Books by "Alfred Percy Sinnett"
7 books found
The Occult World (1881) records Sinnett's closely observed phenomena attributed to the Theosophical Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya, chiefly in Simla and often mediated by H. P. Blavatsky. In a crisp, journalistic style interlaced with precipitated letters and timelines, he presents occult exchanges as experiments addressed to Victorian empiricism. Situated amid spiritualism, Orientalist inquiry, and the British Raj, the book advances an esoteric philosophy through repeatable—if contested—psychic displays. An English journalist and editor of the Pioneer in Allahabad, Sinnett applied a reporter's exactitude to extraordinary claims. After meeting Blavatsky and Henry S. Olcott in 1879, he cultivated correspondence with the supposed adepts and used his Simla circle to stage controlled tests. His training, colonial vantage, and desire to reconcile Eastern doctrine with Western reason shaped his decision to publish a public brief for occult science. Read as a foundational theosophical document and a case study in Victorian belief, The Occult World rewards historians of religion, students of empire, and curious skeptics. Even if one doubts its theses, Sinnett's staged episodes and contextual argument offer essential evidence for the era's negotiations between science and the supernatural, and a gateway to his later Esoteric Buddhism. Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
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