The most sacred Soul-love is also the most enchanting to mankind. Dante, painting the divine image of Beatrice upon canvas as well as in verse: who would not give more to see that picture that he held sacred, than to read the poem given to the world? Who would not rather have seen the sonnet that Raphael wrote to bis beloved, his wife, than to see all the beautiful images, the dear Madonnas that he painted? And who, knowing that Plato worshiped his divine ideal called "Una," would not rather know what mystic tie of human recognition was included in that Una than solve all the problems of his "Kosmos"?

What this revelation and recognition means, when it is attained, let those lives who have given perfect truth to the world attest; what this revelation means let every heart longing and thirsting for perfect love realize in the promise divine; what it is when attained let each wandering waif in existence hear in the voice of prophecy from within.

You who are alone, lonely and desolate; you who think yourselves companionless and unknown; you who long for the highest companionship, remember: that there is no dream, however beautiful and perfect, that can, by any possibility, equal the perfection of the Soul that knows and claims its own; that there is no ideal, however pictured by painter or poet that can possibly illustrate the Soul possession. But it is by no self-seeking; when all external self is vanquished, then, as a revelation, comes this divine state, and the nearer you approach it the more humble and less expectant do you become, for yon feel the presence, at such time, of the divine and perfect life. Sometimes it has been revealed in the typical marriage of earth, which is also the ideal and, in its highest estate, is the prophecy of this divine marriage.

When all vanqnishment of earth and self have been made this final recognition comes into human life; it is not necessary that when the recognition takes place there shall be any exalted external position, or anything that people will recognize as greatness in art, science, or learning. Sometimes it is in the lowliest walks; sometimes it is in the cloister or convent when across the sacred barriers of vestal vows and celibate lives the flashing light of the revelation comes, not to break down the barriers, but to send the light of Soul-love far from the body within the Soul. In the angelic condition there is no turbulence nor turmoil.

All lives tend to this ideal. This perfect, transcendent state is that which was pictured by Swedenborg when he said: "Those who are truly married on earth are in heaven one Angel." When Jesus was asked about marriage in heaven. He said: "They are neither married nor given in marriage, but are as the Angela." This is the meaning of the state of "the Angels." No spirits are angels, but when the Soul has been expressed in all possible states of mortal life, the recognition then takes place and the Angel is there. The two are one Angel. This 1b the revelation that comes from the angelic state to earth. Disembodied spirits do not know it, but Souls. The light of this truth gleams fair and bright above all earthly conditions, and this is that which comes as the crown of all expression and experience on earth.

So step by step the progress to attainment of power and glory must be won in equal portion, and that achievement, that attainment, that final recognition betokens the Angel. It is the final step which is always indicated by no self seeking, but by the vanquishment of all earthlineas; by that which makes humanity perfect and complete, a life of self-abnegation and self-forgetfulness; and he who would go to find the Angel because he thinks himself ready is blinded by selfishness. Lives that are dissatisfied and restless will do well to attend to the duties of the hour end know that when the Angel appeareth there is no more self-seeking. Sometimes in dungeon cells wherein the self-forgetful life has been immured; sometimes in lowly paths of duty; sometimes in such self-denial as expelled Dante from his native home, and gave him the key to the gates of paradise; whenever and wherever found it is the one life of fulfillment, the crown of existence.

The dual life merged in one becomes the Angel; not by the pathway traversed in the involution, but by the pathway of overcoming, of vanquishing the material expression until there can be revealed through the mortal form the angelic Soul. This height has been attained by such as have led and guided the world, which slowly follows after them.

The dual lives flow together in outward expression, and that is the perfected life, the expression of the perfect Soul; the final embodiment on earth is that perfected Soul expression, and not until this expression is attained by every conquest can the recognition take place, and not until that recognition has the Soul finished the earthly expressions, then the Angel is made known.

When the Angel is completed in expression, when such as these pass from mortal forms, they are not in spirit states, bat as one Angel enter the angelic state, which is beyond the spiritual state, the perfection of all spiritual states; they will no more be embodied in mortal form, bat will have charge of the Souls that come after them. These Angels axe Parental Souls, or Guides; not in the sense that the word parent in used generically, here it is used to express the degree of difference between the perfected Soul, i. e., the Son! that has perfected its expression in the earthly state, and the states of the Souls who are still in the progress of perfecting the expression. So those who enter and pass through the earthly state and who have been gathered into the angelic kingdom constitute the Parental Souls of those who are to follow in the next cycle or dispensation; are their guardian Angels. When any one is told of a Guardian Angel this term must always mean the Parental Soul of a group of twelve Souls, (twenty-four human embodiments) who are kindred Souls.

These Angels have possession of all experience and wisdom of earth, and thus have the power to aid others who are following on in the pathway and pilgrimage of earthly life. Those in the spheres of Angels, being beyond the spheres of ministering spirits and departed friends, keep watch and guard by appointment over those spiritual states connected with the earth, each Angel appointing ministering spirits according to the need or state of mortals. There are many degrees of Angel life which will hereafter be referred to.

These completed, or angelic Souls, remain in the state of angelic ministry unto earth until succeeded by another harvest of Souls, who become in turn guardian Angels of those on earth; so that all who ripened under the past dispensation remain as guardian Angels of the Souls that they have in charge for the present dispensation.

There are other angelic states; and in each of these states there are degrees; but that which is to borne in mind in this lesson is, that none are either left to grope their way in darkness nor are they unduly aided, but are assisted by all the light and knowledge in the universe, by the Parental Soul, adapted to the needs of each.

In great periods, like those of spiritual dispensations, more lives culminate than at any other time. So when Christ passed into and out of the earthly ministration Hie Angels accompanied Him, and the "first fruits" of His kingdom were completed Souls who were ready to become angels when He appeared.

Unto those to whom this ideal thought, this perfect revelation can come, this recognition of kindred souls, this knowledge of the Parental Soul and its guidance, this Soul-marriage, there is complete fulfillment of all prophecy. The states of mortal life, chastening, purifying, uplifting, unfolding, lead, step by step, to the condition of fulfillment, to the condition of perfect recognition, and under that love, under that fulfillment, the Angel is won. Then all lines of life are revealed, there is no more imperfection, each portion of the Soul sees within the other that which has been passed, there is all reminiscence with its perfect grace; and all divinest prophecy.

The points to be remembered in the lesson just given are:

The Souls accompanying race other to and passing through earthly experiences at the same time are in groups.

Those in the smallest groups, or twelve Souls, are called a Family of Souls, and are Soul Kindred.

The labger groups of one hundbed and forty-four Souls are Societies of kindred groups.

The one hundred and forty-four thousand Souls abb Messianic groups and are the "first fruits" of each Dispensation.

Parental Souls are Aneels having charge of groups.

The Soul reunited or recognized on earth becomes the Angel. This angel state is the result of the conquest over every form of earthly imperfection, the perfect man, the perfect woman, the two perfect expressions of one Soul.

All Souls are in groups.

All Souls have kindred.

All Souls ultimately recognize their kindred.

all are in charge of a parental soul: an angel.

All will ultimately arrive at Soul recognition and reunion in the Soul-marriage: the Angel.