A theoretical study is made of the electronic spectra of Mg(lI), Zn(II), and Co(II1) porphine and their TI cations using the INDOIS-CI spectroscopic model. Thc calculated electronic spectra for the neutral compounds compare wcll with experiment. The two low-lying TI cations, one of ' A , , and one of 'A,, symmetry are both examined for each of these systems. The ' A , , cations are calculated to lie lower in energy than the 'A'. cations by only 4 kcal/mol, consistent with the findings that both ions are found depending on substituents and solvent.The visible region of the spectrum of the ' A , , species is predicted to consist of three separate bands decreasing in intensity with increasing energy, while that of the 'A'. species is calculated to consist of three allowed transitions of near equal intensity, in agreement with experimental findings. In general the Soret rcgion of the %,, ions is dominated by one transition, while at least three strong bands are calculated in the Soret region for the 'A2,, ions, again in reasonable accord with experiment. Charges, ionization energies, and spin densities are reported and discussed for all compounds.