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The Voice of the Silence: Being Extracts from the Book of the Golden Precepts

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Helena Petrovna Blavatsky - 1889

Devotional classic of theosophy, concerning the seeker's inner awakening and development, leading to a choice between the compassionate path and the path for self alone.According to Blavatsky, The Voice of the Silence comes from“The Book of the Golden Precepts” which “forms part of thesame series as that from which the ‘Stanzas’ of the Book of Dzyanwere taken, on which the Secret Doctrine is based.” She says thatThe Book of the Golden Precepts “contains about ninety dis-tinct little treatises,” thirty-nine of which she had memorized.

Three of these she translated into English for us in The Voice ofthe Silence, which we know as the “Three Fragments.” One cansurmise that she studied these treatises under the tutelage ofher Adept teachers during her stay in Little Tibet and Tibetproper which she makes reference to in her writings.

At Gettysburg; Or, What a Girl Saw and Heard of the Battle

Matilda Pierce Alleman - 1889

A touching and thrilling story of a young girl's experiences at the battle of Gettysburg, first published in 1889..

A touching and thrilling story of a young girl's experiences at the battle of Gettysburg, first published in 1889.

The Light of Egypt: Volume One, the Science of the Soul and the Stars

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Thomas H. Burgoyne - 1889

This book is about the attainment of spiritual truth.

Volume Two continues where Part One left off within the areas of the zodiac and astro-theology. This is advanced information, written at a higher level than Volume One. It contains more information on astrology than one will likely to see. It is a small occult library in itself, commonly used as a text for esoteric knowledge, whether alone or part of a group. Both books contain spiritual truths not found elsewhere, mostly concerned with man s place in the universe, both here and after death.

Hints to Lady Travellers: At Home and Abroad

Lillias Campbell Davidson - 1889

Combines archive material from a book of the same name first published in 1889 with anecdotes from well-known modern female travelers to offer a fascinating insight into the way that travel has changed for women over the last century From reminders to take your own bath with you to tips on how to hail a cab, today's intrepid female explorer has much to learn from her 19th century forebears. Brimming with practical advice and period detail, this travel compendium also includes material from famous explorers such as Gertrude Bell, an archaeologist and mountaineer who drew the boundaries of the country that became Iraq, and Isabella Bird Bishop, the first woman to be inducted into the Royal Geographical Society.

Quirky, engaging, and informative, it will appeal both to travelers themselves and to anyone interested in the history of travel and exploration.

Scarlet Book of Freemasonry

Moses Wolcott Redding - 1889

A Thrilling and authentic account of the imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom of freemasons and knights templars, for the past six hundred years; also an authentic account of the education, remarkable career, and tragic death of the renowned philosopher Pythagoras..

A Thrilling and authentic account of the imprisonment, torture, and martyrdom of freemasons and knights templars, for the past six hundred years; also an authentic account of the education, remarkable career, and tragic death of the renowned philosopher Pythagoras.