"Occult Chemistry" is a book co-authored by Annie Besant and Charles Webster Leadbeater. Annie Besant (1847–1933) and Charles Leadbeater (1847–1934) were prominent figures in the Theosophical Society, and their collaboration resulted in several works exploring spiritual, esoteric, and occult topics. Published in 1908, "Occult Chemistry" delves into the authors' clairvoyant investigations into the nature of matter, particularly at the atomic and subatomic levels. The book claims to provide insights gained through psychic observation, describing the structure and characteristics of various elements and compounds. It's important to note that the ideas presented in "Occult Chemistry" are not recognized or supported by mainstream scientific understanding. The work is considered part of the Theosophical literature, which combines spiritual and mystical perspectives on science. Readers interested in esoteric and Theosophical perspectives on the nature of matter may find "Occult Chemistry" to be a fascinating exploration, but it is not a scientifically accepted or conventional source on the subject.

This is a book written by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, who were all members of the Theosophical Society based in Adyar, India. Besant was at the time the President of the Society having succeeded Henry Olcott after his death in 1907. The book consists both of coordinated and illustrated descriptions of presumed etheric counterparts of the atoms of the then known chemical elements, and of other expositions of occult physics.

The autobiography of Annie Besant. Annie Wood Besant (Clapham, London October 1, 1847 - India September 20, 1933) was a prominent Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator. Illustrated with diagrams relating to the elements..

Excerpt from Occult Chemistry: Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements I have thus endeavoured to bring into clear prominence at the outset the scientific value of the light the book sheds on the constitution of matter. The world owes a debt to scientific men of the ordinary type that cannot be over-estimated, but though they have hitherto preferred to progress gradually, from point to point, disliking leaps in the dark, the leap now made is only in the dark for those who will not realise that the progress to be accomplished by means of instrumental research must sooner or later be supplemented by subtler methods. Physical science has reached the conception that the atoms of the bodies hitherto called the chemical elements are each composed of minor atoms. Instrumental research cannot determine by how many, in each case. Occult research ascertained the actual number in some cases by direct observation and then discovered the law governing the numbers in all cases, and the relation of these numbers to atomic weights. The law thus unveiled is a demonstration of the accuracy of the first direct observations, and this principle once established the credibility of accounts now given as to the arrangement of minor atoms in the molecules of the numerous elements examined, seems to me advanced to a degree approximating to proof. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.