delivered hundreds for them and silently they signal to me their gratitude, when their experiment has been successful.

When I was young I could not believe that others did not see these inhabitants of the Ether, but gradually became accustomed to the inevitable. Why are people afraid of ghosts? They have too physical equipment with which to inquire us, and every Sunday we pray for the fellowship of the Holy Ghost. Whether our ghosts are holy or evil depends entirely upon our own choice, and the courage of the Saints is one of their staunchest characteristics.

When I became thoroughly convinced that the departed were as anxious to reach the bereaved as the latter were to hear from them, I shouldered my job fearlessly and braved criticism and opposition; for I had seen the tearful smiles of those closely concerned here and the silent signals of appreciation “over there.” That could not be wrong, and I felt that I was earning my passage. Life is for service and I had found my niche and asked for no further remuneration than a grateful handclasp.

These etheric entities appear to be of the consistency of soap-bubbles but are transparent. I am able to see objects through them. Thought attracts them and they usually appear directly after the flashes of light. To join them, seems to me the next step in evolution. I have no doubt that, to them, we resemble fish swimming about in a pool, intent upon our restricted activities, never raising our eyes to a higher plane of existence. In order to reap we must sow, and it is not reasonable to expect to be entitled to the highest celestial bliss, simply by the act of dying. We must proceed, slowly, through the mazes of evolution until we finally find our home, in one of the many mansions.

—Originally published in the Journal for Psychic Research, under the title of “Psychic Phenomena.”

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