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The Secret Doctrine, Volume 3: Esoteric Teachings and Cosmic Mysteries - Collected Writings

Name: The Secret Doctrine, Volume 3: Esoteric Teachings and Cosmic Mysteries - Collected Writings
Author: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky1897Vol. 3 of 4

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H.P. Blavatsky's third volume of The Secret Doctrine, presenting additional esoteric teachings, cosmic mysteries, and advanced theosophical concepts. Continues exposition of divine wisdom and cosmic principles. Covers specialized esoteric topics and elaborations on fundamental teachings.

Also known asSecret Doctrine Vol. 3 · Esoteric Teachings

This edition1897

EditionH.P. Blavatsky's third volume of The Secret Doctrine, containing esoteric teachings and additional cosmic mysteries.

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Contents175 chapters

01Contents
02Preface.
03Introductory.
04Section I. Preliminary Survey.
05Section II. Modern Criticism and the Ancients.
06Section III. The Origin of Magic.
07Section IV. The Secresy of Initiates.
08Section V. Some Reasons for Secresy.
09Section VI. The Dangers of Practical Magic.
10Section VII. Old Wine in New Bottles.
11Section VIII. The Book of Enoch the Origin and the Foundation of Christianity.
12Section IX. Hermetic and Kabalistic Doctrines.
13Section X. Various Occult Systems of Interpretations of Alphabets and Numerals.
14Section XI. The Hexagon with the Central Point, or the Seventh Key.
15Section XII. The Duty of the True Occultist toward Religions.
16Section XIII. Post-Christian Adepts and their Doctrines.
17Section XIV. Simon and his Biographer Hippolytus.
18Section XV. St. Paul the real Founder of present Christianity.
19Section XVI. Peter a Jewish Kabalist, not an Initiate.
20Section XVII. Apollonius of Tyana.
21Section XVIII. Facts underlying Adept Biographies.
22Section XIX. St. Cyprian of Antioch.
23Section XX. The Eastern Gupta Vidya & the Kabalah.
24Section XXI. Hebrew Allegories.
25Section XXII. The “Zohar” on Creation and the Elohim.
26Section XXIII. What the Occultists and Kabalists have to say.
27Section XXIV. Modern Kabalists in Science and Occult Astronomy.
28Section XXV. Eastern and Western Occultism.
29Section XXVI. The Idols and the Teraphim.
30Section XXVII. Egyptian Magic.
31Section XXVIII. The Origin of the Mysteries.
32Section XXIX. The Trial of the Sun Initiate.
33Section XXX. The Mystery “Sun of Initiation.”
34Section XXXI. The Objects of the Mysteries.
35Section XXXII. Traces of the Mysteries.
36Section XXXIII. The Last of the Mysteries in Europe.
37Section XXXIV. The Post-Christian Successors to the Mysteries.
38Section XXXV. Symbolism of Sun and Stars.
39Section XXXVI. Pagan Sidereal Worship, or Astrology.
40Section XXXVII. The Souls of the Stars—Universal Heliolatry.
41Section XXXVIII. Astrology and Astrolatry.
42Section XXXIX. Cycles and Avataras.
43Section XL. Secret Cycles.
44Section XLI. The Doctrine of Avataras.
45Section XLII. The Seven Principles.
46Section XLIII. The Mystery of Buddha.
47Section XLIV. “Reincarnations” of Buddha.
48Section XLV. An Unpublished Discourse of Buddha.
49Section XLVI. Nirvana-Moksha.
50Section XLVII. The Secret Books of “Lam-Rin” and Dzyan.
51Section XLVIII. Amita Buddha Kwan-Shai-yin, and Kwan-yin.—What the “Book of Dzyan” and the Lamaseries of Tsong-Kha-pa say.
52Section XLIX. Tsong-Kha-pa.—Lohans in China.
53Section L. A few more Misconceptions Corrected.
54Section LI. The “Doctrine of the Eye” & the “Doctrine of the Heart,” or the “Heart's Seal.”
55Some Papers On The Bearing Of Occult Philosophy On Life.
56Paper I. A Warning.
57The Planets, The Days of the Week and Their Corresponding Colours and Metals.
58Paper II. An Explanation.
59What Magic Is, In Reality.
60Colours, Sounds and Forms.
61The Roots Of Colour And Sound.
62The Unity Of Deity.
63Paper III. A Word Concerning the Earlier Papers.
64Concerning Secrecy.
65Is The Practice Of Concentration Beneficent?
66About “Principles” And “Aspects.”
67The Tâttvic Correlations and Meaning.
68On Exoteric “Blinds” and “the Death of the Soul.”
69The Philosophical Rationale of the Tenet.
70Appendix. Notes on Papers I., II. and III.
71Page 436.
72Page 439.856
73Page 477.
74Page 481.
75Notes On Some Oral Teachings.
76The Three Vital Airs.
77The Auric Egg.
78The Dweller.
79Intellect.
80Karma.
81The Turîya State.
82Mahat.
83How To Advance.
84Fear And Hatred.
85The Triangle.
86Psychic Vision.
87Triangle And Quaternary.
88Nidânas.
89Manas.
90The Spinal Cord.
91Prâna.
92Antahkarana.
93Miscellaneous.
94Nâdis.
95Sevens.
96Sounds.
97Prâna.
98The Second Spinal Cord.
99Initiates.
100Kosmic Consciousness.
101General Notes.
102Objective Consciousness.
103Astral Consciousness.
104Kâma-Prânic Consciousness.
105Kâma-Mânasic Consciousness.
106Mânasic Consciousness.
107Buddhic Consciousness.
108Miscellaneous.
109The Human Principles.
110Notes.
111Suns And Planets.
112The Moon.
113The Solar System.
114Precious Stones.
115Time.
116Death.
117Atoms.
118Terms.
119Lokas.
120Explanation of the States of Consciousness Corresponding to the Vedântic Classification of Lokas.
121Further Explanations of the Same Classifications.
122The Lokas.
123Forms In The Astral Light.
124States Of Consciousness.
125Mother-Love.
126Consciousness.
127Consciousness, Its Seven Scales.
128The Ego.
129Bhûrloka.
130Pineal Gland.
131The Heart.
132Astral And Ego.
133Individuality.
134Lower Manas.
135Kâma.
136Self-Hood.
137Kâma Rûpa.
138Heart.
139The Fires.
140Perception.
141Consciousness.
142Will And Desire.
143Conversion.
144Origines.
145Dreams.
146Nidânas.
147Skandhas.
148Subtle Bodies.
149Fire.
150Hints On The Future.
151The Egos.
152Monadic Evolution.
153Astral Body.
154Footnotes
155THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
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