Occult Literature
Astané’s Flying Machine and a Martian Plant
A small device trails a great fan of fine lines above a broad flower with curled dark petals. The source captions identify a flying machine attributed to Astané and a plant from Smith’s Martian visions.
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Hélène Smith (source drawings). "Astané’s Flying Machine and a Martian Plant" [editorial title]. In From India to the Planet Mars, Théodore Flournoy. Reading edition, undated edition. Source scan leaf 209. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0602-0209
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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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Hélène Smith (source drawings). Astané’s Flying Machine and a Martian Plant. From India to the Planet Mars. Scan leaf 209. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0602-0209