Thought Forms

<p>Akin to these thought‑clouds are what are &nbsp;thought‑forms, which are thought‑clouds of great density and power of cohesion, which are also charged with the strong Will or ardent Desire of the persons emanating them—and which are often practically vitalized by the “Vril,” or vitality of the

person, which has been infused into them. Such thought‑forms often exert nearly as great a psychic power over those with whom they come in contact as would the sender himself, in person. They are akin to the desire‑elementals mentioned in the following lesson.&nbsp;</p>

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These thought‑clouds and thought‑forms abide on the lower sub‑planes of the Astral until they finally disintegrate. They tend to coalesce and gather around places in which the vibrations are harmonious to their own. Some places have their mental atmospheres of vice, others of greed, others of industry, others of the reverse. In short thought atmospheres exist everywhere on this lower Astral sub‑plane, just as does the material atmosphere exist everywhere on the material plane. One is just as real as is the other. They have all the correspondences which one might expect. Those who are able to travel in the Astral Body find this thought atmospheric phenomena a source of never failing interest, although at times one is glad to will himself away from some of the scenes, so gross and base are the emotions and feelings manifesting in the dark, heavy suffocating clouds of thought force—so horrible some of the thought‑forms.&nbsp;</p>

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But even these may be driven away by an exercise of the Will, and thought‑vibrations of a contrary nature tend to repel them and scatter them away from one’s vicinity.</p>