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 cident with the Spiritual-Natural atmosphere, E, which contributes substance for its formation. Love and wisdom from the Creator act into the atmospheres of the spiritual world and into the spiritual earth as the heat and light of the sun act into the air and the earth, and produce Divine order and beauty in the ultimates of the spiritual world. This order, harmony, and beauty the Spiritual-Natural plane perceives, and is thus formed by it. The relation of the Spiritual-Natural plane of the mind to the Spiritual-Natural Atmosphere is illustrated in general by that of the Sensual plane to the air.

d is the Spiritual plane, next higher, and coincident with the Spiritual Atmosphere, D, because as ether is the medium of natural light the Spiritual Atmosphere is the medium of spiritual light, which is Divine truth; and the Spiritual plane, which is to be thought of as an organism in itself, is that which receives and perceives spiritual truth, and is therefore formed by it.

c is the Celestial plane, coincident with the Celestial Atmosphere, C. As aura is the medium of gravity the Celestial Atmosphere is the medium of spiritual gravity, which is Divine love. The Celestial plane is that which primarily sensates Divine love "in the highest," and is formed from it.