THEOSOPHY - THOUGHT-FORMS - ASTRAL PLANE Thought forms, seen by trained clairvoyants, on the astral plane. The top form is descriptive of those seen in art galleries, when a person is communing appreciatively with a work of art - in this case, the work is of a religious subject. The bottom form is representative of the type seen on the astral plane when two friends meet. The two arms are, so to speak, reaching out from one person sin the direction of his or her friend. The rose colour indicates the affection felt, the green shows the depth of sympathy between the two, and the yellow shows the intellectual pleasure at their meeting. Paintings of thought-forms were originated by a group of Theosophists, towards the end of the nineteenth century. The paintings were done, following the occult observations of such 'thoughts' or 'visions' on the astral plane, by Charles Leadbeater (Besant claimed such an astral vision, but it is unlikely that this was genuine), by John Varley (a descendant of the John Varley who taught William Blake astrology), Mr. Prince and Miss Macfarlane, all three of whom painted 'in earth's dull colours the forms clothed in the living light of other worlds'. The paintings were reproduced, and discussed, in Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, Thought-Forms, 1901 edn, from which these plates are photographed.