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refreshed, | started off once more along the footpath. The sun was now behind me, and before me was the moon. They seemed to me like heavenly companions, harbingers, perhaps, of things to come. As | hurried onwards, | kept looking up at the sky in expectation. | felt entranced. The small path now opened into a clearing. To the left | could still see the valley, and to the right, the mountain. | recognized it as the very place | had seen in my vision! Looking more closely, | was amazed to realize how familiar it appeared to me. My excitement quickened. "Breathe deeply and keep on going," said Raphael. | obeyed, and once again felt a flood of life-giving, refreshing energy. A soft, pleasant breeze caressed my body. | felt serene and full of joy. The breeze caused a slight trembling among the leaves, and it seemed to me that all nature shared my sense of expectation. Once more | heard the voice of Raphael, "We are very near now, coming from the direction of the sun". | had heard it very clearly, as if it came from a point in the sky behind me. | turned around and saw, in front of the sun, over the valley, a small patch of cloud, which grew in size as it moved rapidly toward me. | heard a light humming sound coming from it. | felt afraid, but, in spite of my fears, | kept my gaze firmly fixed on the mysterious object before me. It came ever nearer, reducing its velocity all the while, and began to descend to a point about one hundred feet above me. Now | could see it quite clearly. It looked like a large silver plate, in places like molten glass mixed with molten tin. Around it were lights of different colors, and underneath were three large spheres. All my fears left me and | felt my spirits rise to new heights. The object again moved through the sky to a point where it hovered over a group of trees. Now | could observe it better than before. On the upper part was a large dome, on whose highest point burned a dazzling white light that illuminated the disc and its surroundings completely. The dome had small round windows around it, from which a similar light shone, as if the interior was illuminated from all directions. This light was stronger, but, rather than blinding to the eyes, it seemed to evoke an overall pleasant feeling within me. By comparison, the sun seemed now to be but a pale yellow glow. | was drawn to this light as if under a spell, and felt an unaccustomed joy within me which bestowed a blessing. From this luminous disc | heard the voice of Raphael speaking to me. "It is not the first time," he said, "that we have met with men of Earth in this manner. From everlasting, we have spoken with mankind from our space vehicles, flying discs and starships. In your holy scriptures you have read that the Lord spoke to men of Earth from out of a cloud; your present encounter is no different from that which was experienced by your forefathers throughout the ages." My astonishment grew as | sought to comprehend the fact that this experience was one which many others on this planet had had before. Again, | heard the voice of Raphael, "Welcome from the countless dwellings of the Heavenly Father," he said. "Our worlds belong to the brotherhood of universal love. Among us, a degree of harmony and _ higher understanding prevails, such as is unknown to your world. Through the ages we have come to you from the heart of space to offer you help and salvation." The place where | was seemed as if transformed, not only by the light of the flying disc, but also by the things | was being told by that great being. A feeling of boundless freedom and grandeur, such as | had never known before, overwhelmed me. It was as if the narrow limitations of my spirit had been torn away. "We have long wished for this meeting with you," said the voice. "Our joy is great. Be assured always of our love for you and your Earth brothers. We will come again. We greet you in the 12 ANGELS IN STARSHIPS www.cosmic-people.com