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Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna (‘HPB’) (1831–1891) By Spears, Jamie

DOI: 10.4324/9781135000356-REM1544-1
Published: 02/05/2017
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Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (known as ‘HPB’ to her inner circle) claimed that from childhood she possessed the gift of clairvoyance. She used this well-publicized fact to her advantage in 1875, when she founded the Theosophical Society in New York, with her life/business partner Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907).

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Spears, Jamie. "Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna (‘HPB’) (1831–1891)." The Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism. : Taylor and Francis, 2016. Date Accessed 1 Apr. 2023 https://www.rem.routledge.com/articles/blavatsky-helena-petrovna-hpb-1831-1891. doi:10.4324/9781135000356-REM1544-1

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