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Fohat, then, is the personified electric vital power, the transcendental binding Unity of all Cosmic Energies, on the unseen as on the manifested planes, the action of which resembles — on an immense scale — that of a living Force created by will, in those phenomena where the seemingly subjective acts on the seemingly objective and propels it to action. Fohat is not only the living Symbol and Container of that Force, but is looked upon by the Occultists as an Entity — the forces he acts upon being cosmic, human and terrestrial, and exercising their influence on all those planes respectively. On the earthly plane his influence is felt in the magnetic and active force generated by the strong desire of the magnetizer. On the Cosmic, it is present in the constructive power that carries out, in the formation of things — from the planetary system down to the glow-worm and simple daisy — the plan in the mind of nature, or in the Divine Thought, with regard to the development and growth of that special thing. He is, metaphysically, the objectivised thought of the gods ; the “ Word made flesh,” on a lower scale, and the messenger of Cosmic and human ideations : the active force in Universal Life. In his secondary aspect, Fohat is the Solar Energy, the electric vital fluid, * and the preserving fourth

Fohat, then, is the personified electric vital power, the transcendental binding Unity of all Cosmic Energies, on the unseen as on the manifested planes, the action of which resembles — on an immense scale — that of a living Force created by {{Style S-Small capitals|will}}, in those phenomena where the seemingly subjective acts on the seemingly objective and propels it to action. Fohat is not only the living Symbol and Container of that Force, but is looked upon by the Occultists as an Entity — the forces he acts upon being cosmic, human and terrestrial, and exercising their influence on all those planes respectively. On the earthly plane his influence is felt in the magnetic and active force generated by the strong desire of the magnetizer. On the Cosmic, it is present in the constructive power that carries out, in the formation of things — from the planetary system down to the glow-worm and simple daisy — the plan in the mind of nature, or in the Divine Thought, with regard to the development and growth of that special thing. He is, metaphysically, the objectivised thought of the gods ; the “ Word made flesh,” on a lower scale, and the messenger of Cosmic and human ideations : the active force in Universal Life. In his secondary aspect, Fohat is the Solar Energy, the electric vital fluid, * and the preserving fourth

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<nowiki>*</nowiki> In 1882 the President of the Theosophical Society, Col. Olcott, was taken to task for asserting in one of his lectures that Electricity is matter. Such, nevertheless, is the teaching of the Occult Doctrine. “&nbsp;Force,” “&nbsp;Energy,” may be a better name for it, so long as European Science knows so little about its true nature&nbsp;; yet matter it is, as much as Ether is matter, since it is as atomic, though several removes from the latter. It seems ridiculous to argue that because a thing is imponderable to Science, therefore it cannot be called matter. Electricity is “&nbsp;immaterial&nbsp;” in the sense that its molecules are not subject to perception and experiment&nbsp;; yet it may be&nbsp;—&nbsp;and Occultism says it is&nbsp;—&nbsp;atomic&nbsp;; therefore it is matter. But even supposing it were unscientific to speak of it in such terms, once Electricity is called in Science a source of Energy, Energy simply, and a Force&nbsp;—&nbsp;where is that Force or that Energy which can be thought of without thinking of matter&nbsp;? Maxwell, a mathematician and one of the greatest authorities upon Electricity and its phenomena, said, years ago, that Electricity was matter, not motion merely. “&nbsp;If we accept the hypothesis that the elementary substances are composed of atoms we cannot avoid concluding that electricity also, positive as well as negative, is divided into definite elementary portions, which behave like atoms of electricity.” (Helmholtz, ''Faraday Lecture'', 1881). We will go further than that, and assert that Electricity is not only Substance but that it is an emanation from an Entity, which is neither God nor Devil, but one of the numberless Entities that rule and guide our world according to the eternal Law of Karma. (See the Addendum to this Book.)

<nowiki>*</nowiki> In 1882 the President of the Theosophical Society, Col. Olcott, was taken to task for asserting in one of his lectures that Electricity is matter. Such, nevertheless, is the teaching of the Occult Doctrine. “&nbsp;Force,” “&nbsp;Energy,” may be a better name for it, so long as European Science knows so little about its true nature&nbsp;; yet matter it is, as much as Ether is matter, since it is as atomic, though several removes from the latter. It seems ridiculous to argue that because a thing is imponderable to Science, therefore it cannot be called matter. Electricity is “&nbsp;immaterial&nbsp;” in the sense that its molecules are not subject to perception and experiment&nbsp;; yet it may be&nbsp;—&nbsp;and Occultism says it is&nbsp;—&nbsp;atomic&nbsp;; therefore it is matter. But even supposing it were unscientific to speak of it in such terms, once Electricity is called in Science a source of Energy, Energy simply, and a Force&nbsp;—&nbsp;where is that Force or that Energy which can be thought of without thinking of matter&nbsp;? Maxwell, a mathematician and one of the greatest authorities upon Electricity and its phenomena, said, years ago, that Electricity was matter, not motion merely. “&nbsp;If we accept the hypothesis that the elementary substances are composed of atoms we cannot avoid concluding that electricity also, positive as well as negative, is divided into definite elementary portions, which behave like atoms of electricity.” (Helmholtz, ''Faraday Lecture'', 1881). We will go further than that, and assert that Electricity is not only Substance but that it is an emanation from an Entity, which is neither God nor Devil, but one of the numberless Entities that rule and guide our world according to the eternal Law of {{Style S-Small capitals|Karma}}. (See the Addendum to this Book.)

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