The secret doctrine
the synthesis of science, religion, and philosophy
by Elena Petrovna Blavatskaia · first published 1888
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Madame Blavatsky's Victorian-era masterpiece is now scaled down to its essentials, providing the most readable, accessible experience ever of one of history's seminal occult works. The Secret Doctrine, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky's masterwork on the origin and evolution of the universe and humanity itself, is arguably the most famous, and perhaps the most influential, occult book ever written. Published since 1888 only in expensive, two-volume editions of some 1,400 pages, it has long eluded the grasp of modern readers— until now.This single-volume edition, abridged and annotated by historian an
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on “Ask HN: What are your favorite books or essays written at least 100 years ago?” ↗…physical and non-physical aspects of the known and unknown Universe, and affecting all of its constituent parts regardless of apparent size or importance. The theory was originally promulgated in the Secret Doctrine (published 1888), a book by Helena Blavatsky, one of the founders of contemporary Theosophy and the Theosophical Society." Edit: Upanishads have, unsurprisingly, many more different teachings than what…
on “On Loneliness” ↗…direction – fast dying out. Verily mankind is 'of one blood,' but not of the same essence. We are the hot-house, artificially quickened plants in nature, having in us a spark, which in them is latent" (The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 2, p 421). Hopefully you agree that's pretty ugly.
on “Art and Theosophy (2006)” ↗…II, top nazi Hermann Goering testified that the war was necessary to strengthen the German people. This is because they believed the race evolution writings of Madam Helena Blavatsky in her books "The Secret Doctrine" where military conflict killed off the weak leaving the strong to reproduce - although of course, somehow none of that personally applied to the top nazi leaders themselves (cough cough)...
on “Good times create weak men” ↗