{"product_id":"digital-product-13","title":"A Modern Panarion (c. 1895) - H.P. Blavatsky","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Modern Panarion: A Collection of Fugitive Fragments (1895)\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH. P. Blavatsky · First edition, Volume I · Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpirit apparitions, ancient mysteries, occult symbols, hypnotism and the hidden traditions of East and West: an extraordinary collection from one of the nineteenth century's most influential esoteric writers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1895, four years after Helena Petrovna Blavatsky's death, \u003cem\u003eA Modern Panarion\u003c\/em\u003e gathers her scattered articles, letters, arguments and investigations from the formative decades of modern Theosophy. Issued as the first volume of the \u003cstrong\u003eH. P. B. Memorial Fund Series\u003c\/strong\u003e, it preserves the fierce, questioning and often controversial voice of a writer who helped reshape Western interest in Eastern philosophy, spiritualism and the occult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editors borrowed the title from the fourth-century theologian Epiphanius, whose \u003cem\u003ePanarion\u003c\/em\u003e was likened to a medicine chest of remedies against heresy. Blavatsky's collection reverses that purpose, challenging religious dogmatism, materialism and the scientific orthodoxies of her own age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eExplore the contents\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVictorian séances and spirit manifestations:\u003c\/strong\u003e accounts of the Eddy family mediums, disputed apparitions, alleged materialisations and spirited exchanges with sceptics. In one account Blavatsky claims to have seen 119 apparitions during a fourteen-day visit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMagic and occultism:\u003c\/strong\u003e essays including \u003cem\u003eOccultism or Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Science of Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhat is Occultism?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTrickery or Magic?\u003c\/em\u003e explore how she distinguished esoteric practice from fraud and stage illusion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSymbols and sacred traditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e discussions of Kabbalistic ideas, the five- and six-pointed stars, the cross, fire symbolism and the mysterious Count Saint-Germain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia and Eastern philosophy:\u003c\/strong\u003e writings on Indian metaphysics, yoga, Buddhism, Hindu spiritual traditions, the Vedas and reincarnation in Tibet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDreams and altered consciousness:\u003c\/strong\u003e investigations of hypnotism, somnambulism, visions and the possibility of consciousness beyond ordinary waking experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe birth of Theosophy:\u003c\/strong\u003e arguments over the movement's aims, critics, beliefs and its proposed relationship between Eastern and Western thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than one continuous treatise, this is a rich anthology of short and long pieces, including material originally written in the \u003cstrong\u003e1870s and 1880s\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its changing subjects and sharp polemical style make it especially valuable for readers interested in the cultural history of Victorian occultism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout this digital edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e522-page scanned PDF facsimile\u003c\/strong\u003e reproduces the 1895 first edition, including its original blue-and-gold binding, title page, editors' preface, memorial fund notice and period typography. The original book contains 504 numbered pages of main text; the PDF also includes preliminary and binding pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical reading note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Accounts of supernatural manifestations, hidden powers, ancient origins and esoteric teachings reflect the author's beliefs and arguments, not independently established scientific or historical facts. Some passages contain nineteenth-century cultural assumptions and terminology. Offered as a primary source for historical study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHearthwise Historical Library · Digital historical facsimile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: H. P. Blavatsky (1831–1891)\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 1895 · London\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Downloadable scanned PDF · 522 pages · English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hearthwise Herbals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64204788826442,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/9940\/2058\/files\/IMG_2634.jpg?v=1794043347","url":"https:\/\/hearthwiseherbals.com\/products\/digital-product-13","provider":"Hearthwise Herbals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}