Art, Symbol & Imagination
Cosmic Order and the Logos Manifested in Humanity
Interlaced triangles and a five-pointed star give two different conceptions of divine order a geometric form. The authors connect figure 40 with an intellectual understanding of the cosmos, reading the opposed triangles as spirit and matter within their Theosophical symbolism. Figure 41 instead concerns the Logos manifested in humanity, with blue expressing devotion and the surrounding radiance suggesting its spiritual aspiration. The complete paired plate is therefore a record of the book's particular symbolic system, not an astronomical chart or evidence that these familiar geometric signs have one fixed meaning across traditions.
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"Cosmic Order and the Logos Manifested in Humanity" [editorial title]. In Thought-Forms, Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater. 1905, Theosophical Publishing Society. Source scan leaf 50. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/art-thought-cosmic-order
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Symbolic meanings are specific to the accompanying text. No speculative personal attribution or universal meaning is assigned to the star or triangles.
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Cosmic Order and the Logos Manifested in Humanity. Thought-Forms. Scan leaf 50. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/art-thought-cosmic-order