Thought-Forms: A Classic of the Victorian Occult: How Ideas, Emotions And Events Manifest As Visible Auras. - Softcover

"We have often heard it said that thoughts are things, and there are many among us who are persuaded of the truth of this statement. Yet very few of us have any clear idea as to what kind of thing a thought is, and the object of this little book is to help us to conceive this."

Thought-Forms is an influential 1901 Theosophist book that works from this premise that "thoughts are things." The authors propose that the production of "thought-forms" is guided by the following principles:

1. Quality of thought determines color. 2. Nature of thought determines form. 3. Definiteness of thought determines clearness of outline.

The text details the meaning of the colors and shapes evoked by various emotions and states.

A classic in Victorian occult literature, “Thought-Forms” is a fascinating reference book; a visionary study on the nature and power of thoughts and the cosmic spectrum of the non physical world.

CONTENTS: FOREWORD INTRODUCTION THE DIFFICULTY OF REPRESENTATION THE TWO EFFECTS OF THOUGHT HOW THE VIBRATION ACTS THE FORM AND ITS EFFECT THE MEANING OF THE COLOURS THREE CLASSES OF THOUGHT-FORMS ILLUSTRATIVE THOUGHT-FORMS AFFECTION DEVOTION INTELLECT AMBITION ANGER SYMPATHY FEAR GREED VARIOUS EMOTIONS SHIPWRECK ON THE FIRST NIGHT THE GAMBLERS AT A STREET ACCIDENT AT A FUNERAL ON MEETING A FRIEND APPRECIATION OF A PICTURE FORMS SEEN IN MEDITATION SYMPATHY AND LOVE FOR ALL AN ASPIRATION TO ENFOLD ALL IN THE SIX DIRECTIONS COSMIC ORDER THE LOGOS AS MANIFESTED IN MAN THE LOGOS PERVADING ALL ANOTHER CONCEPTION THE THREEFOLD MANIFESTATION THE SEVENFOLD MANIFESTATION INTELLECTUAL ASPIRATION HELPFUL THOUGHTS FORMS BUILT BY MUSIC MENDELSSOHN GOUNOD WAGNER