"We
came into contact with certain men, endowed with such mysterious powers and such
profound knowledge that we may truly designate them as the sages of the
Orient. To their instructions we lent a ready ear. The work now
submitted to public judgment is the fruit of a somewhat intimate
acquaintance with [these] Eastern adepts and study of their [esoteric
& occult] science."
H.P. Blavatsky, Isis Unveiled, 1877.
"Helena Petrovna Blavatsky...is surely
among the most original and perceptive minds of
her time.... She is among the modern world’s trailblazing
psychologists of the visionary mind."
Theodore Roszak, Unfinished Animal: Aquarian Frontier
& the Evolution of Consciousness.
"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 an modern trendsetting guru, and she will most
likely remain the most memorable and innovative esotericist of the 19th
century."
James A. Santucci, Dictionary of Gnosis &
Western Esotericism.
"Madame Blavatsky...stands out as the
fountainhead of modern occult thought, and was either the originator and/or
popularizer of many of the ideas and terms which have a century later been
assembled within the New Age Movement. The Theosophical Society, which she
cofounded, has been the major advocate of occult philosophy in the West and the single
most important avenue of Eastern teaching to the West."
J. Gordon Melton, Jerome Clark & Aidan A. Kelly,
eds.,
New Age Almanac.
"Theosophy occupies a central place in
the history of new spiritual movements, for the writings of Blavatsky and some of her
followers have had a great influence outside of her organization.... The
importance of Theosophy in modern history should not be underestimated. Not only have the
writings of Blavatsky and others inspired several generations of
occultists, but the movement had a remarkable role in the restoration to the colonial
peoples of nineteenth century Asia their
own spiritual heritage."
Robert S. Ellwood and Harry B. Partin,
Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America. |
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