Masters Revealed, The
The existence of Madame Blavatsky's occult 'Masters' has been fiercely debated for more than a century. Although scores of books have been written about her, none has focused on the historical identities of these elusive teachers. This book profiles 32 of Blavatsky's hidden sponsors, including leaders of secret societies in Europe and America, religio-political reformers in Egypt and India, and even British government agents. The milieu in which she carried out her spiritual quest is vividly...
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The existence of Madame Blavatsky's occult 'Masters' has been fiercely debated for more than a century. Although scores of books have been written about her, none has focused on the historical identities of these elusive teachers. This book profiles 32 of Blavatsky's hidden sponsors, including leaders of secret societies in Europe and America, religio-political reformers in Egypt and India, and even British government agents. The milieu in which she carried out her spiritual quest is vividly revealed as a hotbed of revolutionary plots and secret coalitions. But beyond all the politics was a genuine spiritual awakening of global significance. Booknews Profiles 32 leaders of secret societies in Europe and America, religio-political reformers in Egypt and India, British government agents, and other hidden supporters who comprised the Great White Lodge of occultist Blavatsky (1831-61). Finds that the movement was embedded in a maze of revolutionary plots and secret coalitions, but also was a genuine spiritual awakening of global significance. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
List of IllustrationsThe MastersForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Masters and the MythPt. 1Adepts1Prince Pavel Dolgorukii19Prince Aleksandr Golitsyn23Albert Rawson25Paolos Metamon31Agardi Metrovitch33Giuseppe Mazzini38Louis Maximilien Bimstein44Jamal ad-Din "al-Afghani"47James Sanua52Lydia Pashkov55Ooton Liatto59Marie, Countess of Caithness63Sir Richard Burton65Abdelkader67Raphael Borg71James Peebles75Charles Sotheran80Mikhail Katkov90Pt. 2MahatmasSwami Dayananda Sarasvati107Shyamaji Krishnavarma116Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Kashmir120Thakar Singh Sandhanwalia148Maharaja Holkar of Indore176Bhai Gurmukh Singh177Baba Khem Singh Bedi181Surendranath Banerjea185Dayal Singh Majithia187Sumangala Unnanse189Sarat Chandra Das191Ugyen Gyatso195Sengchen Tulku198Swami Sankaracharya of Mysore207Pt. 3Secret MessagesSuspicion on Three Continents213An Urgent Warning to the Viceroy226Who Inspired Hume?234The Occult Imprisonment242Notes247Bibliography269Index275
\ BooknewsProfiles 32 leaders of secret societies in Europe and America, religio-political reformers in Egypt and India, British government agents, and other hidden supporters who comprised the Great White Lodge of occultist Blavatsky (1831-61). Finds that the movement was embedded in a maze of revolutionary plots and secret coalitions, but also was a genuine spiritual awakening of global significance. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
