“Yes, yes,” said G. “Man is the Tritocosmos. The Microcosmos is the atom or rather” — he paused as though looking for a word — “the MICROBE. Fragments: Ten

“If we adopt this point of view, we shall have to admit that the relation of one cosmos to another is the relation of two bodies of different dimensions. If one cosmos is three-dimensional then the next cosmos, that is, the one above it, must be four­dimensional, the next — five-dimensional, and so on. If we take the ‘atom’ or ‘MICROBE,’ as you say, that is, the Microcosmos as a point, then relative to this point man will be a line, that is, a figure of one dimension. The next cosmos, the earth, will be a plane relative to man, that is, it will have two dimensions, as is actually the case for direct perception. The sun, the solar system, will be three-dimensional for the earth. The starry world will be four-dimensional for the sun. ‘All worlds’ are five-dimensional, and the Absolute or Protocosmos is six-dimensional. Fragments: Ten

“Thus, if we take the Microcosmos, that is, the ‘atom’ or ‘MICROBE,’ as G. has defined it, then the Tritocosmos for it will be four-dimensional space, the Mesocosmos will be five-dimensional space, and the Deuterocosmos six-dimensional space. Fragments: Ten

“This means that all the possibilities of the ‘atom’ or ‘MICROBE’ are realized within the limits of the solar system. Fragments: Ten