The Astral Plane

The Astral Plane - C W Leadbeater

An unabridged edition to include SCENERY (The Seven Subdivisions – Degrees of Materiality – Characteristics of Astral Vision – The Aura – The Etheric Double – Power of Magnifying Minute Objects – The 'Summerland' – Records of the Astral Light) INHABITANTS (I. Human. (1) Living: – The Adept or Chela in Mâyâvirûpa – The Psychically Developed Person – The Ordinary Person in Astral Body – The Black Magician. (2) Dead: – The Nirmânakâya – The Chela awaiting Reincarnation – The Ordinary Person after Death – The Shade – The Shell – The Vitalized Shell – The Suicide – The Victim of Sudden Death – The Vampire – The Werewolf – The Black Magician after Death. II. Non-human: – The Elemental Essence – The Kâmarûpas of Animals – Various Classes of Nature-Spirits, commonly called Fairies – Kâmadevas – Rûpadevas – Arûpadevas – The Devarâjahs III. Artificial: – Elementals formed Unconsciously – Guardian Angels – Elementals formed Consciously – Human Artificials – The True Origin of Spiritualism) PHENOMENA (Churchyard Ghosts – Apparitions of the Dying – Haunted Localities – Family Ghosts – Bell-ringing, Stone-throwing, etc. – Fairies – Communicating Entities – Astral Resources – Clairvoyance – Prevision – Second-Sight – Astral Forces – Etheric Currents – Etheric Pressure – Latent Energy – Sympathetic Vibration – Mantras – Disintegration – Materialization – Why Darkness is required at a Séance – Spirit Photographs – Reduplication – Precipitation of Letters and Pictures – Slate-writing – Levitation – Spirit Lights – Handling Fire – Transmutation – Repercussion)