Occult Literature
Propelling the Astral Body into Spirit Life
A long-robed woman stands within a curling, luminous cloud above a darker horizontal form. One hand rests near her chest, and her face turns upward into the surrounding light. The printed caption identifies Propelling the Astral Body into Spirit Life. The illustration belongs to the book’s historical account of spirit and astral existence, expressed through the contrast between the upright figure and the lower dark shape.
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Illustrator not identified. "Propelling the Astral Body into 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 15. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0091-0015
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- The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism
- The standing figure in the luminous cloud
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Descriptive title supplied for the visually reviewed historical illustration. The surrounding book presents the original author's interpretation.
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Illustrator not identified. Propelling the Astral Body into Spirit Life. The Great Book of Magical Art, Hindu Magic and East Indian Occultism. Scan leaf 15. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0091-0015