The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-25
THE0S0PHY AGAIN.
Mrs. Thirds Lecture at the Foster
Hall.

Mrs. VI. VI. Thirds delivered
another lecture on Theosopby last
evening. She said, in part:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - Spirit
and matter are regarded by TneOso-
phists a. the same thiuG-that !, a.
tine two sides OF a coin, Joined for all
time, but presenting different aspects;
spirit representing force, and matter
the clothing which nature has put on
in all her different aspects. II Is the
ancient thought that matter = the
clothing or passive side OF spirit. 1t
has been declared that there are seven
aspects in nature; and 20 IN the uni
verse, being regarded IS embodied
consciousness. there are always seven
great grades OF consciousness or intel
ligeuce. From the highest n the
lowest, consciousness i everywhere
On the highest planes II Is perfectly
developed, and there We say divine in
teIIigence reigns. Intelligence and
life are eternal. From this plane OF
divine intelligence, all things have
come forth. Conscious life has always
energy OF its own, the great primevaI
forces which may change from plane
10 plane, but make the great sea OF
forces, however IL may seem 10 Us.
The primeval force in nature Is what
Is described in philosophy 50 the
monad. IL is life always acting III
suitable medium.
II has been proven in the last few
wears that sound produces form. 1t is
Claimed bv philOsophists that from
sound have really originated all
forms, and. by the energy OF nature,
this has produced various forms on
various planes. From the plane OF
mind, this force speeds outward and
begins 70 produce ethereal forms. These
grow more and more dense a. the
energy moves from plane 10 plane.
Modern science tells u that there i
no design in evOlutiOu-that all i the
result OF blind force, and still binder
matter To u there Is design every
where. To "a. the evolution or unfold
ment OF any form implies some design
OF nature. Always We find some
model, something in the shape OF
design on which all things grow. To
our conception II i the mOnad, the
conscious life in nature, which has
woven the garments about the spirit.
and begins 10 unfold the cover IL has
made, and out OF that garment 10
weave a more conscious position, 10
lift il 10 q higher plane. This cOncep-
ton i radically different 10 modern
beginning 10 explain more and more
what life i.
According 10 our philosophy, when
the mouadic force mas begun 10 go
backward toward the spiritual, II first
passes through the mineral kingdom,
then the vegetable. then the animal,
and finally 10 man The great intelli-
geuces have given OF their life TO all
the lower planes but 70 man alone i
given their divine Intelligence. In
him Intelligence has reached I'D near
" 10 the divine plane. He has be-
come the temple OF the living God.
So this intelligence = reflected upon
him and regarded s. . ray OF the di-
vine mind. Man i = God IN an ami
nal form. : promise OF divinity, hav-
ing q capacity fer infinite unfold
ness.
The theory OF cycles has been
adopted recently Uy some scientists.
Its. that all things come and 60 n
cycles, or circles. In our philosophy,
all these cycles are repeated. and
there i no limit TO the number OF
times that men shall come into
the world 10 be perfected. 10 TO one
life can any one individual De per-
fected. Nations and races must again
and again study the svOlutiOus Of life
to become perfect. It can no longer be
denied that the world IN the past has
seen many great civilizations, which
have not been lost, but have pro-
ce-tei upward. Nations and races,
all decay, and their Intelligence anew
succeeds