It is within himself that man should find the reason of all he studies. In the angels he should find the secret of his being: they are his prototypes. Lastly, it is in the Divine archetype that we are to look for the universal reason.
The Senses.
Taste and smell say: It is Good.
Sight and touch say: It is Beautiful. Hearing and speech say: It is True.
Every agreeable or disagreeable sight makes the body reäct backward. The degree of reaction should be in proportion to the degree of interest caused by the sight of the object presented to our sight.
The soul is a triple virtue, which, by means of the powers that it governs, forms, develops and modifies the sum total of the constituent forces of the body.
The body is that combination of co-penetrating forces whose inherent powers govern all acts under the triple impulse of the constituent forces of the being.
The immanences are powers which, under the impulse of the constituent virtues of the being, govern and modify the co-penetrating forces of the body.