Cw leadbeater astral planes

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The Astral Plane by C. W. Leadbeater

AuthorLeadbeater, C. W. (Charles Webster), 1854-1934LoC No.32035011 Title The Astral Plane
Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena Note Reading ease score: 31.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. Credits Produced bygd Bryan Ness, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.netSummary "The Astral Plane" by C. W. Leadbeater is a theosophical manual written in the late 19th century. This work aims to provide a comprehensive overview and clarification of the astral plane—specifically its scenery, inhabitants, and the phenomena associated with it—making the often complex and esoteric concepts accessible to a broader audience. The book discusses various entities that inhabit this plane, such as living beings, spirits of the deceased, and elementals, thereby delving into the intricacies of life beyond the physical realm. The opening of "The Astral Plane" introduces the purpose of

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The Astral Plane: Its Scenery, Inhabitants & Phenomena

March 28, 2020

An imaginative breakdown of the structure, denizens, and behaviours of the Astral Plane. At first pulling references from Hindu and Buddhist myths and beliefs [which I enjoyed], the author, while clearly an intelligent and literate person, presents eye-rollingly naive arguments as credibility. His main source for validating the information are seances; yeah, the side-gig of parlour magicians in the Victorian Era which were more theatrical presentations of cold-reading, schoolhouse magic tricks, and storytelling than anything bordering on an actual experience with other dimensions or the occult.

For example, he explains, in detail, why seances must take place in total darkness or very low light. It's because of the manner in which the etheric beings can best communicate with the material world. No. It's to hide the gimmicks such as threads for moving objects.

There are many other notions which, by the time

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Astral Plane

It's Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena

C. W. Leadbeater

THE THEOSOPHICAL PUBLISHING HOUSE
Adyar, Madras, India

PREFACE

Few words are needed in sending this little book out into the world. It is the fifth of a series of Manuals designed to meet the public demand for a simple exposition of Theosophical teachings. Some have complained that our literature is at once too abstruse, too technical, and too expensive for the ordinary reader, and it is our hope that the present series may succeed in supplying what is a very real want. Theosophy is not only for the learned; it is for all. Perhaps among those who in these little books catch their first glimpse of its teachings, there may be a few who will be led by them to penetrate more deeply into its philosophy, its science, and its religion, facing its abstruser problems with the student's zeal and the neophyte's ardour. But these Manuals are not written only for the eager student, whom no initial di