Many readers of Guenon's later doctrinal works have longed to hear
the tale of his earlier entanglement, and disentanglement, from the
luxuriant undergrowth of so-called esoteric societies in late
nineteenth-century Paris and elsewhere. The present work documents
in excoriating detail Guenon's findings on what did, and did not,
lie behind the Theosophical Society founded by Madame Blavatsky and
Colonel Olcott in 1875. Much further information has of course come
to light during the 80 years since this book was written, but it
has never been superseded as a fascinating record of the path of a
master metaphysician through this maze. A sampling of chapter
titles will convey a sense of the depth of this remarkable work:
'Madame Blavatsky's Antecedents', 'The Theosophical Society and
Rosicrucianism', 'The Question of the Mahatmas', 'The Society for
Psychical Research', 'Esoteric Buddhism', 'Esoteric Christianity',
'The Future Messiah', 'The Trials of Alcyone', 'The Anthroposophy
of Rudolf Steiner', 'The Order of the Star of the East', 'Theosophy
and Freemasonry', 'The Political Role of the Theosophical Society'.
Brotherhood of Luxor, which has recently attracted the attention of
scholars of the occult. The Collected Works of Rene Guenon brings
together the writings of one of the greatest prophets of our time,
whose voice is even more important today than when he was alive.
Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions, etc.
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