PART III. 

 BIOLOGY OF THE WHOLE IN SINGULARS. 



A . O R G A N O S O P H Y . 



L ORGANOGENY. 



A. Galvanism. 



867. If we take a retrospective glance at the develop- 

 ment of the planet, we find that it commenced with the 

 simplest actions, and then assumed a more elevated cha- 

 racter by gradually drawing together several actions and 

 letting them work in common. In magnetism the earth- 

 element alone was active, and this having freed itself 

 from the other elements by crystallization, asserted itself 

 as a particular form upon the planet. By this single 

 act of the planet, an extensive series of positions or 

 numbers originated, which may be called mineral indivi- 

 duals. 



868. Up to the formation of the solar system or of 

 . ihe planet, the character of creation is analytic. The 



hree primary ideas emerged from each other as gravity, 

 light and heat, and appeared as fire. These three 

 actions emerged again from each other and be- 

 a j r? wa ter and earth, which together make up the 

 c ^^planet. This was therefore the descending creation. 

 * *~ 5ut from and after this period, the character of the de- 

 velopment of the planet becomes synthetic, for the divided 

 elements again united with each other. By synthesis 

 only or by combination of the elements does the planet 



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