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Monsignor Robert Benson, conveying his experiences through an old friend, Anthony Borgia, from his new home in the spirit world, was very descriptive of every aspect of his life there. So I will be able to share only a small portion of what he wrote. In the previous post, Benson had started describing his first home in the spirit world. (I’ve tried to simplify it some.)

…As I entered the doorway, I saw at once the several changes that had been made. They were mostly of a structural nature and were the kind I had wished to make in my earth home, but for architectural and other reasons, I wouldn’t have been able to do. Here earthly needs have no place, so I found my spirit home exactly as I wished it to be. As we traversed the various rooms, I could see many instances of the thoroughness of those who labored to help reconstruct my old home in its new surroundings. I was fully aware of its permanance, compared to what I’d left behind. Permanent only so long as I wished it to be. It was more than a mere house, it was a spiritual haven, an abode of peace, where the usual domestic cares and responsibilities were totally absent.

In the room that had formerly been my study, I noticed some well filled bookshelves. At first I was rather surprised to see such things, but on further thought I could see no reason, if such a house as this could exist at all, why books should not also have their place within the scheme…On closer examination, I found that conspicious among the books were my own works. As I stood in front of them I had a clear perception of the reaon for them being there. Many of these books contained those narratives in which I had told of my own psychic experiences, after giving them the necessary religious turn.

One book in particular, stood out in my mind, and I came to the full realization that I now wished that I had never written it. It was a distorted narrative…where the truth was suppressed. I felt remorseful, and for the first time since coming to the spirit world, I felt regret. My first question to my friend, who was aware of my discovery, was what could I do to put this matter right.

(Continuation to be found on the internet .)

I’ve been reviewing my Blogs for updating, so I haven’t been adding new topics lately. I intend to continue Blogging because there is ever-so-much-more to learn about life in the spirit world. A couple years ago, a friend suggested a book to read titled, “Life in the World Unseen.” I did read it and was overwhelmed by the detailed descriptions given to many activities the newly arrived spirit experienced. I will quote from the book, you may find it interesting and, perhaps, hard to believe.

II Passing into spirit life. “…I had, during my earth life, witnessed many souls passing over the border into spirit… With my psychic vision I had seen the spirit leave, but nowhere, from orthodox sources, was I able to find out what takes place at the moment of separation… Beacuse no one knows. The answer to my question, I knew I would have one day. I always hoped that my passing would not be violent. My hopes were fulfilled.

“I had an inkling that my days on earth were drawing to a close only a short time before my passing… there was something akin to drowsiness as I lay in my bed. During lucid intervals, I endured no feelings of physical discomfort… I was full of eagerness to be gone. I had no fear…no misgivings, at leaving the earth world. I suddenly felt a great urge to rise up. I had no physical feelings…like in a dream, but was mentally alert. When I had the feeling to arise, I found I was actually doing so. I discovered that those around my bed did not notice what I was doing. I then beheld what had taken place, I saw my physical body lying lifeless upon the bed, but here was I (the real me) alive and well…”

 If you are interested in reading about Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson’s account of his experiences, you can find it on Google by entering, Life in the World Unseen, and click on the appropriate title.  His writings were received by the clairaudient mediumship of Anthony Borgia, an old friend of the authors. Robert Benson was formerly a Bishop of Canterbury.

Here’s more of Benson’s account; III First Experiences; As I mentioned, my first spirit home was the same as my earth home, but with a difference. As I entered, I saw at once the changes were ones I had wished to make to my home on earth.

To be continued…

“I was the daughter of one of the early Pharaohs. I do not know how to compute centuries, but I lived before the pyramids were built. I have called for your mother, she is so beautiful and must have a great amount of this Love. She says, she will show me the way to obtain it, and will love me herself. And she will take me to the greatest spirit in all the world, in whom I can see this Love developed to great perfection. I am going with her.” (End of Saleeba’s first message, in “True Gospel Revealed Anew by Jesus” Vol. II.)

Princess Saleeba; “I am here again, and in a much happier condition than when I wrote before. I want to tell you that the Love of God in my soul is the cause of my being happier. Your sweet wife was with me a great deal, telling me of this Love and showing me the way to seek for it. I believed her and followed her advice and received much of the Love. It is so great a creator of happiness, and I want more of it.

“I am living in the 3rd sphere (natural heavens) because I find so much more of the soul love there than in the 6th shpere. I cannot live where this love is not abundant. When I have more of the Love, I will go to the 6th sphere and tell the spirits there what a great happiness I’ve found and try to convince them to seek for it also.

“I am so glad that I broke into your writing when I did, for if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have learned the way to this Love and happiness. I shall always look upon you as a friend and brother, and will do anything in my power to help you.

“I have not found any of my race in these soul spheres yet. I will tell you sometime of my experiences in passing through the spheres in my progress to the 6th, where I had stopped progressing. It is strange I wasn’t aware of that until recently, but it is a fact. The merely intellectual spirits can never become as beautiful as those having the soul-love. I will try to come again sometime and write.

“Your friend and sister, Saleeba.”

(Saleeba did not come to write about her progression through the spheres of the Natural Heavens.) Amen

Princess Saleeba had realized there must be something special to learn about God’s Love, information about which James Padgett was receiving from Celestial Spirits.

“In my journeys to earth, I heard about your meetings with the spirits who are seeking this Love, or rather a way out of their darkness and suffering, and I’ve seen the effects of some of their efforts. I’ve come to learn the way, if possible, by which I may obtain the soul experience, of which I have heard you speak.

“My ancient beliefs still had some influence over me, even though I had learned that Osirus and Isis were myths, that did not supply me with knowledge which would help me get the Love the Spirits teach about. Even knowing that the angry gods do not exist, still there was a void in my soul which I realized had never been filled. So I prayed that Mr. Padgett could help me learn the way to find this soul filling love. I would be grateful and follow that way.

“In the years I’d been in the spirit world, I had lived in many spheres, each in succession, but in none of these did I find anyone who possessed this soul love that I was anxious to obtain. In the highest sphere where I lived, there is a wonderful development of mental qualities, and the knowledge possessed by these spirits is beyond all conception of mortals. Sin does not exist and happiness is very great, the spirits are beautiful and bright. But in comparison to the beauty and brightness of the spirits who claim this soul development in Love, I noticed a great difference.

“We had our loves and harmonies, and peace reigned supreme, but I was not satisfied. The cause of this dissatisfaction was not revealed, and only in my visits to earth and hearing of this Love, had I become convinced that the great secret of our dissatisfaction may be found among the spiritis who have this wonderful Love.

“So I come and ask you to show me the way to learn of it. I have visited the earth plane many times since I’ve been a spirit, and occasionally conversed with spirits who claim to have this Love and they have told me about it. But lately, somehow the desire to learn more has taken possession of me. The spirits seeking your help, told me coming to you first would be helpful.”

More to come…

Princess Saleeba, inhabited the Natural Heavens for many centuries, before coming to James Padgett for help. I will give highlights from her messages. Published in “Messages from Jesus and Celestials,” on pages 77 -80.

“Let me write a little, as I need help and observed how you helped the previous spirit who wrote. To me it was wonderful to see her change as you told her of God’s Love, and when she went with that beautiful spirit who spoke to her so lovingly. I thought there might be hope for me too.

“I am a woman who lived many centuries ago, and was an Egyptian Princess. It was a time when the Jesus you speak of was not known to the world. I was taught the philosophy of the ancient Egyptians, Osires and Isis were our God and Goddess. We worshipped them, not in love or soulful adoration, but in fear and dread. They were not the loving Father that you say your God is, but one that called for our obedience through fear of punishment and tortures of hell. So, you see our souls were not developed in love, our minds were controlled with fear and we offered sacrifices to appease the terrible threatenings of their wrath.

“I was a naturally loving woman and in my life outside my religious beliefs, I was compassionate and sympathetic. Those who were my subjects in our interactions, loved me and were grateful and obedient. Our beliefs were as real and earnest as are yours in your God of Love and Mercy. But as I now see, there’s a great difference in motives and results. Our motives were to appease our angry gods, and your motives are to receive and be filled with the Love and Mercy of a loving Father, to live in his presence and become supremely happy.

“While I have heard of this Love of your Father, and have seen the results of it upon the appearance, and happiness of those who worship your God, yet I have never understood this great love, except intellectually. Love to us was not a thing divine. Obedience and placating the anger of the Gods were divine to us. I never felt the influence of this love, and I didn’t feel the necessity to seek for it. But now I see there is something more to it than the mere knowledge of its existence. I have come to learn more about it.

To be continued…

This message appears in ‘Angelic Revealtions of Divine Truth’,  and also in ‘True Gospel Revealed Anew by Jesus’, Volumes II, from Ann Rollins, James Padgett’s grandmother:

“For many years, the powers of the spirit world have been making efforts to have these Truths communicated to humankind, but with very indifferent success. Now, I believe that I can see before me, as a vision, that many good men and women will develop their psychic powers to such an extent that they can be used as mediums of communication. And they will be so honest and earnest in their work that men will believe the communications and learn the real Truths that the Master is striving to teach.”

I understand that there are other messages, in books with different titles, which had started being circulated into the world  in the 1940’s, that contain similar information. As humankind continues developing its spiritual awareness, Celestial Angels will be able to deliver more messages about “How human beings can progress into divine angels.” This transformation can start when a person is in their earth life. In fact, it is much easier to begin this spiritual development while on earth, so false beliefs can be brought into closer alignment with spiritual truth. When one prays to the Creator to ‘know the Truth’, and wants to develop the highest potential of their soul, they will be opening their ‘spiritual nature’ to receive God’s Saving Grace.

I realize that ‘words’ aren’t always helpful, even to truth-seeking-souls, to be convincing that there is a Substance available and waiting for any and all souls who seek for it, from the Over-Soul, our Loving Creator. It needs to be sought for with a sincere and humble heart, filled with longings and desires to develop the innate, spiritual potential of their soul. There are many devout and prayerful souls in the world, who have received some of God’s Grace, without being aware that It has entered into their soul.

In my humble opinion, it’s beneficial to have Faith that there is a Higher Road for us to travel, and to accept that there are spiritual laws, which govern the universe and all its inhabitants, which work unfailingly, no matter how long it takes. If you are not satisfied with your current situation, try praying for Higher Help. Ask for guardian spirits to guide your footsteps and daily choices. Sincerely try to put yourself into God’s Loving Care, and you will find your Way. Amen

Message copied from, True Gospel Revealed anew by Jesus, Vol III.

“I am the spirit of a man who, when on earth, was an inhabinant of the great continent of Atlantis, which was submerged in a cataclysm and by which great calamity all the inhabitants of that country were drowned.

“I am now (early 1900’s) in the sixth sphere where are many others of my countrymen, and wherein they’re enjoying much happiness and great intellectual pursuits that bring us knowledge of the wonderful laws of the universe. I was, when on earth, a teacher of the arts and sciences, and of the philosophy of life as well. I made many inventions which enabled my people to progress in the development of the use of forces which existed in the unseen world, which are now still in existence and operating.

“If mortals would only understand and had the means for utilizing these forces, they would enjoy wonderful facilities for traveling and propelling the different engines of trade and manufacture that they are engaged in, and also for making easier much of the labor which is now done by hand or by imperfect machinery.

“You must not think that the forces of nature have all been discovered by your great scientists and inventors, for that is not true. In the near future you will have revealed to your investigators some wonderful forces that will revolutionize many means of conducting the communications between nations, and of leading humans to a knowledge of what the possibilities are.

“Well, I am not permitted to disclose any of these secrets at this time, but in the near future they will be made known, and you will live to see some of these forces applied to the actual working out of what you supppose to be the ideas of your inventors.

“I merely wanted to introduce myself at this time… I will not write more.

Your friend, JAYEMAS, the Atlantian.”

It might be interesting to note that this ancient spirit was residing in the Spiritual Heavens where the intellect is in ascendancy over the love nature of the soul. Everyone gets to choose which path to follow; if they pray for God’s Grace, they will develop spiritual wisdom which surpasses intellectual development. The natural heavens satisfies a natural spirit, but receiving God’s Divine Love transforms the soul into a divine being and qualifies it to enter the Celestial Heavens, where progress is unlimited. Amen

I have been striving to present the angels teachings in easy lessons, to help souls-seeking-truth understand what is necessary in order to grasp spiritual truths. But it has been exceedingly challenging, and I’ve become aware that information can be misunderstood.

There had been a question about a statement in the Blog titled, The Incarnation of the Soul, part 2: “After the earth life, in the spirit world, the soul will eventually cease to remember that it was ever connected with, or dependent upon this creation of its parents (the body). The soul in spirit life is so separate from and dissociated with that body, which was its home while on earth, that it looks upon it as a mere vision of the past and not a subject for consideration.” The word which causes confusion here is “eventually”. In the spirit world, time seems like an Eternal-Now, and EVENTUALLY could mean a million years.

I received a lovely quote from someone who loves me; “I have a thousand brilliant lies for the question: How are you? I have a thousand brilliant lies for the question: What is God? If you think that the Sun and the Ocean can pass through that tiny opening called the mouth, O someone should start laughing. Someone should start widly laughing – Now!”  Hafiz

I got it! Words are not what will help people find spiritual truths, unless they are seeking spiritual enlightenment with their sincere heart and soul. Or until their Inner Knowing (intuition) and spiritual Insight (awareness) become developed through receiving more of God’s Love.

So, to correct the misunderstanding, I acknowledge that many low spirits, who remain earth-bound, do still feel an attraction to the place where their body is buried. It’s somewhat common knowledge that there are spirits who hang out in cemeteries. So I want to be humble and acknowledge that it’s easy to misinterpret the accurate meaning of certain spirit writings.

As you continue seeking spiritual Truths, always remember to be patient with yourself. At first, if you don’t understand, have faith that as you continue receiving more Love, you will develop greater spiritual wisdom, and happiness, too. When a person is sincerely wanting to do God’s Will, and develop the highest potential of their soul, they will progress to higher levels of consciousness. Keep praying and have Faith in the Power of Love. Remember that God Loves all the beloved souls in the universe, and You are one of them. Amen

Received from St. Paul, the Disciple of Jesus, through James E. Padgett, in 1915: “Well, my brother, I was with you at the discourse on the “Drama of St. Paul” and was interested in the subject and the way it was delivered. The speaker was somewhat dramatic himself, in delivering his discourse between the personages in the drama; but they didn’t sound familiar, to me they possessed too much artificiality to correctly represent the real tones of voice and feeling that possessed me and the others on those occasions. Nevertheless they were effective and, I have no doubt, produced on the hearers the effect intended.

(Padgett asked a question.) “I well remember my experience on the way to Damascus and the great change that it caused to my whole existence. The brightness and the voice of Jesus were actualities; but the statement that I went blind is not true, for I was not blind, but only affected for the time by the unusual light, and also the shock that the voice of Jesus caused. As Jesus said, my only blindness was that which covered my spiritual eyes at the time; when I went into the town, the only blindness I recovered from, was that which had kept my soul in darkness and caused me to persecute the followers of Jesus under the belief that I was doing the work of God.

“Jesus has told you what my condition of soul was, and how I lacked the love which I afterwards, to some degree, possessed. I was, in my early ministry, more of an intellectual Christian than a Christian possessing the Divine Love of the Father. Yet, thanks to him, I continued to preach and believed, as best I could, until I finally became a redeemed child of God, filled with His Love.

“I had extensive knowledge of things connected with and taught in the Theology of the Jews, and especially of the Pharisees; I see now that in my writings, my conceptions of the Truths of God were flavored to a considerable extent by this knowledge. While many things I taught are true, as I now see them, yet many things that the Bible says I wrote are not true. I wish I could rewrite the Epistles ascribed to me and make the Truth plain, but I cannot.

“Your brother in Christ, Paul”

Excerpts from “The Gospel of God’s Love,” The Padgett Messages, page 195.

Message from Jesus, in The Gospel of God’s Love, page 192.

“I was with you tonight and heard the speaker’s discourse on the ‘Drama of Saint Paul’. Many things the speaker said were true, but some were not. The discourse was taken from the Bible and many things written in that book are not true. In Paul’s experience, on the way to Damascus, he fell to the ground due to the brightness that shone about him. Paul had heard what I said and answered me, then went into the town. Paul was not blind and the Prophet, Ananias, did not cure him of any physical blindness, he only helped open the spiritual blindness of Paul and show him the way to the Father’s Kingdom of Love.

“Paul was a very learned man among the Jews and a strict believer in the Pharisees’ doctrines, but he had never experienced, or heard anything about, the higher Love. It is not something a person can intellectually understand. My summons to him was not only for the purpose of stopping the persecution of my followers, but for enlisting him in my cause. Not many of my followers were educated men and I realized my teachings must be preached among the learned Jews and among the gentile phiposophers as well. I realized I needed to have a disciple who had the mental qualifications to present my truths to learned men and be able to withstand the logic and reasoning of these philosophers.

“Paul eventually acquired this Love to a large degree, but not sufficiently, in the early times of his ministry, to prevent him from doubting my calling him to do this work. As he has told you, this was his ‘besetting sin’, or ‘thorn in the flesh’ from which he suffered. Nevertheless, he became a wonderful power in speaking my truths, and in helping people learn that the Love of the Father was the one great possession to obtain in causing them to believe I was his son and messenger to declare to the world the plan of humankind’s salvation.

“Paul was not primarily the disciple of love, but rather of the intellectual parts of my truths, and his teachings were intended to appeal more to the mental perceptions of his listeners, rather than to their soul perceptions. We are still working to show the Way to God’s Kingdom of Love and eternal life.” Amen

For more, see The Gospel of God’s Love.