थे सेक्रेट DOCTRINE

THE SECRET DOCTRINE is a massive volume,written and compiled through the efforts of that remarkable occultist,known as MADAME BLAVATSKY or H.P.B.(HPB),an unusual woman by any account, despite all the vagaries and scandals and notoriety attributed to or associated with her in an age(Victorian) that still casts a remarkable spell over and a fascination of this, and future,generations, no d oubt. Two Books,of a projected four, have appeared.A one volume edition that I have and will use here. While both books have been revised and re-revised some others that exist are considered 'suspect' and 'spurious' but this need not present a problem for serious students of the occult, the arcane, or of Theosophy in general....A six volume of THE SECRET DOCTRINE exists and is called by many the ADYAR EDITION, and it contains various other writings,etc by HPS and some other information....but none of these editions can really qualify for the projected 3rd & 4th editions that may have been written but which were never published by H>P> B. THE SECRET DOCTRINE written prior to and published in 1888,considered a year of remarkable importance and significance in esoteric circles, was said by H.P.B. TO 'CONTAIN ALL THAT COULD BE GIVEN OUT TO THE WORLD' in the 19th Century and perhaps we add hardly understood or appreciated in its time or he next century,the 20th, and probably not in this new 21st century.
This basic volume of THE SECRET DOCTRINE consists of two parts; COSMOGENESIS and ANTHROPOGENESIS or, THE UNIVERSE & MAN, from which a great number of ensuing occult and esoteric work(s)published afterwards took their impetus andideas as well as classifications and divisions to a very large degree and extent. Some acknowledge their debts to HPB and specify her as their source or,at the very least, one of their sources..... MADAME BLAVATSKY had the book printed and published in ENGLISH in a bit of almost 'psychic' insight when she said,'THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS EMPLOYED BECAUSE IT OFFERS THE MOST WIDELY DIFFUSED MEDIUM FOR CONVEYING THE TRUTHS WHICH HAD BECOME HER(HPB'S) DUTY TO PLACE BEFORE THE WORLD'! The ENGLISH LANGUAGE is employed because in the 21st Century, English is the most widespread and used in the world,especially on the internet, for example....and the reasons for this are not hard to find....but will not be further expanded here... We need no accept HPB'S assertion uncritically that THE BOOK OF DZYAN is the oldest manuscript in the world, though we may concur that IT CAPTURES THE ELUSIVE 'ESSENCE" OF ALL THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS,TEACHINGS, AND WRITINGS..... An analysis of this ancient text as given by Madame Blavatsky is difficult for most persons but some students have done rather excellent work on this aspect to edify and clarify some things....especially in light of scholarly criticisms....... I shall point out some of these when appropriate and relevant but will not attempt to do the work of those who should and must read this book, THE SECRET DOCTRINE for themselves......