Thong thien hoc (Theosophy) la mot hoi nhom ton giao-tam linh đuoc thanh lap o Hoa Ky vao cuoi the ky XIX. Truong phai tam linh ton giao moi nay đuoc thanh lap chu yeu do cong cua ba Helena Blavatsky von la mot nguoi Nga va hinh thanh do su đuc rut tu nhung loi day chu yeu tu cac tac pham cua ba Blavatsky (phat am tieng Viet nhu la: Bo-Lo-vat-x-ky). Tuy vay, nguoi sang lap Thong Thien hoc Helena Blavatsky thi lai nhan manh rang no khong phai la mot ton giao, du rang ba Blavatsky goi no la su truyen ba hien đai cua "ton giao pho quat mot thoi" ma ba cho rang đa ton tai tu sau tham trong qua khu cua con nguoi.
Thong thien hoc đuoc cac hoc gia ve ton giao phan loai vua la mot phong trao ton giao moi vua la mot phan cua dong huyen bi (Huyen mon) cua Thuyet bi truyen phuong Tay, thuyet huyen linh nay dua tren ca cac triet ly chau Au lau đoi hon nhu Chu nghia Tan Platon va cac ton giao chau A nhu An Đo giao va Phat giao. Cac hoc gia ve ton giao lao lang la nhung nguoi tung nghien cuu Thong thien hoc đa mo ta no nhu mot ton giao du rang no co hoc thuyet nhung khong trinh bay đieu nay nhu giao đieu ma dien đat theo loi ke chuyen. Tap tac pham he thong lai cac tin đieu nay la cuon sach co tua đe "Nhung giai thoai huyen bi" cua tac gia nguoi My Henry Steel Olcott.


Đai cuong Nhu Blavatsky đa trinh bay, Thong Thien Hoc day rang co mot tinh huynh đe co xua va bi mat cua cac bac cao đo tam linh đuoc goi la Chan su, nhung nguoi mac du đuoc tim thay tren khap the gioi nhung ho la nhung cao nhan than bi cu ngu o Tay Tang o day Hy Ma Lap Son. Blavatsky cho rang nhung Chan su nay đa trau doi tri tue vi đai va suc manh sieu nhien, va cac Nha Thong thien hoc tin rang chinh ho la nguoi đa khoi xuong phong trao Thong thien hoc hien đai thong qua viec pho bien giao ly cua ho qua Blavatsky. Ho tin rang nhung Chan su nay đang co gang lam song lai kien thuc ve mot ton giao co xua tung đuoc tim thay tren khap the gioi va ton giao nay se lai lam lu mo cac ton giao hien co tren the gioi. Tuy nhien, cac nhom Thong Thien Hoc khong goi he thong cua ho la mot "ton giao". Thong Thien Hoc thuyet giang ve su ton tai cua mot Đang Tuyet đoi thieng lieng duy nhat. Chinh no thuc đay mot vu tru hoc anh xa trong đo vu tru đuoc coi la su phan chieu ra ben ngoai tu cai Tuyet đoi nay.
To chuc huyen linh Hoi Thong thien hoc day rang muc đich cua cuoc song con nguoi la su giai phong tam linh va noi rang linh hon con nguoi trai qua su tai sinh sau khi chet the xac theo mot qua trinh cua nghiep. No thuc đay cac gia tri pho quat cua tinh anh, tinh huynh đe va cai thien xa hoi, mac du no khong quy đinh cac quy tac đao đuc cu the. Thong Thien Hoc đa đong mot vai tro quan trong trong viec mang kien thuc ve cac ton giao Nam A đen cac nuoc phuong Tay, cung nhu khuyen khich niem tu hao ve van hoa o cac quoc gia Nam A khac nhau. Nhieu nghe si va nha van noi tieng cung đa bi anh huong tu cac giao ly Thong Thien Hoc. Cac y tuong Thong thien hoc cung đa gay anh huong đen mot loat cac phong trao va triet hoc bi truyen khac, trong so đo co Anthroposophy, Church Universal and Triumphant, va New Age. Du vay, nhieu quan điem cho rang Thong Thien Hoc đo khong nen đuoc coi la mot ton giao la mot niem tin đa đuoc duy tri, nhung nguoi thay vao đo coi no nhu mot he thong bao ham nhung gi ho coi la "su that thiet yeu" lam nen tang cho ton giao, triet hoc va khoa hoc, cac nhom Thong Thien Hoc cho phep cac thanh vien theo cac ton giao khac, dan đen cac nha Thong thien hoc cung xac đinh la Co đoc nhan, Phat tu hoac An giao.


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Lien ket ngoai Blavatsky Study Center – online Blavatsky archive
Theosophical History – website associated with the independent, peer-reviewed journal of the same name
Modern Theosophy - large collection of Theosophy related articles
Theosophy Library Online – associated with the United Lodge of Theosophists, Phoenix, Arizona
Online Literature about Theosophy – associated with the Theosophical Society Pasadena
Theosophy Network library and resources


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