The Voice of the Silence

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) was born of a noble family in Russia. She became a student of metaphysical lore, and traveled to many lands, including Tibet, in search of hidden knowledge. In the 1870s she went to New York and, with Col. Henry S. Olcott and others, formed the Theosophical Society, an organization dedicated to: - Fellowship among all peoples of the world - Encouragement of the comparative study of religion, philosophy, and science - Investigation of the unexplained powers and forces at work in nature and in humankind.