[London Lectures of 1907 by Annie Besant]@TWC D-Link bookLondon Lectures of 1907 PART II 4/97
It is better to look on the whole world-system--universe, call it what you will--as a part of a definite order in which all the things that happen happen by law, in which there no gaps, no abnormalities, but only limitations of our own knowledge at a certain time.
All the gaps in Nature are gaps in the knowledge of the observers of Nature.
There is nothing miraculous or supernatural, but everything is the orderly product of Nature working along definite lines and guided by definite intelligence. And one reason why it is so important to recognise this is in order to clear away the atmosphere of wonder, of marvel, of awe, of reverence, that is apt, very much to the detriment of the observers, to enshroud everything unusual, every manifestation of a force with which we are not familiar, everything that in the old days was called "miraculous." And one thing I want strongly to impress upon you is, that in everything that can be called a "phenomenon," you ought to deal with it according to the same laws, according to the same canons of observation, as you deal with the phenomena with which you are most familiar on the physical plane.
You should not regard an unusual phenomenon as one which is necessarily to be regarded with reverence in any way.
You should not necessarily talk in whispers, when speaking about what we call "phenomena." It is better to talk in your natural voice, and apply your ordinary common sense and the laws of sane judgment in every case.
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