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The secret doctrine

, Volume 1
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Quest Books, 1993 - Religion - 1500 pages
In perhaps the most definitive work on esoteric wisdom ever written, HPB comprehensively surveys the origins of the cosmos and the prehistory of humanity, synthesizing religion and science within the context of the perennial philosophy. Originally published in 1888, The Secret Doctrine continues to be the principal source book for students of Theosophy, not as the final word on the subject, but as a stimulus to encourage the student to ponder its thoughts with a free and questing mind.
  

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A must reference book for serious seekers and researchers of esoteric philosophies and modern occultism! Not necessarily an easy read. HP Blavatsky's writing style was a bit crude as her native ... Read full review

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Contents

GENERAL INDEX _ _
1
INTRODUCTORY
xvii
PROEM 1
1
VOLUME IPART I
25
STANZA ITHE NIGHT OF THE UNIVERSE 35
35
STANZA IITHE IDEA OF DIFFERENTIATION 53
53
STANZA IIITHE AWAKENING OF KOSMOS 62
62
STANZA IVTHE SEPTENARY HIERARCHIES
86
THE FOUR ELEMENTS
460
ON KUANSHIHYIN AND KUANYIN
470
REASONS FOR THESE ADDENDA
477
MODERN PHYSICISTS ARE PLAYING AT BLIND MANS BUFF
482
AN LUMEN SIT CORPUS AN NON
483
Is GRAVITATION A LAW?
490
THE THEORIES OF ROTATION IN SCIENCE
500
THE MASKS OF SCIENCE
506

GOTTFRIED WILHELM FREIHERR VON LEIBNITZ op cit
97
THE CHILD OF THE SEPTENARY HIERARCHIES
106
SIR HUMPHRY DAVY
112
STANZA VIOUR WORLD ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
136
A FEW EARLY THEOSOPHICAL MISCONCEPTIONS
152
EXPLANATIONS CONCERNING THE GLOBES AND THE MONADS
170
HALLEYS COMET AND MRKOS COMET
176
STANZA VICONTINUED
191
EARTHRISE OVER THE MOON J P L
192
STANZA VIITHE PARENTS OF MAN ON EARTH
213
ROCKY SURFACE OF THE PLANET
256
SUMMING UP
269
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SURFACE JV A S A
272
VOLUME IPART II
301
SYMBOLISM AND IDEOGRAPHS
303
THE MYSTERYLANGUAGE AND ITS KEYS
310
PRIMORDIAL SUBSTANCE AND DIVINE THOUGHT
325
PYRAMID OF CHEOPS NEAR GIZA
336
CHAOSTHEOSKOSMOS
342
ON THE HIDDEN DEITY ITS SYMBOLS AND GLYPHS
349
THE MUNDANE EGG
359
THE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF BRAHMA
368
THE LOTUS AS A UNIVERSAL SYMBOL
379
THE MOON DEUS LUNUS PHOEBE
386
CONCORDANCE _ _
401
TREE SERPENT AND CROCODILE WORSHIP
403
BIBLIOGRAPHY _
409
DAEMON EST DEUS INVERSUS
411
THE THEOGONY OF THE CREATIVE GODS
424
THE SEVEN CREATIONS
445
AN ATTACK ON THE SCIENTIFIC THEORY OF FORCE
523
LIFE FORCE OR GRAVITY?
529
THE SOLAR THEORY
540
THE COMING FORCE
554
ON THE ELEMENTS AND ATOMS
566
ANCIENT THOUGHT IN MODERN DRESS
579
THE MODERN NEBULAR THEORY
588
FORCEMODES OF MOTION OR INTELLIGENCES?
601
GODS MONADS AND ATOMS
610
CYCLIC EVOLUTION AND KARMA
634
THE ZODIAC AND ITS ANTIQUITY
647
SUMMARY OF THE MUTUAL POSITION
668
THE HOLY OF HOUES Irs DEGRADATION 459
459
ON THE MYTH OP THE FALLEN ANGELS IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS 475
475
Is PLEROMA SATANS LAIR? 506
506
ENOICHIONHENOCH 529
529
THE SYMBOLISM OF THE MYSTERYNAMES IAS AND JEHOVAH WITH THEIR
536
THE UPANISHADS IN GNOSTIC LITERATURE 563
563
THE CROSS AND THE PYTHAGOREAN DECAD 573
573
ARCHAIC OR MODERN ANTHROPOLOGY? 645
645
THE ANCESTORS MANKIND is OFFERED BY SCIENCE 656
656
THE FOSSIL RELICS OF MAN AND THE ANTHROPOID APE 675
675
ON THE DURATION OF THE GEOLOGICAL PERIODS RACE CYCLES AND
690
ORGANIC EVOLUTION AND CREATIVE CENTRES
731
GIANTS CIVILIZATIONS AND SUBMERGED CONTINENTS TRACED IN HISTORY
742
SCTENTIHC AND GEOLOGICAL PROOFS OF THE EXISTENCE OF SEVERAL
778
Selected Bibliography
495
Stanzas in the Wiirzburg Manuscript 514
514
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Common terms and phrases

absolute abstract allegory ancient animal archaic aspect Astral Light Atman atoms become body Book Book of Dzyan Brahma breath Buddha called cause chain Chaldean Christian circle Commentary consciousness Cosmic Cosmogony creation cycle darkness Deity Dhyani-Chohans differentiated divine Earth Egyptian elements emanation Esoteric Buddhism Esotericism essence eternal Ether evolution existence explained fire Fohat four germ globe gods Heaven Hebrew Hence Hindu Holy human idea India Isis Isis Unveiled Jehovah Kabala Kabalists knowledge Kosmos living Logos lunar Mahat manifested Manvantara matter meaning metaphysical mind modern Monads moon Mother motion Mulaprakriti mystery mystic nature noumenon Occult Occultists Orientalists original Parabrahman period physical plane planetary Pralaya primeval primordial principles Race religion sacred Sanskrit says Science Secret Doctrine sense Sephiroth septenary serpent seven seventh Solar Soul Space Spirit STANZA substance symbol teaching terrestrial theogony Theosophist things thought truth Universe Unveiled Vishnu Volume Wisdom words

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Bibliographic information

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TitleThe secret doctrine, Volume 1
Collected writings, 1888 / H.P. Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
The Secret Doctrine, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
Theosophical heritage classics
Works, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
AuthorHelena Petrovna Blavatsky
EditorBoris de Zirkoff
Editionreprint
PublisherQuest Books, 1993
ISBN0835602389, 9780835602389
Length1500 pages
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