Art, Symbol & Imagination
High Ambition and Selfish Ambition
One orange form streams forward with finger-like extensions, while the other turns its curling arms around a central mass. Figures 20 and 21 are titled High Ambition and Selfish Ambition. Besant and Leadbeater use their different directions to express a moral distinction between kinds of ambition.
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"High Ambition and Selfish Ambition" [editorial title]. In Thought-Forms, Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater. 1905, Theosophical Publishing Society. Source scan leaf 33. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/art-thought-ambition
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A complete paired plate; figure names and interpretation follow the primary text. Clairvoyant claims are attributed to the authors, not endorsed as measured facts. Individual artist attribution is not established.
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High Ambition and Selfish Ambition. Thought-Forms. Scan leaf 33. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/art-thought-ambition