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The Secret Doctrine

Helena Blavatsky

Blavatsky's major work and the founding text of modern Theosophy. It is presented as a commentary on the 'Stanzas of Dzyan', a cosmogonic poem the author claimed to have translated from a secret language and which no one else has seen. Volume I, 'Cosmogenesis', sets out the three fundamental propositions (an absolute and unknowable Principle, the universal law of periodicity, and the identity of all souls with the Universal Over-Soul) and the cyclical emanation of the cosmos. Volume II, 'Anthropogenesis', describes human evolution through seven 'root races' on vanished continents such as Lemuria and Atlantis. A third part engages with the science and religious symbolism of her day. Its readers have included Steiner, Yeats, Kandinsky, Scriabin and Mondrian.

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  1. 1The Secret Doctrine (vol. I, Cosmogenesis; vol. II, Anthropogenesis) · 12′
  2. 2Preface To The First Edition.4′
  3. 3Preface To The Third And Revised Edition.1′
  4. 4Introductory.53′
  5. 5Proem: Pages From A Pre-Historic Record.32′
  6. 6Part I. Cosmic Evolution.1′
  7. 7Stanza I.1′
  8. 8Stanza II.1′
  9. 9Stanza III.2′
  10. 10Stanza IV.1′
  11. 11Stanza V.1′
  12. 12Stanza VI.1′
  13. 13Stanza VII.2′
  14. 14Stanza I.26′
  15. 15Stanza II.13′
  16. 16Stanza III.36′
  17. 17Stanza IV.29′
  18. 18Stanza V.50′
  19. 19Stanza VI.26′
  20. 20A Digression.2′
  21. 21A Few Early Misconceptions Concerning Planets, Rounds, And Man.9′
  22. 22The Septenary Division In Different Indian Systems.22′
  23. 23Additional Facts And Explanations Concerning The Globes And The Monads.37′
  24. 24Stanza VI.—Continued.34′
  25. 25116′
  26. 26216′
  27. 27310′
  28. 2841′
  29. 29544′
  30. 3061′
  31. 3175′
  32. 32Summing Up.34′
  33. 33Extracts From An Eastern Private Commentary, Hitherto Secret.43218′
  34. 34Section I. Symbolism and Ideographs.15′
  35. 35Section II. The Mystery Language and Its Keys.33′
  36. 36Section III. Primordial Substance and Divine Thought.31′
  37. 37Section IV. Chaos: Theos: Kosmos.14′
  38. 38Section V. On the Hidden Deity, Its Symbols and Glyphs.18′
  39. 39Section VI. The Mundane Egg.19′
  40. 40Section VII. The Days and Nights of Brahmâ.19′
  41. 41Section VIII. The Lotus, as a Universal Symbol.14′
  42. 42Section IX. The Moon; Deus Lunus, Phœbe.36′
  43. 43Section X. Tree, Serpent, and Crocodile Worship.17′
  44. 44Section XI. Demon est Deus Inversus.25′
  45. 45Section XII. The Theogony of the Creative Gods.39′
  46. 46Section XIII. The Seven Creations.28′
  47. 47Section XIV. The Four Elements.20′
  48. 48Section XV. On Kwan-Shi-Yin and Kwan-Yin.6′
  49. 49Section I. Reasons for These Addenda.9′
  50. 50Section II. Modern Physicists are Playing at Blind Man's Buff.3′
  51. 51“An Lumen Sit Corpus, Nec Non?”10′
  52. 52Section III. Is Gravitation a Law?19′
  53. 53Section IV. The Theories of Rotation in Science.1′
  54. 54Current Hypotheses explaining the Origin of Rotation.1′
  55. 55Hypotheses of the Origin of Planets and Comets.12′
  56. 56Section V. The Masks of Science. Physics Or Metaphysics?33′
  57. 57Section VI. An Attack on the Scientific Theory of Force by a Man of Science.9′
  58. 58Section VII. Life, Force, or Gravity.22′
  59. 59Section VIII. The Solar Theory.28′
  60. 60Section IX. The Coming Force. Its Possibilities And Impossibilities.26′
  61. 61Section X. On the Elements and Atoms.23′
  62. 62Section XI. Ancient Thought in Modern Dress.15′
  63. 63Section XII. Scientific and Esoteric Evidence for, and Objections to, the Modern Nebular Theory.25′
  64. 64Section XIII. Forces—Modes of Motion or Intelligences?18′
  65. 65Section XIV. Gods, Monads and Atoms.44′
  66. 66Section XV. Cyclic Evolution and Karma.24′
  67. 67Section XVI. The Zodiac and its Antiquity.41′
  68. 68Section XVII. Summary of the Position.16′
  69. 69The Secret Doctrine (vol. I, Cosmogenesis; vol. II, Anthropogenesis) · 21′
  70. 70Stanza XII4′
  71. 71Preliminary Notes on The Archaic Stanzas, and the Four Pre-Historic Continents.16′
  72. 72Part I. Anthropogenesis.1′
  73. 73Stanza I.1′
  74. 74Stanza II.1′
  75. 75Stanza III.1′
  76. 76Stanza IV.1′
  77. 77Stanza V.1′
  78. 78Stanza VI.1′
  79. 79Stanza VII.1′
  80. 80Stanza VIII.1′
  81. 81Stanza IX.1′
  82. 82Stanza X.1′
  83. 83Stanza XI.1′
  84. 84Stanza XII.1′
  85. 85Stanza I. Beginnings of Sentient Life.41′
  86. 86Two Antediluvian Astronomers.7′
  87. 87Stanza II. Nature Unaided Fails.8′
  88. 88Creation of Divine Beings in the Exoteric Accounts.9′
  89. 89Stanza II.—Continued.5′
  90. 90The Chronology of the Brâhmans.14′
  91. 91Stanza III. Attempts To Create Man.20′
  92. 92Stanza IV. Creation Of The First Races.4′
  93. 93On The Identity And Differences Of The Incarnating Powers.4′
  94. 94Stanza IV.—Continued.32′
  95. 95Stanza V. The Evolution of the Second Race.26′
  96. 96The Divine Hermaphrodite.13′
  97. 97Stanza VI. The Evolution Of The “Sweat-Born.”12′
  98. 98A Few Words About “Deluges” And “Noahs.”38′
  99. 99Stanza VII. From The Semi-Divine Down To The First Human Races.7′
  100. 100I. Fission.1′
  101. 101II. Budding.1′
  102. 102III. Spores.1′
  103. 103IV. Intermediate Hermaphroditism.1′
  104. 104V. True Sexual Union.22′
  105. 105Stanza VIII. Evolution Of The Animal Mammalians: The First Fall.8′
  106. 106What May Be The Objections To The Foregoing.11′
  107. 107Stanza IX. The Final Evolution Of Man.16′
  108. 108Edens, Serpents, And Dragons.32′
  109. 109The “Sons Of God” And The “Sacred Island.”14′
  110. 110Stanza X. The History Of The Fourth Race.39′
  111. 111Archaic Teachings In The “Purânas” And “Genesis.” Physical Evolution.22′
  112. 112A Panoramic View Of The Early Races.23′
  113. 113Are Giants A Fiction?21′
  114. 114The Races With The “Third Eye.”31′
  115. 115The Primeval Manus Of Humanity.13′
  116. 116Stanza XI. The Civilization And Destruction Of The Fourth And Fifth Races.44′
  117. 117Cyclopean Ruins And Colossal Stones As Witnesses To Giants.16′
  118. 118Stanza XII. The Fifth Race And Its Divine Instructors.7′
  119. 119Serpents And Dragons Under Different Symbolisms.3′
  120. 120The Sidereal And Cosmic Glyphs.17′
  121. 121Our Divine Instructors.23′
  122. 122The Origin Of The Satanic Myth.20′
  123. 123Noah Was A Kabir, Hence He Must Have Been A Demon.5′
  124. 124The Oldest Persian Traditions About The Polar, And The Submerged Continents.14′
  125. 125Western Speculations, Founded On The Greek And Paurânic Traditions.13′
  126. 126The “Curse” From A Philosophical Point Of View.18′
  127. 127Additional Fragments From A Commentary On The Verses Of Stanza XII.25′
  128. 128Conclusion.19′
  129. 129Part II. The Archaic Symbolism Of The World-Religions.1′
  130. 130Section I. Esoteric Tenets Corroborated in Every Scripture.6′
  131. 131Section II. Adam=Adami.13′
  132. 132Section III. The “Holy of Holies.” Its Degradation.29′
  133. 133A. The Evil Spirit: Who, And What?17′
  134. 134B. The Gods Of Light Proceed From The Gods Of Darkness.16′
  135. 135C. The Many Meanings Of The “War In Heaven.”25′
  136. 136Section V. Is Plerôma Satan's Lair?23′
  137. 137His Origin In Ancient India.19′
  138. 138Section VII. Enoïchion-Henoch.14′
  139. 139Section VIII. The Symbolism of the Mystery-Names Iao and Jehovah, with their Relation to the Cross and Circle.19′
  140. 140A. Cross And Circle.16′
  141. 141B. The Fall Of The Cross Into Matter.18′
  142. 142Section IX. The Upanishads in Gnostic Literature.18′
  143. 143Section X. The Cross and the Pythagorean Decad.34′
  144. 144Section XI. The Mysteries of the Hebdomad.1′
  145. 145A. Saptaparna.9′
  146. 146B. The Tetraktys In Relation To The Heptagon.13′
  147. 147C. The Septenary Element In The Vedas.10′
  148. 148D. The Septenary In The Exoteric Works.12′
  149. 149E. Seven In Astronomy, Science, And Magic.17′
  150. 150F. The Seven Souls Of The Egyptologists.19′
  151. 151Section I. Archaic, or Modern Anthropology?20′
  152. 152Section II. The Ancestors Mankind is Offered by Science.25′
  153. 153Plastidular Souls, And Conscious Nerve-Cells.7′
  154. 154A. Geological Facts Bearing On The Question Of Their Relationship.10′
  155. 155B. Western Evolutionism: The Comparative Anatomy Of Man And The Anthropoid In No Way A Confirmation Of Darwinism.9′
  156. 156C. Darwinism And The Antiquity Of Man: The Anthropoids And Their Ancestry.5′
  157. 157Section IV. Duration of the Geological Periods, Race Cycles, and the Antiquity of Man.8′
  158. 158A. Modern Scientific Speculations About The Ages Of The Globe, Animal Evolution, And Man.10′
  159. 159B. On Chains Of Planets And Their Plurality.18′
  160. 160C. Supplementary Remarks On Esoteric Geological Chronology. · 17′
  161. 161C. Supplementary Remarks On Esoteric Geological Chronology. · 26′
  162. 162C. Supplementary Remarks On Esoteric Geological Chronology. · 38′
  163. 163C. Supplementary Remarks On Esoteric Geological Chronology. · 413′
  164. 164C. Supplementary Remarks On Esoteric Geological Chronology. · 52′
  165. 165Section V. Organic Evolution and Creative Centres.6′
  166. 166A. The Origin And Evolution Of The Mammalia: Science And Esoteric Phylogeny.5′
  167. 167B. The European Palæolithic Races: Whence, And How Distributed.5′
  168. 168Section VI. Giants, Civilizations, and Submerged Continents Traced in History.33′
  169. 169A. Some Statements About The Sacred Islands And Continents In The Classics, Explained Esoterically.28′
  170. 170Section VII. Scientific and Geological Proofs of the Existence of Several Submerged Continents.37′
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