The occult chemists and their extraordinary journey into the world of atoms

Química Nova

Santin Filho, Ourides¹  Forostecki, Lediany¹  Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brasil¹ 

关键词: Annie Besant;    occult chemists;    atomic structure.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422014000100032

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

At the end of the XIX century, a group of chemists and theosophists called the Occult Chemists suggested it would be possible "to see" atoms by clairvoyance. In a meditative situation, a skilled person in contact with a substance would thus be able to see magnified atoms and molecules, as well as its internal structure. Annie Besant was the leader of this group and, together with Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa, Charles Leadbeater and Bertram Keightley, they devised an extraordinary atomic theory in which atoms consisted of smaller, indivisible units of energy called anu. In this paper, we present the fundamental principles of this unusual theory.

【 授权许可】

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