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Original fileFIG. 9. VAGUE SELFISH AFFECTION
Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater
Set against a solid black background, the image features an amorphous, cloud-like mass of color. The outer periphery is composed of a vibrant, luminous rose-pink, which transitions toward a darker, murky greyish-brown at the center. The edges of the cloud are soft, diffuse, and slightly irregular, resembling a watercolor wash or a photographic exposure of an energy field.
This image is a plate from the 1901 book 'Thought-Forms', a foundational text of Theosophy. The authors claimed to use clairvoyant perception to visualize the shapes and colors of thoughts, emotions, and aspirations as they manifest in the astral plane.
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Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, 'Thought-Forms' (1901)
This image is an original illustration plate from the primary text that codifies Theosophical visual theory.
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