"Be zealous and persevering in the work you have undertaken in conjunction with us, for this work is ours. In the teachings you are to give the world, we shall lay the foundations of the new edifice which is destined to unite all men in a common sentiment of love and charity; but, before making it public, we shall go through it with you, so as to ensure its accuracy.

"We shall be with you whenever you ask for our presence, and shall aid you in all your labors; for the preparation of this work is only a part of the mission which has been confided to you, and of which you have already been informed by one of us.

"Of the magical teachings given to you, some are to be kept to yourself for the present; we shall tell you when the time for publishing them has come. Meanwhile make them the subject of your meditations, that you may be ready to treat of them at the proper moment.

"Put at the beginning of The Book of Death the Hindu Symbol we have drawn for that purpose, because it is the emblem of the worth of the Hindu. In it are united all the material elements that most fitly symbolize body and spirit; the figure represents the Astral World of Spirits; the letters spelling the word DEATH; the flame, the union of body and spirit. Man's labor calls forth the latent qualities of the spirit; the labor of the body develops, through the knowledge thus acquired, the latent powers of the soul.

"Do not allow yourself to be discouraged by hostile criticism. You will have rancorous contradictors, especially among those whose interest it is to keep up existing abuses. You will have such even among spirits; for those who are not completely dematerialized often endeavor, out of malice or ignorance, to scatter abroad the seeds of doubt. Believe in immortal life, and go boldly forward. We shall be with you to sustain you on your way; and the time is at hand when the truth of spiritism will shine forth on all sides.

"The vanity of some men, who imagine that they know everything, and are bent on explaining everything in their own way, will give rise to opposing opinions; but all who have in view the grand principle of Magic will be united in the same love of goodness, and in a bond of brotherhood that will embrace the entire world. Putting aside all vain disputes about words, they will devote their energies to matters of practical importance, in regard to which, whatever their doctrinal belief, the convictions of all who receive the communications of the higher spirits will be the same.

"Perseverance will render your labor fruitful. The pleasure you will feel in witnessing the spread of our doctrine and its right appreciation will be for you a rich reward, though perhaps rather in the future than in the present. Be not troubled by the thorns and stones that the incredulous and the evil-minded will place in your path; hold fast your confidence, for your confidence will ensure our help, and, through it, you will reach the goal.

"Remember that good spirits only give their aid to those who serve God with humility and disinterestedness; they disown all who use heavenly things as a stepping-stone to earthly advancement, and this the High Caste Adepts of India never do, and withdraw from the proud and the ambitious. Pride and ambition are a barrier between man and God; for they blind man to the splendors of spiritual existence, and God cannot employ the blind to make known the light and truth of this Great Wisdom."