Illustrated with the famous chakra drawings of theosophist Charles Leadbeater.

Chakra refers to the ancient Hindu concept of seven vortices of energy located on the spine from the tailbone to the head. They define the physical and spiritual contact points in the human body. First published in 1927 this pioneering introduction to the subject was the West's introduction to the concept.

Contents: The Nature of Matter; The Hydrogen, Spike, Dumb-bell, Tetrahedron, Cube, Octahedron, Bars, and Star Groups; Compounds; Catalysis, Crystallization; Conclusion; Analysis of the Structure of the Elements; Table of Atomic Weights; Notes and Reports of Certain of the Investigations; Index; Illustrated.

One of the best known mystics of the 20th Century reveals secrets of the higher worlds and what can be found there. Covers the scenery of the astral plane, its inhabitants, and phenomena. This book is not about the beliefs of the Theosophical Society, of which he was a member. It sticks primarily to the astral plane and related subjects following an Introduction and Preface written by two Theosophists that briefly promote the organization. Describes the degrees of materiality,characteristics of astral vision, and the types of people and entities that can inhabit these upper worlds. This includes living people, those who have died, and non-human entities. The section on phenomena covers churchyard ghosts, family ghosts, second-sight, astral forces,materialization, spirit photographs, levitation, spirit lights, and explains why darkness is required at a sance. Contains a large amount of surprising information, highly recommended for those seeking what lies beyond the physical.

The metaphysical branch of Independent Catholicism owes its origin and foundational teachings to the clairvoyant experimentations of Bishop Leadbeater, one of the founders of the Liberal Catholic Church. The Science of the Sacraments is the definitive explication of the sacramental theology of the Liberal Catholics, and defined a mystical system that has influenced four generations of Independent Catholics.

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