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-'''Theosophy''' (literally, “divine wisdom”) was a spiritual doctrine developed by [[Helena P. Blavatsky]] in the 1870s. In 1875, [[Kuthumi]] (K.H.) and [[El Morya]] (the Master M.) founded the '''Theosophical Society''' through Blavatsky, commissioning her to write ''Isis Unveiled'' and ''The Secret Doctrine''. The purpose of this activity was to reacquaint mankind with the wisdom of the ages that underlies all of the world’s religions.<ref>The three objectives in founding the Theosophical Society are as follows: (1) Brotherhood of man, without distinction of race, colour, religion, or social standing, (2) the serious study of the ancient world-religions for purposes of comparison and the selection therefrom of universal ethics; (3) the study and development of the latent divine powers in man. (H.P. Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' [Los Angeles: The Theosophy Co., 1930], p. 328.)</ref>
+'''Theosophy''' (literally, “divine wisdom”) was a spiritual doctrine developed by [[Helena P. Blavatsky]] in the 1870s. In 1875, [[Kuthumi]] (K.H.) and [[El Morya]] (the Master M.) founded the '''Theosophical Society''' through Blavatsky, commissioning her to write ''Isis Unveiled'' and ''The Secret Doctrine''.
+The purpose of this activity was to reacquaint mankind with the wisdom of the ages that underlies all of the world’s religions, the inner teachings guarded in the mystery schools since the last days of [[Lemuria]] and [[Atlantis]]. This includes the doctrine of [[reincarnatio]]n as well as an understanding of the [[ascension]] as the goal of life sought knowingly or unknowingly by every son and daughter of God.<ref>The three objectives in founding the Theosophical Society were stated formally as: (1) Brotherhood of man, without distinction of race, colour, religion, or social standing, (2) the serious study of the ancient world-religions for purposes of comparison and the selection therefrom of universal ethics; (3) the study and development of the latent ''divine'' powers in man. (H. P. Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' [Los Angeles: The Theosophy Co., 1930], p. 328.)</ref>
 == Origins ==