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" "THE ALL" is Infinite Living Mind--the Illumined call it SPIRIT! But your Universe is the mental creation of a Finite Mind, whereas that of THE ALL is the creation of an Infinite.

They are indifferent to these things, for they know how few there are in each generation who are ready for the truth, or who would recognize it if it were presented to them. "--The Kybalion.

Whether the Universe be created of Matter, or whether it be a Mental Creation in the Mind of THE ALL--it is unsubstantial, non-enduring, a thing of time, space and change. We commit a folly when we attempt to deny the existence of Matter in the relative aspect.

But remember that our foot, which feels the impact by means of our brains, is likewise Matter, so constituted of electrons, and for that matter so are our brains. These teachings really constituted the basic principles of "The Art of Hermetic Alchemy," which, contrary to the general belief, dealt in the mastery of Mental Forces, rather than Material Elements-the Transmutation of one kind of Mental Vibrations into others, instead of the changing of one kind of metal into another.

And these degrees form what occultists call "Planes" The higher the degree of rate of vibration, the higher the plane, and the higher the manifestation of Life occupying that plane. Consider this for a moment, until the idea is grasped.

An understanding of its laws will throw light on many a subject that has perplexed the minds of men. "--The Kybalion.

We do not live in a world of dreams, but in an Universe which while relative, is real so far as our lives and actions are concerned. There is no escape from this conclusion of the Reason, which, as we have said, agrees with the highest teachings of the Illumined.

There is no Power outside of THE ALL to affect us. What else can it be-- of what else can it be made?

And just as THE ALL arouses itself from the meditation upon the Universe, so does Man (in time) cease from manifesting upon the Material Plane, and withdraws himself more and more into the Indwelling Spirit, which is indeed "The Divine Ego. But, what indeed is the Universe, if it be not THE ALL, not yet created by THE ALL having separated itself into fragments?

To illustrate: Heat and Cold, although "opposites," are really the same thing, the differences consisting merely of degrees of the same thing. And thanks to these staunch hearts, and fearless minds, we have the truth still with us.