The minor alkaloids present among the strong bases of Lycopodiumlucidulum have been reinvestigated. Manske and Marion's alkaloid L.23 has been shown to be epimeric with lycodoline at C-12 and the nitrogen. A correlation between the two alkaloids has been achieved. The presence of a σ-coupled p interaction in the ultraviolet spectrum of lycopodine, lycodoline, and related compounds is described. A Cotton effect due to this chromophore has been detected by means of circular dichroism. The optical rotatory dispersion and circular dichroic properties of lycopodine, 12-epilycopodine, lycodoline, and alkaloid L.23 are discussed in terms of the absolute configuration assigned to these alkaloids.