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A Silent, Peaceful Soul Resting in Spirit Life
A pale, seated woman rests against a curving field of light above a dark bank of clouds. Her long robe follows the enclosing shape while her raised hand and quiet face make the composition unusually still. The printed caption calls the scene A Silent, Peaceful Soul Resting in Spirit Life. It gives visual form to the spiritualist imagery included in de Laurence’s Great Book of Magical Art.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Silent, Peaceful Soul Resting in Spirit Life" [editorial title]. In The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism, L. W. de Laurence. Undated copy; twelfth edition revised 1914, undated edition, The de Laurence Company. Source scan leaf 14. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0091-0014
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- The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism
- A spirit-like woman in an oval of light
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The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian OccultismL. W. de LaurenceUndated editionMore from this book
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Illustrator not identified. A Silent, Peaceful Soul Resting in Spirit Life. The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism. Scan leaf 14. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0091-0014