Art, Symbol & Imagination
Astané, His Fantastic Beast and the Lamp
A long-tailed creature fills the upper drawing while a robed man and a hanging lamp occupy the lower panel. The printed labels identify Astané, his imagined beast and the lamp. They form part of the visual material Flournoy examines in his account of Hélène Smith’s visionary narrative.
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Citation
Hélène Smith (as attributed in the source). "Astané, His Fantastic Beast and the Lamp" [editorial title]. In From India to the Planet Mars: A Study of a Case of Somnambulism with Glossolalia, Théodore Flournoy; translated by Daniel B. Vermilye. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1900; English translation by Daniel B. Vermilye., 1900, Harper & Brothers. Source scan leaf 217. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0384-0210
Source details
- From India to the Planet Mars: A Study of a Case of Somnambulism with Glossolalia
- The imagined bird and the two figures
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Reproduced from the exact historical library edition. The surrounding source presents spiritualist or cosmological claims; the image records that publication rather than verifying those claims. The depicted planetary landscapes or plants belong to the source’s imagined or mediumistic accounts.
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From India to the Planet Mars: A Study of a Case of Somnambulism with GlossolaliaThéodore Flournoy; translated by Daniel B. Vermilye1900More from this book
Hélène Smith’s Martian Lake and Palace
Hélène Smith’s Martian Landscape and Three Plants
Astané’s House and the Martian ShoreRelated illustrations
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Hélène Smith (as attributed in the source). Astané, His Fantastic Beast and the Lamp. From India to the Planet Mars: A Study of a Case of Somnambulism with Glossolalia. Scan leaf 217. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0384-0210