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Publisher
Theosophical Pub. Society
Pub. Date
1892.
Language
English
Description
In addition to founding the Theosophical Society and playing an influential role in the New Thought movement, the controversial and idiosyncratic figure Madame Blavatsky was a tireless world traveler. In this engrossing volume, Blavatsky recounts her time spent traveling in India during an expedition that took place in the late 19th century.
Author
Language
English
Description
Sixteen years and a half have gone since Helena Petrovna Blavatsky passed away from this mortal world. Yet attacks are still made upon her veracity, upon her character, and good and sympathetic men still turn away from the Theosophical Society with: "Oh! I do not care to belong to it; it was founded by Mme. Blavatsky, who was convicted of fraud by the Psychical Research Society." The articles which defended her at the time have long been out of print,...
Author
Series
Studies in religion and culture. American religion volume no. 2
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
[1930]
Language
English
Description
Alvin Boyd Kuhn was one of the foremost scholars of esoteric wisdom, and in Theosophy: A Modern Revival of Ancient Wisdom, he masterfully unpacks the profound teachings of Theosophy. Drawing on millennia-old spiritual traditions, Kuhn explores the rich tapestry of ancient knowledge and its resurgence in modern thought through the Theosophical movement.
This book serves as an essential introduction to the core principles of Theosophy-examining the...
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1980]
Language
English
Description
Recklessly brilliant, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky scandalized her 19th century world with a controversial new religion that tried to synthesize Eastern and Western philosophies. If her contemporaries saw her as a freak, a charlatan, and a snake oil salesman, she viewed herself as a special person born for great things. She firmly believed that it was her destiny to enlighten the world. Rebelliously breaking conventions, she was the antithesis of a pious...
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