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the Inmost, and thence from the Inmost into the Celestial plane, and thence from the Celestial into the Spiritual, and likewise to the ultimates of the body. Second, activity is communicated to the Inmost from the Divine Proceeding, thence from the Divine Proceeding to the Celestial Atmosphere, and thence to the Celestial plane of the mind: and from the Celestial Atmosphere to the Spiritual Atmosphere, and thence to the Spiritual plane of the mind; and likewise to the ultimates of the material earth and of the body.

The Manner In Which Activity Passes From
The Sun To The Earth Exemplifies In
Detail The Process By Which
Vitality Passes From The
Creator Into The
Soul.

Sufficient has now been adduced to draw the analogy between the natural and the spiritual more in detail. The natural body is under a natural sun from which are natural heat, light, and force. The soul is likewise under a spiritual sun, or the Creator, from which are spiritual heat or love and spiritual light or wisdom. Out of these unfold all the forces of the spiritual world.