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Excerpt from People From the Other World It has been no part 0 the author's plan to discuss modern Spiritualism in its moral aspect, but, on the contrary, to treat its phenomena only as involving a scientific question which presses upon us for instant attention. It is written neither as a defence of, or attack upon Spiritualism, or Spiritualists. It is a truthful narra tive of what befell in the Eddy Homestead, from the latter part of August ...

Excerpt from Old Diary Leaves: The True Story of the Theosophical Society Yearly average since the foundation, in 187 5, by per cent. Statistically viewed, the relentless and unfair attack which the Society for Psychical Research and the Scottish Missionaries delivered against it in 1884, and which it was hoped would destroy it, merely resulted in very largely augmenting its prosperity and usefulness. The latest assault - that through the Wes...

Excerpt from Old Diary Leaves: The Only Authentic History of the Theosophical SocietyOrganization may be in a position to refute the slanders which, even at this date, echo in some quarters round the name of Mme. Blavatsky. The building and formal installation of the Adyar Library, with ceremonies of an unprecedented character conducted by Indian pandits, Buddhist monks, Parsi mobeds, and a Muslim maulvi, are described, and numberless details ...

Theosophical Society cofounder Colonel Henry Steel Olcott's memoirs cover his years with Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and the birth of the American occult—part of the new Tarcher Supernatural Library. There are few more intriguing, or polarizing, figures in modern American spiritual history than Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The cofounder of the Theosophical Society, Blavatsky remains a figure of fascination more than a century after h...

Olcott's investigation into the psychic powers of the Eddy brothers of Chittenden, Vermont, is a classic of Victorian psychic research.

This volume (1895) traces the founding and early history of the Theosophical Society in America in the 1870s.

Henry Steel Olcott relates the conflicts and tensions within the Theosophical Society that led to its split in 1895.

This volume covers the period 1883 1887 (during which Madame Blavatsky resigns) in the history of the Theosophical Society.

Olcott chronicles his and Madame Blavatsky's stay in India from 1878 to 1883 on behalf of the Theosophical Society.

A foundational text of the theosophical movement and an indispensable source for research into nineteenth-century spiritualism and occult philosophy.

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The Kinship between Hinduism and Buddhism is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks ...

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Excerpt from Sorgho and Imphee, the Chinese and African Sugar Canes: A Treatise Upon Their Origin, Varieties and Culture, Their Value as a Forage Crop, And the Manufacture of Sugar If the subject of this work, the Chinese Sugar Cane, were as little known in Europe as it is at present in our own country, I might well hesitate before appearing as so decidedly its champion. The six years which have elapsed since its introduction from China into ...

Excerpt from A Buddhist Catechism, According to the Canon of the Southern Church, Vol. 3 I hereby certify that I have carefully examined the Sinhalese version of the Catechism prepared by 001. H. S. Olcott, and that the same is in agreement with the Canon of the Southern Buddhist Church. I recommend the work to teachers in Buddhist schools, and to all others who may Wish to impart information to begin ners about the essential features of our ...

Excerpt from A Buddhist CatechismI have gone over the thirty-third (english) edition of the Catechism, with the help of interpreters, and confirm my recommendation for its use in Buddhist schools, the popularity of this little work is proved by the constant demand for new editions, in English and other languages. In looking over the matter for the present edition, I have found very little to change or to add, for the work seems to present a ve...

Excerpt from People From the Other World It has been no part 0 the author's plan to discuss modern Spiritualism in its moral aspect, but, on the contrary, to treat its phenomena only as involving a scientific question which presses upon us for instant attention. It is written neither as a defence of, or attack upon Spiritualism, or Spiritualists. It is a truthful narra tive of what befell in the Eddy Homestead, from the latter part of August ...

Excerpt from Outlines of the First Course of Yale Agricultural Lectures American Pomology - the best method of promoting it with practical suggestions on the cultivation of the pear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally recons...