4Mme. Blavatsky's famous transcribed messages from beyond, the mysterious "Book of Dzyan," the heart of the sacred books of Kie-te, are said once to have been known only to Tibetan mystics. Quotations from Dzyan form the core of her closely-argued "The Secret Doctrine," the most influential single book of occult knowledge to emerge from the last century.

The text of the book you hold reproduces nearly all of "Book of Dzyan" that Blavatsky transcribed. It also includes long excerpts from her Secret Doctrine as well as from the Society of Psychical Research's 1885 report concerning phenomena witnessed by members of the Theosophical Society. There are notes and additional shorter materials. Editor Maroney's biographical essay starts off the book, a fascinating portrait of an amazing woman.