400 THE BIOCOSMOS PARTICULARIZED. 



mainly an animal, it is also a plant and was 

 primarily so. In vegetation through many 

 flowerless forms, it finally infloresced in the 

 flowering plants, seemingly along with the 

 rise of the mammals. 



So far Earth-life has remained mammalian, 

 culminating in man. But with his advent 

 comes a great new transition the sweep from 

 Life to the conscious self. This still takes 

 place upon our Earth, and is a part of its 

 process. So we may set it down in the pres- 

 ent connection. 



(III). PSYCHIC. The individual has now 

 reached the completed act of Generation in a 

 continual self-genesis, which is Soul, Ego, 

 Self. That is, he can separate and become his 

 own other within himself, thus returning to 

 himself and becoming the whole genetic pro- 

 cess. The total Generation of Earth-life has 

 here gotten inside the living individual, who 

 now individuates himself when he chooses, or 

 generates himself anew in each act of con- 

 sciousness, and thus persists through and be- 

 yond Life. 



Earth-life has, accordingly, shown in its 

 generative sweep three great stages inor- 

 ganic (azoic), organic (zoic), and psychic-. 

 Between each of these stages yawns a wide 

 abyss which science finds it impossible to 



