| "They will ask thee concerning the
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| | only the spiritual cream of society--the
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| Spirit. Say: The Spirit is by command of
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| | mystics and saints--have solved the
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| my Lord, and of knowledge ye have been
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| | problem of the existence of the soul
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| vouchsafed but little" (Koran Al Israa
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| | through experimentation in the laboratory
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| 17:85)IntroductionAt present we are
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| | of the Spirit.Throughout the ages
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| living in a very complex era that
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| | mystics, sages, and prophets have
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| humankind's intelligentsia call the
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| | impressed upon us the importance of
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| "Space Age," the "Computer Age," the
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| | knowing the immaterial entity that
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| "Atomic Age," the "Information Age," and
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| | animates and directs the body. Some
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| the "Technological Age." These are
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| | consider this entity to be the mind, the
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| descriptive culminating "Ages" of the
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| | self, the soul, the life-force, the
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| Piscean period that will soon give way to
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| | spirit, the ego, the personality, the
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| other developments. In time, we will hear
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| | psyche, the Spark of God, etc. They
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| terms or phrases such as, the "Ascension
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| | declare that it is only through knowing
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| Age," the "Quantum Age," the "Hyper-Space
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| | this intangible reality of man is it
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| Age," and the "Photon Age." All of these
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| | possible to know one's Source and one's
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| latter Ages allude and refer to the
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| | purpose of being. The instinctive drive
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| characteristical nature of the forces
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| | that motivates and impels man to search
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| that will soon interact, interface and
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| | for the soul stems from the imponderable
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| integrate with humanity in the coming
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| | soul-factor itself. The importance of the
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| Aquarian Age causing a transmutation
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| | search is sensed by the mind but the
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| within the psychosomatic system of man at
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| | exact reason is not known explicitly.
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| cellular and atomic levels. The two-helix
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| | This is what Jung called the religious
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| DNA structure comprising our genes would
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| | instinct. Moreover, this "instinct" is
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| split and multiply into twelve strands,
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| | not to be found in man alone, but also in
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| in accord with the same law that divides
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| | the other primates and the cetaceans.
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| a cell. Certain atoms within the pineal
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| | Another curious fact is that the higher
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| gland would simultaneously become active,
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| | animals exhibit many so-called human
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| as would certain sections of the brain.
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| | qualities such as guilt shame, and pride.
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| The synapses and dendrites of the neurons
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| | If these feelings are associated with the
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| of the brain would form new connections
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| | soul, then soul, or at least soul-essence
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| all over the grey matter linking both the
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| | may be said to indwell in animals also.
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| right and left hemispheres, and both the
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| | However, man is considered the only being
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| cerebellum and the cerebrum. Chakras
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| | that wonders about the soul, death, the
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| beyond the major seven would likewise be
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| | after-life, etc. In The Meaning of
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| stimulated and anchored into man's lower
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| | Immortality in Human Experience, William
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| force-field. Additionally, the various
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| | Ernest Hocking (1873-1966), the American
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| layers of the chakric-system and their
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| | philosopher says that,"Man is the only
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| many petals or attributes would unfold
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| | animal that contemplates death, and also
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| giving man untold abilities. It is said
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| | the only animal that shows any sign of
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| that the attainment of enlightenment is
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| | doubt of its finality."Does the soul
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| not merely a psychological event, it is
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| | really exist? And what is the value of
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| also a chemical and electrical one. It is
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| | identifying the soul? Without the search
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| in fact an alchemical affair. In short,
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| | and discovery of the "soul" along with
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| in the Aquarian Age man will be
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| | the knowledge of its purpose of existence
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| spiritually mutated, and made anew to a
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| | through whatever means possible, there
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| greater perfection-but only if man is
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| | would always be a feeling of
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| prepared and works to facilitate this.
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| | dissatisfaction and uneasiness in the
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| This transmutation is the evolutionary
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| | bosom of man. Without the undeniable
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| quantum leap that awaits humanity.With
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| | proof of the survival of individual
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| all of the awe-inspiring metaphysical
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| | identity life would appear to be a series
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| developments that would occur, there are
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| | of meaningless events and experiences. If
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| still simple truths that would need to be
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| | the soul does not exist and everything
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| addressed to enlighten the layman, such
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| | ends at the death of the human form then
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| as the existence of the soul, which is
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| | all the struggles and all the strivings
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| the topic of this paper. There are lots
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| | in life serves no purpose. Why bother
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| of seekers and potential seekers of a
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| | with the harsh teachings of life if all
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| higher reality that need to be shown the
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| | will end up in total annihilation with
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| way. It is the writer's hope that this
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| | not a single iota of the immaterial man
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| paper would fill the void in people's
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| | surviving the physical form? Suicide
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| mind regarding the hidden side of their
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| | would be a convenient escape; and yet,
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| existence, and hopefully, cause then to
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| | somehow, we sense that suicide somehow
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| fathom further in the marvelous mysteries
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| | violates cosmic rules--rules laid down by
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| of the universe.The Search for the
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| | whom or what?On the other side of the
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| SoulThe scientific search for the soul
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| | coin, man's inflated ego has caused him
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| began ever since the dawn of spiritualism
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| | to believe that he is the only creature
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| that had its onset in the early decades
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| | on earth with a soul. His "superior
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| of the 19th century when the Fox sisters
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| | intelligence" is proof of it. Man
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| claimed communications with the spirit
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| | believes that no other creature possesses
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| world. Still, in spite of all the
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| | faculties such as imagination, reason,
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| "marvelous" high-tech achievements of man
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| | and the will as he has--the vital
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| in these latter days of the Piscean Age,
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| | faculties needed to control and direct
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| the question of the existence of the soul
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| | the environment. This reasoning gave man
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| and its survival of physical death
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| | a sense of supremacy and uniqueness; and
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| remains unanswered successfully by
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| | also the sense of being the chosen one of
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| conventional science. The soul's
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| | God, for was he not made "in the image of
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| existence has not been academically and
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| | God"? This is basically an egocentric
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| scientifically "proven" in the laboratory
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| | point of view, one that gives rise to the
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| to the satisfaction of scholars of all
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| | exploitation, abuse, manipulation and
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| branches of learning; on the other hand,
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| | ultimate destruction of Nature.
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| however, the non-existence of the soul
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| | Associated with this belief is the
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| has not been proved either. To our
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| | presupposition that intelligent life only
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| knowledge, the devices that would
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| | exists on earth, and that Man is
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| monitor, measure, and scan frequencies
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| | representative of it. Man is so blinded
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| beyond the known energy-spectrum remains
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| | by the ego that he does not realize that
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| to be invented ere the concrete proof of
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| | life adapts itself to whatever conditions
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| the existence of the soul required by
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| | it finds itself. The chemical and
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| Science may be attained. The many
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| | environmental necessities for sentient
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| inventions of Tesla and Edison revealed
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| | life here on this planet may not be the
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| that they were pioneers working on this
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| | requirements for the manifestation of
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| problem.Throughout the centuries
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| | life on another planet. Life may subsist
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| philosophers have been speculating upon
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| | on other or unknown elements. For
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| the existence of the soul and its
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| | instance, carbon being the basis of life
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| survival of the body; of its nature and
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| | on this planet may not be the basis of
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| relationship to the physical form; of its
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| | life on other planets. Other planets may
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| origin and destiny; and also of its
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| | make use of silicon, silica, or other
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| possible glorified nature, or its state
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| | materials instead. That which gives life
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| of immortality. However, intellectual and
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| | is not any of the known gases, but the
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| analytical reasoning have failed to
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| | universal life-force called prana. Aside
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| provide any substantial evidence of an
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| | from this, from the metaphysical point of
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| independent entity existing apart from
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| | view, life does not solely exist in the
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| the physical body. The serious search for
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| | spectrum of energies that we objectively
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| the soul by our world philosophers and
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| | perceive, but exists even beyond that.
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| thinkers through a priori, or reason
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| | So, as an example, a planet such as Venus
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| alone seems to have waned in the
| |
| | or Pluto may be host to intelligent
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| twentieth century. Perhaps it is realized
| |
| | beings residing in the higher dimensions
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| that the intellect has its limitations in
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| | of the planet without being detected by
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| grasping, comprehending, and truly
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| | the crude telescopes or instruments that
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| knowing abstract and metaphysical
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| | we call technologically advanced, such as
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| matters, or it could also be the
| |
| | the Hubble Space Telescope.Vital
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| realization that any concept that could
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| | questions that might be addressed are
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| be thought of has already been
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| | whether animals possess souls, or is this
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| conceptualized in the past--that any
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| | a unique gift to man alone; is soul a
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| novel ideas would merely be variations of
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| | substance or a function; and that if man
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| former metaphysical speculations and of
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| | evolved self-identity out of the
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| the wide variety of theories, and would
| |
| | functions of the life-force, at what
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| not make man any more wiser. This would
| |
| | point of his evolution did he acquire it;
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| once again substantiate the eternal truth
| |
| | and should soul be considered an entity,
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| that there is nothing new beneath the
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| | at what point in the fetal development
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| sun. Still, there are always
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| | does it ensoul the form, or does it enter
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| die-hards.The physical senses, the mortal
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| | when the baby takes in its first breath?
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| mind, and the intellect are poor
| |
| | Such questions may only be answered
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| faculties when it comes to determining
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| | should we possess a true knowledge of the
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| the nature of Reality or the Absolute.
| |
| | metaphysical part of life. A study and
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| What is relative may be known
| |
| | understanding of all of the seemingly
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| intellectually and experienced
| |
| | intangible aspects of nature such as the
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| objectively; relative absolutism may be
| |
| | microcosmic constituents and functions of
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| speculated upon though without knowing
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| | man--the etheric elements supporting
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| whether one's conclusions are of the
| |
| | organic life, the divine spiritual force
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| absolute truth in the absence of
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| | that sustains the microcosmic structure,
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| scientific proof, even if they be
| |
| | the three-fold Soul, etc., assists
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| rational and logical; examples of this is
| |
| | greatly in answering profound
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| the "Unified theory" of Einstein and the
| |
| | questions.Man possesses subconscious
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| "Idealism" of Kant. Absolute absolutism
| |
| | knowledge of his soul, but for some
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| is simply indescribable and ineffable. It
| |
| | reason he blocks this out consciously by
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| transcends the intellect, and anything
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| | "pretending" to be ignorant. He
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| said about it in conventional terms is
| |
| | hypnotizes himself into disbelieving
|
| simply misleading. Even our description
| |
| | immaterial realities for this is the line
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| "indescribable and ineffable" may be
| |
| | of least resistance to him. Actually it
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| inappropriate. From the standpoint of the
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| | is much easier to remember than to
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| Absolute all that we know of whether
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| | forget. The proof that the soul, the
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| through our senses or intellect are
| |
| | spiritual essence of man exists is that
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| perhaps erroneous and illusory.In the
| |
| | we are searching for it! It is the
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| Qabala, the esoteric oral tradition of
| |
| | mystery of the soul searching for
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| the Hebrews/Jews, the Absolute is called
| |
| | itself.We realize that this topic is
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| "Ain Sof." It is the hidden God, the
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| | controversial in nature, and as being
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| Source of all not mentioned in the
| |
| | related to religion, it acquires a
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| exoteric scriptures. Jehovah, the god of
| |
| | certain sensitivity among religious
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| Moses, with his human characteristics, is
| |
| | fundamentalists. However, this emotional
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| merely a reflection of the supreme god
| |
| | sensitivity should be shelved aside in
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| found in the pantheons of the coexisting
| |
| | the rationalistic study of the soul; for
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| cultures of the time. The existence and
| |
| | one must be objective, open-minded,
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| nature of Ain Sof was not publicized
| |
| | sensible, tolerant, and circumspect in
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| because the Initiates knew that the
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| | the acquisition of beneficial knowledge.
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| mental capacity and spiritual development
| |
| | Unrestrained emotionalism is a hurdle
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| of the masses had not reached the
| |
| | towards the acquisition of truth.
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| required level whereby such revelations
| |
| | Hopefully this paper would offer the
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| could be intuitively grasped and safely
| |
| | reader a greater insight into the mystery
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| applied. This state of affairs still
| |
| | of the soul and our intense search for
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| exist nowadays but with a twist. Now the
| |
| | it. This is a complex subject and it
|
| mental development of man has far
| |
| | would not be possible to wholly satisfy
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| outpaced his spiritual side. Whenever
| |
| | the intellect. Its purpose is no more
|
| abstract matters are discussed, the human
| |
| | than to act as a stimulus for the
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| mind tend to concretize and
| |
| | mystical consciousness of the one
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| anthropomorphize that which cannot be
| |
| | perusing its pages. Whenever we use the
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| objectified or understood intellectually;
| |
| | word "soul' we are generalizing and mean
|
| and with man's failure of apprehending
| |
| | the whole immaterial part of man, unless
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| abstract matters he comes to the
| |
| | otherwise specified or
|
| conclusion of their non-existence. Man,
| |
| | implied.DEFINITIONThe Webster's
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| therefore, becomes ignorant of his
| |
| | Dictionary defines soul as "the
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| ignorance.Though the above ideas
| |
| | immaterial essence, animating principle,
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| concerning Reality may appear to be
| |
| | or actuating cause of an individual
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| distinct, in actuality, they are
| |
| | life," and also as the "spiritual
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| interrelated and are connected with one's
| |
| | principle embodied in human beings, all
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| mode of apperception and intuitive
| |
| | rational and spiritual beings, or the
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| insight. Superficially, they are our
| |
| | universe." It also defines the soul as
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| different ideas or understanding of
| |
| | the "person's total self."Religion and
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| Absolute Reality. We will not speculate
| |
| | philosophy regards soul as the immaterial
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| further upon this, for the more we delve
| |
| | aspect or essence of the microcosmic man
|
| intellectually, the further we stray from
| |
| | that confers a sense of self and being--a
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| the truth. Reality may only be known and
| |
| | sense of being an independent entity,
|
| experienced mystically.How is the soul
| |
| | quite apart from the external
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| related to the above concepts? Is the
| |
| | environment. Basically, religious
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| soul merely another invention of the
| |
| | philosophical thought believe the soul to
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| mind, or can it be known and experienced
| |
| | be eternal in essence. Neoplatonism is
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| in a physical and concrete manner, or any
| |
| | one of the school of thought that
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| way that transcends the physical senses
| |
| | propounds this tenet. The theologian and
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| and intellect? As the Age of Pisces
| |
| | prelate St. Augustine likewise, believed
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| relied heavily upon analytical thought in
| |
| | in the immortality of the soul, as did
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| order to apprehend "truth," so the
| |
| | Cicero, the Roman orator. The soul is
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| Aquarian Age will rely most emphatically
| |
| | often thought to be synonymous with the
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| upon altered states of consciousness,
| |
| | mind or consciousness. Theology builds up
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| intuition and other higher faculties in
| |
| | upon the above definitions by considering
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| order to perceive, experience and
| |
| | the soul to be divine in nature and
|
| comprehend abstract realities. Whether
| |
| | capable of surviving the dissolution of
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| the intuition or a higher faculty proves
| |
| | the physical form. In our modern times
|
| the existence of the soul will depend
| |
| | the belief in soul survival is called
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| entirely upon the empirical knowledge
| |
| | Survivalism. Certain schools of
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| acquired by each individual in an
| |
| | metaphysics further assert that the soul,
|
| absolute state of awareness. That science
| |
| | or spirit to be a spark or emanation of
|
| would finally prove the existence of the
| |
| | the Source of all and that it is an
|
| soul, or certain aspects of it at some
| |
| | evolving aspect of the microcosm working
|
| future date we have no doubt, but the
| |
| | towards apotheosis or deification.Perhaps
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| answer to such a question may be acquired
| |
| | it would be superfluous to say that the
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| here and now through mystical means. In
| |
| | soul-concept is subjective. Whether it
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| the coming Age there will be a shift of
| |
| | exists is beside the point: the Self, or
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| emphasis from speculative metaphysics to
| |
| | soul as an essence has never been
|
| applied metaphysics or practical
| |
| | perceived objectively by anyone. What are
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| mysticism. Though this is already
| |
| | seen as phantoms or ethereal forms by
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| occurring with the varied activities of
| |
| | psychics or the average person during
|
| the proponents and exponents of occultism
| |
| | certain psychological states are possibly
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| and metaphysics in the last few decades,
| |
| | the sheaths enshrouding the spiritual
|
| this condition will intensify further in
| |
| | essence. If we have a soul, then what are
|
| the next millenium. The true knowledge of
| |
| | we? What is "it" that is supposed to
|
| the soul would have to come from the soul
| |
| | possess a soul or Self? Can a Self
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| itself. It cannot be otherwise. Science
| |
| | possess a Self? Is the soul to be
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| may only discover aspects of it.When
| |
| | differentiated from the Self? Unless we
|
| Prometheus stole fire from the gods and
| |
| | recognize that there are various aspects
|
| gave it to humanity he ushered man onto
| |
| | to the immaterial man we would not begin
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| the road of civilization and into the
| |
| | to understand him. It is in this respect
|
| path of spiritual inquiry. Fire relieved
| |
| | that Occultism, Mysticism, the Ancient
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| prehistoric man of many fears. With the
| |
| | Wisdom and Metaphysics in general, are
|
| discovery of fire, man could for once in
| |
| | far in advance of the knowledge possessed
|
| his life relax in the comfort of his cave
| |
| | by exoteric Religion, Philosophy, and
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| without the fear of being attacked by
| |
| | Science.The soul is not wholly definable.
|
| unexpected predators. In his new-found
| |
| | We may generalize and say that the soul
|
| ease man commenced to think and
| |
| | is the immaterial aspect of man; and yet
|
| introspect. His higher mind began to
| |
| | this non-substantial quality of man is
|
| awaken and he started off pondering upon
| |
| | composed of various components, not all
|
| the existence of invisible realms and a
| |
| | of which may be immediately apprehensible
|
| "self" independent of the material form.
| |
| | by the various faculties of the mind.
|
| This cogitation was triggered by certain
| |
| | Also, our media of information conveyance
|
| experiences that he had such as dreams,
| |
| | such as words, signs, and symbols are
|
| psychological impressions, and
| |
| | incapable of transmitting the whole truth
|
| unexplainable instinctive knowledge. In
| |
| | as it is. The divine aspect of the
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| dreams he felt that something within him
| |
| | immaterial man cannot be expressed
|
| goes forth out of the body to continue
| |
| | through language, nor can they be
|
| the activities of the day. This was the
| |
| | formulated into ideas. A faculty of a
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| birth of the belief in the existence of
| |
| | lower aspect of the microcosm is
|
| the soul. The belief and search for an
| |
| | incapable of knowing a higher aspect in
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| incorporeal principle of human life,
| |
| | its entirety. In order for a higher
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| therefore, goes way back beyond recorded
| |
| | aspect of the microcosm to be known it is
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| history and is to be found in all
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| | necessary to exercise the faculties
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| cultures in one form or another. So far,
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| | associated with it.
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