Vril, or Vital Magnetism

...is held to be a great cosmic principle of very fine energy permeating all forms of matter. It is also naturally present in thought processes, being used by the principle of the mind during the act of thinking. However, Vril original: Vril; a term for a universal life force or "human magnetism." is not the same thing as the mind. Instead, the mind is considered an earlier manifestation of the Infinite the ultimate, boundless source of all existence. From this mental principle arose Vril and more solid forms of energy, followed by both fine and gross forms of matter. In this original sense, Vril is understood as a great universal principle from which a vast variety of activities proceed. In this stage of existence, Vril cannot be defined, just as no universal principle can truly be defined. We lack the words to explain it; it is only when we look at how it manifests that we are able to define it using our limited, human terms.

In the second sense of the term, Vril is the principle of internal vital power or energy found to be present in all forms of specialized matter, whether inorganic or organic. It is this recognition of universal presence that has led science to propose new theories: that Life exists in all forms of matter, even in the crudest and most basic states and phases. Haeckel Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919), a German biologist and philosopher who argued that even atoms possess a basic form of consciousness. boldly asserts that the atoms of matter possess something similar to life. He claims they show the ability to perceive something like sensations and the power to respond to them. Haeckel says: "The two fundamental forms of substance—ponderable matter matter that has weight and can be physically measured and ether a hypothetical substance once believed to fill all space and carry light waves—are not dead or moved only by external force. Instead, they are endowed with sensation and will (though naturally of the lowest grade). They experience a desire for condensation and a dislike for strain; they reach for the one and struggle against the other."

Haeckel also says: "The different relations of the various elements toward each other, which chemistry calls 'affinity' the natural attraction or force between atoms that causes them to combine, is one of the most important properties of physical matter. It is manifested in the different relative quantities or proportions of their combination and in the intensity with which they combine. Every shade of inclination, from complete indifference to the fiercest passion, is exemplified in the chemical action of the various elements toward each other, just as we find in the psychology of..."