Sciencegathersnotgrapesofthornsorfigsofthistles。Intelligenceneverproducednon-intelligence,suchasmatter:theimmortalneverproducedmortality,goodneverresultedinevil。ThescienceofMindshowsconclusivelythatmatterisamyth。Metaphysicsareabovephysics,anddragnotmatter,orwhatistermedthat,intooneofitspremisesorconclusions。Metaphysicsresolvesthingsintothoughts,andexchangestheobjectsofsensefortheideasofSoul。Theseideasareperfectlytangibleandrealtoconsciousness,andtheyhavethisadvantage——theyareeternal。MindanditsthoughtscomprisethewholeofGod,theuniverse,andofman。Reasonandrevelationcoincidewiththisstatement,andsupportitsproofeveryhour,fornothingisharmoniousoreternalthatisnotspiritual:therealizationofthiswillbringoutobjectsfromahighersourceofthought;hencemorebeautifulandimmortal。
Thefactofspiritualizationproducesresultsinstrikingcontrasttothefarceofmaterialization:theoneproducestheresultsofchastityandpurity,theotherthedownwardtendenciesandearthwardgravitationofsensualismandimpurity。
Theexaltingandhealingeffectsofmetaphysicsshowtheirfountain。
Nothinginpathologyhasexceededtheapplicationofmetaphysics。
Throughmindalonewehavepreventeddiseaseandpreservedhealth。Incasesofchronicandacutediseases,intheirseverestforms,wehavechangedthesecretions,renewedstructure,andrestoredhealth;haveelongatedshortenedlimbs,relaxedrigidmuscles,madecicatrizedjointssupple;restoredcariousbonestohealthyconditions,renewedthatwhichistermedthelostsubstanceofthelungs;andrestoredhealthyorganizationswherediseasewasorganicinsteadoffunctional。