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order of spiritual attainment and are near akin; Courage being more active and Endurance more passive. Endurance in the natural world gives strength to resist in the spiritual meaning it also cosists but Courage does more, it not only resists but it creates. The combination of Aspiration, Courage and Endurance is rare and has made this communion possible. If they were in the same spirit in the one personality it would produce wonderful results. Often Aspiration is only a sentiment, but with the others it is more, it is an active element. Together the union is worthy of entering into any sphere.

Q. Something was asked about Faith? A. Faith is the highest reach of the earth-bound soul.

Q. Should we not pray believing that our prayers will be answered? A. Yes - Faith is in spiritual chemistry what some acids are in material.

You know how acids make new combinations So in the spiritual world, faith makes new combinations. This explains how without changing laws, prayer can be answered.

Q. Can this apply to material things as far as faith is concerned? A. Yes. Material things are answered by prayer. Prayer is always good, if not selfish, for it is bringing one's self into Union with God.

Q. (Dr. K.) Can you see my brother? A. Yes I can see him thru' you.

Q. Is his Guardian Angel present? A. Yes.

Q. Why is he not with him? A. He is with him, in the sense by which he acts as his guardian.

Q. In what sense is he here with us? A. He is always present when we are together for you desire it & his plane admits it.

Q. Are there any other guardian angels here? A. Yes. A great number. You do not

understand about the meaning of his being with him and also here. Can you understand that you have no real existence in its best sense? I think not. To your sight all things are real when in truth they are only shadows.

Q. Any physical injury seems real! A. These things are necessary to your state & seem real to you, but not to spirit.

Q. Is nothing then real but spirit? A. Nothing - You have comprehended.

Q. By real do you mean something that will last forever? A. I mean substance, that is the real form of creation.

Q. You have told us that there are 21 worlds. Are there 21 real and 21 Shadowy Worlds? A. There are 14 real worlds and 7 worlds which you call real, for they are within what you call matter. That is, there are 14 worlds in which spirit exists and

there are 7 in which matter exists.

Q. In the 7 is there no spirit? A. Yes there is spirit in all created humanity.

Q. Are there no spirits in these 7? A. Your earth is one of these 7 and the only spirit that exists is the spirit of God that is in all men.

Q. Will you give us the names of the 21 worlds? A. I can give you no names but can tell you other things concerning them

Q. Will we go in turn to each one of those worlds? A. You have been already in all the 21.

Q. Will we go again? A. Yes your journey is ever onward and if you choose upward.

Q. Do we go into any state of unconsciousness? A. Only for a very short time - unconsciousness is not a portion of the real spirit of man.

Q. Is the state of unconsciousness a world? A. No, there are after this for you, first the world where you leave what is not necessary for your higher life and

afterward Heaven.

Q. Will you explain the condition in which we have been, in those worlds, and that in which we will be again if we return to them. A. No, because I do not know - and it is a knowledge that is not necessary for you in your present state of development.

Q. Can you tell us something of the physical condition of those 14 worlds where matter is? A. In your planetary worlds there are 7 where matter exists and humanity with it, partly matter and partly spirit, but there are 14 where only spirit exists.

Q. Will you tell us of the 7 worlds where [matters?]? A. It is not well for you to think about the past or future, for even emancipated spirits do not know of their former or future state.

Q. Then can you not tell us something of the 14 worlds where spirit is? A. The spiritual world which lies within