Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Isis Unveiled, Vol. 1 Overview, Blavatsky


The presentation of Blavatsky's Isis Unveiled may give the impression that the work is loosely organized, but as Michael Gomes has pointed out, a closer reading shows that this is not necessarily the case; the text has a clear structure and coherence, although, due to the complexity and density of the writing, the structure may not be easily discernible. The chart below attempts to show a clearer outline of the work:

For a more detailed summary, see here. 

Introduction Preface – (v-viii)

Before the Veil (x-xlv) Platonism and Indian philosophy.

1 Magic, Sacred Mathematics and the Doctrine of Cycles

Science and Spiritualism 2 Spiritualistic phenomena and occult explanations

3 Scientific discoveries and investigation of spiritual phenomena

4 Religious and Scientific views regarding spiritualistic phenomena;

Spirit, Force and Matter

Theoretical

Practical

 

5- Spirit, force and matter; creation and human evolution ; the astral light

6 – Paracelsian explanations of supernatural and psychic phenomena 

Universal Magnetism

Theoretical

Cosmic

 

7-  Magnetism as Universal Force and source of Magic

8 Spiritual Aspects of Cosmology, Astronomy, and Astrology  

Reincarnation, pre-natal and post-mortem experience 9 The evolution of the soul , the after-life and Spiritualism

10 –The Body/Soul Relationship – Elementals, Spiritualism and Reincarnation

11 –Esoteric Aspects of Embryology, the Will, and Imagination

12 –The After-Life and Esoteric Aspects of Vampirism

13 The After-Life: After-Death Revival and Alchemy 

Spiritual Evolution and Anthropology

Ancient Civilisations and Atlantis

14–Egypt, Atlantis and Sacred Architecture

15 –India, Atlantis and Eastern Magical Knowledge

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