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Basic reality has no need for words. Words are but symbols, but without symbols you cannot intellectually understand what I have to say to you, and so I must use them. There are questions that you would ask me, and I shall answer them in time and as the opportunity presents itself.

We are now embarking upon a new point in your classes and if my friend Ruburt will allow me you shall have at times another teacher for I shall step in now and then to provide my own demonstrations. It goes without saying that certain conditions must be indeed be met. Circumstances must be beneficial. Any words of mine will always be spoken to quicken your own education for as I have said often, I am an educator and that is my main purpose and my purpose in this class. If any demonstrations occur they will occur only when the moment is right, and they will happen as a side issue to demonstrate certain points which should be made. I will try to give you information that I know you want to have, but at times I will also give you information that you may not wish to have.

It is because you have yourselves reached a certain point in your own development that I speak to you tonight, and when I do so I am between systems. I am neither here nor there, you see. I am using Ruburt’s nervous system, for example, but I am not Ruburt. I come to you from a long way and yet the distance is not in terms of space. I am separated from you in a way that has nothing to do with space. May I say that I do indeed enjoy this situation, now being indeed the only gentleman present. I am endeavoring, you see, to let more of my personality show itself this evening [so] that you can know me by my characteristics as well as my words. If you do not like the one you may prefer the other.

But when I speak to you of death, know that I myself have died and been reborn many times before. Yet I speak to you and I speak in a lively manner, for one dead. Therefore, when you are tempted to think of it as an end of all, then remember that you know a rather lively spirit and when you hear my voice speaking through Ruburt this evening then remember how hoarse it was before I began to speak, and know indeed that were I not such a gentleman, I could add considerably to its volume. The hour is late however and Ruburt would not thank me for my troubles. He would worry about the neighbors.

Now when circumstances are good we had better take advantage of them. I shall not keep you long. I could indeed go on, myself, like this for hours but I shall take into consideration your human failings and I know you need such things as sleep. I am indeed coming through very well this evening, very well, however, and if I may say so I am in somewhat of a frisky mood. However, and this is to show you that your so-called spirits are not always long-faced and somber. I am at times, I admit, mischievous. You must realize that basic reality is joyful and that the way of life upon which I hope you shall embark is joyful, and if my actions and communication can show you this then I have done well indeed. Now, it will not particularly serve any great or awesome purpose for me to thus appear in this guise nor to raise my voice in a way quite impossible for this rather puny young woman, and yet because the circumstances are so auspicious I am so tempted.

This does not mean that the demonstration serves no purpose, for all of my demonstrations serve a purpose and this one is to show that there is indeed a vitality that lives beyond the grave and that there is joy, and the personality continues to exist for this most willing and friendly associative man can permit me to speak in the most fearless and carefree tones. For this is hardly the end and I am here to tell you it is quite possible for me to continue on such a demonstration until your very eardrums will plead to me for mercy. However, I shall not do so.

This scribbling goes slowly. Now, I am aware that I shall have some small difficulties with my friend but he, Ruburt, understands. When circumstances are at their best then he allows me to come through clearly, but he is concerned over issues that are only of surface importance as far as the volume of the voice is concerned, and he is only now learning control. I will end our session again because I understand that your hour is late. Your hour has little to do with me however and I merely defer to your wishes.

I offer my heartiest regards and I do indeed offer those blessings which are mine to give. On some occasions I may come through with greater or lesser effectiveness. Now I am here in a fairly undistorted form and you will recognize me and remember me when I come here again, and I will know you. I will not forget you for now I feel I know you all very well indeed.