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Form17

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Thought Form 17: Devotional Thought

Form17

Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater

1901-01-01

About This Work

The image features a central, solid blue isosceles triangle with its base at the bottom, pointing upwards like a flame or crystal. From behind this blue form, dynamic, brush-like strokes of white and gray emanate outward and upward, creating a fan-like, textured halo. The composition is stark, set against a solid black background, with the number '17' printed in white in the bottom left corner.

This image is a plate from the Theosophical work 'Thought-Forms' (1901), which posits that human thoughts and emotions manifest as observable, vibrating energetic shapes in the astral plane. It represents the authors' attempt to codify Theosophical occult psychology through visual art.

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Inscriptions

17

Connected Texts

Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater, 'Thought-Forms'

This image is a direct illustration from the foundational text detailing the Theosophical theory of thought-vibrations.

Provenance & Source

Object

TechniqueAI

chromolithography

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paper

PeriodAI

Modern

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Theosophical

GenreAI

allegory

Digital Source

Source

Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Original Resolution

480 × 628 px

Linked Data

AATchromolithographyAIAAT StyleTheosophical occult artAI

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