In this episode Morgan introduces Norm to the Mother of Modern Occultism: Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Gifted for sure, but gifted with what? Diving into the first part of her life, Morgan & Norm work through what is known about her Villain Origin Story and the context it lends to understanding the origins of the Theosophical Society.

Sources & Further Reading for this series:

• Lachman, Gary. Madame Blavatsky: The Mother of Modern Spirituality. Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2012. 
• Steiner, Rudolf. Theosophy, an Introduction to the Spiritual Processes of Human Life and the Cosmos. Wilder Publications, 2018. 
• Prothero, Stephen R. The White Buddhist: The Asian Odyssey of Henry Steel Olcott. Indiana University Press, 2011. 
• The Theosophical Society in America
• The Theosophical Society in Adyar

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