After completing her most important works, Isis Unveiled and The Secret Doctrine, H.P. Blavatsky turned her attention to the particular needs of those who seriously wished to serve the improvement of humanity. The result was two exquisite works of unparalleled beauty and usefulness: The Voice of the Silence and Practical Occultism.

Drawing from ancient principles, the author seeks to clarify the essential difference between the paths of spiritual achievement. Seekers are distinguished into two classes: those who seek the truth for their own enlightenment only, and those who follow the path with the sole aim of self-knowledge but for the good and welfare of all humanity.

The simple yet profound advice and guidance found in these two texts are of great value, especially today when humanity seems to have plunged into the darkness of material gain and material comforts.