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Table of Contents of Volume IThe Secret Doctrine - by H.P. Blavatsky |
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Introduction |
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FIRST VOLUME - Cosmogenesis. |
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Book I. Part I. - Cosmic Evolution. Book I. Part II. - Evolution of Symbolism In Its Approximate Order. Book I. Part III. - Science and the Secret Doctrine contrasted. |
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SECOND VOLUME - Anthropogenesis |
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Preliminary Notes. |
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PREFACE |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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INTRODUCTION |
xvii | |
The Need of such a Book |
xix |
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First VolumeCOSMOGENESIS. |
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PROEM |
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The Oldest MSS. in the world and its Symbolism |
2 4 6 9 12 14 20 |
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BOOK I. - PART I.COSMIC EVOLUTION. |
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SEVEN STANZAS FROM THE BOOK OF DZYAN |
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STANZA I. - THE NIGHT OF THE UNIVERSE |
35 | |
The Seven Eternities |
36 37 |
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STANZA II. - THE IDEA OF DIFFERENCIATION |
53 |
The Absolute knows Itself not |
55 57 61 |
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STANZA III. - THE AWAKENING OF KOSMOS |
62 | |
The Great Vibration |
63 |
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STANZA IV. - THE SEPTENARY HIERARCHIES |
86 | |
The Sons of the Fire |
86 |
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STANZA V. - FOHAT: THE CHILD OF THE SEPTENARY HIERARCHIES |
106 | |
The Fiery Whirlwind and the Primordial Seven |
106 |
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STANZA VI. - OUR WORLD, ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT |
136 | |
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The Logos |
136 137 138 139 140 145 147 149 |
THEOSOPHICAL MISCONCEPTIONS |
152 | |
The Planetary Divisions and the Human Principles |
153 |
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EXPLANATIONS CONCERNING THE GLOBES AND THE MONADS |
170 | |
The Lunar Chain and the Earth Chain |
172 173 175 177 179 181 |
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STANZA VI. - CONTINUED |
191 | |
"Creation" in the Fourth Round |
191 193 202 207 |
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STANZA VII. - THE PARENTS OF MAN ON EARTH |
213 | |
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Divisions of the Hierarchies |
214 223 233 238 243 257 259 261 265 267 |
SUMMING UP |
269 | |
The pith and marrow of the Secret Doctrine |
273 285 289 293 |
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BOOK I. - PART II.THE EVOLUTION OF SYMBOLISM IN ITS APPROXIMATE ORDER. |
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I. SYMBOLISM AND IDEOGRAPHS |
303 | |
Emblem and Symbol differ |
305 |
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II. THE MYSTERY LANGUAGE AND ITS KEYS |
310 | |
Egypt's many Religions |
311 313 319 323 |
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III. PRIMORIDIAL SUBSTANCE AND DIVINE THOUGHT |
325 | |
Divine Thought, or Cineritious Matter? |
327 |
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IV. CHAOS - THEOS - KOSMOS |
342 | |
The Union of Chaos and Spirit |
343 345 |
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V. THE HIDDEN DEITY, ITS SYMBOLS AND GLYPHS | 349 | |
The Gnostic Idea |
351 355 |
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VI. THE MUNDANE EGG |
359 |
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Egg-born Logoi |
363 365 |
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VII. THE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF BRAHMA | 368 |
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Human Gods and Divine Men |
369 371 377 |
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VIII. THE LOTUS AS A UNIVERSAL SYMBOL | 379 |
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Exoteric and Esoteric |
381 383 385 |
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IX. DEUS LUNUS | 386 |
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A Glance at the Lunar Myth |
387 389 393 397 |
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X. TREE AND SERPENT AND CROCODILE WORSHIP |
403 |
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Degeneration of the Symbol |
405 407 409 |
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XI. DEMON EST DEUS INVERSUS |
411 |
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Death is Life |
413 418 421 |
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XII. THE THEOGONY OF THE CREATIVE GODS |
424 |
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The Point within the Circle |
426 |
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XIII. THE SEVEN CREATIONS |
445 |
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The Gnostic and the Hindu Versions |
449 450 |
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XIV. THE FOUR ELEMENTS |
460 |
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The "Gods" and the "Elements" |
463 |
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XV. ON KWAN-SMI-YIN AND KWAN-YIN |
470 |
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Kwan-Shi-Yin and Phallicism |
471 472 |
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BOOK I. - PART III.SCIENCE AND THE SECRET DOCTRINE CONTRASTED |
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I. REASONS FOR THESE ADDENDA |
477 |
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Occultism versus Materialism |
479 481 |
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II. MODERN PHYSICISTS ARE PLAYING AT BLIND MAIN'S BUFF |
482 |
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III. AN LUMEN SIT CORPUS NEC NON? |
483 |
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The Hypothetical Ether |
485 489 |
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IV. IS GRAVITATION A LAW? |
490 |
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Intelligences or Blind Forces? |
493 498 |
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V. THE THEORIES OF ROTATION SCIENCE |
500 |
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Conflicting Hypotheses |
502 505 |
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VI. THE MASKS OF SCIENCE |
506 |
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What are the "Forces?" |
508 510 515 519 |
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VII. AN ATTACK ON THE SCIENTIFIC THEORY OF FORCE BY A MAN OF SCIENCE |
523 |
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Ether and Atoms |
527 |
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VIII. LIFE, FORCE, OR GRAVITY? |
529 |
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Dr. Richardson on Nervous Ether |
531 535 539 |
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IX. THE SOLAR THEORY |
540 |
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The Primordial Element |
542 546 549 552 |
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X. THE COMING FORCE |
554 |
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Mr. Keeley, and Unconscious Occultist |
557 561 565 |
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XI. ON THE ELEMENTS AND ATOMS |
566 |
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Metaphysical Chemistry |
569 575 577 |
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XII. ANCIENT THOUGHT IN MODERN DRESS |
579 |
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All-Potential Unity |
583 585 |
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XIII. THE MODERN NEBULAR THEORY |
588 |
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Forces are Emanations |
591 595 |
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XIV. FORCES - MODES OF MOTION OR INTELLIGENCES |
601 |
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The Vital Principle |
603 605 |
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XV. GODS, MONADS, AND ATOMS |
610 |
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The Gods of the Ancients - the Monads |
613 617 621 625 627 632 |
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XVI. CYCLIC EVOLUTION AND KARMA |
634 |
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Karmic Cycles and Universal Ethics |
637 639 643 |
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XVII. THE ZODIAC AND ITS ANTIQUITY |
647 |
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The Jewish Patriarchs and the Signs of the Zodiac |
651 656 661 |
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XVIII. SUMMARY OF THE MUTUAL POSITION |
668 |
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Science Confesses her Ignorance |
669 675 |
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N.B. - The Index and Glossary will be found at the close of Volume II |