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is　to　work　for　our　liberation　from　this　sphere；　severing　ourselves　from　all　that　has　gathered　about　us；　the　total　man　is　to　be　something　better　than　a　body　ensouled…　the　bodily　element　dominant　with　a　trace　of　Soul　running　through　it　and　a　resultant　life…course　mainly　of　the　body…　for　in　such　a　combination　all　is；　in　fact；　bodily。　There　is　another　life；　emancipated；　whose　quality　is　progression　towards　the　higher　realm；　towards　the　good　and　divine；　towards　that　Principle　which　no　one　possesses　except　by　deliberate　usage　but　so　may　appropriate；　becoming；　each　personally；　the　higher；　the　beautiful；　the　Godlike；　and　living；　remote；　in　and　by　It…　unless　one　choose　to　go　bereaved　of　that　higher　Soul　and　therefore；　to　live　fate…bound；　no　longer　profiting；　merely；　by　the　significance　of　the　sidereal　system　but　becoming　as　it　were　a　part　sunken　in　it　and　dragged　along　with　the　whole　thus　adopted。　　　　　For　every　human　Being　is　of　twofold　character；　there　is　that　compromise…total　and　there　is　the　Authentic　Man：　and　it　is　so　with　the　Kosmos　as　a　whole；　it　is　in　the　one　phase　a　conjunction　of　body　with　a　certain　form　of　the　Soul　bound　up　in　body；　in　the　other　phase　it　is　the　Universal　Soul；　that　which　is　not　itself　embodied　but　flashes　down　its　rays　into　the　embodied　Soul：　and　the　same　twofold　quality　belongs　to　the　Sun　and　the　other　members　of　the　heavenly　system。　　　　　To　the　remoter　Soul；　the　pure；　sun　and　stars　communicate　no　baseness。　In　their　efficacy　upon　the　＇material＇　All；　they　act　as　parts　of　it；　as　ensouled　bodies　within　it；　and　they　act　only　upon　what　is　partial；　body　is　the　agent　while；　at　the　same　time；　it　becomes　the　vehicle　through　which　is　transmitted　something　of　the　star's　will　and　of　that　authentic　Soul　in　it　which　is　steadfastly　in　contemplation　of　the　Highest。　　　　　But　＇with　every　allowance　to　the　lower　forces＇　all　follows　either　upon　that　Highest　or　rather　upon　the　Beings　about　It…　we　may　think　of　the　Divine　as　a　fire　whose　outgoing　warmth　pervades　the　Universe…　or　upon　whatsoever　is　transmitted　by　the　one　Soul　＇the　divine　first　Soul＇　to　the　other；　its　Kin　＇the　Soul　of　any　particular　being＇。　All　that　is　graceless　is　admixture。　For　the　Universe　is　in　truth　a　thing　of　blend；　and　if　we　separate　from　it　that　separable　Soul；　the　residue　is　little。　The　All　is　a　God　when　the　divine　Soul　is　counted　in　with　it；　〃the　rest；〃　we　read；　〃is　a　mighty　spirit　and　its　ways　are　subdivine。〃　　　　　10。　If　all　this　be　true；　we　must　at　once　admit　signification；　though；　neither　singly　nor　collectively；　can　we　ascribe　to　the　stars　any　efficacy　except　in　what　concerns　the　＇material＇　All　and　in　what　is　of　their　own　function。　　　　　We　must　admit　that　the　Soul　before　entering　into　birth　presents　itself　bearing　with　it　something　of　its　own；　for　it　could　never　touch　body　except　under　stress　of　a　powerful　inner　impulse；　we　must　admit　some　element　of　chance　around　it　from　its　very　entry；　since　the　moment　and　conditions　are　determined　by　the　kosmic　circuit：　and　we　must　admit　some　effective　power　in　that　circuit　itself；　it　is　co…operative；　and　completes　of　its　own　act　the　task　that　belongs　to　the　All　of　which　everything　in　the　circuit　takes　the　rank　and　function　of　a　part。　　　　　11。　And　we　must　remember　that　what　comes　from　the　supernals　does　not　enter　into　the　recipients　as　it　left　the　source；　fire；　for　instance；　will　be　duller；　the　loving　instinct　will　degenerate　and　issue　in　ugly　forms　of　the　passion；　the　vital　energy　in　a　subject　not　so　balanced　as　to　display　the　mean　of　manly　courage；　will　come　out　as　either　ferocity　or　faint…heartedness；　and　ambition。。。　in　love。。。；　and　the　instinct　towards　good　sets　up　the　pursuit　of　semblant　beauty；　intellectual　power　at　its　lowest　produces　the　extreme　of　wickedness；　for　wickedness　is　a　miscalculating　effort　towards　Intelligence。　　　　　Any　such　quality；　modified　at　best　from　its　supreme　form；　deteriorates　again　within　itself：　things　of　any　kind　that　approach　from　above；　altered　by　merely　leaving　their　source　change　further　still　by　their　blending　with　bodies；　with　Matter；　with　each　other。　　　　　12。　All　that　thus　proceeds　from　the　supernal　combines　into　a　unity　and　every　existing　entity　takes　something　from　this　blended　infusion　so　that　the　result　is　the　thing　itself　plus　some　quality。　The　effluence　does　not　make　the　horse　but　adds　something　to　it；　for　horse　comes　by　horse；　and　man　by　man：　the　sun　plays　its　part　no　doubt　in　the　shaping；　but　the　man　has　his　origin　in　the　Human…Principle。　Outer　things　have　their　effect；　sometimes　to　hurt　and　sometimes　to　help；　like　a　father；　they　often　contribute　to　good　but　sometimes　also　to　harm；　but　they　do　not　wrench　the　human　being　from　the　foundations　of　its　nature；　though　sometimes　Matter　is　the　dominant；　and　the　human　principle　takes　the　second　place　so　that　there　is　a　failure　to　achieve　perfection；　the　Ideal　has　been　attenuated。　　　　　13。　Of　phenomena　of　this　sphere　some　derive　from　the　Kosmic　Circuit　and　some　not：　we　must　take　them　singly　and　mark　them　off；　assigning　to　each　its　origin。　　　　　The　gist　of　the　whole　matter　lies　in　the　consideration　that　Soul　governs　this　All　by　the　plan　contained　in　the　Reason…Principle　and　plays　in　the　All　exactly　the　part　of　the　particular　principle　which　in　every　living…thing　forms　the　members　of　the　organism　and　adjusts　them　to　the　unity　of　which　they　are　portions；　the　entire　force　of　the　Soul　is　represented　in　the　All；　but；　in　the　parts；　Soul　is　present　only　in　proportion　to　the　degree　of　essential　reality　held　by　each　of　such　partial　objects。　Surrounding　every　separate　entity　there　are　other　entities；　whose　approach　will　sometimes　be　hostile　and　sometimes　helpful　to　the　purpose　of　its　nature；　but　to　the　All　taken　in　its　length　and　breadth　each　and　every　separate　existent　is　an　adjusted　part；　holding　its　own　characteristic　and　yet　contributing　by　its　own　native　tendency　to　the　entire　life…history　of　the　Universe。　　　　　The　soulless　parts　of　the　All　are　merely　instruments；　all　their　action　is　effected；　so　to　speak；　under　a　compulsion　from　outside　themselves。　　　　　The　ensouled　fall　into　two　classes。　The　one　kind　has　a　motion　of　its　own；　but　haphazard　like　that　of　horses　between　the　shafts　but　before　their　driver　sets　the　course；　they　are　set　right　by　the　whip。　In　the　Living…Being　possessed　of　Reason；　the　nature…principle　includes　the　driver；　where　the　driver　is　intelligent；　it　takes　in　the　main　a　straight　path　to　a　set　end。　But　both　classes　are　members　of　the　All　and　co…operate　towards　the　general　purpose。　　　　　The　greater　and　most　valuable　among　them　have　an　important　operation　over　a　wide　range：　their　contribution　towards　the　life　of　the　whole　consists　in　acting；　not　in　being　acted　upon；　others；　but　feebly　equipped　for　action；　are　almost　wholly　passive；　there　is　an　intermediate　order　whose　members　contain　within　themselves　a　principle　of　productivity　and　activity　and　make　themselves　very　effective　in　many　spheres　or　ways　and　yet　serve　also　by　their　passivity。　　　　　Thus　the　All　stands　as　one　all…complete　Life；　whose　members；　to　the　measure　in　which　each　contains　within　itself　the　Highest；　effect　all　that　is　high　and　noble：　and　the　entire　scheme　must　be　subordinate　to　its　Dirigeant　as　an　army　to　its　general；　〃following　upon　Zeus〃…　it　has　been　said…　〃as　he　proceeds　towards　the　Intelligible　Kind。〃　　　　　Secondary　in　the　All　are　those　of　its　parts　which　possess　a　less　exalted　nature　just　as　in　us　the　members　rank　lower　than　the　Soul；　and　so　all　through；　there　is　a　general　analogy　between　the　things　of　the　All　and　our　own　members…　none　of　quite　equal　rank。　　　　　All　living　things；　then…　all　in　the　heavens　and　all　elsewhere…　fall　under　the　general　Reason…Principle　of　the　All…　they　have　been　made　parts　with　a　view　to　the　whole：　not　one　of　these　parts；　however　exalted；　has　power　to　effect　any　alteration　of　these　Reason…Principles　or　of　things　shaped　by　them　and　to　them；　some　modification　one　part　may　work　upon　another；　whether　for　better　or　for　worse；　but　there　is　no　power　that　can　wrest　anything　outside　of　its　distinct　nature。　　　　　The　part　effecting　such　a　modification　for　the　worse　may　act　in　several　ways。　　　　　It　may　set　up　some　weakness　restricted　to　the　material　frame。　Or　it　may　carry　the　weakness　through　to　the　sympathetic　Soul　which　by　the　medium　of　the　material　frame；　become　a　power　to　debasement；　has　been　delivered　over；　though　never　in　its　essence；　to　the　inferior　order　of　being。　Or；　in　the　case　of　a　material　frame　ill…organized；　it　may　check　all　such　action　＇of　the　Soul＇　upon　the　material　frame　as　demands　a　certain　collaboration　in　the　part　acted　upon：　thus　a　lyre　may　be　so　ill…strung　as　to　be　incapable　of　the　melodic　exactitude　necessary　to　musical　effect。　　　　　14。　What　of　poverty　and　riches；　glory　and　power？　　　　　In　the　case　of　inherited　fortune；　the　stars　merely　announce　a　rich　man；　exactly　as　they　announce　the　high　social　standing　of　the　child　born　to　a　distinguished　house。　　　　　Wealth　may　be　due　to　personal　activity：　in　this　case　if　the　body　has　contributed；　part　of　the　effect　is　due　to　whatever　has　contributed　towards　the　physical　powers；　first　the　parents　and　then；　if　place　has　had　its　influence；　sky　and　earth；　if　the　body　has　borne　no　part　of　the　burden；　then　the　success；　and　all　the　splendid　accompaniments　added　by　the　Recompensers；　must　be　attributed　to　virtue　exclusively。　If　fortune　has　come　by　gift　from　the　good；　then　the　source　of　the　wealth　is；　again；　virtue：　if　by　gift　from　the　evil；　but　to　a　meritorious　recipient；　then　the　credit　must　be　given　to　the　action　of　the　best　in　them：　if　the　recipient　is　himself　unprincipled；　the　wealth　must　be　attributed　primarily　to　the　very　wickedness　and　to　whatsoever　is　responsible　for　the　wickedness；　while　the　givers　bear　an　equal　share　in　the　wrong。　　　　　When　the　success　is　due　to　labour；　tillage　for　example；　it　must　be　put　down　to　the　tiller；　with　all　his　environment　as　contributory。　In　the　case　of　treasure…trove；　something　from　the　All　has　entered　into　action；　and　if　this　be　so；　it　will　be　foreshown…　since　all　things　make　a　chain；　so　that　we　can　speak　of　things　universally。　Money　is　lost：　if　by　robbery；　the　blame　lies　with　the　robber　and　the　native　principle　guiding　him：　if　by　shipwreck；　the　cause　is　the　chain　of　events。　As　for　good　fame；　it　is　either　deserved　and　then　is　due　to　the　services　done　and　to　the　merit　of　those　apprai