252 ROSICRUCIANCOSMO-CONCEPTION
We must learn to think of Chaos as the Spirit of God,
which pervades every part of infinity; it will then be seen in
its true light, as the occult maxim puts it: “Chaos is the s eed-
ground of the Cosmos,” and we shall no longer wonder how
“something can come out of nothing,” because Space is not
synonymous with “nothing.” It holds within itself the germs
of all that exists during a physical manifestation, yet not
quite all; for by the wedding of Chaos with Cosmos there is
something new brought forth each time, which did not exist
before; something that was not foreshown and latent. The
name of that something is Genius—the cause of Epigenesis.
It appears in all kingdoms. It is the expression of
progressive spirit in man, animal and plant. Chaos is
ther efore a holy na me; a na me t hat signifies t he Cause of all
we see in Nature and inspires a feeling of devotion in every
tried, true and trained occultist. He regards the visible sense
world as a revelation of the hidden potentialities of the
Chaos.
THE BIRTH OF THE PLANETS
To express himself in the dense physical world, it was
necessary for man to evolve a suitable dense body. In a
world like this he must have a body with limbs, organs, and
a muscular system by means of which to move about; also a
brain to direct and co-ordinate his movements. If the
conditions had been different the body would have been
modified accordingly.
It is necessary for all beings, high or low in the scale of
existence, to possess vehicles for expression in any
particular world in which they may wish to manifest. Even
the Seven Spirits before the Throne must possess these
necessary vehicles, which of course are differently
conditioned for each of Them. Collectively, They are God,