CONTENTS.
C. W. Leadbeater
Introduction.
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.
Conclusion.
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