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Part XXI
IN REPLY to the question regarding the relation of the cosmogonic egg to the incubated product; that is, the chick hatched from the egg, we would say that in order to apply the principles of analogy to any question, a more comprehensive conception than is ordinarily embraced in the fragmentary intellect is essentially important.
The chick hatches from the egg, but it hatches into the chick, not merely out of the shell, but into another shell; for the functional effort is not complete until the chick gets back into the egg. The ordinary analogist sees the shell broken; but the. more comprehensive thinker sees the shell mended by the operation of the succeeding chick. The cosmogonic egg is its own mender; and the process of mending is progressing while the process of the cracking of the cell is in progress.
When the great cosmogonic egg, the cellular universe, reaches the fruitage of its life, the breaking of the shell is a complete transformation of the shell itself, by combustion, to a fire that completely dissolves that which constitutes the biological egg. This is in correspondence to the physical fire, which constantly transforms the cosmogonic circumference to physical spirit, and coördinates this function with as constant a materialization and deposition of the physical spirit, into the matter comprising the shell.
When humanity reaches the highest fruition into which it is capable of developing, it dematerializes by an electro-magnetic fire and is dissolved into its final spiritual essence, not by any loss of identity, but by a transposition of the mind from its natural to its spiritual domain. It reaches the limit of the fourth dimension of matter;—the fourth dimension being the extremity, limitation, or end of its existence as an atom, molecule, or composite structure. When the fruitage of immortal life matures, the electro-magnetic (psychophysical) combustion burns the environment, carrying the ascending spirit interiorly to the spiritual spheres, while it precipitates the descending element into humanity to reformulate another anthropostic environment, or matrix of regeneration.
The truth which constitutes the circumference, extremity, limitation, continent, and ultimate of scientific acquisition, is the truth which relates to the form and function of the physical creation or cosmos. Physical creation has absolute and symmetrical form. Pertaining to it are the functions, operations, or offices inhering in it. ‘The act of creation does not imply the projection into being of a system having no previous existence. The cosmos, in the absolute sense in time, had no beginning. Form and function are properties of being; they are both perpetual, but there continually proceed from the physical center of the universe, essences flowing into the property of form, by which form is continually supplied and perpetuated. Form continuously reinstates from its own generations the potency of the physical center; so that waste and supply are properties of both the center and the circumference of the cosmos. This is physical creation. The center and circumference constitute the boundaries or limitations, the potential confines of the operations of all physical essence.
One Absolute Spacic Center of the Cosmos. The Strata Posited According to Specific Gravities
The cosmos has one absolute physical spacic center. This center has degrees of tension or intensity, qualities of potency whence proceed varieties of essence extending to extremities, and limited by solid depositions forming shells or solid spherical boundaries. One such boundary—composed of a plurality of ultimate strata— constitutes the shell of what is called the solar system. These layers or strata are posited according to their specific gravities, forming in their contiguity, interspaces for the generation of numerous intensities of positive magnetic essence, converging from the circumference of the solar system to the pivot or axes of the same,—the point of the positive polarization of the magnetic convergence from this complex boundary.
The law of deposition governs the maintenance of the solid shell in its relative position to the axes, the solar center. The diurnal rotation of the axes, and all dependent, orbital motions, are governed by the impingement of the effluent and influent momenta of the negative essence generated at the center, the positive point of polarity, and the positive essence generated at the circumferential sphere of negative polarity.
The solar boundary or shell, to which man in his present stage of development is specially related, has a circumference of 360 degrees, each. consisting of a little more than 69 mitres (measures), nearly corresponding © to the English mile. At the center of polarity there are generated six potencies, forming seven strata in electric solution, in a partial solidification of matter forming a circular quadrant of seven lenses, which revolve at a short distance around the absolute astral point,—the helical center of the solar system. This is the correspondent in the physical system, of the sea of glass before the throne in the celestial system.
The boundary of solid matter projects electric and magnetic essences into the atmospheres, forming points of conjunction with the effluent potencies from the pivot. At these points of focalization, concretions are developed from the union of magnetisms with the substances supplied by the atmospheres, until the change wrought in the concretion becomes so like the center itself, that the law of attraction consumes and absorbs the substance of the concretions convergently into the center, at the same time dissipating and positing toward the circumference, divergently, the descending elements of the dissolving concretions. Comets and meteoric stars are the product of this complex relation and function of both the center and the solid circumference of the system.
The astral nucleus (the central star) of the alchemico-organic cosmos is the central point of cosmic limitation. There are as many varieties of primary essénce flowing into this nucleus, as there are primary strata comprising the rind or shell of the circumferential limitation of cosmic form. The projected and conspicuous sun—the one made visible at the point of atmospheric limitation, the point of thecontiguity of our atmosphere of oxy-nitrogen and the atmosphere of hydrogen immediately above it—is a refocalization of these potencies, and therefore, in the radiation of solar potency, there are as many qualities of radiatory essence as there are qualities of substance flowing into the central star. The astral nucleus and also the solar projection are points of congeries of the various qualities of substance in existence. Every metallic and mineral substance known to science, is held in electro-magnetic solution in the congeries and radiation of the solar fluid; for [so called] energy is nothing more nor less than material substance destroyed as matter, but converted to its spiritual essence.
The Luminous so called Ether of the Universe Is the Ultra-Penetrable Ray, Ignorantly called X-Ray
The space from the most central point of the cosmic form to the outer limitation or rind of the same form, is permeated with this fluid solution. It is the luminous ether, the attenuate ether of the “‘scientist,” though the “scientist” is totally ignorant of its character and source. It is the ultra-penetrable (X-ray) of the alchemico-organic cosmos. The reagency of these currents of essence, as they unite at the astral nucleus, produces a rematerialization; that is, a conversion of the potency to matter, which ignites in the brilliant luster of the star.
It is by virtue of this constant convergence of physical spirit from the complex circumference of matter, that the astral nucleus is supplied with the substance of its constant combustion and radiation. The central star gives out as much potency from its own polar center, in the character of spirit, as it receives into itself from circumferences. The essence flowing into the star is the product of the destruction of matter, which of course is converted to spirit.
There are necessarily two general kinds of (physical) spirit interflowing from the two extremes of limitations of cosmic form;—one of these is from circumference to center, the other is from center to circumference. The currents flowing from the center toward the circumference are cathodic; those flowing toward the center are anodic. We have, therefore, a reciprocal interchange of essences, so equipoised as to maintain in perpetual existence the structure called the universe.
In the primary location of the rind of the alchemicoorganic world (universe), there are seven prime metallic substances, each one of which is as constantly dematerializing as it is materializing or depositing. The outer lamina or gold plate generates its golden fluid, and sends it off toward the central star. The silver stratum does the same, with all the other metallic substances entering into the constitution of the rind or shell of the universe. There are, therefore, seven primary metallic essences constantly flowing into the central star, and the same number constantly radiating into and depositing the metallic rind or strata.
The five mineral strata and their consequent essences are subject to the same law of transmutation. These all comprise the ultra-penetrable rays of stellar, solar, lunar, and planetary potentiality. In anthropostic life, or the existence of universal human form and function, there exist a corresponding center and circumference, with interchange of spiritual and mental essence between the anthropostic stellar nucleus and the final seven churches,—the Golden Candlestick,—into which the life of the human race merges as the manifestation of the fruit of the grand cycle of progression,—a condition toward which the world is now rapidly hastening.
Doubting Thomases in Every Age of the World
The disciples of Koreshanity have been confronted with the absurd argument against the Cellular Cosmogony, that the perpendicular of the plumbline has not been determined; and that until this is demonstrated, the line projected at right angles from the vertical point of the plumb, suspended from any given point and extended into the earth or water surface, does not settle the question of the contour of the earth. The initial bar of the mechanical device is fixed by the application of a mercurial and spirit level.
The mercurial level is twelve feet long, extending the entire length of the twelve-foot initial section of the Geodetic Rectilineator. It makes no difference whether the support of this bar is perpendicular, or a solid support deviating any number of degrees from the perpendicular; the fact remains, that the extense from the middle or center of the twelve-foot initial bar, to the surface over which the bar is placed, is perpendicular. The straight line of this bar is at right angles to this absolute perpendicular, as determined by the rectilineal bar and level.
The Koreshan Premise Briefly Stated
Now, the proposition to be discussed is merely this: A mechanical rectiline extended in any direction from the initial point (the middle of the initial bar of the Rectilineator), will project into the water or the surface of the earth at a distance proportionate to the height of the rectilineal bar from the ground surface.
The earth curves eight inches to the mile. This is determined both by optical and mechanical means. The final application of the rectilineal method of the Koreshan Geodetic Staff, was for the purpose of simplifying the demonstration for the comprehension of the ordinary mind. Let us suppose that it were possible for the plumbline to be out of perpendicular. The level was not determined by the plumbline, but by the processes of leveling employed by the geodesists. If the level deviated from the plumbline at an angle of a thousandth part of an inch, it would not affect the straightness of the line; it would simply render the angle acute on one side of the middle of the initial bar, and proportionately obtuse on the other side of the middle. In such an event, the straight line in a distance of four miles would touch the water an inch or two below the right angle; and in the other direction, as much above. It would not affect, in the least, the absolute correctness of the experiment.
Drowning men catch at straws, never realizing that the effort is not only a waste of energy, but that it lessens the certainty of escape from danger. If the relation of a level to the perpendicular is so uncertain a quantity in the distance of ten feet, affecting a distance of eight miles, how will the confession of this uncertainty of perpendiculars and angles affect an argument involving quintillions of miles? The objections to the Cellular Cosmogony, of those who advocate the Copernican and Newtonian fallacies and absurdities, are a million times more disastrous to the old theory than to ours. These objections once admitted by “scientific” experts, the entire metric system of modern astronomy must inevitably crumble. :
Confessed Hypotheses of the Copernican Astronomers Upon Which Modern Astronomy Is Built
The astronomers of the world are a set of cowards. They do not pursue the study of astronomy for the truth’s sake, and its application to the uses of life. Astronomy pursued as a “scientific” study by the astronomers of the old school, is for the purpose set forth by Copernicus himself: “The hypothesis of the terrestrial motion of the earth was nothing but an hypothesis, valuable only so far as it explained phenomena, and not to be considered with reference to absolute truth.”” They have a method of explaining phenomena. It is immaterial whether it be true or not, so long as it gives an explanation that appears reasonable, and there is no disposition on the part of the people to question authority.
Dr. Woodhouse, who was astronomer at Cambridge, confirmed this indifference to truth, for he said: ‘We shall never, indeed, arrive at a time when we shall be able to pronounce it [the Copernican astronomy] absolutely proved to be true. The nature of the subject excludes such a possibility. However perfect our theory may appear, in our estimation, and however satisfactorily the Newtonian hypothesis may seem to account for all celestial phenomena, yet we are here compelled to admit the astounding truth, that if our premise be disputed and our facts challenged, the whole range of astronomy does not contain the proofs of its own accuracy.”
The astounding time has arrived, and astronomers have realized the fulfilment of Dr. Woodhouse’s fears. The premise, an assumption, which ‘was nothing but an hypothesis, valuable only so far as it explained phenomena [regardless of the truth of the explanation], and not to be considered with reference to absolute truth,” we assail, with the declaration that an assumption does not constitute the true basis of correct conclusion. If one guesses at the first step in an argument, every other step is as unqualifiedly a guess as the first, and the conclusion of the argument as uncertain as the premise—the original assumption or piece of guesswork.
The reason so called scientific men will not attempt to meet and argue our claims, is not because they are regarded unworthy of notice, but because they all know that “astronomy would indeed be helpless, were it not for the implied approval of those whose authority is considered a guarantee of its truth,’—and not called into question.
(To be continued.)
Editorial transcription checked against the cited scans; historical claims remain those of The Flaming Sword.
The Flaming Sword · Vol. 28, No. 9 · Sep 1914 · PDF pp. 6–8