Theosophy is that ocean of knowledge which leads to wisdom about God. It is
a religion with scientific foundation. Embracing both the scientific and
the religious advancement, Theosophy is a scientific religion and religion
science. It is not a belief or dogma formulated or invented by man, but it
is a knowledge of the laws which govern the evolution of physical, astral,
psychical and intellectual constituents of nature and of man. The teaching
of Theosophy deal for the present chiefly with our earth, although its
purivew extends to all the worlds, since no part of the manifested universe
is outside the single body of lws which operate upon us.
The book contains seventeen chapters describing different major aspects
of Theosophy with the aim to give clear and intelligible view to the
average reader. It includes: Theosophy and the masters; General Principles;
the Earth chain; Septenary constitution of man; Body and Astral Body;
Kama--Desire; Manas; Reincarnation and its supporting Arguments; Karma;
Kama Loka; Devachan--a state of Atma-Budhi-Manas; Cycles--reappearance of
former living personages; Differention of species--missing links; Psychic
laws, forces, and phenomena; and Psychic Phenomena and spiritualism.