In Search of the Miraculous

"Then an 'interval' and the 'shock' of organic life which fills it, then mi and re. The earth: do, an 'interval,' si, and then la, sol, fa—radiations going towards the moon;

then again an 'interval,' a 'shock' unknown to us, then mi, re, and the moon, do.

"These three octaves of radiations, in which form we shall now imagine the

universe, will enable us to explain the relation of matters

and forces of different planes of

the world to our own life.

"It must be observed that,

although there are six 'intervals' in

these three octaves, only three of

them actually require to be

supplemented from outside. The

first 'interval' between do and si is

filled by the will of the Absolute.

The second 'interval' do-si is

filled by the influence of the sun's

mass upon radiations passing

through it. And the third 'interval'

do-si is filled by the action of the

earth's mass upon radiations

passing through it. Only the

'intervals' between fa and mi have

to be filled by 'additional shocks.'

These 'additional shocks' can

come either from other octaves

which pass across the given point

or from parallel octaves which

start from higher points. We

know nothing about the nature of

the 'shock' between mi-fa in the

first octave Absolute-Sun. But the

'shock' in the octave Sun-Earth is

organic life on earth, that is, the

three notes la, sol, fa of the octave

which starts in the sun. The nature

of the 'shock' between mi and fa

in the octave Earth-Moon is

unknown to us.

"It must be noted that the term

'a point of the universe' which I

have used, has

a quite definite meaning, namely, a 'point' represents a certain combination of

hydrogens which is organized in a definite place and fulfills a definite function in one

or another system. The concept 'point' cannot be replaced by the concept 'hydrogen'

because 'hydrogen' means simply matter not limited in space. A point is always

limited in space. At the same time, a 'point of the universe' can be designated by the

number of the 'hydrogen' which predominates in it or is central in it.

"If we now examine the first of these three octaves of radiations, that is, the octave Absolute-Sun, from the point of view of the law of three, we shall see that the note do

will be the conductor of the active force, designated by the number 1, while the

matter in which this force acts will be 'carbon' (C). The 'active' force which creates

the note do in the Absolute represents the maximum frequency of vibrations or the

greatest density of vibrations.

"The expression 'density of vibrations' corresponds to 'frequency of vibrations' and is used as the opposite to 'density of matter,' that is to say, the higher the 'density of matter' the lower the 'density 'of vibrations,' and, vice versa, the higher the 'density of vibrations' the lower the 'density of matter.' The greatest 'density of vibrations' is to be found in the finest, the most rarefied, matter. And in the densest matter possible

vibrations slow down and come almost to a stop. Therefore the finest matter corresponds to the greatest 'density of vibrations.'

"The active force in the Absolute represents the maximum 'density of vibrations,'

while the matter in which these vibrations proceed, that is, the first 'carbon,'

represents the minimum density of matter.

"The note si in the Absolute will be the conductor of the passive force designated

by the number 2. And the matter in which this passive force acts or in which sounds

the note si will be 'oxygen' (0).

"The note la will be the conductor of the neutralizing force designated by the

number 3, and the matter in which sounds the note la will be 'nitrogen' (N).

"In the order of the action of the forces they will stand in the succession 1, 2, 3, that is, corresponding to the matters 'carbon,' 'oxygen,' 'nitrogen.' But by density of matter they will stand in the order: 'carbon,' 'nitrogen,' 'oxygen,' that is, 1, 3, 2, because

'nitrogen' by retaining the number 3, that is to say, by being the conductor of the

neutralizing force, stands by its density of matter between 'carbon' and 'oxygen,' and

'oxygen' appears as the densest of the three.

"'Carbon,' 'oxygen,' and 'nitrogen' together will give matter of the fourth order, or

'hydrogen' (H), whose density we will designate by the number 6 (as the sum of 1, 2,

3), that is, H6:

The first triad

"C, O, N retain their numbers 1, 2, 3. 'Carbon' is always 1, 'oxygen' is always 2, and

'nitrogen' is always 3.

"But being more active than 'oxygen' 'nitrogen' enters as the active principle in the next triad and enters with the density of 2. In other words 'nitrogen' has a density of 2

and 'oxygen' a density of 3.

"So that the note la of the first triad is the conductor of the active force in the next triad which it enters with the density of 2. If 'carbon' enters with the density of 2, then

'oxygen' and 'nitrogen' must correspond to it in densities, repeating the ratio of