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at present be said to live m self-conscious
activity. Maninhabitsthem,buthisconscious-
nessinthemis the consciousnessofababe,not
yet awake. Still,that mistake may not arise,
let me saythat though itis true that mankind
asawhole has not risen above the conscious-
nessonthe physicalplane,there areevennow
somewhohave risen above it,and areableto
workonotherplanes; and these are an ever-
increasing number. In all that I may say of
thefuture, I shall speak of nothing that isnot
known at least to one ortwo amongus,who
havegainedapartialrealisationofthefutureof
therace,whoknowat leastsomethingofthese
differentplaneswhichinthe futureallmankind
shallknowperfectlyandpossessfully.
In glancingoverthephysicalregion,how do
Itsactivitiesgroupthemselvesonthethreesides
of our pyramid? Upon the side of love we
havetheserviceofthoseaboveusandthehelp
and compassionwe extend to those around us
andbelow; upon thesideofwisdomwehave
all that which is not yet wisdom but is only
knowledge, yet knowledge that will become
wisdom when it is transmuted; all scientific
thought, all philosophical thought, all artistic