Isis Unveiled. By H. P. Blavatsky. Full Audiobook
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Isis Unveiled is a book of esoteric philosophy and the first major work of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, published in 1877. The book is divided into two volumes. Volume I, titled The "Infallibility" of Modern Science, discusses occult science and the hidden and unknown forces of nature, exploring such subjects as forces, elementals, psychic phenomena, and the Inner and Outer Man. Volume II, titled Theology, discusses the similarity of Christian scripture to Eastern religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, the Vedas, and Zoroastrianism. It follows the Renaissance notion of prisca theologia, in that all these religions purportedly descend from a common source; the ancient "Wisdom-Religion" .

Blavatsky's work has been criticized as a plagiarized occult work, with scholars noting how she extensively copied from many sources popular among occultists at the time . However, it is also understood by modern scholars to be a milestone in the history of Western esotericism . Blavatsky gathered a number of themes central to the occult tradition—perennial philosophy, a Neo-Platonic emanationist cosmology, adepts, esoteric Christianity—and reinterpreted them in relation to current developments in science and new knowledge of non-Western faiths. In doing so, Isis Unveiled reflected many contemporary controversies—such as Darwin's theories on evolution and their impact on religion—and engaged in a discussion that appealed to intelligent individuals interested in religion but alienated from conventional Western forms .

Blavatsky's combination of original insights, backed by scholarly and scientific sources, accomplished a major statement of modern occultism's defiance of materialist science . The book proclaims the existence of mystery schools under the guardianship of men who are servants for truth. It outlines a movement by the Guardians of the Ancient Wisdom to preserve and protect the ageless truths, until in later times they would again become known for the spiritual benefit of all .

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00:00:00 Volume One. Science
00:00:30 Chapter I
01:41:18 Chapter II
03:14:23 Chapter III
04:25:51 Chapter IV
05:36:26 Chapter V
07:15:39 Chapter VI
09:12:41 Chapter VII

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