MYTH AND SCIENCE. 



formed a conception of its possible image, consisting 

 of a form, subject, and effective force, combined in a 

 single intuition. When this external prey is pre- 

 sented to the senses, the phenomenon, subject, and 

 effective power arise in rapid succession, and are 

 united in one unique consciousness. This truth 

 appears from the animal's efforts not to let his prey 

 escape destruction. 



From the reciprocal apprehension of animals, 

 these three elements which constitute it may be 

 clearly seen. Although such a truth, precisely because 

 it is evident, may appear simple to those who seek 

 truth from the clouds, or by means of logical or tor- 

 tuous artifice, yet such are the characteristics of true 

 science. For the new facts which she interprets and 

 classifies appear old as soon as they are understood, 

 although they have never before been explained. 



Although such a fact is manifest in the case of 

 reciprocal animal perceptions, it may appear more 

 difficult to verify it with respect to perceptions which 

 do not refer to other animals, but to natural pheno- 

 mena, or to inanimate, unconscious things. We have 

 shown that all animal perception is possible only so 

 far as they are able to infuse their own consciousness 

 and psychical power into every object of nature, since 

 they are unable to comprehend the thing or pheno- 

 menon except as an objective realit}^ without reference 

 to its real cosmic importance. Since this is neces- 

 sarily the case, the object perceived, even when it is 



