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http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!Madame Blavatsky is perhaps most well known as a scholar of Theosophy and co-founder of the Theosophical Society. Her studies of religion, mysticism and philosophy converges in this collection of weird fiction, stories that Blavatsky considered lighter fare compared to her usual writing. In this strange collection, you will find the story of a living ghost tormenting an ex-lover from hundreds of miles away, a revelation of a murder in a most unusual way, a tale from the far east of a seer who allows the visualization of events ...

Join us on an expansive journey through the origins of creation, exploring cosmic evolution and the intricate dance of expansion and contraction. This enlightening discussion weaves together 19th-century scientific insights with ancient wisdom from texts like the Puranas, Upanishads, Vedas, and Kabbalah, offering profound guidance for humanity. - Summary by Czandra

The Voice of the Silence, a revered spiritual text by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, presents timeless wisdom from ancient Eastern teachings and is regarded as essential for any seeker on the path to enlightenment. Blavatsky’s work draws on fragments from the mystical "Book of the Golden Precepts," offering a guide to inner transformation and the cultivation of compassion, wisdom, and self-mastery.

Drawing from the seminal writings of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, founder of Theosophy, and William Q. Judge, co-founder of the Theosophical Society in 1875, the text presents essential teachings that illuminate humanity’s place within universal consciousness. Rooted in ancient Greek philosophy and Sanskrit metaphysics, these ideas are conveyed with remarkable clarity, making complex spiritual principles both approachable and comprehensive. New commentary provides modern context and thoughtful guidance, bridging classical theosophical doctrine with contemporary inquiry.

In addition to being a prolific writer of Theosophical and occult teachings, Madame Blavatsky also penned a few tales of short fiction; although, she often claimed the events of her tales to be true, for added effect. This one recounts the tale of a traveler abroad, while searching for her lost dog and with aid of the whirling dervishes, encounters a strange humanoid creature known as the Oracle of Damascus, which they attempt to subdue.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

Ambientado en las desoladas regiones del Ártico, el texto presenta la figura de un anciano enigmático —el "matusalén"— que encarna la memoria de un mundo antiguo y olvidado. A través de una atmósfera gélida y melancólica, Blavatsky explora temas como el paso del tiempo, la soledad del conocimiento, la decadencia de las civilizaciones y la permanencia del espíritu frente a la materia. El hielo y el silencio del paisaje polar funcionan como metáforas de la eternidad y del olvido, convirtiendo el relato en una meditación sobre la condición humana y los ciclos de la existencia.

La Voz del Silencio puede considerarse, sin duda alguna, una de las obras cumbres de la escuela teosófica y uno de los más importantes textos de enseñanza oculta de todos los tiempos.

Este libro narra el viaje del discípulo a lo largo del sendero de la vida, cuenta los peligros que lo acechan y advierte acerca de las precauciones que hay que observar en el camino. Se trata de un viaje iniciático que lleva al viajero hasta el corazón de su templo interior, y en la cual la voz del silencio, el eco de la propia alma, es la única guía. El alma debe vencer al ego para entrar en contacto con vehículos superiores del ser.

Among the numerous sciences pursued by the well-disciplined army of earnest students of the present century, none has had less honors or more scoffing than the oldest of them—the science of sciences, the venerable mother-parent of all our modern pigmies. Anxious in their petty vanity to throw the veil of oblivion over their undoubted origin, the self-styled positive scientists, ever on the alert, present to the courageous scholar who tries to deviate from the beaten highway traced out for him by his dogmatic predecessors, a formidable range of serious obstacles.

Blavatsky engages in a spirited debate on spiritualism, defending an article entitled "Fragments of Occult Truth" by another writer, though one she had published in her own periodical, The Theosophist. The article had come under attack by a rival magazine of the time, and Blavatsky comes to the rescue.

Madame Blavatsky was the face of the Theosophical movement, and probably its most prolific writer. In this particular piece, published in 1889, she writes somewhat philosophically about the dawning of a new age of writers and religious thinkers. She feels that she is witnessing an equalization of sorts, within society, which she refers to as the Awakening Spirit of Humanity. She urges the listener to participate, rather than just sit idly by and observe.

In addition to being a prolific writer of Theosophical and occult teachings, Madame Blavatsky also penned a few tales of short fiction, although she often claimed the events of her tales to be true, for added effect. This, one of her more famous short stories, is a tale of an inheritance, a mysterious cave, and supernatural events.

En el libro La clave de la Teosofía, escrita por la autora rusa Helena Blavatsky, nos muestra, a través del desarrollo de una entrevista, una forma de comprender los principales fundamentos de la Teosofía, la Sabiduría-Religión, y también los cuestionamientos realizados hacia las religiones como el cristianismo. De esta forma se ve reflejada la labor incansable de su autora por promover sus enseñanzas a través de la Sociedad Teosófica. De manera sencilla y dinámica, nos instruye un poco más de este movimiento filosófico, invitándonos a ser parte de sus adeptos.

Quest'opera, pubblicata nel 1877 dalla famosa filosofa e veggente Helena Blavatsky, è così corposa da essere stata divisa in due grandi parti. Associandola strettamente con le dottrine esoteriche dell'ermetismo e del neoplatonismo, Blavatsky descrisse la teosofia come la sintesi della scienza, della religione e della filosofia, affermando il proposito di far rivivere in forma nuova la grande sapienza dei misteri antichi, già intravista a suo tempo dalle religioni maggiori.

Dive into the vast realms of universal mysteries with Helena Blavatsky’s Cosmic Evolution, a cornerstone of Theosophical literature. Blavatsky, one of the most influential spiritual philosophers of the 19th century, unveils the intricate and profound processes underlying the origins and progression of the cosmos. Drawing from ancient wisdom traditions, esoteric teachings, and modern scientific insights of her era, Blavatsky weaves a compelling narrative that transcends time and space.

The Russian novel has a reputation that is immense, both in narrative and in length. Unquestionably though the ideas, themes and characters make many novels rightly revered as world class, as icons of literature. Whilst Tolstoy, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Pushkin and Chekhov are a given in any Russian collection we also explore and include Andreyev, Korolenko, Turgenev, Blavatsky and many others to create a world rich and dense across a sprawling landscape of diverse people, riddled with the class and unfairness in perhaps some of the most turbulent times that Russia has ever experienced.