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Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater
The composition features a horizontally oriented shape that resembles a ribbon or wave. A solid, vibrant orange zig-zagging line runs through the center, bordered above and below by thick, soft-edged bands of grey and white that mimic a rough, atmospheric texture. The entire form is isolated on a stark black field, with the number '31' printed in white in the lower left corner.
This image is part of the Theosophical project to map 'thought-forms,' which the authors argued were visible manifestations of human emotions and mental states in the astral plane. It represents the intersection of early 20th-century occultism and attempts to visualize psychological phenomena.
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Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, 'Thought-Forms' (1905)
This image is an plate illustration from the seminal text detailing the Theosophical classification of thoughts as physical entities.
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lithography
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Modern
British
allegory
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640 × 357 px
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