• The Mother of Theosophy: The Life and Legacy of H. P. Blavatsky

  • By: Charles River Editors
  • Narrated by: Doron Alon
  • Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)

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The Mother of Theosophy: The Life and Legacy of H. P. Blavatsky

By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Doron Alon
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Among the New Age Movement and modern spiritualists, one name stands above the rest: Helena Petrovna (H.P.) Blavatsky. Blavatsky is best known today for co-founding the Theosophical School, a religious school of thought that she labeled "the archaic Wisdom-Religion, the esoteric doctrine once known in every ancient country having claims to civilization", and nobody was more qualified than Blavatsky to forge such a creation. During her second marriage, Blavatsky traveled to various parts of the world, including Egypt, France, Germany, Mexico, South America, Canada, and India, absorbing all the diverse cultures, customs, religions, and philosophies she came across.

Once she had extensively studied all of the different movements she had experienced, Blavatsky went about synthesizing Theosophy and creating a worldview that offered explanations for the origin, workings and ultimate fate of every aspect of mankind's existence, in order to "form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or color." Blavatsky did so by becoming an incredibly prolific writer, and some of her works have become cult classics, particularly The Secret Doctrine and Isis Unveiled. These works included her unique blend of science, esoteric ideas, the occult, and ancient religions and philosophies, and they remain popular today.

The Mother of Theosophy: The Life and Legacy of H.P. Blavatsky profiles the life, works, and legacy of the influential scholar, writer, philosopher and theologian, examining her movement and its origins.

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I enjoyed reading about a figure with whom I was unfamiliar; there was little about theosophy, the field of endeavor. I intend to research it further.

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An amazing person

I am a big fan and I deeply appreciate the work the author took to ensure that her story was written properly and to clarify her beliefs. Thank you to the author for your hard work and dedication to educate us on such an incredible person, I really wonder what she would have thought of the world today.

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