Blavatsky writings

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This is a source of links to Web-based resoruces for the writings of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Sources for her letters are listed separately in Blavatsky correspondence.

Chronological listing of major writings

Collected Writings

The fifteen volumes of H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings include almost all of her known writings from 1874-1891, excluding letters. It is available online at Katinka Hesselink's website

The Secret Doctrine

HPB's masterwork was published in 1888 in two volumes.

  • The Secret Doctrine Index. Prepared by John P. Van Mater. Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 1997. Available at Theosophical University Press Online. This valuable study aid, 441 pages in length, indexes major subject terms; foreign-language terms with 1888 and modern spellings; and people and works mentioned in the SD.

Isis Unveiled

Isis Unveiled was HPB's first major work, in which she discussed scientific theories and religious beliefs of the time. Some of the information presented is considered to be inaccurate compared to her masterwork The Secret Doctrine.

The centenary edition and additional resources have been made available online by Isisunveiled.net.

The Key to Theosophy

This is a basic work about the principles of Theosophy, in which HPB answers questions. It was written in 1889. Sources of audio and printed versions, both free and commercial offerings, are listed at KeytoTheosophy.Net.

The Voice of the Silence

This small volume is a guide for those who wish to become disciples on the spiritual path.

Theosophical Glossary

HPB also wrote a glossary of Theosophical terminology. Boris de Zirkoff wrote an illuminating study of the glossary in "Who Played That Trick on H. P. B.?".[1]

Lucifer magazine

Lucifer was a magazine founded by H. P. Blavatsky in 1887.

The Theosophist magazine

The Theosophist magazine was established by H.P. Blavatsky in 1879, and has been published continuously ever since. It is the flagship periodical of the Theosophical Society (Adyar).

Travel accounts

  • The Durbar in Lahore. 1880.
  • From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan. 1883, 1892. Available from Quest Books [1]

Occult stories

  • Nightmare Tales. 1892.

Organizational lectures, instructions, and reports

  • The Original Programme of The Theosophical Society. 1886. Available at Theosophy Northwest.
  • Madame Blavatsky's Esoteric Papers A Comprehensive Compilation of H. P. Blavatsky's Esoteric Papers. 1888-1891. Compiled by Daniel Caldwell. Portions are available at the Blavatsky Archives.

Miscellaneous

  • Gems from the East: A Birthday Book of Precepts and Axioms. Compiled by H.P.B. 1890. Available at Theosophical University Press Online.
  • Studies in Occultism. Available at University Press Online.
  • Other Writings from H.P. Blavatsky's Pen. Letters, articles, and E. S. instructions available at Blavatsky Archives. Some are not in the Collected writings.
  • A Modern Panarion: A Compilation of Forgotten Fragments 1874-1884. Edited and abridged by G.R.S. Mead, published in 1895. It is available at The Theosophy Company website and at the Blavatsky Archives.
  • Pamphlets by H. P. Blavatsky. A compilation of articles arranged by topics by the United Lodge of Theosophists. Available at Ultindia.org
  • Blavatsky Speaks. A compilation of articles arranged by topics by "Philaletheians". Available at Philaletheians.co.uk

Notes

  1. Boris de Zirkoff, "Who Played That Trick on H. P. B.?", Theosophia (Winter 1967-68). The article was posted on the Theos-Talk discussion list on May 11, 2001, and is available at Theos-Talk.