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Sympathy

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Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater

1901-01-01

About This Work

This abstract print features a central luminous mass that transitions from a warm, bright yellow center to soft orange tones, fading into a hazy edge of dark indigo. The form is irregular and cloud-like, lacking distinct geometric shapes or figurative elements. The composition relies entirely on color temperature and soft, atmospheric blending to evoke a sense of radiance or psychic energy against a black background.

This image is a plate from the 1905 work 'Thought-Forms', in which Theosophists Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater attempted to visualize human emotions and thoughts as distinct energetic objects. It represents an early 20th-century occult effort to bridge the gap between metaphysical belief and empirical visualization.

Inscriptions

18

Connected Texts

Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, Thought-Forms (1905)

This image is a direct plate reproduction from the seminal text detailing the Theosophical classification of thoughts.

Provenance & Source

Object

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lithography

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paper

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Modern

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British

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allegory

Digital Source

Source

Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Original Resolution

640 × 476 px

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