Theosophy, meaning DIVINE WISDOM, is neither revelation nor speculation. It is portrayed as an ATTEMP to PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF REALITY not only at a physical level, but also on a metaphysical one.
Metaphysics (means spiritual) is said to have been preserved and practiced throughout history by carefully selected and trained individuals.
THEOSOPHY relies on THREE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS:
1- THERE IS ONE UNDERLYING, UNCONDITIONED and INVISIBLE TRUTH.
Everything in the universe is presented by the truth of the roots in which the vast cosmic world
relies on, and it is manifested with different degrees of LIFE (energy), CONSCIOUSNESS and
MATTER.
2- EXISTENCE IS AN ETERNALLY RE-OCCURRING EVENT ON A BOUNDLESS
PLANE.
Its symbolism is compared to a playground area in which numberless of Universes incessantly
manifests and disappear, each one standing in the relation of an effect as regards its
predecessor, and being a cause as regards its successor, doing so, over vast but finite periods of
time.
3- THE FUNDAMENTAL IDENTITY OF ALL SOULS IS IN DIRECT CORRESPONDENCE
TO THE UNIVERSAL ONE-SOUL.
The individual souls are seen as units of consciousness that are intrinsic parts of a universal entity,
just as different sparks are parts of a fire. These souls undergo a process of evolution or
transformation or transfiguration, where consciousness unfolds and matter develops. This process
is not random, but informed by intelligence and with a purpose. The process, also, follows distinct
paths in accord with certain laws, aspects of which are perceivable on the physical level. One such
a law is the LAW OF PERIODICITY and CYCLICITY (quality of recurring at regular intervals);
another is the LAW of CAUSE and EFFECT (karma).
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