Harmonics of Evolution book cover
Rabbit Hole · 1897 · English

Harmonics of Evolution

by Florence Huntley

About this book

Florence Huntley presents a philosophy of individual development that connects the life of a person with what she describes as larger laws of nature. The book places questions about consciousness, moral responsibility and spiritual progress within an account of evolution that extends beyond the biological development of living organisms.

Huntley builds her discussion through definitions, analogies and successive arguments about the relationship between individual life and universal processes. Ideas of harmony and affinity provide a recurring vocabulary for considering human relationships, the direction of personal growth and the responsibilities associated with knowledge and conscious choice.

The work forms part of the historical Harmonic Series and presents its subject as a connected philosophical system rather than a collection of brief spiritual reflections. Readers interested in nineteenth-century esoteric thought will find an extended example of how scientific language, ethical reasoning and spiritual speculation were brought together. The complete original scanned edition retains its printed organisation, illustrations and supporting material.