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Speaker 1: The riddle of the Sphinx. It is with no light

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emotion or jaunty air that the writer approaches this part

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of his subject. On the contrary, he feels something like

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awe when he contemplates the nature of that great something

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which he is called upon to attempt to explain in

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a few pages. He feels, in only a lighter degree

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the emotion that one experiences when, in occasional moments his

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mind leads to a contemplation of the infinite. He feels

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that which men mean when they say gravitation and the

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ether are but symbols and feeble concepts of something so

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far above human experience that the mind of man may

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grasp only its lowest shadings, the greater and higher part

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of it, like the higher rays of the spectrum, being

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hidden from the experience of man. In his endeavor to

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pass on to you his ideas regarding the something that

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explains both gravitation and the ether, he must ask you

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to endeavor to form a mental picture of a something.

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This something must fill all space within the limits of

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the universe or cosmos, if limits it has. It must

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be an expression of the first of the attributes of

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the infinite, the one called omnipresence, or presence everywhere, and

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yet it must not be the infinite presence. It also

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must be an expression of the second of the attributes

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of the infinite, the one called omnipotence or all power,

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and yet it must not be the infinite power. It

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also must be an expression of the third attribute of

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the infinite. It's the one called omniscience, or knowing, and

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yet it must not be the infinite wisdom. It must

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be an expression of all the attributes that we think

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of as belonging to the infinite, and yet through them

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all we may see the infinite itself in the backgrounds

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viewing its expressions. The something that you are asked to

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think of is that something regarding which the mystics have dreamed,

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the philosophers have speculated, the scientists have sneered and smiled,

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That something that men have thought of as the universal

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mind or the cosmic mind. You are asked to think

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of this something as a great ocean of pure mind,

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permeating all space between solar systems, between worlds, between masses

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of substance, between the molecules, atoms, and corpsicles, in and

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about and around everything, Yes, even in everything in the

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very essence of the corpsicle. It is in truth, it

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is that essence. It's bound up in the bosom of

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that mighty ocean of mind must reside or knowledge of

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the universe of all this side of God. For that

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all knowledge is but a knowing of its own region.

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Latent within itself must be locked up or energy or

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capacity for force or motion. For all force or energy

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is mental. In its presence, it exemplifies the capacity of

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filling all space, omnipresent, omnipotent. On this science, all the

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attributes of the infinite are manifested in it. And yet

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it is but the outward expression of that behind the veil,

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which is the causer's cause of all. In that great

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ocean of universal or cosmic mind, bodies of substance are

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but as floating specs of dust or even bubbles, formed

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of the substance of that ocean itself. On the surface

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of that ocean, there may arise waves, currents, ripples, eddies, whirlpools, storms, hurricanes, tempests.

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From its bosom may rise vapor that after stage of clouds,

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rain drops, flowing in streams, rivers, bays at last again

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reach the source of its origin. These substances are changes

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we call energy force motion, but they are but surface manifestations,

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and the great ocean is serene in its steps, and

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in reality, is unchanged and undisturbed. This, friends, is that

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which the writer asks you to accept in the place

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of Aristotle's ether. Is it a worthy exchange? We have

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seen that the attraction of gravitation was different from any

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other so called form of force and energy, both in

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its operations and laws, as well as in its constancy

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and self support, and that it was different from the

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other forms of attraction such as cohesion, chemical affinity, etc.

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And so we must consider it as more than a

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mere emotional excitement in the mind of the particle that

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bubble on the surface of the ocean. And it must

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be different from the special forms of attraction manifested by

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the atom and molecule. It must be a simpler, more basic,

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and yet a more constant and a permanent thing. It

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must exist before and after excitement, vibration, cohesion, and chemical affinity.

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It must be the mother of the forces. Let us

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imagine the cosmic mind as a great body of something

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filling space, instead of as the surface of the ocean

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which vigor We used just now. Either figure is equally correct.

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This great cosmic mind is to be thought of as

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a filling space and containing within its volume, oh for

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a better word, countless worlds and suns, as well as

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smaller bodies of substance. This suns and world and bodies

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are apparently free and unconnected floating in this great volume

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of mind. But they are not free and unconnected. They

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are linked together by a web of lines of gravitation.

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a continuous direction and connecting it with another body. Each

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body has one of such lines connecting it with each

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particular other body. Consequently, each body has countless lines reaching

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out from it, some slender and some thick, the thickness

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depending upon the ratio of distances maintained by and relative

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sizes of the particular bodies that it connects. The system

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of lines form a great network of connections in the

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volume of mind, crossing each other at countless points, but

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not interfering with each other. And although the number may

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be said to be countless, still these lines do not

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begin to cover the entire dimensions of space or of

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the mind that fills it. There are great areas of

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space entirely untouched by these lines. If one could see

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the system of lines, it probably would appear as a

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shared off section of a great spider's web, with lines

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in all directions, but with plenty of room between the lines.

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Perhaps these lines converge to a common center, and that

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center may be. But this is transcendental dreaming. Let us

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proceed with our consideration of the use of the Dame.

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It is to be understood, of course, that these lines

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are not material lines, not made of substance, but rather

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conditions in the cosmic mind, not thought waves arising from

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the excitement of particles, but something more basic, simpler, and

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more permanent. Let us look closer, and we shall see.

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The great lines of gravitation radiating from and connecting world

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with world, Sun with planet are really cables composed of

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much smaller lines, the finest strands of which are seen

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to emanate from each corpsical or particle of substance. The

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line of gravitation reaching from the Earth to the Sun

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being composed of a mass of tiny strands which connect

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each particle of one body with each particle of the other.

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The last analysis shows us that each particle is connected

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with every other particle in the universe by a line

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of attraction. These lines of attraction are what we call

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gravitation purely mental in nature lines of mind principle in

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the Great Volume of Mind. These lines of gravitation must

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have existed from the creation of the particle, and the

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connection between particle and particles must have existed from the

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beginning beginning there was. The particles may have changed their

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positions and relations in the universe, but the lines have

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never been broken. Whether the particle existed as a free corpsicle,

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whether combined as atom or molecule, whether part of this

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world or sun or planet, or that one countless millions

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of miles removed, it mattered not. The line of gravitation

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always was there between that particle and every other particle.

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Distance extended and thinned the line, or the reverse, as

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the case might be, but it was there always. Obstacles

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proved no hindrance to passage, for the lines passed through

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the obstacle. Can it not be seen that here is

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the secret of the fact that no time is required

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for the passage of gravitation, It apparently traveling instantaneously, whereas

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in fact it does not travel at all, and does

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not seem that this theory also explains why no medium

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is required for the travel of gravitation, and does it

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not explain why gravitation is not affected in its passage

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by intervening bodies. Gravitation does not travel or pass It

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remains constant and ever present between the articles, varying in

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degree as the distance between the particles is increased and

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vice versa, and increasing and decreasing in effect according to

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the number of particles combining their lines of attraction, as

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in the case of atom molecule mass world gravitation is

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a mental connection or bond united the mind in the

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several particles, rather than their substance or material. Along these

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lines of gravitation past the thought waves resulting from the

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excitement of the particles. These fleeting, changing in constant waves

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of emotion, how different they are from the changeless, constant

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exhibition of gravitation. And among these same lines, when shortened

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by close contact travel the impulses of cohesion and chemical affinity,

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as a common carrier for the waves of desire, fors

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and the thought waves of excitement. The particles manifesting as

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attractive energy and radiant energy, respectively. The writer asks you

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to remember particularly that while the desire waves of the

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particles and their thought waves of excitement are changeable, disconnected,

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and inconstant, the line of gravitation is never broken, and

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could not be unless the particle of substance was swept

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out of existence, in which case the balance of the

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universe would be overturned and chaos would result. The divine

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plan is perfect to the finest detail. Every particle is needed,

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is known, is counted, and used in the plan, and

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gravitation is the plainest evidence of the reality of the

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infinite that has afforded us. In it, we see the

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actual machinery of the infinite. No wonder that great thinkers

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are bad their heads reverently before its power and awfulness.

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When the minds have finally grasped its import verily, the

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sparrow's fall is noted and known, as the Biblical writer

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has recorded, For the fall is in obedience to that

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great law that holds the particles in their places, that

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makes possible the world of worlds and the existence of

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solar systems, that indeed makes possible the forms of life.

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As we know them. That's something that forever and ever

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has and will silently, ceaselessly and tiringly and without emotion

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fulfilled its work and destiny gravitation. The theory of dynamic

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thought also holds that, in addition to the existence of

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the cosmic mind or ocean of the mind principle and

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the lines of attraction that run through it, each particle

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has its mental atmosphere or aura. The area is an

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atmosphere of mind that surrounds the particle and also the

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larger bodies and also living forms higher in the scale.

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mind that is segregated or apparently separated from the cosmic mind,

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for use by the individual particle, mass or creature. Through

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and by means of this aura, the particle takes cognizance

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of the approach and nature of the other particles in

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its vicinity. The same rule holds good in the case

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of the creatures, including man, as we shall see in

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a later chapter. The fact is mentioned here merely in

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order to connect the several manifestation of mental phenomena mentioned

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in the several parts of this book. So may object

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to the theory of the lines of gravitation, being in

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the only carriers of the energy of the Sun, has

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been contrary to the conception of science that the Sun

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radiates energy in all directions equally, just as does a

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piece of hot iron or a lamp. Answer this objection,

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the writer would say that there is a decided difference

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in the two cases. The iron or lamp radiates its

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heat and light to the particles of the surrounding air

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and other substance in close distance, the lines being very

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close together, so close in fact, that they seem to

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be continuous in having no space between them, at least

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no space sufficiently large to be detected by the eye

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of man or his instruments. But with the Sun the

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case is different, for the distances are greater, and the

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lines spread apart as a distance is increased. Draw a

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diagram of many fine x rays emanating from a self

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central point, and you'll have the idea at once. If

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space were filled with substance, just as is the atmosphere

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of the Earth, the air is meant, of course, then

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indeed would the lines practically be joined together. But as

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space between the world's is almost devoid of substance, the

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lines between the Sun and the other worlds and planets

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spread out rapidly as a distance from the Sun increases.

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To show how this objection is really an additional proof

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of the theory, the writer begs to call your attention

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to the fact that, according to the calculations of the

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physicists in science, the Sun's energy would have been exhausted

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in twenty million years, guarranting that it was dispersed equally

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in all directions during that time. But note this science

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and its other branches, namely in geology, etc. Holds that

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the Sun already has been throwing out energy for five

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hundred million years or more five hundred million or more years,

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and seems able to stand the strain for many millions

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of years more. The science is arrayed against science. Does

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not this theory harmonize the two by showing that the

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Sun does not emanate energy in all directions equally and

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at all times, but on the contrary, he radiates energy

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only along the lines of gravitation and in proportion to

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the relative distances and sizes of the bodies to whom

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such energy is radiated. The writer needs scarcely state that

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in the short space at his disposal in the pages

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of this book, he has been able merely to outline

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his theory of dynamic force as applied to the inorganic world.

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The patience of the average one has limits. We must

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pass on to other features of the workings of the theory,

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namely the mental life of man, in which the name

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laws are manifested. But it feels that those interested in

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the phases of the subject touched upon may explain for

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themselves the missing details by reference to the teachings of

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modern science on the subjects of physics, remembering always to

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substitute the theory of dynamic thought for the ether theory

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that modern science borrows from Aristotle as a temporary makeshift.

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The writer believes that this theory will account for many

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of the missing links in physics, a broad statement, he knows,

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and one either extremely impudent or superbly confident, according to

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the viewpoint of the critic. The writer may be able

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to throw a little additional light upon the question of

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the relation between gravitation and the excitement waves of radiant entity,

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without attempting to go into details. He wishes to suggest that,

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in view of the fact that the particles are connected

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by the lines of gravitation, any great extended and rapid

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disturbance of a number of particles would cause a series

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of undulating or wave like movements in the lines, which

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might be spoken of as waves of agitation or unrest

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in the lines of gravitation. This agitation or unrest, of course,

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would be thus communicated to all other particles toward whom

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lines extended. The intensity or effect of such agitation or

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unrest depending upon the relative distances and the number of

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particles involved. We may easily imagine how the intense and

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high rate of vib vibration among the particles of the Sun,

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manifesting as intense heat, will cause a like high degree

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of agitation or unrest among the lines of gravitation, the

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lines dancing backward and forward, around and about, following the

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movements of the particles, and thus producing waves of gravitational

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agitation and unrest, which, when communicated to the particles of

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the Earth, would produce a similar excitement among the particles

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of the latter in the same way the sun spots

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and consequent terrestrial electrical disturbance may be explained. When not

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absolutely trying himself to this particular conception of the details

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of the workings of the law the writer feels free

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to say that he considers it a very reasonable idea,

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and one that in all probability will be found to

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come nearer to explaining the phenomena then any other hypothesis.

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It certainly coincience with the undulatory wave theory of science.

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The idea is but rudely expressed here for lack of space,

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it being impossible to attempt to go into details, the

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mere mention of general principles being all that is possible

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at this time and space. And now for a few

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additional words on the subject of our theory that in

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place of the hypothetical ether of science, a substance that

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is not substance, there exists a great ocean of cosmic mind.

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The idea is not without corroborative proof in the direction

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of the thought of advanced thinkers, even among the ranks

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of science. While science has accustomed the public to the

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idea that in the universal ether might be found the

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origin of matter, the essence of entity, the secret of motion,

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it has not spoken of mind in connection with this

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universal something. But the idea is not altogether new, and

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some daring scientific thinkers have placed themselves on record regarding saying,

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let us quote from a few of them, It all

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makes weather our path. Edward Drinker Cope and several of

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his writings hinted at the idea that the basis of

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life and consciousness lay back of the atoms and might

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be found in the universal ether. Dolbia says, possibly the

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ether may be the medium through which mind and matter react.

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Hemp Street says mind in the ether is known more

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unnatural than mind in flesh and blood. Stock Will says

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the Ether is coming to be apprehended as an immaterial,

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superphysical substance, filling all space, carrying in its infinite throbbing

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bosom the specs of aggregated dynamic force called worlds. It

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embodies the ala to much spiritual principle, and represents the

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unity of those forces and energies from which spring as

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their source all phenomena physical, mental, and spiritual, as they

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are known to man. Dolbia speaks of the ether as

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a substance which, besides the function of energy and motion,

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has other inherent properties, out of which could emerge under

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proper circumstances as a phenomena such as life or mind,

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or whatever may be in the a substratum. Newton spoke

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of it as a subtle spirit or immaterial substance. Dolbia says,

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the ether the properties of which we vainly strive to

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interpret in the terms of matter, the undiscovered properties of

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which ought to warn everyone against the danger of strongly

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asserting what is possible and what is impossible in the

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nature of things. Rock Will says that the ether is

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not matter in any of its forms. Scientists are agreed.

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Scientists are agreed. Delbier again says, if the ether that

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fills all spaces, not atomic in structure, presents no friction

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to bodies moving through it, and is not subject to

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the law of gravitation, it does not seem proper to

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call it matter. One might speak of it as a

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substance if he wants another name for it. As for myself,

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I make a sharp distinction between the ether and matter,

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and feel somewhat confused to hear one speak of the

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ether as matter. And yet, in spite of the above expressions,

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no scientist has dared to say, in plain words that

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the ether, or whatever took the place of the ether,

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must be mind, although several seem to be on the

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verge of the declaration, but apparently afraid to voice their

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thoughts a view of what we have seen in our

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consideration of the facts and principles advanced in this chapter,

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we are invited to consider the following two supplemental propositions

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supplemental proposition three. Connecting each particle of substance with each

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and every other particle of substance, there exist lines of

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mental connection, the thickness of which depends upon the distance

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between the two particles, decreasing in proportion as a distance

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is increased. These lines may be considered as conditions of

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the great ocean of cosmic mind, which pervades and fills

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all space, including the essence of inner being of the

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particles of substance, as well as the space between the

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said particles. These lines are the lines of gravitation by

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and over which the phenomenon of gravitation is manifested. These

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lines of gravitation have always existing between each particle and

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every other particle, and have persisted continuously and constantly throughout

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all the changes of condition and position and relation that

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the particles have undergone. There is no passage or transmission

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of energy or force of gravitation over these lines or

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any other channel, but on the contrary, the energy or

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force of gravitation is a constant and continuous mental connection

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or bond existing between the mind of the particles, rather

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than between the subtenance or material supplemental proposition four. The

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lines of gravitation mentioned in the preceding proposition are the

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medium over which travel or are transmitted as thought waves

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resulting from the excitement of the particles, and by which

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waves the mental states are communicated or transmitted. The same

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medium transmits or carries the mental force of attraction, cohesion,

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chemical affinity, etc. Evidencing in the relation of the particles

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to each other. Thus, gravitation not only performs its own work,

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but also acts as a common carrier for the waves

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of excitement, manifesting as radiant entity and the waves of

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desire force manifesting as attractive enity. And here the writer

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rests his case in the action in the Forum of

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Advanced Thought entitled the Theory of Dynamic Thought versus the

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Theory of Aristotle's Ether, in which he appears for the plaintiff.

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He begs that you, the members of the jury, will

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give to the evidence and argument due consideration to the end,

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the end that you may render a just verdict