Four Lectures delivered at the Nineteenth Anniversary of the Theosophical Society, at Adyar, Madras, on December 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th, 1894. The lectures are: The Self And Its Sheaths; The Body Of Action; The Body Of Feeling; and, The Object On The Sheath. Preface to First Edition: The following lectures form a second series, delivered at Adyar, the first series having been delivered there in 1893, on "The Building of the Kosmos," and "Symbolism," and on "Yoga." The system adopted and explained in the first series has been carried on in the second, so that the Preface to the volume of last year may well service this. Annie Besant. Benarre, 1895. According to Meriman Webster dictionary: The word theosophy, combining roots meaning "God" and "wisdom", appeared back in the 17th century, but the well-known religious movement by that name, under the leadership of the Russian Helena Blavatsky, appeared only around 1875. Blavatsky's theosophy combined elements of Plato's philosophy with Christian, Buddhist, and Hindu thought (including reincarnation), in a way that she claimed had been divinely revealed to her. The Theosophical Society, founded in 1875 to promote her beliefs, still exists, as does the Anthroposophical Society, founded by her follower Rudolf Steiner.