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==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 ch.Preface|Preface]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|vii|1888}}===

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 ch.Introduction|Introduction]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|xvii|1888}}===

: The Need of such a Book {{SD-p-toc|1|xix|1888}}

: The Antiquity of Documents and MSS. {{SD-p-toc|1|xxiii|1888}}

: What the Book is intended to do {{SD-p-toc|1|xxviii|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 ch.Proem|Proem]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|1|1888}}===

: The Oldest MSS. in the world and its Symbolism {{SD-p-toc|1|2|1888}}

: The One Life, Active and Passive  {{SD-p-toc|1|4|1888}}

: The Secret Doctrine — Pantheism — Atheism {{SD-p-toc|1|6|1888}}

: “ Space ” in all Religions and in Occultism {{SD-p-toc|1|9|1888}}

: Seven Cosmic Elements — Seven Races of Mankind {{SD-p-toc|1|12|1888}}

: The Three Postulates of the Secret Doctrine {{SD-p-toc|1|14|1888}}

: Description of the Stanzas from the Book of Dzyan {{SD-p-toc|1|20|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 ch.Seven Stanzas from the Book of Dzyan|Seven Stanzas from the Book of Dzyan]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|27|1888}} ===

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 st.1 sl.1|Stanza I.–The Night of the Universe]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|35|1888}}===

: The Seven Eternities {{SD-p-toc|1|36|1888}}

: “ Time ” {{SD-p-toc|1|37|1888}}

: The Universal Mind and the Dhyan Chohans {{SD-p-toc|1|38|1888}}

: Nidana and Maya : The Causes of Misery {{SD-p-toc|1|39|1888}}

: The Great Breath {{SD-p-toc|1|43|1888}}

: Being and Non-Being {{SD-p-toc|1|45|1888}}

: The Eye of Dangma {{SD-p-toc|1|47|1888}}

: Alaya, the Universal Soul {{SD-p-toc|1|49|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 st.2 sl.1|Stanza II.–The Idea of Differentiation]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|53|1888}}===

: The Absolute knows Itself not {{SD-p-toc|1|55|1888}}

: The Germ of Life was not yet {{SD-p-toc|1|57|1888}}

: The Universe was still concealed in the Divine Thought {{SD-p-toc|1|61|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 st.3 sl.1|Stanza III.–The Awakening of Kosmos]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|62|1888}}===

: The Great Vibration {{SD-p-toc|1|63|1888}}

: Nature’s Symbols {{SD-p-toc|1|65|1888}}

: The Power of Numbers {{SD-p-toc|1|67|1888}}

: The Logoi and the Dragon {{SD-p-toc|1|73|1888}}

: The Astral Light {{SD-p-toc|1|75|1888}}

: Primeval Radiations from Unity {{SD-p-toc|1|79|1888}}

: The Web of Being {{SD-p-toc|1|83|1888}}

: Conscious Electricity : Fohat {{SD-p-toc|1|85|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 st.4 sl.1|Stanza IV.–The Septenary Hierarchies]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|86|1888}} ===

: The Sons of the Fire {{SD-p-toc|1|86|1888}}

: The Vehicle of the Universe — the Dhyan Chohans {{SD-p-toc|1|89|1888}}

: The Army of the Voice {{SD-p-toc|1|93|1888}}

: Speech and Mind {{SD-p-toc|1|95|1888}}

: The Ogdoad and the Heptad {{SD-p-toc|1|99|1888}}

: The Stellar “ Sons of Light ” {{SD-p-toc|1|103|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 st.5 sl.1|Stanza V.–Fohat : The Child of the Septenary Hierarchies]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|106|1888}}===

: The Fiery Whirlwind and the Primordial Seven {{SD-p-toc|1|106|1888}}

: They Produce Fohat {{SD-p-toc|1|108|1888}}

: The Correlation of the “ Gods ” {{SD-p-toc|1|113|1888}}

: Evolution of the “ Principles ” of Nature {{SD-p-toc|1|119|1888}}

: The Mystery of the Fire {{SD-p-toc|1|121|1888}}

: The Secret of the Elements {{SD-p-toc|1|123|1888}}

: The Square of the Tabernacle {{SD-p-toc|1|125|1888}}

: The Planetary Spirits and the Lipika {{SD-p-toc|1|129|1888}}

: The Ring “ Pass Not ” {{SD-p-toc|1|130|1888}}

: The Sidereal Book of Life {{SD-p-toc|1|131|1888}}

: The Soul’s Pilgrimage and its “ Rest ” {{SD-p-toc|1|134|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 st.6 sl.1|Stanza VI.–Our World, its Growth and Development]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|136|1888}}===

: The Logos {{SD-p-toc|1|136|1888}}

: Mystery of the Female Logos {{SD-p-toc|1|137|1888}}

: The Seven Layu Centres {{SD-p-toc|1|138|1888}}

: The “ Elementary Germs ” {{SD-p-toc|1|139|1888}}

: The Evolution of the Elements {{SD-p-toc|1|140|1888}}

: Были ли древние не сведущи в физических науках? {{SD-p-toc|1|141|1888}}

: Сон матери вечной {{SD-p-toc|1|143|1888}}

: The Building of the Worlds {{SD-p-toc|1|145|1888}}

: ИA Neutral Centre {{SD-p-toc|1|147|1888}}

: “ Dead ” Planets — The Moon {{SD-p-toc|1|149|1888}}

{{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 st.6 sl.4 ch.Theosophical Misconceptions|Theosophical Misconceptions]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|152|1888}}

: The Planetary Divisions and the Human Principles {{SD-p-toc|1|153|1888}}

: The Moon {{SD-p-toc|1|155|1888}}

: Transmigrations of the Ego {{SD-p-toc|1|159|1888}}

: The Septenary Chain {{SD-p-toc|1|161|1888}}

: Relation of the other Planets to the Earth {{SD-p-toc|1|163|1888}}

{{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 st.6 sl.4 ch.Explanations concerning the Globes and the Monads|Explanations concerning the Globes and the Monads]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|170|1888}}

: The Lunar Chain and the Earth Chain {{SD-p-toc|1|172|1888}}

: The Earth, the Child of the Moon {{SD-p-toc|1|173|1888}}

: Classification of the Monads {{SD-p-toc|1|175|1888}}

: The Monad Defined {{SD-p-toc|1|177|1888}}

: The Monad Defined {{SD-p-toc|1|179|1888}}

: A Triple Evolution in Nature {{SD-p-toc|1|181|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 st.6 sl.1|Stanza VI.]]–Continued}} {{SD-p-toc|1|191|1888}}===

: “ Creation ” in the Fourth Round {{SD-p-toc|1|191|1888}}  

: The “ Curse,” “ Sin,” and “ War ” {{SD-p-toc|1|193|1888}}

: The Struggle for Life and the Birth of the Worlds {{SD-p-toc|1|202|1888}}  

: The Adepts and the Sacred Island {{SD-p-toc|1|207|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 st.7 sl.1|Stanza VII.–The Parents of Man on Earth]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|213|1888}}===

: Divisions of the Hierarchies {{SD-p-toc|1|214|1888}}

: Correlations of Beings {{SD-p-toc|1|223|1888}}

: What incarnates in Animal Man {{SD-p-toc|1|233|1888}}

: Formation of Man : the Thinker {{SD-p-toc|1|238|1888}}

: Occult and Kabalistic Pneumatics {{SD-p-toc|1|243|1888}}

: Akâsa and Ether {{SD-p-toc|1|257|1888}}

: The Invisible “ Lives ” {{SD-p-toc|1|259|1888}}

: Occult Vital Chemistry and Bacteriology {{SD-p-toc|1|261|1888}}

: The Watcher and his Shadow {{SD-p-toc|1|265|1888}}

: Earth peopled by the Shadows of the Gods {{SD-p-toc|1|267|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.1 ch.Summing up|Summing up]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|269|1888}} ===

: The pith and marrow of the Secret Doctrine {{SD-p-toc|1|269|1888}}

: Hermes in Christian Garb {{SD-p-toc|1|273|1888}}

: Some Occult Aphorisms {{SD-p-toc|1|289|1888}}

: The Seven Powers of Nature {{SD-p-toc|1|293|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.1|I. Symbolism and Ideographs]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|303|1888}}===

: Emblem and Symbol differ {{SD-p-toc|1|305|1888}}

: Magic Potency of Sound {{SD-p-toc|1|307|1888}}

: Mystery Language {{SD-p-toc|1|309|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.2|II. The Mystery Language and its Keys]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|310|1888}}===

: Egypt’s many Religions {{SD-p-toc|1|311|1888}}

: The Jews and their System {{SD-p-toc|1|313|1888}}  

: Moses copied from Sargon {{SD-p-toc|1|319|1888}}

: Identity of Ancient Symbols {{SD-p-toc|1|323|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.3|III. Primordial Substance and Divine Thought]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|325|1888}}===

: Divine Thought, or Cineritious Matter ? {{SD-p-toc|1|327|1888}}

: Ether and Intelligence {{SD-p-toc|1|330|1888}}

: The Seven Prakritis {{SD-p-toc|1|335|1888}}

: The Mystic Fire {{SD-p-toc|1|339|1888}}

: One Tree of Knowledge {{SD-p-toc|1|341|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.4|IV. Chaos—Theos—Kosmos]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|342|1888}}===

: The Union of Chaos and Spirit {{SD-p-toc|1|343|1888}}

: The Birth of Mind {{SD-p-toc|1|345|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.5|V. The Hidden Deity, its Symbols and Glyphs]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|349|1888}}===

: The Gnostic Idea {{SD-p-toc|1|351|1888}}

: International Correlation of Gods {{SD-p-toc|1|355|1888}}

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=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.6|VI. The Mundane Egg]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|359|1888}}===

: Egg-born Logoi {{SD-p-toc|1|363|1888}}

: The Winged Globe {{SD-p-toc|1|365|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.7|VII. The Days and Nights of Brahmâ]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|368|1888}}===

: Human Gods and Divine Men {{SD-p-toc|1|369|1888}}

: The Rebirth of Gods {{SD-p-toc|1|371|1888}}

: The Puranic Prophecy {{SD-p-toc|1|377|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.8|VIII. The Lotus as a Universal Symbol]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|379|1888}} ===

: Exoteric and Esoteric {{SD-p-toc|1|381|1888}}

: The Purity of ''early'' Phallicism {{SD-p-toc|1|383|1888}}

: The Egyptian Lotus {{SD-p-toc|1|385|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.9|IX. Deus Lunus]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|386|1888}}===

: A Glance at the Lunar Myth {{SD-p-toc|1|387|1888}}

: A Key-note to the Moon {{SD-p-toc|1|389|1888}}

: Copies and Originals {{SD-p-toc|1|393|1888}}

: The Moon Bi-sexual {{SD-p-toc|1|397|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.10|X. Tree and Serpent and Crocodile Worship]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|403|1888}}===

: Degeneration of the Symbol {{SD-p-toc|1|405|1888}}

: The Seven-headed Dragons {{SD-p-toc|1|407|1888}}

: Dragon and Crocodile {{SD-p-toc|1|409|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.11|XI. Demon est Deus Inversus]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|411|1888}}===

: Death is Life {{SD-p-toc|1|413|1888}}

: The Fall of the Angels {{SD-p-toc|1|418|1888}}

: Transformation of the Legend {{SD-p-toc|1|421|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.12|XII. The Theogony of the Creative Gods]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|424|1888}}===

: The Point within the Circle {{SD-p-toc|1|426|1888}}

: The Logos or Verbum {{SD-p-toc|1|429|1888}}

: The Factors of Creation {{SD-p-toc|1|432|1888}}

: Identity of the Hierarchies in all Religions {{SD-p-toc|1|438|1888}}

: Difference between the Aryan and Semitic Systems {{SD-p-toc|1|444|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.13|XIII. The Seven Creations]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|445|1888}}===

: The Gnostic and the Hindu Versions {{SD-p-toc|1|449|1888}}

: The Seven Puranic “ Creations ” {{SD-p-toc|1|450|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.14|XIV. The Four Elements]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|460|1888}}===

: The “ Gods ” and the “ Elements ” {{SD-p-toc|1|463|1888}}

: The Language of the Elements {{SD-p-toc|1|464|1888}}

: Pagan and Christian Worship of the Elements {{SD-p-toc|1|467|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.2 sec.15|XV. On Kwan-Shi-Yin and Kwan-Yin]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|470|1888}}===

: Kwan-Shi-Yin and Phallicism {{SD-p-toc|1|471|1888}}

: The Real Meaning {{SD-p-toc|1|472|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.1 | I. Reasons for these Addenda]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|477|1888}}===

: Occultism ''versus'' Materialism {{SD-p-toc|1|479|1888}}

: The Sabbath of the Mystic {{SD-p-toc|1|481|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.2 | II. Modern Physicists are Playing at Blind Man’s Buff]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|482|1888}}===

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.3 | III. An Lumen Sit Corpus nec non ?]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|483|1888}}===

: The Hypothetical Ether {{SD-p-toc|1|485|1888}}

: Scientific Theories of its Constitution {{SD-p-toc|1|489|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.4 | IV. Is Gravitation a Law ?]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|490|1888}}===

: Intelligences or Blind Forces ? {{SD-p-toc|1|493|1888}}

: The Cause of Attraction {{SD-p-toc|1|498|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.5 | V. The Theories of Rotation in Science]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|500|1888}}===

: Conflicting Hypotheses {{SD-p-toc|1|502|1888}}

: More Hypotheses {{SD-p-toc|1|505|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.6 | VI. The Masks of Science]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|506|1888}}===

: What are the “ Forces ? ” {{SD-p-toc|1|508|1888}}

: The View of the Occultists {{SD-p-toc|1|510|1888}}

: Scientific and Occult Theories on Heat {{SD-p-toc|1|515|1888}}

: The Atoms of Science {{SD-p-toc|1|519|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.7 | VII. An Attack on the Scientific Theory of Force by a Man of Science]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|523|1888}}===

: Ether and Atoms {{SD-p-toc|1|527|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.8 | VIII. Life, Force, or Gravity ?]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|529|1888}}===

: Dr. Richardson on Nervous Ether {{SD-p-toc|1|531|1888}}

: The Senses and their Action {{SD-p-toc|1|535|1888}}

: Too much “ Life ” may Kill {{SD-p-toc|1|539|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.9 | IX. The Solar Theory]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|540|1888}}===  

: The Primordial Element {{SD-p-toc|1|542|1888}}

: Elements and ''Meta''-Elements {{SD-p-toc|1|546|1888}}

: The Tree of Life and Being {{SD-p-toc|1|549|1888}}

: Prof. Crookes on the Elements {{SD-p-toc|1|552|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.10 | X. The Coming Force]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|554|1888}}===

: Mr. Keeley, an Unconscious Occultist {{SD-p-toc|1|557|1888}}

: Inter-Etheric Waves {{SD-p-toc|1|561|1888}}

: The Secrets of Sound and Odour {{SD-p-toc|1|565|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.11 | XI. On the Elements and Atoms]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|566|1888}}===

: Metaphysical Chemistry {{SD-p-toc|1|569|1888}}

: What are the Seven Planets ? {{SD-p-toc|1|575|1888}}

: The Cyclic Fall of the Gods {{SD-p-toc|1|577|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.12 | XII. Ancient Thought in Modern Dress]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|579|1888}}===

: All-Potential Unity {{SD-p-toc|1|583|1888}}

: The “ Seventh ” in Chemistry {{SD-p-toc|1|585|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.13 | XIII. The Modern Nebular Theory]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|588|1888}}===

: Forces are Emanations {{SD-p-toc|1|591|1888}}

: What is the Nebula ?{{SD-p-toc|1|595|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.14 | XIV. Forces—Modes of Motion or Intelligences ?]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|601|1888}}===

: The Vital Principle{{SD-p-toc|1|603|1888}}

: Occult and Physical Science {{SD-p-toc|1|605|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.15 | XV. Gods, Monads, and Atoms]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|610|1888}}===

: The Gods of the Ancients — the Monads {{SD-p-toc|1|613|1888}}

: The Monad and the Duad {{SD-p-toc|1|617|1888}}

: The Genesis of the Elements {{SD-p-toc|1|621|1888}}

: Hermes and Huxley {{SD-p-toc|1|625|1888}}

: The Teaching of Leibnitz {{SD-p-toc|1|627|1888}}

: The Monads according to Occultism {{SD-p-toc|1|632|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.16 | XVI. Cyclic Evolution and Karma]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|634|1888}}===

: Karmic Cycles and Universal Ethics {{SD-p-toc|1|637|1888}}

: Destiny and Karma {{SD-p-toc|1|639|1888}}

: Karma — Nemesis {{SD-p-toc|1|643|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.17 | XVII. The Zodiac and its Antiquity]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|647|1888}}===

: The Jewish Patriarchs and the Signs of the Zodiac {{SD-p-toc|1|651|1888}}

: Zodiacal Cycles {{SD-p-toc|1|656|1888}}

: Hindu Astronomy {{SD-p-toc|1|661|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.1 p.3 sec.18 | XVIII. Summary of the Mutual Position]]}} {{SD-p-toc|1|668|1888}}===

: Science Confesses her Ignorance {{SD-p-toc|1|669|1888}}

: Materialism is leading Europe towards a catastrophe {{SD-p-toc|1|675|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 ch.Preliminary Notes|Preliminary Notes]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|1|1888}} ===

: On the Archaic Stanzas, and the Four Prehistoric Continents {{SD-p-toc|2|1|1888}}

: The Imperishable Sacred Land {{SD-p-toc|2|6|1888}}

: The Hyperborean {{SD-p-toc|2|7|1888}}

: Lemuria {{SD-p-toc|2|7|1888}}

: Atlantis {{SD-p-toc|2|8|1888}}

: The Tropics at the Pole {{SD-p-toc|2|11|1888}}

{{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 ch.Stanzas|Stanzas from the Book of Dzyan]] {{SD-p-toc|2|15|1888}}}}  

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.1 sl.1 |Stanza I.—Beginnings of Sentient Life]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|22|1888}}===

: Man, the Third Logos {{SD-p-toc|2|25|1888}}

: The Celestial Governors of Humanity {{SD-p-toc|2|29|1888}}

: Parent Stars and Sister Planets{{SD-p-toc|2|33|1888}}

: Three Kinds of Light {{SD-p-toc|2|35|1888}}

: The Numbers of Creation {{SD-p-toc|2|39|1888}}

: The First War in Heaven {{SD-p-toc|2|45|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|Two Antediluvian Astronomers}} {{SD-p-toc|2|47|1888}} ===

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.2 sl.5| Stanza II.—Nature Unaided Fails]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|52|1888}}===

: The Monsters of Chaos {{SD-p-toc|2|53|1888}}

: The “ Double Dragon ” {{SD-p-toc|2|57|1888}}

: Who are the Flames ? {{SD-p-toc|2|63|1888}}

=== [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2_p.1_st.2_sl.10_ch.The Chronology of the Brahmins|The Chronology of the Brahmins]] {{SD-p-toc|2|66|1888}} ===

: The Race that never dies {{SD-p-toc|2|67|1888}}

: Cosmogony, an intelligent plan {{SD-p-toc|2|73|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.3 sl.11| Stanza III.—Attempts to create Man]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|75|1888}}===

: The various classes of Creators {{SD-p-toc|2|77|1888}}

: Man, a god in animal form {{SD-p-toc|2|81|1888}}

: “ Fires,” “ Sparks,” and “ Flames ” {{SD-p-toc|2|83|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.4 sl.14| Stanza IV.—Creation of the First Races]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|86|1888}}===

: Pitris of the Gods and Demons {{SD-p-toc|2|89|1888}}

: What Prometheus symbolized {{SD-p-toc|2|95|1888}}

: The Hammer of Thor {{SD-p-toc|2|99|1888}}

: The Divine Rebels {{SD-p-toc|2|103|1888}}

: Man’s Father, the Sun {{SD-p-toc|2|105|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.5 sl.18| Stanza V.–The Evolution of the Second Race]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|109|1888}}===

: The Secret Work of Chiram {{SD-p-toc|2|113|1888}}

: The outgrowth of Races {{SD-p-toc|2|117|1888}}

: Leda, Castor, and Pollux {{SD-p-toc|2|121|1888}}

: Леда, Кастор и Поллукс {{SD-p-toc|2|121|1888}}

: Аллегория Кастора и Поллукса {{SD-p-toc|2|123|1888}}

: Jah-Hovah Androgynous {{SD-p-toc|2|125|1888}}

: The Jewish God-name {{SD-p-toc|2|127|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.6 sl.22| Stanza VI.–The Evolution of the Sweat-born]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|131|1888}}===

: Bi-sexual reproduction {{SD-p-toc|2|133|1888}}

: The Virgin Third Race {{SD-p-toc|2|135|1888}}

: A Few Words about Deluges and Noah’s {{SD-p-toc|2|138|1888}}

: Various Deluges {{SD-p-toc|2|141|1888}}

: The Arkite Symbols {{SD-p-toc|2|143|1888}}

: Could Men Exist 18,000,000 Years ago ? {{SD-p-toc|2|148|1888}}

: Spontaneous Generation {{SD-p-toc|2|151|1888}}

: The Solar System in the Purânas {{SD-p-toc|2|155|1888}}

: Oceans of Carbonic Acid ? {{SD-p-toc|2|159|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.7 sl.24| Stanza VII.–From the Semi-Divine down to the First Human Races]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|161|1888}}===

: Monads and Rounds {{SD-p-toc|2|167|1888}}

: A Suggestive Explanation {{SD-p-toc|2|171|1888}}

: A Saint — Hypnotised {{SD-p-toc|2|175|1888}}

: Sweat-born and Androgynes {{SD-p-toc|2|177|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.8 sl.28| Stanza VIII.–Evolution of the Animal Mammalians—the First Fall]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|180|1888}}===

: Archaic Zoology {{SD-p-toc|2|183|1888}}

: The Sin of the Mindless {{SD-p-toc|2|185|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|What may be the Objections to the Foregoing}} {{SD-p-toc|2|185|1888}} ===

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.9 sl.33-35| Stanza IX.–The Final Evolution of Man]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|191|1888}}===

: The Hairy Men of China {{SD-p-toc|2|195|1888}}

: The Separation of Sexes {{SD-p-toc|2|197|1888}}

: Primeval Language {{SD-p-toc|2|199|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.9 sl.37 ch.Edens, Serpents and Dragons|Edens, Serpents and Dragons]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|202|1888}} ===

: The Garden of Eden a College {{SD-p-toc|2|203|1888}}

: Flying Camels {{SD-p-toc|2|205|1888}}

: Two Schools of Magic {{SD-p-toc|2|211|1888}}

: The Flying Dragons {{SD-p-toc|2|219|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.9 sl.37 ch.The Sons of God and the Sacred Island|The Sons of God and the Sacred Island]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|220|1888}} ===

: The Magicians of Atlantis {{SD-p-toc|2|223|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.10 sl.38-39| Stanza X.–The History of the Fourth Race]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|227|1888}}===

: The Mysteries among the Mayas {{SD-p-toc|2|229|1888}}

: Satanic Myths {{SD-p-toc|2|233|1888}}

: Mahasura and Satan {{SD-p-toc|2|237|1888}}

: Man, the pale shadow of God {{SD-p-toc|2|243|1888}}

: The curse of Vasishta {{SD-p-toc|2|247|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.10 sl.38-39 ch.Archaic Teachings|Archaic Teachings in the Purânas and Genesis]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|251|1888}} ===

: From worm to man {{SD-p-toc|2|255|1888}}

: Identity of Human and Animal embryos {{SD-p-toc|2|259|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.10 sl.38-39 ch.Early Races|A Panoramic View of the Early Races]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|263|1888}} ===

: The Natural “ Fall ” {{SD-p-toc|2|267|1888}}

: The Symbolism of Kronos {{SD-p-toc|2|269|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.10 sl.40-42|Stanza X.]]}}—''Continued'' {{SD-p-toc|2|271|1888}} ===

: The Golden Age{{SD-p-toc|2|273|1888}}

: The Devil’s outside Humanity {{SD-p-toc|2|275|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.10 sl.40-42 ch.Are Giants a Fiction|Are Giants a Fiction ?]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|277|1888}}===

: The Seven Virgin Youths {{SD-p-toc|2|281|1888}}

: The Tibetan Lilith {{SD-p-toc|2|285|1888}}

: The Races of Men not all Human {{SD-p-toc|2|287|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.10 sl.40-42 ch.The Races with the Third Eye|The Races with the “ Third Eye ”]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|289|1888}}===

: Occult Physiology {{SD-p-toc|2|295|1888}}

: The Evolution of the Eye {{SD-p-toc|2|299|1888}}

: The Third Eye is now a Gland {{SD-p-toc|2|301|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.10 sl.40-42 ch.The Primeval Manus of Humanity|The Primeval Manus of Humanity]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|307|1888}} ===

: The Four Earlier Races {{SD-p-toc|2|311|1888}}

: The Esoteric Meaning of “ Fish ” {{SD-p-toc|2|313|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.11 sl.43| Stanza XI.—The Civilization and Destruction of the Fourth and Fifth Races]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|316|1888}}===

: Degeneration of Mankind {{SD-p-toc|2|319|1888}}

: Atlantis now Ocean Floor {{SD-p-toc|2|325|1888}}

: Changes of Climate {{SD-p-toc|2|329|1888}}

: How to Read Symbols {{SD-p-toc|2|335|1888}}

: The Antediluvian Buddhas {{SD-p-toc|2|339|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.11 sl.44 ch.Cyclopean Ruins| Cyclopean Ruins and Colossal Stones as Witnesses to Giants]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|341|1888}} ===

: Living, Speaking, and Moving Stones {{SD-p-toc|2|345|1888}}

: It takes a God to become a Man {{SD-p-toc|2|349|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.12 sl.47-49|Stanza XII.—The Fifth Race and its Divine Instructors]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|351|1888}}===

: The Astronomical Dragon {{SD-p-toc|2|353|1888}}

: Serpents and Dragons under different Symbolisms {{SD-p-toc|2|355|1888}}

: The Sidereal and Cosmic Glyphs {{SD-p-toc|2|357|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.12 sl.49 ch.Our Divine Instructors|Our Divine Instructors]] {{SD-p-toc|2|365|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.12 sl.49 ch.Satanic Myth|The Origin of the Satanic Myth]] {{SD-p-toc|2|378|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.12 sl.49 ch.Noah was a Kabir|Noah was a Kabir, hence he must have been a Demon]] {{SD-p-toc|2|390|1888}}

: Легенды о Потопе {{SD-p-toc|2|391|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.12 sl.49 ch.Persian Traditions|The oldest Persian Traditions about the Polar, and the Submerged Continents]] {{SD-p-toc|2|393|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.12 sl.49 ch.Western Speculations|Western Speculations founded on the Greek and Purânic Traditions]] {{SD-p-toc|2|401|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.12 sl.49 ch.Curse|The “ Curse ” from a Philosophical point of view]] {{SD-p-toc|2|409|1888}}

=== {{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 st.12 sl.49 ch.Additional Fragments|Additional Fragments from a Commentary on the Verses of Stanza XII]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|423|1888}} ===

: The Oldest Records about Atlantis {{SD-p-toc|2|425|1888}}

: The Doom of Atlantis {{SD-p-toc|2|427|1888}}

: The Races, Sub-Races, and Family Races {{SD-p-toc|2|434|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.1 ch.Conclusion|Conclusion]]}}  {{SD-p-toc|2|437|1888}}===

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.1|Esoteric Tenets corroborated in every Scripture]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|449|1888}} ===

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.2| § XVI. Adam-Adami]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|452|1888}}===

: The Cabalistic Four Adams {{SD-p-toc|2|457|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.3| XVII. The “ Holy of Holies ” : Its Degradation]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|459|1888}}===

: Christian Symbolism {{SD-p-toc|2|463|1888}}

: The “ Four-faced ” Brahmâ {{SD-p-toc|2|465|1888}}

: The Old and the New Jehovah {{SD-p-toc|2|469|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.4A| XVIII. On the Myth of the “ Fallen Angel,” in its various aspects]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|475|1888}}===

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.4 ch.A|The Evil Spirit : Who and What ?]] {{SD-p-toc|2|475|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.4 ch.B|The Gods of Light proceed from the Gods of Darkness]] {{SD-p-toc|2|483|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.4 ch.C|The many meanings of the “ War in Heaven ”]] {{SD-p-toc|2|492|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.5| XIX. Is Pleroma Satan’s Lair ?]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|506|1888}}===

: Jehovah’s Personating Spirit {{SD-p-toc|2|509|1888}}

: The Mysterium Magnum {{SD-p-toc|2|512|1888}}

: The Logos and Satan are One {{SD-p-toc|2|515|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.6| XX. Prometheus the Titan]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|519|1888}}===

: His Origin in Ancient India {{SD-p-toc|2|519|1888}}

: The Boon he Gives {{SD-p-toc|2|523|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.7| XXI. Enoïchion-Henoch]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|529|1888}}===

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.8| XXII. The Symbolism of the Mystery Names Iao, and Jehovah]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|536|1888}}===

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.8 ch.A|Cross and Circle]] {{SD-p-toc|2|545|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.8 ch.B|The Fall of the Cross into Matter]] {{SD-p-toc|2|553|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.9| XXIII. The Upanishads in Gnostic Literature]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|563|1888}}===

: When Time be no longer {{SD-p-toc|2|565|1888}}

: The Divine Self’s Wisdom {{SD-p-toc|2|566|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.10| XXIV. The Cross and the Pythagorean Decade]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|573|1888}}===

: Poseidon’s Five Ministers {{SD-p-toc|2|577|1888}}

: The Mystery of the Number Six {{SD-p-toc|2|583|1888}}

: The Cross and Christian After-thought {{SD-p-toc|2|587|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.11| XXV. The Mysteries of the Hebdomad]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|590|1888}}===

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.11 ch.A|Saptaparna]] {{SD-p-toc|2|590|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.11 ch.B|The Tetraktis in relation to the Heptagon]] {{SD-p-toc|2|598|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.11 ch.C|The Septenary Element in the Vedas]] {{SD-p-toc|2|605|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.11 ch.D|The Septenary in the Exoteric Works]] {{SD-p-toc|2|611|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.11 ch.E|Seven in Astronomy, Science and Magic]] {{SD-p-toc|2|618|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.2 sec.11 ch.F|The Seven Souls of the Egyptologists]] {{SD-p-toc|2|630|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.1| I. Archaic, or Modern Anthropology ?]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|645|1888}}===

: The Occult and the Modern Doctrines {{SD-p-toc|2|649|1888}}

: Science is Silent on every Problem {{SD-p-toc|2|653|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.2| II. The Ancestors Mankind is offered by Science]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|656|1888}}===

: Various Modes of Reproduction {{SD-p-toc|2|659|1888}}

: A Pithecoid Man Wanted {{SD-p-toc|2|669|1888}}

: Plastidular Souls and Conscious Nerve-Cells {{SD-p-toc|2|670|1888}}

: The atoms of our “ Father-Bathybius ” {{SD-p-toc|2|674|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.3| III. The Fossil Relics of Man and the Anthropoid Ape]]}}  {{SD-p-toc|2|675|1888}}===

: Insurmountable difficulties for the Darwinians {{SD-p-toc|2|677|1888}}

: The Argument of “ Rudimentary Organs ” {{SD-p-toc|2|683|1888}}

: “ Epitomized History ” in the Fœtus {{SD-p-toc|2|684|1888}}

: The Evidence of Skulls {{SD-p-toc|2|687|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.4| IV. Duration of the Geological Periods, Race Cycles, and the Antiquity of Man]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|690|1888}}===

: Sayce’s Sketch of Chronology {{SD-p-toc|2|691|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.4 ch.A|''(a)'' Speculations on the Age of the Globe]] {{SD-p-toc|2|694|1888}}

:: The Adept-Astronomer {{SD-p-toc|2|698|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.4 ch.B|''(b)'' On Chains of Planets and their Plurality]] {{SD-p-toc|2|699|1888}}

:: States of Consciousness {{SD-p-toc|2|701|1888}}

:: Worlds mentioned in the Bible{{SD-p-toc|2|703|1888}}

:[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.4 ch.C|''(c)'' Esoteric Geological Chronology]] {{SD-p-toc|2|709|1888}}

:: Parallelism of Life {{SD-p-toc|2|711|1888}}

:: The Two Sciences contrasted {{SD-p-toc|2|713|1888}}

:: The Palæolithic Landseer {{SD-p-toc|2|721|1888}}

:: Astral Man—the Solution {{SD-p-toc|2|728|1888}}

:: The Kabalists and Science {{SD-p-toc|2|730|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.5| V. Organic Evolution and Creative Centres]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|731|1888}}===

: Dhyan Chohans and these Centres {{SD-p-toc|2|732|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.5 ch.A|''(a)'' Origin and Evolution of the Mammalia]] {{SD-p-toc|2|734|1888}}

: [[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.5 ch.B|''(b)'' The European Palæolithic Races — whence and how distributed]] {{SD-p-toc|2|738|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.6| VI. Giants, Civilizations, and Submerged Continents traced in History]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|742|1888}}===

: A Mysterious Nation {{SD-p-toc|2|743|1888}}

: The Seven Sabbaths {{SD-p-toc|2|747|1888}}

: “ Revelation ” and the “ Secret Doctrine ” {{SD-p-toc|2|748|1888}}

: Druidic Stones {{SD-p-toc|2|752|1888}}

: Races of Giants {{SD-p-toc|2|755|1888}}

: Mazdean “ Seven Earths ” {{SD-p-toc|2|759|1888}}

[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.6 ch.A|''(a)'' Statements about the Sacred Islands]] {{SD-p-toc|2|760|1888}}

: The Heirloom of Atlantis {{SD-p-toc|2|763|1888}}

: The God-bearing Land {{SD-p-toc|2|765|1888}}

: The Power of Names {{SD-p-toc|2|767|1888}}

: The Sons of Cœlus and Terra {{SD-p-toc|2|769|1888}}

: Southern and Northern Atlantis {{SD-p-toc|2|770|1888}}

: Niobe and her Children {{SD-p-toc|2|771|1888}}

: The Cycles of Time {{SD-p-toc|2|773|1888}}

: The Titans in Prison {{SD-p-toc|2|776|1888}}

==={{Style S-Small capitals|[[HPB-SD(1888) v.2 p.3 sec.7| VII. Scientific and Geological Proofs of the Existence of several Submerged Continents]]}} {{SD-p-toc|2|778|1888}}===

: Corroborations of Occultism by Geology {{SD-p-toc|2|779|1888}}

: Evidence of the Flora {{SD-p-toc|2|781|1888}}

: Atlantis necessary to Ethnology {{SD-p-toc|2|783|1888}}

: Astræa falls on her Head {{SD-p-toc|2|785|1888}}

: Communication between South-Sea Islands {{SD-p-toc|2|788|1888}}

: Evidence of Language {{SD-p-toc|2|790|1888}}

: Ragon explains Masonic Symbols {{SD-p-toc|2|795|1888}}

: The End a fitting prelude to Truth {{SD-p-toc|2|797|1888}}