Books of modern Western esotericism, such as the major works of Theosophy, which present occult teaching in an effort to join ancient wisdom with modern science and religion. They shaped many later spiritual movements. Their authors drew on Eastern religion, spiritualism and Western occultism alike, and the books remain central reference points for the history of modern spirituality and for scholarly debate about it. Members placed here so far include Isis Unveiled, The Secret Doctrine.
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Isis Unveiled (Wikipedia)
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Isis Unveiled: A Master-Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology, published in 1877, is a book of esoteric philosophy and Helena Petrovna Blavatsky's first major self-published major work text and a key doctrine in her self-founded Theosophical movement.
The Secret Doctrine (Wikipedia)
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The Secret Doctrine, the Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy (1st edition, 2 vols., 1888) is a pseudoscientific esoteric work written by Madame Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891), founder (1875) of the religious movement known as Theosophy.
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