from which to work

[beeja]

Spirit is substance which forms itself according to your demands, and must have a pattern from which to work. A pan of dough is as willing to be formed into bread as biscuit. It makes as little difference to Spirit what we demand.

-- Frances Larimer Warner, Our Invisible Supply; Part One, 1907

what does "from which to work" mean?
from the above, a pan of dough can be formed into both bread and biscuit, right?
the last sence, does it mean for the spirit, there is a little difference of what we want, right?

thank you.

[Tdol]

1- it cannot function without a pattern- the pattern is a starting point
2- Yes
3- Yes

[beeja]

thank you.