Everything in ...nature, is descended out that which is eternal, and stands as a...visible outbirth of it, so when we know how to separate out the grossness, death, and darkness...from it, we find...it in its eternal state.

William Law
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Everything in nature is descended out that which is eternal and stands as a visible outbirth of it. This quote from William Blake tells the story of the world. Everything that exists, from the smallest atom to the largest, from the sun to the stars, from the simplest plant to the tallest mountain, has been created from nothingness. It has been made from something that was once nothing at all. If we look closely enough, we can see this truth through our eyes and touch it with our fingers.

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