Occult Literature
The Astral Body, Plate VII: Leadbeater’s Colour Study
Diffuse red occupies much of an uneven oval above green and dark lower bands, with a smaller yellow area near the top. Leadbeater identifies Plate VII with an early stage in his theosophical account of human evolution. The surrounding chapter uses the historical label savage and links colours with alleged character traits. The image expresses that speculative hierarchy through blurred colour and an irregular boundary.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Astral Body, Plate VII: Leadbeater’s Colour Study" [editorial title]. In Man Visible and Invisible, C. W. Leadbeater. Supplied 1903 John Lane facsimile; colour key and sampled illustrations retained, 1903, John Lane, The Bodley Head. Source scan leaf 113. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0106-0113
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Illustrator not identified. The Astral Body, Plate VII: Leadbeater’s Colour Study. Man Visible and Invisible. Scan leaf 113. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0106-0113