From Atlantis to Devachan： Where Your Soul Goes (According to Blavatsky)

In this episode, we dive deep into the esoteric teachings of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, co-founder of the Theosophical Society and one of the most influential occult thinkers of the nineteenth century. Focusing on her mature doctrine of reincarnation as outlined in The Secret Doctrine (1888), we explore how Blavatsky moved away from earlier notions of metempsychosis to formulate a complex cosmology in which the soul—or monad—undergoes countless rebirths across vast spans of cosmic time. Drawing on Theosophical anthropology, planetary evolution, and the doctrine of karma, this episode unpacks Blavatsky’s concept of the saptaparna, the sevenfold human constitution, and the soul’s gradual progression through root races, planetary rounds, and astral realms. We examine how Blavatsky’s vision was both impersonal and democratic, placing individual suffering within a broader metaphysical narrative of spiritual evolution and cosmic justice. CONNECT & SUPPORT💖 MY COURSES 👩🏻‍🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/courses WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletter BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/services BECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapuca ONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposium JOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/join MY PODCAST 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86 MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ FOLLOW ME👣 - YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟 - Instagram (@drangelapuca) 📸 - TikTok (@drangelapuca) 🎵 - Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦 - Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) RECOMMENDED READINGS 📖 REFERENCES 📚 Blavatsky, H. P. (1881). The Theosophist. Theosophical Publishing House. Blavatsky, H. P. (1886). The Theosophical Path. New Century Corporation. Blavatsky, H. P. (1888). The secret doctrine: The synthesis of science, religion, and philosophy. Theosophical Publishing House. Blavatsky, H. P. (1889). The key to Theosophy: Being a clear exposition, in the form of question and answer, of the ethics, science, and philosophy for the study of which the Theosophical Society has been founded. Theosophical Publishing Company. Chajes, J. (2017). Reincarnation in H. P. Blavatsky’s The Secret Doctrine. Correspondences: Journal for the Study of Esotericism, 5, 65–93. Ellwood, R. S. (1996). Obligatory pilgrimage: Reincarnation in the Theosophical tradition. In S. J. Kaplan (Ed.), Concepts of transmigration: Perspectives on reincarnation (pp. 189–202). Edwin Mellen Press. Hammer, O. (2001). Claiming Knowledge: Strategies of Epistemology from Theosophy to the New Age. Brill. Hanegraaff, W. J. (1996). New Age Religion and Western Culture: Esotericism in the Mirror of Secular Thought. Brill. Neufeldt, R. W. (1986). In search of utopia: Karma and rebirth in the Theosophical movement. In R. W. Neufeldt (Ed.), Karma and rebirth: Post classical developments (pp. 233–255). State University of New York Press. Zander, H. (1999). Geschichte der Seelenwanderung in Europa*. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft. 00:00 Introduction: Helena Blavatsky's Evolving Views on Rebirth 00:29 Metempsychosis and Reincarnation 04:34 Support Angela’s Symposium 05:58 Theosophical Reincarnation: A Reassessment 12:58 The Macrocosmic Cycle of Spirit and Matter 15:42 Unveiling the Cosmic: The Metaphysical Fountain of Creation 19:22 Planetary Cycles and Human Evolution 27:43 Reincarnation and Karma in Blavatsky’s Anthropology 29:27 The Dual Nature of Human Consciousness 34:00 Understanding the Theosophical Concept of Karma 36:10 Reincarnation, Evolution, & the Human in the Cosmic Drama 40:12 Karmic Reincarnation: The Dual Path to Cosmic Justice and Evolution 41:13 Support Angela’s Symposium ⚠️ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts ⚠️ Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out!