" Now, it is universally admitted that the whole
system of Nature is moving in a particular direction, and this
direction, we are taught, is determined by the composition of two
forces--namely, the one acting from that pole of existence ordinarily
called "matter" towards the other pole called "spirit," and the other in
the opposite direction. The very fact that Nature is moving shows that
these two forces are not equal in magnitude. The plane on which the
activity of the first force predominates is called in occult treatises
the "ascending arc," and the corresponding plane of the activity of the
other force is styled the "descending arc." A little reflection will
show that the work of evolution begins on the descending arc and works
its way upwards through the ascending arc. From this it follows that
the force directed towards spirit is the one which must, though not
without hard struggle, ultimately prevail. This is the great directing
energy of Nature, and, although disturbed by the operation of the
antagonistic force, it is this that gives the law to her; the other is
merely its negative aspect, for convenience regarded as a separate
agent.
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