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H.P. BLAVATSKY,

THE MAHATMAS AND

THEOSOPHY

A 28-Page Core Library

of Suggested Reading

Compiled by Daniel H. Caldwell

The Blavatsky Study Center/Blavatsky Archives

http://blavatskyarchives.com

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We came into contact with certain men, endowed with such

mysterious powers and such profound knowledge that we

may truly designate them as the sages of the Orient. To

their instructions we lent a ready ear….The work now

submitted to public judgment is the fruit of a

somewhat intimate acquaintance with [these] Eastern

adepts and study of their [esoteric & occult] science." H.P.

Blavatsky, Isis Unveiled, 1877

"H.P. Blavatsky...is regarded by all modern theosophical

movements as the most important theosophical writer and

teacher of the modern era." Robert Ellwood, author

of Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America and

other valuable works

"Helena Petrovna Blavatsky...[is]...the most insightful and

comprehensive teacher of esoteric philosophy in modern

http://blavatskyarchives.com/

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times...." Shirley Nicholson, author of Ancient

Wisdom, Modern Insight.

"...Madame Blavatsky...stands out as the fountainhead of

modern occult thought...." J. Gordon Melton, Jerome Clark

and Aidan A. Kelly, authors of New Age Almanac. 1991.

"Helena Petrovna Blavatsky...is surely among the most

original and perceptive minds of her time….[In her two

major books]....lies...the first philosophy of psychic and

spiritual evolution to appear in the modern West...."

Theodore Roszak, author of The Unfinished Animal.

"Blavatsky's esoteric synthesis has served as a basic source

for later esotericists, literati, scientists, and entire

movements, including the New Age. Unlike most

of her contemporaries, she is as visible today as any

modern trendsetting guru, and she will most likely remain

the most memorable and innovative esotericist of the 19th

century." James A. Santucci, Editor of Theosophical

History.

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Bookshelf 1 THE LIFE & WORK OF H.P. BLAVATSKY

(1) Murphet, Howard. When Daylight Comes: A

Biography of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Wheaton,

Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House, 1975.

(2) Caldwell, Daniel H., comp. & ed. The Esoteric World

of Madame Blavatsky: Insights into the Life of a Modern

Sphinx. Wheaton, Illinois: The Theosophical Publishing

House, 2000.

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(3) Cranston, Sylvia. HPB: The Extraordinary Life and

Influence of Helena Blavatsky, Founder of the Modern

Theosophical Movement. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher,

1993.

(4) Butt, G. Baseden. Madame Blavatsky. London: Rider

& Co, 1925.

(5) Kingsland, William. The Real H.P. Blavatsky: A

Study in Theosophy, and a Memoir of a Great Soul.

London: J.M. Watkins, 1928.

(6) Fuller, Jean Overton. Blavatsky and Her Teachers: An

Investigative Biography. London: East West Publications

in association with Theosophical Publishing House, 1988.

(7) Lachman, Gary. Madame Blavatsky: The Mother of

Modern Spirituality. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2012.

(8) Meade, Marion. Madame Blavatsky: The Woman

Behind the Myth. New York: Putnam, 1980.

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Bookshelf 2

REMINISCENCES OF H.P. BLAVATSKY

& THE MAHATMAS

(1) Caldwell, Daniel H. [compiler & editor] The Esoteric

World of Madame Blavatsky: Insights into the Life of a

Modern Sphinx. Wheaton, Illinois: The Theosophical

Publishing House, 2000. [A good one volume collection

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of reminiscences by more than 70 of HPB’s

contemporaries.]

(2) Arundale, Francesca. My Guest - H.P. Blavatsky.

Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House,

1932.

(3) Besant, Annie. [editor] H.P.B.: In Memory of Helena

Petrovna Blavatsky by Some of Her Pupils. London: The

Theosophical Publishing Society, 1891.

(4) Cleather, Alice Leighton. H.P. Blavatsky As I Knew

Her. Calcutta, India: Thacker, Spink & Co., 1923.

(5) Hume, A.O. [editor] Hints on Esoteric Theosophy,

No. 1: Is Theosophy a Delusion? Do the Brothers

Exist? 2nd Enlarged Edition. Calcutta, India:

Theosophical Society, 1882.

(6) Judge, William Q. The Esoteric She: Articles on

Madame Blavatsky's Life, Work and Teachings. Compiled

by Daniel H. Caldwell. San Diego, California: Point Loma

Publications, 1991.

(7) Leadbeater, C. W. How Theosophy Came to Me.


1930.

(8) Mavalankar, Damodar K. Damodar and the Pioneers

of the Theosophical Movement. Compiled and edited by

Sven Eek. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing

House, 1965.

(9) Olcott, Henry Steel. Old Diary Leaves: The True

Story of the Theosophical Society. Volume I. [1874-1878.]

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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. See also Volumes

II, III and IV of this series.

(10) Sinnett, A. P. The Occult World. London: Trubner

& Co, 1884. 4th ["enlarged"] edition. Contains additional

material/appendices by Sinnett not found in the first

edition.

(11) Sinnett, A.P. Incidents in the Life of Mme

Blavatsky. London: G. Redway, 1886.

(12) Wachtmeister, Constance. Reminiscences of H.P.

Blavatsky and "The Secret Doctrine" by Countess

Constance Wachtmeister and Others. London:

Theosophical Publishing Society, 1893.

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Bookshelf 3

SPECIAL STUDIES OF H.P. BLAVATSKY

(1) Humphreys, Christmas. The Field of Theosophy: The

Teacher, the Teaching and the Way. London:

Theosophical Publishing House, 1966.

(2) Barborka, Geoffrey A. H.P. Blavatsky: The Light-

Bringer. London: The Theosophical Publishing House,

1970.

(3) Hanson, Virginia, ed. H.P. Blavatsky and The Secret

Doctrine: Commentaries on Her Contributions to World

Thought. 2nd Revised Ed. Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical

Publishing House, 1988.

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(4) Barborka, Geoffrey A. H.P. Blavatsky, Tibet and

Tulku. Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing

House, 1966.

(5) Butt, G. Baseden. Madame Blavatsky. London: Rider

& Co, 1925.

(6) Gomes, Michael. The Dawning of the Theosophical

Movement. Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing

House, 1987.

(7) Reigle, David and Reigle, Nancy. Blavatsky's Secret

Books: Twenty Years' Research , etc. San Diego, Calfornia:

Wizards Bookshelf, 1999.

(8) Reigle, David and Reigle, Nancy. Studies in the

Wisdom Tradition. Cotopaxi, Colorado: Eastern School

Press, 2015.

(9) Deveney, John Patrick. Astral Projection or

Liberation of the Double and the Work of the Early

Theosophical Society. Fullerton, California: Theosophical

History 1997.

(10) Harris, Philip S. ed. Theosophical Encyclopedia.

Quezon City, Philippines: Theosophical Publishing House,

2006. One volume encyclopedia.

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Bookshelf 4

CONTROVERSIES

CONCERNING H.P. BLAVATSKY

(1) Price, Leslie. Madame Blavatsky Unveiled?: A New

Discussion of the Most Famous Investigation of The Society

for Psychical Research. London: Theosophical History

Centre, 1986.

(2) Gomes, Michael. The Coulomb Case. Fullerton,

California: Theosophical History, 2005.

(3) Sinnett, A. P. The "Occult World Phenomena," and

the Society for Psychical Research: With a Protest by

Madame Blavatsky. London: George Redway, 1886.

(4) Kingsland, William. Was She a Charlatan?: A Critical

Analysis of the 1885 Report of the Society for Psychical

Research, on the Phenomena Connected with Mme. H.P.

Blavatsky. London: Blavatsky Association, 1927.

(5) Carrithers, Walter A. The Truth About Madame

Blavatsky: An Open Letter to the Author of Priestess of

the Occult Regarding the Charges against H. P.

Blavatsky. Covina , California: Theosophical University

Press, 1947.

(6) Harrison, Vernon. H.P. Blavatsky and the SPR: An

Examination of the Hodgson Report of 1885. Pasadena,

California: Theosophical University Press, 1997.

(7) Carrithers, Walter A., Jr. Madame Blavatsky: The

Case for Her Defense Against the Hodgson-Coulomb

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Attack. Fresno, California: The Blavatsky Foundation,

2017. Mr. Carrithers’ magnum opus.

(8) Carrithers, Walter A. Jr. Obituary: the "Hodgson

Report" on Madame Blavatsky---1885-1960: Re-

Examination Discredits the Major Charges against H.P.

Blavatsky. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing

House, 1963. Published under the author's pseudonym

Adlai E. Waterman.

(9) Hastings, Beatrice. Solovyoff's Fraud: A Critical

Analysis of the Book, A Modern Priestess of Isis.

Edmonton, Canada: Edmonton Lodge of the Theosophical

Society in Canada, 1988.

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Bookshelf 5

THE MAHATMAS AND THEIR LETTERS

(1) Abdill, Edward. Masters of Wisdom: The Mahatmas,

Their Letters, and the Path. New York: Jeremy P.

Tarcher/Penguin, 2015.

(2) Hanson, Virginia. Masters and Men: The Human

Story in the Mahatma Letters. Wheaton, Illinois:


(3) Odgren, Fiona C., compiler. Insights from the

Masters: A Compilation. Winchester,UK: Axis Mundi

Books, 2015.

(4) Neff, Mary K. The "Brothers" of Madame

Blavatsky. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing

House, 1932.

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(5) Blavatsky, H.P. Teachers and Disciples: Articles by

H.P. Blavatsky. Los Angeles, California: The Theosophy

Company, n.d.

(6) Jinarajadasa, C. Did Madame Blavatsky Forge the

Mahatma Letters? Adyar, Madras, India: The


(7) Barborka, Geoffrey. The Mahatmas and Their Letters.


1973.

(8) Linton, George E. and Hanson, Virginia. Readers'

Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett. 2nd Revised

Edition. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing

House, 1988.

(9) Mills, Joy. Reflections on an Ageless Wisdom: A

Commentary on "The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett."

Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House, 2010.

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Bookshelf 6

HISTORY OF THE

THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT

(1) Campbell, Bruce F. Ancient Wisdom Revived: A

History of the Theosophical Movement. Berkeley,

California: University of California Press, 1980.

(2) Kuhn, Alvin Boyd. Theosophy: A Modern Revival of

Ancient Wisdom. New York: Henry Holt and Co, 1930.

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(3) Ransom, Josephine. A Short History of the

Theosophical Society. Adyar, Madras, India: The


(4) Ryan, Charles J. H.P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical

Movement: A Brief Historical Sketch. Pasadena,


(5) Anonymous. The Theosophical Movement, 1875-1950.

Los Angeles: Cunningham Press, 1951.

(6) Spinks, F. Pierce. Theosophists: Reunite! Boston,

Massachusetts: Christopher Publishing House, 1958.

(7) Pelletier, Ernest E. The Judge Case: A Conspiracy

Which Ruined the Theosophical Cause. Edmonton,

Alberta, Canada: Edmonton Theosophical Society, 2004.

(8) Greenwalt, Emmett. California Utopia: Point Loma,

1897-1942. San Diego, California: Point Loma

Publications, 1978.

(9) Lavoie, Jeffrey D. The Theosophical Society: The

History of a Spiritualist Movement. Boca Raton, Florida:

BrownWalker Press, 2012.

(10) Godwin, Joscelyn. The Theosophical Enlightenment.

Albany, New York: State University of New York Press,

1994.

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Bookshelf 7

INTRODUCTION TO THEOSOPHY

(by Students of H.P.

Blavatsky's Writings & Teachings)

(1) Abdill, Edward. The Secret Gateway: Modern

Theosophy and the Ancient Wisdom Tradition. Wheaton,

Illinois: Quest Books, 2005.

(2) Farthing, Geoffrey A. Deity, Cosmos and Man: An

Outline of Esoteric Science. San Diego, California: Point

Loma Publications, 1993.

(3) McDavid, William Doss. An Introduction to Esoteric

Principles: A Study Guide. 4th Revised Ed.. Wheaton,

Illinois: The Theosophical Society in America, 2008.

(4) Caldwell, Daniel H. (compiler). Theosophy: An

Introduction to H.P. Blavatsky's Life and Teachings.

Tucson, Arizona: Blavatsky Study Center, 2015.

(5) Sinnett, A. P. The Occult World. London: Trubner &

Co, 1884. Fourth ["enlarged"] edition. Contains additional

material/appendices by Sinnett not found in the first

edition.

(6) Sinnett, A. P. Esoteric Buddhism. London: Trubner

& Co, 1885. "Fifth edition, annotated and enlarged by

author." Contains additional material/appendices by

Sinnett not found in the first edition.

(7) Judge, William Q. The Ocean of Theosophy . New

York : The Path, 1893.

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(8) Wright, Claude Falls. An Outline of the Principles of

Modern Theosophy. Boston, Massachusetts: New

England Theosophical Corp, 1894.

(9) Barborka, Geoffrey A. The Divine Plan: Written in

the Form of a Commentary on H. P. Blavatsky's "Secret

Doctrine." Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical


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INTRODUCTION TO THEOSOPHY

(by H.P. Blavatsky and the Mahatmas)

(1) Blavatsky, H.P. Foundations of Esoteric Philosophy: From the Writings of H.P. Blavatsky. Compiled & edited

by Ianthe H. Hoskins. London: Theosophical


(2) Blavatsky, H.P. The Key to Theosophy, being a Clear

Exposition, in the Form of Question and Answer, of the

Ethics, Science and Philosophy for the Study of which

the Theosophical Society has been founded. Pasadena,

California: Theosophical University Press, 1987. Verbatim

reprint of the original edition (1889). Also includes the

glossary of the 2nd edition (1890) and an index.

(3) Psaltis, Lina, comp. Dynamics of the Psychic

World: Comments [by H.P. Blavatsky] on Magic,

Mediumship, Psychism, and the Powers of the

Spirit. Compiled and edited by Lina Psaltis. Wheaton,


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(4) Farthing, Geoffrey A., comp. & ed. When We Die: A

Description of the After-Death States and Processes [as

given by Master K.H. in the Mahatma Letters]. San Diego,

California: Point Loma Publications, 1994.

(5) Farthing, Geoffrey A., ed. After Death Consciousness

and Processes. Compiled from the writings of H.P.

Blavatsky and the Mahatmas. San Diego, California:

Point Loma Publications, 1996.

(6) Blavatsky, H.P. Spiritual Evolution: Articles by H.P.

Blavatsky. Los Angeles, California: The Theosophy

Company, n.d.

(7) Blavatsky, H.P. Teachers and Disciples: Articles by

H.P. Blavatsky. Los Angeles, California: The Theosophy

Company, n.d.

(8) Blavatsky, H.P. The Voice of the Silence: Being

Chosen Fragments from the "Book of the Golden Precepts"

for the Daily Use of Lanoos (Disciples). Translated and

annotated by "H.P.B." Historical Introduction by Boris de

Zirkoff. Also includes index. Second Quest Edition.


(9) Blavatsky, H. P. An Invitation to the Secret

Doctrine. Compiled by Grace Knoche. Pasadena,

California: Theosophical University Press, 1988

(10) Blavatsky, H. P. An Abridgement of The Secret

Doctrine. Abridged and edited by Elizabeth Preston and

Christmas Humphreys. London: Theosophical Publishing

House, 1966.

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(11) Blavatsky, H.P. H.P. Blavatsky to the American

Conventions, 1888-1891. With a Historical Perspective by

Kirby Van Mater. Pasadena, California: Theosophical

University Press, 1979.

(12) Blavatsky, H.P. H.P.B. Teaches: An Anthology [of

Her Articles]. Compiled by Michael Gomes. Adyar,

Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1992.

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Bookshelf 9

PSYCHIC PHENOMENA, LIFE AFTER

DEATH & REINCARNATION

(1) Farthing, Geoffrey A. Exploring the Great Beyond: A

Survey of the Field of the Extraordinary. Wheaton, Illinois:

The Theosophical Publishing House, 1978.

(2) Warcup, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature of Mind.

London: The Theosophical Society in England , 1981.

(3) Psaltis, Lina, comp. Dynamics of the Psychic

World: Comments [by H.P. Blavatsky] on Magic,

Mediumship, Psychism, and the Powers of the

Spirit. Compiled and edited by Lina Psaltis. Wheaton,


(4) Farthing, Geoffrey A., comp. & ed. When We Die: A

Description of the After-Death State and Processes [as

given by Master K.H. in the Mahatma Letters]. San Diego,

California: Point Loma Publications, 1994.

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(5) Bendit, Laurence J. The Mirror of Life and Death.


1965.

(6) Farthing, Geoffrey A., ed. After Death Consciousness

and Processes. Compiled from the writings of H.P.

Blavatsky and the Mahatmas. San Diego, California:

Point Loma Publications, 1996.

(7) Robson, Arthur. Man and His Seven Principles.

Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House,

1973.

(8) Cranston, Sylvia & Williams, Carey. Reincarnation,

A New Horizon in Science, Religion and Society. New

York: Julian Press, 1984.

(9) Cranston, Sylvia, ed. Reincarnation: The Phoenix Fire

Mystery: An East-West Dialogue on Death and

Rebirth from the Worlds of Religion, Science, Psychology,

Philosophy, Art, and Literature, and from Great Thinkers

of the Past and Present. Pasadena, California:

Theosophical University Press, 1994.

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Bookshelf 10

ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY, WORLD

RELIGIONS & THE PERENNIAL WISDOM

(1) Edge, Henry T. Theosophy and Christianity. Point

Loma, California: Theosophical University Press, 1938.

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(2) Kingsland, William. The Gnosis or Ancient Wisdom in

the Christian Scriptures Or, The Wisdom in a

Mystery. London: G. Allen & Unwin, Ltd, 1937.

(3) Hodson, Geoffrey. The Hidden Wisdom in the Holy

Bible. 2 Volume Abridged Edition. Wheaton, Illinois:

Quest Books, 1993, 1994. 2 Volume Abridged Edition.

(4) Osborn, Arthur W. The Cosmic Womb: An

Interpretation of Man's Relationship to the Infinite.


(5) Smith, Huston. Forgotten Truth: The Common Vision

of the World's Religions. New York: HarperOne, 1992

(6) Barnes, Michael Horace. In the Presence of Mystery:

An Introduction to the Story of Human Religiousness.

Revised & Expanded Edition. New London Connecticut:

Twenty-Third Publications, 2003.

(7) Ellwood, Robert. Myth: Key Concepts in Religion.

London: Continuum International Publishing Group,

(8) Miller, Jeanine G. The Blazing Dragon of Wisdom:

The Esoteric Tradition as Enshrined in the Vedas and

Beyond. 2013. Online at: http://jeaninemiller.org/wp-

content/uploads/2013/08/TheBlazingDragonOfWisdom.pdf

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THE STUDY OF THE SECRET DOCTRINE

(1) Algeo, John. Getting Acquainted with the Secret

Doctrine: A Study Course. Wheaton, Illinois: Education

Department, Theosophical Society in America, 1990.

(2) Nicholson, Shirley J. Ancient Wisdom: Modern

Insight. Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House,

1985.

(3) Hanson, Virginia, ed. H.P. Blavatsky and The Secret

Doctrine: Commentaries on Her Contributions to World

Thought. 2nd Revised Ed. Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical


(4) Wachtmeister, Constance. Reminiscences of H.P.

Blavatsky and "The Secret Doctrine" by Countess

Constance Wachtmeister & Others. London: Theosophical

Publishing Society, 1893.

(5) Blavatsky, H. P. An Invitation to the Secret

Doctrine. Compiled by Grace Knoche. Pasadena,


(6) Blavatsky, H. P. An Abridgement of The Secret

Doctrine. Abridged and edited by Elizabeth

Preston and Christmas Humphreys. London: Theosophical


(7) Odgren, Fiona C., compiler. Timeless Truths of The

Secret Doctrine: A Compilation. Bloomington, Indiana:

Trafford Publishing, 2017.

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(8) Two Students. Theosophical Gleanings [from The

Secret Doctrine]. Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical


(9) Van Pelt, Gertrude W. Archaic History of the Human

Race, As Recorded in "The Secret Doctrine" by H.P.

Blavatsky. Point Loma, California: Theosophical

University Press, 1934.

(10) Barborka, Geoffrey A. The Divine Plan: Written in

the Form of a Commentary on H. P. Blavatsky's "Secret

Doctrine." Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical


(11) Prem, Sri Krishna and Ashish, Sri Madhava. Man,

the Measure of All Things: In the Stanzas of Dzyan.


1966.

(12) Robb, Richard, ed. Symposium on H.P. Blavatsky's

Secret Doctrine: Seventeen Papers from Four Countries.

San Diego, California: Wizards Bookshelf, 1984.

(13) Wadia, B. P. Studies in The Secret Doctrine.

Bombay, India: Theosophy Co. (India), 1961. 2 volumes.

(14) Warcup, Adam. Cyclic Evolution. London: The


(15) Lancri, Salomon. Selected Studies in the Secret

Doctrine. London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1977.

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(16) Taimni, I. K. Man, God, and the Universe.


1969.

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SELF-TRANSFORMATION, MEDITATION

& THE SPIRITUAL PATH

(1) Varma, S.S. Teachings on Discipleship: As Outlined

in the Mahatma Letters. Adyar, Madras, India:


(2) Blavatsky, H.P. Spiritual Evolution: Articles by H.P.

Blavatsky. Los Angeles, California: The Theosophy

Company, n.d.

(3) Blavatsky, H.P. The Voice of the Silence: Being

Chosen Fragments from the "Book of the Golden Precepts"

for the Daily Use of Lanoos (Disciples). Translated and

annotated by "H.P.B." Historical Introduction by Boris de

Zirkoff. Also includes index. Second Quest Edition.


(4) Collins, Mabel. Light on the Path. Los Angeles,

California: Theosophy Company, 1975.

(5) Humphreys, Christmas. Concentration and

Meditation: A Manual of Mind Development. London:

The Buddhist Lodge, 1935.

(6) Rogers, L. W. Hints to Young Students of

Occultism. Los Angeles, California: The Theosophical

Book Concern, 1917. 4th Edition.

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(7) Sender, Pablo. Evolution of the Higher Consciousness:

An In-depth Study into H.P. Blavatsky’s Teachings. Ojai,

California: Fohat Productions, 2018.

(8) Chin, Vicente Hao, Jr. The Process of Self-

Transformation: Exploring Our Higher Potential

for Effective Living. Wheaton, Illinois: Quest Books,


(9) Fontana, David. The Meditation Handbook: The

Practical Guide to Eastern and Western

Meditation Techniques. London: Watkins Publishing,

2010.

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Bookshelf 13

THE WRITINGS OF H.P. BLAVATSKY

& THE MAHATMAS

Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya. The Mahatma

Letters to A. P. Sinnett in Chronological Sequence.

Transcribed by A. T. Barker. Edited by Vicente Hao Chin,

Jr. Adyar, Chennai , India: The Theosophical Publishing

House, 1998.

Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya. The Early Teachings

of the Masters, 1881-1883. Compiled and

edited by C. Jinarajadasa. Adyar, Madras, India: The


Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya. Letters from the

Masters of the Wisdom, 1881-1888. Compiled and edited

by C. Jinarajadasa. Adyar, Madras, India; The

Theosophical Publishing House, 1919. First Series

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(Volume I). Later editions of this Volume I contain

additional letters from the Masters.

Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya. Letters from the

Masters of the Wisdom. Adyar, Madras, India: The

Theosophical Publishing House, 1925. Second Series

(Volume II).

Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya. Mrs. Holloway and

the Mahatmas. Compiled and edited by Daniel H.

Caldwell. Tucson, Arizona: Blavatsky Study Center,

2012. Publication of newly discovered 13 original letters

of the Masters with almost 50 pages of full colored

reproductions of these letters. Also includes reproductions

of 3 never before published letters of H.P.B.

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Blavatsky, H.P. Isis Unveiled: A Master-Key to the

Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and

Theology. Los Angeles, California: The Theosophy

Company, 1982. Photographic facsimile of the original

1877 edition. 2 volumes bound together: Volume I - xiv +

628 pp.; Volume II - iv + 708 pp.

Blavatsky, H.P. Isis Unveiled. "Collected Writing"

Edition. Edited by Boris de Zirkoff. Wheaton, Illinois:

The Theosophical Publishing House, 1972. 2 volumes:

Volume I - [63] + xlv +657 pp.; Volume II - iv + 848 pp.

Includes a historical introduction, index and bibliography.

Blavatsky, H.P. Isis Unveiled: Secrets of the Ancient

Wisdom Tradition. Madame Blavatsky's First Work: A

New Abridgment for Today. Edited and abridged by

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Michael Gomes. Wheaton, Illinois: The Theosophical

Publishing House, 1997. xvii + 274 pp.

Blavatsky, H.P. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of

Science, Religion and Philosophy. Pasadena, California:

Theosophical University Press, 1988, 1997. Photographic

facsimile 1988 Centennial reprint of the original 1888

edition. 3 Volumes: Volume I - xlvii + 676 pp.; Volume II

- xiv + 798 + xxxi pp.; Index Volume (1997) prepared by

John P. Van Mater - viii + 433 pp.

Blavatsky, H.P. The Secret Doctrine. "Collected

Writings" Edition. Edited by Boris de Zirkoff. Wheaton,

Illinois: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1993. 3

volumes: Volume I - [84] + xlvii + 696 pp.; Volume II - v

+ xx + 817 pp.; Volume III - vii + 520 pp. Includes a

historical introduction and bibliography. Third volume is

an index.

Blavatsky, H.P. The Secret Doctrine Wurzburg

Manuscript. Transcribed and edited by David Reigle.

Cotopaxi, Colorado: Eastern School Press, 2014.

Blavatsky, H.P. An Abridgement of the Secret Doctrine.

Abridged and edited by Elizabeth Preston and Christmas

Humphreys. Wheaton, Illinois: Quest Books,

The Theosophical Publishing House, 1967. xxxii + 260 pp.

Blavatsky, H. P. The Secret Doctrine. Abridged and

annotated by Michael Gomes. New York: Jeremy P.

Tarcher / Penguin, 2009.

Blavatsky, H.P. The Secret Doctrine: Occultism. Volume

III. Kila, Montana: Kessinger Publishing. Photographic

facsimile of the original 1897 edition. xviii + 594 pp.

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Blavatsky, H.P. Secret Doctrine Commentary / Stanzas I-

IV [from the Book of Dzyan]: Transactions of the

Blavatsky Lodge with a Section on Dreams. Pasadena,

California: The Theosophical University Press, 1994.

Photographic facsimile of the original 1890 and 1891

editions. 2 volumes bound together: Volume I - 64 pp.;

Volume II - 51 pp.

Blavatsky, H.P. The Secret Doctrine Dialogues: H.P.

Blavatsky Talks with Students. Los Angeles, California:

The Theosophy Company, 2014. xiv + 722 pp. Includes

an index.

Blavatsky, H.P. The Secret Doctrine Commentaries: The

Unpublished 1889 Instructions. Transcribed and annotated

by Michael Gomes. The Hague, The Netherlands: I.S.I.S.

Foundation, 2010.

Blavatsky, H.P. The Key to Theosophy, being a Clear

Exposition, in the Form of Question and

Answer, of the Ethics, Science and Philosophy for the Study

of which the Theosophical Society has been

founded. Pasadena, California: Theosophical University

Press, 1987. Verbatim reprint of the original edition

(1889). Also includes HPB's glossary she added to the 2nd

edition (1890). Also an index.

Blavatsky, H.P. The Voice of the Silence: Being Chosen

Fragments from the "Book of the Golden Precepts" for the

Daily Use of Lanoos (Disciples). Translated and annotated

by "H.P.B." Historical Introduction by Boris de Zirkoff.

Also includes index. Second Quest Edition. Wheaton,


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Blavatsky, H.P. The Esoteric Papers of Madame

Blavatsky. Compiled and edited by Daniel H.

Caldwell. Whitefish, Montana: Kessinger Publishing,

2004. x + 673 pp. Contains photographic facsimiles of

many of HPB's original esoteric papers including the

authoritative text of the April 1891 edition of HPB's 3

Esoteric Instructions revised, corrected and approved by

HPB herself.

Blavatsky, H.P. The Inner Group Teachings of H.P.

Blavatsky: To Her Personal Pupils, 1890-91. Compiled

and annotated by Henk J. Spierenburg; with a short

introduction by Daniel H. Caldwell and Henk J.

Spierenburg. 2nd Revised and Enlarged Edition. San

Diego, California: Point Loma Publications, 1995.

Includes the complete transcription of HPB's Inner Group.

teachings as contained in a copy made by Mrs. Alice

Cleather for William Q. Judge in July 1891.

Blavatsky, H.P. Esoteric Instructions. Compiled with an

Introduction and Footnotes by Michael Gomes. Adyar,

Chennai, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 2015.

Blavatsky, H.P. Theosophical Articles. Los Angeles,

California: The Theosophy Company, 1981. 3 volume

compilation of 165 articles covering the years 1879-1891.

Blavatsky, H.P. Collected Writings. Compiled and edited

by Boris de Zirkoff. Wheaton, Illinois: The Theosophical

Publishing House, 1966-1991. 15 volumes. Volume 15 is a

cumulative index. The most complete, definitive collection

of H.P.B.'s articles and miscellaneous writings. Material is

arranged in chronological order covering the years 1874-

1891.

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Blavatsky, H.P. The Theosophical Glossary. Los

Angeles: The Theosophy Company, 1990. Photographic

facsimile of the original 1892 edition.

Blavatsky, H. P. The Letters of H.P. Blavatsky. Vol. 1,

1861-1879. Edited by John Algeo. Wheaton, Illinois:

Quest Books (Theosophical Publishing House), 2003.

Blavatsky, H. P. The Letters of H.P. Blavatsky to A.P.

Sinnet and Other Miscellaneous Letters. Transcribed,

compiled and with an introduction by A.T. Barker.

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1925.

Blavatsky, H.P. H.P.B. Speaks. Letters of H.P.B.

transcribed, compiled and annotated by C. Jinarajadasa.


1950, 1951. 2 volumes.

Blavatsky, H. P. Some Unpublished Letters of Helena

Petrovna Blavatsky. With an Introduction and Commentary

[by Eugene Rollin Corson]. London: Rider, 1929.

Blavatsky, H.P. The Veda Commentaries of H. P.

Blavatsky. Compiled and edited by H.J. Spierenburg. San


Blavatsky, H.P. The Buddhism of H.P. Blavatsky.

Compiled and edited by H.J. Spierenburg.

San Diego , California. : Point Loma Publications, 1991.

Blavatsky, H.P. The Vedanta Commentaries of H.P.

Blavatsky. Compiled and edited by H.J. Spierenburg. San


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Blavatsky, H.P. The New Testament Commentaries of

H.P. Blavatsky. Compiled and edited by H.J.

Spierenburg. San Diego, California: Point Loma

Publications, 1987.

Blavatsky, H.P. H.P. Blavatsky on the Gnostics.

Compiled and edited by H.J. Spierenburg. San Diego,

California : Point Loma Publications, 1994.

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OTHER THEOSOPHICAL

AND HISTORICAL TITLES

Barborka, Geoffrey A. The Peopling of the Earth: A

Commentary on Archaic Records in The Secret

Doctrine. Wheaton, Illinois : The Theosophical Publishing

House, 1975.

Barborka, Geoffrey A. The Story of Human Evolution.

Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House,

1980.

Barborka, Geoffrey A. Secret Doctrine Questions &

Answers. San Diego, California: Wizards Bookshelf, 2003.

Caldwell, Daniel H. K. Paul Johnson's House of Cards?:

A Critical Examination of Johnson's Thesis on the

Theosophical Masters Morya and Koot Hoomi. Tucson,

Arizona: Published by the Author, 1996.

Harris, Philip S., ed. Theosophical Encyclopedia. Quezon

City, Philippines: Theosophical Publishing House, 2006.

One volume encyclopedia.

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Judge, William Q. Echoes of the Orient: The Writings of

William Q. Judge. Compiled by Dara Eklund. 4

volumes. Pasadena, California: Theosophical University

Press, 2011. Second and Revised Edition.

Mavalankar, Damodar K. Damodar and the Pioneers of

the Theosophical Movement. Compiled and edited by Sven

Eek. Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing

House, 1965.

Murphet, Howard. Hammer on the Mountain: Life of

Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907). Wheaton, Illinois:

Theosophical Publishing House, 1972. Reprinted later

under new title: Yankee Beacon of Buddhist Light: Life of

Col. Henry S. Olcott. Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical


Row, T. Subba. Notes on the Bhagavad Gita: To Help

Students in Studying Its Philosophy. Point Loma,


Row, T. Subba. Collected Writings. 2 volumes.

Compiled and edited by Henk J. Spierenburg.

San Diego, California: Point Loma Publications, 2001.

Society for Psychical Research (Great Britain). First

Report of the Committee of the Society for Psychical

Research Appointed to Investigate the Evidence

for Marvellous Phenomena Offered by Certain Members of

the Theosophical Society. London: Society for Psychical

Research, 1884.

Society for Psychical Research (Great Britain). Report

of the Committee Appointed to Investigate Phenomena

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Connected with the Theosophical Society. London: The

Society for Psychical Research, 1885.

Solovyoff, Vsevolod Sergyeevich. A Modern Priestess

of Isis . London : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1895.

Tillett, Gregory. The Elder Brother: A Biography of

Charles Webster Leadbeater. London: Routledge & K.

Paul, 1982.

Tyberg, Judith M. Sanskrit Keys to the Wisdom-

Religion: An Exposition of the Philosophical and Religious

Teachings Imbodied in the Sanskrit Terms Used in

Theosophical and Occult Literature. Point Loma,


Tyberg, Judith M. The Language of the Gods: Sanskrit

Keys to India's Wisdom. Los Angeles, California: East-

West Cultural Centre, 1970.

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