This book has been chosen as a related work for the Esotericism category as it offers a comprehensive distillation of Theosophical teachings for Western audiences that builds on the introductory material offered in The Knowledge of Reality by the same author.
While The Philosopher’s Stone attempts to reveal many hidden mysteries, the one mystery it does not disclose is the true identity of its author. Henry T. Laurency serves merely as a pseudonym for an unknown Swedish author whose works attempt to translate much of the Eastern thought of Theosophically-inspired writers (principally, Blavatsky, Leadbeater, and Bailey) for Western audiences. The Philosopher’s Stone, in particular, is provided for intermediate students who have already studied his more basic work in The Knowledge of Reality.