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Theosophy
GA 9

An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man

Theosophy begins by describing the threefold nature of the human being: the body, or sense-world; the soul, or inner world; and the spirit, or universal world of cosmic archetypes. A profound discussion of reincarnation and karma follows, concluding with a description of the soul's journey through regions of the supersensible world after death. The book closes with an outline of the path to higher knowledge.

Translated by Henry B. Monges and revised for this edition by Gilbert Church, Ph.D.

  1. The Essential Nature of Man
  2. Re-embodiment of the Spirit and Destiny
  3. The Three Worlds
  4. The Path of Knowledge