An Abridgement of The Secret DoctrineThe 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 Society. |
Contents
PROEM Part | 3 |
On the ElemMENTS AND ATOMS Part | 11 |
THE NIGHT OF THE UNIVERSE Part | 19 |
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An Abridgement of The Secret Doctrine: Edited by Elizabeth Preston and ... Helena Petrovna Blavatsky No preview available - 1996 |
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A. P. Sinnett absolute abstract ancient animal archaic aspects astral Atlanteans atom become beginning body Book of Dzyan Brahma Breath Buddha called cause centre Commentary consciousness continent Cosmic cycle darkness Deity Dhyan Chohans Dhyanis differentiation Divine Thought Earth Elements Esoteric Buddhism Esotericism essence eternal ethereal evolution evolved existence Father Fire Fohat force formless Fourth Race Fourth Round germ Globe Gods H. P. Blavatsky Hence higher Hindu human Ideation illusion incarnated intelligence Isis Unveiled Kabalists Karma Karmic Kosmos Lemuria light living Logos Lunar manifested mankind Manvantara material matter Maya metaphysical mind mineral Monads Moon Mother motion Mulaprakriti mystery Nature Nirvana noumenon Occult Occultists period philosophy physical Pitris plane Planetary Chain Pralaya present primordial principles psychic Root Root Race Root-Race Sanskrit Science Secret Doctrine sense septenary seven seventh Solar Sons Soul Space Spirit Stanza sub-race Substance symbol terrestrial Theosophical Third Race tion Universe vehicle Wisdom