This perfected individuality, which, at the sixth
stage, is attained in all things, except the higher spir-
itnal or celestial conditions, becomes immortal through
its unceasing relation to, and its receptivity fix)m,
the Absolute or Self-living Presence, filling the
Universe. The potencies manifested in the various
stages of advance below the human, are not individu-
alized to such an extent as to join in their individu-
ality, upon the Self-living or Absolute Life. Although
a consciousness, and an incipient individuality of
spirit or mentality is found in the animal individu-
ality, yet, in the animal, it does not extend to an in-
dividualization of the spirit. Hence, the animal con-
sciousness extends only to a perception of the muta-
ble and perishable of existence — those forms and po-
tencies which have to do only with preparing matter,
for giving birth to individualities capable of a higher'^
consciousness than that which the animal can receive, \
and without which, immortality would be, to the in- '
dividual, of no value. There lies between the highest
scope of the animal consciousness and the Self-living
Self-perceiving and Absolute of the spiritual universe,
the whole realm of spiritual existence and being,
which has no individualized condition in the animal.
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to enable the animal to receive and respond to its pres-
ence or its action. Therefore, should the animal be
projected into the sphere of spiritual life and activitj%
that would be to it an eternal blank, it not being able
X,, \ to receive anything therefrom, or to impart anything
V thereto.
