Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to EntoWeiss, Sara
Religion
Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to Ento
Weiss, Sara
Mars (Planet) -- Miscellanea; Spirit writings
Inidora--All Ento temples possess chimes of bells, and all the chimes
of each city are tuned to the same key note. They are electrically
connected, and by means of electrical mechanism all are simultaneously
rung. Our people have stated times of worship, which are at sunrise, at
midday and at sunset, and when in a few moments yonder radiant Symbol
of Ento's faith shall be extinguished, again the waiting people will
implore Divine protection through the night, and the chiming bells
again will ring their plaintive Oirah, oirah, oirah. (Amen or be it so.)
Yes, in cities and towns and country places the same religious
ceremonies are observed. At sunrise the blessing of Andûman[a:] and the
protection of the Divine Ones who dwell in Astranol[a:] are invoked. At
midday all Sacrifices and Offerings of value are laid upon the altar.
At sunset in temples flowers alone are laid upon the altar, and the
High Priest invokes for his people the protection of Andûman[a:]'s
Messengers. No, it is only in Kûltymo, D[a:]o, Camariss[a:] and two
other cities of Ento that there are such Symbols as we now are gazing
upon. But see, the glory of its beauty is paling and--now it has
disappeared. Again the chiming bells fill the air with melody. Again
from every lip ascends a prayer for protection through the darkness
of night. Gradually the melody dies into silence, and through the
deepening twilight and the soft radiance of its many light towers,
Kûltymo Tylû gleams in pallid whiteness, in phantom-like loveliness.
Quietly, tranquilly, the people are returning to their homes. No sounds
of traffic or of labor break the stillness of the great white and gold
city, but from soiv[a:]s (parks) and ilofēn mûn[a:][a:] (amusement
gardens) strains of sweet music float upward and thither, presently,
men, women and children will wend their ways.
And thus, Kûltymo Tylû, queen city of my beloved Ento, we leave thee,
and as our faces turn away from thee, our backward, lingering glances
stray over thy peerless loveliness, and we regretfully murmur Info
oovistû.
Gentola--Dear friends, so strange, so enchanting are some of the
experiences that you are affording me that I am at a loss to express
either my emotions or my boundless gratitude. Oh, if only I might
remember all that I see, all that occurs. Why is it that, after I have
regained full consciousness, I can no more recall these experiences
than I can recall a dimly remembered dream?
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