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1These newly differentiated atoms remain within the paternal soul sphere until the vibrations have ceased. They then become at¬ tracted by the reactive energy, and are withdrawn from their celestial matrix and carried by the spiritual currents to the embryonic stale of the; Seraphs. Their next descent is to the paradisiacal worlds of the Cherubs, where the bisexual Ego becomes the Adam ami Eve of Scriplure, In the process of time, these pure twin souls, unconsciously obeying the internal iiripluse of their evolutionary tempter, become attracted towards matter. Up tn this point they' are pure and innocent, knowing neither good nor evil. Therefore the divine Ego, which is incapable of descent into [natter, projects the two souls outward as •spiritual monads into the vortex of cosmic evolution, where they* be¬ come separated and ultimately incarnated within the mineral round of a planet, which is the lowest point in the arc. In making this de¬ scent each monad passes through every state in the soul world, then through each of the four realms of the Astral Kingdom before it ap¬ pears in the external mineral plane. In this state they constitute the hidden fire of matter, blent force, atomic energy. IV. The Mineral State Having arrived at the mineral state, we must now ascertain the origin of its motion—its life—since wc know that within the mineral lies concealed the potencies of an immortal being.
2In the chapter upon the evolution of matter and the laws of crystal¬ lization, we endeavored to show that forces, all balanced, produce crystals, and in their production motion comes to an end. Now. to help us in our search for physical life, let ns again press into service our six equal Forces, our cubic atom, and let us imagine that one of its forces is not equal to its opposite, i.e., the two are not balanced, .Say one is less, and that it is die force coming from "before," It is evident that the point will move forward in a straight line, and that the weaker the force coming from the front, the greater will be the velocity of this movement, forward. Now, if this force coming from the front be a mite less than its opposite, its motion will be infinitely slow 1 . Now, THE ORIGIN OF PHYSICAL LIFE 25
3let us assume that two of the six forces are less than their opposites. Say the one from the “front” and the one from the ‘left”. It is evident that we should have motion in a curve. But inasmuch as all the others are the same as when we assumed our point, it is plain that this motion in a curve will be in the same plane of surface, and will, in time, de¬ scribe a circle. But let us assume also that another force is less than its opposite. Say the one coming from “above.” What have we now? Our original point with three of its forces less than their opposites. The result will be motion, not motion in a straight line, but in a curve, but not a curve in the same plane of space, and hence it can never describe a circle, but will form a spiral. This spiral is life. That is to say, it is the motion of life. Just keep clear in your mind that if onehalf of the primitive forces that make an impenetrable point are less than their opposites, and you have the essential idea of a life force.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
1These newly differentiated atoms remain within the paternal soul sphere until the vibrations have ceased. They then become at¬ tracted by the reactive energy, and are withdrawn from their celestial matrix and carried by the spiritual currents to the embryonic stale of the; Seraphs. Their next descent is to the paradisiacal worlds of the Cherubs, where the bisexual Ego becomes the Adam ami Eve of Scriplure, In the process of time, these pure twin souls, unconsciously obeying the internal iiripluse of their evolutionary tempter, become attracted towards matter. Up tn this point they' are pure and innocent, knowing neither good nor evil. Therefore the divine Ego, which is incapable of descent into [natter, projects the two souls outward as •spiritual monads into the vortex of cosmic evolution, where they* be¬ come separated and ultimately incarnated within the mineral round of a planet, which is the lowest point in the arc. In making this de¬ scent each monad passes through every state in the soul world, then through each of the four realms of the Astral Kingdom before it ap¬ pears in the external mineral plane. In this state they constitute the hidden fire of matter, blent force, atomic energy. IV. The Mineral State Having arrived at the mineral state, we must now ascertain the origin of its motion—its life—since wc know that within the mineral lies concealed the potencies of an immortal being.
2In the chapter upon the evolution of matter and the laws of crystal¬ lization, we endeavored to show that forces, all balanced, produce crystals, and in their production motion comes to an end. Now. to help us in our search for physical life, let ns again press into service our six equal Forces, our cubic atom, and let us imagine that one of its forces is not equal to its opposite, i.e., the two are not balanced, .Say one is less, and that it is die force coming from "before," It is evident that the point will move forward in a straight line, and that the weaker the force coming from the front, the greater will be the velocity of this movement, forward. Now, if this force coming from the front be a mite less than its opposite, its motion will be infinitely slow 1 . Now, THE ORIGIN OF PHYSICAL LIFE 25
3let us assume that two of the six forces are less than their opposites. Say the one from the “front” and the one from the ‘left”. It is evident that we should have motion in a curve. But inasmuch as all the others are the same as when we assumed our point, it is plain that this motion in a curve will be in the same plane of surface, and will, in time, de¬ scribe a circle. But let us assume also that another force is less than its opposite. Say the one coming from “above.” What have we now? Our original point with three of its forces less than their opposites. The result will be motion, not motion in a straight line, but in a curve, but not a curve in the same plane of space, and hence it can never describe a circle, but will form a spiral. This spiral is life. That is to say, it is the motion of life. Just keep clear in your mind that if onehalf of the primitive forces that make an impenetrable point are less than their opposites, and you have the essential idea of a life force.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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