Alice Bailey books in order
British-American esoteric, theosophist and writer
- Lived
- 1880–1949
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 30
Alice Bailey published 4 non-fiction books and 26 other books, beginning with Initiation, Human and Solar (1922). The best-known is Letters on Occult Meditation (1922).
Updated September 2026
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Letters on Occult Meditation
Alice Bailey's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
The Reappearance of the Christ (1948)
Glamour (1950)
The Externalisation of the Hierarchy (1957)
A Compilation on Sex (1990)
Other books in order
Initiation, Human and Solar (1922)
Letters on Occult Meditation (1922)
The Consciousness of the Atom (1922)
From Intellect to Intuition (1932)
From Bethlehem to Calvary (1937)
Glamour: A World Problem (1950)
Telepathy and the Etheric Vehicle (1950)
A Treatise on White Magic (1951)
The Unfinished Autobiography of Alice A. Bailey (1951)
Esoteric Healing (1953)
Problems of Humanity (1953)
The Destiny of the Nations (1960)
The Soul and Its Mechanism (1965)
Rays and the Initiations (1970)
Education in the New Age (1971)
Ponder on This (1971)
Serving Humanity (1972)
Treatise on Cosmic Fire (1973)
The Labours of Hercules (1974)
The Soul (1974)
Esoteric Psychology 1 (1979)
The Externalization of the Hierarchy (1983)
The Seven Rays of Life (1995)
The Seventh Ray (1995)
Master Index of the Book of Alice Bailey (1997)
Esoteric Astrology (1998)
About Alice Bailey
Alice Ann Bailey was a British and American writer. She wrote about 25 books on Theosophy and was one of the first writers to use the term New Age. She was born Alice La Trobe-Bateman, in Manchester, England and moved to the United States in 1907, where she spent most of her life as a writer and teacher.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Alice Bailey FAQ
- How many books has Alice Bailey written?
- Alice Bailey published 4 non-fiction books and 26 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Alice Bailey's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Letters on Occult Meditation.
- What is Alice Bailey's last book?
- Glamour (1950).
- What is Alice Bailey's most famous book?
- Letters on Occult Meditation (1922) is Alice Bailey's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.