People from the Other World

People From the Other World

Literature & Fiction

Olcott, Henry Steel

Literary

Franklin Classics

History

Loewy, Benno

World

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 her death. In Isis in America—one of the most unique documents of recent American spiritual history—we get a closer look at Blavatsky, through the eyes of Theosophical Society cofounder, writer, lawyer, investigator, and Blavatsky confidant Henry Steel Olcott. Olcott spent years by Blavatsky's side, witnessing acts of aura projection and spontaneously produced objects—and undergoing his own spiritual awakening—as they laid the foundations for a new era in esoteric spirituality. This special edition features a comprehensive timeline of the life of Henry Steel Olcott by Mitch Horowitz. The first three titles released in Tarcher's Supernatural Library are Ghost Hunter (by Hans Holzer), Romance of Sorcery (by Sax Rohmer) and Isis in America (by Henry Steel Olcott).

Isis in America: The Classic Eyewitness Account of Madame Blavatsky's Journey to America and the Occult Revolution She Ignited (Tarcher Supernatural Library)

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

TarcherPerigee

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 SugarSo many wonderful discoveries and inventions have, from time to time, been brought before the American public, and have been so puffed and belauded by their sanguine and imaginative introducers, that a really cautious and sober minded man, mindful of these constantly recurring illusions, is not unnaturally prone to receive with suspicion and even to disbelieve statements, however true they may be, should they seem to promise more than ordinary advantage and profit from the cultivation Of a new crop.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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 (Classic Reprint)

Business & Money

Industries

Forgotten Books

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People from Other Worlds

Kessinger Publishing

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Sorgho And Imphee, The Chinese And African Sugar Canes: A Treatise Upon Their Origin, Varieties, And Culture (1857)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Buddhist Catechism

1915. The Life of Buddha; The Dharma or Doctrine; The Sangha; The Rise and Spread of Buddhism; Buddhism and Science; The Fourteen Propositions accepted by the Northern and Southern Buddhists as a Platform of Unity.

Theosophical Publishing House (division of Theosop

The renowned lawyer and journalist Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907) published this work in 1885. In this work Olcott carefully lays out his arguments for the basis of theosophy, arguing for the truth of all religions because they share the same ancient roots or 'ur-religion'. As a founding member and the first president of the Theosophical Society, Olcott uses the work to set out the aims and objectives of the Society and attempts to reconcile his spiritual beliefs with science, reason and modernity. The work also includes accounts of his attempted empirical investigations into hypnotism, mesmerism and other spiritualist activities. The final chapters include discussions of India, Buddhism and Zoroastrian religion. The work was deeply influenced by Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891), then Olcott's close friend but later his opponent. It is a key text of the nineteenth-century theosophical movement and is an indispensable source for research into Victorian occult philosophy.

Theosophy, Religion and Occult Science: With Glossary of Eastern Words (Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge)

Cambridge University Press

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