The ultimate of matter is to develop and perfect this individual property of soul. When the outer sheath which contains the germ yields the fruition and the germ, the sheath perishes. So that when the earth has done all that it is possible for matter to do, it will fall again into the hands of the Infinite, and be out-wrought in other forms and in other worlds. The primal thought alone remains. The intelligence hides behind the substances. But for this thought the wreck of worlds might bring the wreck of souls likewise. If the sprit were the result of the outer, when the outer had perished the spirit also had fled forever. Because the soul is self-centred and self-contained, when worlds perish the soul shall not perish. Because the soul is self-centred and self-contained, when systems and suns fade, triumphantly it shall mount upon the heights of seeming destruction, and behold all decaying forms, and yet not perish. All outward substances have their birth and decay, but the soul of man has not its decay; while matter changes it abides forever.
Souls themselves must have their ultimate. If we have stated the ultimate of worlds – to evolve the highest type of matter – and give to the human spirit the loftiest expression possible, then we must also state the ultimate of souls, which is that every soul, intent upon its loftiest attainment, becomes the possessor of the power of creation. If outward form manifests to man his power of changing matter, the ultimate spiritual form manifests to man his power of creating matter, and the soul becomes the instrument of the Infinite mind of evolving and perfecting worlds and systems where other souls may abide for ever and ever. If such transcendent themes and hopes are ill-suited to the present purposes of human life, they are not ill-suited to those who seek for some glimpses beyond matter, are striving to penetrate and probe even to the highest recesses of the human spirit. Therefore we give this as the prophecy of the coming time, the loftiest hope which can be given to man, the noblest prophecy that can be revealed to the human understanding: That no spirit is so low, and no soul so engrossed in outward substance, but that through other lives and other worlds, and other processes of change it may at last blossom into an angel of light, wearing upon its brow also the fruition of the power of Deity; that no spirit is so downtrodden upon earth, or oppressed by matter, but that the Great Infinite soul of the universe holds it within the hollow of His hand, and by such processes of uplifting and elevation it presents to it the lofty and sublime fruition of creative power. When that perfection is attained, no longer men and women, no longer spirits merely, but angels, with the two-fold attributes of Deity centred in your minds, you reach out your thoughts and behold all that are in chains and in bondage, and in the darkness of the senses uplifted and disenthralled by the one magic power of the perfection of the Infinite soul, of which man is the image.
Before withdrawing the present control, we have to express our thanks to the committee who have had in charge these lectures, and to the audiences for their uniform interest and attention to our utterances. Whatever may not be in accordance with, or may be beyond the accepted methods of human thought, we make no apology for. We are glad of the opportunity to give utterance to our ideas, and leave entirely to the minds of those who have followed us to judge, and to the future to decide, as to their adaptation to human needs.
We should also give thanks to those higher souls, who controlled the medium on this occasion and were able to give us not only an explanation for the reason for life, but also inspiration and hope that our present travails upon earth have a purpose and will not be in vain. May God’s blessing be with you always. Lionel
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