of irritation. It is at once evident that while the
creators of the forms shown in Figs. 22 and 23 were each directing their
ire against an individual, the person who is responsible for the
explosion in Fig. 24 is for the moment at war with the whole world round
him. It may well express the sentiment of some choleric old gentleman,
who feels himself insulted or impertinently treated, for the dash of
orange intermingled with the scarlet implies that his pride has been
seriously hurt. It is instructive to compare the radiations of this
plate with those of Fig. 11. Here we see indicated a veritable
explosion, instantaneous in its passing and irregular in its effects;
and the vacant centre shows us that the feeling that caused it is
already a thing of the past, and that no further force is being
generated. In Fig. 11, on the other hand, the centre is the strongest
part of the thought-form, showing that this is not the result of a
momentary flash of feeling, but that there is a steady continuous
upwelling of the energy, while the rays show by their quality and length
and the evenness of their distribution the steadily sustained effort
which produces them.

[Illustration: FIG. 24. EXPLOSIVE ANGER]

_Watchful and Angry Jealousy._--In Fig. 25 we see an interesting though
unpleasant thought-form. Its peculiar brownish-green colour at once
indicates to the practised clairvoyant that it is an expression of
jealousy, and its curious shape shows the eagerness with which the man
is watching its object. The remarkable resemblance to the snake with
raised head aptly symbolises the extraordinarily fatuous attitude of the
jealous person, keenly alert to discover signs of that which he least of
all wishes to see. The moment that he does see it, or imagines that he
sees it, the form will change into the far commoner one shown in Fig.
26, where the jealousy is already mingled with anger. It may be noted
that here the jealousy is merely a vague cloud, though interspersed with
very definite flashes of anger ready to strike at those by whom it
fancies itself to be injured; whereas in Fig. 25, where there is no
anger as yet, the jealousy itself has a perfectly definite and very
expressive outline.

[Illustration: FIG. 25. WATCHFUL JEALOUSY]

[Illustration: FIG. 26. ANGRY JEALOUSY]

SYMPATHY

_Vague Sympathy._--In Fig. 18A we have another of the vague clouds, but
this time its green colour shows us that it is a manifestation of the
fee