The Best H.P. Blavatsky Books

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The still popular and fascinating Madame Blavatsky

Blavatsky's public life was spent doing two things: writing and organizing the Theosophical Society. This lens introduces her books: The Secret Doctrine, Isis Unveiled, The Key to Theosophy, The Voice of the Silence, Caves and Jungles of Hindustan, the Blavatsky Collected Writings and her Collected Letters.

The Key to Theosophy 

Madame's introduction to her worm

This is not Blavatsky's most popular book, but perhaps it should be. It's her most 'normal' book. The Key to Theosophy is an introduction into Blavatsky's teachings, organized in a Q&A format.

The Key to Theosophy

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I started out studying theosophy by reading this book. All the theosophical basics are in here.

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The Voice of the Silence 

One of those books you can study by reading a line a night and then sleeping on it.

This devotional book is Blavatsky talking Buddhism: she was an avowed Buddhist and had taken the Five Precepts. In this book she hardly writes about metaphysics or science. Instead the spiritual path towards enlightenment is her subject.

The Secret Doctrine 

Mme Blavatsky's most famous work

This book has a great reputation: difficult, but also inspiring. Some people put it down after a quick glance. Others continue studying it for the rest of their lives. Whichever it is - it's still a best seller after more than a century.

Isis Unveiled 

Blavatsky's first book

This is Blavatsky's first book. In some ways it's her best: in this book she stays pretty close to the world of her contemporaries. This means that many of the themes of her time (which are still relevant) are addressed in this book.

For instance I recently wanted to look up what Blavatsky had said about the Virgin Birth of Jesus. Where did she deal with that topic? You guessed it: Isis Unveiled.

Isis Unveiled: 2 Volume set

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This version of Isis Unveiled has the added advantage of being part of the Collected Writings set: it has notes by Boris de Zirkoff, an extensive index and a historical introduction.

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From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan 

Blavatsky's fictional and esoteric account of India. Delightful and inspiring. And for theosophists it's also full of ideas about occultism.

From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan

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Blavatsky Collected Writings 

For the real Blavatsky fan.

Intelligent Design discussed by Blavatsky and Judge 

Theosophy: The Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosphy. Intelligent Design

H.P.B. The Extraordinary Life and Influence of Helena Blavatsky 

A very good introduction to the life of H.P. Blavatsky.

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