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must be the second. Thus there must be one organism, 

 which comprehends indeed all systems in itself, but with 

 the preponderance of the Planetary ; and one with the 

 preponderance of the Solar. 



996. In the planetary organism the aether-systems will 

 be either wanting, or only indicated as mere projections ; 

 they are there only, in so far as the planet itself is not 

 without light. In the solar organism, however, the 

 planetary systems are subordinate to the aether processes ; 

 the former are only there, because the sun cannot be 

 without planets. In the planetary organism the aether- 

 system has only been taken up into the Terrestrial ; but 

 in the Solar the Terrestrial has been taken up into the 

 aether. 



997. In the planetary organism all the processes 

 launch out into production or alterations of the matters ; 

 it is a chemical organism ; in the solar organism there 

 are processes, which neither change, nor produce matters, 

 it may be therefore styled light organism. 



998. The chemical organism is associated with the 

 earth, the spiritual with the water and air ; the former 

 must therefore consist principally of carbon, the latter of 

 the combination of oxygen with hydrogen, and thus 

 of nitrogen. 



999. The carbon-organism must moreover in accord- 

 ance with its import be associated with the Inflammables 

 and metals, and through these with the silicious earth. 



1000. The nitrogen-organism on the contrary with 

 the salts and calcareous earths ; thus we have silicious 

 organisms and calcareous organisms; Inflammable or- 

 ganisms and salt organisms. From this it is already clear, 

 that the planetary or primary organism is not general, 

 nor indefinite, but the plant; for no General or Indefinite 

 has existence. The solar or quadri-elementary organism 

 admits in like manner of being recognized as animal. 

 This is the philosophical deduction. But there is also a 

 physiological, which conducts to the same result. 



1001. The mucus-vesicle can feasibly pass into two 

 kinds of condition only. It either remains in the water, 



