| "Helena
Petrovna Blavatsky, popularly called either Madame Blavatsky or simply HPB, stands out as
the fountainhead of modern occult thought...." J. Gordon Melton, New Age
Encyclopedia, 1990. "Blavatsky's
esoteric synthesis has served as a basic source for later esotericists, literati,
scientists, and entire movements, including the New Age. Unlike most of her
contemporaries, she is as visible today as any modern trendsetting guru, and she will most
likely remain the most memorable and innovative esotericist of the 19th
century." James A. Santucci in Dictionary of Gnosis & Western
Esotericism, 2005. |