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H.P. Blavatsky The Light-Bringer

By GEOFFREY A. BARBORKA

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The Works Of H. P. Blavatsky

ALTHOUGH the list of books published during the lifetime of Mme. Blavatsky may not be large, their content is unparalleled in the literary field, for her volumes give access to the secret lore of the Orient— where the Ancient Wisdom has been preserved by its Custodians. However, the articles written by her in pen and ink for periodicals amount to about a thousand. When these are gathered together and printed in book form—as has been done posthumously—they comprise more than eleven volumes.

The first work to be published, in 1877, was lsis Unveiled, a work of two volumes, sub-titled 'a master-key to the mysteries of ancient and modern science and theology'. Although this was her first published work, it was preceded by many articles written for journals in the United States. These have been gathered and published posthumously in the first volume of the Collected Writings.

The second, in order of publication, in 1883 : Iz pescher i debrey Indostana, (From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan), subtitled Pisma na rodinu (Letters to the Father-land) written for Russian periodicals.

The next book, published in 1885, was entitled Five Years of Theosophy : Mystical, Philosophical, Theosophical, Historical and Scientific Essays, selected from The Theosophist, the periodical of which H. P. Blavatsky was the editor. Most of the articles in the work were written by her, although other authors were included in the selection made from the magazine.

In 1888 The Secret Doctrine was published, sub-titled 'The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy.' Volume I—Cosmogenesis; Volume II—Anthropogenesis. A third volume was added posthumously containing essays by H. P. Blavatsky not incorporated in the original two-volume printing.

In 1889 The Key to Theosophy appeared, 'being a clear exposition, in the form of question and answer, of the ethics, science, and philosophy, for the study of which The Theosophical Society has been founded.' A second edition soon followed, which was amplified by the addition of a glossary.

Also in 1889 The Voice of the Silence, 'being chosen Fragments from the Book of the Golden Precepts, for the daily use of Lanoos (Disciples)'.

This was'followed in 1890 by Gems from the East, a birthday book of precepts and axioms. Transactions of the Blavatsky Lodge, in two parts : the first in 1890, the second in 1891; consisting of replies given by H.P.B. to questions asked upon the Stanzas of Dzyan during the sessions of the Lodge. Of especial significance for students of The Secret Doctrine.