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nature, of itself bring that source step by step within the 

 circle of knowledge. It will get at the true implication 

 of the deeper experiences as it has reached the roots of 

 those that grow nearer to the surface. Thus, the work of 

 reason appears unsatisfactory, because, at any stage, there 

 is more working in the mind than can get itself clearly 

 expressed. The world of mind is not irrational, but at any 

 stage short of its perfection it is imperfectly rational. The 

 mind at any such stage is more than Reason. Yet Reason 

 is not a separate faculty, dominating one compartment and 

 legitimately excluded from another on which it wrongfully 

 encroaches. Nor does it aim at an aggression which is to 

 domineer or destroy. The weakness or defect of reason 

 is equally the weakness or defect of the non-rational ele- 

 ments. Its extension to them, their inclusion within its 

 sphere, is their redemption. Its legitimate empire is co- 

 extensive with Mind, for every feeling, impulse, and even 

 fancy has its legitimate meaning and true development 

 within the harmonious whole towards which it moves. 



