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THE SCIENCE OF BREATHING
side of it also to take thing is importand why does
movement as much as possible. We may call this the
thing, because the whole cavity is then filled with air, and we receive the largest possible amount of oxygen. We now understand why physically this kind of breathing is important to the system, We have also to take into consideration the other side of the science, that is the spiritual science. There are other elements of air which are present in the atmosphere which give us more power and vitality and life-giving qualities. While oxygen may assist in purifying the blood there is another lifegiving power present in pature, and in order to utilize this power there are other rules which must be observed. The spiritual construction of the human body should be understood. We know that there are so many different ethers in the human body, and that when they are compounded together in the right proportion the human organism is in a perfect condition. All of these are present in some proportion at least, in every human body, and when there is any deficiency in any of these the equilibrium is destroyed, and must be restored by breathing in those ethers or by supplying them in some way. Therefore we have first to know what ethers predominate in us, and whether we are positive, or negative, and we must know in what parts these ethers are predominant. They are all present in all parts of the body, but each has its spiritual locality. When we know the positive or negative condition of the body and the condition of
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