
ANCIENT AND MODERN PHYSICS
PREFACE
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
This work invites listeners into a thoughtful dialogue between the science of the nineteenth‑century laboratory and the timeless insights of ancient traditions. Beginning with the nature of perception, it asks how the mind separates matter from ether, and whether the foundations of physics might also support a deeper metaphysical order. The author weaves together familiar concepts—force, energy, and the four manifested planes—with questions that still echo in today’s cosmology.
The narrative proceeds through a series of concise chapters that examine ideas such as the “dual man,” the “septenary world,” and the four globes that shape our planetary experience. Written in a clear, conversational tone, the prose reflects the author’s background as a diligent librarian and a committed theosophist, offering both scholarly reference and personal reflection. Listeners will find a respectful blend of historical speculation and scientific curiosity that encourages new ways of seeing the relationship between matter and spirit.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (125K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Jan 1, 2004
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1846–1901
A journalist turned author of popular fiction and speculative nonfiction, this late-19th-century writer moved easily from tales of marriage and divorce to big questions about science and metaphysics. His work offers a glimpse of a restless literary mind at the turn of the century.
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