"Suddenly the thought came into my mind: 'What if this be but hallucination...' -from "The Arabian Nights in New York" The philosophical discipline of theosophy enjoyed a flowering in the late 19th century, a spiritual reaction to the materialism aggressive scientific exploration and the newly ascendant corporate culture seemed to be promoting. In 1910, Claude Bragdon published this overview of the roots of theosophy, and it remains an important document of this influential movement, key reading for anyone interested in the origins and aims of early New Age thought. Though known primarily as an architect and, later, as a stage designer, Bragdon dabbled in mysticism, and brings his well-deserved renown as a delightful, charming writer to this little volume. Other works by Bragdon available from Cosimo Classics: More Lives Than One, The Beautiful Necessity, Architecture and Democracy, and A Primer of Higher Space (The Fourth Dimension). American architect, stage designer, and writer CLAUDE FAYETTE BRAGDON (1866-1946) helped found the Rochester Architectural Club, in the city where he made his greatest mark as a building designer with structures including Rochester Central Station, Rochester Institute of Technology, and the First Universalist Church; he also designed Peterborough Bridge in Ontario. In later life, Bragdon worked on Broadway as scenic designer for 1930s productions of Cyrano de Bergerac and Hamlet, among others.

1912. Four lectures delivered by Besant, the Founder/President of the Theosophical Society at its Thirty-sixth Annual Convention held at Benares. The lecture topics include: Brotherhood Applied to Government; Brotherhood in Education and Criminology; Tolerance; Knowledge; and The Perfect Man. See other works available by this author from Kessinger Publishing.

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The larger consciousness; the mechanism of consciousness; subconsciousness and super consciousness; clairvoyance and clairaudience; telepathy; methods of unfoldment.

1921. Extractions from the many writings of Blavatsky, the founder of the Theosophical Society, and presented as meditations, or readings, for each day of the year. See other works by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read.

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Swedenborg's Magnum Opus; The Arcana's Appeal; Its Scriptural Outlook and Field; The Special Thesis; Is Swedenborg's Interpretation Allegorical; The Deeper Meaning's Trio of Themes; Summary of the Interpretation of Genesis and Exodus; Methods of Demonstration the Meaning of a Passage; Some Canon of Interpretation; A Chapter of Charts; Terms.

The Gifford Lectures Delivered Before The University Of Glasgow In 1892.

Annie Besant was born in 1847, and was a life long reformist, fighting for the causes of women, secularism, freedom of thought, birth control, socialism and workers rights. In 1889, she became involved with Theosophy, and after the death of Madame Blavastsky in 1891, she became a leading figure in the spiritual movement. These two books explain the interaction between the physical body, the mind, and the emotions, and the aura and the energies of the Universe.

This book comprises six lectures delivered Annie Besant at the Theosophical Headquarters in Adyar, and was intended to offer a simple outline of the fundamental ideas of the Wisdom to an intelligent and educated public, unacquainted with these conceptions. Published in a hope that they may reach a bigger public in the world, this exceptional treatise on theosophy constitutes the perfect addition to any library of those interested in subject. Covering topics such as: What is theosophy?; Reincarnation: it s Necessity; and Man s Life in the Three Worlds, this interesting collection of lectures is a perfect example of Besant s intellectual insights and mystical wisdom A must-read for any student of theosophy. Annie Besant was an influential British socialist, theosophist, activist, orator and writer. This antiquarian book is republished now with an introductory biography of the author."

Adherents of theosophy, the esoteric philosophy popular at the turn of the 20th century, believed that science and religion could be reconciled, and that the plan of the universe could and should be understood, and that it was humanity's duty to adapt to that plan. Here, in a series of lectures delivered in Sydney, Australia, in 1915, the renowned spiritualist Charles W. Leadbeater, a leader of theosophical thought, celebrates the new "sub-race" of humanity come to joyful life in the immigrant nations of America, Australia, and New Zealand, where, freed from the social shackles of Old World Europe, races and classes were intermingling to create a new kind of culture, which would in turn reshape the world. Far-reaching and perceptive, this is an extraordinary little volume of social insight and criticism.British author CHARLES WEBSTER LEADBEATER (1854-1934) was ordained as an Anglican priest, but later joined the prominent Theosophical Society and traveled to India to study alternative spiritual and occult practices, eventually settling into his life as a clairvoyant and author. His other works include Man Visible and Invisible and The Science of the Sacrament.

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1912. Four lectures delivered by Besant, the Founder/President of the Theosophical Society at its Thirty-sixth Annual Convention held at Benares. The lecture topics include: Brotherhood Applied to Government; Brotherhood in Education and Criminology; Tolerance; Knowledge; and The Perfect Man. See other works available by this author from Kessinger Publishing.

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It must be recognized that a knowledge of the spiritual world, not merely a knowledge gained by treading the path, but also a knowledge acquired through grasping the truths of spiritual science with the unprejudiced, healthy human intellect, leads also to a higher moral status in life, to a knowledge of sensory existence that is in accord with the truth, to certainty in life, and to inward health of the soul.