Planets  are  guided  by  the  laws  of  nature.  (Organic
Law.)

Souls  are  guided  by  the  laws  of  spirit.     (Spirit  Law.)

The  laws  of  nature  represent  matter.  (Material  Evolu-
tion.)

The  laws  of  spirit  represent  soul  essence.  (Spiritual
Evolution.)


Through  the  law  of  evolution  matter  becomes  refined.
Through  the  law  of  evolution  souls  become  cultured.
Therefore  the  growth  of  each  must  be  identified  as  com-
parative and  analogous  in  order  for  each  to  be  cooperative,
coexistent,  and  eternal.
48  CHKISTIAN    WISDOM


The  organic  or  physical  body  apart  from  the  soul  is
nothing  but  matter  of  a  planet  inheritance  and  subject  to
the  same  laws  of  nature  as  a  planet.
When  the  refinement  of  matter  through  the  law  of  evo-
lution is  accomplished,  then  matter  comes  under  a  higher
vibration  called  spirit  Iqw,  and  the  laws  of  nature  identi-
fied with  matter  become  secondary  to  the  spirit  law.  Be-
cause, when  the  soul  essence  is  completely  under  the  spirit
law,  then  the  power  of  mind  over  matter  is  clearly  under-
stood and  fully  appreciated.
This  is  the  main  point  at  issxie  —  to  demonstrate  the
inseparable  companionship  of  spirit  and  matter  in  some
comparative  degree  of  unfoldment  or  refinement,  as  their
companionship  is  one  and  inseparable  forever.
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The  vital  question  is  which  one  shall  preside  over  your
individual  destiny  —  Spirit  or  Matter.
To  effect  a  clear  understanding  of  this  essential  point  a
diagram  or  chart  is  necessary  to  guide  the  initiated  and
present  to  view  a  comparative  system  or  method  of  growth.
In  order  to  accomplish  this  task  an  ideal  construction
can  be  made  practical,  providing  the  fundamental  princi-
ples are  firmly  grasped  and  their  relationship  to  each  other
properly  applied.
