The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #26 January 2015 | Page 142

when the union is formed the atom is a separate thing having certain properties but no longer manifesting the property of free electricity. The process of detachment or separation of the Feminine electrons is called "ionization." These electrons, or corpuscles are the most active workers in Nature's field. Arising from their unions or combinations manifest the varied phenomena of light, heat, electricity, magnetism, attraction, repulsion, chemical affinity and the reverse and similar phenomena. And all this arises from the operation of the Principle of Gender on the plane of Energy. The part of the Masculine principle seems to be that of directing a certain inherent energy toward the Feminine principle and thus starting into activity the creative processes. But the Feminine principle is the one always doing the active creative work and this is so on all planes. And yet, each principle is incapable of operative energy without the assistance of the other. In some of the forms of life, the two principles are combined in one organism. For that matter, everything in the organic world manifests both genders, there is always the Masculine present in the Feminine form and the Feminine form. The Hermetic Teachings include much regarding the operation of the two principles of Gender in the production