MECHANISM OF NATURE 



sure of light is into the whole universal aggrega- 

 tion of Primary Spheres of void matter, and must 

 produce a tension on the whole universal space. 

 Therein again is set forth the paradox of nature 

 and of the life that animates nature. 



Let it be granted that popular theories are cor- 

 rect. (Hypothesis.) Then the whole perceptible 

 universe is in a constant state of vibration. All 

 ether is in direct communication, all force must 

 counterbalance itself, even as the air balances it- 

 self on one side of us and on the other. And the 

 occult life of identities alone produces an inequal- 

 ity between them which produces manifestations 

 of force, or as it is generally understood, it pro- 

 duces the several identical forces. (Hypothesis.) 

 Yet, under this modern theory, this identical life 

 is again but a product of universal vibration, and 

 under the most advanced ( ? ) theories the whole 

 material Universe is a pipe dream, a mere imagi- 

 nation of some identity whose consciousness is of 

 yesterday. (Hypothesis.) 



But true science is sharply divided from any 

 occultism, and any theory that bestows any occult 

 inherent power on radium or any other material, 

 however complex in its organization, has no proper 

 place in pure Science. For science is based on 

 reason only, and reason can only perceive changes 

 in material forms. 



And so light can be known only, and studied 

 rationally only, as it produces changes in material. 

 Then while any pressure of light, from incandes- 

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