Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Gamblers: Winning and Losing
Two contrasting forms accompany the authors' account of gamblers at Monte Carlo. The upper coloured bands are associated with a winner's elation and apprehension, while the dark-centred lower form belongs to a loser described as resentful and distressed. The pairing makes a shared setting produce opposing emotional responses, extending the book's attempt to turn mental states into coloured shapes. Its character judgments belong to the period's Theosophical framework and are not reliable clinical assessments of gambling-related harm or evidence that such forms can be independently observed.
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"The Gamblers: Winning and Losing" [editorial title]. In Thought-Forms, Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater. 1905, Theosophical Publishing Society. Source scan leaf 41. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/art-thought-gamblers
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Historical psychological judgments are attributed to the authors. The complete paired composition remains intact.
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The Gamblers: Winning and Losing. Thought-Forms. Scan leaf 41. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/art-thought-gamblers