Theosophical astral cosmology
Causal Body
Leadbeater locates the causal body above the lower mental and astral manifestations. It is described as carrying the continuing ego through successive births. When the ego descends into lower planes, it acquires vehicles formed of their respective matter while retaining the others. The causal body therefore occupies a different role from the temporary body expressing a passing desire.
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Principal account
ReportedLeadbeater locates the causal body above the lower mental and astral manifestations. It is described as carrying the continuing ego through successive births.
Further detail
ReportedWhen the ego descends into lower planes, it acquires vehicles formed of their respective matter while retaining the others. The causal body therefore occupies a different role from the temporary body expressing a passing desire.
Context & interpretation
Leadbeater presents a Theosophical classification based on claimed occult investigation. Its planes, beings, and mechanisms belong to that historical esoteric system; the book’s assurance of reality is an authorial claim rather than independent scientific verification.
Original passages
Source 1
The Astral Plane
living light of the causal body, the vehicle of the higher self, which shows the stage of development of the real ego in its passage fromOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Theosophical astral cosmology; active reader leaf 22
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Source 2
The Astral Plane
the vehicle which he inhabits is the causal bodyOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Theosophical astral cosmology; active reader leaf 22
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0005-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0005-E001-P0022
- Original scan leaf
- 25
- Recorded leaf number
- 25
- Current Reader position
- 18
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader