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'''''Thought Forms''''' was a book written by [[Annie Besant]] and [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]] in 1901 on the titular subject of [[Thought-Forms]]. | '''''Thought Forms''''' was a book written by [[Annie Besant]] and [[Charles Webster Leadbeater]] in 1901 on the titular subject of [[Thought-Forms]]. | ||
== Writing of the book == | == Writing of the book == | ||
The genesis of the book was an article by Annie Besant printed in the September, 1896 issue of [[Lucifer (periodical)|''Lucifer]].<ref>Annie Besant, "Thought-Forms" ''Lucifer'' 19 (September, 1896), 65-75.</ref> | |||
These are the original illustrations from that article: | |||
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Charles Leadbeater worked with Annie Besant to develop this concept further, describing their clairvoyant observations to painters to produce the images for the 1901 book. The illustrations were painted by "Mr. John Varley [1850-99, grandson of John Varley], Mr. Prince and Miss Macfarlane." | |||
== Publication history == | == Publication history == | ||
== Digital versions == | |||
* The illustrations from the 1905 Benares edition is available at [http://www.fulltable.com/VTS/c/cbk/tf/tf.htm Fulltable]. | |||
== Influence on art == | == Influence on art == | ||
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[[File:Thought Forms band image.jpg|right|130px|thumb|Inverted image from Thought Forms band website]] | |||
== Popular usage of the term == | == Popular usage of the term == | ||
Thought Forms is also the name of a 3-piece '''band from Wiltshire, England''', with albums released on Invada Records. An illustration from the book appears, inverted, on their [http://thought-forms.weebly.com/news website].<ref>"Our Favourite Records of 2015." Weblog entry dated December 31, 2015. Located at this [http://thought-forms.weebly.com/news website]. Accessed January 13, 2016.</ref> | Thought Forms is also the name of a 3-piece '''band from Wiltshire, England''', with albums released on Invada Records. An illustration from the book appears, inverted, on their [http://thought-forms.weebly.com/news website].<ref>"Our Favourite Records of 2015." Weblog entry dated December 31, 2015. Located at this [http://thought-forms.weebly.com/news website]. Accessed January 13, 2016.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 13 January 2016
Thought Forms was a book written by Annie Besant and Charles Webster Leadbeater in 1901 on the titular subject of Thought-Forms.
Writing of the book
The genesis of the book was an article by Annie Besant printed in the September, 1896 issue of Lucifer.[1] These are the original illustrations from that article:
Charles Leadbeater worked with Annie Besant to develop this concept further, describing their clairvoyant observations to painters to produce the images for the 1901 book. The illustrations were painted by "Mr. John Varley [1850-99, grandson of John Varley], Mr. Prince and Miss Macfarlane."
Publication history
Digital versions
- The illustrations from the 1905 Benares edition is available at Fulltable.
Influence on art
Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, Paul Klee, and other artists were heavily influenced by this book.
The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts held a 3-day workshop with lectures by Richard Flores and Kevin Wallace on April 12-14, 2013:
This three-day workshop is based upon Thought Forms, the 1901 book by Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater that inspired Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, Paul Klee and countless other artists. Participants will explore the ideas that pre-date and inspired abstract painting through insights into the processes of seeing and recording impressions in form and color.[2]
Popular usage of the term
Thought Forms is also the name of a 3-piece band from Wiltshire, England, with albums released on Invada Records. An illustration from the book appears, inverted, on their website.[3]
Additional resources
- Lachman, Gary. “Kandinsky's Thought Forms and the Occult Roots of Modern Art.” Quest 96.2 (March-April, 2008): 57-61.
Notes
- ↑ Annie Besant, "Thought-Forms" Lucifer 19 (September, 1896), 65-75.
- ↑ "Thought Forms," Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts at Beatrice Wood Center website. Accessed January 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Our Favourite Records of 2015." Weblog entry dated December 31, 2015. Located at this website. Accessed January 13, 2016.