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U N I T VII-LESSONS 25, 26, 27, 28 Copyrighted 1951 by Walter and Lao Russell
N o p a r t of t h i s m a n z t s t r l p t c a n be prtnted I n n n y f o r m w z t h o u t pemdlsszon f r o m t h e a ) l t h o r , e s c e p t b y a reviewer w h o m y quote h e f pazsagrs z a n r e v i e w t o be printed in a m a g a z l n e o r n e w s p a p e r .
ISSUED BY
Walter R u s s e l l , S c , D o
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N U M B E R
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T h e Walter R u s s e l l F o u n d a t f o n , S w a n n a n o a , W a y n e s b o ~ o , V i r g i n i a
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WE STILL SEARCH FOR SIMPLICITY
W l f v e f n a b e w i l d e k i n g wokld w h i c h c o n f u s e s u s o n l y b e c a u s e e
w d o n o t -i t , e know
watch.
A primate would b e s i m f l a k l y c o n f u s e d a b o u t a
T o h i m i t s wheels w o u l d h a v e n o m e a n f n g b e c a u s e b o t h t h s
m e c h a n i c s and p u r p o s e of t h e w a t c h w o u l d be i n c o r n p k e h e n s i b l e t o
him.
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about C ~ e a t f o n ecauss b
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it.
Also y o u a r e c o n f u s e d a b o u t t h e m e e h a n l c s a n d p u r p o s e -
f u l n e s s of m a t t e r a n d m o t i o n b e c a u s e y o u d o n o - t h o w ~ h e m , You may t h i n k y o u n e e d n o t b e i n t e r e s t e d in k n o w i n g a b o u t matter a n d m o t i o n b e c a u s e 5-t s e e m s d i f f i c u l t , a n d t h a t i s vePy s i m p l e , ship without a navfgatos, You MUST know C s e a t f o n , f o r y o u k b o d y w h i c h y o u ape b u i l d i n g ,
i s one u n i t of I t ,
b u t y o u MUST know t h e i r c a u s e ,
You a l s o --
437 .
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h i s knowledge of h f s p r o d u c t ,
e n t i k e s t r ~ u c t u ~ b a l a n c e i n e f t h e l a d f k e c t i on--toward al death--without
The medical p ~ s f e s s i o nc a n make anormous s t s f d e s i n I t s g r e a t s e r v i c e t o man by s t a k t i n g upon a b a s i s of g r e a t e ~ knowledge of CAUSE of t h e c o u n t l e s s e f f e c t s f t e n c o u n t e ~ s , I n its seakch f o r its CAUSE of e f f e c t s f n m a t t e 2 - b e g i n n i n g s should be i n a g r e a t e r
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i t s p o l a r i t y t o form d e s t r u e t f v e t i s s u e s and d e s t r u c t i v e
It i s f o p t h i s r e a s o n t h a t we must t a l k i n s i m p l e language
w h i l e t a k i n g m a t t e s a p a ~ t o s e e how and why i t t i c k s a s w s have t o t a k e t h e watch a p a r t f o r t h e same s e a s o n ,
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When you h a v e f i n -
i s h e d e x p l a i n i n g one t h i n g t o him i n t h e s i m p l e s t wokds you c o u l d f i n d you would have t o e x p l a i n one t h i n g a f t e r a n o t h e r a b o u t t h e w h e e l s , t h e g e a r s , t h e c e n t r a l s h a f t and i t s e x t e n s i o n s b e f o r e h e e v e n f a i n t l y cornpkehended i t s mechanism, Even t h e n he would know
n o t h i n g of i t s m o t i v a t i n g f o r c e nok t h e p s i n c i p l e of t i m e i t s e l f , No m a t t e r how s i m p l e y o u r words a r e you would f i n d i t v e r y d i f f i c u l t t o make t h a t t h i n g which i s s o simple t o you seem s i m p l e
L-.
t o him,
a s though you were t a l k f n g t o a c h i l d , That i s ---what 2 a t t e m p t h a t o 3g,e been d o i n g - -f i k s t - l e s s o n s - - j u s t f o r the 24 foundation fok the ivating spirit f n
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peaked t h r o u g h - a c h o t h e r t o m a n f f e s t t h e e -
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t o e x p l a i n f u l l y t o you t h e t f c k - t f c k of
he d i v i d e d u n i v e ~ s eof
time and s p a c e which h a s one t i c k on e a c h s i d e o r e v e r y e q u a t o r t o b a l a n c e each o t h e r " unbalanced condition and k e p e a t i t upon
t h e o t h e k s l d e of t h e s q u a t o p a s t h e o t h e r t i c k of t h e Cosmic pendulum ,
YOU S%b%lBLTANEBUSLY LIVE Il TWO WORLDS AND YOU MUST i
KNOW BOTH OF T I E M THOROUGHLY--KND
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lights,
Suppose, i n s t e a d of m having used t h e words a p p e a r i n g - d i s y a p p e a r i n g u n i v e r s e i n t h e above p a r a g r a p h I used t h e words l i v i n g dying u n i v e r s e - - o r growing-decaying u n i v e r s e - - o r g e n e ~ a t i n g d e g e n e r a t i n g universe--OF g r a v i t a t i n g - r a d i a t i n g - - p o s i t i v e - n e g a t i v e - male-female--hot-cold--or centripetal-centbifugal universe.
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L i k e w i s e , y o u r knowledge of' t h e s e e p e t s which lie h i d d e n w i t h i n t h e wave g i v e s you masteky sf u n i v e ~ s a lmeehan%es, m a t h e m a t i e s and energy e x p ~ e s s i o n , C o n v e k s a t i ons a p e t o o much f i l l e d w i t h a b s t s a e t i o n s and i a f f i s m a t i o n s w i t h o u t e o m p ~ e h e n son sf t h e i r meaning, R e f e r back it^ F i g u k e s 8 and 9 on page 149 t o e x e m p l i f y my meaning. the - gkeat
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t h i n k of i t a s b e i n g d i v i d e d - - a n d ind i v i s i b l ~ .
of r e s t a s b e i n g undivided and
R e c a l l what 1 s a i d a b o u t IXSPRE i t s e l f b e i n g d i v i d e d i n t o two opposite expressions of energy--the desire t o decentrate, i n youp MSnd you desire t o csncent~a'te and t h e
y o u r t h i n k i n g by s e t t i n g i t i n MOTION,
your b ~ a k e sa g a i n s t t h a t m u l t i p l y i n g MOTHCl!l
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which c o n s t i t u t e t h a t i n e x p l i c a b l e o b j e c t i v e u n i v e r s e of s o many t h i n g s which m y s t i f y us and l e a v e us s o g s o s s l y ignokant t h a t w e w r i t e down t k a g e d i e s and c a l a m i t i e s i n o u s l i v e s which should be glokfous w i t h g o l d e n f r u i t s of e c s t a t i c bowing--and w w r i t e upon e
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The W a l t e k R u s s e l l . F o u n d a t i o n , Swannansa, W a p e s b o s s , V i r g i n i a
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all you l i k e w i s e d o ,
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move f a s t enough t h e y h a v e l i v f n g b o d i e s b u t a s t h e y slow down, they lose their bodies, To i n c r e a s e t h e i r speed they must h a v e They always l o s e I t , how eve^, and who g i v e them t h a t e n e ~ g y - - a n d It i s
e n e r g y enough t o p o % a s f z e , depolasize, Y 0 U
It fs Y Q U
who t a k e i t a w a y ,
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i bodies
are
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fs a
two-way p i s t o n s t p o k e of
sound, a s waves of watek e x t e n d from i t s calm, F f g , 5 2 r e p a a e s e n t s t h e i d e a of a t o n e of music fra a s i l e n t haaap s t r i n g , The d e s i k e t o g i v e a body t o t h a t Idea is m a n i f e s t e d To d o t h a t you d i v i d e
by a e t z f n g t h e s t k i n g i n v i b ~ a t o p ym o t i o n ,
t h e s i l e n c e of t h e h a r p s t s f n g j u s t a s you d i v i d e t h e calm s u r f a c e of watek when you throw a s t o n e i n t o i t , which e x t e n d s t h e s u p f a c e i n t o waves, F i g . 53 r e p r e s e n t s t h e h a r p s t r i n g v i b l r e t i n g s o ~ s p i d l y h a t t you heap sna c o n t i n u o u s sound s o l o n g a s t h e waves c o n t i n u e t o v i b ~ a t e , Then t h e sound c e a s e s l i v i n g ,
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--
afokevek,
m o t i o n which c o n t r a c t s toward g r a v i t y , and
c e n t r i f u g a l m o t i on which e x p a n d s toward s p a c e .
LHF' - -E- i s
a fast
v i s i b l e mattek, i n v i s i b l e mattek,
4
idea,
you w i l l do t h i s ,
TME D I V I D E D A N C TWE lJNCIV%lXD
C o n s i d e r t h a f a m i l i a r m o t i o n p i c t u ~ e , You h e w t h a t e v e r y e x p r e s s i o n o f l i f e on t h a t s c r e e n f s m o t i o n o n l y ,
A l l forms of
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a c t i o n s - b o d f e u , - - -e- b u t t h e seeming of ap
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You know a l s o t h a t what seems l i k e motfon i s . d u e t o a very
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s l i g h t l y changed p a t t e ~ n , i s g ~ o j e c t e d .
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L i k e w i s e , youk s e n s e of
h e a r i n g would d e t e c t a n i n t e k v a l of s i l e n c e between e a c h sound, j u s t a s you c a n d e t e c t a n i n t e k v a l sf s i l e n c e between t h e e x p l o s i o n s of a g a t l i n g g u n , The steam w h f a t l e due the intense
r a p i d i t y of i t s s e q u e n t i a l e x p l o s i o n s ,
If t h e s e e x p l o s i o n s could
t o do, f n -- -
o r d e r t o i n c r e a s e youp compre-
h e n s f on - t h e of - COEJTD4UAILP INTERWORKINGS between t h e d i v i d e d u n i v e r s e and t h e u n d r --- i v i d e d u n i v e r s e - - a l s o i n o r d e ~f o p ~ o u g p e a t e r compre-h e n s i o n -- i m p o a s i b f l f t ~of d i v i d i n g t h e u n d i v i d e d - - a l s o f o r of t h e -cla~ifyfng o u ~ y e.omprehension - -e i l l u s i o n whfch makes - of t h i t seem p o s s i b l e t o d f v i d e t h e u n d i v i d e d - -- - imagfne - s i l e n t h a r p is t o the s t k i n a - - i n t e k v a k - s i l e n c e between - m u s i c a l sounds, a s an of two and r e l a t e t h a t e f f e c t - -e b l a c k g a b e t w e e n s e q u e n c e s - motion t o th ~ of p i c t u k e s , ------ i t t o t h e s i l e n t and a l s o r e l a t e s i o n s - -a g: of $ between explo-
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f u l l y csmpsehend t h e r e l a t i o n of t h e d i v i d e d u n i v e r s e of motion
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-- - t h e live f o r ages,
undivided
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