IN CONSIDERING the humanity of the ancient planet mentioned, we will assume that the consciousness of the souls comprising it was much the same as that of our humanity; that its growth and unfoldment followed largely along lines similar to our own. We will assume also that in the course of countless ages the humanity of that planet evolved into oneness with the consciousness of its Higher Selves—into its “Christ” Consciousness, which eons later lifted the consciousness of the planet and all on it out of the necessity of further “physical” manifestation.

Then followed a further unfoldment of consciousness of the souls who had been the humanity on that planet, this unfoldment now taking place in the higher spiritual and celestial realms, where training was gained in the exercising of the highest mental and spiritual powers, including the building and overshadowing of forms for the life expression of the consciousness in those realms; and finally the building and overshadowing of forms in turn in the elemental, etheric, mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms on other planets, and in their respective realms of consciousness; thus serving as Elohim or lesser Gods in the creation and development of such planets, under the direction of much higher Beings, called Sons of God.

Through the experience and powers gained therefrom, these souls—the former humanity of that ancient planet—themselves eventually attained to the very exalted state of Sons of God, actually entering thereby into oneness with