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from the unwise use of the propagative faculty and its abuse
for the gratification of t he s ens es. Anima ls in their wild state
are exempt from sickness and pain, because their
propagation is carried on under the care and direction of the
wise group-spirit at only those times of the year which are
propitious to that process. The sex-function is designed
solely for the perpetuation of the species and under no
circumstances for the gratification of sexual desire.
Had man remained a God-guided automaton, he would
have known no sickness, pain, nor death unto this day; but
he would also have lacked the brain-consciousness and
independence which resulted from his enlightenment by the
Lucifer Spirits, the “light-givers,” who opened the eyes of
his understanding and taught him to use his then dim vision
to gain knowledge of the Physical World which he was
destined to conquer.
From that time there have been two forces working in
man. One force is that of the Angels, who build new beings
in the womb by means of the Love which is turned
downward for procreation; they are therefore the
perpetuators of the race.
The other force is that of the Lucifers, who are the
instigators of all mental activity, by means of the other part
of the sex-force, which is carried upward for work in the
brain.
The Lucifers are also called “s erpents” and are variously
represented in different mythologies. More will be said
about them when we come to the analysis of Genesis. For
the present enough has been said to warrant us in pursuing
the main line of investigation, which leads us to follow the
progress of man's evolution still further, through the
Atlantean and Aryan Epochs, down to the present day.