DEDICATION 



T'c Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phelps Taft 



My dear Mr. and Mrs. Taft: 



In earlier times^ 'which we so complacently call the 

 Dark Ages, those who wished to obtain an insight in- 

 to spiritual mysteries or to learn the fortunate or un- 

 fortunate outcome of their enterprise were wont to 

 consult astrologers. For it was foolishly believed that 

 our spiritual and temporal affairs were determined 

 by the positions and motions of the planets in their 

 orbits. Is it not true that men, today, are seeking the 

 source and law of our spiritual being in the configura- 

 tions and motions of the atoms which compose our 

 corporeal substance? Is there any real difference be- 

 tween the attempts of the ancient astrologers and 

 the 7nodern biologists? Only time will tell. 



But, whatever cause we assign to our being, every 

 one accepts the fact that friendship is one of the qual- 

 ities nearest to an immaterial source. And I, who am 

 trying to vindicate the belief in our spiritual nature, 

 would wish to offer this book to you who have for so 

 many years given me such abundant proofs of friend- 

 ship in its rarest form. 



Affectionately yours.. 



Louis Trenchard More 



Cincinnati 



December, 1924 ^a^^*"^'' 



