Helena Blavatsky

Helena Blavatsky

Helena Blavatsky

Helena Blavatsky

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Overview

At the age of 17, rejecting nineteenth-century materialism, Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891) left her native Russia and traveled through India, Tibet, Egypt, Europe, and the Americas seeking out the sources of ancient wisdom as a key to spiritual truth. In 1875 in New York, she co-founded the Theosophical Society for the study of occult traditions. Many popular ideas of rediscovered ancient wisdom, including reincarnation and karma, trace their origin to Helena Blavatsky and Theosophy. This anthology includes material on her life and travels, as well as excerpts from her major works.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781556434570
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication date: 04/07/2004
Series: Western Esoteric Masters , #6
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 0.20(w) x 3.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, General Editor of the Western Esoteric Masters Series is Professor of Western Esotericism at the University of Exeter and director of its Centre for the Study of Esotericism. He has published studies on Paracelsus, John Dee, Cornelius Agrippa, Emanuel Swedenborg, and Helena Blavatsky. His pioneering work, The Occult Roots of Nazism has been translated into nine languages.

Table of Contents

Introduction: H. P. Blavatsky and Theosophy1
Part 1The Western Esoteric Tradition
1From Spiritualism to Occultism23
2Ancient Wisdom Rediscovered49
3Secret Brotherhoods63
4Oriental Kabbalah75
5Mesmerism and Magic87
6Hermetic Philosophers and Rosicrucians103
Part 2Theosophy
7Buddhism and Brahmanism121
8Cosmogony131
9Macrocosm and Microcosm141
(i)The Hierarchical Structure and Government of the Cosmos142
(ii)The Septenary Constitution of Man and the Cosmos148
(iii)Correspondences159
10Evolution175
11Personal Growth and Devotion195
(i)Spiritual Guidance195
(ii)Meditation199
(iii)Devotional Works201
Bibliography207
Index215
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