Nature's Mysteries by A. P. SINNETT 1901 First Edition ~ Theosophy ~ Atlantis ~ Astronomy ~ Science ~ Occult

Title: Nature's Mysteries

Author: A. P. [Alfred Percy] Sinnett

Description: First edition. Original brick-red cloth boards stamped in white. Some spotting to cloth and wear at spine ends. Missing ffep. Interior is unmarked; a few pages show a little soiling. Title page toned. 184, plus [8] pages advertising. 18.4 x 12.2 cm. Placed in an archival mylar sleeve.

A collection, with some modifications, of articles by A. P. Sinnett originally published in the periodical Sun, intending to reveal how investigations into nature's mysteries along the lines of recognized scientific research, leads to, and blends with, that farther-reaching research which carries the inquirer beyond the limits of the physically manifested world.

Contents:

[I] Works and Wonders of Science.
[II] The Infinitely Little.
[III] Some Higher Faculties of Consciousness.
[IV] The Age of the World.
[V] The Story of Atlantis.
[VI] The Bequests of Atlantis.
[VII] Astronomy Ancient and Modern.
[VIII] Neglected Phases of Astronomy.
[IX] The Mystery of Force.
[X] Foretelling the Future.
[XI] Behind the Scenes of Nature.
[XII] Strange Tales and Their Meaning.
[XIII] More Strange Tales.
[XIV] ''Miraculous'' (?) Cures.
[XV] The Sensitive and the ''O.P.''
[XVI] Photographing the Unseen.
[XVII] The Divining Rod.
[XVIII] The Use and Abuse of Spiritualism.
[XIX] How Not to Investigate.
[XX] Palmistry.
[XXI] Occult Powers.
[XXII] The Purpose of Occult Study.

Alfred Percy Sinnett (1840-1921) was an early and prominent Theosophist and associate of Blavatsky, Olcott, and Leadbeater. In 1885 he became the president of the London Lodge of the Theosophical Society.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Good

Publisher: Theosophical Publishing Company
Place: London and Benares
Year: 1901

Keywords: Theosophy, Theosophical, Atlantis, occult, esoteric, astronomy, science,