{"id":29439,"date":"2021-07-28T03:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T03:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/?p=29439"},"modified":"2023-09-28T03:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T03:38:04","slug":"29439-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/29439-2\/","title":{"rendered":"John Craven, DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n      \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n              <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/login\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n                  <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n                    <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29439\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/login\/?action=forgot_password\">Forgot Password<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":25474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[287,43,195,314,199,278,286],"tags":[42,118,70,129],"comments_count":"0","content_native":[{"type":"core\/heading","render":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Green Book Editor and Author<\/h1>","content":"Green Book Editor and Author","data":[],"style":{"align":"left","parent_style":{},"header":"h1","fontSize":"36px"}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>John Craven\u2019s contributions to the philosophy of chiropractic can hardly be overestimated. He collaborated with B.J. Palmer on the 2nd edition of <em>The Philosophy of Chiropractic: V<\/em><em>ol. 5<\/em>. Craven wrote most of the sections for the \u201cNormal Complete Cycle.\u201d His chapters were based on the articles he published in The Chiropractor journal between 1914 and 1916. He also collaborated with B.J. Palmer on the second edition of Vol. 2. Those were B.J. Palmer\u2019s two philosophy texts.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"John Craven\u2019s contributions to the philosophy of chiropractic can hardly be overestimated. He collaborated with B.J. Palmer on the 2nd edition of <em>The Philosophy of Chiropractic: V<\/em><em>ol. 5<\/em>. Craven wrote most of the sections for the \u201cNormal Complete Cycle.\u201d His chapters were based on the articles he published in The Chiropractor journal between 1914 and 1916. He also collaborated with B.J. Palmer on the second edition of Vol. 2. Those were B.J. Palmer\u2019s two philosophy texts."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>Craven was also the philosophy teacher of Ralph W. Stephenson. Stephenson\u2019s 1927 Chiropractic Textbook was required reading at Palmer College for decades. It is still printed. The book cites Vol. 5 in several places.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Craven was also the philosophy teacher of Ralph W. Stephenson. Stephenson\u2019s 1927 Chiropractic Textbook was required reading at Palmer College for decades. It is still printed. The book cites Vol. 5 in several places."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/image","render":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1075097-3761862.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Craven-1924-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>","content":"https:\/\/wordpress-1075097-3761862.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Craven-1924-192x300.jpg","data":{"src":"https:\/\/wordpress-1075097-3761862.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Craven-1924-192x300.jpg"},"style":{"width":192,"height":300,"align":"left","parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>Craven was an ordained Methodist minister, prior to earning his D.C. degree in 1912 and joining the faculty in 1913. Craven officiated marriages at PSC, including the 1917 wedding of Carl S. Cleveland and Rose Ruth Ashworth. The two founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/pdfviewer\/sylva-l-ashworth\/\">Cleveland Chiropractic College<\/a> in Kansas City. Keating and Carl Cleveland III, co-authored a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/pdfviewer\/sylva-ashworths-bio-keating-and-cleveland\/\">biography of Sylva Ashworth,<\/a> Rose Ruth\u2019s mother. Craven also performed the Sunday services on WOC radio in the 1920s, including the first outdoor Easter service on the school\u2019s rooftop in 1924.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Craven was an ordained Methodist minister, prior to earning his D.C. degree in 1912 and joining the faculty in 1913. Craven officiated marriages at PSC, including the 1917 wedding of Carl S. Cleveland and Rose Ruth Ashworth. The two founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/pdfviewer\/sylva-l-ashworth\/\">Cleveland Chiropractic College<\/a> in Kansas City. Keating and Carl Cleveland III, co-authored a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/pdfviewer\/sylva-ashworths-bio-keating-and-cleveland\/\">biography of Sylva Ashworth,<\/a> Rose Ruth\u2019s mother. Craven also performed the Sunday services on WOC radio in the 1920s, including the first outdoor Easter service on the school\u2019s rooftop in 1924."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/heading","render":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Craven\u2019s Philosophical Writings<\/h2>","content":"Craven\u2019s Philosophical Writings","data":[],"style":{"align":"left","parent_style":{},"header":"h2","fontSize":"27px"}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>In addition to his contributions to Volume 5, which was reprinted almost every year between 1916-1920, Craven also wrote, <em>Chiropractic Orthopedy<\/em> (volume 15, 1922) and <em>Chiropractic Hygiene and Pediatrics<\/em> (volume 3, 1924). Both books containing references to Innate Intelligence, in keeping with the tradition of creating physiology textbooks that are expressions of a philosophical worldview.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"In addition to his contributions to Volume 5, which was reprinted almost every year between 1916-1920, Craven also wrote, <em>Chiropractic Orthopedy<\/em> (volume 15, 1922) and <em>Chiropractic Hygiene and Pediatrics<\/em> (volume 3, 1924). Both books containing references to Innate Intelligence, in keeping with the tradition of creating physiology textbooks that are expressions of a philosophical worldview."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>A brief discussion of Craven\u2019s contribution is included in the 8 hour online lecture series on Constructing a Philosophy of Chiropractic. For a deeply Integral context for Craven\u2019s arguments, we recommend Wilber\u2019s Integral approach. A great introduction to Integral Theory is in the new book <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Religion-Tomorrow-Traditions-More-Inclusive-Comprehensive\/dp\/1611803004\" target=\"_blank\">The Religion of Tomorrow<\/a>. Dr. Senzon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/22693472\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">postmetaphysical approach to the philosophy<\/a> is another great place to start.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"A brief discussion of Craven\u2019s contribution is included in the 8 hour online lecture series on Constructing a Philosophy of Chiropractic. For a deeply Integral context for Craven\u2019s arguments, we recommend Wilber\u2019s Integral approach. A great introduction to Integral Theory is in the new book <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Religion-Tomorrow-Traditions-More-Inclusive-Comprehensive\/dp\/1611803004\" target=\"_blank\">The Religion of Tomorrow<\/a>. Dr. Senzon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/22693472\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">postmetaphysical approach to the philosophy<\/a> is another great place to start."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>Craven\u2019s definition of Universal Intelligence from Volume 5 is a precursor to future UI arguments.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Craven\u2019s definition of Universal Intelligence from Volume 5 is a precursor to future UI arguments."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>Craven makes the case for intuitive truth in regards to a more complete understanding of life and reality. He also is focused on the effects of the cause, or the manifestation and expression. We can see here not only a precursor to the later descriptions in the philosophy of cycles but also the early approach to deductive reasoning as a way to intelligibly explain chiropractic\u2019s philosophy. He deduces that the intelligence of life all around us implies an underlying intelligence as the cause. In this regard he describes the intelligence expressed in law and that the nature of law is its \u201ctendency\u201d to move towards an end. This argument is a precursor 21st century philosophers such as Rupert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/courses\/tic-ideas-rupert-sheldrake\/\">Sheldrake <\/a>and his notion of morphic resonance and Ken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/courses\/tic-ideas-ken-wilber\/\">Wilber<\/a>\u2019s post-metaphysical stance, which builds on Sheldrake\u2019s.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Craven makes the case for intuitive truth in regards to a more complete understanding of life and reality. He also is focused on the effects of the cause, or the manifestation and expression. We can see here not only a precursor to the later descriptions in the philosophy of cycles but also the early approach to deductive reasoning as a way to intelligibly explain chiropractic\u2019s philosophy. He deduces that the intelligence of life all around us implies an underlying intelligence as the cause. In this regard he describes the intelligence expressed in law and that the nature of law is its \u201ctendency\u201d to move towards an end. This argument is a precursor 21st century philosophers such as Rupert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/courses\/tic-ideas-rupert-sheldrake\/\">Sheldrake <\/a>and his notion of morphic resonance and Ken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/courses\/tic-ideas-ken-wilber\/\">Wilber<\/a>\u2019s post-metaphysical stance, which builds on Sheldrake\u2019s."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>Craven explicitly links the Universal Intelligence to the deity described by all the religions of the world. Since the manifestations of the world are intelligently expressed, there must be an underlying intelligence. It comprehensive and universal, expressed as an intelligent force throughout every part of the universe. He concludes this section by suggesting that an adequate description of life must begin with cause. Since intelligence is manifest everywhere, there must be an intelligent cause.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Craven explicitly links the Universal Intelligence to the deity described by all the religions of the world. Since the manifestations of the world are intelligently expressed, there must be an underlying intelligence. It comprehensive and universal, expressed as an intelligent force throughout every part of the universe. He concludes this section by suggesting that an adequate description of life must begin with cause. Since intelligence is manifest everywhere, there must be an intelligent cause."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>\u201cIt would be the height of folly for us to say in this day of advanced ideas that any science is complete, for each day brings forth its investigations and these investigations reveal new ideas, and as these new ideas are put into practice those that stand the test will be retained and those that can not are relegated to the junk pile and the mind of man begins its search for more new ideas; and thus the endless chain continues to work. So it does not behoove one man to reject what another has presented until a thorough investigation be made, and even in the investigation of a false theory there is something to be gained even more than the mental exercise that the investigation has afforded, for if we find he is wrong in his propositions then our own ideas are strengthened, and there is absolutely no harm to come to the broad-minded man who carefully weighs every proposition presented.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"\u201cIt would be the height of folly for us to say in this day of advanced ideas that any science is complete, for each day brings forth its investigations and these investigations reveal new ideas, and as these new ideas are put into practice those that stand the test will be retained and those that can not are relegated to the junk pile and the mind of man begins its search for more new ideas; and thus the endless chain continues to work. So it does not behoove one man to reject what another has presented until a thorough investigation be made, and even in the investigation of a false theory there is something to be gained even more than the mental exercise that the investigation has afforded, for if we find he is wrong in his propositions then our own ideas are strengthened, and there is absolutely no harm to come to the broad-minded man who carefully weighs every proposition presented."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>In order to make a complete study of our philosophy we must study the integer, or life in its entirety, in its integrity. There <em>is <\/em>life, therefore there must be a source of life. Now, we do not care what this source of life be called, but there is, beyond the question of a doubt, a source. The very foundation of our philosophy is the knowledge of an intelligence which exists everywhere. In all ages men have tried, by all manner of systems of philosophy, to solve the phenomenon of life. Everywhere we meet the fact that there must be a cause before there can be an effect. The motto of Physical Science is \u201cthere must be an adequate cause for every phenomenon of nature.\u201d Common sense teaches us that there can be no effect without a cause. Electricity is unseen, yet men do not deny its existence, for everywhere its manifestation is observed.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"In order to make a complete study of our philosophy we must study the integer, or life in its entirety, in its integrity. There <em>is <\/em>life, therefore there must be a source of life. Now, we do not care what this source of life be called, but there is, beyond the question of a doubt, a source. The very foundation of our philosophy is the knowledge of an intelligence which exists everywhere. In all ages men have tried, by all manner of systems of philosophy, to solve the phenomenon of life. Everywhere we meet the fact that there must be a cause before there can be an effect. The motto of Physical Science is \u201cthere must be an adequate cause for every phenomenon of nature.\u201d Common sense teaches us that there can be no effect without a cause. Electricity is unseen, yet men do not deny its existence, for everywhere its manifestation is observed."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>We see on every hand the expression of life. \u201cWe are bathed in an ocean of life.\u201d \u201cCleave the wood and thou shalt find me. Lift the stone, and I am there.\u201d We see all about us, effects, and the natural question is, \u201cfrom whence.\u201d The fundamental principle of our philosophy is the fact of the <em>intelligent <\/em>expression of life.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"We see on every hand the expression of life. \u201cWe are bathed in an ocean of life.\u201d \u201cCleave the wood and thou shalt find me. Lift the stone, and I am there.\u201d We see all about us, effects, and the natural question is, \u201cfrom whence.\u201d The fundamental principle of our philosophy is the fact of the <em>intelligent <\/em>expression of life."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>This intelligence is unseen, but the expression or manifestation is seen everywhere in the Universe, and it is folly to deny the existence of such an intelligence. We propose to take what we find of truth in other philosophies and make use of it; it is not necessary for Chiropractic to reject all that may have been said previously on the subject of the first cause.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"This intelligence is unseen, but the expression or manifestation is seen everywhere in the Universe, and it is folly to deny the existence of such an intelligence. We propose to take what we find of truth in other philosophies and make use of it; it is not necessary for Chiropractic to reject all that may have been said previously on the subject of the first cause."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>The two systems of reasoning\u2014the a priori, which infers effects from known causes, and the a posterior), which infers causes from observed effects\u2014have been in use a long time; but, while the systems are right, the procedures have been wrong and have not led the investigators to the cause of incoordination in the body. Why these mistakes should be made with respect to pathological conditions in the body when they have not been made in considerations outside the body, I cannot tell.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"The two systems of reasoning\u2014the a priori, which infers effects from known causes, and the a posterior), which infers causes from observed effects\u2014have been in use a long time; but, while the systems are right, the procedures have been wrong and have not led the investigators to the cause of incoordination in the body. Why these mistakes should be made with respect to pathological conditions in the body when they have not been made in considerations outside the body, I cannot tell."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>When we find an abnormal condition (an effect) in the body, our procedure is from effect to cause, and so we are led back to the causative subluxation in the spinal column.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"When we find an abnormal condition (an effect) in the body, our procedure is from effect to cause, and so we are led back to the causative subluxation in the spinal column."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>There are certain laws at work in the universe, but there is apparently more at work than the laws of chemistry and physics. I might say at this point that there are certain truths which we perceive intuitively and which cannot be perceived in any other way. To illustrate: The infinity of space we perceive by intuition, we accept the fact because of our inability to do otherwise; it is impossible for the finite mind to conceive of any limits to space; we can not think of a place where space does not exist; therefore we believe in the infinity of space because we cannot disbelieve it. The same is true with time; we cannot conceive of a condition where time will not be a factor. Neither of these facts can be demonstrated by any scientific tests; they are, however, everywhere accepted as self-evident and necessary truths. It is equally impossible for us to imagine any change or effect without a cause producing it. This is not only \u201cevident\u201d but \u201cself-evident,\u201d and in reality, there is nothing we are absolutely certain of except those things which are based on self-evident and necessary truths.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"There are certain laws at work in the universe, but there is apparently more at work than the laws of chemistry and physics. I might say at this point that there are certain truths which we perceive intuitively and which cannot be perceived in any other way. To illustrate: The infinity of space we perceive by intuition, we accept the fact because of our inability to do otherwise; it is impossible for the finite mind to conceive of any limits to space; we can not think of a place where space does not exist; therefore we believe in the infinity of space because we cannot disbelieve it. The same is true with time; we cannot conceive of a condition where time will not be a factor. Neither of these facts can be demonstrated by any scientific tests; they are, however, everywhere accepted as self-evident and necessary truths. It is equally impossible for us to imagine any change or effect without a cause producing it. This is not only \u201cevident\u201d but \u201cself-evident,\u201d and in reality, there is nothing we are absolutely certain of except those things which are based on self-evident and necessary truths."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>We can not think of law but as the outcome of Intelligence, and we see Intelligence manifest in every law. Tendency is the very nature of law, and tendency always looks toward an end, and this end shows the previous existence of Intelligence. We are not considering this form of moral standpoint or in any way whatsoever from a religious standpoint, but merely from the standpoint of the intelligent expression of life all about us, which evidences an Intelligence in the Universe.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"We can not think of law but as the outcome of Intelligence, and we see Intelligence manifest in every law. Tendency is the very nature of law, and tendency always looks toward an end, and this end shows the previous existence of Intelligence. We are not considering this form of moral standpoint or in any way whatsoever from a religious standpoint, but merely from the standpoint of the intelligent expression of life all about us, which evidences an Intelligence in the Universe."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>This Intelligence has received many appellations in different ages by different races of people. Some speak of the First Cause as \u201cNature.\u201d The Mohammedans refer to this power as \u201cAllah\u201d; the Indians as \u201cManitou\u201d; the Hebrews as \u201cJehovah.\u201d The term <em>\u201cI am\u201d is <\/em>used in the Bible; among the Christians&nbsp;the term \u201cGod\u201d is used. It matters not what term is used. This does not change the entity; such an Intelligence does exist. Wherever this entity or Deity, if you please, is expressed we always see it expressed in an Intelligent way, therefore there must be intelligence. We find no place in the universe where intelligence is not expressed, therefore we would say it is universal; so it is the most natural thing that the term Universal Intelligence should be applied to this very apparent force in the Universe, and this is the name given by Dr. Palmer, and it is what we use Chiropractically,&nbsp;we cannot think of a term that would be more appropriate and comprehensive. In consideration of such an intelligence as this we might truly say with Tennyson, in his poem entitled \u201cThe Daisy,\u201d in which he recounts some travels to Italy where he recalls his impressions of the Milan Cathedral. He says:<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"This Intelligence has received many appellations in different ages by different races of people. Some speak of the First Cause as \u201cNature.\u201d The Mohammedans refer to this power as \u201cAllah\u201d; the Indians as \u201cManitou\u201d; the Hebrews as \u201cJehovah.\u201d The term <em>\u201cI am\u201d is <\/em>used in the Bible; among the Christians&nbsp;the term \u201cGod\u201d is used. It matters not what term is used. This does not change the entity; such an Intelligence does exist. Wherever this entity or Deity, if you please, is expressed we always see it expressed in an Intelligent way, therefore there must be intelligence. We find no place in the universe where intelligence is not expressed, therefore we would say it is universal; so it is the most natural thing that the term Universal Intelligence should be applied to this very apparent force in the Universe, and this is the name given by Dr. Palmer, and it is what we use Chiropractically,&nbsp;we cannot think of a term that would be more appropriate and comprehensive. In consideration of such an intelligence as this we might truly say with Tennyson, in his poem entitled \u201cThe Daisy,\u201d in which he recounts some travels to Italy where he recalls his impressions of the Milan Cathedral. He says:"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>\u201cO Milan, O the chanting choirs, The giant windows, blazon\u2019d fires,<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"\u201cO Milan, O the chanting choirs, The giant windows, blazon\u2019d fires,"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>The height, the space, the gloom, the glory.\u201d<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"The height, the space, the gloom, the glory.\u201d"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>In this subject&nbsp;we alike find height, space, gloom&nbsp;and glory and it seems almost the height of folly for finite educated intelligence to endeavor to study the Universal Intelligence. Consider only the material world, the majestic mountains whose masonry infinitely transcends the greatness of the old pyramids of Egypt; the glory of the beautiful sunset, the magnificence of which no painter\u2019s frame is able to contain; consider the earth with its great chamber of coal and vaults of oil and gas. Where is the engineer that could have constructed the great natural water ways?<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"In this subject&nbsp;we alike find height, space, gloom&nbsp;and glory and it seems almost the height of folly for finite educated intelligence to endeavor to study the Universal Intelligence. Consider only the material world, the majestic mountains whose masonry infinitely transcends the greatness of the old pyramids of Egypt; the glory of the beautiful sunset, the magnificence of which no painter\u2019s frame is able to contain; consider the earth with its great chamber of coal and vaults of oil and gas. Where is the engineer that could have constructed the great natural water ways?"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>The great nations of the earth may well boast with pride and cherish the memory of their illustrious masters in art, but do not forget that \u201cArt\u2019s proudest triumph is to imitate nature.\u201d What painter\u2019s brush ever blended colors equal to those of the lily or the rose? The production of nature is made more beautiful under the microscope, but the beauty of the imitation&nbsp;on the canvas is destroyed by too close examination. Then consider the mechanism of the body. Now let us return to our original premise, that \u201cfor every effect there must be an adequate cause.\u201d I believe an adequate cause in this case&nbsp;would be an intelligent cause, and since the cause is manifest everywhere in the universe it is in reality&nbsp;a universal cause. Then there is only one conclusion that we can reach and that is, that this first cause is a Universal Intelligence. All life is, then the expression of Universal Intelligence. Then to make a study of life we must start at the beginning; therefore, our first step in the normal complete cycle is Universal Intelligence.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"The great nations of the earth may well boast with pride and cherish the memory of their illustrious masters in art, but do not forget that \u201cArt\u2019s proudest triumph is to imitate nature.\u201d What painter\u2019s brush ever blended colors equal to those of the lily or the rose? The production of nature is made more beautiful under the microscope, but the beauty of the imitation&nbsp;on the canvas is destroyed by too close examination. Then consider the mechanism of the body. Now let us return to our original premise, that \u201cfor every effect there must be an adequate cause.\u201d I believe an adequate cause in this case&nbsp;would be an intelligent cause, and since the cause is manifest everywhere in the universe it is in reality&nbsp;a universal cause. Then there is only one conclusion that we can reach and that is, that this first cause is a Universal Intelligence. All life is, then the expression of Universal Intelligence. Then to make a study of life we must start at the beginning; therefore, our first step in the normal complete cycle is Universal Intelligence."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/image","render":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1075097-3761862.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Palmer-Faculty-1919.jpg\" alt=\"From the collection of the Palmer College of Chiropractic\" style=\"width:369px;height:304px\" width=\"369\" height=\"304\"\/><\/figure>","content":"https:\/\/wordpress-1075097-3761862.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Palmer-Faculty-1919.jpg","data":{"alt":"From the collection of the Palmer College of Chiropractic","src":"https:\/\/wordpress-1075097-3761862.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Palmer-Faculty-1919.jpg"},"style":{"width":369,"height":304,"align":"left","parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1075097-3761862.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Palmer-Faculty-1919.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1075097-3761862.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Palmer-Faculty-1919.jpg\"><\/a>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":null,"dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29439"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29443,"href":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29439\/revisions\/29443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.institutechiro.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}