Isis Unveiled by H. P. Blavatsky -- Vol. 1Theosophical University Press Online Edition--------------------------------------------------------------------------------[[Vol. 1 Pa!e i""I#I# U$VEI%E&'( )(#TE*-+E,TO THE),#TE*IE# O- ($.IE$T ($& )O&E*$#.IE$.E ($& THEO%O/,.B,H. P. B%(V(T#+,.O**E#PO$&I$/ #E.*ET(*, O- THE THEO#OPHI.(% #O.IET,.0.ecy est 1n livre de bonne -oy.0 -- )O$T(I/$E.VO%. I. -- #.IE$.E.THEO#OPHI.(% U$IVE*#IT, P*E##P(#(&E$( .(%I-O*$I(--------------------------------------------------------------------------------[[Vol. 1 Pa!e ii""PUB%I#HE*2# $OTETHE present edition is a 3aith31l reprintin! o3 Isis Unveiled as ori!inally p1blished in $e4 ,ork in 1566.The Inde7 has been considerably enlar!ed and an (ppendi7 added containin! a Biblio!raphical Inde7 o3 4orks and a1thors 81oted and t4o articles by HPB on the 4ritin! o3 Isis Unveiled' 0Theories abo1t *eincarnation and #pirits0 9155:; and 0)y Books0 915HI.H >(# -OU$&E& (T $E> ,O*+ (.&. 156?TO #TU&, THE #UB@E.T# O$ >HI.H THE, T*E(T.T(B%E O- .O$TE$T#.---------------------[[PUB%I#HE*2# $OTE""P*E-(.E ... vBE-O*E THE VEI%.&o!=atic ass1=ptions o3 =odern science and theolo!y ... i7The Platonic philosophy a33ords the only =iddle !ro1nd ... 7i*evie4 o3 the ancient philosophical syste=s ... 7v( #yriac =an1script on #i=on )a!1s ... 77iii/lossary o3 ter=s 1sed in this book ... 77iii---------------------Vol1=e -irst.THE 0I$-(%%IBI%IT,0 O- )O&E*$ #.IE$.E.---------------------.H(PTE* I.O%& THI$/# >ITH $E> $()E#.The Oriental +abala ... 1(ncient traditions s1pported by =odern research ... AThe pro!ress o3 =ankind =arked by cycles ... ?(ncient cryptic science ... 6Priceless val1e o3 the Vedas ... 1B)1tilations o3 the @e4ish sacred books in translation ... 1A)a!ic al4ays re!arded as a divine science ... B?(chieve=ents o3 its adepts and hypotheses o3 their =odern detractors ... B?)an2s yearnin! 3or i==ortality ... A6.H(PTE* II.PHE$O)E$( ($& -O*.E#.The servility o3 society ... A