Evolution of Life and Form Four lectures delivered at the twenty-third anniversary meeting of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, 1898

"Evolution of Life and Form" by Annie Besant is a series of talks from the 1800s that looks closely at the idea of things changing over time. It combines old and new scientific ideas with deep thoughts about life and spirituality. The author talks about how old and new science can work together, saying that science and religion both try to explain life. She starts by explaining that understanding how things change is tricky, and she looks at it in two ways: how life changes and how physical forms develop. She considers how religion and science used to be seen as connected, but then separated. She argues that old science focused on understanding life from the inside, while new science has been more interested in the outside. She finishes the first lecture by encouraging people to think differently about science and spiritual lessons, suggesting that we need to see the divine in ourselves and everything around us to truly understand the universe.