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Raphael invited us to sit down. We three sat on a large comfortable sofa, before which six armchairs were arranged in a semi-circle. On three of these sat Raphael, Orthon, and Firkon. | looked up at the ceiling of this beautiful room and noted that it was not as bright as the walls. Almost imperceptible changes in color tone created an impression almost of something flowing. It was as if unseen hands were playing with a fine sort of ribbon, and the effect on the observer was very soothing and pleasant. Kalna, Ilmuth, and Zuhl came up to us, and we were inwardly full of joy. Under this beautiful illumination, and in their splendid colored outfits, they seemed more youthful than before. After greeting us warmly, they sat down in the remaining chairs. "We have long awaited this moment," Raphael said, in a tone of evident sincerity. His voice added to the sense of joy we already felt. Tina, Paul, and | revealed our mood in our expressions, and so did they; their look was penetrating, respectful, and full of love. | could not help but praise the exceptional beauty of the flowers which were arranged in crystal vases on a low table on our right. The colors were brilliant, and the forms varied from oval, to round, to cup-like. | had never seen anything like them on Earth. They spread a subtle aroma throughout the room, as pleasant as it was unobtrusive. "Universal love is the life of the whole creation. The secret of evil lies alone in the loss of love. To love means to be in the light. Inner blindness, ignorance, and depravity are all the consequences of a failure of love. The essence of the Divine Being is love, and the whole creation derives from it." With these words, Raphael began to speak of things that riveted our attention completely. "The bad," he proceeded to say, "consists of not staying within the power of love. For those who are within the power of love, it is not hard to walk on the unending path of understanding that leads to the Creator, the deepest longing of every created being. For the individual who is not within the power of love, and therefore is within the power of evil, true understanding is difficult and even impossible. The more one abides in the light of understanding, the easier is the inner actualization of love. The more one persists in staying within the force of evil, and therefore far from the light of understanding, the harder it is, ultimately impossible it is, to be within the power of love.” "Unfortunately, on Earth there is little love and little understanding. That is the reason why mankind must go through so much trouble and sorrow, and must realize the error and delusion of the force of evil, before it succeeds in finding the true path to the Creator, the source of all goodness." Then Raphael spoke a great truth: “While you are in darkness," he said, "you make everything complicated. Simplicity is one of the best paths to the light. Therefore, it has been said to you, that in order to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, you must become as a little child. That which is great and deep, is always very simple." Now Orthon chose to speak, and said, "Many things will be shown you. We will proceed simply and systematically, so that you will have a sound basis of fundamental truths that will help you to become accustomed to higher realities. After that, we will invite you to look over the starship with us, and to celebrate together." Firkon begged us to prepare our hearts and minds to receive fully all that we would see and hear aboard this starship. 51 been on board this spaceship, all sense of time had left me. "Look in this direction," said Kalna, as she pointed to the wall on our left, opposite the table ANGELS IN STARSHIPS www.cosmic-people.com