Occult Literature
The Lower Quaternary: Diagram of the Four Principles
Four linked circles form a triangular diagram labelled Prana, Kama, Linga Sharira and Sthula Sharira. In Annie Besant’s The Seven Principles of Man, the printed caption identifies this as the transitory, mortal quaternary and refers readers to The Secret Doctrine, volume I, page 242. The arrangement belongs to the book’s Theosophical model of human nature; the individual draughtsperson is not identified.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Lower Quaternary: Diagram of the Four Principles" [editorial title]. In The Seven Principles of Man, Annie Besant. Theosophical Manual No. I, ninth-thousand scan, 1892, Theosophical Publishing Society; Theosophical Society, Adyar. Source scan leaf 22. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0001-0022
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Illustrator not identified. The Lower Quaternary: Diagram of the Four Principles. The Seven Principles of Man. Scan leaf 22. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0001-0022