The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-05-14
MODERN EsGEEyG0E0fs


names OF DE writer and hi, correspoudcnt.J
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The modern philosopher undertakes 10
deny that any of the planets, or stars, or
comets exert or cause any influence over
or upon vegetable, animal or other matter.
But in this they are at fault, If we may
accept the demonstrations had in the sci
enco OF agriculture Here we have if Il
Illustrated that if you plant certain seeds
for instance, tarnips onions, ground peas,
etc, etc OF certain tubers. as potatoes
onion bulbs and divers other vegetable
matter, Oh the decrease Of the moon, the
roots terminating therefrom will inevitably
grow deep down in the ground; but if You
plant on the increase Of this planet, they
will certainly grow and mature as near the
! to draw substance frem the soil. and. in
1 fact, often bulge out and mature a great
portion of the culinary roots above the
/ surface. So also, we find that bacon from
hog killed on the decrease Of the moon
viii, while being cooked. shrink up, loos-
ng one-third its size; while that from a
/ hog killed on the increase will rather ex-
pand than shrink while cooking This has
been repeatedly demonstrated from meats
of hogs Of the same litter OF pigs, and fed
in the same style and on the same food,
but the ono killed on the decrease and the
other on the increase. And it has been
fully demonstrated that hcs celestial lady
ship has very much to do in regulating The
tides, the weather and the seasons And
We all know that the sun does not only in
fuenee vegetable and animal matter, but
is absolutely essential to its life and health
And it is admitted by all astronomers that
through this law Of correspondence, or at
least the department thereof known as the
law Of gravitation, ETC., we are enabled 10
tell. to a mathematical certainty, when
eclipses and divers other astronomical
events viii occur And If. as ! believe
with the astrologer is the case, that every
planet, comet, star and other celestial mat
ter has and receives from and exers Ger
tain individual and corresponding inllu-
ences upon one another, and thence as
aspeeted one with another, directly aud
reciprocally upon and from every and all
integrals Of matter mind, air and ether Of
and about each planet or other celestial
existence (the earth always included as one
Of the plancts)- positions, direction
and aspects generally may be taken as IN
erling signs of what is to take place. And
50 far as there being no direct or rceipro-
cal influences by and between the celestial
orbs and the matter and mind of our
mother earth. | am Of the opinion the
modern philosopher TO the contrary not
withstanding. that there is no enc thing in
existence but what is, directly or indirectly,
subject to the influence Of some other or
others, and that this influence is exercised
by and through the universal law Of cor
respondence, which gives us to understand
that every integral matter or ingredient of
elements is necessary to one or the other
This brings me to repeat that believe that
there is nothing created, or in anywise
brought into existence, either ~ matter.
mind or whatsoever, whether good or evil.
but what Is absolutely necessary in the
grand order Of the divine economy. This
the science Of chemistry has already de-
monstrated III the case Of matter For III
stance, We talk of every grade and class Of
matter, from the highest and puFest IN
order down to the most filthy and purified
thst exists within our knowledge, and by
chemically Analysing the same, we find
the abstract properties wholly pnre Tie
purified flesh Of man or beast, or the dung
Of either as taken by the seavenger from
the privy or stable, chemically abstractc,l.
is found to be pure in every ingredient
And it is now pretty well understood 10y
consumers that much Of our most desir-
able perfumery, sold by first-elass mer-
chants, is distracted from the refuge OF the
privy and stable Hence, as VIC find the
abstract ingredients Of all matter pure we
must conclude that in matter there is moth
ing but what is absolutely necessary. And
as this is so in the case Of all matter.
must conclude that when We shall have
sofaeM hat further comprehendcd the law
governing it, we viii fad that all mind is
abstractly pure; and that the Impurities
and confusions Of mind, as well as Of mat
ter and all other departments of creation.
is the necessary effects of the cruciblss
through which our imperfect nature is
passing in order to perfect lndiyi,lnaliza-
ton and corresponding generalization in
our relative nature in the system of the
great wkole.
But back To the immediate points.
Whether or no the celestial orbs exert any
specific influence upon the matter and
mind Of our mother earth, the astrological
scientist has succeeded in laying down
system Of rules by which We can interpret
the future fran the positions and several
astronomical aspects Of the planets and
fixed stars when accurately taken At any
given moment These rules are within
our reach, and though they are not Gin my
opinionl wholly complete, they are as f.ll
as the (would-be abstraet) science Of as
tronomy enables the astrologer to compre-
bend the orbits therein OF the planets and
comets and the positions Of the zodiaea
signs and fixed stars
have undertaken TO make several her