William Stainton Moses - More Spirit Teachings

Ihave been wishing for some time to give you information concerning AngelsMinistry ; how it is controlled ; the way in which information is conveyed toyou. Write! I find it very difficult to speak slowly. If you forget, I willimpress the medium afterwards.

I,myself, Imperator Servus Dei, am the chief of a band of forty-nine spirits, thepresiding and controlling spirit, under whose guidance and direction the otherswork.

Iam come from the seventh sphere to work out the will of the Almighty ; and,when my work is complete, I shall return to those spheres of bliss from whichnone return again to earth. But this will not be till the mediums work onearth is finished, and his mission on earth exchanged for a wider one in thespheres.

Underme is my deputy and lieutenant, Rector, whose business it is to superintend inmy absence, and especially to control the band of physical manifesting spirits.

Associatedwith him is a third high spirit, who is the inspiring spirit, Doctor, theTeacher. He guides the mediums thoughts, influences his words, directs hispen. Under his general superintendence there are the spirits of wisdom andknowledge, to be hereafter described.

Nextcome the guardians whose are it is to ward off and modify the banefulinfluences of earth, to drive away the hurtful, temper the painful, to shedaround an influence. The inward yielding to evil can alone destroy their power.Yet again, there are two guardians whose care it is to ward off the evilinfluences of the spheres, the allurement of the lower spirits who would drawthe medium from his allotted work and divert him from his sacred mission. Thesefour guardians are my personal attendants, and these complete the first circleof seven, the whole band being divided into seven circles of seven spirits;each circle composed of one presiding spirit with six ministers.

Thefirst circle is composed entirely of guardians and inspiring spiritsspiritswhose mission is general and concerned with the supervision of the whole band.

Thenext circle of seven spirits is devoted to the care of lovespirits of love.Religion, love to God; charity, love to man; gentleness, tenderness, pity, mercy,friendship, affection; all these are in their charge.

Theyminister to the affections, inspire feelings of gentleness and mercy; love toGod, the Universal Father; love to man, the common brother; tenderness for allwho grieve; pity for all who suffer; desire to benefit and help all.

Nextcomes a circleone presiding, with six spirit ministersof wisdom. Under theircare is intuition, perception, reflection, impression, reasoning and the like.They preside over the intuitive faculties and the deductions made fromobservable facts. They inspire the medium with the spirit of wisdom and driveaway influences fallacious and misguiding. They plant intuitive wisdom.