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O F F I C I A L L E C T U R E

GRADE ________________________  NO _________ 

R E G I S T E R E D U . S . P A T E N T O F F I C E

 NOTE:—The m atter contained herein is officially i ssued throug h the Supreme Council of the

A. M. O. R. C. under the above emblem, which was registered in the United States

Patent Office for the purpose of protecting all the “printed, engraved, typewritten

and photographic copies of official, prescribed and copyrighted lectures, dissertations,

scientific postulations, philosophical discourses and academic studies, diagrams,

illu stra tions and ch arts ,” as used by the Im perato r of A. M. O. R. C. The contents

herein are to be used for the purpose intended, and for no other, and all rights and 

 privileges are re ta ined by the Im pera tor.

A. M. O. K. C. is the only Rosicrucian organization authorized to use the above Registered 

name and symbols, and the Imperator has the sole right to grant the use of the above

to other allied organizations or movements.

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AMORC—Rosi cr uci an Brother hood.ARCANE COSMOGONY LECTURE NUMBER TUO PAGE ONE.

I n o u r l a s t l e c t u r e a la w was g i v en t o you w h ic h m os t n a t u r a l l y f or m-e d i t s e l f i n t o a s ym bo l h a v in g a t r i a n g l e a s i t s b a s i s . T ha t we mayh a v e t h i s s ym bo l c l e a r l y e s t a b l i s h e d i n ou r m i n ds , a nd a t t h e same

t im e d e f i n i t e l y p i c t u r e d i n o ur l e s s o n s , we s h a l l d raw i t and r e t a i nt h e sym bo l i n o u r n o t e s . U n d o u b te d ly i t i s b e s t t o e v o lv e t h i s sy mba n d show how i t co me s t o b e s o s i g n i f i c a n t .

F i r s t we w i l l make t h e t r i a n g l e i n t h i s m an ne r , r e f e r r i n g to i l l u s -t r a t i o n N o . l :

We s e e t h a t i f t h e o ne s i d e o f th e t r i a n g l e , a p p r o a c h i n g t h e ap e x ,i s t h e s id e r e p r e s e n t i n g e v o l u t i o n , an d i f t h e o t h e r s i d e r e p r e s e n t sd e v o l u t i o n , we m u s t d i v i d e t h e t r i a n g l e i n two p a r t s . T h i s we do b yd r a w i n g a s t r a i g h t l i n e f r o m th e a p ex down t o t h e b a s e , a s s hown i nI l l u s t r a t i o n No. 2 . The a pex o f t h e t r i a n g l e — t h e v e ry t i p o f i t —  i s t h e p o i n t w h er e t h e e v o l u t i o n e nd s a nd d e v o l u t i o n b e g i n s . On t h e

 b a s e l i n e o f t h e t r i a n g l e , w h e re t h e s t r a i g h t l i n e t o u c h e s i t ( a s i n -d i c a t e d b y t h e l e t t e r A i n I l l u s t r a t i o n No. 2 ) , we h av e th e p o i n tw h e r e d e v o l u t i o n e n d s a n d e v o l u t i o n b e g i n s . Thu s we h a v e two p o i n t so f e n d in g an d b e g i n n i n g — a t A a nd B i n i l l u s t r a t i o n No. 2 .

 Now o u r la w , g i v e n i n t h e l a s t l e c t u r e , and w h ich we w i l l c a l l CRE-ATIVE LAW NO. ONE, sa ys t h a t midway be tw een th e be g in n in g o f ev o lu t i o na nd th e e n d in g of e v o l u t i o n t h e r e i s a l i n e w h ich d i v i d e s t h e l e s s e r  w o r l d o f c r e a t i o n fr om t h e g r e a t e r w o r l d o f e v o l u t i o n . So we w i l l p u t a p o i n t on o u r t r i a n g l e on t h e e v o l u t i o n s i d e h a l f wa y b e tw e e n Aa nd B. T h is g i v e s a n o t h e r p o i n t wh ic h we w i l l c a l l C ( i n I l l u s t r a -t i o n N o. 3 ) . And t h e la w a l s o s a y s t h a t midway b e t w e e n t h e b e g i n n -i n g o f d e v o l u t i o n a n d t h e en d o f d e v o l u t i o n t h e r e i s a l i n e w h ic h d i -v i d e s t h e g r e a t e r w o r l d o f d e v o l u t i o n fr om t h e l e s s e r w o r l d o f d ev o-l u t i o n . So we m ake a n o t h e r p o i n t on t h e DEVOLUTION s i d e o f t h e t r i -a n g l e , h a l f way b e tw e e n 3 an d A, a nd m ar k t h i s p o i n t w i t h t h e l e t t e r  D. ( i n i l l u s t r a t i o n No. 3 . ) Nov; i f we c o n n e c t th e p o i n t s C a n d D

w i t h a l i n e we h a v e t h e s ym bo l show i n i l l u s t r a t i o n No. 4 .

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AMORC— Rosi cr uci an Br otherhood.

ARCANE COSMOGONY LECTURE NUMBER TWO PAGE TWO

THE GREAT SYMBOL OF CREATIVE LAWS,

I n t h e s ym bo l sh ow n i n I l l u s t r a t i o n 2\To , 5 we h a v e t h e g r e a t c r e a t i v el aw s w e l l s y m b o l i ze d . H e re we s e e t h a t t h e u p p e r h a l f o f th e t r i a n gr e p r e s e n t s t h e UPPER WORLD o f m a n i f e s t a t i o n — a n d t h e l o w e r h a l f r e pr e s e n t s t h e LOWER WORLD, o r , i n o t h e r w o r d s , t h e I n f r a W o r l d . We as e e t h a t on e s i d e of t h e t r i a n g l e r e p r e s e n t s t h e p r o g r e s s o f EVOLUTION and th e o th e r s id e th e p ro g re s s o f DEVOLUTION.

B e f o r e we go a ny f u r t h e r l e t u s a n a l y z e t h e s e t e rm s a n d b e s u r e t h a twe h av e c l e a r d e f i n i t i o n s o f t he m.

EVOLUTION i s t h e p r o c e s s , o p e r a t i n g a c c o r d i n g t o d e f i n i t e l a w s ,w he re by t h e c o n s t r u c t i v e f o r c e s o f n a t u r e wo rk h a r m o n io u s ly t o

 b u i l d u p , im p ro v e a n d r e f i n e a l l o f n a t u r e ’ s m a n i f e s t a t i o n s ,e v o l v i n g a nd d e v e l o p i n g th em i n s p e c i e a nd f u n c t i o n t o t h eh i g h e s t m a n i f e s t a t i o n o r n a t u r e p o s s i b l e .

DEVOLUTION i s t h e o p p o s i t e p r o c e s s , a l s o o p e r a t i n g a c c o r d i n g t o d e fn i t e l a w s, w h er eb y t h e s e e m in g ly d e s t r u c t i v e p r o c e s s o f f o r c e so f n a t u r e wo rk h a r m o n i o u s l y t o t e a r down, b r e a k i n t o l e s s e r a nd  s m a l l e r o r p r i m i t i v e e le m e n ts , a l l o f n a t u r e ' s m a n i f e s t a t io n sw hic h h av e a l r e a d y h a d f u l l a nd co m p le te p e r f e c t e x p r e s s i o n , a ndt h u s s u pp ly t h e p r i m i t i v e e l e m e n t s f o r e v o l u t i o n t o b e g i n w i t ha g a i n a n d a g a i n .

DUE INFRA WORLD o r LESSER WORLD i s t h a t do ma in o r w o r ld o f n a t u r e ’ sm a n i f e s t a t i o n s w he re a l l t h a t i s and h a s e x i s t e n c e o r e x p r e s s io ni n i t i s of m i c r o s c o p i c a l o r m i n u t e f or m , t oo s m a l l t o b e s ee n

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AMOF. C— Rosi cr uci an Br other hood.

ARCANE COSMOGONY LECTURE NUMBER TWO PAGE THREE

 by t h e n a k e d e y e , t o o e l e m e n t a r y t o h a v e c o m p le t e o r i n d e p e n d e

e x i s t e n c e , o r t oo p r i m i t i v e to h av e s p e c i e a nd f u n c t i o n . I t ct a i n s a l l t h e e l e m e n ts p ro d u ce d by d e v o l u t io n i n i t s p r o c e s s o b r e a k i n g u p , an d a l l o f e v o l u t i o n ’ s e l e m e n t s i n t h e f i r s t s t a g eo f b e i n g b u i l t u p an d r e v i t a l i z e d .

Th e UPPER WORLD c o n t a i n s a l l o f n a t u r e ' s h i g h e s t m a n i f e s t a t i o n s ont h e e a r t h p l a n e . I t c o n t a i n s t h e e l e m e nt s o f e v o l u t i o n w hic ha r e s t i l l b e i n g d e v e l o pe d t o re a c h to p e r f e c t i o n i n s p e c i e or  f u n c t i o n , a nd a l s o a l l o f t h e e le m e n t s in p r o c e s s o f e v o l u t i o nw hi ch a re i n p e r f e c t m a n i f e s t a t i o n a nd h av e r e a ch e d t h e l a s t

 p o i n t o f e v o l u t i o n ( t h e a p e x o f t h e t r i a n g l e ) . I t a l s o c o n t a i na l l t h e e l e m e n t s o f d e v o l u t i o n w h ic h h av e en de d t h e i r e v o l u t i o na nd a r e now b e i n g d i s i n t e g r a t e d a nd s e p a r a t e d p r e p a r a t o r y t o b

co mi ng t h e v e r y l o w e s t a n d m o st p r i m i t i v e e l e m e n t s i n th el o w e r w o r l d .

DISINTEGRATION i s a p r o ce ss whe r eb y m a t t e r o f a complex f o rm or na -t u r e be co mes s e p a r a t e d i n t o t h e e le m e n ts co mp osin g i t . I n t h i sway m i n e r a l s b r e a k down i n t o m o l e c u l e s , a to m s an d e l e c t r o n s .The t r u n k s o f t r e e s , f o r i n s t a n c e , p a s s t h r o u g h w ha t i s common-l y c a l l e d " r o t t i n g " a nd b eco me s im p l e e l e m e n t s " o f t h e d u s t o f  t h e g r ou n d " . A l l p l a n t l i f e , a l l m i n e r a l l i f e , a nd a l l an im a ll i f e f i n a l l y d i s i n t e g r a t e a n d f o rm th o u sa nd s o f p r i m i t iv e e l e -m en ts wh ic h f i n d t h e i r w ay i n t o t h e e a r t h an d t h e r e , a f t e r ac e r t a i n p e r i o d o f c o m p l et e r e s t a nd s e p a r a t i o n f ro m t h e fo rm i nw hich t h e y m a n i f e s t e d b e f o r e , a r e s lo w l y r e u n i t e d by n a t u r e ’ s

f o r c e s a nd b e g i n e v o l u t i o n a g a i n i n a new f o rm .

B e f o r e we ca n h av e a n y p r o p e r a n d c o m p r e h en s i v e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f  n a t u r e ' s m a n i f e s t a t i o n s i n t h e UPPER WORLD we m u s t k now w h a t i s f u n da m e n t a l i n t h e I n f r a W o r ld . We a r e s a f e i n s a y i n g t h a t t h e g r e a t e s tm i s t a k e made i n s t u d y i n g t h e p h en o me na o f t h e u p p e r w o r l d — w h ic h i n -c l u d e s t h e s tu d y o f S c i e n c e s g e n e r a l l y , s uc h a s Cosmogony , CosmologyMan, a nd a l l t h a t i s o n o r ab o ve th e e a r t h — i s i n s t u d y i n g t h e s et h i n g s f i r s t a nd f ro m th em t r y i n g t o g l im p s e some co n c e p t i o n o f t h eI n f r a w o rl d o r o f b o t h w o rl d s u n i t e d .

A g r e a t s c i e n t i s t o nce s a i d t h a t h e c o u ld s pe nd a l i f e t i m e i n t h es t u d y o f t h e I n f r a W or ld as h e f o u n d i t on t h e p o i n t o f a n e e d l e . H

m ea nt b y t h i s t h a t en ou gh o f t h e I n f r a W o r ld ’ s m a n i f e s t a t i o n s c o u ld   b e p l a c e d on t h e p o i n t o f a n e e d l e so t h a t , u n d e r a p o w e r f u l m i c r o -s c o p e , i t ^ w o u l d a f f o r d a l i f e t i m e of s t u d y . T ha t i s t r u e , i f t h e i nt e n t i o n o f s u ch s t u d y w o ul d b e t o d i s c o v e r some o f n a t u r e ' s s e c r e t sa s r e v e a l e d on t h e p o i n t o f a n e e d l e — f o r e ven a l i f e t i m e w o uld n o tr e v e a l n a t u r e ’ s s e c r e t s b y su ch m ere e x a m in a t i o n o f t h e m a n i f e s t a -t i o n s .

A d r o p o f w a t e r w h i c h we c a n p l a i n l y s e e b y t h e n a k e d e ye h a s e v o lv et o t h e s i z e a n d m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f s o m e t h in g w hi ch i s p r o p e r l y o ne o f  t h e m a n i f e s t a t i o n s b e l o n g i n g t o t h e UPPER WORLD. B u t b y p l a c i n g

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t h a t d r o p o f w a t e r u n d e r a p o w e r f u l m i c r o s c o p e many t h i n g s u n s e e n b yt h e n a k e d e ye a r e r e v e a l e d a n d we f i n d we h a v e o p e ne d a n o t h e r w o r l d  

o f m a n i f e s t a t i o n — t h e INFRA WORLD, t h e w o r l d c o n t a i n e d w i t h i n t h ed r o p of w a t e r . We c o u l d s e e , i f o u r m i c r o s c o p e wa s p o w e r f u l e n o ug h ,t h e m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f t h e c e l l s , t h e e l e m e n ts c om po si ng t h e w a t e r , an di n t h o s e c e l l s we c o u l d s e e t h e e l e m e n t s c o mp o si ng e ve n t he m; a n d i nt h e s e a l s o c o u l d b e s e en o t h e r e l e m e n t s f ro m t h e l o w e r w o r l d — t h es m a l l e s t c e l l s i n e x i s t e n c e — t h e p r i m i t i v e , f i r s t f orm , of n a t u r e ’ sm a n i f e s t a t i o n s . A d ro p o f b l o o d b e l o n g s t o t h e u p p e r w o r ld — i t i s a ne v o lv e d t h i n g r e a c h i n g a h i g h s t a t e o f p e r f e c t i o n w hen i t i s i n n o r -m al c o n d i t i o n a n d h e a l t h y b u t u n d e r t h e m i c r o s c o p e t h a t d ro p of b l o o d  r e v e a l s a n o t h e r w o r ld i n s i d e o f i t , t h e c h em i c al w o r l d o f t h e e a r l -i e s t m a n i f e s t a t i o n , a nd we c o u l d s ee c e l l s of many f or m s an d t i n t s o fc o l o r a n d e a ch of t h e s e c e l l s w o ul d c o n t a i n o t h e r c e l l s o r e l e m e n ts

 — t h o s e w h i ch e n t e r i n t o t h e c o m p o s i t i o n o f b l o o d — m i n e r a l s o f many

k i n d s , m a g ne t i c p o i n t s o f v i t a l i t y .

To ma ke t h e m a t t e r p i c t u r e s q u e , we may co m pa r e t h e u p p e r a n d l o w e r  w o r l d s i n t h i s m a n n e r . At t h a t moment a n d m i n u t e o f ti m e t h a t t h e

 b a b y c h i c k b r e a k s t h r o u g h t h e s h e l l o f t h e egg an d s t e p s o u t i n t o t h eo u t e r w o r ld , i t , a s a m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f n a t u r e , p a s s e s t h e l i n e on t h eTRIANGLE a t t h e p l a c e m a r k e d C i n i l l u s t r a t i o n No. 5 , a n d p a s s e s f ro mt h e I n f r a o r Lowe r w o r l d i n t o t h e u p p e r w o r l d . When t h e s e e d c o n-t a i n i n g t h e germ o f l i f e i s v i t a l i z e d i n th e eg g, t h a t egg a nd a l li t s e l e m e n t s a r e i n t h e I n f r a W o r l d, t h e L ow er W o r ld , s om ew he re a l o n gt h e p a t h o f e v o l u t i o n f r om t h e p o i n t A on t h e t r i a n g l e t o w a r d C. Upt o t h e p o i n t C t h e e gg i s e v o lv i ng i n t h e I n f r a W or ld b u t a f t e r i tc r o s s e s t h a t p o i n t i n t h e p r o c e s s of e v o l u t i o n i t e n t e r s t h e Upper  

w o r l d an d c o n t i n u e s t o e v o lv e i n t h e Up pe r W or ld u n t i l i t r e a c h e s p e r -f e c t i o n a t . t h e p o i n t B.

I t i s n o t o u r p u r p o s e t o to uc h u po n t h e c r e a t i o n o f l i f e o r to s t ud yc e l l l i f e a nd t h e v a r io u s s t e p s of e v o l u t i o n a t j u s t t h i s t im e in o ur  w o rk a n d t h o u g h t o n t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f Co sm og on y. B u t w h at y o u s h o u l d  h a v e i n m i nd , a s h a v e we who h a v e c a r e f u l l y e x a mi n ed a l l t h e l a w s a nd

 p r i n c i p l e s , i s t h a t t h e s t a t e m e n t , p r e v i o u s l y r e f e r r e d t o , f,a s aboveso b e l ow ” i s so t r u e i n p r i n c i p l e t h a t we m us t t a k e i t i n t o c o n s i d e r -a t i o n . I f you l o o k a g a i n a t t h e t r i a n g l e d ia g ra m on t h e p r e c e d i n g

 p a g e you w i l l s e e t h a t t h e r e i s a v e r y g r e a t s i m i l a r i t y i n t h e twoh a l v e s o f th e t r i a n g l e r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e Lower a nd U pp er W o r ld s , j u s ta s i d e n t i c a l i n a c t i o n a s t h e two h a l v e s r e p r e s e n t i n g E v o l u t i o n an d  D e v o l u t i o n .

The g r e a t l e s s o n l e a r n e d f ro m a s t u d y o f b o t h o f t h e s e two w o r ld s i st h a t t h e same f u n d a m e n t a l l aw s an d p r i n c i p l e s a p p l y i n g i n one a p p l yi n ^ t h e o t h e r . Can you i m a g in e , f o r i n s t a n c e , t h a t th e g r e a t la w sw h i c h c a u s e E v o l u t i o n t o c a r r y o n i t s g r e a t w o rk i n t h e L ower W o rl d  w o u ld ce d i f f e r e n t o r r e v e r s e d i n t h e U pp er w o rl d? Or t o p u t t h eq u e s t i o n i n a n o t h e r f o rm , c an y ou i m a g in e t h a t a ny o f t h e g r e a t c o n-s t r u c t i v e p r i n c i p l e s i nv o l ve d i n t h e p r o c e s s o f b u i l d i n g up and p e r -f e c t i n g t h e c r e a t i o n o f t h e w o rl d h av e an y e x c e p t i o n s a nd o p e r a t ed i f f e r e n t l y i n r e g a r d to t h e p e r f e c t i o n o f some p a r t s o f t h e u n i v e r se ?

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W ha t, t h e n , a r e t h e g r e a t f u n d a m e n t a l l aw s of c r e a t i o n w hi ch o p e r aso u n i v e r s a l l y , so g e n e r a l l y , a nd so w o n d e r f u l ly t h a t m a n 's m in d m

 b e a lm o s t i n f i n i t e i n i t s t h i n k i n g t o f u l l y a p p r e c i a t e them? T h i si s w h at we m u s t b e g i n w i t h a t o n c e . We m u s t h a v e t h o s e l a w s d e f i -n i t e l y s t a t e d a nd c l e a r l y c om p re he nd ed a nd a t o n c e th e g r e a t e s t myt e r i e s o f t h e U n i v e r se b eg i n to r e v e a l t h em s e lv e s i n t h e i r t r u e n at u r e and f i n a l l y th e MYSTERIES DISAPPEAR.

So o u r n e x t l e c t u r e w i l l b e g i n w i t h a new p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e s e l awWe s h a l l t a k e t h em , o n e b y on e , a n d n o t e t h e c o n s i s t e n c y o f t he m .H e r e i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f o u r C o l l e g e H a l l s a nd Campus we h a v e c y p rt r e e s . T h is i s t h e o n l y p l a c e i n A m e ri ca w he re c y p r e s s t r e e s a r e

 b e f o u n d . (The c y p r e s s t r e e s r e f e r r e d t o w er e on t h e C o l l e g e g r o ui n C a l i f o r n i a . ) P e r h a p s th e y ca n b e f o u n d i n no o t h e r p l a c e t h anh e r e a n d i n t h e O r i e n t . B ut as s oo n a s th o s e who a r e f a m i l i a r w i tt r e e l i f e , v e g e t a b l e l i f e a n d b o ta n y h e a r o f t h e c y p r e s s t r e e s h e ri n t h i s V a l l e y of Amorc, t h e y s ay: " Th er e i s a p a r t i c u l a r k i n d o f  s o i l t h e r e ; o t h e r w i s e c y p r e s s t r e e s wo ul d n o t gro w t h e r e . T h er e m

 b e a c e r t a i n a t m o s p h e r i c c o n d i t i o n e x a c t l y l i k e t h a t i n t h e O r i e n te l s e t h e c y p r e s s t r e e s c o u l d n o t l i v e t h e r e ” . And e x a m i n a t i o n showt h a t t h e r e i s t h i s p e c u l i a r s o i l and t h i s w o n d er fu l c l im a t e n e c e s sf o r c y p r e s s t r e e s . So e x a c t i s t h e la w o f n a t u r e , so p r e c i s e h e r  r u l e s a n d r e g u l a t i o n s , t h a t t h o u g h A m e ri ca h a s m an y, many t r e e s anh a s many d e g r e e s a nd n a t u r e s o f c l i m a t e i n h e r v a r i o u s s e c t i o n s , ol y w he re a c e r t a i n s o i l c om bin ed w i t h a c e r t a i n c l i m a t e e x i s t s cant h e C y pr es s t r e e s l i v e . The c y p r e ss t r e e s c o u ld n o t e x i s t a t t he

 N o r t h P o l e , w i t h i t s c o l d n e s s , o r i n t h e s o u t h e r n s e c t i o n o f F l o r i d

w i t h i t s warm c l i m a t e .

A l l o f w h ic h , l e a d i n g t o s p e c u l a t i o n a nd m e d i t a t i o n , m ak es u s r e a l -i z e t h a t w hen so meo ne o f f e r s u s an e x p l a n a t i o n o r a t h e o r y o r a p i ct u r e o r a s t a te m e n t r e g a r d i n g o u r U n i v e r se , o r r e g a r d i n g n a t u r e ' sm a n i f e s t a t i o n s , w hic h i n c l u d e s many r e v e r s a l s o f n a t u r e ' s fun dam ent a l l aw s an d b e l i e s t h e u n i v e r s a l p r e c i s i o n o f G od 's p l a n s o f c r e at i o n , we s h o u ld r e j e c t t h e o f f e r a nd c a s t i t a s i d e a s u n w o rt hy , f a la n d m i s l e a d i n g .

F or a d d i t i o n a l r e a d i n g d u r in g t h e t im e be tw e en t h i s a nd t h e n e x t l et u r e , o ur s t u d e n t s s h o u l d r e a d t h e v a r i o u s d e f i n i t i o n s i n some goodd i c t i o n a r y o r e n c y c l o p a e d i a o f t h e w o rd s : D e v o l u t io n , E v o l u t i o n ,

D i s i n t e g r a t i o n , a nd any o f t h e o t h e r t e rm s u s e d i n t h i s l e c t u r e .

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ARCANE COSMOGONY LECTURE NUMBER THREE PAGE ONE.

I n o u r l a s t l e c t u r e r e f e r e n c e was made t o t h e f a c t t h a t a l l o f n a -t u r e ' s l aw s , a l l o f G o d ' s l aw s o p e r a t e w i t h o u t e v er m a n i f e s t i n g a ne x c e p t i o n t o t h e f u n d a m e n t a l p r i n c i p l e s u po n w h ic h t h o s e l aw s a r e

 b a s e d .

I n t h e c o u r s e of s t u d y t h a t we a r e now p u r s u i n g i t i s n e c e s s a r y t h a twe make s p e c i f i c r e f e r e n c e t o t h e f u n d a m e n t a l l a w s o f t h e P RINCIPLEOF CREATION.

 Nowhere do we n o t i c e t h e g r e a t COSMIC MIND, t h e D i v i n e M ind, m a n i f e s -t i n g i t s e l f no p l a i n l y a.s i n th e p r o c e s s o f e le m e n t a ry c r e a t i o n .

We may m a r v e l a t t h e w o n d e r f u l i n t e l l i g e n c e r e v e a l e d i n t h e p r o c e s s

w h er eb y at om s a r e u n i t e d t o f orm m o l e c u l e s o f m a t t e r a nd i n u n i t i n ga l w a y s a d h e r e t o s ome p e c u l i a r f o r m o f s y m b o l . We may m a r v e l a t t h ei n t e l l i g e n c e d i s p l a y e d i n t h e a c t i o n o f o ne e le m en t u po n or t o w ar d  a n o t h e r i n th e p r o c e s s e s o f c h e m i s t r y . Our c o u r s e o f s tu d y in A r-c a n e C h e m i s t r y a n d P h y s i c s m ay c a u s e t h e m i n d o f man t o s e n s e t h eg r e a t D i v i n i t y o f G o d 's ways an d l aw s an p r i n c i p l e a f t e r p r i n c i p l e i se x p l a i n e d an d d e m o n s t r a t e d b y t h e s t u d e n t . B ut n o t h i n g i s so m ar ve -l o u s , so w o n d e rf u l an d t r u l y m y s t i f y i n g a s t h e fu n d a m e n t al p r i n c i p l e sw h ic h we s h a l l s t u d y i n t h e s e l e s s o n s a nd w h ic h r e v e a l t h e m s e l v e si n t h e mo st m i n u t e f o rm s o f c r e a t i o n .

Th e v e r y f i r s t p r i n c i p l e Jhet we n o t e i n t h e f u n d a m e n t a l l aw o f c r e -ed i o n i s t h a t

THE CREATIVE POWER OR ENERGY IS DUAL.

By t h i s i s m ea nt t h a t t h e pow er o r e n er g y t h a t n o t o n l y a s s i s t s i nt h e c r e a t i o n , o r b u i l d i n g up o f c r e a t i o n , b u t a n im a t e s a l l c r e a t i o n ,i s d u a l i n n a t u r e . I t ha s two q u a l i t i e s , o r two c o n d i t i o n s , e achn c c e s s a r y t o t h e o t h e r , e a c h h a v i n g an e . c ti o n or_ t h e o t h e r .

The o l d p h i ] osovhers. th e a n c i e n t s c i e n t i s t s , l o ck e d f o r t h e power  o r e ne rg y th a t a n im a te d a l l c r e a t i o n w i th o u t r e a l i z i n g t h a t i t was ad u a l p o w e r, a n d e ve n t o d a y m o de rn s c i e n c e a t t e m p t s t o d i s c o v e r t h es o u r ce o f a l l l i f e by s e e k i n g some e ne rg y w hic h I s s i n g l e i n n a t u r e .T h e r e f o r e , t h e s c i e n t i s t s o f t o d a y , l i k e t h e men o f o l d , f i n d b u t t h e

c n e e l e m e n t , t h e o ne p a r t , t h e o n e h a l f o f t h e d u a l e n e r g y , a n d w i t ht h a t s e p a r a t e d p a r t t h e y t r y t o make s u ch e x p er i m e n ts a s w i l l d u p l i -c a t e th e c r e a t i v e a c t i o n o f th e t r u e d u a l e n er g y.

The r e a s o n f o r t h i s i s t h a t t h i s w o n d e r fu l d ua l e n e rg y u s e d b y n a o r a l l c r e a t i o n i s h a l f e a r t h e n e rg y a nd t h e e t h e r h a l f i s COS-

MIC ENERGf. We m i g h t s a y , j u s t a t t h i s t i m e f o r t h e s a k e o f c l e a r n e s s ,i r ^ a t ^ tn e e a r th en er gy i s a NEGATIVE ENERGI end th e Cosmic a POSITIVEl iTZR Gl . The t wo c o m b i n e d m ak e a c o m p l e t e u n i t o f c r e a t i v e e n e r g y ;s e p a r a t e d , n e i t h e r   one T i l l c r e a t e o r e ven m a n i f e s t .

ow t h e e a r t h p l a n e , o r m a t e r i a l , e a r t h l y w o r ld , i n w hi ch we l i v e en d  

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i n which we f in d so much pow er , i s o v e r ch a r g ed w i th t h e NEGATIVE

e n e r g y . I t i s e a s i l y d i s c o v e r e d , u t i l i z e d a n d e ve n m e as u re d Toy a c cu -r a t e i n s t r u m e n t s o f p r e c i s i o n , a nd f o r t h i s r e a s o n t h o s e who a r e n otf a m i l i a r w i th t h e t r u e n a t u r e o f c r e a t i v e e ne rg y f i n d n o t h in g hu tt h i s n e g a t i v e e n e r gy o f t h e e a r t h a n d w i t h i t t r y t o d u p l i c a t e na -t u r e ’ s a c t i v i t i e s . They do n o t knew o f t h e e x i s t e n c e of a s e p a r a t eCOSMIC ENERGY a n d t h e r e f o r e do n o t a p p l y i t o r e v e n a t t e m p t t o u n i t ei t w i th t h e e a r t h ’ s n e g a t i v e e ne rg y — t h e r e f o r e t h e i r a t t e m p t s t os t i m u l a te n a t u r e ’ s c r e a t io n f a i l u t t e r l y .

I t i s n o t o ur p u r p o s e t o s tu d y t h i s g r e a t c r e a t i v e f o r c e a t j u s t t h i st im e , f o r t h e r e a r e many l e c t u r e s p e r t a i n i n g t o t h i s l a t e r on i n t hec o u r s e , w hen s u c h k n ow l ed g e w i l l h e m or e f i t t i n g . B ut we a r e t os t u d y a t t h i s t im e s ome c i t h e m s n i f e s t a t i o n s o f t h a t po we r a nd t h e

f i r s t p r i n c i p l e o f s uc h m a n i f e s t a t i o n i s t h e n e x t g r e a t p r i n c i p l e of  Dr ea t i o n . I t i s t h i s :

THE GREAT CREATIVE ENERGY DIVIDES ITSELF TO COMPOSE FORMS IN ALLELEMENTS OF CREATION.

One may r e a d o r h e a r t h e alcove la w w i t h o u t r e a l i z i n g i t s w o n d e r f u ls i g n i f i c a n c e , h u t f i n a l l y i t w i l l make th e p r o p e r i m p r e s s io n a nd wew i l l come t o s e e how i m p o r t a n t t h i s r e v e l a t a o n i s .

To make i t m ore p l a i n a t t h i s t im e , l e t u s t a k e t h e n e x t g r e a t p r i n -c i p l e . I t i s t h i n :

THE FORM INTO WHICH THE CREATIVE ENERGY MOULDS OR SHAPES ITSELF ISALSO DUAL IN NATURE. IT I S CELLULAR IN SHAPE, WITH A NEGATIVE BODYA'T' A POSI TIVE CONDITION WITHIN.

 Now l e t u s r e v i e w t h e s e two p r i n c i p l e s t o g e t h e r . Th e c r e a t i v e en-e r g y i s dua l i n n a t u r e : P o s i t i v e and   N e g a t i v e . I n t h e p r o c e s s o f c r e a t i o n t h e r e t w o Q u a l i t i e s o r c o n d i t i o n s o f t h e c r e a t i v e e ne rg ys e p a r a t e so t h a t t h e y may u n i t e i n t h e fo rm i n t o u i c ’i c r e a t i o n w i l lm a n i fe s t i t s e l f .

Ev en a c a s u a l e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e w o r k in g s o f an e l e c t r i c h e l l , ane l e c t r i c l i g h t , 01 an y c *'h er e l e c t r i c m a n i f e s t a t i o n . ^ i . . l s how u s■ chat i t i s n e c e s s a r y f o r a. n o s i t .i v e a n d n e g a t i v e c o n d i t i o n o r q u a l i t y

s o come t o g e t h e r to g i v e u s an y m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f t h e pov/er o f e l e c -t r i c i t y . Tor t h i s r e a s o n TUG w i r e s a r e c o n n e c te d w i t h e ac h h e l l ,e a ch l i g h t , a nd ea c h p i e ^ e o f m ec ha ni sm o p e r a t e d b y c? e c t r i c c u r r e n t ;i o r an e l e c t r i c c u r r e n t ~ s a l s o d u a l i n n a t u r e , h a v in g two q u a l i t i e so r c o n d i t i o n s , a nd t h e s e two m u st come t o g e t h e r t o make a n a n i f e s t a t x o n . N e i t h e r o n e o f t he m a l o n e , l i k e n r i t h w r o ne C" t h e w i r e s ,w i l l make a r r a n i f c i t a t i o n .

By s t u d y i n g t h e I n f r a W o rl d a n d e x a m in i ng c l o s e l y i n t o t h e p r o c e s sn n a t u r e a s r e v e a l e d in th e s m a l l e s t e l e m e n ts of c r e a t i o n a t t h e

 p o i n t of t h e t r i a n g l e w h e re e v o l u t i o n b e g i n s J e e e i l l u s c r . a t i c n N o . 5

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i n ou r l a s t l e c t u r e ) we f i n d t h a t t h e v e ry f i r s t e le m en t o r form o f  l i v i n g m a t t e r i s a c e l l — t h e m i nu t e c e l l t h a t must b e ex am in ed u n d ert h e m i c r os c o p e t o b e s e e n . T h is l i t t l e c e l l we may c a l l p r o t o p la s mor j u s t a c e l l o f LIVING MATTER, b u t th e p o in t we w is h to no te i st h a t i t i s i n t h e sh ap e o f a p e r f e c t l y fo rm ed s p h er e , l i k e a p e r f e c tl y r o u n d d ro p o f w a t e r . T h i s i s t h e f or m of a l l c e l l l i f e , t h ou g hu n d e r t h e m i c r o s c o p e , b e c a u s e o f p r e s s u r e , some c e l l s may f l a t t e no u t a nd a p p e ar n o t t o b e p e r f e c t l y r o u n d .

 Now a c h e m i c a l a n d a n a l y t i c a l s t u d y o f t h e s e c e l l s r e v e a l s n a t u r e ’ sl a w s a s t r u l y a s w ou ld a s t u d y o f t h e u n i v e r s e o r a ny o t h e r m a n i f e s -t a t i o n o f a g r e a t s i z e , a n d , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e la w t h a t ,ra s a bo ve so

 b e l o w " , we may v e r y p r o f i t a b l y s t u d y t h e I n f r a W or ld and n o t e hown a t u r e b e g in s he r c r e a t i o n s .

I n a c e l l o f p r o t o p l a s m we h a v e a r n i n at u r e w o r l d . A l l t h a t e x i s t s

i n n a t u r e i s r e p r e s e n t e d i n th e s m a l l c e l l o f p r o to p l as m . A m y s t icwho was a g r e a t s c i e n t i s t o n ce s a i d : " In t h e c e l l s o f l i f e I c anf i n d a l l n a t u r e , a l l t h e U n i v e r s e , t h e D iv in e M ind, t h e fo r c e t h a tr u l e s t h e w o r l d , a n d, e ve n G o d . " T h i s i s s o t r u e J

So l e t u s e x am i ne t h e c e l l f r om j u s t a c a s u a l p o i n t o f v i ew . I n o u r  c o u r s e s i n c h e m i s t r y a nd b o t a n y , c e l l l i f e i s more co m p l e te l y t r e a t -e d , b u t h e r e we s h a l l s e ek f o r j u s t c a s u a l f a c t s .

T h e r e f o r e t h e f o l l o w i n g f a c t s a r e t a k e n fro m v a r i o u s s t a n d a r d b oo kson t h e s u b j e c t o f C e l l s . T h e se f a c t s a r e a c k n ow l e dg e d b y e v e r ys c i e n t i f i c a u t h o r i t y a n d a r e NOT o ur t h e o r i e s o r s ta t e m e n ts *

1 s t . A l l p l a n t s a nd a n im a l s c o n s i s t of c e l l s and t h e i r d e r i v a t i v e s .

2 nd . I n r e s o l v i n g any s t r u c t u r e i n t o i t s s m a l l e s t d i v i s i o n , o r com- p o n e n t e l e m e n t s , i t i s f o u n d t h a t t h e s m a l l e s t p o s s i b l e s u b d i v i s i o nc o m p a t i b l e w i th l i f e i s t h e c e l l .

3 r d . The C e l l i s , t h e r e f o r e , c o n s i d e r e d a s t h e h i s t o l o g i c a l e l em e nto f s t r u c t u r e .

4 t h . A l l c e l l s h av e c e r t a i n s p e c i a l f u n c t i o n s , some o f w hic h a r e ( at o n o u r i s h t h e m s e l v e s a n d g ro w; ( b ) t o move a n d h a v e m o t i o n ; ( c ) t o

 p r o d u c e o t h e r c e l l s .

 Now t h e s e f a c t s ma y n o t seem i m p o r t a n t e x c e p t a s t h e y r e l a t e t o am i nu te s tu d y o f c e l l l i f e , b u t t h e p o i n t t o be n o t i c e d i s t h a t t h ef a c t s ^ r e v e a l a u n i v e r s a l l a w, on e o f t h e fu n d am e n t al la ws o f l i f ea n d CREATION. T h e r e i s t h e p o i n t . I n d e a l i n g w i t h c e l l l i f e we a r ed e a l i n g w i t h CREATION, a n d i f t h e c e l l s r e v e a l a f u n d a m e n t a l l aw of  c r e a t i o n , we h a v e no r i g h t t o a ss u m e, a s H i s t o l o g y , G eo lo gy a nd As-tron om y assum e, t h a t th e s e law s o f c r e a t i o n REFER ONLY TO Animala nd P l a n t l i f e .

A f u n d a m e n ta l l aw of c r e a t i o n m us t b e fu n d a m e n ta l t o a l l c r e a t i o n .

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The p r i n c i p l e s i n v o l v e d i n t h e c r e a t i o n o f th e s m a l l e s t f orm o f l i v -in g m at te r MUST ALSO OPERATE in th e c r e a t i o n o f t h e l a r g e s t fo rm s 01

l i v i n g m a t t e r .

And we can e le m in a te th e ter m "LIVING MATTER" f o r , as we sh a l la l l m a t t e r i s LIVING HATTER. The t e r m ha s a lw ay s mean t a k i nd o f  m a t t e r t h a t was p a s s i n g t h ro u g h i t s c o n s t r u c t i v e p e r i o d a nd had^som ef o rm of c o n s c i o u s n e s s . D ea d M a t t e r m e an t m a t t e r t h a t was d e c a y in g od i s i n t e g r a t i n g . By r e f e r i n g t o t h e d ia g ra m i n l e c t u r e ITo.Two wes e e t h a t t h e p r o c e s s o f d i s i n t e g r a t i o n , o r o f DEVOLUTION, i s o n l y a

 p h a s e of t h e same law t h a t c a u s e s EVOLUTION, and t h a t a s m a t t e r com- p l e t e s t h e e n t i r e c i r c l e f ro m c r e a t i o n , t h r o u g h e v o l u t i o n , t h e nt h r o u g h d e v o l u t i o n h a c k t o c r e a t i o n a g a i n , m a t t e r i s ALWAYS ALIVE.At no t im e i s m a t t e r de ad . I t i s t h e l i f e a c t i v i t y , t h e a c t i o n of  l i f e i n m a t t e r , t h a t c a u se s i t t o d i s i n t e g r a t e and s ee m in g l y d ec ay ,

 j u s t a s l i f e c a u s e s i t t o come t o g e t h e r a g a i n and e v o l v e i n t o new er 

f o rm s o f m a t t e r .

So t h e fu n d a m e n t a l la w o f c r e a t i o n o f m a t t e r i s e a s i l y o b s e r v e d i nc e l l l i f e and we f i n d t h e c e l l f o r m a t i o n t h e f u n d a m e n ta l fo rm of  c r e a t i o n .

On t h e o t h e r h a n d , we f i n d s i m i l a r e v i d e n c e , i n d i s p u t a b l e , i n ev ena c a s u a l e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e l aw u n d e r l y i n g t h e c r e a t i o n o f e l e m e n t a r ym a t t e r .

The v e r y f i r s t p r i n c i p l e s s e t f o r t h i n a l l t e x t bo ok s on m a t t e r a nd  i t s c o m p o s it i on a r e t h o s e w h ic h a r e p r o v e n b y d e m o n s t r a t i o n a nd w hi cha r e n o t t h e r e s u l t o f t h e o r i e s . They a r e a s f o l l o w s :

1 s t . M a t te r i s com pose d o f d i v i s i b l e e l e m e n t s .

2 nd , The e l e m e n t s o f m a t t e r c a n b e d i v i d e d a g a i n i n t o u n i t s co mpo s-i n g t h e e l e m e n t s ,

3 r d . T ho se u n i t s a r e a t o m s , a n d t h e a t om s a r e c om po se d of e l e c t r o n s .

1 t h . E l e c t r o n s a n d a t om s , t h e t wo p r i m a r y fo rm s o f e l e m e n t s e n t e r i n gi n t o t h e c om p o s i t io n o f m a t t e r , a r e c e l l s i n f or m .

o t h . I n t h e p r o c e s s o f e l e c t r o n s u n i t i n g t o f or m a n a to m, a nd o f  v a r i o u s a to m s f o r m i n g t o g e t h e r t o make a m o l e c u l e , t h e l a w o f  

t he t r i a n g l e , s qu a re an d c i r c l e m a n i f e s ts i t s e l f .

 Now t h e i m p o r t a n t p o i n t s h e r e a r e t h a t e l e c t r o n s a n d a to m s , t h es m a l l e s t a nd p r im a r y u n i t s o f m a t t e r , a r e c e l l s i n f orm a nd sh a p e.E ach i s c e l l s h a p e, l i k e t h e c e l l s i n l i v i n g m a t t e r , a nd e ac h a dd si t s a i l t o o t h e r s i m i l a r c e l l s , j u s t l i k e t h e c e l l s o f m a t t e r , u n t i lg r o s s m a t t e r i s i t s e l f made o f c e l l s , l i k e t h e f l e s h and t i s s u e o f  t h e h uman b od y i s c om po se d o f c e l l s o f l i v i n g m a t t e r .

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we w i l l h a ve t o d e a l w i t h m ore c o m p l e t e l y i n o ur n e x t l e c t u r e , b u t ,

 b r i e f l y , i t i s t h i s :B oth th e c e l l s o f l i v i n g m a t te r ( a s fo u nd in f l e s h a nd in p l a n t l i f e )a nd t h e c e l l s o f g r o s s m a t t e r , s uc h a s a to m s, h a ve s i m i l a r n a t u r e s ,s i m i l a r s t r u c t u r e s , an d s i m i l a r f u n c t i o n s . Both h av e an o u t e r w a l l ,

 b o t h h a v e a c e n t r e p o i n t o r p l a c e o f e n e r g y , b o t h h a v e c e r t a d n r a t e so f v i b r a t i o n , a nd BOTH ARE ENDOWED WITH A CERTAIN COSMIC ENERGY KNOWNAS L I F E .

F u r th e r m o r e , b o th k i n ds o f c e l l s s en d f o r t h t h e i r v i b r a t i o n s , b o thr e v o l v e i n m o t i o n, b o t h c o n t a i n w i t h i n t hem a s m a ll u n i v e r s e o f  e n e r g y a nd p o w er , a nd b o t h h av e t h e i r g r e a t e n e rg y r a d i a t i n g f r omt h e c e n t r e o u t to w a r d t h e w a l l o f th e c e l l .

R e vi ew i ng t h e a bo ve s t a t e m e n t s we f i n d t h a t c e l l l i f e o f f e r s a won-d e r f u l s tu d y of c r e a t i v e l aw s , a n d t h e s e l aw s r e v e a l c e r t a i n f u n d a -m e n t a l p r i n c i p l e s o f c r e a t i o n w hich a r e u n i v e r s a l , a b s o l u t e , p o s i -t i v e , n e v e r c h a n g i n g *

i l l t h e f o r e g o i n g f a c t s a r e known as f a c t s b e c a u s e we c an o b s e r v et h e s e t h i n g s u n d e r t h e m i c r o s co p e . They a r e f a c t s b e l o n g i n g to t heINFRA VORLP. F a c t s w h i c h hu nd r e ds ha ve ob s e r ve d a nd a r e ob s e r v i n ge v e r y day i n l a b o r a t o r i e s , i n s c h o o l s a nd c o l l e g e s , a nd w hic h no onen e ed h e s i t a t e t o a c c e p t . So w i t h t h e s e f a c t s we w i l l b e g i n ou r  s t u d i e s i n t h e ne x t l e c t u r e .

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