Theosophical astral cosmology
Elemental Essence
Leadbeater defines elemental essence as monadic essence at particular stages of evolution, before the mineral kingdom. He describes it as an outpouring of spirit into matter. His descent model adds a covering of each lower plane’s matter to the force passing through it. The result is a layered relation between animation and form, not a population of tiny human-like creatures.
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Principal account
ReportedLeadbeater defines elemental essence as monadic essence at particular stages of evolution, before the mineral kingdom. He describes it as an outpouring of spirit into matter.
Further detail
ReportedHis descent model adds a covering of each lower plane’s matter to the force passing through it. The result is a layered relation between animation and form, not a population of tiny human-like creatures.
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
outpouring of spirit or divine force into matterOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Theosophical astral cosmology; active reader leaf 66
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- Edition
- IMJ-0005-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0005-E001-P0066
- Original scan leaf
- 69
- Recorded leaf number
- 69
- Current Reader position
- 62
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- Matches the reviewed Reader
Source 2
The Astral Plane
66 three great elemental kingdoms which precede the mineral, it is called by the name of "elemental essence.'' Before,Open this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Theosophical astral cosmology; active reader leaf 67
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0005-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0005-E001-P0067
- Original scan leaf
- 70
- Recorded leaf number
- 70
- Current Reader position
- 63
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader