Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett from the Mahatmas M. and K. H. [Paperback]

A. T. Barker (Editor)

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Publication Date: January 1, 2003

Occult world series; Philosophical and theoretical teachings 1881-1883 Probation and chelaship; Phoenix venture and the condition of India; London lodge of the Theosophical Society; Spiritualism and phenomena; Miscellaneous letters.

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The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett is a book compiled and published in 1923 by A. Trevor Barker. According to theosohpical teachings, the letters were written between 1880 and 1884 by Kuthumi and Morya to A.P. Sinnett. The letters were previously quoted in several theosophical books (e.g. The Occult World by Sinnett), but not published in full. The book was both praised and criticized by theosophists. Dr H.N. Stokes called the book "the most authoritative work of a theosophical nature ever made accessible to the public. It is simply transcendent in its importance." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 568 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766127346
• ISBN-13: 978-0766127340
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not an easy book to read but it is worth it!, October 18, 2008

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Andras M. Nagy "author, publisher and blogger" (Woodland, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mahatma Letters: To A. P. Sinnett From The Mahatmas M. And K. H. (Paperback)

This books is an elongated correspondence between the Theosophical Mahatmas to certain Theosophists, especially A. P. Sinnett and A. O. Hume. Letters by the Mahatmas were also written to Henry Steel Olcott, Helena Blavatsky, C. W. Leadbeater and others.
This is not easy reading because of the Victorian English and details of the contemporary life of the participants might be unknown to the reader.
As most wordy occult books one must make an effort to read between the lines and try to get the 10-percent of "meat" from the blinders and fluff (the bones). Nobody said real knowledge would be easy, "Nature does not reveal or give up her secrets willingly".