. 4 (January 1907)
Vol. 4 No. 5 (February 1907)
Vol. 4 No. 6 (March 1907)
Vol. 5 No. 1 (April 1907)
BIRTH-DEATH—DEATH-BIRTH Vol. 5 Nos. 2–3 (May – June 1907)
Vol. 5 No. 2 (May 1907)
Vol. 5 No. 3 (June 1907)
I IN THE SENSES Vol. 5 No. 4 (July 1907)
PERSONALITY Vol. 5 Nos. 5–6 (August – September 1907)
Vol. 5 No. 5 (August 1907)
Vol. 5 No. 6 (September 1907)
THE VEIL OF ISIS Vol. 6 No. 1 (October 1907)
SLEEP Vol. 6 No. 2 (November 1907)
CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE Vol. 6 No. 3 – Vol. 7 No. 2 (December 1907 – May 1908)
Vol. 6 No. 3 (December 1907)
Vol. 6 No. 4 (January 1908)
Vol. 6 No. 5 (February 1908)
Vol. 6 No. 6 (March 1908)
Vol. 7 No. 1 (April 1908)
Vol. 7 No. 2 (May 1908)
PSYCHIC TENDENCIES AND DEVELOPMENT Vol. 7 No. 3 (June 1908)
DOUBT Vol. 7 No. 4 (July 1908)
KARMA Vol. 7 No. 5 – Vol. 9 No. 1 (August 1908 – April 1909)
Vol. 7 No. 5 (August 1908)
Vol. 7 No. 6 (September 1908)
Vol. 8 No. 1 (October 1908)
Vol. 8 No. 2 (November 1908)
Vol. 8 No. 3 (December 1908)
Vol. 8 No. 4 (January 1909)
Vol. 8 No. 5 (February 1909)
Vol. 8 No. 6 (March 1909)
Vol. 9 No. 1 (April 1909)
ADEPTS, MASTERS AND MAHATMAS Vol. 9 No. 4 – Vol. 11 No. 6 (July 1909 – September 1910)
Vol. 9 No. 4 (July 1909)
Vol. 9 No. 5 (August 1909)
Vol. 9 No. 6 (September 1909)
Vol. 10 No. 1 (October 1909)
Vol. 10 No. 2 (November 1909)
Vol. 10 No. 3 (December 1909)
Vol. 10 No. 4 (January 1910)
Vol. 10 No. 5 (February 1910)
Vol. 10 No. 6 (March 1910)
Vol. 11 No. 1 (April 1910)
Vol. 11 No. 2 (May 1910)
Vol. 11 No. 3 (June 1910)
Vol. 11 No. 4 (July 1910)
Vol. 11 No. 5 (August 1910)
Vol. 11 No. 6 (September 1910)
ATMOSPHERES Vol. 12 No. 1 (October 1910)
HELL Vol. 12 No. 2 (November 1910)
HEAVEN Vol. 12 Nos. 3–4 (December 1910 – January 1911)
Vol. 12 No. 3 (December 1910)
Vol. 12 No. 4 (January 1911)
FRIENDSHIP Vol. 12 Nos. 5–6 (February – March 1911)
Vol. 12 No. 5 (February 1911)
Vol. 12 No. 6 (March 1911)
SHADOWS Vol. 13 Nos. 1–5 (April – August 1911)
Vol. 13 No. 1 (April 1911)
Vol. 13 No. 2 (May 1911)
Vol. 13 No. 3 (June 1911)
Vol. 13 No. 4 (July 1911)
Vol. 13 No. 5 (August 1911)
FLYING Vol. 13 No. 6 – Vol. 14 No. 1 (September – October 1911)
Vol. 13 No. 6 (September 1911)
Vol. 14 No. 1 (October 1911)
HOPE AND FEAR Vol. 14 No. 2 (November 1911)
WISHING Vol. 14 Nos. 3–4 (December 1911 – January 1912)
Vol. 14 No. 3 (December 1911)
Vol. 14 No. 4 (January 1912)
LIVING—LIVING FOREVER Vol. 14 No. 5 – Vol. 16 No. 2 (February – November 1912)
Vol. 14 No. 5 (February 1912)
Vol. 14 No. 6 (March 1912)
Vol. 15 No. 1 (April 1912)
Vol. 15 No. 2 (May 1912)
Vol. 15 No. 3 (June 1912)
Vol. 15 No. 4 (July 1912)
Vol. 15 No. 5 (August 1912)
Vol. 15 No. 6 (September 1912)
Vol. 16 No. 1 (October 1912)
Vol. 16 No. 2 (November 1912)
CHRISTMAS LIGHT Vol. 16 No. 3 (December 1912)
INTOXICATIONS Vol. 16 No. 4 – Vol. 17 No. 1 (January – April 1913)
Vol. 16 No. 4 (January 1913)
Vol. 16 No. 5 (February 1913)
Vol. 16 No. 6 (March 1913)
Vol. 17 No. 1 (April 1913)
GHOSTS Vol. 17 No. 4 – Vol. 25 No. 6 (July 1913 – September 1917)
Vol. 17 No. 4 (July 1913)
Vol. 17 No. 5 (August 1913)
Vol. 17 No. 6 (September 1913)
Vol. 18 No. 1 (October 1913)
Vol. 18 No. 2 (November 1913)
Vol. 18 No. 3 (December 1913)
Vol. 18 No. 4 (January 1914)
Vol. 18 No. 5 (February 1914)
Vol. 18 No. 6 (March 1914)
Vol. 19 No. 1 (April 1914)
Vol. 19 No. 2 (May 1914)
Vol. 19 No. 3 (June 1914)
Vol. 19 No. 4 (July 1914)
Vol. 19 No. 5 (August 1914)
Vol. 19 No. 6 (September 1914)
Vol. 20 No. 1 (October 1914)
Vol. 20 No. 2 (November 1914)
Vol. 20 No. 3 (December 1914)
Vol. 20 No. 4 (January 1915)
Vol. 20 No. 5 (February 1915)
Vol. 20 No. 6 (March 1915)
Vol. 21 No. 1 (April 1915)
Vol. 21 No. 2 (May 1915)
Vol. 21 No. 3 (June 1915)
Vol. 21 No. 4 (July 1915)
Vol. 21 No. 5 (August 1915)
Vol. 21 No. 6 (September 1915)
Vol. 22 No. 1 (October 1915)
Vol. 22 No. 2 (November 1915)
Vol. 22 No. 3 (December 1915)
Vol. 22 No. 4 (January 1916)
Vol. 22 No. 5 (February 1916)
Vol. 22 No. 6 (March 1916)
Vol. 23 No. 1 (April 1916)
Vol. 23 No. 2 (May 1916)
Vol. 23 No. 3 (June 1916)
Vol. 23 No. 4 (July 1916)
Vol. 23 No. 5 (August 1916)
Vol. 23 No. 6 (September 1916)
Vol. 24 No. 1 (October 1916)
Vol. 24 No. 2 (November 1916)
Vol. 24 No. 3 (December 1916)
Vol. 24 No. 4 (January 1917)
Vol. 24 No. 5 (February 1917)
Vol. 24 No. 6 (March 1917)
Vol. 25 No. 1 (April 1917)
Vol. 25 No. 2 (May 1917)
Vol. 25 No. 3 (June 1917)
Vol. 25 No. 4 (July 1917)
Vol. 25 No. 5 (August 1917)
Vol. 25 No. 6 (September 1917)