Quote#Wisdom
This downflow of monadic life is accompanied by much increased flow…
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), Chapter VIII, First Human Steps. 1. The Third Life-Wave..
English (original)
This downflow of monadic life is accompanied by much increased flow between the buddhic and manasic permanent atoms, and the latter seems to awaken, sending out thrills in every direction. Other manasic atoms and molecules gather round it, and a whirling vortex is seen on the three upper sub-planes of the mental plane.
— Annie Besant
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