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7. Since however, this divine emanation and influx upon 

 the inferior beings of the mundane fyftem, is communi- 

 cated by means of fidereal irradiations, much of the theo- 

 fophic philofophy confiris in being acquainted with the 

 true fcience of aJirono7ny ; with the harmony and connedion 

 between the Itars, human bodies, animals, earth, minerals 

 and plants. 



8. Since the fame (plaftic) fpirit is concealed in all thefe, 

 and the marks imprefled on their external appearance are 

 analogous thereto, the Jig7iatures of things are of no fmall 

 moment in difcovering their internal nature and properties, 

 and are therefore to be ftudied by the theofopher ; who 

 muft apply fire as the key to unlock the recefles of nature, 

 and thus by the aflillance of chemiftry lay open the internal 

 conftitution of minerals, ftones and metals. 



9. By means of this admirable branch of wifdom an 

 adept is able to tranfmute metals and perfeft them to the 

 utmoft, and to preferve and continue life itfelf to an end- 

 lefs immortality. 



10. Hence then it appears that man confifts of three 

 diftindt parts, a fpark or particle of the divine effence ; 

 an aftral fpirit ; and a corporeal fubftance ; that as long as 

 he continues in bondage to the body, he participates of the 

 condition of brutes ; by the aftral fpirit he is thence re- 

 called to humanity ; and by the fpark of the divine light 

 which he poffefles, he is taught to afcend up to God the 

 fountain of light. The foul thus gets quit of that leaven 

 of fin which lies concealed in the body, and which defiles 

 the aftral fpirit, and feeks the pure centre of exiftence and 

 the ultimate term of felicity. 



11. By the influence and extenfion of the divine fciences 

 and the communication of wifdom from on high, this 

 fupreme felicity may commence even in this life ; to which 

 the doftrines of the theofophifts point the way. 



Such are the principal tenets common to the theofo- 

 phers of whatever clafs : their refpeftive peculiar reveries, 

 would lead me much too far, were t to attempt the enumera- 

 tion ; 



