Magic and Literary Imagination in H. P. Blavatskyâs Theosophy

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Chapter 6 Magic and Literary Imagination in H. P. Blavatskyâs Theosophy

äºFictional Practice: Magic, Narration, and the Power of Imagination

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The chapter studies the complex relationship between early theosophy and magical discourses in late 19th century British and American society, comparing relevant writings by H. P. Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, Mabel Collins, Emma Hardinge Britten and similar writers with the emerging literature of magic (ceremonial and other). Particular emphasis is laid on the relation between literary images of magic (e.g. in the novels and tales of Bulwer-Lytton) and the widely divergent statements of leading theosophists, and also on the highly disputed place of magical practice in theosophical groups. Whereas the influence of occult and theosophical ideas on literature has been a subject of much research, the reverse dynamics have found little attention, and allow for many new observations on the relationship between fictional imaginations and occult philosophies.

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Fictional Practice: Magic, Narration, and the Power of Imagination

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