Old Diary Leaves 1875–8

The True Story of the Theosophical Society

By:

Henry Steel Olcott

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge

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Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907), co-founder of the Theosophical Society, was a versatile man. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of American agricultural education and also served in the U.S. War Department. Later Olcott was admitted to the New York Bar and became interested in psychology and spiritualism, travelling to India and Sri Lanka with Madame Blavatsky to explore eastern spiritual traditions, especially Buddhism. This volume (1895) describes the first meeting between Olcott and Madame Blavatsky and the founding of the Theosophical Society in 1875. Olcott continued to practise as a lawyer (and supported the Society financially) while in the evenings he and Madame Blavatsky would entertain visitors or collaborate on the book Isis Unveiled. The author portrays his friend as a spiritual medium and describes how Madame Blavatsky's body was from time to time possessed by other 'entities'.

Release date Australia

May 19th, 2011

Author

Henry Steel Olcott

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

13 Plates, black and white; 2 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

530

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge

Dimensions

140x216x30

ISBN-13

9781108072939

Product ID

10418833

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