As one of the key spiritual thought leaders of the 19th century, Madame Blavatsky's classic book has been chosen as a related work for the Mysticism category because it is the seminal text to emerge from the Theosophical Society, whose influence endures today.
While modern science believes it is the first to uncover the mysteries of the cosmos, famed author Helena Blavatsky, one of the founders of the Theosophical Society, suggests that these secrets, and many others still unknown to Western academia, have been recognised in the esoteric tradition for millennia. Beginning with the Source of all existence (known not as God but the ‘Absolute’), Blavatsky outlines a complex cosmology, detailing the various laws and cycles of cosmic evolution as well as the origin and development of humanity. The work is now celebrated as the foundational text for the Theosophical Society and for having reignited interest in esoteric and Eastern wisdom.