Occult Literature
Astané’s House and the Imagined Martian City
An angular house stands above a second complex of rounded towers, terraces and connecting structures. The captions identify Astané’s house and a Martian landscape within Smith’s visionary narrative.
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Hélène Smith (source drawings). "Astané’s House and the Imagined Martian City" [editorial title]. In From India to the Planet Mars, Théodore Flournoy. Reading edition, undated edition. Source scan leaf 203. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0602-0203
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The source reproduces mediumistic drawings associated with Helene Smith. These imagined scenes belong to the historical account, not verified observations of Mars.
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From India to the Planet MarsThéodore FlournoyUndated editionMore from this book
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Hélène Smith (source drawings). Astané’s House and the Imagined Martian City. From India to the Planet Mars. Scan leaf 203. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0602-0203