Quote#Wisdom
On the next two planes, the spiritual - those of wisdom and power,…
Quote byAnnie Besant · 1847–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Study in Consciousness: A Contribution to the Science of Psychology (1904), Introduction, 1. Origins.
English (original)
On the next two planes, the spiritual - those of wisdom and power, the buddhic and the atmic - goes on the specific evolution of the Initiate, after the first of the Great Initiations. These five planes form the field of the evolution of consciousness, until the human merges in the divine.
— Annie Besant
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