[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f8ghnDIsaDWqfEcp8gPTl7pLP96NGNAE16P27skJmjqI":3,"$fhEaehHk6BVM2pnqKe5aDeP3pdeMRdY_ILw1vevZU4gE":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},203309,"H. P. Blavatsky","H",50,null,"h-p-blavatsky",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,40,46,53,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3062696,"But – drive out prejudice with a pitch-fork it will ever return.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3062693,"But the first differentiation of its reflection in the manifested World is purely Spiritual, and the Beings generated in it are not endowed with a consciousness that has any relation to the one we conceive of.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3062689,"How long shall we Spiritualists be turned over like so many scapegoats to the unbelievers, by cheating mediums and speculating prophets?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3062686,"If thou would’st have that stream of hard-earn’d knowledge, of Wisdom heaven-born, remain sweet running waters, thou should’st not leave it to become a stagnant pond.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3062684,"We see that every external motion, act, gesture, whether voluntary or mechanical, organic or mental, is produced and preceded by internal feeling or emotion, will or volition, and thought or mind.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":52},3062680,"It is, then, by those shadows of the hoary Past and their fantastic silhouettes on the external screen of every religion and philosophy, that we can, by checking them as we go along, and comparing them, trace out finally the body that produced them.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is from Helena Blavatsky's book \"The Secret Doctrine\" (1888), a foundational text of Theosophy. At the time, Blavatsky was facing intense scrutiny and criticism from the Western academic and spiritual communities, who saw her as a charlatan and a mystic. Her work was a response to the prevailing spiritual and philosophical thought of the era, which she believed was narrow and dogmatic.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a paradoxical approach to understanding the nature of spirituality and philosophy. On the surface, Blavatsky appears to be advocating for a literal, historical approach to understanding the origins of spiritual and philosophical ideas. However, upon closer examination, she is actually suggesting that the truth lies not in the literal, historical events themselves, but in the \"shadows\" and \"fantastic silhouettes\" that they cast on the external world. This implies that the true meaning of spiritual and philosophical ideas is not to be found in their surface-level expression, but rather in the underlying, often unconscious, patterns and forces that shape them.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, consider that the most profound insights often lie not in the literal meaning of a text or idea, but in the underlying patterns and forces that shape it. When engaging with spiritual or philosophical ideas, look for the \"shadows\" and \"silhouettes\" that reveal the deeper truths and patterns at play. This requires a willingness to look beyond the surface level and to consider the complex, often unconscious, dynamics that underlie human thought and behavior.",{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3062678,"The wheel of the Good Law moves swiftly on. It grinds by night and day. The worthless husks it drives from out the golden grain, the refuse from the flour. The hand of fate guides the wheel; the revolutions mark the beatings of the heart of manifestation.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3062675,"Becoming is the mode of activity of the uncreate deity.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3062672,"Who is the great man? He who is strongest in patience. He who patiently endures injury, and maintains a blameless life – he is a man indeed!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3062670,"From Architecture down to the Zodiac, every science worthy of the name was imported by the Greeks.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,5,10]