The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 1 of 4Part II. The Evolution Of Symbolism.Reading editionChapter navigation51 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterIntroductory materialPreface To The First Edition.Preface To The Third And Revised Edition.Introductory.Proem: Pages From A Pre-Historic Record.Part I. Cosmic Evolution.Seven Stanzas From The “Book Of Dzyan”Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas.Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 2)Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 3)Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 4)Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 5)Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 6)Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 7)Part II. The Evolution Of Symbolism.Section I. Symbolism and Ideographs.Section II. The Mystery Language and Its Keys.Section III. Primordial Substance and Divine Thought.Section IV. Chaos: Theos: Kosmos.Section V. On the Hidden Deity, Its Symbols and Glyphs.Section VI. The Mundane Egg.Section VII. The Days and Nights of Brahmâ.Section VIII. The Lotus, as a Universal Symbol.Section IX. The Moon; Deus Lunus, Phœbe.Section X. Tree, Serpent, and Crocodile Worship.Section XI. Demon est Deus Inversus.Section XII. The Theogony of the Creative Gods.Section XIII. The Seven Creations.Section XIV. The Four Elements.Section XV. On Kwan-Shi-Yin and Kwan-Yin.Part III. Addenda. On Occult And Modern Science.Section I. Reasons for These Addenda.Section II. Modern Physicists are Playing at Blind Man's Buff.Section III. Is Gravitation a Law?Section IV. The Theories of Rotation in Science.Section V. The Masks of Science. Physics Or Metaphysics?Section VI. An Attack on the Scientific Theory of Force by a Man of Science.Section VII. Life, Force, or Gravity.Section VIII. The Solar Theory.Section IX. The Coming Force. Its Possibilities And Impossibilities.Section X. On the Elements and Atoms.Section XI. Ancient Thought in Modern Dress.Section XII. Scientific and Esoteric Evidence for, and Objections to, the Modern Nebular Theory.Section XIII. Forces—Modes of Motion or Intelligences?Section XIV. Gods, Monads and Atoms.Section XV. Cyclic Evolution and Karma.Section XVI. The Zodiac and its Antiquity.Section XVII. Summary of the Position.FootnotesFootnotes (continued 2)Previous chapter ←Part 1 — Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 7)Next chapter →Part 2 — Section I. Symbolism and Ideographs.All chapters and sections (51)Opening pagesFront matterIntroductory materialOther sectionsPreface To The First Edition.Preface To The Third And Revised Edition.Introductory.Proem: Pages From A Pre-Historic Record.Parts1Part 1 · Other sectionsSeven Stanzas From The “Book Of Dzyan”Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas.Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 2)Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 3)Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 4)Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 5)Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 6)Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 7)Parts2Part 2 · Other sectionsSection I. Symbolism and Ideographs.Section II. The Mystery Language and Its Keys.Section III. Primordial Substance and Divine Thought.Section IV. Chaos: Theos: Kosmos.Section V. On the Hidden Deity, Its Symbols and Glyphs.Section VI. The Mundane Egg.Section VII. The Days and Nights of Brahmâ.Section VIII. The Lotus, as a Universal Symbol.Section IX. The Moon; Deus Lunus, Phœbe.Section X. Tree, Serpent, and Crocodile Worship.Section XI. Demon est Deus Inversus.Section XII. The Theogony of the Creative Gods.Section XIII. The Seven Creations.Section XIV. The Four Elements.Section XV. On Kwan-Shi-Yin and Kwan-Yin.Parts3Part 3 · Other sectionsSection I. Reasons for These Addenda.Section II. Modern Physicists are Playing at Blind Man's Buff.Section III. Is Gravitation a Law?Section IV. The Theories of Rotation in Science.Section V. The Masks of Science. Physics Or Metaphysics?Section VI. An Attack on the Scientific Theory of Force by a Man of Science.Section VII. Life, Force, or Gravity.Section VIII. The Solar Theory.Section IX. The Coming Force. Its Possibilities And Impossibilities.Section X. On the Elements and Atoms.Section XI. Ancient Thought in Modern Dress.Section XII. Scientific and Esoteric Evidence for, and Objections to, the Modern Nebular Theory.Section XIII. Forces—Modes of Motion or Intelligences?Section XIV. Gods, Monads and Atoms.Section XV. Cyclic Evolution and Karma.Section XVI. The Zodiac and its Antiquity.Section XVII. Summary of the Position.FootnotesFootnotes (continued 2)[pg 321]◇← Commentaries On The Seven Stanzas And Their Terms, According To Their Numeration, In Stanzas And Shlokas. (continued 7)Section I. Symbolism and Ideographs. →