Madame Blavatsky: The Mother of Modern Spirituality
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585428639 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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In his musical career, Lachman has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of the pioneering rock band Blondie. Born in New Jersey, Lachman currently lives in London. . GARY LACHMAN is one of today's most widely read and respected writers on esoteric and occult themes. He has written for several n
Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky—mystic, occult writer, child of Russian aristocrats, spiritual seeker who traveled five continents, and founder (with Henry Steel Olcott) of the Theosophical Society—is still being hailed as an icon and scorned as a fraud more than 120 years after her death. Provocateur. Pioneer. Visionary. A thoughtful biography of one of the most polarizing pioneers of alternative spirituality, the occult-mystic Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. But despite perennial interest in her life, writings, and philosophy, no single biography has examined the controversy and legacy of this influential thinker who helped define modern alternative spirituality—until now.Gary Lachman, the acclaimed spiritual biographer behind volumes such as Rudolf Steiner and Jung the Mystic, brings us an in-depth look at Blavatsky, objectively exploring her unique and singular contribution
His history of the spiritualist movement and secret societies during the time that Blavatsky was involved with them is a valuable contribution, in and of itself, to esoteric history. "Because of Blavatsky’s involvement with the Spiritualist movement in America in the latter half of the 19th Century, Lachman’s account of her life also adds clarity to the murky waters which mixed and matched spiritualism and occultism during that time. This is a must read for any one with a serious interest in Western esoteric spirituality."—Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight"Dense and exhaustive, a valiant attempt to capture the essence of a life that defies simple retelling."—Kirkus Reviews
William Ashcraft said best recent work on blavatsky. Best recent work on Blavatsky - Lachman writes with the average reader in view. He doesn't assume that we know very much about his subject. He carefully takes us through the major events of Blavatsky's life - at least the ones we know about - and rehearses what previous biographers and scholars have said about these events. Then he offers his own off-the-cuff opinions, which fall somewhere between modern skeptic and modern b. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky: prophet, fraud, or maybe both? Blavatsky has long been an enthralling character to me, and I'm always a little surprised when I discover that, unless my conversation partner is an occult or conspiracy enthusiast, mentions of her name reveal complete unfamiliarity. This is especially perplexing if Lachman's case - that she's almost as influential on the course of the 20th century as Freud, Nietzsche, Marx or Hegel - is taken as correct.In "Madame Blavatsky. Tome Raider said Not As Enthralling As I Hoped. I'm about "Not As Enthralling As I Hoped" according to Tome Raider. I'm about 2/Not As Enthralling As I Hoped I'm about 2/3rds of the way through this and I'm finding that it is a dry and a tedious march through HPB's amazing life. In contrast, about 15 years ago I read a lengthy article in the Smithsonian about HPB and Olcott, and I was absolutely captivated by the story and array of ideas. I later read a book which was a synopsis of some of her esoteric teachings, and I was again captivated. My mind was blown.I had high expectatio. rds of the way through this and I'm finding that it is a dry and a tedious march through HPB's amazing life. In contrast, about 15 years ago I read a lengthy article in the Smithsonian about HPB and Olcott, and I was absolutely captivated by the story and array of ideas. I later read a book which was a synopsis of some of her esoteric teachings, and I was again captivated. My mind was blown.I had high expectatio. /Not As Enthralling As I Hoped I'm about 2/3rds of the way through this and I'm finding that it is a dry and a tedious march through HPB's amazing life. In contrast, about 15 years ago I read a lengthy article in the Smithsonian about HPB and Olcott, and I was absolutely captivated by the story and array of ideas. I later read a book which was a synopsis of some of her esoteric teachings, and I was again captivated. My mind was blown.I had high expectatio. rds of the way through this and I'm finding that it is a dry and a tedious march through HPB's amazing life. In contrast, about 15 years ago I read a lengthy article in the Smithsonian about HPB and Olcott, and I was absolutely captivated by the story and array of ideas. I later read a book which was a synopsis of some of her esoteric teachings, and I was again captivated. My mind was blown.I had high expectatio