Spirit Communities

Spirits are not isolated units in the Spirit World, with merely individualistic needs and desires—rather they live under different governments, answering somewhat to our different nations. Two characteristics of earthly governments are, however, eliminated—all interference on the part of any and all wilful misconduct. Their methods resemble an ideal patriarchal government. The father in experience and wisdom advises, protects and instructs those who are related to him in pyschic bonds; that is in character and bent of the soul but who are yet young and tender in the new life. All force, all necessity, all tyranny are absent and one is guided or controlled most willingly or not at all. There is no possible place for punishment of any kind; to such as may in any way transgress the divine law there comes a sense of separation, which lasts until the faculties of the soul are readjusted. The old myth of the Tower of Babel is re-enacted, for where there is no harmony of purpose, there comes confusion of language and they do not understand each other's speech; while, on the contrary, when all goes well, all will hear in their own language, whoever the speaker may be.

Just as the eye, the ear and the palate choose and prefer some things to others, so the soul senses draw them to such things and people as can give them pure joy or cause them to grow in the healthiest way possible.