We do know for sure that the Earth's star has produced life, and therefore must be the source of Spirit. There is no problem in holding that all stars are a product of soul, but we must assume there is a different activity and outcome for each star. We know many large massive stars develop quickly, live short lives, and then self-destruct. It is obvious that the exploding star has suffused itself throughout the cosmos thus ending its self- identity. The extinction of its Self-hood or One-ness is not a loss but just the opposite. It leaves behind a vast area of raw material necessary for the development of stars that can produce life. Science tells us that such "first" generation stars lack the material to produce elements necessary to generate life as we know it. But that "second" generation stars, such as our sun, are born out of the materials left by first generation stars. These galactic nurseries give birth to stars able to produce such diverse elements as gold, and the element necessary for life itself-- Carbon.
To be consistent with observation we must assume that every galaxy is ensouled by virtue of the stars that make it a galaxy. So also clusters of galaxies, and other structures, until the void is filled with Spirit to the very edge of the universe itself.
I tend to think that out of the chaos of the early universe the "stuff" of Mind and the formation of matter took opposing forms yet required each other. The Idea of Life at this stage could only have been a vague dreamlike image from a dim unknown past that gradually dawned as a remote possibility. As the universe evolved into its present form, so also did the Idea of life as the energy of Soul coalesced into stars. As spirit gives rise to mind through flesh, so does spirit give rise to mind through the solar orb. If the cycle is to be completed, then Living Soul must return to the form from which it was created. The formation of stars through Soul insures the continued maintenance of the universe.
The conclusion we have reached affirms that our traditional concept of God the creator is to be found no further than the center of our solar system. There is no need to search beyond for answers that can be found here in our own part of the universe.
What has been said here is not meant to sound like some kind of religious function at work; yet, nonetheless, might be thought of as the well from which religious ideals spring--the ground and source of religious thought and inspiration. No system of belief is excluded. I have written from the standpoint of my own Western heritage and culture, yet the Hindu or Buddhist should not find this inconsistent with their own beliefs. Mohammed speaks of the Allah of Islam and there is no contradiction. The "uncarved block" of Chinese Taoism remains as it has for generations, and is worthy of great respect. With only slight modification every culture and religion can adapt to these ideas without losing anything. If nothing else, there is an ontological ground upon which all religions can stand.
As human beings we have an innate tendency to anthropomorphize everything, that is, to make things understandable on human terms. In the West, people tend to think of God as the wise old bearded man in heaven. This image is easy to pray to, and probably much more effective than seeking consolation from a giant gas fireball in the sky. Yet logic demands that life and soul have a cause and reason, and a power to bring it about and sustain it all.
I am well aware that critics will accuse me of luring modern, enlightened, scientific men and women back to the age of ignorance and superstition. Astrological paganism deified the forces of nature to explain ordinary physical phenomenon long before simple scientific knowledge became available. Many older religions were cults of the sun, and human sacrifice an unfortunate part of life. Worship of the stars was probably the oldest and widest held religious practice of the ancient world. It is all a part of history that need not be repeated in our day, but lest we--"throw the baby out with the bath-water"--cosmological theory without an explanation of life is no theory at all. Life, mind, soul, spirit are terms that describe the human entity, and human beings will never be knowable apart from their source. I find it too improbable that life is merely an accident or by-product of blind forces, although this is the popular view of today's scientific community.
I say again: If stars are ensouled and a focus of mind, and life generated by the power of a star, then creation must be an Idea in the mind of God.