A concise metaphysical treatise arguing that existence manifests in distinct states—each with its own mode of consciousness and principles—rather than as a single homogeneous reality; these states (from the purely material and vital up through psychic, intellectual and spiritual modes) are qualitatively different ways of being, and passage between them is possible through inner realization and traditional initiatory methods. The work contrasts this view with modern reductionism, clarifies the distinction between ‘states’ (different modalities of being) and ‘degrees’ (levels of intensity or perfection within a modality), and outlines how authentic traditional doctrines offer paths to higher states and to a recovery of primordial unity.