The only real actuality that confronts sentient beings is MIND.
We are born, live and have our being amidst physical surroundings
that in final analysis are mere illusions. This idea is not new.

It forms the base of most systems of philosophy from the dawn of
civilization to the present day.

Our physical environment is the result of our mental attitude.
Mars is blessed with a climatic tranquility that would surpass
the understanding of an Earth dweller. But this was not always
so.

In proportion to the spiritual unfoldment of the inhabitants of a
planet so is the degree of climatic tranquility enjoyed by them.
This may, at first reading, appear far-fetched, but it is true
nevertheless.

Those who live on a material plane are immersed in the Effect
world. The dominating and primary influence that gives rise to
all material phenomena have their inception in the Cause
world--the world of Spirit. Hence the turbulence of the elements
originate, through the law of Vibration, deep down in the
mentalities of those who make up the population of a planet.
Cloudbursts, severe wind storms and other disturbances of Nature
are all adjuncts of the spirit of war and rapine.

When a race has discarded the pursuit of false ideals and comes
into harmony with the Father then there occurs a corresponding
change in its physical environment by reason of the vibratory
influences at work. These influences have their inception in the