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Madame Blavatsky (1831-1891) is the pioneer esotericist of our
age.
1831 Born August 12 at Dnepropetrovsk (Ekaterinoslav), Ukraine.
Daughter of Col. Peter von Hahn and Helena Andreyevna, nee de
Fadeyev, renowned novelist who died young. Granddaughter on maternal
side of Privy Councillor Audrey de Fadeyev and Princess Helena
Pavlovna Dolgorukov, who supervised her education at Saratov and
Tiflis, Caucasus. Endowed from childhood with remarkable psychic
powers.
1849 Married Nikifor Blavatsky, a State Official, very much her
senior.
1849-50 Left him and traveled in Turkey, Greece, Egypt, and
France.
1851 Met her Master in London.
1852 Embarked for Canada later in the year; went to New Orleans,
Mexico, South America, West Indies, thence via the Cape and Ceylon
to India.
1853 Attempted but failed to enter Tibet. Returned to England via
Java.
1854 Came to America again, crossing the Rockies with a caravan
of immigrants. May have visited South America again.
1855 Left for India late in the year, via Japan and the Straits.
1856-57 Traveled throughout India, Kashmir, Ladakh, parts of
Tibet, Burma.
1858 Returned to Europe via Java, staying in France and Germany.
Then returned to Russia, reaching Pskov on Christmas Night.
1860 Left for the Caucasus early in the year, where she traveled
among the native tribes, remaining there until 1864-65. Experienced
severe physical and psychic crisis acquiring complete control over
her occult powers.
1866-67 Left Russia again and traveled extensively in Balkans,
Egypt, Syria, Italy. Returned to Italy in 1867 and paid a short
visit to southern Russia. Was present at the battle of Mentana,
November 3, 1867, and was wounded.
1868 Went to India and Tibet with her Master.
1870 Returned to Greece.
1871 Embarked for Egypt and was shipwrecked near the island of
Spetsai, July 4.
1871-72 Settled in Cairo. Traveled to Syria, Palestine, Lebanon
in 1872, returning for a short time to Odessa.
1873 After brief travels in Eastern Europe, went to Paris in spring.
On her Master's orders left for New York, landing July 7.
1874 Met Col. Henry Steel Olcott at the Eddy farmhouse,
Chittenden, Vermont, October 14.
1875 September 8, founded the Theosophical Society, together with
Col. Olcott, William Q. Judge, and others. Inaugural address of Col.
Olcott delivered November 17.
1877 Published her first great work, Isis Unveiled, in the fall.
1878 Became an American citizen, July 8. Left for India with Col.
Olcott, December 17, settling at Bombay.
1879 Launched her first magazine, The Theosophist, in October,
which resulted in rapid growth of Theosophical work in India,
1879-83.
1882 Transferred headquarters to Adyar, Madras, India on December
19.
1884 Left for Europe, February 20, accompanied by Olcott and
others. After visiting Nice, settled for a while in Paris to work on
The Secret Doctrine. Briefly visited London. Moved to Elberfeld,
Germany, in the fall. Went to London in October and soon after
sailed to India, reaching Adyar December 21.
1885 Gravely ill, February. Sailed for Naples March 31, leaving
India for good. After a brief stay at Torre del Greco, settled at
Wurzburg, Germany, where she wrote a large part of The Secret
Doctrine.
1886 Moved to Ostende in July, visiting Elberfeld on her way.
1887 Transferred her residence to London in May, where the
Blavatsky Lodge was established, and her second magazine, Lucifer
was launched in September.
1888 Published The Secret Doctrine, late fall. Founded the
Esoteric School.
1889 Published The Key to Theosophy and The Voice of the Silence.
1890 Established European headquarters of the Theosophical
Society, at 19 Avenue Road, London, where she died.
1891 Died May 8. Cremated at Woking Crematorium, Surrey, England.
Note: Chronology taken from H.P.B.: The Extraordinary Life and
Influence of Helena Blavatsky, Founder of the Modern Theosophical
Movement - by Sylvia Cranston. (This is the best biography of Madame
Blavatsky, representing many years of research in its preparation.)
Her Major Contribution
Launched the Theosophical Movement calling her message Theosophy.
First introduced knowledge of eastern religions to the West -
including the ideas of karma and reincarnation.
First showed that all major religions are derived from one original
religious philosophy.
Demonstrated that the ancient wisdom was still known.
Presented a portion of that ancient wisdom.
Performed phenomena not explainable by "known" laws of
science.
Gave the logical basis for morality and brotherhood.
Required that the first objective of the Theosophical Movement be
Universal Brotherhood without regard to race, creed, sex, caste, or
color.
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Isis Unveiled
1877
over 1300 pages.
Sold out first day in
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Isis is a wonderful book that makes anyone,
entering the 21st century, think of our real human being
condition and the destiny of human race. Written so many
decades ago, it retains the Blavatsky's wisdom and, if not
so unveiled as the title states, opens a new vision to our
past and, surely, our bright future.
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The Key to Theosophy
1889
An introductory book.
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Almost all expositions of Tibetan Buddhism that
are current in the west, logical studies of mahdyamika,
ethical studies of prajanaparamita, mantra and tankha
practice from the Tantric or Varjayana presume upon an
intimate knowledge of the arguments, psychology and
metaphysics of a Buddhism as described in this work. Even
Madame Blavatksy wrote in Key to Theosophy, a popular
introduction to the context of her theosophy embodied in her
magnum opus The Secret Doctrine, recommended that the
Buddhism of Tsong-kha-pa would be an explanation to her own
occultism. It took many years before any attempt was made to
summarize or introduce even parts of this work. Not because
the text was scarce but that the technical command of
Tibetan scholastic language, logic, hermeneutics, and
exegeses of Buddhist scripture were needed to approach this
powerful work. The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path
of Enlightenment is the first of a series of three projected
volumes. In this first volume the reader is brought into
basic Buddhist teachings as characterized in a Buddhist
monastic setting, for people of little or middling capacity
in religion to cultivate the awakening of Bodhichitta. The
work is being expedited by a committee of exceptional
Buddhist scholars and is being translated in a
straightforward manner without commentary or cumbersome
notes.
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The Voice of the Silence
1889 - an inspirational book - studied by
disciples.
Even D.T. Suzuki, famous Zen master, after reading this
book said, "This is the true mahayana buddhism!" Great
book.
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This book contains some high level lessons
given to seekers who are really engaged in the path of truth
and duty. H.P. Blavatsky had written this book from what she
had learned by heart when she was studying in Himalayan
places.The first lesson makes us understand Maya's illusory
structure and dangers that it creates on our path. You
should learn how to recognize them and deafeat them, then
you'll begin to listen to the voice of silence which is the
voice of your inner master. Second lesson teaches us about
two different paths: heart one and eye one. Third and last
lesson is about seven gates to Nirvana and describes us the
weapons we should gather or create before fighting dangers
we will encounter at each gate. But main lesson is that we
should never give up. So if you think that your path is the
one of duty for yourself but even more for mankind, this
book is for you!
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The Secret Doctrine
1888- her master work - over 1500 pages.
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This rare third volume of the Secret Doctrine
(virtually impossible to find) completes the papers left by
H. P. B. It is a complete course on Occultism! Nothing is
left out. Almost 100 chapters. Partial contents: One Key to
all Sacred Books; The ABC of Magic; Chaldean Oracles; The
Book of Hermes; Three Ways Open to the Adept; Names are
Symbols; Characters of the Bible; The Book of Enoch;
Hermetic and Kabalistic Doctrines; Numbers and Magic; Occult
Weapons; The Duty of the True Occultist; Two Eternal
Principles; St. Paul the real founder of Christianity;
Apollonius no Fiction; Biographies of Initiates; Kabalistic
Readings of Gospels; Magic in Antioch; The Septenary Sephira;
Seven Keys to all Allegories; The Mystery of the Sun;
Magical Statutes; Masonry and Jesuits; Mysteries and
Masonry; Egyptian Initiation; Root of Races; Celestial
Wheels; Christian Star Worship; Defense of Astrology; The
Seven Rays; Secret Books; Tibetan Prophecies; Swedenborg;
Occult Secrecy; and much more! Blavatsky was an occult
master. If you are a serious mystical student, you ll need
this rare and illuminating book.
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The
Secret Doctrine : The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and
Philosophy (2 Volume Set)
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This rare third volume of the Secret Doctrine
(virtually impossible to find) completes the papers left by
H. P. B. It is a complete course on Occultism! Nothing is
left out. Almost 100 chapters. Partial contents: One Key to
all Sacred Books; The ABC of Magic; Chaldean Oracles; The
Book of Hermes; Three Ways Open to the Adept; Names are
Symbols; Characters of the Bible; The Book of Enoch;
Hermetic and Kabalistic Doctrines; Numbers and Magic; Occult
Weapons; The Duty of the True Occultist; Two Eternal
Principles; St. Paul the real founder of Christianity;
Apollonius no Fiction; Biographies of Initiates; Kabalistic
Readings of Gospels; Magic in Antioch; The Septenary Sephira;
Seven Keys to all Allegories; The Mystery of the Sun;
Magical Statutes; Masonry and Jesuits; Mysteries and
Masonry; Egyptian Initiation; Root of Races; Celestial
Wheels; Christian Star Worship; Defense of Astrology; The
Seven Rays; Secret Books; Tibetan Prophecies; Swedenborg;
Occult Secrecy; and much more! Blavatsky was an occult
master. If you are a serious mystical student, you ll need
this rare and illuminating book.
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Theosophical
Glossary : A Photographic Reproduction of the Original
Edition
1892 Theosophical Glossary - published posthumously - not fully
edited by her.
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Miscellaneous other articles, notes, and personal correspondence
during her life.
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Other Publications
Theosophical University Press Online offers full-text
editions most Theosophical University Press publications, including
SUNRISE magazine and several out-of-print titles. These may be
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copy). Because of current limitations in the ASCII character font,
and to facilitate text searches, all diacritical marks have been
removed from most online editions of these texts. Footnotes and
graphics in the original editions have been incorporated into the
text where practical. A search engine is on site.
1879 The Theosophist - monthly magazine started in India.1887 Lucifer - monthly magazine (literally meaning "light
bringer") started in London.
1889 Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge - stenographic recording of
Blavatsky's answers to student questions in 1889.
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