Angels or messengers may visit a planet lower in the scale of un-foldment than the one to whose higher sphere those messengers belong.

An Angel, or even a spirit, of the Earth could visit Venus, to bear a message or perform a work. It would, however, be of little avail to visit Mercury, as the state or degree of unfoldment there would not be adequate to afford the conditions for even the pre-sentation of a message. As a teacher in geometry would not visit a primary class for the purpose of teaching, where members did not even know the numerals or simple arithmetic.

Panoplied with the Eternal Love and Wisdom Guided by the Angelic hosts,

Encircled by Holy Ministrants, by Strong Ones, by Bright Ones:

O, Souls: Ye are not in bondage, Ye are not parted from God, Ye are not lost in the Shadows;

Souls, Souls, Souls:

These are your kindred,

Ye are of the Immortal Company,

Ye are forever and forever,

Victorious 1 Triumphant!

All Glorious! Eternal!

Do we dwell too long in the "outer courts" that lead unto the Temple?

Alas, even those courts are still imperfectly unexplored, and each 213

Soul must traverse every path, and enter every gateway leading unto the Inner Shrine. Only by aid and voice of the Higher Ones, only by such messages as we are able to receive from the Higher Ones and to give through our human Instrument, can we bear the words of the message to you; and even then the Great Silence holds more than can ever be spoken, because there would be no basis for teaching or work.

Angels advanced beyond more than one planetary degree do not visit the lower planets. The Angels of Mars, and the messengers from Mars, therefore, can and do visit the earth, bear especial messages and perform marvelous works. But no Angel from a more advanced planet than Mars can become embodied upon earth. And Arch Angels only visit Earth's Angel states for the Messianic Announcement, and to instruct the Angels of earth concerning their missions and ministrations.