Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Intention to Know and Explosive Anger
A curling orange form fills the upper panel while a jagged red-orange burst occupies the lower one. Figure 19 is The Intention to Know; Figure 24 is Explosive Anger. The book places both on one plate, showing two distinct mental states within its Theosophical system of colour and shape.
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"The Intention to Know and Explosive Anger" [editorial title]. In Thought-Forms, Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater. 1905, Theosophical Publishing Society. Source scan leaf 32. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/art-thought-inquiry-anger
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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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The Intention to Know and Explosive Anger. Thought-Forms. Scan leaf 32. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/art-thought-inquiry-anger