The ultimate body thus escapes our rudimental senses, and we perceive only the shell which falls, in decaying, from the inner form not that inner form itself but this inner form, as well as the shell, is appreciable by those who have already acquired the ultimate life. The matter of which our rudimental body is composed, is within the ken of the organs of that body or, more distinctly, our rudimental organs are adapted to the matter of which is formed the rudimental body but not to that of which the ultimate is composed. But of the worm's metamorphosis we are palpably cognizant. Our future is perfected, ultimate, immortal. There are two bodies - the rudimental and the complete corresponding with the two conditions of the worm and the butterfly. What we call "death," is but the painful metamorphosis. Our present incarnation is progressive, preparatory, temporary.
You say that man will never put off the body? It is the nature of thought to be irrevocable. Man is a creature. Creatures are thoughts of God. But he can never be thus divested - at least never will be - else we must imagine an action of God returning upon itself - a purposeless and futile action. And this is true. Man thus divested would be God - would be unindividualized. You did say that "divested of corporate investiture man were God." I could not have said this it is an absurdity. You say that divested of the body man will be God? Now, the particular motion of the incarnated portions of the unparticled matter is the thought of man as the motion of the whole is that of God. Divested of corporate investiture, he were God. To create individual, thinking beings, it was necessary to incarnate portions of the divine mind. Yes for mind, existing unincorporate, is merely God.
You were saying that "for new individualities matter is necessary." When I say "mind," I mean the unparticled or ultimate matter by "matter" I intend all else. But you now speak of "mind" and "matter" as do the metaphysicians. For new individualities, matter is necessary. …V. In general, this motion is the universal thought of the universal mind. This thought creates. All created things are but the thoughts of God.
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