Ch. Leadbeater (1927): “Much has been written about the chakras, but all the literature is mainly in Sanskrit or in some Indian dialects. Only very recently have rare English-language information began to appear about them. I myself mentioned them around 1910 in the book “Inner Life”. After this, John Woodroffe’s wonderful book “Snake Power” was published and translations of several other Indian books appeared. ...the illustrations in our book are the first attempt to show the true appearance of the chakras in which they appear to those who are able to see them. Actually, I conceived this book only to show these wonderful images...”