Quote#Desire
Astral. Still another mechanism that we have to take into account is…
Quote byCharles Webster Leadbeater · 1854–1934
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dreams: What They Are and How They Are Caused (1898).
English (original)
Astral. Still another mechanism that we have to take into account is the astral body, often called the desire-body. As its name implies, this vehicle is composed exclusively of astral matter, and is, in fact, the expression of the man on the astral plane, just as his physical body is the expression of him on the lower levels of the physical plane. Chapter 2
— Charles Webster Leadbeater
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