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Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna(also Elena Blavatsky, Helena Blavatskaya; nee Hahn)
Born: 1831 AD
Died: 1891 AD, at 60 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
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Died: 1891 AD, at 60 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
Russian (Russian Ukrainian-born) Theosophist mystic and spiritualist
co-founded Theosophical Society 1875
wrote "Isis Unveiled" 1877, "The Secret Doctrine" 1888, "Key to Theosophy" 1889, "The Voice of Silence" 1889
co-founded Theosophist headquarters at Adyar, India 1879
co-founder and 1st editor of journal "The Theosophist" 1879-1888
criticized rationalism and emphasized mystical experience as means for gaining spiritual insight
purported to possess paranormal psychic powers, but investigated by London Society for Psychical Research and declared fraud 1885
collaborator with Henry Steel Olcott
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- "There is no religion higher than the truth."
- "Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly often attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults."
- "Shun praise. Praise leads to self-delusion. Thy body is not Self, thyself is in itself without a body, and either praise or blame affects it not."
- "Desire nothing, Chafe not at fate, nor at Nature's changeless laws. But struggle only with the personal, the transitory, the evanescent and the perishable."
- "Be humble, if thou would'st attain to Wisdom. Be humbler still, when Wisdom thou hast mastered."
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The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy (Volumes 1 and 2) by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Hardcover - Dec 29, 1999) Continuously in print for over 100 years, the SD remains today the most comprehensive sourcebook of the esoteric tradition, outlining the fundamental tenets of the "Secret Doctrine of the Archaic...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Secret Doctrine: Volumes I and II : A Facsimile of the Original Edition of 1888 by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Hardcover - Jun 29, 1925)  |
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Isis Unveiled (Volumes 1 and 2) by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Hardcover - Jun 29, 1976) ISIS UNVEILED was H. P. Blavatsky's first major literary effort, a critical response to the growing materialism in both scientific and religious institutions, and a vindication of the ageless quest.... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Theosophist 1880 to 1881 by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Paperback - Dec 31, 2004) 1882. A monthly journal devoted to oriental philosophy, art, literature and occultism conducted by Blavatsky under the auspices of the Theosophical Society. Some of the topics discussed in these...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Studies in Occultism (Studies in Occultism, 1910 Vol. 1, 2&3) by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Paperback - Mar 29, 1997) 1910. Contents: Practical Occultism; Occultism Versus the Occult Arts; The Blessings of Publicity; Hypnotism; Black Magic in Science; Signs of the Times; Psychic and Noetic Action...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Substantial Nature of Magnetism by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Paperback - Mar 1, 2003) 1921. Madame Blavatsky, founder of Theosophy, discusses the differences between the teachings of Occultists and Theosophists and those of the Substantialists. At the same time, she indicates the... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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