Helena Blavatasky and theosophy

The theosophy (from the greek teòs = God and Sofia = knowledge) is a philosophical doctrine of the seventeenth century, which maintains that all religions have a divine origin. It can drive a man to truths through the esoteric knowledge of divinity. In 1875, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky Hann (1831-1891) founded the Theosophical Society, disclosure of theosophical thought, the truth handed down throughout history by a close circle of initials, was revealed only in part, that would have been handed down only aspects in accordance with the historical period in which they have come to find. The founder turned the world and published one of its two most famous books, "The secret doctrine." The theosophy is defined in the book "the wisdom accumulated in the course of Ages ... tried and tested by generations of poets." The Theosophical Society is based on three principles: to form a nucleus of universal brotherhood of mankind, without distinction of race, sex, I believe, caste or color; encourage the study of comparative religions, philosophy and science, and investigate the unexplained laws of nature along with latent powers of man. She always said that he had made a trip the then unknown Tibet, where would have met the Masters of the White Brotherhood, whose existence is attested by all oriental and initiatory traditions Westerners, who taught the occult arts, which she also revealed in her books and members of the company she founded. This trip has raised, however, many doubts by some scholars that the accused of having distorted the sources to suit their own ideas. For Helena, the esoteric doctrine is a secret, a summary of all philosophies and religions, capable of revealing the mysterious of the universe and the absolute. The work, published in six volumes, supports the existence of as many six strains centuries of esoteric thinking in the East. This means that the truth hidden on the formation of our solar system, the chains of worlds that preceded the one which is part of our land, the powers that support the natural manifestation of things exist, is dismembered in six strands, none of which contains this truth completely, and each sailing in thick symbolism and so intricate that are accessible only to the few local initiatives, which transmit orally to the disciples. Through them, then, knowledge of the mysteries goes to the people, that transmutes into legends, rooted in habits and village festivals of the East. And we, therefore, we see kites strangely paintings and customs of all kinds seem childish. Just a strand has permeated and permeates the main sources of real knowledge universal, the same essay in which every thinker from Plato to Christ, attinsero for their earthly mission. It is the seventh school, synthesis and fulfillment of the above, call the Secret Doctrine.

Valeria Mancini