the decay which causes it. Inanimate objects are sensitive to 
certain physical forces, such as electrical and thermal conductivity ; 
but neither in us nor in them — so far as we know — is there any 
direct conscious perception of these forces. Imperceptible influences 
are therefore associated with ail material phenomena; and there 
is no reason why we should not work upon matter through those 
subtle energies as we do through their material bases. In fact, we 
use magnetic force to move iron, and solar radiation to reproduce 
images.) 
(14) Man is capable of being, and using, anytbing which 
he perçoives, for everything thaï he perçoives is in a certain 
sense a part of his being. He may thus subjugate the whole 
Universe of which he is conscious to his individual Will. 
(Illustration: Man has used the idea of God to dictate his 
Personal conduct, to obtain power over his fellows, to excuse his 
crimes, and for innumerable other purposes, including that of 
realizing himself as God. He has used the irrational and unreal 
conceptions of mathematics to help him in the construction of 
mechanical devices. He has used his moral force to influence the 
actions even of wild animais. He has employed poetic genius for 
political purposes.) 
(15) Every force in the Universe is capable of being 
transformed into any other kind of force by using suitable 
means. There is thus an inexhaustible suppiy of any 
particular kind of force that we may need. 
(Illustration: Heat may be transformed into light and power by 
using it to drive dynamos. The vibrations of the air may be used 
to kill men by so ordering them in speech as to inflame war-like 
passions. The hallucinations connected with the mysterious 
energies of sex resuit in the perpétuation of the species.) 
(16) The application of any given force affects ail the 
orders of being which exist in the object to which it is 
applied, whichever of those orders is directly affected. 
(Illustration: If I strike a man with a dagger, his consciousness, 
not his body only, is affected by my act; although the dagger, as 
such, has no direct relation therewith. Similarly, the power of 
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