The Ancient Wisdom

Born over 160 years ago Annie Besant was one of the worlds great teachers and reformers. As a young woman Besant joined both the National Secular Society and the Fabian Society and worked on the radical newspaper The National Reformer. In 1889 the Pall Mall Gazette asked Besant to review H P Blavatskys Secret Doctrine a task that proved a revelatory experience for the young activist and led to her wholehearted acceptance of and training in Theosophical Doctrine. She became spiritual leader of the Theosophical Society on Madame Blavatskys death in 1891. Besant was a prolific writer and The Ancient Wisdom covers a range of occult topics including the seven-fold nature of humanity (the higher triad and the lower quaternary) human spiritual evolution karma reincarnation the Law of Sacrifice and the various planes of existence. A book of great depth and spirituality rightly deserving its status as a classic esoteric text.