Blavatsky, H. P. "Studies in Occultism" [Theosophical University Press, 1946] 1st

BLAVATSKY, H. P. Studies in Occultism.

Covina, California: Theosophical University Press, 1946. First edition thus. 8” x 5.5”, 212pp. Publisher's red-orange cloth in unclipped dust jacket. Jacket with a short closed tear at the upper edge of the front panel and light edgewear; binding bright and clean. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.

A collection of essays by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society and one of the most influential figures in the history of modern Western esotericism. Originally published in her magazine Lucifer between 1887 and 1891, the essays address practical occultism, hypnotism, psychic phenomena, astral bodies, esoteric interpretations of religion, and the relationship between occult traditions and modern science. Blavatsky's synthesis of Eastern religious concepts, Western occultism, and spiritual philosophy helped shape later movements ranging from Theosophy and Anthroposophy to twentieth-century New Age thought. An attractive early Theosophical University Press edition, retaining its striking Art Deco-inspired dust jacket design. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.