The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett

by A. Trevor Barker (Editor)

No other book is quite like this private collection of letters. Preserved in the British Library, they were written between 1880 and 1884 to Alfred P. Sinnett, editor of a leading Anglo-Indian newspaper, The Pioneer. His correspondents were two Mahatmas whom H. P. Blavatsky has acknowledged as her teachers and the inspirers of her Isis Unveiled and The Secret Doctrine. First published in 1923, this important volume is filled with sublime philosophical and ethical instruction, revealing not only far-reaching concepts of religious and scientific thought (since proven in large degree prophetic), but also practicality, warmth of heart, patience, and ripeness of humor. The letters, moreover, yield a clearer understanding of H. P. Blavatsky and of the Mahatmas' aim in fostering universal brotherhood.

Genres: Theosophy, Spirituality, Esoterica, Philosophy

590 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1973

About the author

Alfred Trevor Barker was a Theosophist, writer, and lecturer. He is well-known in the Theosophical world for his transcription, compilation and publication of the The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett and The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett.

Reviews

[Ian Willis]

Not a fun read. And to be honest I didn't finish it. But very interesting if you know some of the back story. And the whole Madam Blavatsky screwing with this guys head. Seems that she was mostly a charlatan, this whole thing reeks of B.S. ... except for that little subnote where the Mahatma appears in astral form to A.P. Sinnett in the middle of the night. So in that sense it's one of the great human mystery stories... Just not fun to read.

[Andras]

This is an important book where the reader can get a glimpse of the personality and nature of a Higher being (called Mahatma).