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Creating a sensation when it was first published in 1877, the first major work by the young Russian noblewoman who would found the Theosophical Society devoted 1200 pages to the mysteries of ancient and modern science and theology. This new edition abridged by Theosophical scholar Michael Gomes breathes fresh life into this classic of Western esoteric thinking. Stripped of its lengthy quotations from other writers and its repetitious commentary, Isis...
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The creation of the universe and the nature of humanity as taught by the Ancient Wisdom. An abridgement of the original 1500 page work, The Secret Doctrine. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) was born of a noble family in Russia. She became a student of metaphysical lore, and traveled to many lands, including Tibet, in search of hidden knowledge. In the 1870s she went to New York and, with Col. Henry S. Olcott and others, formed the Theosophical...
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As knowledge increases, the attitude of science towards the things of the invisible world is undergoing considerable modification. Its attention is no longer directed solely to the earth with all its variety of objects, or to the physical worlds around it; but it finds itself compelled to glance further afield, and to construct hypotheses as to the nature of the matter and force which lie in the regions beyond the ken of its instruments. Ether is...
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According to ancient esoteric wisdom, we are each endowed with certain innate powers involving the body, the emotions, the mind, the intuition, the spiritual will, and the atma, or state of pure consciousness. This book draws on ancient wisdom traditions and modern depth psychology to enhance self-knowledge for practical benefits. Discussion includes meditation, the practice of compassion, and how to gain insight into the deepest spiritual truths....
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THE purpose of this book is to present to the student of Theosophy a condensed synthesis of the information at present (1926) available concerning the Astral Body of man, together with a description and explanation of the astral world and its phenomena. The book is thus a natural sequel of The Etheric Double and Allied Phenomena published in 1925.
As in the case of The Etheric Double, the compiler has consolidated the information obtained from a...
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Isis Unveiled is, a master key to the mysteries of ancient and modern science and theology. With the help of this book, you will be able, to make sense of how so many of the world's peaceful and beautiful religions have been, changed by those in charge of said religions. H. P. Blavatsky's knowledge of religious minutia is immense and her assertions will challenge the way you look at the world. She slices through one religious agenda after another...
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Get the Summary of H. P. Blavatsky's The Land of the Gods in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Land of the Gods" by H. P. Blavatsky recounts a mystical journey in the Bavarian Alps, where the author seeks enlightenment beyond the confines of conventional knowledge. Blavatsky's narrative begins with a vivid description of her travel from urban chaos to the serene alpine environment, where she encounters a dwarf...
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Theosophy expresses modern versions of the ancient wisdom found in world religions. Ultimately, it concerns living fully by learning the meaning of life and thereby achieving self-transformation. These essays by a premier American teacher are grouped according to the four stages of the quest for meaning: The Human Condition, Our Hidden Potential, Esoteric Teachings, and Self-Transformation. Written over a lifetime, these essays comprise a reliable,...
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Modern Theosophy expresses the ancient wisdom tradition found in all religions. When H. P. Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society in 1875, told English journalist A. P. Sinnett she had gained her paranormal knowledge from more evolved beings called the Mahatmas, Sinnett asked to communicate with them himself. The result was a remarkable correspondence carried on from 1880 to 1885 with Mahatmas Khoot Hoomi and Morya. Recorded in The Mahatma...
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While several books have been written on modern Theosophy - the ancient wisdom tradition that can be found in every great culture from earliest times to the present - none currently exist today in the form of Edward Abdill's new title. Presenting his own interpretation of the basic Theosophical concepts established in the late nineteenth century by the brilliant mystic, H. P. Blavatsky, Abdill gives us perhaps the first simplified, straightforward...
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Helena P. Blavatsky (1831-1891) is widely celebrated as the leading esoteric thinker of the nineteenth century who influenced an entire generation of artists and intellectuals and introduced Eastern spirituality to the West. Until now, however, readers have been able to know this fascinating woman only through her public writings. Few may have realized that H.P.B. was also a tireless correspondent with family and colleagues, friends and foes, the...
15) Mere Theosophy
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Theosophy: Any of various religious or philosophical systems claiming to be based on or to express an intuitive insight into the divine nature. This volume is really two distinct books in one.
Part One: Theosophy and Spirituality for the 21st Century is an attempt to update and enhance spiritual ideas that have been standard in traditional religions for thousands of years.
Part Two: Organized Religions discusses the various aspects of organized...
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Take Me To Truth is the first book to present a practical guide to the six stages involved in shedding our distorted ego perception. It explains why our search for real happiness has eluded us and how to perceive the Love for which we all yearn so deeply. As Gary Renard says in the Foreword...despite the thousands of things we may appear to have to choose from in this world, there are really only two things, and only one of them is real. The ego is...
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Collected here in this omnibus edition are five of Rudolf Steiner's most important works: 'Theosophy: An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man,' 'An Esoteric Cosmology,' 'Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path,' 'An Introduction to Waldorf Education,' and 'How to Know Higher Worlds.' Rudolf Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, literary scholar, educator, artist, playwright, social thinker, and esotericist....
19) Christian Gnosis
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Then shall the candidate be bound upon the wooden cross... After the third day he shall be brought back from the dead and carried up to heaven to be on the right hand of Him from whom he came. Surprisingly, these lines are from an Egyptian initiation ritual thousands of years before the Christian drama. Linking the two is just one fascinating element in this profound introduction to esoteric Christianity, as timely today as when it was first published...
20) Theosophy: An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man
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Austrian philosopher and author Rudolph Steiner presents an in-depth analysis on the relationship between humans and the spiritual world in Theosophy, published in 1910. In the book, Steiner introduces and articulates to the reader this central idea: there are three sides to man's nature, and they are body, soul, and spirit. Touching upon themes of reincarnation and the division of the physical from the spiritual world, Steiner provides an overview...
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