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Isis unveiled, Volume 1 (of 2), Science — H. P. Blavatsky

Isis unveiled, Volume 1 (of 2), Science

H. P. Blavatsky

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 953 pages

Isis Unveiled, Volume 1: Science is a collection of essays from 1878 in which H. P. Blavatsky examines the relationship between science, religion, and the occult, arguing that ancient spiritual knowledge lies hidden behind official teachings. This volume focuses on science and critiques materialist interpretations. It is a foundational text for those interested in Theosophy and alternative spiritual history.

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Picture of Author
IǪƗǪ Uƿ΄ŧƗƯŧŠ:
A MASTER-KEY
TO THE
MΏǪǵŧǡƗŧǪ Ljż AƿŕƗŧƿǵ ĵƿŠ MLjŠŧǡƿ
SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY.
BY
H. P. BLAVATSKY,
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.
“Cecy est un livre de bonne Foy.”—MLjƿǵĵƗƄƿŧ.
VLjƯ. I.—SCIENCE.
FOURTH EDITION.
NEW YORK:
J. W. BOUTON, 706 BROADWAY.
LONDON: BERNARD QUARITCH.
1878.
CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ, œΏ
J. W. BOUTON.
1877.
TǡLj΅’Ǫ
PǡƗƿǵƗƿƄ ĵƿŠ BLjLjƫœƗƿŠƗƿƄ CLj.,
PRINTERS AND BOOKBINDERS,
205-213 East 12th. St.,
NEW YORK.

THE AUTHOR
Dedicates these Volumes
TO THE
THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY,
WHICH WAS FOUNDED AT NEW YORK, A.D. 1875,
TLj SǵǼŠΏ ǵƒŧ SǼœƨŧŕǵǪ Ljƿ ΅ƒƗŕƒ ǵƒŧΏ Tǡŧĵǵ.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE

Pǡŧżĵŕŧ

v

BEFORE THE VEIL

Dogmatic assumptions of modern science and theology ix

The Platonic philosophy affords the only middle ground xi

Review of the ancient philosophical systems

xv

A Syriac manuscript on Simon Magus

xxiii

Glossary of terms used in this book

xxiii

Volume first.

THE “INFALLIBILITY” OF MODERN SCIENCE.

CHAPTER I.

OLD THINGS WITH NEW NAMES.

The Oriental Kabala

1

Ancient traditions supported by modern research

3

The progress of mankind marked by cycles

5

Ancient cryptic science

7

Priceless value of the Vedas

12

Mutilations of the Jewish sacred books in translation

13

Magic always regarded as a divine science

25

Achievements of its adepts and hypotheses of their modern detractors

25

Man’s yearning for immortality

37

CHAPTER II.

PHENOMENA AND FORCES.

The servility of society

39

Prejudice and bigotry of men of science

40

They are chased by psychical phenomena

41

Lost arts

49

The human will the master-force of forces

57

Superficial generalizations of the French savants

60

Mediumistic phenomena, to what attributable

67

Their relation to crime

71

CHAPTER III.

BLIND LEADERS OF THE BLIND.

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Contents

  1. Transcriber’s Notes
  2. Isis Unveiled:
  3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  4. PREFACE.
  5. BEFORE THE VEIL.
  6. CHAPTER I.
  7. CHAPTER II.
  8. CHAPTER III.
  9. CHAPTER IV.
  10. CHAPTER V.
  11. CHAPTER VI.
  12. CHAPTER VII.
  13. CHAPTER VIII.
  14. CHAPTER IX.
  15. CHAPTER X.
  16. CHAPTER XI.
  17. CHAPTER XII.
  18. CHAPTER XIII.
  19. CHAPTER XIV.
  20. CHAPTER XV.
  21. INDEX.
  22. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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