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Original fileSet against a stark, solid black background, an irregular, radiating cluster of flame-like shapes bursts outward from a central dark void. The forms are colored in sharp, jagged streaks of brilliant orange, scarlet, and deep red, suggesting explosive energy or a sudden, violent outburst. The composition is entirely abstract, utilizing color and kinetic line to simulate the emotional intensity associated with anger as understood in Theosophical doctrine.
This image is part of a series intended to document the occult belief that human emotions project visible energy patterns into the astral plane, as theorized in the Theosophical text 'Thought-Forms'.
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Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater, 'Thought-Forms' (1901)
This image appears as a plate within the original publication illustrating the visual properties of emotional states.
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