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your motives should become purified. This cannot be construed as selfishness. Furthermore, it is certainly not selfish 39 IMAGE-FINDING
yourself fearlessly and in truth. This cannot be construed as selfishness. Thus you will pray that your 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
dying. But this must, by no means, be construed to mean that you should be looking for 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
 
 Consult.....................7
that it has no one above it to consult, that it has authority for all and can 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
exalted spirits above me whom I have to consult for the selection of a lecture subject and 20 GOD: THE CREATION
It is substance for meditation. When you consciously consult your intuition, free from the forcing current and 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
it, you cannot be spontaneous. You dare not consult your intuitive impressions which are so valuable. You 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
speak louder and clearer as you continue to consult it. Ask with a truly open attitude, willing 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS
and to what extent it exists, is to consult your mind and emotions. If you feel comfortable 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
to go with it. You learn to deliberately consult the balancing system which is always available to 228 BALANCE
 
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But even in these cases, the entity is consulted first on what he or she would imagine 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
works along the same principles. They are always consulted and are given a free choice first. Together 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
deep within where it can be summoned and consulted. More and more it will be this divine 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
the vaster brain in the solar plexus is consulted. The ego must learn to alternate between being 171 SPIRITUAL LAWS
 
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has authority for all and can decide without consulting higher spirits should be enough proof that it 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
the person's outer will. After becoming quiet and consulting the inner will, the person will find out 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
for him. Why is it so important? By consulting his emotions very honestly, and without resistance, he 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
you do not want to let go. By consulting your emotional, irrational motive as to why you 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
 
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emotional -- and eventually physical -- strength they consume. Some exercise and concentration is necessary to learn 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
against the stream, so the struggle will not consume you and leave you depleted. No effort is 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
inside, regardless of what it is, for you consume your energies in the denial. You perpetuate self-deception 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
 
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away from it, stemming against it, and this consumes strength. You can see now that giving up 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
The repression of these two sets of emotions consumes a great amount of energy. The energy you 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
circle. The destructive projections and blaming of others consumes the energy you need for loving and wanting 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
forget for one moment that every such feeling consumes energy. This wasted energy cannot work for you 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
on everyone's soul. It is a burden that consumes much vital life energy. Your denial always implies 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
Nothing could be further from the truth. Disorder consumes energies, wastes them, dissipates them. Since order is 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
and wholeness. Disorder creates tensions and preoccupations; it consumes valuable creative energy that could otherwise be used 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
up the means you use to overcome them, consumes valuable, essentially creative energy. I specifically suggest that 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
by spinning daydreams that substitute for reality. This consumes a lot of creative energy that could be 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM
 
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will be even more difficult and more time- consuming in the spirit world. The earlier you start 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
Death can be more painful in a slow consuming disease or in an accident. Murder may be 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
the truth that pseudo-solutions are strenuous and energy- consuming, while experiencing the real self is safe and 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
accomplish the very thing you daydream about -- consuming a tremendous amount of energy and mischannelled creativity 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM
 
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the wild storms are raging -- and make contact with God and His divine spirits. Then you 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
they see only through their physical eyes. The contact with their spiritual eyes has not yet been 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS
the only one who is involved in this contact, but other spirit friends participate in it also 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
is not as easy to establish such a contact as you may think, even when the ability 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
truly come alive and enjoy a deep, intimate contact with God's spirit world, will never be alone 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
give to everyone with whom you come into contact. However, before you can give yourself, you must 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
only a medium, can and should have personal contact with God's world. Everybody can have it! But 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
will teach you how to establish your personal contact. There are definite rules for this, but you 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
those who are willing to establish such a contact and explain the principles that govern and facilitate 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
you after the session whether you want the contact or not. I may not always and exclusively 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
this course will summarize the conditions for personal contact with the spirit world step by step, in 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
no individual personality, there could also be no contact with others, whether in love or otherwise. And 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
of love and humility, in order to establish contact with God's world. They live in a flat 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
whatever you may call it. You who seek contact with God's world for this purpose -- and 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
world for this purpose -- and without this contact purification is not possible -- will receive the 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
can occur only when you have established personal contact with the world of God, at least to 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
God, at least to a degree, and such contact can only come when you have achieved a 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
through whom I speak. Yet everybody can make contact in some form with the spirit world. Be 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
help and stimulate each other and make the contact productive. These contacts will not harm the soul 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
with people on a lower level, withdraw from contact with them when they should rather not. A 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
they should rather not. A person trained in contact with God's spirit world will know which relationships 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
which these contacts feel like sacrifice; they want contact only with kindred spirits and avoid those who 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
longer apply in the same way, namely, that contact with people of a lower development is harmful 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
cause could be the avoidance of an unpleasant contact with somebody one was meant to help, the 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
have so far made it impossible to establish contact with your inner perfection. When you clearly understand 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
so that the inner help that is personal contact with God's spirit world can be established. With 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
Those who make the decision to seek the contact and walk the path of perfection will also 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
and His world. 8. MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD Greetings in the name of 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
strengthened protection will, when striving to establish the contact with God's spirit world -- which is, after 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
goal of my teachings is to make the contact with God's spirit world possible for each individual 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
many different forms. The modalities in which the contact with God's spirit world can become a reality 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
she crosses the first threshold and uses the contact only for this one purpose, in that case 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
want to make the point, though, that spirit contact must only serve one purpose: spiritual development. When 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
train mediums. You will teach them to establish contact with God's spirit world and to learn the 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
the requirements, conditions, and laws that regulate such contact. More and more people with mediumistic talents will 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
will by no means be diminished by the contact with God's world rather than by contact with 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
the contact with God's world rather than by contact with spirits not yet enlisted in the Plan 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
coming either through me or through a personal contact. Now those of you for whom it was 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
how all of you should try to establish contact with the spirit world. It is available for 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
being. Everyone. Do you think that God makes contact possible only for specific people? No. This is 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
make sure that the people who use this contact will always be given what food they need 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
all you need, since the goal of the contact cannot be anything else. You are able to 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
questions, to assume that you can have direct contact with God's world without first having proven yourselves 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
it quite clear to you that this particular contact is well grounded, which becomes evident from the 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
beginning of today's lecture. When you create a contact with God's world in the way suggested, you 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
example of what you should attain through the contact with the spirit world. Whoever wants to use 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
the spirit world. Whoever wants to use this contact for the purpose of getting to know the 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
and depend on them for the kind of contact to God which penetrates the entire being. This 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
said to you that whoever strives to make contact with God's world to find out what God's 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
that simply because a medium accepts money the contact would not be with God's spirits, that she 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
when not being paid, a medium can have contact with spirits who are in no way connected 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
it. If this is the case, then the contact will always be under divine protection, regardless of 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
a successful struggle to open up the spiritual contact. As one person can wish for good health 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
beings. It is advisable for people to seek contact with the world of God and the spirits 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
spirits. It is extremely harmful, however, to seek contact with spirits other than those belonging to the 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
wrong. One group finds it useful to seek contact with any kind of spirit. Another group reacts 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
spirit. Another group reacts by saying that any contact with spirits is wrong. Human nature tends, unfortunately 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
generalize everything, instead of making proper distinctions. The contact with God's spirit world is, naturally, not easy 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
order to receive the gift of such a contact. First of all, you have to climb the 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
you wish to use these channels only for contact with the world of God, guidance will be 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
belong in the order of God's world. If contact with God's spirit world is made, it will 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
It is the only purpose for such a contact. Anything else would be secondary. If other purposes 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
you also worthy reasons, never insist on the contact, but leave it to God. If God finds 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
on the spiritual path. As you seek for contact with God's spirits you should not give up 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
clean spirits from manifesting themselves. Whenever you have contact with the spirit world of God it is 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
understand something. You say we should be in contact with the spirit world of God and that 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
like to ask how it is possible to contact one's personal guide. ANSWER: This can be done 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
be given up too soon -- such a contact will be established. The personal guide of the 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
these requirements are fulfilled, you will eventually establish contact one way or another. There are many questions 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
be extremely happy after you have thus established contact. Not only because truth always has that effect 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
working and presenting necessary knowledge to you. Establishing contact is always up to you, however, and it 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
you will gradually establish a perfect and wonderful contact. Perhaps it will feel quite different from what 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
best for you. So when seeking such personal contact, this should be your motive and this should 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
recommended in my answer to the question concerning contact with God's world. If all the conditions mentioned 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
be unnecessary. If this were accomplished by mere contact with the higher self, it would be just 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
God's spirits can and will help you, establish contact with you. Your thoughts will be guided slowly 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
through a medium? Do they manifest in direct contact with those who are the right receptacles, but 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
spirit world does not want this kind of contact because it tempts the respective medium or people 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
are many people who, when they come in contact with God, with absolute truth, with the spirit 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
perceive yourselves and others. When you come in contact with the higher self once your intuition has 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
it is not so. A person is in contact with a sphere that corresponds to his or 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD
-- you may at one time be in contact with a particular spiritual sphere, and when your 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD
God, he deserves your personal gratefulness and some contact from you: you will not be able to 19 JESUS CHRIST
for the first time after the fall, into contact with something divine, subdued as this manifestation may 22 SALVATION
the world of darkness. Clairvoyantly, He came in contact first with high emissaries from the Luciferic world 22 SALVATION
the layers of imperfections is, however, in constant contact with the divine world. The outer personality, with 22 SALVATION
and feel physical pain when they come into contact with the light of higher spirits. You said 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
demonstration there that Jesus always meant you to contact His spirits of truth. It was part of 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
of enthusiasm, it is much easier to find contact with God and His truth within yourself. Consider 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
means that you have to come in close contact with it for a while. You know that 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
particular imperfections, you may not yet have close contact with God. Still, with the little contact you 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
close contact with God. Still, with the little contact you may have, you can ask that divine 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
higher spirits? ANSWER: When undeveloped spirits come into contact with higher spirits, they do not see them 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
responsibility. The entity to be incarnated comes in contact with his guardian spirit or spirits; it may 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
now, that is, to cultivate and obtain direct contact with the Divine World. This may not necessarily 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
he makes an effort to attain a personal contact with the Spirit World of God, through his 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
holds true, as mentioned before, for reaching for contact with the Divine World by an individual or 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
Sometimes human beings turn to God only because contact with other human beings proves to be unsatisfactory 35 TURNING TO GOD
cloud the expression of the innermost divine spark. Contact with other human beings can be experienced as 35 TURNING TO GOD
In other teachings it says that one can contact the divine part within oneself that contains all 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
self-purification, for only through that can you make contact with your own divine spark. Otherwise it is 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
with the divine in the human being. Yet contact with the divine world is not the way 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
harmful not only to people you come in contact with, but harmful to yourself. And selfishness is 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
you are. All who have ever been in contact with you know it. Yet all of a 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
is not yet pure. The child comes in contact with more or less imperfect surroundings that bring 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
gained, it is more useful to be in contact with spirits on a higher plane who may 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
left to your own free will to seek contact with them or to stagnate, remaining in the 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
connecting with it. You will approach the necessary contact to partake of this wonderful force, so that 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
here and who have never had any personal contact with this group, but who read the lectures 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
this evening. With great happiness I resume my contact with you. I will continue the teachings that 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
increased self-awareness can come. The concept of approaching contact with the Spirit World outwardly, or in the 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
knowledge must lead finally always to your own contact with divine truth. Any help, instruction, or teaching 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
should be understood by all who seek such contact in any way. Contact with the Spirit World 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
all who seek such contact in any way. Contact with the Spirit World is often also sought 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The privilege you can gain, however, provided the contact is a divine one, is having access to 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
know, this work is not always easy. But contact with the Spirit World must not and cannot 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
these sessions had made no attempt to make contact with departed dear ones and who now would 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
develop the most wholesome, happiest and most fruitful contact with them. ANSWER: You see, my dear, a 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
them. ANSWER: You see, my dear, a fruitful contact with a departed dear one is very rare 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
are not entirely healthy. If however, one seeks contact, if it is God's will, in order to 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
motive and approach is all right. But if contact is sought merely because you grieve and wish 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
examined. Often the wish to establish such a contact, quite apart from the obvious factor of love 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the actual and true desire to be in contact with my personal dear one, then one cannot 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
I say it is unhealthy, because the actual contact would not really help the evolution of the 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
and constructive attitude to the entire question of contact with the Spirit World. Contact with spirits is 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
entire question of contact with the Spirit World. Contact with spirits is not a necessity. For many 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
about without it. However, if and when such contact is offered in a really constructive way, the 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
a really constructive way, the fact of the contact itself should be of less importance than that 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
anyway when you have the opportunity to approach contact with the Spirit World. Ask: What does it 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
it may be clothed? When you approach any contact in this way, whether spirit or human, you 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
aside for the moment, concentrating on what the contact has to offer you, until you are far 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
to any facet of life, be it the contact with spiritual forces or beings, or any other 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
help a departed dear one without actual mutual contact. The human who talks to the departed just 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
basic healthy attitude I discussed. When you seek contact in the hope of stilling existing doubts, even 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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