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sider man himself as a machine for transforming energies. The span of human life has

augmented greatly during the last century. Human activity, in all domains, including
sexual life, surpasses the limits considered as normal even at the beginning of the XIXth.

century. We have here a constantly increasing source of energy of a very special nature

which should play an essential role in the development of our Ray of Creation.

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Without any false conceit, we must admit that man's responsibility has increased

considerably during the contemporary period. And this responsibility is growing all the
time. The industrial revolution of the XIXth. century marked the beginning of the

transition between the periods of growth and development of organic life. And though

this transition is still lasting, we may say that development really began at the stage

when atomic energy came into use.
Even though the interval between FA and MI of the Great Octave is not entirely filled

in yet, the note MI of the lateral octave has started to resound. According to the law of

analogy which is applied to all development, the full resonance of this note should be

marked by the appearance and development of new aptitudes in man. The Mixtus Orbis
nature of the environment in which he lives and which is a reflection of his state of

being, however slows down this blossoming. The clearing of the interval