In the higher Regions of the Desire World the confusion of
tongues gives place to a universal mode of expression which absolutely prevents
misunderstandings of our meaning. There each of our thoughts takes a definite form and color
perceptible to all, and this thought-symbol emits a certain tone, which is not a word, but
it conveys our meaning to the one we address no matter what language he spoke on earth.
To arrive at an understanding of how such a universal language
becomes possible and is at once comprehended by all, without preparation, we may take as an
illustration the manner in which a musician reads music. A German or a Polish composer may
write an opera. Each has his own peculiar terminology[pg 086]and expresses it in his own language. When that opera is to be played by an
Italian band master, or by a Spanish or American musician, it need not be translated, the
notes and symbols upon the page are a universally understood language of symbols which is
intelligible to musicians of no matter what nationality. Similarly with figures, the German
counts: ein, zwei, drei; the Frenchman says: un, deux, trois, and in English we use the
words: one, two, three, but the figures: 1, 2, 3, though differently spoken, are
intelligible to all and mean the same. There is no possibility of misunderstanding in the
cases of either music or figures. Thus it is also with the universal language peculiar to
the higher Regions of the Desire World and the still more subtile realms in nature, it is
intelligible to all, an exact mode of expression.
Returning to our description of the entities commonly met with in
the lower Desire World, we may note that other systems of religion than the Egyptian,
already mentioned, have spoken of various classes of beings native to these realms. The
Zoroastrian Religion, for instance, mentions Seven Ameshaspendsand the Izzards as having dominion over
certain days in the month and certain months in[pg 087]the year. The Christian religion speaks of Seven Spirits before the Throne,
which are the same beings the Persians called Ameshaspends. Each of them rules over two
months in the year while the seventh: Michael, the highest, is their leader, for he is
ambassador from the sun to the earth, the others are ambassadors from the planets. The
Catholic religion with its abundant occult information takes most notice of these
“star-angels” and knows considerable about their
influence upon the affairs of the earth.
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