Dawning of the Theosophical Movement

How Helena Blavasky met Henry Olcott and began the Theosophical Society. A skillfully woven story that dramatically recreates key events of the founding of the Society and describes the publication of HPB's Isis Unveiled and her pilgrimage to India with Olcott.

248 pages

About the author: Michael Gomes is a long-time student of Theosophy. Currently, Mr. Gomes is the head librarian at the Emily Sellon Memorial Library in New York City. Mr. Gomes is the editor of Theosophy in the Nineteenth Century: An Annotated Bibliography, and author of The Dawning of the Theosophical Movement. He is also a contributor to the Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism. Michael acquired his expertise in researching through archival material while an assistant to the late Charles James who represented 23 museums across the United States.