Everywhere in the universe the masculine principle precedes the feminine principle. This is why in human beings the region of the intellect, or the mental plane, which is masculine, is placed above the region of the heart, or the astral plane, which is feminine. And if the energies which feed the universe are to circulate harmoniously within us then the mental plane, our intellect, must be directed towards the divine world, the spirit, and the astral plane, our heart, towards the mental plane. When the mental sphere turns away from the spirit in order to satisfy the desires of the astral plane, the order established by cosmic Intelligence is broken and the energies do not circulate correctly. Order, equilibrium, and harmony will only truly become established within us if intelligence, if thought, supersedes feeling and emotion in everything we do.