What is the periodic spiritual visitor?

 

The Periodic Spirit Visitor

There are several magnetic belts, encircling the earth, similar in general appearance to the belts that surround Jupiter.

These are inhabited by the worst class of spirits who pass from earth daily and hourly

By earth-bound spirit-lives

By those who are held by ties of affection to friends on earth.

Outside of earth's spirit-sphere and beyond these zones exists a vast spirit-world, traversing the innermost heart of space like a comet, emitting a vaporous spirit-light like the nebulous trail of a comet. 

This grand spirit-world pursues its course through trackless space, making its circuit and reappearing in earth's atmosphere every two thousand or eighteen hundred years.

Spiritual and physical disturbances occur when its sublimated magnetic strata touch the earth. 

The planetary system becomes agitated by the vicinage of this strange magnetic orb. 

The earth quakes and trembles—the sea recedes from its bounds—volcanic mountains pour forth fire and smoke and melted lava—the sea swallows whole districts of earth and new islands are formed.

The earth grows spiritually-excited and ghosts become visible from the projection of the spiritual magnetic aura into the earth's atmosphere. 

A desire to obtain a more balanced relation between the physical and spiritual condition results in disorder and unrest. 

Preternatural sounds are heard—strange agitations occur in the human frame—a feeling of doubt and suspense prevails over humanity. 

A general feeling of breaking up—of some stupendous disrupture occurs. 

Revolutions and wars break forth from the disturbed spiritual condition. 

The vague perception of spiritual harmonies that the proximity of this sublimated world produces gives rise to dissatisfaction with the prevailing order of human life.

 

One thousand eight hundred years ago, when this spirit-comet reached earth in its periodic flight, Christ, the great medium, or mediator, was born. 

The radiant star seen in the East was the magnetic light thrown out by this spirit-sphere. 

Jesus, feeling and knowing the vicinity of this spirit-aura, predicted a new heaven and earth. 

Spirit-lives met him on the mountain heights and walked with him in the solitary olive groves. 

He became one with them. 

He prophecied—

He raised the dead. 

Perceiving that the rites in the temple, instituted to spiritualise the people, had become a dead letter, and that the observance of church laws was more enforced than kindly deeds or soulful actions, He began his spiritual teachings. 

Strange phenomena occurred in his presence. 

The earth was disturbed at his crucifixion. 

After visiting purgatory, one of the spiritual-belts encircling the earth, he ascended into the celestial heaven, or grand cometary system.

Nearly eighteen hundred years previous to Christ's advent, in the golden days of the Egyptian, Grecian and Jewish period of maturity, the same phenomena occurred during the visit of this spirit-comet. 

Spirit-lives walked and talked and partook of food on the earth visibly. 

The oracles were active. 

Prophets and sibyls abounded, and the spiritual influx resulted in humanity taking one leap in advance in civilization.

Tribes and nations that had lived like wild beasts became spiritualised. 

Arts and sciences flourished. 

Inventions were born, discoveries were made, and a new religion was founded. 

Men ceased to worship crocodiles and bulls, and adored an invisible, protecting deity.

So, back through time, we can trace the action of this periodic spirit visitor, elevating mankind by the influence of its aura and the proximity of progressed spirits. 

So, too, in the future, centuries from today, from nineteen hundred, this winged spirit world will return from its mission to other earths, and hover over the globe, disseminating light and spirituality.

—Spirit Cromwell Fleetwood Varley