The Secret Doctrine, originally published in 1888, is regarded by many as the fountainhead of modern esotericism. Based on ancient stanzas from the 'Book of Dzyan', it presents a breathtaking description of the beginnings of the cosmos as well as of sentient life on earth. It also describes humanity's long evolutionary journey through the awakening and actualization of inner subtle principles, one of them being the mind.
The author, Helena P.Blavatsky, was a world traveler and writer who was uniquely gifted to accomplish the task given to her by her Adept-Teachers with whom she studied in Tibet. In her works, she presents ample evidence that the Wisdom from the ancient peoples of our planet was based on a holistic and integrated worldview, at the same time one of reverence and profound understanding of the uncreated Intelligence present at the heart of natural and cosmic processes. The purpose of this book, in the words of Madame Blavatsky, is to awaken a new mode of consciousness.