In connection with the revelation
contained
in this book concerning the physical characteristics of Mars, the
compiler
of this volume, as well also as the medium, was given much information
concerning this advanced planet by means of clairvoyant visions. These
pictures were given the writer at different times, commencing early in
1920, and continuing until the book was finished.
As has been explained by the controls who
have
been instrumental in giving the information about Mars, the purpose of
these clairvoyant pictures was to give the compiler of this book real
visual
evidence as to life on Mars; and in particular, real pictures setting
forth
its topography, which could be elucidated in no other way.
Written descriptions of scenery and of human
activities
necessarily fall short of the reality, especially when an attempt is
made
to record a series of events or a point of view outside the realm of
our
experience.
The first picture realized by the writer,
and
for that matter the most important one, was the view given him of Urid
the Beautiful, one of the most Important centers of population on the
planet
Mars.
It was while lying in bed one morning the
writer
was contemplating the many messages being received from the Martian,
who
is the dictator of the subject matter of this book, that he found
himself
at a strange place, suspended as it were in the air over a beautiful
lake
of blue water, whose surface was broken by gentle ripples, due to the
soft,
balmy breeze blowing over the surface of the water. The writer was
facing
what seemed to be a westerly direction; and at a distance of
about
five miles there
arose a series of small mountains about 2,500
feet in altitude. These mountains skirted the shores of the lake.
The sky was a beautiful blue, bluer than the sapphire-tinted skies of
our
own desert lands. The mountains were tinted red from base to top,
except
where the moisture near the shores of the lake had stimulated a vegetal
growth, whose green contrasted most harmoniously with the red of the
soil.
Two white clouds floated majestically near
the
peaks of the highest mountains.
The atmosphere was impressively clear and
all
objects seemed to stand out in sharp definition, a condition seldom
seen
by dwellers on our earth except in extremely dry and arid regions.
On top of a small plateau, forming the crown
of
a low-lying hill at the base of one of the highest mountains, and about
1,500 feet from the shore line, I was startled to see a large city. The
thousands of closely nestling buildings seemed to be built of white
stone.
The writer was, for an instant, lost in admiration, for there in front
of him, the pure white of the city, contrasting so vividly with the red
soil of this faraway planet, stood the habitations of an advanced race
many millions of miles removed from my own world.
The writer was impressed with the fact that,
with
but few exceptions, the buildings of gleaming white were all one story
in height, and it became instantly evident that crowding is not
tolerated
by the inhabitants of this progressive planet. A few structures towered
above the rest. These, as the writer was informed later, were the
public
buildings dedicated to the use of the people as lecture halls, centers
for music and art, etc.
On a subsequent occasion the writer was
shown
a close-up view of Urid. Flowers, grass and green foliage abounded
everywhere.
The long streets were broad and well paved, and flanked on two sides
with
long rows of one-storied buildings of white stone, beautiful in their
simplicity.
No extreme ornamentation is carried out in the erection of buildings on
Mars. On the contrary, the simple square outlines characteristic of our
own Old Mission architecture seems to prevail on the planet Mars. The
same
simple style prevails with the public buildings, except that massive
stone
columns marked the portals of these places, reminding one of our own
early
Grecian architecture.
Many palm-like trees grew all over the city,
especially
in the neighborhood of the public buildings.
A week after the occurrence of the above
incident
the writer was shown, in the same manner as heretofore, one of the many
canals that gridiron the Martian globe. This particular canal is one of
the main waterways on Mars, and appeared to be about a mile wide at the
point of observation. The water was of a deep blue color, denoting
great
depth. Along the banks of this waterway could be seen many houseboats
or
floating dwellings. Some of these houseboats were very large and
evidently
housed large families. The writer was informed that many Martians who
have
charge of the waterways dwell in these habitations.
The banks above the canal were covered with
green
grass and many flowers.
On subsequent occasions I was shown other
canals
and reservoirs, and the manner in which some of the canals were cut
through
the mountains. In some instances the walls of the canals were almost
perpendicular.
Steep cuts, even in soft ground, seemed to be characteristic of all the
waterways observed by the writer.
On another occasion the writer was given a
view
of the North Polar regions. At that time the deep snows that covered
the
ground everywhere were melting. The country seemed to be very hilly. As
far as the eye could reach I observed low-lying hills covered with a
white
mantle of snow. Patches of reddish earth here and there indicated that
the thaw was general and that the snow had thinned out in spots.
Between
the hills I observed a large body of water, and was informed that this
was an artificial reservoir which had been created by the damming of a
large valley. The sky on this occasion was hidden by a mist, a very
natural
phenomenon in view of the fact that many thousands of square miles of
the
country, covered with snow on this part of Mars, was undergoing a rapid
thaw.
That the large dark-colored areas on Mars,
supposed
by early observers to be seas, are nothing more or less than low,
swampy
land covered with rank vegetation, was evidenced to me on one occasion
when I was permitted to see the true character of these portions of the
planet. The rank vegetation was about three feet high and of a greenish
red color. Interspersed throughout the mass of coarse-leafed plants
were
high, dry stalks the remnants of an earlier crop of Martian fauna. The
season seemed to be advanced and all plant life was taking on autumnal
tints.
It was in December 1919 that I saw the first
close-up
picture of a Martian. The subject was a most beautiful
woman.
I could only see her head which was covered with a thin veil which came
down to her well-formed mouth. She held the end of the veil with
one hand. Her eyes were most expressive. Her hair was
black.
Her skin was unusually white, which contrasted with the dark hair. She
wore no jewelry, or other ornaments that I could see.
On a subsequent occasion I was permitted to
see
a Martian male. He was playing a flute-like instrument, and as he was
quite
close to me. I was able to observe closely the wax-like texture
of
his skin. This semi-transparency of the skin is characteristic of the
Martians,
and
evidences a life that is free from the many bodily ailments that
afflict
humanity on our earth. The Martian was dressed in graceful but
loose-fitting
clothes of a reddish-brown color. His eyes were a deep blue and his
lips
seemed to be unusually red. In respect to stature he was no
different
from the people of our world, being about five feet, nine inches
in height. In fact, on subsequent occasions I have observed crowds of
Martians
gathered together and they appeared no different from the inhabitants
of
our own world except as to clothing, which is much simpler, but more
graceful
than our styles.
I was informed by the spiritual control that
the
fauna of Mars is varied, but that all animal life is domesticated,
there
being now no wild animals on the planet.
It was shortly after I had seen the
Martians,
described in the foregoing paragraph, that I was shown two cat-like
animals,
which at the time of my vision were engaged in playing about the feet
of
a Martian. They did not exactly resemble cats, but were more feline
than
canine. They were about the size of a large Airedale. The pair were of
a dark, reddish-brown color with deep black stripes, similar to the
markings
of our tigers. They were very playful and cavorted about just as our
own
dogs and cats do when endeavoring to attract the attention of their
masters.
On the morning of January 20, 1920, I was
shown
another Martian canal. On this occasion I observed a large building on
the banks of the waterway near my point of vision. This building was
more
of a grandstand with a roof than anything else I can compare it to. It
consisted of a large framework painted white, and was as high as our
two
storied structures. A multitude of the people were inside the building,
some sitting, some standing. They all seemed to be intently gazing in a
Northerly direction, up stream.
Much green foliage and varied-colored flowers
lined the banks of the canal, especially in the neighborhood of the
building.
The people all seemed to be attired in holiday garb, and it was evident
to me that a celebration was going on. I was informed later
that what I had witnessed was an annual celebration observed by the
people
of Mars on the occasion of the arrival of the first water from the
North
Pole after commencement of the Martian Spring. It appears that
this
occasion is a very important event with the Martians, as the arrival of
the life-giving moisture from the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the
planet
insures a season of plenty for the inhabitants of the planet. The water
arrives at the equatorial regions in a little less than a Martian month
(60 days) after the commencement of the Polar thaws and after a season
of thanksgiving to the Father has been held by all in appreciation of
His
bountiful gifts. The Spiritual leaders of the different communities
preside
at these gatherings.
The foregoing is in remarkable agreement
with
a statement on page 375 of the late Professor Lowell's book, MARS.
It follows:
"The Canal quickening on Mars occupied 52 days,
as evidenced by the successive vegetal darkenings which descend from
latitude
72 degrees North and latitude 0, a journey of 2,650 miles. This gives
for
the water a speed of 51 miles a day, or 2.1 miles an hour. The
rate
of progression is remarkably uniform, and this fact that it is carried
from near the pole to the equator is sufficient tell-tale of extrinsic
aid, and the uniformity of the action increases its significance."
On the morning of January 21st I
witnessed
another interesting Martian polar scene, which was almost identical
with
the previous vision of the Arctic regions of this planet, excepting
that
the warm season was more advanced, and I was permitted to see the
country
from another angle. I was facing East. Most of the Polar snow had
disappeared, and the low-lying hills were now covered with a growth of
dark green vegetation, except at a few isolated points here and there
which
showed small patches of snow. The sky was less misty than on the
previous
occasion.
On the evening of January 21st I was
shown
a flock of Martian sheep. The herd was small and I observed five of the
animals at close range. I call them sheep for the reason that the
animals
resembled our sheep in every particular. The wool was very long and of
a dark reddish-brown color, except underneath their bellies which was
yellowish.
On the evening of January 29th I had a
vision
of a beautiful woman with a child kneeling at her feet. She was seated
on a chair and held a book on her lap. The symbolism of the vision was
later explained to me by the controls. who said: "Verily I say unto
you whosoever shall not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child,
he
shall not enter herein." God's truths are perceived only by
those
who can acquire the simple faith of a child.
It was about the same time I had a vision in
which
I saw Sergius for the first time distinctly. He is the principal
control
dominating the writing of this book. He appeared very
patriarchal with a long beard. His features
were
decidedly semitic. His countenance was most spiritual and
beautiful.
On February 10th I had my first vision
of
Mars' two moons, known to our astronomers as Phobos and Diemos. The
former
appeared as a satellite about half as large as our full moon, and the
latter
appeared like a star brighter than the first magnitude, and could
be compared with Jupiter as seen from our earth during a favorable
opposition
of that planet. The former satellite of Mars sheds considerable light
on
her primary. An interesting explanation of these two moons will be
found
in a later chapter of this book.
On February 17th I was shown the
actual
appearance of our sun from the planet Mars. What I saw disproves the
theory
that owing to the distance of Mars from the sun the latter would be
viewed
by the Martians as a disk about half the size as seen from our earth.
The
Solar Orb appeared as to size and brightness, about the same as viewed
from our earth, and seemed to give forth its heat with the same
intensity.
I was facing the sun and its brilliance blinded my eyes for an instant.
On the evening of February 29th I had a
vision
of a strange looking creature ape-like in appearance. The form was
about
five feet tall, very hairy, his body being covered with a thick coat of
woolly hair of a grayish color. He was smoking what appeared to be a
cigar-like
roll of something, probably some sort of leaves rolled up into a
convenient
form for smoking. On the tips of his pointed ears were little tufts of
long hair, which gave his head a lynx-like appearance. There were quite
a number of large yellow spots on his hairy chest. His nose was very
stubby,
and his entire face was decidedly ape-like. I was later informed
that I had seen an inhabitant of the planet Mercury, where life has not
yet evolved to a very high degree, and where man has not yet wholly
emerged
from his primary beast-like state.
Concerning the flora of Mars I have on
various
occasions viewed extensive fields under cultivation, vast
orchards
of growing fruit trees. The trees were set out in rows similar to the
methods
adopted in our own orchards. The trees were dwarf like, not being over
five or six feet tall. I was informed that this particular species of
tree
was cultivated for its fruit and for the fiber obtained from its large
leaves, which is made into cloth, thread and cordage.
On one occasion a short time after the
chapter
dealing with the transmission of Electro-magnetic energy by wireless
was
received, I was shown two immense towers on the planet Mars which are
used
for the purpose of distributing power throughout the planet. The two
towers
were very close together, probably a hundred yards apart, and
were
a hundred feet high. They resembled two immense round smoke stacks,
such
as are common in our factory districts. The tops of the towers were
surmounted
by oval caps, transparent as if made from glass, and protected by a
system
of grill work. While I was intently observing the towers there occurred
a blinding flash of light simultaneously from the two oval caps. The
surrounding
country was covered with high trees, and it was impossible for me to
observe
the base of the two structures.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
CHAPTER VIII
Knowledge of God Comes
From Within
Mars, with its teeming millions of
inhabitants,
whose habitants cover its entire area, has no watchmen, policemen or
other
guardians of the peace to prevent unlawful acts on the part of its
people.
As all property is considered as belonging
to
the Father, and is held in common by the people of the planet, there
exists
no incentive for anyone to steal. Each individual has all he requires
for
his comfort. Hence, why should anyone covet that in the possession of
his
brother?
There is no temptation on Mars for one to
take
more than he needs, for selfishness has been entirely eliminated from
our
planet. Selfishness has no place among really civilized beings. It is a
relic of the jungle where it is necessary to perpetuate the lower
animal
life.
You of your earth, have, through the law of
atavism,
reverted or degenerated to a primordial condition or state. This
is a part of your fall from Divine Grace. And to induce man on your
globe
to realize his pitiful condition and redeem himself is the work of the
Spirits from the higher Spheres who are now with you.
Mars has no Church system and no
Ecclesiastical
Hierarchy. All Martians recognize and worship one God, the Eternal
Father.
Each individual is taught from infancy to seek God through the doors of
his own soul, which is an institutional faculty possessed by everyone.
Christ, who came to your earth two thousand
years
ago with a message, is known to us. He is one of the greatest
forces
in the Universe--next to the Creator.
Your sectarian church systems are a
hindrance
to the proper spiritual development of the individual. These systems
engender
an element of pendability on the individual which holds back his
spiritual
enfoldment and perverts his true individuality, which must grow and
unfold
before real progress upwards begins.
All knowledge of God should come from within
and
not through the instrumentality of imperfect individuals, such as your
religious teachers are.
The present lack of interest [in 1920] in
sectarian
matters on the part of the inhabitants of your earth is evidence of a
slow,
but sure disintegration of a system that has held your people in mental
and spiritual bondage for centuries, and presages the dawn of a better
day for humanity on your earth.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
CHAPTER IX.
Mars has No Political
System
When Love rules a community of people there is no need of
administrative
bureaus for the regulation of the lives of the inhabitants who
make
up the population of a planet. For the same reason Mars has no
gubernatorial
or political administrative center.
This announcement may, in a measure, be a disappointment to many
readers
who have imagined that no considerable number of human beings could
live
and prosper without the aid and guidance of a complex administrative
system
such as you have on your earth.
Bureaucracy and autocracy are evils resulting from an undeveloped
civilization,
and have no place in a community where selfishness has been eliminated.
When each individual of a vast population, such as that of Mars,
is
actuated and guided by the Light Within there is no need for a horde of
political parasites to direct the destinies of the race.
This lack of an administrative system on Mars also applies to its
industrial
and economic side. The law of supply and demand determines just how
many
factories there should be, and just what output is necessary for a
given
period. But it must be remembered that the law of supply and demand on
our planet has no relation to a competitive system such as you of your
earth have, for we have no competitive system, a fact that will be
impressed
on the reader elsewhere in this book.
It is true that certain of our people who have been specially
singled
out by the dominating influence of the Invisible World, are
occasionally
appealed to by those in doubt as to what is best for their individual
welfare,
or the welfare of the community at large, to act in advisory
capacities.
These are the Spiritual Advisers of the planet, and are really God's
prophets.
There was a time when your race was guided by similar individuals, as
is
evidenced from mention of them in your sacred Scriptures. But their
usefulness
was lost when man on your earth forgot God.
It was then that man mistrusted the Light Within, and disregarded
the
unwritten laws graven in the soul by the Creator. He clamored for a
Code
of Laws and received them (through Moses). His next downward step
was taken when he admitted it was necessary to have interpreters of the
Law,--for if the spirit of the Law had been kept, there would have been
no misunderstanding or juggling of the letter. Soon there was so
much of this turning and twisting to suit man's growing selfishness,
that
there was need for someone in authority, over all the interpreters,
whose
word should be final; so your people cried aloud for Kings. And you
have
them, and your law has grown to immense proportions, as have also the
clever
sins of your selfishness. WHERE THERE IS NO SIN THERE IS NO NEED OF
LAWS;
FOR THE RIGHTEOUS MAN IS A LAW UNTO HIMSELF.
It must not be imagined that because of the lack of a political
system
on Mars, such as you deem necessary on your earth, that all is chaos
and
life a sort of happy-go-lucky existence. On the contrary, the Martian
existence
is controlled by the acme of system, which is in accordance with the
law
of Divine Harmony. A system from which has been eliminated all the
useless
wheels which so clog up your lives and make your progress slow indeed.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
CHAPTER X
Mars Is Ruled by Love
"And now abideth Faith, Hope and Love; these
three;
but the greatest of these is Love."-- Paul to the Corinthians.
There is but one law on Mars. That law is
Love.
This law is not written in a code for the
guidance
of the people. It is graven in the hearts of the inhabitants, and is
reflected
in the countenance of every individual.
This law is the incentive before the entire
population
and urges each individual onward to the completion of the task before
him.
There are no rulers to bow before: neither
is
anyone better than his brother. There is no evil, for all are good; all
are equal. God endows every individual expression of life with the
Divine
Heritage of a pure soul. It is the individual's concern to keep this
heavenly
gift unstained in its descent into matter. The love force of the Spirit
is the potent agent that does this for the individual when allowed to
permeate
and radiate the entire being. When individuals have learned to bathe
their
innermost beings in the Father's love,-- then it must follow that a
nation
made up of such individuals will be governed only by such precepts as
are
evolved from this dominating Love-force.
It is of no import to the individual on this
planet
what his particular task may be, for all work is for the Father; and
the
humblest vocation (humbler from the point of view of the dwellers on
your
earth) is as important and as honorable as the highest.
Mars is ruled by Love, which is in
accordance
with the Divine Intent. It is the desire of the Father that every world
in limitless space inhabited by His children be ruled by that Divine
Principle.
For when Love is the supreme law of a world, as it is of the Universe,
there is no need of a system of complex laws and a horde of judicial
officers
to interpret and enforce them.
When Love enters into the life of a
community
selfishness makes its exit; misery becomes a stranger and pain and
sickness
vanish. From the cradle to transition the Martian is dominated by Love
and guided by the Father's will. The result of this love-rule is
individual
and communal happiness. But above all, a Spiritual progress that
unfolds
the individual in accordance with the Cosmic Intent.
To die, in the sense of passing out of one's
physical
environment, is the destiny of every created being. Hence, in that
sense,
death exists on Mars as it does on your earth. But the real death
referred
to by Christ; a Spiritual death imposed on man by his fall from Grace,
a penalty for having forgotten God, is unknown on this planet.
We,
of Mars, are in harmony with the Father. Those who are spiritually dead
are cut off from the Father as a result of their indifference and
ignorance
of Spiritual Truth.
The religion of the Martian may be expressed
in
two thoughts: "LOVE,--"Thy Will be done, not mine." The true
definition
of Religion is a rule of life, and as our lives are guided entirely by
love and the Father's will, we have a religion.
You, on your earth, have created a religion
to
satisfy your conventionalities. Truth is simple, but you have
made
it intricate. It is free, yet you buy it from the would-be
disciples.
God is simple, and you must approach him in simple faith: "Unless ye
become
as little children ye cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven."
Speaking of children, I desire to give
expression
to a thought that may appear outside the subject: The beauty and
simplicity
of youth is wonderful, and to be admired by all, but in the sight of
the
Heavenly Father, and those who have progressed to higher realms, it is
not so wonderful as those older characters who have waded the marshes
of
life, as it were, and who have trod the dirty steps without losing
faith.
This is to encourage those who sometimes
think,
when they look back on their lives, that all is dark. Their strength is
being tried in the darkness. Therefore their courage and faith is so
much
more. We, who are giving you these messages, have passed beyond
the
stage you are in, and do not have to be tried on every hand. We look
upon
you who are struggling through the pitfalls created by your false
systems,
with pity, knowing how great your trial is. Do not think that
because
we have gone on to higher planes of life that we are out of sympathy
with
you. The more we bask in the sunshine of love the more tender we become
towards those in the shadow, and if you would only realize how
strong
you are, with the Father's love and His real consideration for you, you
would try so much harder to better your condition by meeting His love
with
love.
We of Mars have learnt to keep the right
pictures
before the minds of our youth, that they may not be so sorely tried,
but
you on your planet have not even the beginning of a system whereby
there
could be kept continually before the minds of your children the real
goal
to be striven for. I make exception of the few homes on your planet
where
the parents are in spiritual growth, but these homes are not
ideal--just
a beginning of Idealism--but far better than the masses in their home
conditions
on your planet.
Now, we are ready to do all we can towards
stimulating
the living of the Christ-life among all souls in the Universe when it
can
be so arranged, but it will take aeons of time on some planets, and
many
decades on yours before we can scientifically teach you. To be sure, we
are giving you all we can for this book, but it will not be universally
accepted, although it will bring great joy to those who have faith.
If you can keep some of the pictures we are
giving
you of the wonderful happiness we possess it will help you in the
sordidness
of your own life. Picture beautiful things and your heart must be
beautiful.
Strive with all your mind to hold beautiful thoughts, for it is well
worth
your every effort towards faith.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
CHAPTER XI
Education and Training of
the
Individual
The people of Mars have a spoken and written
language,
but not so filled with complexities as yours, for the reason that owing
to the high development of the mental faculties, thoughts are almost as
audible as words. Hence, converse between individuals on our planet is
not altogether a series of vocal ejaculations. On the contrary, among
the
older members of the race, communication between individuals is in some
cases audibly imperceptible.
Printed books are used, but mostly for the
very
young, as information is usually transmitted impressionally.
Education on Mars begins at the mother's
knee.
The first knowledge imparted to the young is Spiritual. One's absolute
dependence on God, and that the few years before the individual are but
an unfoldment, or an individualizing of the entity into a separate and
distinct unit, are the first lessons given to a child. The Spiritual
lessons
are amplified as the child grows and grasps these truths. This
procedure
continues until the pupil is ready to enter an institution of learning.
The home is the primary school, just as a
physical
existence on a planet is the kindergarten of a never-ending life. The
parents
are the first teachers.
The primary education consists, as we said
before,
in lessons on the necessity of expressing God in our lives in truth and
righteousness in order that the mind of the individual be so molded and
fashioned that absolute faith is placed in God's promises through the
Master,
Christ.
The keynote to the education of the
individual
is that one must first seek God's Kingdom, and that all knowledge and
wisdom,
which is the Divine Heritage of all, will be easily attained; that
coming
into a knowledge of God means health, happiness and wisdom.
After the individual has grasped the primary
lessons,
which result in an unfoldment of the spirit within, he is then sent to
a school; but a school system different from anything you have on your
earth. The task of the teacher is, not to teach knowledge but to assist
in bringing out what is already latent in the soul, rather than a set
routine,
for every individual is considered a master in some line of thought and
activity. The pupil is led into knowledge instead of being taught
directly.
The individual is left to his own tastes and
volition.
The harmony of music of God's laws, which embrace Astronomy, physics
and
of life, together with a knowledge of the laws of electricity, is
especially
brought to the attention of the individual. You of the earth know as
yet
very little concerning the true nature of Electricity. Your methods of
handling and generating this wonderful force are crude indeed, by
comparison
with the deep knowledge attained on Mars with the subject. And so with
the study and development of the Harmony of Music, we of Mars have
developed
a high spiritual sense, and are able to hear and see many intermediate
degrees of vibration that do not exist at all for you. Of course
there are some exceptions among the few of your earth who, after having
striven hard for light have been favored by God's angels in the
development
of a higher Spirituality.
Your gross materialism and selfishness
has
stultified you. To be material minded is to be dead. Many of you
are
dead long before your physical bodies are placed in the grave. In
fact many on your earth are but animated corpses, and a little better
than
mere automata. This is what your St. Paul meant when he said, " To
be carnally minded is to be dead."
Our teachers are guides who look after their
charges
in an atmosphere of Love, and, as a result, right conceptions of truth
are acquired by the pupil.
Thought is the expression or fruit of the
spirit,
and Martian children are never allowed to forget their Spiritual growth
and as a consequence they are led easily into true knowledge, and
having
a broad vision are able to see all things in their true relations. They
begin at the cause and work towards the effect, which contrary to your
system.
No set rules of discipline are used in the
schools.
Indeed they are not necessary for the reason that the one ideal, the
one
goal impressed on the mind of the pupil, is the complete
expression
of the Father within, for to express the Father is to have perfect
life,--life
in abundance.
Concentration of mind, economy of time and
energy
are studied and learned by the child in the early part of his career.
Astronomy on our planet offers an ideal
field
in seeking an understanding of the reign of immutable law through the
Infinite
Universe of God, and owing to the clear rarefied atmosphere of Mars,
unusual
opportunity is presented to students in visual observations of the
Heavens.
Entire classes of advanced students,
accompanied
by their teacher-guides repair to the open at night when the canopy of
God's Heaven is ablaze with scintillating points of light. The
different
constellations as viewed from our planet present the same general
appearance
as to configuration as they do to the dwellers on your earth, but the
view
is decidedly more vivid by reason of a more advantageous viewpoint.
The so-called Superior planets, such as
Saturn,
Jupiter, some of the larger asteroids, and Uranus and Neptune, are
nearer
to Mars than they are to earth, and for that reason are more easily
discernible
from this vantage point. Some of the satellites of Jupiter are easily
seen
with the naked eye.
Your earth appears to us about as Jupiter
does
to you, and with our observing instruments we are able to see your
continent
and oceans when not covered by a cloud canopy.
As to the so-called Inferior planets Venus
and
Mercury, the former presents the appearance of a star of the first
magnitude,
but being so near the sun it is only visible an hour before or after
sunset,
depending upon its position, but Mercury, being so near the solar orb,
it is rarely that its position is favorable for observation from our
planet,
and then only with our more perfect telescopes.
Our students view the phenomena of eclipses
of
the sun and our planet with the greatest interest, just as your
astronomers
do.
Mars' two moons present what would appear to
you
a most singular phenomenon, for one rises in the east and the other in
the west, passing each other at times within view of observers. The
most
distant satellite of Mars is known to us as Laster, to which has been
given
the name of Deimos by the first observers on your earth. Approximately
132 hours elapse between its rising and setting at any particular point
on our planet, as a consequence of the fact that it revolves in 30
hours
18 minutes at a distance of 14,600 miles more or less from its primary;
and as Mars rotates in 24 hours 37 minutes from East to West the motion
is almost neutralized by the circulation of this satellite. During the
time of its rotation it changes four times from full to new and new to
full. The appearance of this satellite to the Martians is equal, if not
a little brighter than the view of Jupiter from your earth.
The second satellite, known to us as Benii,
and
to your astronomers as Phobos, sheds considerable amount of light on
the
Martian landscape by means of its large size and closer proximity,
being
distant about 3,700 miles from the surface of Mars. This satellite is
shut
out from view beyond 69 degrees latitude by reason of the curvature of
its primary. Its period is 7 hours and 39 minutes,--less than one-third
the time of the rotation of Mars. It rises in the West and courses
across
the Heavens in 11 hours, during which time it undergoes one entire
cycle
of its phases and gets through half another. Its disc appears to us as
a little more than half of the moon's disc on your earth at full,
appears
to you.
The realm of Physics presents another
interesting
study to the Martian student. We have advanced to the study of Nature's
laws to a point which would appear to your understanding most
incomprehensible.
Long ago we mastered the knowledge of the method of releasing
interatomic
energy, *a
knowledge which in the brain of an unscrupulous person would be most
disastrous,
not only to himself but to those about him. The energy locked up in an
atom of matter is tremendous, and the release of this power is only a
matter
of knowing the law. The inhabitants of your world will have to abide a
long time before the key that will release this giant is placed within
their reach. Not until you have eliminated your inherent selfishness;
not
before you have learnt the lesson as Christ taught it, will you be
permitted
to harness one of the mightiest forces in the universe, a force equally
as great for evil as it is for good. This knowledge we have, and we
have
utilized it in the construction and building of our mighty planetary
projects.
* Ed.
1920 Footnote:
The Popular Science Monthly, May, 1920, printed the following--"Sir
Oliver Lodge thinks that man is not yet civilized enough to use the
energy
hidden in ordinary matter. The time will come when atomic energy will
take
the place of coal as a source of power." The man who spoke thus before
the Royal Society of Arts in London was Sir Oliver Lodge--one of the
towering
figures in modern science, a man who has devoted the better part of his
life to the study and interpretation of the atom. This new form of
energy,
which our great-grandchildren may utilize instead of oil and coal, has
possibilities so appalling that Sir Oliver almost rejoices that we do
not
know how to release it. 'I hope that the human race will not discover
how
to use this energy, he says, 'until it has brains and morality enough
to
use it properly, because if the discovery is made by the wrong
people
this planet would be unsafe. A force utterly disproportionate to
the
present source of power would be placed at the disposal of the world."
Ed. 1920 NOTE: This article was
published
more than two months after the revelation above was received, but is
another
striking confirmation of the truth of these revelations.
This Inter-atomic Energy is the source of the sun's continuous heat.
Were
it combustion the solar orb would have burnt itself out ages ago. All
your
theories to account for the continuity of solar radiation are in error.
The release of Inter-atomic energy in the sun at a definite rate is the
reason why its heat neither increases or diminishes, though millions of
years come and go in endless procession.
And this process is not the working of a blind, senseless force,
some
of your scientists would have you believe, but the Creator--Omnipotent,
Omniscient, Omnipresent is the Dominator; the directing intelligence,
that
sees to it that all is provided for His children.
On your earth you have, thus far, discovered some 85 elements. In
order
to complete the list of 92, [ed:As of 2005 approx. 118 are known.] to
conform
to the so-called Periodic Table, there are yet seven elements to be
found
by your scientists. On Mars the most elementary school pupil is well
informed
on the subject, and has knowledge of the complete list. Among the new
elements
yet to be discovered by your chemists, and which exist in appreciable
quantities
on your earth, is one which has the peculiar property of neutralizing
gravity.
This neutralizing is accomplished by screening off the
gravitational
pull when interposed between the earth and the matter sought to be made
immune from the attraction, just as you would insulate against the flow
of electricity by interposing a non-conductor between two conducting
metals.
The knowledge and use of this element on Mars has been utilized in
the
solution of our transportation problem. Instead of cumbersome railroads
consuming energy at a great loss, we use an almost perfect flying or
floating
ship. It is made buoyant by being screened from the gravitational pull
of the planet. * An ingenious
device
so controls the amount of neutralization that a flying ship can be made
to rise and descend at will at any desired speed. As the screen
nullifies
the gravitational pull of the planet on the ship, so is the cargo also
cut off from the attraction of gravity with the result that the vehicle
floats as light as a feather. Motive power is provided, driving the
ship
in any direction desired. Most all planetary communication is thus
carried
on with both freight and passengers, with the expenditure of a minimum
amount of energy. Aerial mechanics
and navigation is an important course of study with many students.
* Ed.
1920 Footnotes:
In the February issue of the "Electrical Experimenter," (1920) which
was published about a month after this information was received by
revelation,
the following article appeared--another startling confirmation of the
truth
contained herein, and points to the possibility that whatever is
possible
on one planet, is also possible on another, depending upon that
planet's
type of civilization and real knowledge, not superficial theory:
"Recently a cable dispatch from Rome brought the announcement
that Prof.
Maiorana discovered that lead balls swimming on a pool of mercury lost
a certain amount of weight. It was explained that the weight was lost
due
to a screening effect which the mercury produced on the lead
ball.
In other words, mercury acts as a sort of insulator against the
earth's
gravitational waves. For gravitation certainly is propagated the
same
as other forms of energy, i.e., in wave form. Prof. T. J. J. See,
famous
investigator of Mare Island, California, in an address before the
California
Academy of Sciences, announced recently that his researches on
gravitation
in 1917 and his latest researches on molecular forces confirmed
Maiorana's
claim that the screening of gravitation has been shown to exist. In
1917,
says Professor See, 'I explained the fluctuation of the Moon's main
motion
by the circular refraction of the sun's gravitation waves, as they are
propagated through the solid body of our earth at the time of lunar
eclipses.'
"'I found also from dealings with capillary forces that
quicksilver
is indeed very resistant to the waves which produce molecular action,
and
this developed a new theory of the depression of the mercury in
capillary
tubes. This would tend to confirm Maiorana's claim that a basin of
mercury
beneath a suspended mass of lead may decrease the gravitation of the
lead
by a small amount. My researches on ether show conclusively that
gravitation
is due to waves in the ether, and certain very resistant bodies in the
line of action may thus introduce a slight screening effect.' "This
reasoning
opens up new avenues of thought of what may be accomplished in the
future
when we have found a perfect screen against gravitation."
Another subject of importance, that takes no little time to understand
by the Martian student is the part played by the planet's satellites in
the generation of Electro-Magnetic energy. The sun together with its
circulating
family of planets is a huge Electric motor, so a planet and its
satellites
are minor generators of Electric energy. Satellites have a higher
importance
and necessity than the mere creation of moonshine. All the
planets
have their satellites, although your astronomers have not yet
discovered
any in the case of Mercury and Venus. The latter planet has a satellite
whose distance is so close to its primary that its presence is lost in
the intense reflection of light caused by Venus' cloudy atmosphere,
which
is much denser than that of your earth. In the case of Mercury, owing
to
its extremely close proximity to the sun, its satellite probably never
will be seen by observers on your earth, as it is lost in the intense
brilliance
cast by the solar orb on this planet.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
CHAPTER XII
Education and Training of
The
Individual (Cont'd.)
Vocational Determination,
School
Age, Marriage and Science
Everyone goes to school until the age
of 16, that is, the length of time on Mars would correspond to 32 years
on your earth. The Martian year is nearly twice as long as on your
globe.
There are many universities on Mars where
students
enter direct from the homes where the primary and preparatory education
is first inculcated in their minds. Wonderful teachers have charge of
the
students, and many truths not yet known on your earth are taught.
Special
and particular attention is given to the subject of the development of
spiritual gifts to the end that all may come into man's divine
heritage,
the peace, power and plenty of the kingdom of God.
Each student is selected for his or her
proper
vocation, and this vocation is determined scientifically and
accurately,
for what benefits the individual also benefits the entire community.
Each individual is trained to perform his
part
in a manner that will ensure the unity and harmony of the entire
industrial
system of the planet, and each unit understands the dignity and
importance
of his position, no matter what that position may be, for on Mars no
activity
of human endeavor is considered menial; no one position in life is less
important than the rest; all is God's work. So each individual
gravitates
to his special liking in the realm of physical activity, for God has
created
each individual for some particular work. Six hours is a day's work,
the
remainder of the time is devoted to recreation, music, lectures, and
those
general activities that best develop the highest spiritualities with
the
individual, for the Martians realize that life on the material plane is
but temporary; the isolation of the individual divine spark from the
Infinite
whole to the end that the personality may become for all eternity
self-conscious
and in harmony with God, which means the inheritance of God's Kingdom
for
all time. Failure to come into harmony with God is destruction of
the individuality, but not of the divine in man, for that is
indestructible;
it always was and always will be.
Education on Mars is inculcated with a view
principally
of developing the individual spiritually in order to prepare one for
the
spiritual progress after the completion of the material probationary
period
as well as having life in greatest abundance during that period, and
with
this main end in view the subject of marriage, the rearing of children,
receives special consideration and attention. The pivotal idea is that
when the time for mating arrives the selection of a wife by the
prospective
husband must be in accordance with true conjugal harmony, and this is
not
possible in the absence of spiritual development. Hence, divorces are
unknown
with us, and to that end is special care taken in the matter of
teaching
the truth concerning the marital relation, the rearing of children and
their Spiritual growth.
The marriage age for both sexes is about 35
years,
in terms of your time measurements. The result of this early training
is
that the young couple just embarked on the "Sea of Matrimony," are true
mates and go through life without the usual occurrence of domestic
turmoil
so characteristic of your earth's people.
Marriage, with but few exceptions, on your
earth,
has degenerated from God's holiest of institutions to a happy
convenience
for the gratification of the animal passions, and the rearing of
children
is an accident, rather than a preconceived reality. These sorts
of
marriages are unholy and destructive and unless your people respond to
a spiritual awakening, such as God's workers are now trying to
inaugurate
on your earth, the growing degeneracy will be augmented rather than
diminished
and the extinction of the race will be inevitable.
The curriculum of our schools embraces all
branches
of Domestic Science, as well as all the sciences, with the difference
from
your system that spiritual development must be the principal task of
those
having supervision over the studies of the young.
One of the subdivisions of domestic science
receiving
particular attention on Mars is the peparation of foods. With an
atmospheric pressure of only eight pounds to the square inch, water
boils
at 175 degrees on our planet. This temperature is inadequate for
cooking
foods properly, especially the coarser varieties, but recourse is had
to
the cooking of food in vacuum or under pressure as the exigencies of
the
occasion demand.
Electrical energy, most generally, is used
for
producing heat and the variety of foods, both animal and vegetal, are
as
extensive as on your planet, for the flora and fauna of Mars differs
little
from yours.
Martians are not excessive eaters, as their
bodies
do not require the gross foods so characteristic of your earth. There
are
two reasons for this. In the first place the difference in the
gravitational
pull on Mars, being thirty-eight one-hundredths to that of your earth,
obviates the necessity of supplying as much fuel to the human body as
your
physical make-up demands. Secondly: The Martians partake of food to
keep
the body alive, and not for the vulgar pleasure afforded by the
consumption
of victuals. We eat to live, whereas most of your earth tenants live to
eat.
Although each individual has his particular
place
in the universe where he will excel in some kind of activity, there
being
no two persons exactly alike in all creation, the student on Mars
is given an opportunity to obtain a broad and comprehensive knowledge
relating
to all subjects, both material and spiritual.
The study of matter, divided as it is into a
number
of elements, offers an interesting field for study and research work,
as
does also its concomitant cosmic energy.
Compared to your earth, industry on Mars, by
the
aid of labor-saving devices, is perfect, and as a consequence the use
of
energy is considerable, especially so is this in the realm of Synthetic
Chemistry, although it must be understood that the individual is taught
that dependence must be placed rather on one's own dexterity born of
that
God given faculty of intuition, than on the perfectness of a man-made
machine,
the creation of finite mind, for it has so happened to races on other
planets
that complete degeneration and final extinction has come about by the
entire
dependence of the individual and afterwards of the entire race, on
machinery
to do the work required of the individual by the Creator, this
dependence
finally terminating in almost complete atrophy of the worker's
intuitional
faculties. This calamity will surely overtake your future
generations
if a halt is not called on the over zealous adoption of automatic
machines
for most every line of industrial activity. You are now getting to the
stage where the most simple and elementary mathematical problems are
solved
by merely pressing a few buttons or turning a crank, the operator
understanding
little or nothing of the fundamentals underlying the solution of the
problems
in hand. This means, in the near future, brain atrophy through
disuse.And
so with other lines of industrial activity. Not one among a thousand
workers
engaged in making shoes, can do other than make a heel, or perform some
simple operation, one of hundreds of units in the completion of a pair
of shoes, and perhaps it would be impossible to find one individual
whose
intuitional faculties were developed to the extent that he could turn
out
the perfect, completed article.
In order to explain how far we have
succeeded
on Mars in harnessing a mighty universal force to the end of utilizing
the same in turning our factory wheels, lighting our domiciles and
giving
warmth to our homes in winter, it might not be amiss to state a few
facts
concerning our knowledge of matter and energy.
We have learned that material life simply
amounts
to functioning in the effect world. The cause world is the reality
invisible
to all while hampered with a physical body; that all forms of matter
are
but the manifestation of the same ultimate essence; that this essence
is
but a Divine impulse; a thrust, as it were, in the Ether; that although
we observe with our sensory organs many different kinds of matter,
consisting
of elements and compounds of elements, if we were able to resolve any
of
the different forms of matter before us into their ultimate units,
these
ultimate particles would all turn out to be the same thing, the "Divine
impulses" just mentioned.
Now you can best grasp the idea by imagining
yourselves
immersed in an Infinite sea of such Divine impulses, just as a fish is
immersed in an ocean of water. Everywhere; all about us, is a teeming
maelstrom
of motion. There is not a cubic centimeter of space that you can call
at
rest. All is eternal motion. All is energy. And out of this
inexhaustible
cosmic reservoir, do we Martians draw our energy, and as the Divine
impulse
is the ultimate essence of all matter and all energy, therefore you
might
imagine matter in its different aspects as electrical in origin. As
electricity
is a manifestation of the Divine impulse, then the only Reality in the
Universe is God.
We have learned to utilize this cosmic
energy
by getting into harmony with its origin--God--for only through God can
true knowledge be obtained.
In your earth you have devised a very crude
method
for utilizing electrical energy. You expend more energy by burning coal
or using water power than you derive from your electrical pump.
Your
mashines do not generate electrical power, for, as stated before, you
are
immersed in an Infinite sea of energy.
On Mars we have learned to draw directly on
this
Infinite reservoir of energy. We have learned the law as you some day
must.
Located at convenient points on our planet
are
high towers, capped with suitable receiving apparatus. In turn this
energy
is transmitted to different parts of our globe where it is used. We do
not require wires to transmit energy. Our landscape is neither
disfigured
with unsightly wires, nor is it covered with a pall of black smoke. We
devised a more perfect method of power production and transmission.
*
* Ed.
1920 Footnote:
The "Electrical Experimenter" for March, 1920, printed the following
item, written by Thomas W. Benson: "Recent developments tend to fulfill
the old, old dream of power transmission without wires. For years men
have
labored in vain to transmit power without wires and thus solve a myriad
of transportation problems, such as propelling vehicles, ships, trains,
aircraft, etc., without having to include a source of power in their
construction.
It makes one's head almost reel to think of the possibilities in such
an
achievement and now the dream promises to come true. By one bold stroke
an English genius, Mr. John Hettinger, has unthinkingly opened up the
way
for Its realization. Like numerous other inventions, the way lay before
our very eyes, but we were all too blind to see it. While working on a
means for transmitting radio waves without material aerials, Mr.
Hettinger
hit upon the idea of using ionized light beams as elevated conductors.
Obviously simple when one thinks of it. It is a well known fact that an
ionized gas is a conductor; in fact, the conductivity of a gas is a
measure
of its ionization. Furthermore, it is possible to ionize a gas by means
of a stream of ultra violet rays. Working with these facts, Mr.
Hettinger
devised means to utilize them for radio transmission."
The relativity of time, space, motion and
matter
is an actuality brought to the attention of advanced students on Mars.
An understanding of this truth exemplifies the unreality of the world
of
gross matter and the importance of gaining knowledge concerning
spiritual
truths; for the latter are the only real, tangible treasures worthy of
one's efforts in their acquisition. Already a knowledge of these
truths is beginning to be sought for by some of the more spiritually
enlightened
inhabitants of your earth; but so immersed in the unreal things of life
is the vast majority of your earth people that it will take a long time
before the present seed-sowing, toward this end, will bear fruit. The
seed-sowing
referred to is the work of enlightenment now going on by a mighty group
of spiritual intelligences who have, at the present day, in hand the
task
of spiritual reformation on your earth. Only truth can stand in the
end.
All that is unreal, or false, must ultimately give way to truth, and
Omniscience
has willed that the day when error shall no more be hastened.
There are other planes of existence for the
Spirit.
Many of them, but they are simply extensions beyond your limited
vision,
for as long as you function in a world of unreality and error, your
spiritual
vision, capable of discerning what lies beyond your present horizon,
must
remain dormant. Material eyes are but the windows of the soul,
and
your environment has so beclouded your vision that you grasp but little
of the real things beyond.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS
INHABITANTS
CHAPTER XIII
Music An Expression of
the Father
All material expressions of the Father, from
the
simplest chemical element to the most complex compound; from the
one-celled
protoplasmic life germ to the most complex organism, are vibratory in
their
ultimate nature.
As has been stated elsewhere in this book,
material
life is the vibratory reflection from the cause world into an effect
world.
The universe is a vibratory expression of an absolute reality--God; a
material
expression of Divine Harmony. And as harmony is an expression of
the Father, its antithesis, discord is the creation of Man.
Of all the vibrations that more fully
express
the Father, arouse the emotional within the soul, music must of
necessity
head the list.
Owing to man's degeneration or fall, on your
earth,
he has lost all receptibility to the more refined vibratory tones of
the
chromatic scale; tones intermediate in the scale. For the same
reason
he has lost receptibility to intermediate vibrations in the color
spectrum
which has clouded or stultified his visional faculties. The long waves
of the Infra red and the short waves of the Ultra violet ends of the
spectrum
are invisible to your earth's people except in rare cases of developed
mediumship, although your photograph plates are somewhat sensitive to
these
vibrations.
You are immersed in commercialism and other
selfish
pursuits while all around you is a beautiful rainbow universe,
vibrating
with music too heavenly for your dulled perceptions to enjoy.
On Mars the development of the musical
talent
is held to be of primary importance. The laws of harmony are part of
the
curriculum of all schools and all necessary paraphernalia for its
proper
exposition are provided. We have instruments for measuring tone
vibrations
of so delicate a pitch that the existence of these tones would be a
blank
to the gross material ears of the inhabitants of your world.
Music arouses the innermost emotions of the
soul
and its effect on the individual is proportionate to his degree of
spiritual
development. Music is harmony, but it also creates an atmosphere of
harmony.
The music of the spheres is a living
reality,
for harmony is the very essence of the Cosmos. By music of the spheres
is meant the harmonious interrelation of all spiritual planes. Every
unit
in the universe is in perfect accord, one with the other, and all are
functioning
in perfect unison. Every solar orb and every planet, responds to
harmonious
law. The Cosmos as a whole is the expression of a Divine Symphony.
When man's spiritual progress has attained a
degree
of enfoldment entitling him to come into possession of his Divine
heritage,
then will the sublime vibrations of the spheres be a reality to him.
On Mars divers instruments are used for
producing
musical harmony, and much of this harmony, is of such a subtle nature
that
your crude instruments could not give expression to it.
We have a means of producing harmony of the
highest
order by utilizing ethereal electric vibration which produces light
vibrations
corresponding to tone production, (for true electric vibration is real
music). This device resembles a series of globes, all transparent,
colorless
when not in action, but immediately they are allowed to produce music
they
become units of color and tone work that would give you the impression
of seeing and hearing a rainbow simultaneously. You are not ready to
receive
the scientific explanation of this phenomenon as yet but we are ready
to
give it to you any time.
Singing is also highly developed on our
planet,
for it is the first expression of harmony that the child is taught.
This
is true for the reason that vocal music is the most natural expression
of harmonious vibrations.
Much time is devoted to ensemble work among
our
people of all ages. This chorus work is of great benefit to all
partaking,
for individually and collectively much inspiration is received and the
tremendous love-force loosed by this united expression of harmony
becomes
a phenomenal power and stimulus--a purifying agent for soul and body.
This
will help you to realize why disease is unknown to us.
In the development of the musical talents of
the
individual on Mars, the pupil is impressed with the necessity of
expressing
the true self, and the original improvisation or composition is the
method
by which the pupil expresses his understanding of the subject. No one
attempts
to ape the technique or genius of another, for on Mars all are
geniuses.
This is true in every form of activity. All must be creators to express
individuality.
When an individual on Mars has surpassed all
others
in some special expression of Divine Harmony the product of his genius
is for the benefit of all, hence copyrights and patents are unknown on
our planet.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS
CHAPTER XIV
Aeronautics, Inhabited
Planets,
Sectarianism
A great deal of interest is being manifested in your city this
morning
(April 25, 1920), over the aeronautical show. You imagine the flying
machines
wonderful mechanisms; but in their present state they will not lift you
out of your atmosphere. You have yet to perfect a real airship.
Your Flying machines are cumbersome and awkward, and they consume
lots
of fuel and make a deal of noise. It can hardly be said they are
harmonious
with the music of the spheres, but then it is only a sample of your
earth's
development.
You have seen the seagulls soar over the water seemingly without
motion;
and yet they go up and down, turning this way and that without
effort?
This is the best idea I can give you of our airships, which really
soar.
No sound; no discordant vibrations disturb the quiet of the Martian
atmosphere,
and the tranquility of the Mars people.
When you have learned the secret--of how to tap the universal
reservoir
of cosmic power--then will you evolve a perfect flying machine, such as
we have.
A great deal of interest is also being centered on an attempt to
signal
Mars, but you are not ready for it yet [1920]. Your methods are
inadequate.
Your apparatus is not fine enough to receive our waves, but success
will
come to you in another decade and we will be able to get something
through
for your scientific world.
It is gratifying to know that a large portion of your population
entertain
the belief that Mars is inhabited: and also, that the possibilities
point
to the fact that other planets are inhabited. You have advanced a long
way to come to that belief, but you are yet a long way from the truth.
You are on the eve of an awakening and much will come through the
discoveries
of scientists who are devoting their lives to the study of truth. It is
true that only a few of that number are bold enough to proclaim all
they
discover, and they must bear the brunt of much harsh criticism, but in
the end ignorance must give way to light.
We look upon your inventions with much amusement, and yet, with
great
interest, just as you would look upon your children's finest toys. We
are
much older than you and are doing all we can to help your scientists by
impressing them with thoughts that will lead them to discover new
truths,
and our interest never flags. How could it if we do the Father's
work? For it is the Father's great pleasure to give his children
all they can receive.
If you could cut loose from your world conventions and could
perceive
new ideas; if you would but disregard man-made theories and open your
minds
and souls to the Father's revelations, it would not be long before your
sin-cursed and forsaken earth would be changed into a paradise.
But the tendency among you is to think as your forefathers thought
rather
than cut new paths. However, your children of this generation are of a
different sort, and they must be taught the importance of developing
the
spiritual intellect. There is more individualism being born into the
world
today than ever before. There are fewer children, but they are
stronger.
The children, with their originality and esoteric tendencies will
bring
on a revolution on your that will end by destroying your tread bare
dogmatism.
This tendency is evidenced by the recent failure of the inter-church
movement.
It has been the habit on your planet that you cannot accomplish
anything
without raising immense sums of money. It is not money that does
the real work but rather personal service. People are inclined to give
anything but personal service. If each one lived the Christ life
there would be no need of money. A close study of the Martian economic
system will demonstrate this truth.
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