Purpose of Theosophy e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Theosophy is not a religion with a creed or code of doctrines to which its followers must subscribe before they enter the fold. An erroneous belief that it is in this way a specific faith has, perhaps, taken hold of the public mind in the Western world, so far as the subject has obtained attention at all during the last few years, - and the aim of the present explanation is to Show what the general character and tendencies of theosophic thought really are; to point out in a concise.