The word theosophy, combining roots meaning "God" and "wisdom", appeared back in the 17th century, but the well-known religious movement by that name, under the leadership of the Russian Helena Blavatsky, appeared only around 1875. Blavatsky's theosophy combined elements of Plato's philosophy with Christian, Buddhist, and Hindu thought (including reincarnation), in a way that she claimed had been divinely revealed to her. Theosophy is not a religion, and much less a sect or a cult, as some have labeled it as a result of ignorance. There are no dogmas in Theosophy, but merely the delivery of esoteric information we are invited to examine, ponder over and then determine its validity. It has been said that any philosophy that has no impact on the manner in which its students will live their lives is a waste of time, a useless, dry literary exercise. The author of this book has witnessed the deep change taking place in the lives of those who have studied Theosophy, himself included, enriching and ennobling their lives