10.Materialism

From chapter 6. "The Tree plan of imperfection"

"Now for study purposes,let us assume that a deliberate campaign of evil is actually mounted not so much specifically against humanity, as involving us with it because we are ,so to speak," in the field of operations." What might we expect to encounter at this earth-level of life, which would be aimed against our ever evolving any higher? On the tree of Evil scheme this reads out as materialism....
Right away this signifies a refusal to recognize any kind of living away from this world, or indeed taking the least interest in supramundane affairs. All forms of religion, mysticism ,magic or the slightest hints of spiritual states must be resolutely rejected....
People who are prepared to accept materialism as a way of living offer no opposition to intended evil or very much opportunity for intended good. So long as they willingly remain with their noses firmly glued to the ground their eyes are unlikely to discover any stars. They are not threat to evildoers at all....
At all events,materialism might positively be marked up as a high major score for the "baddies",whether incarnate or not. At a stroke, it reduces any serious opposition to their intentions right down to the minimum. It may not provide overwhelming possibilities of profit, but it does at least afford a definite workable basis in this world for whatever worst might be coming to it...."

Taken from "The tree of evil". William g. Gray. Published by Samuel Weiser, 1974

Chapter 3, "Making both ends meet".
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TREE OF LIFE........................................................TREE OF EVIL
The Kingdom (of God) ............................................Materialism
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I am here to experience....................1.................. Life is here for me to
Life............................................................................experience.

Everything matters........................ 2.................. Matter is everything.

I evolve through animal................... 3.................. I live as an evolved
life...................................................................... animal.

I will become myself only................. 4............ I will have only this one
in the One Life of Spirit...............................Earth life to become myself.

I can get all I ought..................... 5............. I ought to get all I can.

It is impossible to exist................. 6........... The existence of Spirit is
without Spirit................................................. impossible.

I will relate all life by its..............7...............I will relate on Earth by
common denominator of the Living.................the common denominator of
Cosmic spirit. Controlled by that.......................Money.As I control that,so
in me I shall become what I will........................shall I do what I want in
in it.................................................................this world.

I cannot live on Earth.................... 8............. Without an earthly body
without a body................................................ I cannot live.

I can believe in anything..................9..............I cannot believe in any-
not excepting this physi-.................................thing excepting this physi-
cal world..........................................................cal world.

Eat and drink so that if................. 10............. Eat,drink and be merry,for
we die tomorrow we shall................................. tomorrow we die.
be merry.
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Taken from "The tree of evil". William g. Gray. Published by Samuel Weiser, 1974