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Tag: Indigenous Peoples

  • A Second Look at Blavatsky on Indigenous People in The Secret Doctrine

    A Second Look at Blavatsky on Indigenous People in The Secret Doctrine

    There are a couple passages in The Secret Doctrine that come to mind when dealing with accusations against H.P. Blavatsky. When she mentions for example, “sterility between two human races” as observed by Darwin, H.P.B. references Sir William Henry Flower, a leading authority on mammals and especially on the primate brain of his time, in speaking of “semi-animal…