Outside of man, between God and Man, is the reflection of God, which men call Nature. It can be disturbed by man and distorted, even as the reflections in a pool of clear water are disturbed by the drop of a pebble. Nature accords exactly with the greater needs of men, with their desires and beliefs, and with what they have deserved. It is also a modifying force operating upon the conditions of their testing. It is the Breath of God expressed in living things. It is, to God, as the material web of the spider is to the living thing, they are separate and unalike, yet one.
The Kolbrin, Book of Manuscripts (MAN:17:7)