Dharma: Now Available!

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This short work is another oratory by Annie Besant, delivered in India, and talks at length about Dharma; what it is, the origins of its concept, and its relation especially to the Hindu caste system. Besant importantly denotes that the acquisition of negative karma differs in different stages of spiritual advancement, to lesser or greater degree. Through many lives the individual of course seeks to move upward towards Ishvara.

53 pages.

The Use of Evil: Now Available!

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This little lecture is another transcription of an Annie Besant lecture, this time on the subject of evil- with an interesting definition of it and its use; namely, to cause progression through resistance, using examples such as the building of muscle, which requires, of course, resistance against weight, or torque. It heavily references Krishna towards the end and speaks about action, inaction, and one-ness.

34 pages.

Discipleship and Some Karmic Problems: Now Available!

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This short work by Annie Besant is notable predominantly for its categorical defense of the enlightened nature of Madame Blavatsky despite her chain smoking and notoriously confrontational ways. The concept of karma is covered in brief here, and it ought to be noted that this was initially an oratory which was transcribed.

30 pages.

A Brief History of Witchcraft: Now Available!

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This little work is a strictly academic entry, compiling, mainly, primary source materials from the Northampton witch trials, including some of the most bizarre accusations which can be gleaned from the period involving familiar spirits and the supposed practices of witches. Five people were the main victims of this particular outbreak of hysteria- it should be noted that I have left the primary source snippets intact in their (very) Old English form. Some adjacent hysteria and accusations are touched upon as well.

37 pages.