Blavatsky
Americannoun
noun
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She also purported to be the reborn “Madam Blavtski,” likely referring to Russian mystic Helena Blavatsky, the founder of the Theosophy occultist movement.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2023
Blavatsky in the bowl; every year since then, as we mark up our slips, somebody will mutter “H.P. Blavatsky,” and we’ll all laugh.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2018
Established in New York by the Russian émigré Madame Blavatsky, Theosophy was a fast-spreading spiritualist movement that sought to reconcile Eastern philosophy and religion with its Western counterparts.
From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2018
Madame Blavatsky, as she was known, was a champion of Tibetan esoteric wisdom.
From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2016
Madame Blavatsky had seen much of the world, and was up to most things.
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)
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