''The Key to Theosophy'' is an 1889 book by
Helena Blavatsky, expounding the principles of theosophy in a readable question-and-answer manner. It covers
Theosophy
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and the
Theosophical Society
The Theosophical Society, founded in 1875, is a worldwide body with the aim to advance the ideas of Theosophy in continuation of previous Theosophists, especially the Greek and Alexandrian Neo-Platonic philosophers dating back to 3rd century CE ...
, Nature of the Human Being, Life After Death,
Reincarnation
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,
Kama-Loka and
Devachan, the Human Mind, Practical Theosophy and the
Mahatmas
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The term is commonly used for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who is often referred to simply as "Mahatma Gandhi". Albeit less frequent ...
. The book is an introduction to Theosophical mysticism and esoteric doctrine.
Nonviolent
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activist
Mohandas Gandhi
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spoke of it in his autobiography:
:"This book stimulated in me the desire to read books on Hinduism, and disabused me of the notion fostered by the missionaries that Hinduism was rife with superstition."
See also
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Is Theosophy a Religion?
"Is Theosophy a Religion?" is an editorial published in November 1888 in the theosophical magazine ''Lucifer''; it was compiled by Helena Blavatsky. It was included in the 10th volume of the author's ''Collected Writings.'' According to Arnold K ...
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Theosophy and Buddhism
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Christianity and Theosophy
Christianity and Theosophy, for more than a hundred years, have had a "complex and sometimes troubled" relationship. The Christian faith was the native religion of the great majority of Western Theosophists, but many came to Theosophy through a ...
*
Theosophy and Western philosophy
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What Is Theosophy?"
References
External links
Blavatsky, Helena P. (1889). ''The Key to Theosophy''. London: The Theosophical Publishing Company. Theosophy Trust Books. 2007. . Theosophical University Press Online Edition
The Key to Theosophy by H. P. Blavatsky .
United Lodge of Theosophists
The United Lodge of Theosophists or ULT is an informal and wholly voluntary association of ''students'' of Theosophy. It was founded in 1909, mainly through the efforts of Robert Crosbie. The first ''parent lodge'' of the ULT was started in Los A ...
- Phoenix Arizona. 2002. "Scanned Reproduction from a Photographic Reproduction of the Original Edition as First Issued at London, England: 1889".
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1889 non-fiction books
Books by Helena Blavatsky
Theosophical texts