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that his subtler principles are merely symptomatic of the 
changes in his gross vehicle. A similar order may be assumed 
to extend throughout nature. 
(Illustration : One does not confuse the pain of 
toothache with the decay which causes it. Inanimate 
objects are sensitive to certain physical forces, such as 
electrical and thermal conductivity; but neither in us 
nor in them-so far as we know-is there any direct 
conscious perception of these forces. Imperceptible 
influences are therefore associated with all material 
phenomena ; and there is no reason why we should not 
work upon matter through those subtle energies as we 
do through their material bases. In fact, we use magnetic 
force to move iron, and solar radiation to reproduce 
images.) 
14. Man is capable of being, and using, anything which he 
perceives; for everything that he perceives is in a certain sense 
a part of his being. He may thus subjugate the whole Universe 
of which he is conscious to his individual Will. 
(Illustration: Man has used the idea of God to dictate 
his personal conduct, to obtain power over his fellows, 
to excuse his crimes, and for innumerable other 
purposes, including that of realizing himself as God. He 
has used the irrational and unreal conceptions of 
mathematics 
to help him in the construction 
of 
mechanical devices. He has used his moral force to 
influence the actions even of wild animals. He has 
employed poetic genius for political purposes.) 
15. Every force in the Universe is capable of being 
transformed into any other kind of force by using suitable 
means. There is thus an inexhaustible 
supply of any 
particular kind of force that we may need. 
(Illustration: Heat may be transformed into light and 
power by using it to drive dynamos. The vibrations of 
the air may be used to kill men by so ordering them in 
speech 
as to inflame 
war-like 
passions. 
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