Chapter 11 – (Psychological and physical marvels) Esoteric Aspects of Embryology, the Will, and Imagination
1- Phenomena of Invulnerability (p.378)
Impenetrable mesmeric astral fluid 378 / Invulnerability of soldiers 379 / Power to fire astral bolts of force 380 / Power to charm and tame animals 381 / Blavatsky’s snake charming personal account 382
2- The Mysteries of Embryology (384)
Plastic power of pregnant mother’s imagination 384 / Power of imagination to cure diseases 385 / Soul-blindness 387 / Esoteric aspects of embryology 388 / Critique of the inductive method 394 / Universal force 394 / Astral light and pregnant women (eliphas levi) 395 / Imagination 397 / Cases of stigmata appearances 398 / Universal ether 400 / Substantialism, atomism 401
3- A Critique of the Despotism of Science and Scientific Methodology (403)
John Stuart Mill on impossibility of miracles 403 / Plato and Aristotle scientific method regarding supernatural phenomena 405 / Destruction of ancient mystical texts 405 / Plato and Aristotle 408
4- A Critique of the Despotism of Science and Scientific Methodology (403)
John Stuart Mill on impossibility of miracles 403 / Plato and Aristotle scientific method regarding supernatural phenomena 405 / Destruction of ancient mystical texts 405 / Plato and Aristotle 408
Chapter 12 – (The Impassable Chasm) The After-Life and Esoteric Aspects of Vampirism
1- Huxley and Tyndall on Modern Science (p. 417)
Mind-matter relation 418 / Huxley’s materialism 419 / Domain of science physical & invisible 421 / Hume on miracles 421
2- Instinct and Reason; Spiritualism and Materialism (422)
Spiritual nature of fire 423 / Hippocrates on faith and science 424 / What is instinct? 425 / Science Rejection of tradition 426 / Alchemists on evolution 427 / Everything a manifestation of spirit 428 / Plato and Aristotle on the eternity of the world 428 / Darwin and the mystery of first creation 429 / Jains and Vedantins on after-life 430 / Platonism and Buddhism 430 / After-life 432 / Reason and instinct 432 / Instinct 434 / Prayer 434 / Spiritual intuition 435 / The reign of wisdom closed 436
3- Eastern Magic (437)
Tibetan koonboum tree 440 / Tibetan moon picture 441 / Prediction for 1976 regarding Asian scripture 442 / Fire tricks 446 / Elementals 447 / Dragon snake symbolism 448 / Buddhist after-life 449
4- Esoteric Aspects of Vampires (449)
Vampirism 449 / After death 452 / Elementals 457 / Fakirs phenomena 459 / The devil is a fallacy 459
Chapter 13 (Realities and Illusion) The After-Life: After-Death Revival and Alchemy
1- The coherence of magic and alchemy (p. 461)
Esoteric Science 461 / Esoteric and scientific formulas 462 / Magnetism 463 / Esotericism and chemistry 464 / Mysteries of nature, plants 467 / Faith 467
2- Psychic Nature of Animals ( 467)
Astral vision in animals 467 / Blavatsky’s experience with animals 470
3- Eastern Magic (471)
Hindu Magic 471 / Mass hallucinations 473 / Blavatsky’s travels 474
4- Re-animation of the Dead (475)
After-death revival 475 / Astral double after death 476 / Telepathy 477 / Prolonged burial of fakirs 477 / Premature burial – suspended animation 479 / The nature of death 480 / Resuscitation of the dead 482 / Jewish schools of magic 482 / After-death and trance states 484
5- Mediumship and Mediatorship (485)
Occult forces 485 / Universal accounts of spiritual phenomena 486 / Mediumship and Mediatorship
6- Ancient and Modern Spiritualistic Phenomena (491)
Different gods mentioned in the Bible 491 / Different types of spirits evoked 492 / Mediums and mediators 494 / Types of spirits, elementals 495
7- Levitation (496)
Mesmerism, mediumship and magnetism 499 / Levitation esoterically explained 500
8- Alchemy on the Elixir of Life, the Universal Solvent and the Philosopher’s Stone (502)
Perpetual motion 502 / The elixir of life 503 / Esoteric and scientific formulas 506 / Tetraktys 507 / Smaragdine tablet 508
9- Ancient Science validated by Modern Discoveries (510)
Chinese printing 513 / Numbers and colors and sound 513
Chapter 14–(Egyptian Wisdom) Egypt, Atlantis and Sacred Architecture
1- Advanced Technology of Egypt 520
India, Ethiopia, Egypt 516 / Egyptian Hydraulics 517 / Egyptian Architecture 518 / Carthage 520 / Egyptian Labyrinth 523 / Egyptian Slave theory 525 / Ancient Electricity 526 / Egyptian Sophisticated Cosmetic Products 529 / Egyptian War Technology 530 / Egyptian Math and Geometry 531 / Egyptian Medicine 532 / Egyptian Knowledge attested by Ancients 533 / Egyptian Astronomy 533 / Persia 534 / Zoroaster 535 / Egyptian Textiles 536 / Egyptians Influenced Jewish Ritual 536 / Indian Magical Anaesthetics 540 / Egyptian Chemistry 542 / Egyptian Metallurgy 542 / Egyptian Music 544 / Egyptian Dentistry and Optometry 545
2- The Near East, Ancient America and the Legend of Atlantis 545
Lost Inca City 547 / Mexican and Hindu Astronomy 548 / Arabian Nights and Odyssey 549 / The Near East and Ancient America 550 / Stonehenge 551 / Dragon and Sun Symbolism 551 / Biblical Genealogy 554 / The Near East and Central America 555 / Atlantis 557
3- Comparative Sacred Architecture
Universal Religion 560 / Comparative Sacred Architecture 561 /Origin of the Jewish People 567 / Universal Symbolism of Temple Arches 571 / Common Mathematical Proportions 572 / Archaeology and Philology 574
Chapter 15 – (India the cradle of the race) India, Atlantis and Eastern Magical Knowledge
The Secret Doctrine and Genesis (p. 575)
Genesis – Eden 575 / Samson Shiva 577 / Chaldea – Ceylon connection 578 / Mother goddess 579 / Genesis chapter 4 579 / Adam Eden 580 /
2- India, the Cradle of Civilisation 580
Ginza and serpent myth 582 / Phallic symbolism 583 / India of 6000 years ago 585 / Manu smriti 586 / Kali Yuga 587 / Succession of nations India, Egypt, Greece, Rome 590 / Six races of Manu 590
3- Atlantis 591
Atlantis 593 / Lost treasure of Incas 596 / Gobi desert prediction 600 / Spiritual flowers Buddhism China 601 / Desert spirits 605 / Shark charmers 606 / Eye of victim retains image of murderer 607 /
4- Asian Magical Knowledge
Gobi desert prediction 600 / Spiritual flowers Buddhism China 601 / Desert spirits 605 / Shark charmers 606 / Eye of victim retains image of murderer 607 /
5- Modern Spiritualism and Ancient Theory 607
Beethoven sceance 611 / Religion of ancients religion of the future 613 / Animated statues 614 / Fanaticism 615 / Animated statues 616 / After-death elementaries 616
6- Accomplishments of Ancient India 618
Achievements of India 618 / Pymander after-life soul journey through the planetary spheres 625 / Egypt came from India 627
