First released in 1901,
Thought-Forms was an in-depth exploration on the visual manifestations of thoughts and the notion that they exist as objects. Conceived by renowned theosophists Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, the book consists of 58 illustrations based on Besant and Leadbeater’s clairvoyant observations on how music, emotions, experiences, and colors affect thought forms. Expanding beyond its original readership, the book would have great influence on twentieth-century art and go on to inspire many artists including Wassily Kandinsky, Hilma af Klint, Piet Mondrian, and Paul Klee. This updated edition features a new introduction by famed occult author, Mitch Horowitz.
Table des matières
Foreword
Introduction
The Difficulty of Representation
The Two Effects of Thought
How the Vibration Acts
The Form and its Effect
The Meaning of the Colors
Three Classes of Thought Form
Illustrative Thought-Forms
Affection
Devotion
Intellect
Ambition
Anger
Sympathy
Fear
Greed
Various Emotions
Forms Seen in Meditation
Helpful Thoughts
Forms Built by Music
A propos de l’auteur
Lucy Lord Campana is an artist whose observational based painting practice explores the limits of our collective vision. Recent projects include images from the Hubble Space Telescope, a series around X-ray use in diamond mining, and methane detection with infrared technology. Campana holds a BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in visual art from Columbia University. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.