Blavatsky writings

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This is a source of links to Web-based resouces 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 Blavatsky Archives

The Secret Doctrine

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

  • The Secret Doctrine Volume I: Cosmogenesis. 1888 edition. Available at Philalethians web page.
  • The Secret Doctrine Volume II: Anthropogenesis. 1888 edition. Available at Philalethians web page.
  • Pages from The Secret Doctrine: Version 1 Abridged. Selections commended by H. P. Blavatsky and B. P. Wadia. Available at Philalethians web page.
  • Pages from The Secret Doctrine: Version 2 Full Text. Selections commended by H. P. Blavatsky and B. P. Wadia. Available at Philalethians web page.
  • 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 Isisuveiled.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.

• H.P.B.'s Glossary of Theosophical Terms: Glossary A-D Glossary E-M Glossary N-Z From the 2nd edition (1890) of The Key to Theosophy. • Theosophical Glossary. 1892. H.P.B.'s Glossary online. Click on letter:

  • see TheosophicalGlossary.Net.

Lucifer magazine

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

  • Theosophical Articles and Notes by H.P. Blavatsky et al. This volume contains many of HPB's editorial notes appended to articles in her two magazines The Theosophist and Lucifer. See especially Notes from The Theosophist and Notes from Lucifer.

The Theosophist magazine

The Theosophist Magazine (1879 - ) Edited by H.P. Blavatsky. Also accessible at Theosophist.Net.

  • Five Years of Theosophy Articles by H.P. Blavatsky and others from the first 5 years of The Theosophist (1879-1884)

• Theosophical Articles and Notes by H.P. Blavatsky et al. This volume contains many of HPB's editorial notes appended to articles in her two magazines The Theosophist and Lucifer. See especially Notes from The Theosophist and Notes from Lucifer.

Travel accounts

  • The Durbar in Lahore. 1880.
  • From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan. 1883, 1892. More complete edition available from Quest Books/Theosophical Publishing House.

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