Being a Comprehensive Outline of the Planet's Physical
Features,
Which Includes Its Geographic, Topographic and Meteorologic Aspects; a
History of Its People and the Plan of Their Utopian, Industrial
and
Economic System of their Knowledge concerning our Theories of
Relativity,
Constitution of Matter, Inter atomic and Cosmic Energy,
Electricity,
Hyper space, Neutralization of Gravity; including a History of the
Spiritual
Progress of the People of Mars and Christ's Visit to their Planet Ten
Thousand
Years Ago.
To the millions of God's children on this earth enthralled in
darkness,
for whom the solicitude of the Father is
now in evidence, this book is dedicated. May it be a beacon to light
the way of the weary searchers after Truth.
One hemisphere of Mars showing the North Polar Cap and the main Canal
System
covering the Planet. The many thousands of small lateral canals,
radiating
from the larger waterways, and which form an important part of the
general
plan, have been purposely omitted from the above to avoid confusion.
The
circular spots, and dots, are the principal reservoirs used for
Impounding
water for use during the long Martian summer. The dark areas shown in
the
drawing are Mar's ancient sea bottoms now covered with vegetation. It
will
be observed that most of the canals are double, paralleling each other
at a distance of about seventy five miles. Centers of population are
not
shown for the reason that space is not available on so small a drawing.
The City of Urid, (see front piece) is situated adjacent to the
reservoir
in the center of drawing, just north of the equator.
THE PLANET MARS
AND ITS
INHABITANTS
Foreword
By the Editor
I am to write this book, not as the real author, but as the
amanuensis
of one who almost two thousand years ago, trod the soil of this
terrestrial
globe. It is with a new found joy in my heart that I indite this, the
beginning
of a wonderful revelation concerning God's infinite universe. But the
joy
is made more manifest to me in the knowledge of having found Christ,
not
through listening to the vain mutterings from the pulpits in edifices
made
by hands, but through the love and gentle teachings of Him, who has
sent
his ministers of light to me, and led me into knowledge of the life
everlasting
by giving me daily, guidance in all the details of this earth life and
its complexities. In finding Christ I have found all worth living for,
the expression of real life, which includes among its manifold
blessings,
health and contentment.
What a strange road I have followed to come to the feet of Him who
gave
up His life on Calvary that man might win back his lost birthright, the
inheritance of God's kingdom. Since childhood days Christianity, to me,
has been an illusion; Christ a figment of the imagination, and God, the
Creator, an abstract First Cause, whose existence was against reason,
but
who was postulated by necessity. But man's extremity is God's
opportunity,
and in my great hour of need, the light of His countenance shone upon
my
sickened soul and body, creating newness of life within and healing my
disease.
The Father's angels are all ministering spirits, sent to minister
unto
them that believe on Him, (Hebrews 1:14) and I have been well taken
care
of by them. There is one who has had supervision over my case, and he
is
the one referred to in the first line of this writing. He has also had
supervision in a general way over the writing of this book.
My mentor's name is given to me as Gaston Sergius. He came into my
life
at a time when hope had fled and the demons of despair had seized my
soul
for their own.
It was in 1915 that I fell and sustained a serious injury to my
spine.
For many months (thirty) I was confined in a hospital and my home,
suffering
the most intense agony. Although I received the best of medical
attention
my life was despaired of by my family, as the specialists and
physicians
maintained that a cure was impossible. Daily doses of morphine were the
only alleviation for the excruciating and constant agony. It is not my
purpose to go into details concerning my affliction as that phase of my
experience may be the theme for another book sometime in the future,
but
suffice it to say that my co-worker in the presentation of this volume
to the public is the sensitive through whom Sergius and my young son,
who
had passed over some years previously, sought to reach me with a
message
of hope to the effect that a cure was possible, through the Great
Physician's
healing forces.
The cure was wrought and it was by this means that I came into
conscious
contact with the Father's ministers in general and with this one,
Sergius,
in particular. As a result of this fellowship I have modified my entire
conception of life here and in the hereafter.
The telepathic and subconscious theories will not explain the
experiences
that I have had, and the spiritualistic hypothesis is the only one
tenable.
Some maintain that the only influences that man can communicate with,
are
diabolical. In this respect I merely ask the reader to apply the
orchard
test: "By their fruits ye shall know them." I am sure you will agree
that
a marvelous work of reconstruction, such as I have experienced in
regaining
health, could not be accomplished by the forces of destruction.
Much philosophy has been presented to me concerning the life
hereafter,
by those glorified spirits having charge of my development, all of
which
is in consistent agreement with the teachings of the Prince of Peace.
The
one idea around which all of Sergius' teachings centralize is
Love.
This element is everything; the cohesive principle of the universe.
Christ
came to earth with a message of love, the disciples followed Him for
love,
and there is no other correct principle for society than the
commandment
Christ gave that was to supplant all the law and the prophets: "That ye
love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."
(John 13:34.) Love is the universal solvent, the panacea for all ill;
in
fact, man's final emancipation from sin, disease and poverty will come
only through love.
The root of all evil is selfishness, the antithesis of Love. "He
that
sayeth he is in the light, and
hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his
brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in
him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in
darkness,
and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his
eyes." (I John 2:9-11.)
It was because the Father loved even me, that he sent to me
patient
and gentle teachers to direct my mind into proper channels during the
time
I was suffering physical pain, but I feel I must state here now that I
could not receive His love until I believed on His Son, for this is
irrevocable
law, and applies to all alike. Upon one occasion when I complained of
severe
pain, Sergius said:
"Be patient and suffer, it will not be for long. Remember Christ
suffered;
I was pulled apart on the rack for the faith." That this Sergius is a
true
disciple, as well as the other constructive influences that have
enveloped
my being in the Father's love, has been evidenced to me on many
occasions,
and every instance has also shown that their love extends in all
directions
for humanity.
On one occasion when I was conjuring up pictures of the long
months
of suffering I had endured, Sergius said: "To think of the past is
poison
for the soul; think of the present only." This reminded me forcibly of
Paul's writings: "Look not at the things that are behind thee, but ever
keep thy face turned towards the things that are before thee and run
thy
course with patience."
And again, when I expressed a desire for more knowledge on
scientific
subjects I received this answer: "Get God's book into your heart, and
all
knowledge will be yours."
It is not the purpose of this book to incorporate all that has
been
gleaned from the other plane concerning the Cosmic scheme, and I will
now
confine my attention to the subject matter of this volume.
From the beginning of my communication with Sergius, he has
dropped
hints and information concerning life on the planet Mars, but it was
not
until recently, January 4, 1920, [2005Ed.exactly 3 years before
Cora Richmond's passing from earth.] that any definite
information
about the subject was received. Some days previous to this date,
messages
were received by the medium and myself to the effect that commencing on
the above date a book would be written in which the planet Mars, its
people,
form of government, arts, industries, philosophy of life, etc., would,
for the first time in the history of this world, be given.
At the time this foreword was written, January 31, 1920, three
sittings
had been held and the book started. The information so far given
concerning
Mars is somewhat meager, but my faith in my Master is such that I feel
certain a wonderful revelation is coming.
The medium through whom these messages of Mars have come, knows
nothing
of astronomy and has never read anything concerning Mars. This
statement
is made in anticipation of any claim in which the subconscious theory
might
be invoked in order to explain the source of information. The subject
matter
contained in this volume was received through the medium while in a
trance
state. The messages were taken down in shorthand by myself. As
I
followed court reporting for some years in the past, I was competent to
take the dictation. As Sergius has explained, the dictation came direct
from a disincarnated intelligence of Mars and he, Sergius, acted as the
supervising force. The sittings usually lasted about three quarters of
an hour. At the beginning Sergius warned us that the medium must be
held
for only a short time in trance, for the reason that she must
necessarily
experience the atmosphere of Mars, which is much more rarefied than
ours
and would therefore suffer some inconvenience. This proved to be very
true
as the Medium seemed to have some difficulty, and, at first, much pain
in breathing while in the trance state.
The statements made in this book concerning Mars will have to be
taken
by the reader on their face value. This volume was not written as a
scientific
proof of the existence of intelligences external to ourselves, or as a
conclusive proof of the existence of intelligent life on Mars. The
writer
is convinced of the truth of the revelations contained herein and will
rest on that declaration.
The last part of the volume is devoted to a statement concerning
what
has been discovered about the planet Mars by the late Percival Lowell,
who devoted his entire life to a study of this planet. The data has
been
gleaned from the three volumes written by Dr. Lowell, vis: "MARS,"
"MARS
AND ITS CANALS," and "MARS, AN ABODE OF LIFE". The purpose
of
presenting this data is to show the wonderful agreement between what
Dr.
Lowell actually saw with his telescope and the information presented
through
the entranced Medium, who, as we have previously stated, had never
received
any information from any source upon the subject.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
PREFACE
By the Medium
During the time that the information given in this book was being
received
and more especially after all the chapters had been transcribed, much
in
the way of special guidance and instruction was received regarding the
compiling, arranging, etc., of the subject matter. This is in
accordance
with the words of the Master: "Not a sparrow falleth but the Father
knoweth."
Those who have had the work in hand of making this book a concrete form
have been ever conscious of the Father's solicitude in every detail.
Some
of these specific instances will be recorded in the following
paragraphs.
When the Editor had finished writing the chapter on "Clairvoyant
Visions of Mars" (Chapter VII) the following message was given:
"You
have done well with your 'Visions'. We will give you more. Dwell more
on
the spiritual atmosphere with everything you write. The electrical
vibratory
atmosphere manifests everywhere with Divine Life. Have your mind
realize
it and understand it in a way that it will permeate all colors; all
guides
and controls; all manifestations that you see. This atmosphere has been
attained through spiritual growth. We desire that you dwell on this
point
throughout all details of the work. You should not be so much concerned
with effects as with causes, for some effects are very misleading. We
are
ever ready to help you when you desire it. Have this always in view:
That
the Father's work will be done and that it will be taken care of in the
proper way. You should rest in that assurance."
When questions about the arrangement of the chapters came up, the
following
was received:
"In compiling the book you will first take up the physical
features
as they are at the present time on Mars, and necessarily will follow an
explanation as to how these matters were accomplished; how the
Martian's
spiritual development made these physical changes possible. Then the
activities,
industrial life, home relations, etc. Give first the picture of life as
it is lived on the planet and immediately follow with the causes, the
real
causes back of this beautiful life. Remember, as we have already
told you, that the cause back of these conditions on Mars, is the
spiritual
unfoldment of its people, attained by living in Truth and performing
the
Father's will. Keeping this thought in view, the material you have will
fall into its proper place when you arrange the chapters. We are all as
anxious as you are to see this work finished and we will give you as
much
help as you are able to receive. Make your material work a little
easier
and less exhausting and then you will have more strength to do this
work
which is in accordance with His will."
When the work of editing the copy began the following message was
given:
"The chapters are complete with the exception of only a few
details
to brighten the story. It is not the fault of you that it has a strain
of coldness in it. We had decided to make it purely scientific, but the
minds of your people are not in a highly developed state. Of
course,
we slightly emphasized that throughout the trances. Your people do not
like to think that a genuine state of Utopian existence on our planet
Mars
is an actuality."
At last when it became time to think of publishing this work, the
first
problem that came to mind was the name of the work and also whose names
should be given credit for it. This was quickly settled as follows: "On
the planet Mars the inhabitants are not concerned with a mere name. A
man
or woman, when writing beautiful thoughts and putting them into book
form,
is not concerned over the name so much as getting the book close to the
hearts of the ones that need it." The Medium stated that she did not
care
to have her name published and this was followed by: "Why should you
care
to have your name published when you know that the Father knows your
worth?"
So the matter was settled satisfactorily for all concerned with that
result
that you have already become acquainted with, in reading the title page.
Years ago, as you measure time, I was
an inhabitant of Mars, I was an inhabitant of Mars, your sister
planet.
My name is Eros Urides (the latter signifying "of Urid") but a
physical
name is only an incidental in one's life. In the Spirit world we are
given
a name in accordance with our spiritual qualities and gifts and the
kind
of work we do.
I came into material being as the fruit of
the
sacred union of my parents. It is not necessary to say aught concerning
their social status, for on Mars all who unfold into a material
expression
of the Father are equal. Equal in rank, station, and in possession of
the
material fruits of earth.
After my education had been completed I was,
in
accordance with the Martian system of scientifically determining one's
rightful vocation, assigned as overseer to a section of one of the main
canals supplying moisture from the North Polar cap to an impounding
reservoir
near the city of Urid, the place of my birth.
I was in the 36th year (Martian reckoning)
of
my physical life on the planet when my transition occurred, which event
was the result of my inability to observe, one night, warning signals
sent
out from a central station, advising the eve of a tremendous drop in
temperature.
This occurred in the Martian autumn, and I succumbed to the intense
cold.
I was not married, so I left no immediate family except my parents,
brothers
and sisters.
I have come to your earth to give your
inhabitants
some idea of the idealistic life lived by your more advanced brothers.
I use the term idealistic in a relative way only, for in God's
universe
the degrees of material progress of His children are infinite in number.
In giving this information to the
inhabitants
of your world I have been assisted by the spirits of many former wise
children
of your earth.
The purpose of the information which I am
about
to impart to your people is mainly to stimulate and hasten into
material
expression the reign of God's kingdom on your earth.
Many will reject this information, but it is
God's
truth nevertheless. But on the other hand, many of God's children now
functioning
on your planet will accept the statements as true and, they will be
helped
and encouraged in their hard struggle for material existence.
This
struggle, unequal as it is, is the result of darkness engendered by the
loss of faith in God.
Man's faith in his Creator, in the ages
preceding
your present era of darkness, was sublime. Man's attitude towards, and
his confidence in the promises of God was as the faith of a child to
its
parents, whom it has always trusted. But selfishness has gained the
upper
hand, and is now man's master on your earth. To break the chains now
binding
man to self is the purpose of God's holy emissaries, who have descended
from high spiritual spheres to your earth to teach and show men the way
out of bondage. They will succeed, for Omniscience has commanded it. It
is under their direction that I am now contributing my little part in
this
movement.
I am only too glad to have been able to give
the
information contained in this book, and I also appreciate the
assistance
of all those on your earth plane who so willingly assisted; but of
course
we are all obeying the Father's command.
As life is an attribute of the entire
universe,
the material aspect of all God's creations are the same. That is, life
on another planet must be thought of as being no different from what
experience
teaches you.
All inspiration comes from the Father.
Hence,
the degree of a race's advancement in point of civilization is in
proportion
to its spiritual enfoldment.
Therefore the material aspect of life, which
includes
God's evolutionary and non-evolutionary* creatures, is the same on
every
habitable globe in limitless space. (*or
the lower animals)
In telling the story of Mars you must be
prepared
to believe that, from a physical point of view, the Martians are just
human
beings, differing little from the people of your earth.
The same may be said concerning the
activities
of life enjoyed by all of God's creatures. Martians work and have their
recreations. They enjoy the fruits of their earth just as you do the
fruits
of yours. They have invented labor-saving machinery and, indulge in a
multitude
of industrial pursuits, but with this difference: their economic system
is such that the life of the Martian is not the struggle for existence
you have created on your earth. On the contrary, it is a pleasurable
life
in which work is as much enjoyed as is recreation. This condition is
due
to two causes. First, Mars is much farther advanced as a world in its
evolutionary
career. Second, The Spiritual enfoldment of its inhabitants is
proportionately
advanced.
As the Divine Plan is universal in its scope
the
physical
characteristics of Mars, compared to your earth, are, in a general way,
the same, with the exceptions shown later in this book.
The inhabitants of Mars enjoy a blue sky,
mountains,
hills, rocks and dells, clouds, beautiful sunsets, and in fact most of
the physical phenomena witnessed by the dwellers of your earth.
The Martians live and have their being just
as
your people do, but they are surrounded by a different spiritual and a
modified physical environment.
They take pleasure in music, art and the
study
of physical science, but with this difference: the spiritual growth and
enfoldment of the individual is considered as most important, and all
material
advancement as only an aid to ultimate ends.
With main points in view the reader can now
readily
comprehend the real Martian character, although it may be a
disappointment
to many who have imagined the inhabitants of Mars as physically
different
from themselves, or perhaps, as semi spiritual entities, who have
possibly
been transplanted from other worlds to undergo a sort of probationary
life
amid a paradise of beautiful things.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
CHAPTER II
Populations Centers, Temperature, Climate
Although Mars is little more than half as
large
as your earth, its diameter being 4,200 miles, it contains a larger
area
of habitable land than the latter, its surface area being approximately
212,000,000 square miles as against 51,000,000 miles for your earth.
Hence
our globe supports a larger population about 13,160,000,000 people.
Your
population is in the neighborhood of 1,645,000,000. Your land area is
161,000,000
square miles less than the land area of Mars. This is for the reason
that
your oceans occupy a vast surface of your earth, and Mars has no
oceans,
the same having dried up ages ago. Consequently almost the entire
surface
of our planet (with the exception of some small areas covered with
swamps,
remnants of ancient seas and oceans, and portions of the extreme
northerly
and southerly polar caps) is utilized by the Martian inhabitants.
Our planet is grid ironed with canals, many
hundreds
of the main ones being observable through your telescopes, and the art
of intensive farming is practiced by us to a degree of perfection never
dreamed of by the dwellers of your earth.
Our winters, even in the Equatorial regions
are
severe, the temperatures at times descending to as low as 80 degrees
below
zero. However, our springs, summers, and autumns are mild and nearly
twice
as long as your seasons, for the Martian year is 687 days long. We grow
and mature many crops of necessary cereals, fruits and vegetables
during
the spring and summer months, so that want is never felt by our happy
people.
Our method of irrigation is somewhat
different
from that practiced in the arid portions of your earth. We do not,
except
in a few instances, flood our lands as you do. Owing to the fact that
our
atmosphere is much lighter than yours, the normal air pressure being
only
about 8 pounds to the square inch as against 15 pounds on your earth,
evaporation
is very rapid, and the dew fall, as a consequence of much moisture
being
in the air, is very great.
This heavy humidity also tends to prevent
radiation
of heat, and the temperature at night does not drop exceedingly low,
although
frost is not uncommon even in summer. As our vegetation is acclimated
and
adapted to our environment no damage is done to growing crops by reason
of these frosts.
The Martians experience no difficulty in
living
in a rarefied atmosphere. Neither have they abnormally developed lungs.
God has made ample provision for the comfort of His creatures
throughout
all of His infinite creations, and we of Mars are not excepted from
this
Fatherly care and love.
Should an inhabitant of your earth be
suddenly
transported to Mars he could live but a few minutes, for the reason
that
his lungs could not assimilate enough oxygen from our light atmosphere.
Economy is a science with us. Nothing
is
wasted. Every possible square inch of ground produces food for
man
or beast. Even the north and south Arctic regions, after their seasonal
thaws blossom forth with vegetal growth, as astronomers on your earth
have
observed. These regions produce their quota of food by being utilized
as
pasturage for our cattle. Immense amounts of forage are also gathered
for
the long Martian winters, when a greater portion of either the north or
south hemisphere is covered with a mantle of snow.
The equatorial regions are always pleasant.
No
severe wind storms are experienced on Mars; neither do we have
lightning
or other magnetic disturbances such as you experience.
As a corollary to the tranquility of our
inhabitants
living in peace, love and harmony, and the truths of God expressed in
our
every day living, the climate is mild, the atmosphere clear and
beautiful,
the sky serene and sapphire-blue: the severest winds but gentle zephyrs
wafted towards the equator from the more remote portion of our globe.
Cloudy
skies are rare and rainstorms few.
There is no lack of God's gifts on Mars. As
intensive
farming is a necessity on our planet, plant food or fertilizing
elements
are plentiful. One of the large white circular spots observed by your
astronomers,
located in a region on Mars named by them Elysium, and which has been a
puzzle to all observers, is an immense deposit of fertilizing
chemicals.
An immense well is located in this particular spot which gushes forth a
never ending saline solution, highly impregnated with sodium nitrate,
potash
and other salts. The country for many miles around is covered with a
white
precipitate which has been carried by the moist air and deposited on
the
Martian earth. These chemical compounds are refined and used to
replenish
the soil with plant food.
There are 153,000 centers of population on
Mars,
but these centers are not congested cities similar to those on your
earth.
Every individual has plenty of room to thrive and develop the best
within
him.
Our cities are not crowded and our buildings
are
beautiful in their simplicity; large and roomy, with an abundance of
sunlight
and ample ventilation. White marble and metals, such as you use, are
employed
for building purposes. The inhabitants congregate in centers and,
owing to our more perfect methods of transportation, go forth daily to
their tasks in field or factory, to return at the end of their allotted
period of industrial activity to house and fireside.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
CHAPTER III
The Martian Canal System
The Canal system on Mars is comparatively
new.
The idea of constructing a planetary Canal system had its incipiency at
the time of Christ's visit to our planet. The Master warned the people
that they must make provision for their future water supply. At that
time
(10,000 years ago) the water supply was becoming noticeably scarcer as
time went on. It was nearly 3,000 years after the Master's mission to
Mars
had been concluded that actual construction of the Planetary Canal
system
was undertaken, and during the intervening 7,000 years and up to the
present
time, construction on the public waterways has continued. At the
present day the system is most complete, but constant work is required
to keep the canals in working order. In addition to the gigantic Canal
system, provision had to be made for suitable reservoirs to impound the
water after the seasonal thaws at the poles. To this end immense
reservoirs
were constructed at most canal intersections. In some instances the
reservoirs
are established between parallel canals; but in every case smaller
canals,
or laterals, always intersect at these points.
Many of the canals on Mars are double, as
they
appear to your astronomers. These double waterways parallel each other
at a distance of about 75 miles. The reason for this is that as the
Martian
population is absolutely dependent upon the Polar waters to irrigate
their
crops, any accident to a canal, such as a landslide stopping the
regular
flow of water, or the breaking of a lock or gate, would mean a very
serious
calamity to a great number of people, and for that reason, soon after
the
main canals were constructed, second and parallel waterways were made
for
the purpose of guaranteeing an uninterrupted flow of water from the
Poles
to the Equatorial regions, with the result that on many occasions the
foresight
of the Martian engineers, having the water supply of the planet in
charge,
saved immense areas from drought. The rainfall on Mars is almost nil
and
the immense population (eight times larger than that of your earth) is
entirely dependent on the water supply from the melting polar caps.
Water
on Mars is a most precious fluid and there is none to waste. Our oceans
evaporated ages ago, and outside of the precipitation of moisture at
the
poles in the form of snow, none is to be had anywhere else on the
planet
except in very meager quantities.
The astronomer Lowell of your earth, who
made
a life study of our planet, called these reservoirs "Oases," but he was
mistaken in his theory. He concluded that these points, which appear as
round disks in the telescope, were centers of population. This
conclusion
is erroneous. The centers of population on Mars are scattered over the
entire planet regardless of the position of the so-called "Oases." It
is
quite true, that owing to the rapid evaporation of water in the
comparatively
thin atmosphere of Mars, the dew fall for quite a radius from the
center
of the reservoirs is considerable, with the result that vegetation
springs
up, giving the "Oases" the appearance of a diameter of about 75 miles.
The reservoirs are about 60 miles across and hold millions of gallons
of
water.
The same explanation may be given of the
Canals.
The dew fall on each side is extensive, and the vegetal growth which
extends
the full length of the water ways, which in some cases extend for
thousands of miles, is most prolific.
The water in the canals, in most instances,
is
distributed by gravity, but recourse is had to a lock system and to
immense
pumps for raising the water to proper levels.
The gates of the lock system and the pumps
are
operated by electricity, the control of which energy is well understood
by us. In fact, we are centuries ahead of your earth people in the
knowledge
of the use of electro magnetic energy. More will be given on the
subject
of electricity in another chapter.
Another source of mystery to your
astronomers
has been the appearance of triangular dark spots at the origin of some
of the Martian canals. These have been referred to by your astronomer
Lowell
as "Carets," named so by reason of their peculiar shape. These
so-called
"Carets" are the thoughtful provision for the impounding of a season's
supply of water. In other words they are in part a lock system for
raising
water to the level of some of the main canals, and embrace also a
prodigious
pumping system. These so-called "Carets," as the telescope will
show,
are located at the edge of some of what appear to you as very dark
areas
on our planet. These dark areas are Mars' old sea bottoms, and in many
instances have been utilized by our engineers as natural reservoirs for
water. Their convenient location near the Poles has provided ideal
facilities
for the preservation of an adequate supply of water.
The construction of Mars' gigantic Canal
system,
planetary in its extent, might seem to your earth people an impossible
task; and it might prove so to your earth dwellers should you undertake
a similar project in the ages to come when your seas dry up, but it
must
be remembered that gravity on Mars, compared with your earth, is as
38
to 100. Excavations of large waterways then becomes a comparatively
easy
task. We have no high mountains on Mars; in fact, none exceeding 3,000
feet in altitude. Owing to the difference in gravity the angle of
repose
on Mars is nearly acute as against 45 degrees on your earth,
which
permits of almost perpendicular walls to the canals and lessens the
danger
of landslides and cave ins, but above all the biggest advantage enjoyed
by us in the construction of large public enterprises, such as are
embraced
by our canal system, is the solidarity and unity of purpose on the part
of the Martian people. As Love rules our planet no internal dissension,
or public misunderstanding, exists among its people to retard any
necessary
undertaking for the good of all.
It is lamentable that the dwellers on your
earth
are divided against one another. Not only are your false ideals of
racial,
sociological and religious distinctions a bar to your spiritual and
material
progress, but your political and economic falsities are as millstones
around
your necks which will ultimately lead you to destruction unless you, as
a people, retrace your steps and go back to the pathway pointed out by
Christ the Master, 2000 years ago, when He came to your earth with a
message
from the Most High. The pathway is love, which leads to a true
understanding
of God and the Kingdom referred to by Christ.
The Martian canals, as telescopic
observation
will prove in almost all cases, follow straight lines. When necessary
mountains
have been cut through down to a proper level. Where the canals cross
depressions
or old sea bottoms, immense aqueducts have been constructed of solid
stone
and concrete in such a manner that the water, in most cases, flows to
its
destination by gravity.
That this has been a stupendous task may be
more
readily imagined when it is known that the width of the main canals
averages
from one to twenty miles. This announcement might seem to many
unreasonable,
but it must be remembered that the volume of water distributed over
212,000,000
square miles of territory is immense.
You might ask where this large volume of
water
comes from?
The polar caps during the Martian winter
extend
down nearly to the equator, and cover about five sevenths of the
planet's
surface when at maximum, and as the snowfall averages from six inches
at
the edge of the caps to 50 feet at and near the actual poles, some idea
may be gained of the amount of moisture taken care of by these
artificial
waterways. Ten feet of snow will make 12 inches of water, so there
exists
on Mars an ample supply for all purposes.
Ed. 1920 NOTE--The question as to
why
many of the Martian canals germinate has been a perplexing one to our
astronomers.
Lowell observed that many of the main canals germinated a short time
after
the commencement of the Martian summer and for a time it was thought
that
the phenomena might be an optical illusion, and the latter theory was
considered
seriously by some observers until the double canals were actually
photographed
at the Flagstaff Observatory, but the cause of the doubling was never
solved
until the receipt of these revelations.)
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
CHAPTER IV
Planetary Economy
What a misnomer to refer to Mars as the one
planet
of out entire system typifying war. It is true that Mars is a red
planet for its red soil gives it the aspect in a striking manner, but
of
all the planets in this system, none have reached the stage of
spiritual
and altruistic advancement attained by the Martians. Carnal
strife
among the people of Mars is unthought of, and even the remote idea of
human
beings killing one another for territorial or commercial supremacy
passed
out of the minds of our people at a time that might well be
called
the twilight of Martian history, for Mars never had its Cain and Abel.
It is true that the life, and the immutable
law
of evolution, is an attribute of all of God's infinite creations, and
necessarily
the code of the jungle, the law of tooth and claw, was part of Mars'
cosmic
growth, but this applies, in Mars' case, to only the non-spiritual
evolutionary
creatures of this planet, the animal kingdom. But the law of the
jungle was a long time ago; yes a million years ago, abrogated on
Mars and for that reason the fauna, as well as the flora of this planet
has passed under the dominance of man. Mars has no wild animals
or
noxious plants. They became extinct, just as they are
becoming
extinct on your planet, ages ago. The extinction of wild animals
and useless plants is necessary as a matter of planetary economy, when
a race has reached a certain evolutionary stage.
On Mars nothing is wasted. Every
square
inch of its 212,000,000 square miles of area is utilized for some
useful
purpose. Economy is a virtue long cultivated on the Planet Mars.
On your earth you waste more than you use, not only in food but in the
fruits of the earth. You are using up your resources at a tremendous
rate,
and some day you must pay the penalty. Witness the wanton destruction
of
your beautiful forests, the depletion of your coal beds and crude oil
deposits.
All this waste is the result of lack of Spiritual guidance; a gross
materialism:
an inordinate selfish greed. Instead of laying up Spiritual treasures
you
are worshiping at the altar of Mammon. Ultimately you will find your
hoardings
nothing but tarnished brass, an illusion leading you on to Spiritual
destruction.
With the Martians the incentive to live is
to
express life and be in harmony with the Creator; to develop spiritually
and build for Eternity. On Mars each one strives to live for his
brother
to the end that all may inherit the promised Kingdom when yet in the
physical
being. With the people of Mars commercialism is unknown, for no
one
works for profit. The products of the toil of all the inhabitants
are for the public larder, from which all derive the necessary
substance
to sustain life.
As a natural result of this system of public
economy
and industrialism, sweat-shops, child labor, poor houses, public
reformatories,
and the long list of pernicious and iniquitous customs in vogue on your
earth are unknown on our planet.
No worries mar the life of the people of
Mars.
Worry has no place in the Martian mind. The wants of all are supplied
by
the Commonwealth, and each one contributes his best efforts to the
common
good, and in return each individual is supplied his every want. This is
in accordance with Christ's message:
"Take no thought, saying, What shall we
eat?
or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? for your
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But
seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no though for the
morrow:
for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
CHAPTER V
Property and Property
Rights
On Mars all property is considered as
belonging
to God, its Creator, who provided it for the enfoldment and comfort of
His creatures. No individual lays claim to property in the sense that
you
earth dwellers do.
Through God's love does man inhabit a
portion
of the material universe, but only for a season. Man comes into
material
being to express life and acquire an individuality, after which he
passes
out of material bondage, when his place is taken by another.
At man's transition he takes with him only
character,
nothing else. If the things he has striven for during his material life
have been but chimeras; the material things of life; the fruits
of
the earth; then, in that case he will find himself poor indeed. The
only
real wealth; the only thing worth striving for, is a knowledge of God
and
His Kingdom, and with us Martians, a knowledge of God is the ultimate
goal
sought for. Hence all material things to the Martian are but
expedients,
soon to be forgotten.
Material wealth is an abstraction. Its usual
evidence
is the possession of property, which may be money, land, goods or
chattels,
as the case may be. In final analysis this concrete evidence of wealth
is not real.
Money is nothing more or less than a stamped
token
entitling the possessor to so much human effort, for the real value
behind
money, after all, is but so much human energy or force, varying
according
to its quality and its worth.
Other forms of property such as goods and
chattels,
are the result of human endeavor and may be secured by the exchange of
money, or it may be produced by the owner.
Wealth represented by lands, which were
created
by God for the benefit of all humanity, and not for the individual, is
the so-called right, secured by barter, exchange or inheritance, to use
or withhold from use, at the caprice of the owner of a certain piece or
portion of the planet. Under a legal fiction the title to land extends
to the center of the earth and to infinity in an opposite direction!
The test: "Thou shalt earn thy bread by
the
sweat of thy brow" has a deep significance to one who has come
into
a knowledge of Truth. Drones have no place in the Divine Plan. It is
not
only essential but mandatory, that each one do his part for the common
good. The non producing rich man is as much a drone as is the vagabond
who neither toils nor spins. The Biblical test concerning the
difficulty
of the rich man getting into heaven means that it is impossible for a
drone
or parasite to get into harmony with God. The possession of
wealth
is not in itself sinful, but the possession of wealth is a corollary to
selfishness. He who is unselfish will spurn wealth. The individual who
accumulates beyond his needs sins against Heaven when he locks up his
goods
in strong boxes. The act of hoarding deprives some creature of his just
portion, for God has planned there should be sufficient for all who
make the effort, and a system that permits an unequal distribution of
God's
gifts is in opposition to the Divine Plan, and doubly pernicious is
a church organization that permits it.
Only after Christ has taken up His abode in
the
hearts of the people of your earth will surcease come to the suffering
millions on your planet.
Happiness and selfishness are so
diametrically
opposed that the former is impossible unless the latter is eliminated
from
your world, for only real happiness comes after complete surrender to
God.
Surrender to God means subordination to His will. His will on earth
must
be done as it is in Heaven. All must be self conscious of this. If
God's
will was adhered to on your earth what a different place it would be!
Instead
of a shambles it would be a paradise, the brotherhood of man and the
Fatherhood
of God a fact instead of the dream of a few.
God loves all His creatures, both
evolutionary
and non evolutionary. His love is infinite in extent. We are all His
children.
Everything has been provided for us. It is only man's selfishness that
deprives any creature of his just dues. Man suffers want on account of
his lack of faith in God! Before man lost his faith in God he walked
and
communed with angels. He could do it now if he would but listen to the
Voice Within, if he would only open his heart to Christ, for help is
ready
whenever one asks for it in sincerity and faith.
One of the sources of great injustice to the
majority
of the inhabitants of your earth is the belief in the dogma of Divine
Right.
This dogma includes not only the absurdity of the Divine Right of
kings,
but the Divine Right to the ownership of goods and land through the
Creator's
favoritism for a few.
This dogma is the mother of untold misery
and
suffering. Out of this ungodly theory has evolved your shameful caste
system;
your shameful economic ideas.
Your ancient feudal system of government has
been
but little improved upon today over its primitive status, for you still
draw well defined lines of class distinction between God's children,
lines
of demarcation based on wealth and natal origin. With your inhabitants,
communal standing and social distinction is proportionate to the wealth
of the possessor, or to the wealth or social standing of ancestors.
The monstrous heresy of Divine Right is an
invention
of the powers of darkness and must be eliminated from your world, root
and branch, before your progress forward is assured. God plays no
favorites.
His love is showered upon all alike. His gifts are for all His
children.
It was never the Divine intent that a favored few should bask in the
sunshine
of His grace while the majority suffered want and deprivation. These
false
ideas have been the procurers of darkness; of the Stygian gloom now
overshadowing
your earth.
Spiritual darkness has not always covered
your
earth. In primitive times, ages ago, eras whose history has been lost
to
you; man on your earth was in harmony with his Creator. This was in the
Golden Age when man and the angels of God walked hand in hand; when man
communed with God, and when the Christ spirit was abiding in the hearts
of the people. In this age man was spiritually developed to a degree
almost
unbelievable by you. Then the time came when man listened to the
tempter (his baser self), and through the workings of the law of
atavism
man degenerated almost to the level of his animal prototype. This
incident in your world's history is the source of the legend of the
"Fall
of Man" in the "Garden of Eden." Man disobeyed God by listening to
self;
by giving himself over to his selfish desires. He slew his brother,
figuratively
speaking, when he abandoned himself to selfish ends and took advantage
of his fellowman. He has been guilty of that sin ever since. It is now
inherent in his make up, this selfish instinct must be eliminated
before
he can again find the Father's Kingdom.
No fences or other evidences of individual
ownership
surround the millions of homes on Mars. No lines of demarcation divide
one plot of land from another.
The millions of beautiful homes, (beautiful
in
their simplicity, for over ornamentation such as the dwellers of your
earth
practice, is not tolerated on our planet) belong to the Commonwealth.
The
same are allotted to the individual as a life tenure only.
The same custom prevails in the matter of
personal
property. Should a Martian have use for a flying machine, also used by
another, or other kind of property for personal use, he does not ask
the
use of same in the spirit that your earth dwellers borrow from one
another,
but use of the needed article is requested with the idea that it
belongs
to the community; that all material possessions are the common property
of the entire race.
The millions of Martians live as one
family.
It is this solidarity; this filial consideration that one holds for the
other that has made the stupendous and gigantic public works on Mars
possible.
In the absence of a universal unity of purpose intelligent life on Mars
would have become extinct centuries ago when the last remnants of its
oceans
and seas dried up and a planetary irrigation system, to utilize the
frozen
Polar moisture, became necessary.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
CHAPTER VI
Distribution of
Commodities
Barter and trade are unknown on Mars. The
entire
race of Martians is cooperative, and the production of all necessities
is based on the needs of the Commonwealth.
Specialization in different branches of
industrial
activity is centralized, as is the case of your earth. That is, some
particular
parts of the planet, owing to climatic and other conditions, are better
adapted for the production of some special kind of raw material used in
the manufacture of clothes or other necessities of life, or the
production
of some particular foodstuff. But in every case the incentive for
industrial
activity is not material profit. On the contrary the real incentive is
compliance with the Father's will.
Transportation is effected by means of
flying
ships actuated by the control of gravitational attraction. These
vehicles
of the air, beside your crude affairs [1920 ed.] are most perfect, and
the amount of freight carried is unlimited, for the reason that the
gravitational
attraction of the cargo is nullified as well as that of the ship. (A
more
extended explanation concerning this matter is given in another section
of this book.) Another motive power used is Cosmic, or Universal
Energy.
(This subject is also treated elsewhere in this volume.)
Immense warehouses and depots are scattered
throughout
the entire planet. These are centers of distribution. These warehouses
are filled with what all the people of the entire planet need in the
way
of food, clothing and other necessities of life.
These depots are in charge of trained and
competent
workers who attend to the issuance and distribution of all commodities.
When a Martian is in need of any particular
commodity
he makes application to have his wants supplied to the depot nearest to
his habitation. He immediately receives the needed articles. If the
quantity
and nature of his requisition is too large for him to carry personally,
the same is delivered at his domicile by the Commonwealth's
Transportation
Department.
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