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THE SEVEN STAGES OF PROGRESS. 



GAS 



CRYSTALLISATION 



GRAVITATION 



1st 



fLlFE AND MOTION 



2nd < MARRIAGE 



MAN 

 C IMAGINATION 

 3rd < COMPREHENSION . 



UNDERSTANDING 



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DESTRUCTIVE I BY DISINTEGRATION 01 



ETHER. 

 CONSTRUCTIVE BY THE AFFINITY or 



MOLECULES. 

 PROGRESSIVE BY THE CREATION OF 



MATTER. 



DESTRUCTIVE BY THE RE-ARRANGEMENT 



OF MATTER. 

 CONSTRUCTIVE BY THE RECREATION OF 



BODY. 

 PROGRESSIVE BY CREATION OF MIND. 



DESTRUCTIVE BY CREATION OF HUMAN 

 WILL. 



CONSTRUCTIVE BY CREATION OF AGRI- 

 CULTURE. 



PROGRESSIVE BY CREATION or CIVIL- 

 ISATION. 



4th 



RELIGION AND STUDY . DESTRUCTIVE BY CREATION OF WAR AND 



BIGOTRY AND CREATING 

 EXCUSES FOR CRIME BY 

 MISINTERPRETATION OF 

 TRUE REVELATION. 



GOVERNMENT . . CONSTRUCTIVE BY RE-ESTABLISHING 



ORDER. 



SCIENCE . . . PROGRESSIVE BY CORRECTING THE 



ERRORS OF STUDY AND 

 RELIGION. 



5th 



COMMERCE 



INVENTION 

 PEACE 



. DESTRUCTIVE BY CREATION OF AVARICE 

 AND THE DESTRUCTION 

 OF HONESTY, GRATITUDE 

 AND CHARITY. 



. CONSTRUCTIVE By THE CONQUEST OF 

 MATTER. 



. PROGRESSIVE BY CREATION OF CO- 

 OPERATION AND CHARIT- 

 ABLE USE. 



6th 



AGE OF PLEASURE AND . DESTRUCTIVE BY WEAK AND TEAR OF 



ABUSE. 



AGE OF CONTENT 

 AGE OF COMFORT 



CONSTRUCTIVE 

 PROGRESSIVE 



WHAT MAN HAS CREATED 

 WITHOUT IN ANY WAY 

 MAINTAINING LIFE. 



BY THE PREVENTION OF 

 CRIME. 



BY THE JUST REWARD OF 

 SUCCESS. 



7th 



. DESTRUCTIVE BY CONQUEST OF FOLLY AS 

 MAN ATTAINS SELF 

 CONTROL. 

 . CONSTRUCTIVE ATTAINMENT OF HEAVEN 



ON EARTH. 

 FINALITY OF EVOLUTION PROGRESSIVE DAWN OF IMMORTALITY. 



AGE OF WISDOM. 

 AGE OF HAPPINESS 



