Excerpt from Psychic Philosophy as the Foundation of a Religion of Natural Law The writer of this book was one of the very large number of persons who, alive to the beauty of ideal Christian character, was quite unable to accept current forms of Christian dogma. While thus disturbed in mind he made the error of seeking not for Truth, but for the Truth, from the Chris tian Churches, from modern leaders of thought, and even from Oriental faiths, whose foundations he endeavoured to reach, and whose inner meaning he sought to understand. His attention was invited to the psychic phenomena, that have now attracted the incredulous or bewil dered notice of so many. He expected little from these things, and began the inquiry into them with entire and pronounced scepticism. But he was at last convinced that, whatever the explanation might prove to be, he was in presence of facts which promised solution to his difficulties, because these facts bear on the main problem - whether the human soul is but a name for the sum of vital functions, or has an objective existence, embodied and disem bodied. He has attempted in this book to sum marise the psychic facts and to show the inferences which seem to him to flow from them, in the hope that they may be of use to others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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'Natural Law in the Spiritual World', written in the 1800s by Henry Drummond, delves into how the natural laws of the universe apply to the world of spirit. The book presents spiritual insights in an easy-to-understand manner, making it accessible to readers of different backgrounds. There are chapters dedicated to topics such as biogenesis, abiogenesis, degeneration, reversion to type, and more. The book may be a little wordy in places, but it is spiritually poetic and beautiful. Ultimately, it provides insight into the importance of God and the eternal nature of the soul.

Excerpt from Clairvoyance a System of Philosophy Concerning Its Law Every act, as every thread in a shuttle that moves to and fro in the loom of 'life, forms the character of our spiritualbeing. This is the lesson of error, the aim of evil, that pos sessed of being, the spirit should rise into its final expression, its apotheosis. The exercise of each organ, nerve function, sense, faculty, perception of being, is for one purpose. All subordinate or collateral aims pay tribute to this purpose: It shines as the day star when all other orbs of light are destoyed. It towers as a flame, unquenchable and divine, when all other fires within the bosom are extinguished. It attracts as it fashions the soul in every plane and sphere, and it is the light that lighteth everyone that cometh into the world. It is the light of Divinity that unrolls the Shadow of life and death, truth and error, love and evil, in relative spheres of expression. It is the interpretation of the unchanging Law, of the Logos of religion, of the unspoken word of Mystics, of the knowledge of Science. It is, it governs being. It is God. All success, material and spiritual, must be one with it or it fails in its ideals. N O superficial planes or height 'oi being will avail to make it other than a consuming flame when shadows play in its aureole. Civilization, progress, history, are measured by it. It is the absolute standard of light. As science is evidenced by demonstration, so Divinity is evidenced by consciousness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Principles of Psychic Philosophy The awakening of Spiritual Conscious ness is the discovery of the real self. It is not so much the technical training of our powers that we need as the sim ple recognition of their existence. We are already in possession of infinite forces but they are useless until we find their true expression. In the propositions here presented it isnot intended to follow the argument to its finality. These statements appeal to the spiri tual consciousness, and those who enter the path will not miss the goal to which it leads. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Morality based on natural law has a long tradition, and has proven to be quite resilient in the face of numerous attacks and challenges over the years. Those challenges are no less serious today, which leads one to ask if natural law is still a viable foundation for ethics. Craig Boyd provides a contemporary defense of natural law theory against modern challenges from the arenas of science, religion, culture, and philosophy. In his analysis, he defends many of the classical elements of natural law, but also takes into account the contributions of scientific discoveries about human nature. He concludes that natural law is a necessary but not sufficient basis for ethics that must be accompanied by a theory of virtue.