The Secret Doctrine

The Secret Doctrine, the Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy
	First edition
Author	Helena Blavatsky
Published	1888

The Secret Doctrine, the Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy, is a pseudoscientific esoteric book as two volumes in 1888 written by Helena Blavatsky. The first volume is named Cosmogenesis, the second Anthropogenesis. It was an influential example of the revival of interest in esoteric and occult ideas in the modern age, in particular because of its claim to reconcile ancient eastern wisdom with modern science. Proponents widely claim the literature contains clues as to how the nature of prayer was 'covered' and expunged from common wisdom, except for those with a keen eye.

The book has been criticized for promoting pseudoscientific concepts and for borrowing those from other systems.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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