The battle of these “ideologies” takes place as much on earth, as in heaven. In the outbreathing arises matter in the inbreathing the spirit reveals itself.Īccordingly, there also exists a twofold cosmic “ideology”: that of the Creators who affirm cosmic evolution, and that of the beings who reject the material creation.

Inbreathing and outbreathing of Beings-these are the two fundamental tendencies present in all cosmic events. The coming into being of the cosmos is pictured there as a breathing process of the primal Being. And although these insights are described in an erratic and chaotic style, still their content has value. It contains a wealth of insights into the secrets of creation and the primal history of mankind.

This is a two volume work (the third volume appeared after the author’s death) which describes the coming into existence of the world and mankind, and discusses the prevailing philosophical, religious, and scientific theories on the subject. Let us consider first the Secret Doctrine. If fundamental significance has to be conceded to these two writings, the question then arises: How do the two relate to each other? Is there a difference-or even contradiction-between them in principle or can Occult Science be regarded merely as a supplement to or completion of the earlier Secret Doctrine? The truth of the matter, one would have to admit, is that not one of the well-known theosophical or cabbalistic writings can be compared in objective value with them for not one of the works of occult literature offer the reader so much as they do. These two works-in the midst of a large number of writings with symbolic content containing half-obscure half-truths (either theoretical cabbalistic expositions or mystic-lyrical effusions) -contain more or less complete pictures of a world conception entirely unknown to the public. These are the only two works containing communications of a cosmological nature which are of value for their true revelations. Blavatsky and An Outline of Occult Science by Dr. Two comprehensive works which deal with the whole occult world conception have appeared in modern times within occidental culture: the Secret Doctrine by H.P. Blavatsky’s “Secret Doctrine” and Rudolf Steiner’s “Occult Science”

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