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The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 3 of 4H. P. Blavatsky

The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 3 of 4

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Original author: H. P. Blavatsky

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"The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 3 of 4" by H. P. Blavatsky is part of an esoteric work published in 1888. This influential text claims to reconcile ancient Eastern wisdom with modern science, presenting a radical cosmology of cyclical universes and spiritual evolution. Blavatsky outlines controversial theories about humanity's origins through "Root Races" spanning millions of years, challenging Darwinian evolution while proposing that consciousness pervades all existence. The work attempts to reveal hidden knowledge about the universe's structure and humanity's place within it.

The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 3 of 4, by H. P. Blavatsky. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #56880.

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62 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface5,295 words
  2. 2.Section I: Preliminary Survey6,383 words
  3. 3.Section II: Modern Criticism and the Ancients2,075 words
  4. 4.Section III: The Origin of Magic2,361 words
  5. 5.Section IV: The Secresy of Initiates4,170 words
  6. 6.Section V: Some Reasons for Secresy3,986 words
  7. 7.Section VI: The Dangers of Practical Magic3,387 words
  8. 8.Section VII: Old Wine in New Bottles1,881 words
  9. 9.Section VIII: The Book of Enoch the Origin and the Foundation of3,221 words
  10. 10.Section IX: Hermetic and Kabalistic Doctrines2,037 words
  11. 11.Section X: Various Occult Systems of Interpretations of Alphabets and2,332 words
  12. 12.Section XI: The Hexagon with the Central Point, or the Seventh Key1,522 words
  13. 13.Section XII: The Duty of the True Occultist Toward Religions825 words
  14. 14.Section XIII: Post‐christian Adepts and Their Doctrines1,901 words
  15. 15.Section XIV: Simon and His Biographer Hippolytus1,768 words
  16. 16.Section XV: St. Paul the Real Founder of Present Christianity1,198 words
  17. 17.Section XVI: Peter a Jewish Kabalist, Not an Initiate852 words
  18. 18.Section XVII: Apollonius of Tyana3,056 words
  19. 19.Section XVIII: Facts Underlying Adept Biographies9,118 words
  20. 20.Section XIX: St. Cyprian of Antioch1,257 words
  21. 21.Section XX: The Eastern Gupta Vidya & the Kabalah7,775 words
  22. 22.Section XXI: Hebrew Allegories4,939 words
  23. 23.Section XXII: The “zohar” on Creation and the Elohim4,522 words
  24. 24.Section XXIII: What the Occultists and Kabalists Have to Say1,349 words
  25. 25.Section XXIV: Modern Kabalists in Science and Occult Astronomy2,221 words
  26. 26.Section XXV: Eastern and Western Occultism3,647 words
  27. 27.Section XXVI: The Idols and the Teraphim2,032 words
  28. 28.Section XXVII: Egyptian Magic6,281 words
  29. 29.Section XXVIII: The Origin of the Mysteries4,068 words
  30. 30.Section XXIX: The Trial of the Sun Initiate2,429 words
  31. 31.Section XXX: The Mystery “sun of Initiation.”1,305 words
  1. 32.Section XXXI: The Objects of the Mysteries1,894 words
  2. 33.Section XXXII: Traces of the Mysteries4,348 words
  3. 34.Section XXXIII: The Last of the Mysteries in Europe1,559 words
  4. 35.Section XXXIV: The Post‐christian Successors to the Mysteries4,252 words
  5. 36.Section XXXV: Symbolism of Sun and Stars3,289 words
  6. 37.Section XXXVI: Pagan Sidereal Worship, or Astrology2,034 words
  7. 38.Section XXXVII: The Souls of the Stars—universal Heliolatry1,727 words
  8. 39.Section XXXVIII: Astrology and Astrolatry2,685 words
  9. 40.Section XXXIX: Cycles and Avataras1,639 words
  10. 41.Section XL: Secret Cycles4,037 words
  11. 42.Section XLI: The Doctrine of Avataras4,821 words
  12. 43.Section XLII: The Seven Principles757 words
  13. 44.Section XLIII: The Mystery of Buddha3,545 words
  14. 45.Section XLIV: “reincarnations” of Buddha2,128 words
  15. 46.Section XLV: An Unpublished Discourse of Buddha596 words
  16. 47.Section XLVI: Nirvana‐moksha3,279 words
  17. 48.Section XLVII: The Secret Books of “lam‐rin” and Dzyan546 words
  18. 49.Section XLVIII: Amita Buddha Kwan‐shai‐yin, and Kwan‐yin.—what the “book455 words
  19. 50.Section XLIX: Tsong‐kha‐pa.—lohans in China1,456 words
  20. 51.Section L: A Few More Misconceptions Corrected3,281 words
  21. 52.Section LI: The “doctrine of the Eye” & the “doctrine of the Heart,” or (1)8,649 words
  22. 53.Section LI: The “doctrine of the Eye” & the “doctrine of the Heart,” or (2)8,268 words
  23. 54.Section LI: The “doctrine of the Eye” & the “doctrine of the Heart,” or (3)8,788 words
  24. 55.Section LI: The “doctrine of the Eye” & the “doctrine of the Heart,” or (4)8,736 words
  25. 56.Section LI: The “doctrine of the Eye” & the “doctrine of the Heart,” or (5)8,813 words
  26. 57.Section LI: The “doctrine of the Eye” & the “doctrine of the Heart,” or (6)8,617 words
  27. 58.Section LI: The “doctrine of the Eye” & the “doctrine of the Heart,” or (7)8,710 words
  28. 59.Section LI: The “doctrine of the Eye” & the “doctrine of the Heart,” or (8)8,049 words
  29. 60.Section LI: The “doctrine of the Eye” & the “doctrine of the Heart,” or (9)8,087 words
  30. 61.Section LI: The “doctrine of the Eye” & the “doctrine of the Heart,” or (10)7,981 words
  31. 62.Section LI: The “doctrine of the Eye” & the “doctrine of the Heart,” or (11)2,889 words