Spiritual Physics, toward a Law of the Conservation of Consciousness

"Now 'pure induction' is founded on simple enumeration and is essentially only conclusion based on the experience of given statistics. Thus one could say, 'As John is a man and is dead, and as Peter is a man and is dead, and as Michael is a man and is dead, therefore man is mortal.' The force of this argument depends on number or on the quantity of facts known through experience. The method of analogy, on the other hand, adds the qualitative element, i.e., that which is of intrinsic importance, to the qualitative. Here is an example of of an argument by analogy: 'Andrew is formed of matter, energy, and consciousness. As matter does not disappear with his death, but only changes its form, and as energy does not disappear but only modifies the mode of its activity, Andrew's consciousness, also, cannot simply disappear, but must merely change its form and mode (or plane) of activity. Therefore Andrew is immortal.' This latter argument is founded on the formula of Hermes Trismegistus: that which is below (matter) (energy)is as that which is above(consciousness). Now, if there exists a law of conservation of matter and energy (although matter transforms itself into energy and vise versa), there must necessarily exist also a law of conservation of consciousness or immortality."

Meditations on the Tarot, Letter 1, The Magician