Theosophical Hall of Wonders

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another way therein / either with
swarming maggots / mites and small worms
or fleas / lice etc. as shall be
shown hereafter. It is also quite remark-
able / that even the porosity and holey-
ness of the stones in old walls / rocks and
cliffs seems to be nothing other / than
a gnawing away by homogeneous stone-
mites The author suggests that the erosion of stone is not a mechanical process, but rather the work of microscopic "mites" that transform dead mineral matter back into living spirit. / in such a way / that even
in the dying off of hard stones a new
life reveals itself / which always
consists in the Breath of Life or Soul of the World
and the Magnetic Light-Air /
since it plays the master in all things of
nature and creation : To which [one might add]
that the joyful singing / sounding
and rejoicing of the holy angels and the elect
should be anything other / than a heav-
enly Breath of Life or Magnetic
Light-Air / and [that] the anxious groaning /
whimpering / howling and gnashing of teeth
of the damned in hell could happen
without this breath / is not to be
supposed / and it thus remains certain /
that this breath / this Magnetic Light-
Air or Soul of the World is a mighty
Spirit original: "רוח" (Ruach), the Hebrew word for spirit, wind, or breath. of the Lord of Hosts original: "HErr Zebaoth," a title for God emphasizing His sovereignty over all the "hosts" or powers of the universe. / who
just as= catchword: "gleich="