The Key to Theosophy (book)
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The Key to Theosophy is a book published in 1889 by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky to introduce readers to Theosophy and the Theosophical Society in an accessible question-and-answer format.
Writing and publication
The cost of publication was paid by an American, Edward Parker.
Editions
1889 edition:
- Theosophical University Press - digitized text
- Universal Theosophy - digitized text with corrected spelling of foreign terms [in progress]
- ULT Phoenix - digitized text
- Blavatsky Archives - PDF scanned from original
2006 edition:
- Theosophy Trust - searchable PDF
Reviews
Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi spoke of The Key to Theosophy in his autobiography:
- "This book stimulated in me the desire to read books on Hinduism, and disabused me of the notion fostered by the missionaries that Hinduism was rife with superstition."[1]
Online resources
Articles
- Notes on The Key to Theosophy (20-part series) at WisdomWorld.org
Audio
- The Key to Theosophy (7 parts) by John Algeo and Anton Lysy
Video
- Studies in the Key to Theosophy (2 Parts) by Ralph Hannon