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Omanos Fûnha̤, thou art favored beyond all men who ever have lived on Ento, for even in the hour of thy deepest anguish a joy hath come to thee, which henceforth shall fill thy days with blessedness and peace. Then hasten, oh, hasten to crown the days of the children of Ento with unlooked for gladness. Give to them the assurance that the old, hopeless faith is no more. That Andûmana̤, the Supreme One, hath revealed to His ever sorrowful children the highest expression of His love for them, and that henceforth death shall be known as the Angel who guards the portal between mortal and Immortal Life.

Basto Andûlēsa̤, I salute thee and thy gracious spouse, and it is my pleasant duty to convey to her beloved parents a most tender and most loving greeting from one who in her early youth passed to the World of Spirits. I speak for thy ceaselessly mourned daughter Onta̤, who joins her entreaties with ours that you earnestly shall assist in the introduction and acceptance of the new Faith, which for you and Ento's peoples shall change the face of all things, and she entreats you and her mother to encourage her brother Dano, whose clear seeing vision and understanding of Spiritual things, fits him for a Teacher who shall proclaim to the peoples the glorious Truth which is being Revealed to you chosen ones. Since entering our Spirit World I have learned that during the passing centuries advanced Spirits with but slight success, persistently have endeavored to penetrate the consciousness of Ento's peoples, but ever the gross materialism of their religion, which is founded upon the legends and crude conceptions of undeveloped, ignorant, primitive peoples, has opposed an impenetrable barrier to their approach. Baffled and wearied through perpetual failures, finally Bands of strong, determined Spirits of our and other Spirit Worlds resolved to attempt to fit this Earth woman, whom we have named Gentola̤, to serve as a means of communication between Spirits and certain Sensitives of Ento. Being yet embodied in flesh she is less Spiritualized than ourselves, whose Spirit bodies like that of Valloa̤, are of such inconceivably refined substances as to be imperceptible to most mortals. To Omanos Fûnha̤, to Ozynas Dûlsa̤, and to thy son Dano, whose Spiritual Senses to a degree are unfolded, she is perceptible, and later on they and thee and thy spouse Ellita̤ will unfold the ability to perceive wholly released spirits.

Of necessity this Revelation from the World of Spirits is so fragmentary as to be confusing to minds accustomed to other beliefs, but from time to time Omanos Fûnha̤, Ozynas Dûlsa̤ and this thy son Dano shall receive distinct instruction pertaining not only to the new Faith, but to other affairs of moment. When Dano shall have awakened we desire that he shall be informed as to what I have said, then, through Gentola̤, will be given to you all some parting words, and may the Spirit of All Spirits, the Infinite One, whom Entoans name Andûmana̤, ever be present in your thoughts, for from this Divine and inexhaustible Source cometh all that is beneficent. And now, dear friends, I must say Info oovistû.

De L'Ester—During Zenesta̤ Ha̤o's address Omanos Fûnha̤ and Ozynas Dûlsa̤ gazed upon Dano in amazement and alarm, and his parents who stood near the apparently sleeping youth in awed silence listened to the strange speech issuing from his lips, but no one ventured to speak to him or to touch him. When Zenesta̤ Ha̤o spoke of Genessano Allis Immo and his wife and sons and of HaMoûfi Adassi and Onta̤ Andûlēsa̤, surprise tinged with terror sat on every face, and in speechless, questioning wonder they looked into each others' eyes.

When he delivered Onta̤'s greeting and Message, a great trembling seized Basto Andûlēsa, who scarcely could sustain his own form and that of his weeping wife, who, through violent emotion, swooned into unconsciousness. Gentola̤, in her now partially conscious state, realized what was occurring, and to our momentary dismay, her sympathies became so active that only through our instantly united efforts were we enabled to prevent her release from her greatly devitalized physical body. Restoratives quickly revived Dano's mother, who was gently entreated to withdraw from the chamber, but she refused to do so, and sat sobbing and murmuring: "She lives—she—lives, our—Onta̤, our precious—Onta̤, our—roina blossom lives, and some—time we shall find—her. Oh, the joy—of it, the joy—and wonder—of it. Andûmana̤, we adore Thee that Thou hast taken—pity upon Thy sorrowful—children; that Thou hast shown us—that we shall—find our beloved child, our—Onta̤." And thus as a loving mother would she, between smiles and tears continued her gentle, loving crooning. Now there was a quivering of the eyelids, a slight start, and Dano, in a bewildered manner looked about him and in a hushed tone eagerly questioned: "What has occurred? Have I been asleep and dreaming? Have I said aught to disturb you, that you regard me so strangely?" At our desire Gentola̤ drew near him and at my dictation again spoke to him audibly.

Gentola—Dano, dear youth, even as the dew silently falls into the perfumed hearts of night's snowy blooms so early into your heart entered Valloa̤. In the flower of her beautiful womanhood she has gone from you and from those dear to her, but she has not gone into Silence and nothingness, but into a higher state of existence, where, after your work shall be done, you, too, will go and with her forever will glorify the Infinite Spirit of all that is. That I may comfort you I will reveal to you the wondrous fact that all existences in their nature are dual, the Male and Female Principles constituting the Duality, and truly Valloa̤ is your other Self, and for all time you two are one and inseparable. Until you shall release yourself from your physical body, as your guiding Star ever she will be near you, and when you shall fall into your last slumber ere long you will awaken to meet the enraptured gaze of Valloa̤'s azure eyes.

Dano, our Mission to Ento is only in its inception, but now I must return to Earth, where other duties await my attention, but you will not be left unaided, for now that the way has been made plain, Valloa̤, her mother, Sylvian, your sister Onta̤ and other Spirits will be able to communicate with you three illumined ones, and very soon other Sensitives will become unfolded, through whom Spirits can convey instruction to the people, and I am informed that when you may need me I shall be brought to you, so be courageous, be faithful to the duties our Mission has imposed upon you, and all will be well with you and with the children of Ento, before whom you will stand as a Priest of the New Religion.

The moment has arrived in which, for the present, we must say Info oovistû, and may a sense of the joys awaiting you all in the glorified existence of Ento's Spirit Realms illumine your lives and console and sustain your sorely grieved hearts until in the hour of your release from your physical bodies you shall hear the glad cry, "Loha̤û, loha̤û, vraimēon mēnoisa̤." (Hail, hail, dearly beloved.)

De L'Ester—At this moment a ray of the setting Sun stole through the slightly parted window drapery, falling upon Dano, who, with uplifted face and outreaching hands, entreatingly whispered: "You will come again, oh, you will come again?" and Gentola̤ was made to reply: "I will, I surely will," and Dano sank to his knees beside the couch. It stole athwart the white, calm, lovely face of Valloa̤, and for a little it lingered in the silken mesh of her golden hair, glorifying the majesty and mystery of the change called death. It crowned Dano's flowing blue black hair as with a halo and it stole across the stilled form of the dead girl and rested upon two faces one would not be likely to forget—the faces of the stately Supreme Ruler of Ento, Omanos Fûnha̤, and that of the Most High Priest of the Most Sacred Temple Zim, Ozynas Dûlsa̤, than whom no handsomer or gracious gentlemen exist on Ento. As, side by side they stood, the fading sun ray revealed in the face of the bereaved father an expression of infinite sadness, a little lighted by the dawning of a priceless hope. In the eyes of Ozynas Dûlsa̤ was the expression of one whose Inner Vision has penetrated the Veil falling between the hither and the thither sides of existence. A moment longer and the sun ray disappeared, a passing cloud obscured its afterglow, and in the spacious apartment were shadows and silence. Then, through the activity of Forces ever at our command, slowly with a soft, silvery radiance we so illumined the chamber that the strange glory of it overwhelmed Omanos Fûnha̤, Dano, and his parents, but Ozynas Dûlsa̤, who, in the Inner Sanctuary of the most Sacred Temple Zim, had beheld Spirit Illumination, murmured: "Tymonas, Tymonas, thou hast said to me that thou art not a God, but a man, like other men, and I understood thee not, but now with an humble and grateful heart I recognize that thou art an exalted Spirit man, and that thou hast been infinitely patient with me as with other Priests who have served in the Temple Zim, and now I Vow that henceforth I will be as faithful to the new Revelation as ever in my ignorance I have been faithful to the superstitions which soon will be of a dead past," and through the stillness an audible whisper ran: "Well done, thou good and faithful servant; though thou hast not understood, sincerely thou hast worshipped the Most High," and tremblingly Ozynas Dûlsa̤ recognized that Tymonas, the Spirit of the Inner Sanctuary, had spoken.

At the height of the radiance musical notes, soft as zephyrs whispering to flowers, filled the chamber with vibrant melody, and the minds and hearts of those about the couch with emotions indescribable. Gradually the melodious tones died into silence, and the silvery glow faded into the gray of deepest twilight, whose shadows, like dark hued drapery, fell over the snowy couch and stilled form of the dead girl and over the awed but enraptured faces of the living. Then the tremulous, hushed, adoring tones of Omanos Fûnha̤'s voice broke the stillness.

Omanos Funha—Supreme, all Wise, loving and most merciful One, Whom in our blindness we have not rightly perceived, in Thine own time and way Thou hast more clearly revealed Thyself and the marvel of Thy glory to us, Thy humbly adoring children. So dulled by erroneous beliefs are our Senses that as little children we reach our hands toward Thee, and I doubt not that Thou wilt guide our ways. Since to us hath been revealed the amazing, the glorious Truth that the Real Self of Man does not die, and that our dear ones who have gone from our sight can, in some not yet understood manner, hold converse with us, and that they will instruct us as to how we may attain greater knowledge concerning this life and the life to come, we cannot find words to express our gratitude to Thee or to those of Thy Spirit children whose love hath prompted them to serve us, who are so unworthy of Thy pity, or their immeasurable goodness to us. We know not how to repay Thy Infinite beneficence or their goodness, but I, Omanos Fûnha̤, am inexpressibly grateful to Thee and to Thy Messengers, and with all the ability with which Thou hast endowed me, henceforth I will proclaim to the children of Ento that Life is continuous, that endless progression is a Law of the Infinitely Supreme One, and that there is one God, and none other.

De L'Ester—Through the silence and the shadows fervently the lips of Immortals and Mortals responded, "Raû, raû, raû," and then the living were left with the beautiful dead body, whose released inmate swiftly was borne to her Celestial home, and through the measureless spaces from joyous Spirit Bands rang out the glad Pæan, "Glory to the Infinite Spirit in Whom we live and move and have our Being. Glory be to Thee through whom success has crowned our Mission to Ento. Glory and highest praise be unto our Father and Mother God, forever and forever."

September 16th, 1894.

APPENDIX.

INTERVIEW WITH MEMBERS OF THE EVON-THIA, JANUARY 10TH, 1895.

De L'Ester—Yes, madame, again we are here to greet you, but our visit must be brief, as neither you or we can afford to overtax your returning vital energy. Nearly four months of Earth's fleeting days have elapsed since your Spirit gaze rested upon the dead form of the mortal Valloa̤ and upon the living form of the Spirit maiden as in the arms of her equally youthful mother and of her Aunt Sylvian she was borne from the darkening chamber and the presence of her stricken father and of her weeping lover, whose tearful eyes beheld her departure. That during this lapse of time we have maintained over you a careful watchfulness you may feel assured, and you cannot so much regret as do we, that at the culmination of our Mission we felt obliged to tax to the utmost your depleted vitality, and we rejoice that under the constant ministrations of loving friends, you are recovering your usual strength. We are aware that your peculiar experiences of the past two years are as slightly remembered dreams, yet to a degree you are curious as to what recently has been transpiring on Ento. Shall I inform you as to the progress of the new Faith?

Gentola—It will greatly please me if you will do so, for I feel more than curious to learn how it may be affecting the people.

De L'Ester—I am sure that it will gratify you to learn that Dano's parents are converts to the new Faith, and that their hitherto sombre faces are irradiated with the joyous expectation of Immortality, not only for themselves but for all of Andûmana̤'s children. Through Dano Andûlēsa̤ they receive cheering Messages from their daughter Onta̤ and other dear ones whose words they value as jewels beyond price, and the passing days do not suffice for their continuous adoration of the goodness of Andûmana̤, Who has heard and granted the desire of the hearts of His children.

Dano has renounced his claim to the Supreme Rulership of the Planet and has declared himself a Priest of the new Revelation, which he devotedly offers to the despairing multitudes, who eagerly listen to his eloquent presentation of its wonderful declarations. All over the Planet the minds of the people are profoundly stirred, and some are filled with consternation, dreading they know not what. Though still clinging to the old beliefs, others timidly reach toward the new Faith which promises that for which ever they have prayed, and still others are in a state of dumb amazement, not daring to voice either hope or fear. Of course, largely, the Priesthood stand aghast at the threatened downfall of the Time-Honored Religion, which ever has made them the dominant power of Ento. They declare that Dano's utterances are the result of mere hallucinations, and that the experiences of Omanos Fûnha̤, of which he speaks openly, are outgrowths of grief over the death of Valloa̤. On the other hand, an ever increasing number of Priests and Priestesses are listening to the Most High Priest Ozynas Dûlsa̤, and joyfully professing their belief in the new Revelation, which he boldly declares to the multitudes who daily crowd the great Temple Zim. To them he relates his experiences with Tymonas in the inner Sanctuary, and with amazement, not unmixed with terror, they ponder over his strange revelations. He has gone so far as to prohibit animal sacrifices and offerings to the Deific Ones, whom he pronounces myths, Andûmana̤ being the One and only God, Whom fervently he adores.

How fares Omanos Fûnha̤? One moment he cries to Andûmana̤ to restore to him his lost Valloa̤, to grant to him one glimpse of her beautiful and beloved form and face, one tone of her voice, that was the sweetest music of his desolated life. Anon, he entreats Dano to comfort him with a Message from the dear ones who are veiled from his sight, and at times his Clairvoyant and Clairaudient Senses become so quickened that he communes with them. Then his soul is so filled with ecstatic fervor that to all about him he proclaims that truly life is continuous, that the dead do communicate with the living, and they, with beating hearts and breathless attention, listen to his rapt utterances. As time passes he grows into a clearer perception and realization of the Truth, and soon his feet will stand upon firm ground; then confidently and authoritatively he will offer to the people that which shall be to them as the very bread of life.

Dano, whose Clairvoyant and Clairaudient Senses are unfolding in a surprising manner, holds continuous communication with Valloa̤ and other freed Spirits, who are instructing him, and his faith has grown into actual knowledge. Thus he no longer doubts or questions the reality of his own experiences, and of course, this state of mind renders him very receptive to exalted Influences from the Spirit side of life. In his zeal to offer to the people the wondrous truths which have been revealed to him and to others he addresses them in Temples and elsewhere. Recently we listened to the youthful disciple, as, with glowing face, luminous eyes, and form trembling from emotion, he spoke to a large assemblage of people in a Temple of Da̤o. Firstly he addressed himself to the people, then, as one who speaks because he must, in tones that filled the vast edifice, he cried, "Oh, ye Priests, ye blind leaders of the blind, open your eyes that you may see, your ears that you may hear the glorious truth, which, through His appointed Messenger, Andûmana̤ hath revealed to His despairing children. Long have the peoples of Ento listened to the manifestations of the ignorance of bygone centuries, and now that light hath entered the darkened chambers of our minds, you would build yet higher walls of superstitious reverence for what hath been misnamed religion, which ever hath stood between us and the light. Ever you have walked in the shadows of a hopeless faith, and your mummeries have so dulled the senses of the people that, as from birth to death they grope their ways, bewildered they sink into the darkness of hopeless despair. Then awake, oh, awake, ye sleeping guides of the people, for a new day hath dawned for the children of Ento, a day whose effulgence shall fill all hearts with gladness inexpressible."

"Since most ancient times it hath been taught that the home of Andûmana̤, the Supreme One, is in radiant Diafon ēvoiha̤, which sheds life giving beams on land and on sea. Now, concerning this matter I will tell you an amazing truth. Those exalted ones with whom I am permitted to hold converse, some of whom once were men and women of Ento, but who now dwell in Realms so glorious that mortal eyes cannot endure their radiance, declare that Andûmana̤ is Spirit, and is everywhere, formless, unseeable, unthinkable, even by those who have attained to the highest wisdom. Also they declare that Ento is but one of innumerable Worlds peopled with beings like ourselves, and that the shining points in the night sky, which we, in our ignorance, have regarded as the lamps lighting Astranola̤, are Worlds, many of them vaster far then Ento, and that the dreaded Gods and Goddesses are the myths of ancient ignorance, perpetuated by a sincere but unenlightened Priesthood."

This and much more he teaches, and both Priests and people, in doubt, fear and perplexity question as to which may be true, the old, hopeless, cheerless faith, or the new promise of joys immeasurable. But the leaven is leavening the masses, and ere long Priests and people will embrace the Truth.

You are aware that through electrical and vibratory forces between all portions of the Planet communication is instantaneous, thus quickly to nearby and remotest places the utterances of Ozynas Dûlsa̤ and of Dano are heralded, and you cannot imagine the effect, which is beyond our fondest expectations, and it is but the beginning of what necessarily must result, for now that the positiveness of the Spiritual atmosphere is penetrable, hosts of Spirits from various Realms will see to it that the darkness which long has enshrouded the lives of the Entoans shall flee away, and then the effulgence of the grandest Truth that mortals can know will forever abide with them.

Gentola—You who more easily read my thoughts than I can express them will understand that what you have related fills my heart with joy. Even at greater cost to myself I would not for a moment hesitate to undertake a like Mission. But, friends, may not I soon again go with you to Ento?

De L'Ester—Yes, soon, but not until you shall have grown a little stronger. Then we will make good a promise made to you, but which you do not now remember. That you may more quickly regain your strength we advise that you shall go outdoors every day, so that your feet may come in contact with the earth, thus you will rid yourself of devitalized magnetism, and at the same time you will accumulate energized magnetism, which you greatly need. It would delight us to prolong our visit, but we must consider the urgent necessity for your speedy return to health. With kindest, truest regard, we must say adieu.

OPENING OF THE WATERWAY INTO ETZOINA LOISA.

January 19th, 1895.

De L'Ester—Good-morning, madame. As we promised, so have we come in a body to escort you to Ento, and we have joined in your earnest invocation to Divine Influences to guard and guide you in the ways of truth, and to Inidora̤'s fervent response, "Evoiha̤a̤, ino ēvosta̤n, tsû felistan, ra̤û, ra̤û, ra̤û," we also have responded, for we, too, desire the guardianship and guidance of exalted spirits, whose angelic ministrations assist all aspiring souls. This morning we find you difficult of control. You appear timorous and disturbed. Cannot you trust yourself to our care, who never have failed you? Compose yourself, pray, and passively yield yourself to our protection, but first instruct your watchful Vena to not allow you to be disturbed for two or more hours. That is well arranged, and now close your eyes and be at rest.

George, we are ready for our journey, and you, comrades, will lead the way. You no longer are afraid, and is not this motion and the views grand, glorious and exhilarating? Truly, it is well that your experiences while with us are as half remembered dreams, otherwise they would unfit you for the routine of mortal existence. You now understand that this journey to Ento is the fulfillment of our promise to afford you the pleasure of witnessing the opening of the great Central Waterway into Etzoina̤ Loisa̤. Yes, the further wall of the Loisa̤ has been pierced, but the continuation of the System is not yet in readiness for either navigation or irrigation. Yes, we will proceed directly to Etzoina̤ Loisa̤, else we may miss some features of the pageant. Now that we are nearing the lake we will descend to such an altitude as will afford you a view of the entire spectacle. At times we lose sight of the fact that your vision is not so far reaching as our own. A little lower, George. Now is every object clear to your vision?

Gentola—Quite so.

De L'Ester—Then for the present we will remain where we are, and we have arrived none too early, for, coming from every direction are air Transports laden to repletion with eagerly curious Entoans, and from north, south and west small water craft laden with men, women and children are hastening along the canals leading to the lake, where already a multitude of people have assembled. Look westward, madame, and attempt a description of the scene presenting itself.

Gentola—As far as my vision reaches I see the sparkling water of the great Waterway, and of the intersecting canals. Scarcely four months have elapsed since we visited this region and at that time you informed me that only recently had the barren lands come under the influence of irrigation. In this brief interval nature has accomplished a miracle in so quickly converting what then was little more than waste lands into fertile fields, covered with luxuriant verdure and blooming plants, and it is quite as amazing to observe the many villages and structures of various kinds which have been erected since we were here. It seems incredible that such vast improvements should have been accomplished in such a brief time. Some of the peoples of our Planet are very enterprising, but I question their ability to successfully compete with the quiet, persistent, industrious Entoans, whose very superior mechanical appliances greatly facilitate their undertakings, but even then the results are surprising.

Dear me, what a wonderfully strange scene. Those air Transports hover over the lake like great birds, and the rising and falling tones of their whirring climbers are really musical. I wish I were clever enough to understand how they are constructed and controlled in their movements, and how—oh, De L'Ester, George, Bernard, see, see, yonder in the west is a fleet of large vessels and numerous smaller ones coming toward Etzoina̤. How swiftly the great vessels are advancing, leaving in their wake tumultuous billows of snowy foam. The foremost vessel is quite covered with rodels, and there are ropes of rodels, wreaths of rodels, banners of rodels, and around the entire deck is a fringe of rodels trailing their creamy beauty quite to the surface of the foaming water. Surely it has taken all the rodels on the planet to so bedeck the great vessel. All the large vessels are similarly decorated, each one with a single variety of flower, and how very beautiful they all appear. Now I hear strains of music, and on the decks of the vessels I perceive many people, and as the fleet draws nearer, nearer, I perceive on the rodel-decked vessel a group of persons whom I seem to remember. Yes, surely, one is the Supreme Ruler, Omanos Fûnha̤, and by his side is Basto Andûlēsa̤ and other stately looking officials, accompanied by a number of lovely women, one of whom is Madame Ontellena Andûlēsa̤, by whose side are the Most High Priest Ozynas Dûlsa̤, and Dano, in Priestly garb. Ah, how vividly the closing scene of our Mission returns to my memory, but I must not now think of that. On Dano's youthful, handsome face is an expression of exaltation and of peace passing the understanding of those who know not that the individual conscious existence of Spirit has neither beginning or ending, and it fills my heart with gladness to know that into the lives of the once despairing Entoans has entered the joy of the new Revelation. De L'Ester, really I cannot convey a correct idea of this marvellous scene, so I pray you to permit me to desist from attempting the impossible.

De L'Ester—As you will, madame, but I am of the opinion that my attempt will be quite as unsuccessful as your own. However, as no one is expected to describe the indescribable, our failures may be excusable.

Below us is the quiet lake, mirroring in its unruffled water the nearly cloudless azure sky and the slowly moving air Transports laden with people who evidently are enjoying the unusual scene. On either side of the entrance to the lake large numbers of people are massed, and as you perceive perfect order and decorum are observed. Indeed, among the Entoans, disorder is considered not only impolite, but indecent, as really it is.

The group occupying the foreground on this side of the entrance to the lake is composed of those who have conducted the stupendous undertaking, which has demanded infinite patience, endurance, versatility and engineering skill of the highest degree of excellence, yet not alone to engineering skill is due the credit of this achievement, for chemistry, too, has been a powerful factor in the destruction of the nearly impregnable vitrified wall of the lake. But the moment for the grand entry has arrived, so attention all.

As he advances toward the prow of the vessel what an imposing figure Omanos Fûnha̤ presents. His tall, fine form, clothed in crimson and gold, his long, curling, raven hued hair, bound back from his serene brow by a richly gemmed gold fillet, his large, dark, expressive eyes, like two veiled lamps, lighting up his bronze hued face, his handsome features expressing kindliest emotions, all contribute to render him a very striking and attractive man. Now, to stirring music, the rodel-decked flag ship moves toward the entrance to the lake, followed by the flower clad fleet of seventeen huge vessels. From a hundred or more air Transports showers of rodels and other blooms rain down upon them and the air is rent with the enthusiastic acclamation of the people in the Transports and of the multitudes below. It quickens one's pulsations, this wave of human emotion, but see now the flag ship pauses at the entrance of the passageway through the wall of the lake and the Most High Priest advances to Omanos Fûnha̤'s side, bearing in his hands a great tray of rodel blooms. We will descend a little so that you may more closely observe the Ceremony of the union of the Waterway with the lake.

Omanos Funha—Even as these fragrant rodel blooms open their golden hearts to the radiant beams of Diafon ēvoiha̤, so we, oh Andûmana̤, open our hearts to Thee that thus we may receive Thy love, which is the light and life of Thy children and of all living things. Through the knowledge which Thou hast imparted to Thy chosen ones they have brought to a successful conclusion this gigantic undertaking which through Thy beneficence, shall be a perpetual blessing to the peoples of Ento, to whom, oh Thou Supreme One, it hath pleased Thee to reveal that truly we are the children of Thy love, and that through endless time we shall continue to live and to praise Thee for all Thy goodness to us. Ra̤û, ra̤û, ra̤û.

De L'Ester—Through an atmospheric system of communication every word uttered by Omanos Fûnha̤ has been made known not only to the vast assemblage in the air and below us, who reverently have joined in the invocation and fervent amen, amen, amen, but to the peoples of the entire Planet.

Omanos Funha—These rodel blooms, which no longer shall serve as emblems of death but of life and its joyous occasions, I now cast upon the lips of this great Waterway as, for the first time, they kiss the sparkling water of Etzoina̤ Loisa̤.

De L'Ester—Amid profound silence the barrier separating the Waterway and the lake is quickly removed and Omanos Fûnha̤ casts the rodels in front of the slowly moving vessel. Now an immense banner of rodels is run up to the apex of the flagstaff and a grand volume of musical notes fills the air with sweetest melody. Now the great vessel, followed by the fleet, moves swiftly through the ample passage, while from overhead as well as from below cheers upon cheers rend the air and from the Transports, which keep pace with the fleet, showers of blooms in glowing beauty rain down upon the heads of the people crowding the upper decks, and now the flag ship has plunged onto the lake as though purposing to pass straight across to the further side, but no, it turns to the right, leading the fleet in a triumphal procession around the lake. May I ask for an expression of your impression of the spectacle?

Gentola—Truly, it is both magnificent and to me, very wonderful, and I shall not forget, dear friends, that to your kindness I owe my thanks for the pleasure of witnessing it. Yes, I feel assured that if I shall attempt to tell my friends of this strange experience they will conclude that my imagination has been running wild, or that I have been dreaming, and as I gaze upon the flower-decked fleet so noiselessly, so swiftly, passing around the lake, upon the air Transports hovering above them and mirroring themselves in the now gently undulating water, upon the multitude of people, in boats and motor vehicles, or swarming on the broad rim of the lake, really I am at a loss to realize the situation, and shall not find fault with any one who may question, either my sanity or my veracity.

De L'Ester—We who understand the relation between what some of your wise ones term the conscious and subconscious self, but which we recognize as the intelligent, human animal Soul, and Ego, or Spirit Self, readily comprehend your difficulty of realization when applied to matters outside the plane of your earthly existence, and until you become a fully freed Spirit you cannot escape certain physical conditions. But come, friends, we will pay Omanos Fûnha̤ and Dano a brief visit. At this moment they are the central figures of a group of personages intent upon viewing the eastern exit of Etzoina̤ into the continuation of the System, which ere long will be in readiness not only for navigation but also for the irrigation of the wide stretches of arid lands extending eastward. Now the flag ship, followed by the fleet, continues its course around the lake, whose rim presents a living front of enthusiastic people, whose unceasing acclamations express their satisfaction over the completion of a most difficult and seriously necessary enterprise.

George, we will alight, taking a position quite apart from the group surrounding Omanos Fûnha̤, and you, Bruno, will attempt to impress Dano to move in our direction. Well done, well done. Our young Priest is so very sensitive that, with a startled, listening air, he turns his head, thinking that some one has addressed him, and now slowly and apparently aimlessly he draws away from the group and toward us. Gentola̤, touch him lightly on his lips, and he will understand that it is the signal of your presence. Ah, he is so startled that he covers his eyes with his hands, murmuring, "Can it be, can it be? Oh, art thou here, thou whose name is Gentola̤?" In a moment he will perceive you, then you will follow my dictation.

Gentola—Yes, Dano, I am here, and joyfully greet you as a Priest of the new Revelation which has come to you and to your people, and I and those who are with me rejoice with you that the old dread faith surely is yielding to a belief in the glorious Truth of the continuity of life, and that all men and women are their own Saviors. We rejoice, too that we perceive that already this knowledge is illumining the minds of many, and be assured that even as the vertical beams of Diafon ēvoiha̤ irradiate this beautiful scene, so, ere long, knowledge of the Truth will irradiate the lives of your people, who will learn that the dwelling Place of the Supreme One is the limitless Universe, yet that He is ever present in the hearts of those who seek to know Him Who is the Father, Mother God, the Dual One, in whom we all exist.

Nay, it is not an illusion—the forms you dimly perceive, are the Spirit friends who have borne me across the vast space between Earth and Ento, and through me they extend to you a loving greeting. Your joy that light from Spirit Realms is dispelling Ento's long night of despair, finds in them fullest response, and an earnest assurance that they and countless Spirits of Ento's and other Spirit Worlds unceasingly will aid you and those who like yourself are teaching the Gospel of the new Revelation. And now, Dano, for these friends and myself I must say Info oovistû.

Dano—I pray you, stay one moment. Will you come again, will you surely come to instruct my ignorance, to strengthen me in the new Faith, which is so glorious, so overwhelming, that did not my Valloa̤, by her sweet presence and counsel sustain me, I indeed might faint by the way.

Gentola—These spirit friends say that many times I shall come to you, that through me they may afford you such Wisdom Lessons as they and Spirits of your and other Spirit Worlds have learned. They and I entreat you to be courageous and steadfast. Trust to the guidance of Valloa̤ and of other dear ones who ever are near you, and all will be well with you. Again Info oovistû.

De L'Ester—Omanos Fûnha̤ and those about him are curiously observing Dano, who now arouses as from a profound reverie. As quietly he returns to his friends on his fine, youthful face is an expression of smiling exaltation, and in the splendor of his dark, luminous eyes is the reflected radiance of Realms unseen of mortal vision.

The Ceremonial we have so slightly sketched is drawn to a close and now you must take a last view of the great flower-decked vessels, so swiftly pursuing their way westward. Of the air Transports, like huge birds winging their ways through the quiet atmosphere, of the numerous small water craft, gliding off through the canals, of the many motor vehicles, which rapidly bear away many of the dispersing assemblage, of the placid water of Etzoina̤, in which the rays of the glowing sun sparkle like gleams of fire, and of the face of the verdure-clad lands which well may typify the Resurrection of Death into Life.

Ento, thou redeemed one, in our gladness we cry, Hail, hail, thou who art one of the blest among the System of Worlds, ever pursuing their unvarying, ceaseless journeys around our Sun, which is but one of countless Suns, encircling the one Central Sun, whose immensity and glory is beyond all conceptions of Angels or Archangels, whose vivifying energy controls the heart-beats of the Universe, whose intelligent, tireless, ceaseless activity is that which is known of by many names, to us is known as God, the Infinite One, whom only in accordance with the degree of our spiritual unfoldment can we apprehend.

Now we must return you to Earth, else we may not return you at all, and the time has not yet arrived for such a desirable consummation of your present life work. Make your adieus to our friends, and, to your wistful eyed son, for George and I will see that you shall safely arrive in your quiet home, where Vena impatiently and somewhat anxiously awaits you.

Now unclose your eyes, for you and your soul again are united and Vena breathes a sigh of relief as she sees you move and hears you call, "Vena, please bring me a glass of water," and we may say the same for ourselves, for indeed we have held you over long for your safety, but obey our instructions and soon you will recover your usual condition.

Yes, soon again we will make our presence known to you. Until then, adieu.

GLOSSARY.

A.

Andûmana̤—Supreme One. Creator of all things. Acclinum—Zoölogical collection. Acrocustēno ingola̤vion—Amphibious flesh eater. Angossa̤—Hornless animal. Hornless. Astranola̤—Realm of Deific ones. A-Mûista̤—Manlike Anthropoid. Andoma̤h—Primary school. Azēon—God of Love. Alista̤—Mountain. Very lofty, etc. Alzoytas—Sacred bird of Astranola̤, whose wings over-shadow the Death Realm. Ayon mûya̤—Good bye, or may the Gods protect you. Anadillo Pylo—Scaly armored amphibian. Anadillo akēdon—Scaly armored reptile.

B.

Bomûz himmû—Manlike tree climber. Birrsch—Trowser. Birrscha̤—Trowsers. Bomûz—Man. Brillo—Froglike creature. Bendolû—Rainbow. Bendolû iffon—Rainbow hued. Bûda̤s—Tremulous. Bûdas lota̤—A gigantic tree, whose palmlike foliage trembles incessantly.

C.

Camarissa̤—Capitol of Province of Ondû. Comina̤ da̤a̤—Class rooms. Callo—Wharf landing. Cryfimo—Great Ocean. Cryfimanû—Small Ocean. Sea. Cēhylû—Rushing. Tumultuous. Chifa̤—An eel-like fish. Chima̤ Loisa̤—Mirror Lake.

D.

Dia̤fon ēvoiha̤—Sun, the dwelling place of Andûmana̤. Da̤o—Capitol of Ento. Dia̤—Life. Life Essence, or Principle, animating the body. Da̤a̤—Room. Dylû—Tossed. Shaken. Diafa̤ avina̤—Many hued. Iridescent.

E.

Efon—Personal pronoun, I. Esploina̤—Globe. Sphere. Eyamo Yanos—The Infinite, Intelligent energy. Endoina̤—Bridge. Endoinaa. Bridges. Ento—Chosen. Set apart. Elipso—Year. Elipsa̤a̤. Years. Emano—Friend, masculine gender. S gives the plural. Emana̤—Friend. Feminine gender. A gives the plural. Etzoina̤—Placid, quiet, still. Etzoina̤ Loisa—Placid Lake, or water. Enora̤—Strange. Remarkable, wonderful. Etza̤—Sweet pulpy fruit, resembling an orange. Entola̤, and Ementola̤—Moons of Ento.

F.

Fenēta—Catlike animal. Fava̤ a̤ croidas—Burial place, or place for urned ashes of the dead. Frilvodii—Species of Anthropoid, known as housekeepers. Fûnaveh—Intersection. Fûnaveh Ritza̤—Town of the Intersection. Fondorûveh—City, named after its founder, Tamon Fondorûveh.

G.

Gentolano—Prince. Son of Supreme Ruler, or heir apparent. Gentolana̤—Princess. Daughter of Supreme Ruler. Gentola̤—Lady. Friend. Gentle one, and other gracious meanings. Gentolissima̤—Queen, or Supreme Lady. Applied to the wife of the Supreme Ruler. Gentolēna̤—Darling, dear one. Also little one, when applied to children, or pets. Gûfon—Bitter. Gandûlana̤—Serpent. Gandûlanos, serpents. Gowhya̤—Hibernating animal, resembling a bear. Gariffo Tsûvon—Bird of the cloud God, Tsûvon. Gûlnoyas—Egg shaped.

H.

Himmû—Tree climber. A species of anthropoid. Hinifro enora̤—Yellow wonder. Hinor imados—Irrigating canal. Hinor tzowa̤—Canal for transportation. Hinifro—Yellow. Hom arû—A palmlike tree. Hûndaffon—Andûmana̤'s cup bearer.

I.

Indoloisa̤—Tranquil water. Istoira̤—Small temple. Info sta̤ tiva̤ Zēnosa̤a̤ oovistû—To the care of the Gods, until we meet. Infa̤doihan lûvētas—Place, or temple of sacrifice. Info oovistû—Until we meet again, farewell. Ilsoimen—Morning. Ilofen mûena̤—Amusement garden. Istoira̤ lēma̤h—Temple of urned ashes, of the dead, for private uses.

K.

Kenēto Souvana̤llo—Gigantic flesh eaters. Kenēto alista̤—Mountain range, 200 miles long, 6,000 feet above sea level. Kenēto—Gigantic, enormous, very large. Kûltymo Tylû—Elevated city. Kynos—Vine. Kyn nûynao—An anthropoid of a peculiar species. Kyn—A tree resembling an oak tree. Kymos—Majesty, or majestic. Kēmina̤—Central.

L.

Loita̤—Harplike musical instrument. Lenivo—Upper garment for men. A sort of tunic. Luitzen—History. Record. Loûva̤h—God of Agriculture. Lota̤—Tree of any species. Lûmēnas—Botanical garden. Loisa̤—Water, lake, pool, etc. Loisa̤ yanû—Water gem, or jewel. Loisa̤ micana̤—Vining water lily. Loisa̤-Gentolissima̤—Water Queen. Loisa̤ Gentolana̤—Water Princess. Litzen—Sweet. Loisa̤ a lûtyenos—Lake of rushes. Loisa̤ infûen—Water drinker. Loisavāon—Waterway. Lafon Thēodossa̤—A noted Ento painter. Loha̤û vrāimēon—Hail, dearly beloved.

M.

Moûentos hoa̤ falados—Valley of desolation. Micana̤—Lily, corresponding with Earth's lily family. Mista̤—Snow. Metsû—Light weight, non-corrosive, non-conducting metal.

O.

Onos—Personal pronoun, we. Oira̤h—Thanks. Praise. The word is used in several similar senses, and is pronounced, Wa̤hra̤h. It bears the same meaning as Amen, or be it so. Oina mista̤—Snow flower. Oonamosa̤ tûla̤—Burr berry. Oifen tsû—Endless time. Oonda̤ lotas—Tree, and fruit, similar to our orange. Omanos Fûnha̤—Present Supreme Ruler of Ento. Osy Hûn—Supreme Ruler. Oonamosa̤—Burr. Oonda̤—Divine. Godlike. Ozynas Dûlsa̤—Present Most High Priest of the Most Sacred Temple Zim.

P.

Pētûsa̤—Pearl. Pfettos—Shoe. Pfetta shoes. Plimos—Plant. Phra̤—God, or messenger of death.

Q.

Qua̤na̤—Eclipse. When Andûmana̤ frowns. Quend—A region in the North Temperate Zone.

R.

Ryzo elipsa̤a̤—Century. Rinvoh—Aquarium. Rimoh—An animal resembling an antelope. Rodel—The national flower of Ento. Resembles our lotus. Ruvacca̤—Trumpet. Rēa̤—Life essence, or principle. Rûha̤—Governor. Roûva̤ nû Odalissa̤—Homes for the favored ones. Roûva̤—Favored. Ra̤û—Same meaning as oira̤h. (Pronounced Ra̤hoo.) Ruvacca plimos—Trumpet flower, or plant. Ritza—Town.

S.

Syffondû—Museum. Sammana̤h—Collegiate school. Soitzen—Tramway. A gives the plural, as soitzena. Somû Ikaton—Blessing giver. Soiva̤—Park. Soiva̤a̤, parks. Sēlona̤ Valloa̤—Wife of Omanos Fûnha̤, and mother of Sēlona̤ Valloa̤ Fûnha̤. Sauva̤—A non-corrosive metal. Sylvian—Sister of Sēlona Valloa̤, wife of Omanos Fûnha̤.

T.

Tsûfālen—Teachers of divine mysteries. Tûla—Berry. Tsûvon—Bird. Thon eyama̤ Yanos—Infinite, intelligent energy. Tylû—City. Tylûsa̤a̤, cities. Testo—Death, the killer.

U.

Ufan—Personal pronoun, you.

V.

Varû testo—Death fire. Varû—Fire. Vybo—Gold. Also it signifies glittering, shining, brilliant, and sparkling. Vossa̤—Leaf. Climber. Vossala̤a̤, climbers. The use of the word determines its significance. Vocha̤—An animal resembling a cow, but much larger. Voûhoida̤—Resembles a pipe organ.

W.

Wana̤ vinostû yarû—Expiatory fire fountain.

Y.

Yanû—Gem, or jewel. Yento—A place of punishment for disobedient gods and goddesses. Yoidas hûa̤—Bow shaped, or bent. Yoihoda̤—Priest. S gives the plural. Yoitan—Tempest. Storm. Tornado. Yoitana̤—Severe storm. Yoitano—Tornado. The suffixes a, or o, determining the degree of the disturbance. Yoihodasā—Priestess. Yoihodassa̤a̤, priestesses.

Z.

Zenno—God. Zenna̤—Goddess. Zēon—A horselike animal. Zindo—God of rain and snow. Zētos—World, applied to Ento. Zim—The most Sacred Temple of Ento. Zēnosaa̤—The deific ones.

NUMBERS.

Fon—1. Itû—2. Mēos—3. Len—4. Vodû—5. Mûen—6. Ofen—7. Zû—8. Tēvon—9. Rûya̤—10. Yodis—11. Fonitû—12. Rûya̤—10. Ita̤—20. Mēosa̤—30. Lēna̤—40. Voda̤—50. Mûena̤—60. Ofēna̤—70. Zûa̤—80. Tēvona̤—90. Ryzo—100.

COLORS.

White—Vil. Red—Ilo. Yellow—Hinifro. Green—Mostu. Blue—Grel. Purple—Apru. Violet—Luba̤. Brown—Ikro. Black—Gilnas. Orange—Drufi.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS.

Efon—I. Onos—We. Ufan—You. Nofan—Thou. Noifan—Thee. Neffan—Thy. Tofan—He. Toifan—She. Ista—It. Tsya—They. Esto. Ye. Va̤hûa̤—Day. Vahuaa̤—Days. Voina—Night. Voinaa—Nights.