H. P. Blavatsky

This fierce polemic defends H. P. Blavatsky's original Theosophical teachings against what Alice Leighton Cleather sees as their betrayal by Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater. Written by a former pupil who returned to India after years away, it presents her shock and outrage at a movement she believes has abandoned purity, discipline, free thought, and true occult progress for moral corruption, psychic sensationalism, and personal power. Using letters, memories, public protests, and outside criticism, the book argues that the Society lost its spiritual authority long before Besant's rise and was steadily reshaped into an authoritarian sect. Cleather contrasts faithful early workers such as William Q. Judge and Damodar with later leadership that, in her view, replaced truth with dogma. She attacks the cult surrounding Krishnamurti, the Order of the Star in the East, reincarnation fantasies, and claims about the return of the Christ and other spiritual identities. Court cases, scandals, and reports of hidden misconduct are presented as proof that the movement's doctrines and its leaders' behavior are inseparable. The result is a solemn, combative protest on behalf of Blavatsky's name and esoteric legacy. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.