, 1881-05-09

thinking. nut follow Ills example. II wp
|ssv sv 1 EGW SG;,4 MSf S I % stss sTFt III. W ss ss.
:; '"st cn.cr Into % Ills ways s oi ifc and become
like Him. ..''.>,,,..,,
The world q tho soul ,s wlat tlat so',l,s
therefore, to % every sot,i lis only iinnl test Ok
a 'ea o, M!I u tu n spteo s iesso * fat
lint the Lord has not given. lis this wonder.
oNcicnt literature, hit TO bN lived over In
eacjl ono OF ns in Tho successive states OF our
Spiritual cxporiui,cr,
First, what d w0ril It isl II Is the only
10 cali man n,icrocos.,i, littio ilnago
Of thn J,f,lycrap: lllly, more than tint,
they probably inennt wl,at IS true,-
tint "Nnture Is tho Immense shadow
Of mani n1,ti jInr pt,ctlOl1tenR tho p1lt,tu,3
yir,ssitildcs of the sotli." Tho son[ makes
It's own wurld, alld trnwa around Itself ns 4
mirror Of Its states prusCht p0St or tipped
for. Wa do this by ilHconscf0usty throwing
tic colorlng Of changing ,noo!,s upon tho Y.
with our own feelings and .etnotionst aiul
vluw them Us tlngetl with tho lurs OF our
own minds. Tho play Of a thousand pay
s1ons ,wiiic! culmlnate ~ Joy or ertst to The
or solii6re Golors On The objects around lis,
aud Nature scents either to sympntlize With
ot.r moods Of Joy or sorrow, or to reflect the
contrast Will, other suites, when that corr
ward jdy Tights up the soul ali Nature
wears q gnyer 8nrb; tho s,li1 Ia
brighter, tic grass .greener, tho flow
ers frushcr, tie birds sfilR with now
intrtls; or When tho soul Is .larkclled with
longer, tbs wind only slglis In tho foliage,
tho birds are forgotten and the shadows
lengthott. When our s0uls are full 0f lnno.
cent susceptibility to mental perceptions and
upon our senses with kcenest pleasure, aiid
tho wondrous patlornMa unfoltts tu our aug
li,0nting delight; hut absorbed in some self
aueklnx pursuit we wnlk through the sltlo
say these appearances aro not true, TINT thee
scenes are the same, only Oilr seeing Is diff
ferent: l do mt tlispnte that. for II does not
alter tho fact, but the appearance Is real to
our expcrlfe'nce e',e ,,,,o. j.. o,rn ,,,r, J.,
tho actual impressions md changes OF form
whicl, iran Induces upon natural objects.
We mold nntl transform them at pleasure.
and randcr them responsive to our states Of
by their outward appearance 0f sncll states
IN ourselves. Ths thoughts and affections Of
the soul come first III their outi!0W III col,-
tact with tho body. Of tlesl,:, notding It NJ.
tho Invisible soul BY loyc or hate, BY 10y or
Ii tst co;,nia1,anee II @ 81 and scstare md audible in
tones aud speech. But 1t does not end llero.
alld photograph Its desires and thoughts in
material fDrms; ll0Ws out Tito the exterior
world and impresses itseif by its Industrial
and tine arts. Nam turns the forest into
fruitful tie1.ls, the Wilderness into garden.
viii shnpu Ills entire surroundings Into CORE
spon.lonee with ILLS atfectolss, culture, tnstcs,
alRl Impulses Of usefulness. Tllese things
hs oatnrt Of II the 5 Sop1 rS q Gt
pic and n generation ruIlecr the s0cla! state
has this impulse to flnRgc Its t4dlyidualities
or It's surroundings. Indeed, all our worldly
mud Image ourselves III art, and Nature, aud
that society Is III Il mixed condition, ind BE-
cause tho soil IL Often ut war with ttself,
spiritual world. II tho soul n,ak8s Its own
Way here IN spte OF the inertia and rossst. 1,
ha Tof9 oS w. W9s9 nys a are Sa as Yf n III Is
botween tic tislnd, which is spiritual, md tie
substances OIL which It works, Which are ma.
| terial, and owing to tllts difference between
tho nnt1tre of the soul mud tito nature OF ma
turial Substances II. Is compelled to act u,N'll
| them through n whole sorics OF nccoliirf,.
dated mediums, u But the spiritual worl,
Which Is TIC H1lnH'A. nQr1nnl and permanent
spllere.tsa world Of spiritual or psycliuaI sub
stances, md nf The s,,lte lnturp rs the soul
! rhts tendcnsy '0f ll,ali's emotions alld
| thoughts to Impress themselves llpoli Ottt.
| warl things Is Immediately. realized. Tho
soul thcrG moets With nn obstacles IN tic
outflow Of Its desires aud conceptions, but
the ebb md How Ut Its own tides Of feeling
and thought Impress their lnotiun and fnrtil
upon all surrounding spiritual substances.
Tho achievements of imagination. the
trnnslent world OF our dreams. the
I phenomena ut nleS,nerisnl, all c0nllr1n this
ind show tllat tin substance uf the world oi
mind cal,, under the creatlye Impulse oi
tlln,ight ind yDlItlon, take instantaneous
shape expressive Ut tho ideas Of the lniut!
And thus 1t Is most true 0f all In tic ltfo ia
CONG TINT the s0.,l Is It's own placN ai,tl col,
| ulnke heaven Ot hell, a he'll Ut Etuvon.H
Its void ts what tho Intentions, thoughts
purposes, ant! affections Of It's own will make
1t. The sceliery ot Heaven Is tho ontbirtll Of
tho puru affection and cllnste thoughts OF tllt
allgels. their heavenly culture md God
brcnil,od Inspiration. According to thu
angels' reception Of tho Lords low
ntll wisdom, the sun OF tho spirit
uul world shines near OF retnotu
fnll.biaztng or beteii with clnl.da, liam
tnH with gold or cleaning With silver
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