Theosophy, Besant and Leadbeater
Gamblers in Thought-Forms
The authors say they observed two forms simultaneously at the Monte Carlo gambling house, contrasting a loser’s reaction with a winner’s. Their account of the winner combines grasping desire with pride in his supposed genius, attributing the success to his own ability.
Also known as Monte Carlo Thought-Forms
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Account in the source
ReportedThe authors say they observed two forms simultaneously at the Monte Carlo gambling house, contrasting a loser’s reaction with a winner’s.
Further detail
ReportedTheir account of the winner combines grasping desire with pride in his supposed genius, attributing the success to his own ability.
Context & interpretation
This is the book’s claimed observation, not independently verified access to gamblers’ thoughts. Its moral and psychological judgements are attributed to the authors rather than adopted as diagnoses. The paired plate illustrates their theory and does not establish the motives of people who gamble.
Original passages
Source 1
Thought-Forms
observed simultaneously at the great gambling-house at Monte CarloOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Besant and Leadbeater, Thought-Forms, active reader leaf 42
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0021-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0021-E001-P0042
- Original scan leaf
- 41
- Recorded leaf number
- 42
- Current Reader position
- 42
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
- Location review
- Original scan location confirmed against the reviewed Reader mapping; the earlier recorded number is retained above.
Source 2
Thought-Forms
he attributes his success entirely to his own transcendent geniusOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Besant and Leadbeater, Thought-Forms, active reader leaf 43
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0021-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0021-E001-P0043
- Original scan leaf
- 42
- Recorded leaf number
- 43
- Current Reader position
- 43
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
- Location review
- Original scan location confirmed against the reviewed Reader mapping; the earlier recorded number is retained above.
