The Blavatsky Archives


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Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891), Russian-born Occultist and co-founder of The Theosophical Society, demonstrated psychic powers of a startling nature and claimed personal contact with highly developed Masters living in Tibet and India. A well-versed student of metaphysical and esoteric lore, she promoted a greater Western knowledge of Eastern religions, philosophies and mythologies. Madame Blavatsky's major works (Isis Unveiled, The Secret Doctrine, The Key to Theosophy, and The Voice of the Silence) are considered classics in occult and Theosophical literature.
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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.


"Helena Petrovna Blavatsky is surely among the most original and perceptive minds of her time.  She is among the modern world’s trailblazing psychologists of the visionary mind." 
Theodore Roszak,
Unfinished Animal: Aquarian Frontier
& the Evolution of Consciousness
.


"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 an modern trendsetting guru, and she will most likely remain the most memorable and innovative esotericist of the 19th century." 
James A. Santucci,
Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism.


"Madame Blavatsky...stands out as the fountainhead  of modern occult thought, and was either the  originator and/or popularizer of many of the ideas  and terms which have a century later been   assembled within the New Age Movement.  The Theosophical Society, which she cofounded, has been the major advocate of occult philosophy in the West and the single most important avenue of Eastern teaching to the West." 
J. Gordon Melton, Jerome Clark &  Aidan A. Kelly, eds.,
New Age Almanac.


"Theosophy occupies a central place in the history of new spiritual movements, for the writings of Blavatsky and some of her followers have had a great influence outside of her organization....The importance of Theosophy in modern history should not be underestimated. Not only have the writings of Blavatsky and others inspired several generations of occultists, but the movement had a remarkable role in the restoration to the colonial peoples of nineteenth century Asia their own spiritual heritage."
Robert S. Ellwood and Harry B. Partin,
Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America.


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H.P. BLAVATSKY
and THE MAHATMAS


16 FREE BOOKS TO READ



BELOW are 16 books I have either done myself or worked on in conjunction with other Theosophical students.

Over many years, I have discovered rare unpublished Blavatsky and Mahatma source material. Much of this material is in some of these books. Other rare documents are on this website.

15 of these books are online in PDF; one book online in html. 12 of the books are in print and can be purchased in paperback or hardback.

Book #1 and Book #2 are good introductions to Mme Blavatsky's life and teachings. See other introductory material listed at the very end of this webpage.

Daniel Caldwell
Editor of BLAVATSKYARCHIVES.COM





(Book #1) The Esoteric World of Madame Blavatsky: Insights into the Life of a Modern Sphinx.
Here is the story of H. P. Blavatsky's life (1831-1891) in the words of those who knew her. These personal reminiscences by more than seventy of her contemporaries give a vivid portrayal of one of the most extraordinary and controversial figures of modern times. A unique biography full of rare primary source material.

"...No other book you could possibly read will give you the same sense as this one that you have known H. P. Blavatsky, the person, as well as she can be known more than a century after her passing from this world --- not alone HPB, the writer, the Theosophist, or the controversial figure, but also HPB, the unique individual in the midst of her travels, her ups and downs, her daily life." Dr. Robert Ellwood in his review of Esoteric World of Madame Blavatsky in The Quest Magazine Nov-Dec 2001, p. 236.

READ abridged version online.

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of the UNABRIDGED version in HARDBACK. Contains many ADDITIONAL reminiscences PLUS 44 photographs not included in the online abridged version.

SEE Google Preview of the UNABRIDGED version in HARDBACK.



(Book #2) Theosophy: Divine Wisdom from Long-Sealed Ancient Fountains. 
An introduction to Theosophy from the writings of H.P. Blavatsky, the Mahatmas, W.Q. Judge and others.


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(Book #3) The Esoteric She by William Quan Judge: Complete Book in PDF
This book is a compilation of articles by W.Q. Judge on H.P. Blavatsky’s life, work and teachings.

(Book #4) My Sister Helena Petrovna Blavatsky by Vera Petrovna de Zhelihovsky:
Complete Book in PDF

This book gives the reader an overview of Madame Blavatsky's life in the words of her sister.
Voluminous extracts are given of H.P.B.'s letters to her sister. An APPENDIX is added to this book
containing even more of H.P.B.'s letters to her family. See pp. 55-133: "Letters of H.P. Blavatsky
to Her Family in Russia" by Mrs. Vera Johnston (H.P.B.'s niece).

(Book #5) Madame Blavatsky: The Case for Her Defense Against the Hodgson-Coulomb Attack
by Walter A. Carrithers, Jr. : Complete Book in PDF

In this book Walter A. Carrithers, Jr. gives the most thorough and detailed analysis and rebuttal
available of the Hodgson Report against Mme. Blavatsky. Discoveries never before published are now
available in this volume. This is Mr. Carrithers' magnum opus. Click HERE for ordering information if
you want a physical copy of the book.

See sketch of Mr. Carrithers' life HERE. See also his other writings HERE.

(Book #6) A Casebook of Encounters with the Theosophical Mahatmas: Complete Book in PDF
H.P. Blavatsky claimed personal contact with certain Adepts, Masters and Mahatmas living
in Tibet, Ladakh, India, Sri Lanka and elsewhere. During her lifetime and since her death,
there has been a great deal of controversy and skepticism concerning the existence of these
Mahatmas. Almost all of H.P.B.'s critics have doubted the actual existence or reality of her Masters.
Nevertheless, more than twenty five people testified to having seen and/or been in contact with
the Mahatmas during Madame Blavatsky's life time. In the pages of this book, the reader will find
the detailed accounts and testimonies of most of these witnesses in which they relate their sightings
encounters and meetings with H.P.B.'s Adept Teachers. Click HERE for ordering information if you want
a physical copy of the book.

The Painting of the Portraits of Masters Morya and Koot Hoomi

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Master Serapis
Colonel Henry S. Olcott wrote about the Master known as Serapis: "One of the greatest of them, the Master of the two
Masters [Koot Hoomi and Morya] about whom the public has heard...wrote me on June 22, 1875: 'The time is come to let
you know who I am. I am not a disembodied spirit, Brother, I am a living man; gifted with such powers by our Lodge
as are in store for yourself some day. I cannot be with you otherwise than in spirit, for thousands of miles separate us
at present.'" (Old Diary Leaves, First Series, p. 237.)

(Book #7) The Mahatmas and Their Chelas in India: Complete Book in PDF
In the pages of this book, the reader will find the detailed accounts and testimonies by seven
Indian members of the early Theosophical Society who met H.P.B.'s Adept Teachers. Click HERE
for ordering information if you want a physical copy of the book.

(Book #8) Henry S. Olcott and the Mahatmas: Complete Book in PDF
Probably the most important witness who testified to personal meetings and encounters with H.P.B.'s
Adept Teachers was Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907). Colonel Olcott was an American Theosophist,
journalist, editor, attorney, and co-founder/first president of The Theosophical Society (founded 1875).

(Book #9) Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas: Complete book in PDF.
In this book, Laura Carter Holloway (1848-1930) tells the story of her association with H.P. Blavatsky and
about her encounters and relationship with Madame Blavatsky’s Masters. This book includes numerous
published and unpublished letters written by the Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya to Mrs. Holloway,
H.P. Blavatsky and Henry S. Olcott. Included are 60 pages of full color photographic reproductions of
letters from the Masters K.H. and M. Click HERE for ordering information if you want a physical copy of
the book.

See related item:

------->Letter from Damodar K. Mavalankar to Laura C. Holloway

(Book #10) Death and the Afterlife: Complete book in PDF
During the years 1881-1883 in their letters to A.P. Sinnett and A.O. Hume, Mahatmas Koot Hoomi
and Morya gave a detailed account of what happens when we die. This book extracts from these
letters the teachings setting forth what happens to a human being between death and rebirth.
You will read their letters on "Death and the Afterlife" in the order the letters were actually received.
Topics included: Dying and Soon After; the Death Struggle and Gestation State; the Second Death and
Devachan; Reincarnation and Karma; Suicides and Accidents; the Two Egos and Immortality; Psychism;
Communication with the Dead and Spiritualism; Mediumship versus Adeptship, etc. Click HERE for
ordering information if you want a physical copy of the book.

See also these related materials:

------->The After Death Glossary
Extracted from the above "Death and the Afterlife" book.
------->The Psyche (Soul or Personality) and Its Stages of Develpment After Death



------->"When We Die" by Geoffrey Farthing
------->"Is There A Life After Death?": A Bibliography of 49 "Cream of the Crop" Titles.
------->Parapsychology, Spiritualism, Life After Death & Reincarnation: Suggested Reading.

(Book #11) THE WRITING OF THE SECRET DOCTRINE: A Chronology---Complete book in PDF
In the pages of this book, you will read about how Madame Blavatsky actually wrote the three volumes
of her greatest work. Dozens of primary sources have been quoted in order to present the fascinating
story of the writing of "The Secret Doctrine." Click HERE for ordering information if you want a physical
copy of the book.

(Book #12) The Secret Doctrine Wurzburg Manuscript by H. P. Blavatsky.---Complete book in PDF
The Wurzburg manuscript is a partial copy of H. P. Blavatsky's early manuscript of "The Secret Doctrine,"
written in 1885 and 1886. It is here published for the first time. It includes unrevised translations of the
stanzas from the Book of Dzyan, and H.P.B.'s unrevised commentaries on them. This unique volume
also includes H.P.B. material that was later published in the 1897 Volume 3 of "The Secret Doctrine."
Click HERE for ordering information if you want a physical copy of the book.

See also:-------> The Myth of the "Missing" Third Volume of THE SECRET DOCTRINE

(Book #13) The Secret Doctrine Dialogues: The 1889 Unpublished Manuscript by H. P. Blavatsky:
Complete Book in PDF
. 

"The Secret Doctrine" was published in the Fall of 1888. Questions about the book and its subject matter,
particularly on Cosmogenesis, were the topic of discussion at the weekly meetings of the Blavatsky Lodge,
held January through June 1889 at HPB's home in London. HPB wrote to her sister Vera about these meetings:
"...we hold a reception...every Thursday...with all its scientific questions [for me to answer], with shorthand
writers at my back." The transcriptions of these meetings have finally been published in "The Secret Doctrine
Dialogues." Click HERE for ordering information if you want a physical copy of the book.

Ses also these related materials:

------->Original Announcement in 2002 concerning "Missing Material by H.P. Blavatsky Discovered."
------->How the Missing SECRET DOCTRINE DIALOGUES were discovered. 
------->Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge: How It Was Written, Part One.
by Daniel H. Caldwell and Doss McDavid
------->Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge: How It Was Written, Part Two.
by Daniel H. Caldwell and Doss McDavid

(Book #14) The Esoteric Papers of Madame Blavatsky: Complete book in PDF
This book provides photographic facsimiles of many of the original esoteric papers issued by Madame Blavatsky.
Some of the documents reproduced in this volume have never been reprinted since first issued. In fact, this
volume is the most comprehensive collection of H.P.B.'s esoteric papers now available. The material in the main
section of this work (pp. 1-335) has been arranged more of less in chronological order. Additional material will
be found in the four appendixes (pp. 337-673). Also many extracts are included from various published and
unpublished letters of H.P.B. in which she mentions her work in the esoteric school. Click HERE for ordering
information if you want a physical copy of the book..

(Book #15) H.P.B.'s Esoteric Instructions #1, #2, and #3: The April 1891 Edition---
Complete book in PDF

Corrected, Edited and Approved by H.P. Blavatsky. 122 pages. Click HERE for ordering info if you want
a physical copy of the book.

See also these related materials:

------->An "Esoteric Section" Note from H.P. Blavatsky to W.Q. Judge
------->Two E.S. documents concerning the 1891 revision of E.S. Instructions #1, #2 and #3.

(Book #16) The Inner Group Teachings by H.P. Blavatsky in PDF
Here is an accurate and complete transcription of the original oral teachings given by H.P.B. to her
Inner Group students in London from Aug. 1890 through April 1891. This document is NOT available
in the "Collected Writings" Series of HPB's writings. Includes a new introduction telling how this rare
document was found.


See also these related materials:

------->Madame Blavatsky's Original Notes for an Inner Group Meeting
by Daniel H. Caldwell and Doss McDavid
------->The Sidney Coryn Typescript and HPB's Inner Group
In an 1897 letter to a correspondent, Alice Cleather wrote that members of HPB's Inner Group
had been given extracts from various unpublished letters of HPB and the Mahatmas.






An Introduction to H.P. Blavatsky & Theosophy Recommended introductory articles & books about H.P. B. & Theosophy.  

H.P. Blavatsky's Books & the Mahatmas Letters: An Introduction

H.P. Blavatsky's Writings Online Comprehensive List of Mme. Blavatsky's books, articles & letters.

The Key to Theosophy by H.P. Blavatsky. 2nd Edition of 1890 with HPB's Special 60-page Glossary (pp. 309-370). HPB answers questions about basic Theosophy, the inner constitution of a human being, life after death, reincarnation, etc. See Index to The Key to Theosophy

Theosophical Articles by H. P. Blavatsky. Three Volume Set

Letters of H.P. Blavatsky Online. A comprehensive listing of H.P.B.'s letters






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