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SYDNEY T. KLEIN ON THE INVISIBLE IS THE REAL, 



universe of three dimensions. To his thoughts Hmited within 

 two dimensions, a being hke ourselves would be unthinkable, 

 except so far as our nature could be made manifest on his plane. 



So can it be seen that we, limited by our finite senses to time 

 and space, and our consciousness dependent upon that limited 

 basis of thought, can only know that aspect of the Eeality or 

 Spiritual \\'hich can be manifest w^ithin that range, namely, as 

 Motion or what we call physical phenomena. 



Again the Sphitual is the cause of all causation in the Universe, 

 and what we call the forces of nature are only our limited aspects 

 of Spiritual activity. Matter is one of these aspects, it is com- 

 posed of atoms all of which are built up of exactly the same 

 bricks. Each element has in its atom a certain number of these 

 cosmic bricks, which number gives that element its special 

 characteristics. These bricks are only units of electricity which, 

 by vibrating at an enormous rate, send out impulses which affect 

 our senses. Matter is therefore electricity, namely, one of the 

 forces of nature, and is one of our finite aspects of the Spiritual. 

 Each atom is somewhat similar to our Solar system. The cosmic 

 bricks, namely, units of negative electricity, of which it is com- 

 posed, are revolving at an enormous rate round the centre which 

 is composed of units of positive electricity. If Spiritual activity 

 were withdrawn, these bricks would have no motion, they would 

 not come under our observation in time and space ; matter would 

 then cease to have any properties which could be detected by 

 our sense organs and would cease to exist as an objective. 



AYe see therefore that the whole world of appearances is only 

 our limited aspect of the Spiritual ; it is not real except in the 

 sense that dolls, wooden horses and toys represent living beings 

 to children, or as the shadow on the floor represents a table. If 

 therefore we confine our thoughts to the outward forms as is 

 done by many in the use of Intellection, we can never get to 

 understand the Eeality, the Spiritual, which underlies and trans- 

 cends all phenomena. To do this we have to look inwards 

 instead of outwards, to employ Introspection, or what St. Paul 

 calls Spiritual discernment, to enable us to grasp the meaning 

 of our life and suiTOundings here. St. Paul says that the 

 unrighteous, namely, those who have no knowledge and therefore 

 no love of God, shall be without excuse because " the invisible 

 things of Him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, 

 being perceived through the thine:s that are made, even His 

 everlasting power and di"v^nity fRomans i. 18-20 r.v.). 



\Ye with our limitations are thus forced to postulate two 

 aspects of the universe ; one of these is what is called the visible, 

 finite or physical, which carries the appearance of reality to our 

 finite senses, though it has no existence for us apart from those 

 senses ; and the other is that which transcends our utmost con- 



