Project Gutenberg 2005-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 234 Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna) 1831 1891 Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna Blavatski, H. P. Blavatski, Yelena Petrovna Блаватская, Е. П. (Елена Петровна) Studies in Occultism; A Series of Reprints from the Writings of H. P. Blavatsky No. 1: Practical Occultism—Occultism versus the Occult Arts—The Blessings of Publicity Produced by Stacy Brown Thellend, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Studies in Occultism; A Series of Reprints from the Writings of H. P. Blavatsky" by H.P. Blavatsky is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. This book delves into the foundational concepts and practices of occultism and theosophy, distinguishing between true spiritual knowledge and superficial magical practices. It serves as a guide for those interested in the deeper aspects of occultism as well as the ethical implications surrounding its study and practice. The book is structured as a series of essays that tackle various topics related to occultism, such as "Practical Occultism," "Occultism versus the Occult Arts," and "The Blessings of Publicity." Blavatsky articulates the distinctions between true occultism—focused on spiritual growth and altruism—and practices perceived as black magic or sorcery. She emphasizes the necessity of self-control, moral integrity, and preparation before pursuing occult knowledge, ultimately insisting that true wisdom comes from selflessness and a deep connection to humanity rather than from the pursuit of personal power. The text serves as both an introduction to the principles of Theosophy and a cautionary tale about the potential pitfalls of misusing occult knowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Occultism Theosophy BF Text Racism Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 104199 104208 2024-09-07T12:10:50.115649 2023-09-08T04:16:25.632759 text/html text/html 102386 2020-12-12T20:51:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 37113 2020-12-12T20:51:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 115364 2024-09-07T12:10:55.865606 application/epub+zip 114648 2024-09-07T12:10:52.798612 application/epub+zip 97281 2024-09-07T12:10:51.811619 application/epub+zip 328044 2024-09-07T12:10:58.143595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316633 2024-09-07T12:10:55.133610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124647 2022-09-08T08:47:21.502478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85984 85876 2024-09-07T12:10:49.645658 2023-09-08T04:16:25.295792 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 85902 2020-12-12T20:51:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 33481 2020-12-12T20:51:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 85895 2020-12-12T20:51:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33427 2020-12-12T20:51:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21076 2024-09-07T12:10:58.285597 application/rdf+xml 25128 2024-09-07T12:10:52.168633 image/jpeg 4633 2024-09-07T12:10:51.990607 image/jpeg 112693 2024-09-07T12:10:50.125648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia