Occult Literature
Roktabija beside a Letter Tablet
A bearded, robed figure holds up a smoking vessel beside a five-by-five tablet of letters and small emblems. Egyptian-style columns and reliefs establish the background, while an inverted head repeats the figure’s face near the printed name Roktabija. The first and last rows reverse the letters of DEATH, joining the book’s theme of death with an elaborate visual word puzzle.
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Illustrator not identified. "Roktabija beside a Letter Tablet" [editorial title]. In The Sacred Book of Death: Hindu Spiritism, Soul Transition and Soul Reincarnation, L. W. de Laurence. Undated copy; dedication 1906, undated edition, The Benares India Publishing Co.. Source scan leaf 222. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0160-0197
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- The Sacred Book of Death: Hindu Spiritism, Soul Transition and Soul Reincarnation
- Ritabija beside the letter tablet
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The Sacred Book of Death: Hindu Spiritism, Soul Transition and Soul ReincarnationL. W. de LaurenceUndated editionRelated illustrations
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Illustrator not identified. Roktabija beside a Letter Tablet. The Sacred Book of Death: Hindu Spiritism, Soul Transition and Soul Reincarnation. Scan leaf 222. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0160-0197