The Secret Doctrine
The Secret Doctrine, the Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy (1st edition, 2 vols., 1888) is a pseudoscientific esoteric work written by Madame Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891), founder (1875) of the religious movement known as Theosophy. Volume 1 is sub-titled Cosmogenesis, and Volume 2 is sub-titled Anthropogenesis.