Reminiscences of H. P. Blavatsky and "The Secret Doctrine"
REMINISCENCES OF H. P. BLAVATSKY AND "THE SECRET DOCTRINE" BY THE COUNTESS CONSTANCE W ACHTMEISTER, F. T.S . AND OTHERS EDITED BY A FELLOW OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY LONDON: THEOSOPHICAL PUBLISHING SOCIETY, 7, 'DuKE STREET, ADELPHI, LoNDON, W.C. N:s:w YoRK: The Path, 144, Madison Avenue. MADRAS: Theosophical Society, Adyar. 1893 (All ri-:hts reserved.) ,......--------- ----~ ----~-- •PREFACE. This book has been written by several persons who had the advantage of being the most closely connected with Madame Blavatsky during her residence in Europe, while she was engaged in the great work of her life-" The Sec·nt Doctrine." It would be a difficult task to give full, detailed accounts of all the circumstances which occurred during the preparation of this remarkable work, because it must never be forgotten that H.P.B. was, as she often herself expressed it, only the compiler of the work. Behind her stood #he real teachers, the guardians of the Secret Wisdom of the Ages, who taught her a!l the occult lore that she tr .msmitted in writing. Her. merit consisted partly in being able to assimilate the transcendental knowledge which was given out, in being a worthy messenger of her Masters, partly in her marvellous capability of rendering abstruse Eastern metaphysical thought in a form intelligible to Weste1n minds, verifying and comparing Eastern Wisdom with Western Science. Much credit, also, is due to her for her great moral courage in representing to the world thoughts and theori~s wholly at variance with the materialistic Science of the present day. It will be understood with difficulty by many, that the much abused "phenomena·· played an important pari in the compilation of" The Secret Doctrine;" that H.P.B.
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