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The human race has been marching upward from the first ages of history. Under what law has that mighty procession of the ages taken place? Science and history both answer that man has advanced, step by step, from the ignorant and selfish rule of his lower brain organs uptoward the beneficent dominion of his higher faculties.  The laws which have controlled that vast upward movement are still in force. They are fixed in the very constitution of man. And they are of supreme importance at the present time, for they determine what new institutions and what social changes are now required to meet that higher growth of man.

Fragmenul de mai sus face parte dintr-o carte mai putin obisnuita a carei autor este un tip si mai neobisnuit Alesha Sivartha, The Book of Life. The Spiritual and Physical Constitution of Man, NY 1912.

The Book of Life is at once Scientific and Biblical: Evolutionist, Creationist, Messianic, and Spiritualist. All woven together to create a fascinating mixture of ancient and modern points of view. Sivartha believed that Science could finally answer the Deepest Mysteries to prove Religion. The Book of Life is Dr. Alesha Sivartha’s record of such Discoveries from 1859 to 1878. Some might call it Biblical Humanism with a Judaic twist; others call it Theosophy.

Cele trei volume ale Cartii Vietii, dincolo de textul absolut delicios - printre altele, autorul sustine ca electricitatea a fost un ingredient definitoriu in procesul creatiei - abunda in planse explicative cu privire la structura psiho-somatica a omului. Stilul acestor desene imi aminteste de cartile lui Kircher, Böhme, Bruno, Campanella, Swedenborg sau alti mistici, inclus aici, paradoxal sau nu, si Albert cel Mare impreuna cu intreaga traditie hermetica. Cateva dintre aceste planse puteti urmari mai jos:

Stafeta ganditorului indo-american a fost preluata de stra-stra nepotul sau care, prin intermediul unui website extrem de colorat si miscator ne pune la indemana nu doar o apreciabila cantitate de informatii privitoare la biografia stramosului sau, ci si intreaga The Book of Life in toate versiunile sale.

The Book of Life

Savartha: The Historic Growth of Man

Chart of The Earth and Heavens

The Eccentric Mind