Theosophy and occult synthesis
The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 1: Cosmogenesis
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Volume 1, Cosmogenesis, provides an account of the origin and evolution of the universe based on the 'Stanzas of Dzyan.' Blavatsky outlines the seven 'rounds' and 'chains' of cosmic development, the involution of spirit into matter, and the fundamental principles of the Esoteric Philosophy. It attempts to synchronize ancient Eastern wisdom with the emerging science of the late 19th century.
Also known asThe Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy
This edition1888
EditionTheosophical Publishing Company, London
TheosophyAncient IndianFohat (Cosmic Energy)symbolic interpretationStanzas of DzyanAncient PropheciesChain of GlobesThe Absolute (Parabrahm)Symbology & Sacred GeometryAnthropogenesisAncient WisdomSpiritual evolutionEsoteric CosmogonyWestern EsotericismHermeticismAdvaita Vedanta (as influence)
Contents80 chapters
- 01Contents
- 02Preface To The First Edition.
- 03Preface To The Third And Revised Edition.
- 04Introductory.
- 05Proem: Pages From A Pre-Historic Record.
- 06Part I. Cosmic Evolution.
- 07Seven Stanzas From The “Book Of Dzyan”
- 08Stanza I.
- 09Stanza II.
- 10Stanza III.
- 11Stanza IV.
- 12Stanza V.
- 13Stanza VI.
- 14Stanza VII.
- 15Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas.
- 16Stanza I.
- 17Stanza II.
- 18Stanza III.
- 19Stanza IV.
- 20Stanza V.
- 21Stanza VI.
- 22A Digression.
- 23A Few Early Misconceptions Concerning Planets, Rounds, And Man.
- 24The Septenary Division In Different Indian Systems.
- 25Additional Facts And Explanations Concerning The Globes And The Monads.
- 26Stanza VI.—Continued.
- 27Stanza VII.
- 28Summing Up.
- 29Extracts From An Eastern Private Commentary, Hitherto Secret.432
- 30Part II. The Evolution Of Symbolism.
- 31Section I. Symbolism and Ideographs.
- 32Section II. The Mystery Language and Its Keys.
- 33Section III. Primordial Substance and Divine Thought.
- 34Section IV. Chaos: Theos: Kosmos.
- 35Section V. On the Hidden Deity, Its Symbols and Glyphs.
- 36Section VI. The Mundane Egg.
- 37Section VII. The Days and Nights of Brahmâ.
- 38Section VIII. The Lotus, as a Universal Symbol.
- 39Section IX. The Moon; Deus Lunus, Phœbe.
- 40Section X. Tree, Serpent, and Crocodile Worship.
- 41Section XI. Demon est Deus Inversus.
- 42Section XII. The Theogony of the Creative Gods.
- 43Section XIII. The Seven Creations.
- 44Section XIV. The Four Elements.
- 45Section XV. On Kwan-Shi-Yin and Kwan-Yin.
- 46Part III. Addenda. On Occult And Modern Science.
- 47Section I. Reasons for These Addenda.
- 48Section II. Modern Physicists are Playing at Blind Man's Buff.
- 49“An Lumen Sit Corpus, Nec Non?”
- 50Section III. Is Gravitation a Law?
- 51Section IV. The Theories of Rotation in Science.
- 52Current Hypotheses explaining the Origin of Rotation.
- 53Hypotheses of the Origin of Planets and Comets.
- 54Section V. The Masks of Science. Physics Or Metaphysics?
- 55Section VI. An Attack on the Scientific Theory of Force by a Man of Science.
- 56Section VII. Life, Force, or Gravity.
- 57Section VIII. The Solar Theory.
- 58Section IX. The Coming Force. Its Possibilities And Impossibilities.
- 59Section X. On the Elements and Atoms.
- 60Section XI. Ancient Thought in Modern Dress.
- 61Section XII. Scientific and Esoteric Evidence for, and Objections to, the Modern Nebular Theory.
- 62Section XIII. Forces—Modes of Motion or Intelligences?
- 63Section XIV. Gods, Monads and Atoms.
- 64Section XV. Cyclic Evolution and Karma.
- 65Section XVI. The Zodiac and its Antiquity.
- 66Section XVII. Summary of the Position.
- 67Footnotes
- 68THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
- 69"Cover"
- 70The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 1 of 4
- 71The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 1 of 4 by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
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