Esoteric World of Madame Blavatsky: Insights into the Life of a Modern Sphinx
World traveler and student of religions, Blavatsky was among the first to bring Eastern wisdom to the West. Her writings excited such luminaries as W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and Gustav Mahler. Here are first-handed accounts of her colorful life by family, friends, and enemies.
Search in google:
World traveler and student of religions, Blavatsky was among the first to bring Eastern wisdom to the West. Her writings excited such luminaries as W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and Gustav Mahler. Here are first-handed accounts of her colorful life by family, friends, and enemies. Library Journal Originally self-published as The Occult World of Madame Blavatsky (LJ 2/1/92), this updated version may reach a wider audience. Caldwell has gathered these reminiscences by her relatives, acquaintances, friends, enemies, and co-workers, giving readers a look at Helena Blavatsky's life (1831-91), along with a glimpse into her enigmatic personality. Some New Age devotees may recognize Blavatsky as the 19th-century Russian who traveled the world and was attracted to the unexplored mysteries in cosmic and human nature. As a prolific writer in her own right, these searches are well-documented, but here the reader has the chance to get to know her life and influences better. The story of her life is easy to follow, with the variety of memories well blended. But the language reads like that of an earlier time, and this less-than-contemporary style may discourage some readers. Large libraries carrying an extensive New Age collection, or those offering many titles on alternative spirituality, might consider adding this book. Leroy Hommerding, Fort Meyers Beach P.L. Dist., FL Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
List of IllustrationsviiPrefaceixChapter 1Russia, 1831-18491Chapter 2Travels around the World and Home to Russia, 1849-186513Chapter 3More World Travels, 1865-187329Chapter 4New York and Chittenden, 1873-April 187539Chapter 5New York and Ithaca: Writing Isis Unveiled, August-October 187557Chapter 6The Founding of the Theosophical Society and the Writing of Isis Unveiled, September 1875-September 187769Chapter 7Marvels in the Lamasery and Departure from New York, 1877-December 187889Chapter 8London, Bombay, and Allahabad, 1879111Chapter 9Sri Lanka and Bombay, 1880129Chapter 10Simla, 1880145Chapter 11Bombay and the Vega Phenomenon, 1881-1882167Chapter 12India: Reactions of Belief and Skepticism, 1882185Chapter 13Adyar and Ootacamund, 1882-1883205Chapter 14Lahore and Adyar, 1883-1884225Chapter 15France and England, 1884243Chapter 16Germany and Return to India, 1884-1885263Chapter 17From India to Italy and Germany, 1885-1886289Chapter 18Belgium and England: Writing The Secret Doctrine, 1886-1887307Chapter 19Lansdowne Road, London, 1887-1888327Chapter 20London: The Esoteric School and Life with HPB, 1888345Chapter 21London: A Time of Fulfillment, 1888-1889363Chapter 22Avenue Road, St. John's Wood: Conclusion, 1890-1891383Biographical Sketches403Suggested Readings419References425Index435
\ Library JournalOriginally self-published as The Occult World of Madame Blavatsky (LJ 2/1/92), this updated version may reach a wider audience. Caldwell has gathered these reminiscences by her relatives, acquaintances, friends, enemies, and co-workers, giving readers a look at Helena Blavatsky's life (1831-91), along with a glimpse into her enigmatic personality. Some New Age devotees may recognize Blavatsky as the 19th-century Russian who traveled the world and was attracted to the unexplored mysteries in cosmic and human nature. As a prolific writer in her own right, these searches are well-documented, but here the reader has the chance to get to know her life and influences better. The story of her life is easy to follow, with the variety of memories well blended. But the language reads like that of an earlier time, and this less-than-contemporary style may discourage some readers. Large libraries carrying an extensive New Age collection, or those offering many titles on alternative spirituality, might consider adding this book. Leroy Hommerding, Fort Meyers Beach P.L. Dist., FL Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.\ \ \ \ \ In The Esoteric World Of Madame Blavatsky: Insights Into The Life Of A Modern Sphinx, Daniel Caldwell has collected a of biographical information on one of the most influential metaphysical thinkers and writers of her day. Arranged in chronological order, we are treated to Madame Blavatsky's travels beginning in Russia and spanning the entire world including her years in New York, and sojourns to London, Bombay, Allahabad, Sri Lanka, Lahore, Adyar, France, Germany, and Italy. A "must" for students of Madame Blavatsky's writings and metaphysics, Caldwell's informative text is wonderfully enhanced with a number of illustrations and photographs.\ \
