Furthermore, there is in the world a vast number of things, from
the simplest and most crude instruments, to the most intricate and cunning devices which
have been constructed by the hand of man. These reveal the fact of man's thought and
ingenuity. Thought must have a source as well as formand feeling. We saw that it was necessary to have the requisite
material in order to build a steam engine or a body and we reasoned from the fact that in
order to obtain material to express desire there must also be a world composed of desire stuff.
Carrying[pg 058]our argument to its logical conclusion, we also hold that unless a World of
Thought provides a reservoir of mind stuff upon which we may draw, it would be impossible
for us to think and invent the things which we see in even the lowest civilization.
Thus it will be clear that the division of a planet into worlds
is not based on fanciful metaphysical speculation, but is logically necessary in the economy
of nature. Therefore it must be taken into consideration by any one who would study and aim
to understand the inner nature of things. When we see the street cars moving along our
streets, it does not explain to say that the motor is driven by electricity of so many
amperes at so many volts. These names only add to our confusion until we have thoroughly
studied the science of electricity and then we shall find that the mystery deepens, for
while the street car belongs to the world of inert formperceptible to our vision, the electric current
which moves it is indigenous to the realm of force, the invisible Desire World, and the thought which
created and guides it, comes from the still more subtile World of Thought which is the home
world of the human spirit, the Ego. [pg 059]
It may be objected that this line of argument makes a simple
matter exceedingly intricate, but a little reflection will soon show the fallacy of such a
contention. Viewed superficially any of the sciences seem extremely simple; anatomically we
may divide the body into flesh and bone, chemically we may make the simple divisions between
solid, liquid and gas, but to thoroughly master the science of anatomy it is necessary to
spend years in close application and learn to know all the little nerves, the ligaments
which bind articulations between various parts of the bony structure, to study the several
kinds of tissue and their disposition in our system where they form the bones, muscles,
glands, etc., which in the aggregate we know as the human body. To properly understand the
science of chemistry we must study the valence of the atom which determines the power of
combination of the various elements, together with other niceties, such as atomic weight,
density, etc. New wonders are constantly opening up to the most experienced chemist, who
understands best the immensity of his chosen science. [pg 060]
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