Secret Doctrine: Abridged and Annotated

Description

Secret Doctrine: abridged and annotated places the ideas of The Secret Doctrine within reach of all who are curious. 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 in 1888 this two-volume edition of 1,388 pages, has long eluded the grasp of modern readers- until now.

In particular, Gomes provides a critical sounding of the book’s famous stanzas on the genesis of life and the cosmos. Je points to mysterious passages that Blavatsky said originated from a primeval source and which form the heart of The Secret Doctrine. Gomes scrupulously scales down the book’s key writings on symbolism to their essentials and offers notes and a glossary to illuminate arcane references. His historical and literary introduction casts new light on some of the book’s sources. Highlights instances in the career of its brilliant and elusive author, one of the most intriguing personages of the nineteenth century.

At once compact and representative of the work as a whole, this new edition brings unprecedented accessibility to the key esoteric classic of the modern era.

Product Details:

ISBN: 9781585427086.
Paperback, 288 pages.
Publisher: Tarcher-Perigee, Published: July 23, 2009.
Size: 5.85 x 0.71 x 8.96 inches, Weight: 0.85 Lbs.

Authors

Helena P. Blavatsky
(1831 – 1891)

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (known to students the world over fondly as HPB) was born August 12, 1831, at Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, daughter of Colonel Peter Alexeyevich von Hahn and novelist Helena Andreyevna Fadeyev). In 1849 she married N. V. Blavatsky, and shortly thereafter began more than 20 years of extensive travel, bringing her into contact with mystic traditions the world over. Principal founder of The Theosophical Society in New York City in 1875 devoting her extraordinary literary talents to its humanitarian purposes until her death in London, England, on May 8, 1891.

Michael Gomes

Michael Gomes is one of the world’s most distinguished scholars of Theosophy. A historian and author, he is also director of the Emily Sellon Memorial Library in New York. A respected writer on esoteric movements, Michael is well known to both students of esoteric literature and scholars of religion. His works include The Secret Doctrine Commentaries: The Unpublished 1889 Instructions,.  And The Dawning of the Theosophical Movement for which he received the Herman Ausubel Prize for historical achievement in 1989. 

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