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Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements
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135 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1919
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C.W. Leadbeater
675 books130 followersCharles Webster Leadbeater was an influential member of the Theosophical Society, author on occult subjects and co-initiator with J.I. Wedgwood of the Liberal Catholic Church.
Originally a priest of the Church of England, his interest in spiritualism caused him to end his affiliation with Anglicanism in favour of the Theosophical Society, where he became an associate of Annie Besant. He became a high-ranking officer of the society, but resigned in 1906 amid a scandal. Accusations of his detractors were never proven and, with Besant's assistance, he was readmitted a few years later. Leadbeater went on to write over 69 books and pamphlets that examined in detail the hidden side of life as well as maintain regular speaking engagements. His efforts on behalf of the society assured his status as one of its leading members until his death in 1934.
Originally a priest of the Church of England, his interest in spiritualism caused him to end his affiliation with Anglicanism in favour of the Theosophical Society, where he became an associate of Annie Besant. He became a high-ranking officer of the society, but resigned in 1906 amid a scandal. Accusations of his detractors were never proven and, with Besant's assistance, he was readmitted a few years later. Leadbeater went on to write over 69 books and pamphlets that examined in detail the hidden side of life as well as maintain regular speaking engagements. His efforts on behalf of the society assured his status as one of its leading members until his death in 1934.
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May 5, 2013
Who says good sci fi needs actual characters? This is an imaginary walk through of sub atomic physics, which its authors presented as real, but come now, what work of science fiction reminds you about the fiction part?
January 2, 2021
Joyful read. The book talks about how enhanced perception can help understand the structure of things just by meditating on them. Clairvoyance.
This is explained in Yogasutras of Patanjali as to how if you reach a state of consciousness you can just know an object by doing “samyama” ; CIA had also done similar experiments using something dubbed remote viewing.
This is certainly a good account and a direction towards future fusions of objective science and subjective science (spirituality + direct experience ) but perhaps this whole experiment may be repeated in front of an observation yet again to prove its replicability.
This is explained in Yogasutras of Patanjali as to how if you reach a state of consciousness you can just know an object by doing “samyama” ; CIA had also done similar experiments using something dubbed remote viewing.
This is certainly a good account and a direction towards future fusions of objective science and subjective science (spirituality + direct experience ) but perhaps this whole experiment may be repeated in front of an observation yet again to prove its replicability.
January 25, 2008
a clairvoyant uses his insight to penetrate the structure of matter
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August 17, 2015Cannot be rated; I enjoyed it, but do not believe it as non-fiction
March 6, 2018
too much chemistry, too little occult.
This is pretty interesting if you want to see an alternative view of the elements (in terms of the periodic table), and I personally love stories with a well thought-out magic system, which this could be a great base resource for. I think I was expecting something with more alchemical process, whereas this is more theoretical atomic chemistry. if you're into the title, the appendix is pretty interesting.
This is pretty interesting if you want to see an alternative view of the elements (in terms of the periodic table), and I personally love stories with a well thought-out magic system, which this could be a great base resource for. I think I was expecting something with more alchemical process, whereas this is more theoretical atomic chemistry. if you're into the title, the appendix is pretty interesting.
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June 25, 2018I can't rate this book. I found out about it while reading another book about mistaken element discoveries and it referenced the idea of occult chemistry. So I picked this one up to see what it was about.
Interesting from a history of science/chemistry perspective for me; but, most of it was unreadable. I read the preface and part 1, then skimmed the book until I got to the appendix and then read it (sort of).
A note on this book. It was first published in 1919 so the copyright has expired. You'll find any number of different isbns for it because different people do a print-on-demand of books like this one. The quality can vary depending on how the reproduce it.
Interesting from a history of science/chemistry perspective for me; but, most of it was unreadable. I read the preface and part 1, then skimmed the book until I got to the appendix and then read it (sort of).
A note on this book. It was first published in 1919 so the copyright has expired. You'll find any number of different isbns for it because different people do a print-on-demand of books like this one. The quality can vary depending on how the reproduce it.
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