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There have been two series of '''Blavatsky Lectures''' presented annually in honor of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]. The longer and better-known series is in England, and another series was instituted in South Africa.
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There have been two series of '''Blavatsky Lectures''' presented annually in honor of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]]. The longer and better-known series is in England, and another series was instituted in South Africa.
== Origin ==
In the "Foreword" to the published edition of the first lecture of May 1918 ([[Edward_L._Gardner|E. L. Gardner]], "Matter is the Shadow of Sprit"), Harold Baillie-Weaver gives an indication of the origin and potential significance of the lecture series:


== The Blavatsky Lectures ==
<blockquote>The idea of an annual Blavatsky Lecture emanated from Mr. [[D._N._Dunlop|D.N. Dunlop]], whose devotion to Madame Blavatsky and her writings is well known throughout the [[Theosophical Society]], and the idea was so obviously an excellent one that prompt measures were taken by the Executive Committee to give it a concrete form.</blockquote>
The idea of an annual Blavatsky Lecture emanated from Mr. [[D._N._Dunlop|D.N. Dunlop]], whose devotion to Madame Blavatsky and her writings is well known throughout the [[Theosophical Society]], and the idea was so obviously an excellent one that prompt measures were taken by the Executive Committee to give it a concrete form.


It is doubly important that the lore and teaching contained in the writings of Mme. Blavatsky should be continually studied, discussed and interpreted; in the first place because of the vast treasures which they hold for the student of [[occultism]], and in the second place because of the scientific theories they contain. These theories were derided when Mme. Blavatsky first enunciated them; but every advance that science makes is an advance towards admission of their truth; and it is of first importance that they should be as widely promulgated and as competently expounded as possible, so that as fresh discoveries substantiate them the profound knowledge by which they were inspired and the value of the methods by which they were obtained may be recognized.
<blockquote>It is doubly important that the lore and teaching contained in the writings of Mme. Blavatsky should be continually studied, discussed and interpreted; in the first place because of the vast treasures which they hold for the student of [[occultism]], and in the second place because of the scientific theories they contain. These theories were derided when Mme. Blavatsky first enunciated them; but every advance that science makes is an advance towards admission of their truth; and it is of first importance that they should be as widely promulgated and as competently expounded as possible, so that as fresh discoveries substantiate them the profound knowledge by which they were inspired and the value of the methods by which they were obtained may be recognised.</blockquote>


The first Blavatsky Lecture, entitled ''Matter is the shadow of Spirit'', was delivered by Mr. [[Edward_L._Gardner|E.L. Gardner]] at the annual Convention of the [[Theosophical_Society_in_England|Theosophical Society in England]] and Wales in May 1918.<ref>Text from back cover of 1950 Blavatsky Lecture reprint (does not appear on original edition): [[Ianthe_H._Hoskins|Ianthe H. Hoskins]], ''The Science of Spirituality'' (London: The Theosophical Society in England, n.d.).</ref>
<blockquote>The first Lecture, delivered by Mr. Gardner, is a worthy beginning of a great enterprise.<ref>H. Baillie-Weaver, "Foreword," from E. L. Gardner, ''The Blavatsky Lecture, No. 1: Delivered at the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society in England and Wales, May, 1918'' ["Matter is the Shadow of Spirit"]. (London, Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), [3].</ref></blockquote>


== Blavatsky Lectures in England ==
== Blavatsky Lectures in England ==
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| 1918
| 1918
| [[Edward L. Gardner]]
| [[Edward L. Gardner]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1918_Gardner_Matter_is_the_Shadow_of_Spirit.pdf Matter is the Shadow of Spirit]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1918GardnerMatterIsTheShadowOfSpirit Matter is the Shadow of Spirit]
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| 1919
| 1919
| Charlotte E.Woods
| Charlotte E.Woods
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1919_Woods_The%20Self_and_Its_Problems.pdf The Self and Its Problems]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1919WoodsTheSelfAndItsProblems The Self and Its Problems]
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| 1920
| 1920
| [[D. N. Dunlop]]
| [[D. N. Dunlop]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1920_Dunlop_NatureSpirits_and_the_Spirits_of_the_Elements.pdf Nature Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1920DunlopNatureSpiritsAndTheSpiritsOfTheElements Nature Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements]
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| 1922
| 1922
| Bertram A. Tomes
| Bertram A. Tomes
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1922_Tomes_The_Secret_Doctrine_and_Modern_Science.pdf The Secret Doctrine and Modern Science]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1922TomesTheSecretDoctrineAndModernScience The Secret Doctrine and Modern Science]
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| 1924
| 1924
| [[Ernest Wood]]
| [[Ernest Wood]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1924_Wood_Personal_Psychology_and_the_SubConscious_Mind.pdf Personal Psychology and the Sub- conscious Mind]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1924WoodPersonalPsychologyAndTheSubConsciousMind Personal Psychology and the Sub- conscious Mind]
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| 1925
| 1925
| Percy Lund
| Percy Lund
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1925_%20Lund_The_Evolution_of_Man_%20Individual_and_Social.pdf The Evolution of Man: Individual and Social]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1925LundTheEvolutionOfManIndividualAndSocial The Evolution of Man: Individual and Social]
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| 1926
| 1926
| [[J. I. Wedgwood]]
| [[J. I. Wedgwood]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1926_Wedgwood_The_Distinctive_Contribution_of_Theosophy_to_Christian_Thought.pdf The Distinctive Contribution of Theosophy to Christian Thought]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1926WedgwoodTheDistinctiveContributionOfTheosophyToChristianThought The Distinctive Contribution of Theosophy to Christian Thought]
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| 1927
| 1927
| [[J. Émile Marcault]]
| [[J. Émile Marcault]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1927_Marcault_The_Psychology_of_Intuition.pdf The Psychology of Intuition]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1927MarcaultThePsychologyOfIntuition The Psychology of Intuition]
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| 1930
| 1930
| [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa|C. Jinarājadāsa]]
| [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa|C. Jinarājadāsa]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1930_Jinarajadasa_The_Personality_of_H_P_%20Blavatsky.pdf The Personality of H. P Blavatsky]
| [https://archive.org/details/JinarajadasaThePersonalityOfHPBlavatsky The Personality of H. P Blavatsky]
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| 1933
| 1933
| [[Josephine Ransom]]
| [[Josephine Ransom]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1933_Ransom_The_Occult_Teachings_of_the_Christ.pdf The Occult Teachings of the Christ]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1933RansomTheOccultTeachingsOfTheChrist The Occult Teachings of the Christ]
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/OccultTeachingsOfTheChristJR.html hpb.narod.ru]
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/OccultTeachingsOfTheChristJR.html hpb.narod.ru]
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| 1934
| 1934
| [[Adelaide Gardner]]
| [[Adelaide Gardner]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1934_Gardner_Indications_of_a_New_Culture.pdf Indications of a New Culture]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1934GardnerIndicationsOfANewCulture Indications of a New Culture]
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| 1935
| 1935
| [[Sidney Ransom]]
| [[Sidney Ransom]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1935_Ransom_The_Ethics_of_The_Secret_Doctrine.pdf The Ethics of the Secret Doctrine]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1935RansomTheEthicsOfTheSecretDoctrine The Ethics of the Secret Doctrine]
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/EthicsSD-Ransom.htm hpb.narod.ru]
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/EthicsSD-Ransom.htm hpb.narod.ru]
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| 1937
| 1937
| Iwan A. Hawliczek
| Iwan A. Hawliczek
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1937_Hawliczek_Mankind_To-Day_and_To-morrow.pdf Mankind To-day and To-morrow]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1937HawliczekMankindToDayAndToMorrow Mankind To-day and To-morrow]
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/MankindTodayTomorrow.htm hpb.narod.ru]
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/MankindTodayTomorrow.htm hpb.narod.ru]
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| 1941
| 1941
| Elizabeth Winter Preston
| Elizabeth Winter Preston
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1941_Preston_The_Contribution_of_Theosophy_to_Freedom.pdf The Contribution of Theosophy to Freedom]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1941PrestonTheContributionOfTheosophyToFreedom The Contribution of Theosophy to Freedom]
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| 1942
| 1942
| [[Josephine Ransom]]
| [[Josephine Ransom]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1942_Ransom_The%20Direction_of_The_Theosophical_Society_by_Masters%20_of_Wisdom.pdf The Direction of The Theosophical Society by Masters of Wisdom]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1942RansomTheDirectionOfTheTheosophicalSocietyByMastersOfWisdom The Direction of The Theosophical Society by Masters of Wisdom]
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| 1943
| 1943
| Corona Trew
| Corona Trew
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1943_Trew_Theosophy_and_the_Changing_Outlook_in_Science.pdf Theosophy and the Changing Outlook in Science]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1943TrewTheosophyAndTheChangingOutlookInScience Theosophy and the Changing Outlook in Science]
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| 1944
| 1944
| G. Nevin Drinkwater
| G. Nevin Drinkwater
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1944_Drinkwater_Theosophy_the_and_Western_Mysteries.pdf Theosophy and the Western Mysteries]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1944DrinkwaterTheosophyTheAndWesternMysteries Theosophy and the Western Mysteries]
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| 1945
| 1945
| Greta Eedle
| Greta Eedle
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1945_Eedle_The_Power_of_Love_in_the_Struggle_for_Light.pdf The Power of Love in the Struggle for Light]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1945EedleThePowerOfLoveInTheStruggleForLight The Power of Love in the Struggle for Light]
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/PowerLove.htm  HPB.narod.ru]
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/PowerLove.htm  HPB.narod.ru]
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| 1946
| 1946
| [[Edward L. Gardner]]
| [[Edward L. Gardner]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1946_Gardner_The_Nature_and_Function_of_the_Soul.pdf The Nature and Function of the Soul]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1946GardnerTheNatureAndFunctionOfTheSoul The Nature and Function of the Soul]
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| 1947
| 1947
| Charlotte Woods
| Charlotte Woods
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1947_Woods_The_Mystery_Religions.pdf The Mystery Religions]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1947WoodsTheMysteryReligions The Mystery Religions]
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| 1948
| 1948
| [[Laurence J. Bendit]]
| [[Laurence J. Bendit]]
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1948_Bendit_Adam_the_Prodigal_Son.pdf Adam, the Prodigal Son]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1948BenditAdamTheProdigalSon Adam, the Prodigal Son]
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| 1949
| 1949
| C. R. Groves
| C. R. Groves
| [http://resources.theosophical.org/pdf/BL_1949_Groves_On_Order_and_Purpose_in_Evolution.pdf On Order and Purpose in Evolution]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1949GrovesOnOrderAndPurposeInEvolution On Order and Purpose in Evolution]
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| 1950
| 1950
| [[Ianthe H. Hoskins]]
| [[Ianthe H. Hoskins]]
| The Science of Spirituality
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1950HoskinsTheScienceOfSpirituality The Science of Spirituality]
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| 1951
| 1951
| V. Wallace Slater
| V. Wallace Slater
| Man Creator of Forms
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1951SlaterManCreatorOfForms Man Creator of Forms]
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| 1952
| 1952
| Doris Groves
| Doris Groves
| Brotherhood and the Enlightened Mind
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1952GrovesBrotherhoodAndTheEnlightenedMind Brotherhood and the Enlightened Mind]
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| 1953
| 1953
| [[Phoebe D. Bendit]]
| [[Phoebe D. Bendit]]
| The Sacred Flame
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1953BenditTheSacredFlame The Sacred Flame]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/SacredFlame.htm HPB.narod.ru]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/SacredFlame.htm HPB.narod.ru]
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| 1954
| 1954
| Edward Gall
| Edward Gall
| The Yoga of the Serpent Fire
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1954GallTheYogaOfTheSerpentFire The Yoga of the Serpent Fire]
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| 1955
| 1955
| Hugh Shearman
| Hugh Shearman
| Purpose Beyond Reason
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1955ShearmanPurposeBeyondReason Purpose Beyond Reason]
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| 1956
| 1956
| L. C. Soper
| L. C. Soper
| The Opening of the Doors of the Mind
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1956SoperTheOpeningOfTheDoorsOfTheMind The Opening of the Doors of the Mind]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/OpeningDoorsMind.htm HPB.narod.ru]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/OpeningDoorsMind.htm HPB.narod.ru]
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| 1957
| 1957
| Dudley G. Gower
| Dudley G. Gower
| The Reign of the Spirit
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1957GowerTheReignOfTheSpirit The Reign of the Spirit]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/ReignSpirit.htm HPB.narod.ru]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/ReignSpirit.htm HPB.narod.ru]
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| 1958
| 1958
| K. Chodkiewicz
| K. Chodkiewicz
| Physical Forces and Spiritual Intelligences
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1958ChodkiewiczPhysicalForcesAndSpriritualIntelligences Physical Forces and Spiritual Intelligences]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/PhysicalForces.htm HPB.narod.ru]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/PhysicalForces.htm HPB.narod.ru]
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| 1959
| 1959
| [[Edward L. Gardner]]
| [[Edward L. Gardner]]
| Whence Come the Gods? and Related Studies
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1959GardnerWhenceComeTheGods Whence Come the Gods? and Related Studies]
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| 1960
| 1960
| Basil P. Howell
| Basil P. Howell
| The Metaphysics of Experience
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1960HowellTheMetaphysicsOfExperience The Metaphysics of Experience]
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| 1961
| 1961
| T. H. Redfern
| T. H. Redfern
| Getting Ready for 1975
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1961RedfernGettingReadyFor1975 Getting Ready for 1975]
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| 1962
| 1962
| R. Hartley
| R. Hartley
| The Abstract and the Concrete
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1962HartleyTheAbstractAndTheConcrete The Abstract and the Concrete]
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| 1963
| 1963
| E. Lester Smith
| E. Lester Smith
| Science and the Real
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1963SmithScienceAndTheReal Science and the Real]
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| 1964
| 1964
| [[Nilakanta Sri Ram|N. Sri Ram]]
| [[Nilakanta Sri Ram|N. Sri Ram]]
| Consciousness: Its Nature and Action
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1964SriRamConsciousnessItsNatureAndAction Consciousness: Its Nature and Action]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/ConsciousnessNatureAction.htm HPB.narod.ru]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/ConsciousnessNatureAction.htm HPB.narod.ru]
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| 1967
| 1967
| H. Tudor Edmunds
| H. Tudor Edmunds
| A World in Revolution
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1967EdmundsAWorldInRevolution A World in Revolution]
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| 1970       
| 1970       
| [[Geoffrey A. Barborka]]
| [[Geoffrey A. Barborka]]
| H. P. Blavatsky: The Light Bringer
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1970BarborkaHPBlavatskyTheLightBringer H. P. Blavatsky: The Light Bringer]
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/HPB_Light_Bringer.htm HPB.narod.ru]
| [http://hpb.narod.ru/HPB_Light_Bringer.htm HPB.narod.ru]
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| 1973       
| 1973       
| Edward Gall
| Edward Gall
| The Mystery of Satan
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1973GallTheMysteryOfSatan The Mystery of Satan]
|  
|  
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| 1974
| 1974
| [[Geoffrey A. Farthing]]
| [[Geoffrey A. Farthing]]
| Life, Death and Dreams
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1974FarthingLifeDeathAndDreams Life, Death and Dreams]
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1974REV1995FarthingLifeDeathAndDreams Life, Death and Dreams, Revised 1995]
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| 1976
| 1976
| L. H. Leslie-Smith
| L. H. Leslie-Smith
| Paradox and Practicality
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1976LeslieSmithParadoxAndPracticality Paradox and Practicality]
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| 1977
| 1977
| S. Lancri
| S. Lancri
| The Occultism of Ancient Egypt
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1977LancriTheOccultismOfAncientEgypt The Occultism of Ancient Egypt]
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| 1978
| 1978
| [[Joy Mills]]
| [[Joy Mills]]
| The Human Journey - Quest for Self-Transformation
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1978MillsTheHumanJourney The Human Journey - Quest for Self-Transformation]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/HumanJourney.htm HPB.narod.ru]
|[http://hpb.narod.ru/HumanJourney.htm HPB.narod.ru]
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| 1979
| 1979
| [[Radha Burnier]]
| [[Radha Burnier]]
| Self-Knowledge in the Light of Theosophy
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1979BurnierTheWayOfSelfKnowledge Self-Knowledge in the Light of Theosophy]
| Reprinted as "The Way of Self-Knowledge"
| Reprinted as "The Way of Self-Knowledge"
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| 1981
| 1981
| Adam Warcup
| Adam Warcup
| An Inquiry into the Nature of Mind
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1981WarcupAnInquiryIntoTheNatureOfMind An Inquiry into the Nature of Mind]
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| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_1981.htm Blavatsky Trust Website]
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| 1983
| 1983
| [[Ted G. Davy]]
| [[Ted G. Davy]]
| The Descent into Hades
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1983DavyTheDescentIntoHades The Descent into Hades]
| [http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/med/me-davy.htm Theosophy Northwest Website]
| [http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/med/me-davy.htm Theosophy Northwest Website]
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| 1984
| 1984
| Jeanine Miller
| Jeanine Miller
| The Flame Divine
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1984MillerTheFlameDivine The Flame Divine]
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| 1985
| 1985
| Harry Upadhyay
| Harry Upadhyay
| The Absolute - The Ultimate Reality (Parabrahman)
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1985UpadhyayTheAbsoluteTheUltimateReality The Absolute - The Ultimate Reality (Parabrahman)]
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| 1986
| 1986
| Seymour D. Ballard
| Seymour D. Ballard
| The Role of Maya in Man's Evolution
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1986BallardTheRoleOfMayaInMansRevolution The Role of Maya in Man's Evolution]
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| 1987
| 1987
| Muriel Daw
| Muriel Daw
| Paramitas of Perfection
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1987DawParamitasOfPerfection Paramitas of Perfection]
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| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/md_vos/vos_paramitas.html Blavatsky Trust Website]
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| 1988       
| 1988       
| [[Radha Burnier]]
| [[Radha Burnier]]
| The Universal Yoga Tradition
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1988BurnierTheUniversalYogaTradition The Universal Yoga Tradition]
| [http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/articles/UniversalYoga.pdf TS in America Website] or [http://www.austheos.org.au/tsia-article-universal-yoga-tradition.html TS in Australia Website]
| [http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/articles/UniversalYoga.pdf TS in America Website] or [http://www.austheos.org.au/tsia-article-universal-yoga-tradition.html TS in Australia Website]
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| 1989
| 1989
| Yves Marcel
| Yves Marcel
| Theosophy, A Perennial Wisdom for a New Age
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1989MarcelTheosophyAPerennialWisdomForANewAge Theosophy, A Perennial Wisdom for a New Age]
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| 1996
| 1996
| [[John Algeo]]
| [[John Algeo]]
| Blavatsky, Freemasonry and the Western Mystery Tradition
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1996AlgeoBlavatskyFreemasonryAndTheWesternMysteryTradition Blavatsky, Freemasonry and the Western Mystery Tradition]
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| 1997
| 1997
| [[Edi D. Bilimoria]]
| [[Edi D. Bilimoria]]
| Mirages in Western Science Resolved by Occult Science
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1997BilimoriaMiragesInWesternScienceResolvedByOccultScience Mirages in Western Science Resolved by Occult Science]
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| 1998
| 1998
| Arthur Ellison
| Arthur Ellison
| Science, Consciousness and the Paranormal
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1998EllisonScienceConsciousnessAndTheParanormal Science, Consciousness and the Paranormal]
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| 1999
| 1999
| Harold Tarn
| Harold Tarn
| The Soul's Imperative
| [https://archive.org/details/BL1999TarnTheSoulsImperative The Soul's Imperative]
|  
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_1999.htm Blavatsky Trust Website]
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| 2000       
| 2000       
| [[Michael Gomes]]
| [[Michael Gomes]]
| Creating the New Age: Theosophy's Origins in the British Isles
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2000GomesCreatingTheNewAgeTheosophySOriginsInTheBritishIsles Creating the New Age: Theosophy's Origins in the British Isles]
|  
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2000.html Blavatsky Trust Website]
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| 2001       
| 2001       
| [[Geoffrey Farthing]]
| [[Geoffrey Farthing]]
| Theosophy: Its Beneficient Potentialities
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2001FarthingTheosophyItsBeneficentPotentialities Theosophy: Its Beneficient Potentialities]
| [http://www.theosoc.org.uk/html/insight_articles/blavatsky_lecture_2001.html Theosophical Society in England]
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2001.html Blavatsky Trust Website]
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| 2002       
| 2002       
| Alan Hughes
| Alan Hughes
| The Harvest of Life
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2002HughesTheHarvestOfLife The Harvest of Life]
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2002.htm Theosophical Society in England Website]
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2002.htm Blavatsky Trust Website]
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| 2003
| 2003
| [[Stephan Hoeller]]
| [[Stephan Hoeller]]
| Joyful Gnosis
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2003HoellerJoyfulGnosisGnosticLightOnBlavatskysWisdom Joyful Gnosis]
| [http://www.theosophical-society.org.uk/html/insight_articles/blavatsky_lecture_2003.html Blavatsky Trust Website]
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2003.html Blavatsky Trust Website]
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| 2005       
| 2005       
| [[Radha Burnier]]
| [[Radha Burnier]]
| Living Truth: The Future of the Theosophical Society
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2005BurnierLivingTruthTheFutureOfTheTheosophicalSociety Living Truth: The Future of the Theosophical Society]
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| 2006       
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| [[Betty Bland]]
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| The Virtuous Key
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2006BlandTheVirtuousKey The Virtuous Key]
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| 2007       
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| [[Michael Gomes]]
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| Colonel Olcott and the Healing Arts
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2007GomesColonelOlcottAndTheHealingArts Colonel Olcott and the Healing Arts]
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| John Gordon
| John Gordon
| Esoteric Philosophy: The Theosophical Janus
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2008GordonEsotericPhilosophyTheTheosophicalJanus Esoteric Psychology: The Theosophical Janus]
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| 2009       
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|Colin F. Price
| Colin F. Price
| The Cycle of Life
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2009PriceTheCycleOfLife The Cycle of Life]
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/articles/the%20cycle%20of%20life.htm Blavatsky Trust Website]
| [http://www.blavatskytrust.org.uk/html/a_blavatsky_lecture_2009.html Blavatsky Trust Website]
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| The Bodhisattva Path
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2011VoraTheBodhisattvaPath The Bodhisattva Path]
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| Erica Georgiades
| Erica Georgiades
| The Olympian Ideal of Universal Brotherhood
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2012GeorgiadesTheOlympianIdealOfUniversalBrotherhood The Olympian Ideal of Universal Brotherhood]
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| The Evolutionary Task of Humanity
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2013BartonTheEvolutionaryTaskOfHumanity The Evolutionary Task of Humanity]
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| Susan Bayliss
| The Path of Transformation – Voyage to the Silent Self
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2014BaylissThePathOfTransformationVoyageToTheSilentSelf The Path of Transformation – Voyage to the Silent Self]
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| The Relevance of Theosophy: Spirituality in Daily Living
| The Relevance of Theosophy: Spirituality in Daily Living
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| 2016       
| Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu
| Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu
| The Wisdom of all Ages
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2016TranThiKimDieuTheWisdomOfAllAges# The Wisdom of All Ages]
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| [[Michael Gomes]]
| Michael Gomes
| [https://archive.org/details/BL2017GomesAMultitudinousUniverse# A Multitudinous Universe: The Blavatsky Lecture at 100]
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| Jenny Baker
| The Real Meaning of Brotherhood
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| Eric McGough
| [https://archive.org/details/reality-illusion-and-life# Reality, Illusion and Life]
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| Teresa Keast
| [https://archive.org/details/anger-healed-from-within-outwards# Anger healed from Within Outwards]
| [https://youtu.be/QWayiw387Bg# YouTube]
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| HPB's Teachings on Theosophical Practice
| [https://youtu.be/PpAgOA785v8?si=xOatCoCtRkaFD4se# YouTube]
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| [https://archive.org/details/mystery-of-life-and-its-cyclic-evolution-in-the-illusion-of-physical-reality/mode/2up The Mystery of Life and its Cyclic Evolution]
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== Additional resources ==
* [https://archive.org/details/blavatsky-lectures Blavstsky Lectures collection] on Archive.org.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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H. P. Blavatsky

There have been two series of Blavatsky Lectures presented annually in honor of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The longer and better-known series is in England, and another series was instituted in South Africa.

Origin

In the "Foreword" to the published edition of the first lecture of May 1918 (E. L. Gardner, "Matter is the Shadow of Sprit"), Harold Baillie-Weaver gives an indication of the origin and potential significance of the lecture series:

The idea of an annual Blavatsky Lecture emanated from Mr. D.N. Dunlop, whose devotion to Madame Blavatsky and her writings is well known throughout the Theosophical Society, and the idea was so obviously an excellent one that prompt measures were taken by the Executive Committee to give it a concrete form.

It is doubly important that the lore and teaching contained in the writings of Mme. Blavatsky should be continually studied, discussed and interpreted; in the first place because of the vast treasures which they hold for the student of occultism, and in the second place because of the scientific theories they contain. These theories were derided when Mme. Blavatsky first enunciated them; but every advance that science makes is an advance towards admission of their truth; and it is of first importance that they should be as widely promulgated and as competently expounded as possible, so that as fresh discoveries substantiate them the profound knowledge by which they were inspired and the value of the methods by which they were obtained may be recognised.

The first Lecture, delivered by Mr. Gardner, is a worthy beginning of a great enterprise.[1]

Blavatsky Lectures in England

The Blavatsky Lectures are presented annually (in most years) at the Summer School of the Theosophical Society in England, sponsored by the Blavatsky Trust.

The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals maintains a searchable index to this periodical online, listing lecture titles and authors in chronological sequence.

Year Lecturer Title Other External Links
1918 Edward L. Gardner Matter is the Shadow of Spirit
1919 Charlotte E.Woods The Self and Its Problems
1920 D. N. Dunlop Nature Spirits and the Spirits of the Elements
1922 Bertram A. Tomes The Secret Doctrine and Modern Science
1924 Ernest Wood Personal Psychology and the Sub- conscious Mind
1925 Percy Lund The Evolution of Man: Individual and Social
1926 J. I. Wedgwood The Distinctive Contribution of Theosophy to Christian Thought
1927 J. Émile Marcault The Psychology of Intuition
1930 C. Jinarājadāsa The Personality of H. P Blavatsky
1933 Josephine Ransom The Occult Teachings of the Christ hpb.narod.ru
1934 Adelaide Gardner Indications of a New Culture
1935 Sidney Ransom The Ethics of the Secret Doctrine hpb.narod.ru
1937 Iwan A. Hawliczek Mankind To-day and To-morrow hpb.narod.ru
1941 Elizabeth Winter Preston The Contribution of Theosophy to Freedom
1942 Josephine Ransom The Direction of The Theosophical Society by Masters of Wisdom
1943 Corona Trew Theosophy and the Changing Outlook in Science
1944 G. Nevin Drinkwater Theosophy and the Western Mysteries
1945 Greta Eedle The Power of Love in the Struggle for Light HPB.narod.ru
1946 Edward L. Gardner The Nature and Function of the Soul
1947 Charlotte Woods The Mystery Religions
1948 Laurence J. Bendit Adam, the Prodigal Son
1949 C. R. Groves On Order and Purpose in Evolution
1950 Ianthe H. Hoskins The Science of Spirituality
1951 V. Wallace Slater Man Creator of Forms
1952 Doris Groves Brotherhood and the Enlightened Mind
1953 Phoebe D. Bendit The Sacred Flame HPB.narod.ru
1954 Edward Gall The Yoga of the Serpent Fire
1955 Hugh Shearman Purpose Beyond Reason
1956 L. C. Soper The Opening of the Doors of the Mind HPB.narod.ru
1957 Dudley G. Gower The Reign of the Spirit HPB.narod.ru
1958 K. Chodkiewicz Physical Forces and Spiritual Intelligences HPB.narod.ru
1959 Edward L. Gardner Whence Come the Gods? and Related Studies
1960 Basil P. Howell The Metaphysics of Experience
1961 T. H. Redfern Getting Ready for 1975
1962 R. Hartley The Abstract and the Concrete
1963 E. Lester Smith Science and the Real
1964 N. Sri Ram Consciousness: Its Nature and Action HPB.narod.ru
1967 H. Tudor Edmunds A World in Revolution
1970 Geoffrey A. Barborka H. P. Blavatsky: The Light Bringer HPB.narod.ru
1973 Edward Gall The Mystery of Satan
1974 Geoffrey A. Farthing Life, Death and Dreams Life, Death and Dreams, Revised 1995
1976 L. H. Leslie-Smith Paradox and Practicality
1977 S. Lancri The Occultism of Ancient Egypt
1978 Joy Mills The Human Journey - Quest for Self-Transformation HPB.narod.ru
1979 Radha Burnier Self-Knowledge in the Light of Theosophy Reprinted as "The Way of Self-Knowledge"
1981 Adam Warcup An Inquiry into the Nature of Mind Blavatsky Trust Website
1983 Ted G. Davy The Descent into Hades Theosophy Northwest Website
1984 Jeanine Miller The Flame Divine
1985 Harry Upadhyay The Absolute - The Ultimate Reality (Parabrahman)
1986 Seymour D. Ballard The Role of Maya in Man's Evolution
1987 Muriel Daw Paramitas of Perfection Blavatsky Trust Website
1988 Radha Burnier The Universal Yoga Tradition TS in America Website or TS in Australia Website
1989 Yves Marcel Theosophy, A Perennial Wisdom for a New Age
1996 John Algeo Blavatsky, Freemasonry and the Western Mystery Tradition
1997 Edi D. Bilimoria Mirages in Western Science Resolved by Occult Science
1998 Arthur Ellison Science, Consciousness and the Paranormal
1999 Harold Tarn The Soul's Imperative Blavatsky Trust Website
2000 Michael Gomes Creating the New Age: Theosophy's Origins in the British Isles Blavatsky Trust Website
2001 Geoffrey Farthing Theosophy: Its Beneficient Potentialities Blavatsky Trust Website
2002 Alan Hughes The Harvest of Life Blavatsky Trust Website
2003 Stephan Hoeller Joyful Gnosis Blavatsky Trust Website
2005 Radha Burnier Living Truth: The Future of the Theosophical Society
2006 Betty Bland The Virtuous Key
2007 Michael Gomes Colonel Olcott and the Healing Arts
2008 John Gordon Esoteric Psychology: The Theosophical Janus
2009 Colin F. Price The Cycle of Life Blavatsky Trust Website
2010 David Roef The Heavenly Twin – The Human Soul and Her Guide of Light NOTE: Lecture is not to be posted online, per author's preference.
2011 Bhupendra Vora The Bodhisattva Path
2012 Erica Georgiades The Olympian Ideal of Universal Brotherhood
2013 Peter Barton The Evolutionary Task of Humanity
2014 Susan Bayliss The Path of Transformation – Voyage to the Silent Self
2015 Tim Boyd The Relevance of Theosophy: Spirituality in Daily Living YouTube
2016 Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu The Wisdom of All Ages
2017 Michael Gomes A Multitudinous Universe: The Blavatsky Lecture at 100
2018 Jenny Baker The Real Meaning of Brotherhood
2019 Eric McGough Reality, Illusion and Life
2022 Teresa Keast Anger healed from Within Outwards YouTube
2023 Pablo Sender HPB's Teachings on Theosophical Practice YouTube
2024 Petra Meyer The Mystery of Life and its Cyclic Evolution

Blavatsky Lectures in South Africa

At least four Annual Blavatsky Lectures were given under the auspices of the Theosophical Society in Central South Africa.[2]

Year Lecturer Title Notes
1930 Mr. L. G. Hallett Some Studies in Ray Correspondence
1931 Josephine Ransom Madam Blavatsky as Occultist
1932 Mr. L. W. Ritch The Message of Madam Blavatsky
1933 Mr. Thomas F. Day Madam Blavatsky and the Message of Bellamy Lecture delivered at Theosophical Hall, Pretoria on March 5, 1933.

Additional resources

Notes

  1. ↑ H. Baillie-Weaver, "Foreword," from E. L. Gardner, The Blavatsky Lecture, No. 1: Delivered at the Annual Convention of the Theosophical Society in England and Wales, May, 1918 ["Matter is the Shadow of Spirit"]. (London, Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), [3].
  2. ↑ Thomas F. Day, "Madam Blavatsky and the Message of Bellamy" Johannesburg: G. M. Horne Ltd., 1933.) 16 pg. List of previous lectures given on back cover. Available at Theosophical Society in America Archives, Records Series 5.
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