Episode 410: Madame Blavatsky Part I - There'...

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This 2020 episode covers the iconic figure of mysticism, Madame Blavatsky. She was the founder of the theosophical movement, and lived a life of adventure that's hard to believe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Helena was a very unique and gifted storyteller from her generation. Born into privilege and given access to a tremendous library and exposed to old superstitions and mysticism, she grew into a well-regarded thinker on what it is to be human; how spiritualism fits within our e ...

Most of what we know about Helena Blavatsky’s life seems improbable. In her 59 years on Earth, she was a young Russian aristocrat. A Parisian circus performer. A concert pianist in England. A clairvoyant. A medium. A telepath. An author. A missionary. A descendant of a Rosicrucia ...  Show more

When I was researching Helena Blavatsky I was often amazed at how someone so weird, with such an outrageous life story, could inspire so much dull writing. That was until I discovered Gary Lachman's 2012 biography Madame Blavatsky: The Mother of Modern Spirituality. Gary gracious ...  Show more