14. September 1914

Von dieser ersten Nachricht von Bright Star fehlt bisher das Originaldokument.

I am here, Bright Star – [2]

Yes, I did. Let me tell you that I am with you tonight for the purpose of helping you get out of your despondency. You must not be so downhearted. You are too lonely to be left alone. Go to the Lord for help. I am not the only one here. Your wife and father and mother and grandmother and Christ and Prof. Salyards are here. I know him very well, he is your friend and my friend. He is not the only one that you will hear from tonight.

Come to the Saviour’s love and you will be helped.

[Question: Are you Bright Star?]

Yes, I am, and you must believe that I am. Yes, very often I come to help you and try to let you know that you are not to be left to your own ways of thinking.

[Shall I go to Mrs. R. B.?]

Yes, you must come soon and I will talk to you and you will know that I am the Indian Squaw that you spoke to when you were present on the two occasions that you visited the medium.

[Question by Mr. Padgett: Who wrote Saturday night?]

You were written to by your father and mother and grandmother and your wife, also Jesus. Yes, he will if you will call for him, he will teach you the truths of the Bible and of his own knowledge. He is the greatest of all teachers. He is a lovely spirit and loves you and all mankind. Be a true follower of his teachings and you will become a very spiritual man. He is the only one for you to follow. Yes I do, and he teaches me and all of us who have the love of God in our hearts.

[Question: Are you Indians in the earth plane?]

I am in the fourth sphere. We are only in the earth plane to help you mortals. Our home is not here, but higher up.

[Question: Are visits to Mrs. R. especially beneficial?]

No! it is not, but you may be helped some by learning that your friends are not dead, but living.

[Question: Did the spirits actually speak to me at the séance?]

Yes, they all spoke to you and you cannot help but believe that they did.

[Question: What was the meaning of the light?]

It was merely the power of the spirit manifested. No, it did not mean anything in particular, it was merely an evidence of the presence of spiritual power. Yes; your wife is the one provided for you.

[Question: Do you know Mr. Colburn?]

Yes, I do. He is a very good man and is gifted with the power of clairvoyance and having taps come to him. He is not a very strong medium, but is going to become such in the near future. You will be able to help him develop as a medium in the way of writing with the planchette. You are too spiritual to be long without the power of seeing the truth of the Lord’s ways. Yes, but not in as great a degree as you will soon have. You are very near the kingdom. Keep trying for the light and you will soon get it, and then you will be able to help mankind in a spiritual and a physical way. Be only true to yourself and God.

[Question: Did not the people at the seance think of her only in a material way?]

Yes, that is the way that they thought of me, but I am more than that. I have a spiritual side to my being as well as the side that they know of. You however can see the spiritual side for you are spiritually minded and not satisfied with mere phenomena and with you I like to talk of spiritual things.

Let me go now.

Good night – Bright Star

 

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I am here, Helen –

I do, with all my heart. I was and I was so happy. You must not be unhappy because I am with you all the time, and you will not be lonely if you love me as you did this morning. You are my only darling one and this is my one dear privilege of having you for myself. Be true to me and …

 

 

…you will be happy.

Yes the Master was with you on Saturday night and he is the only one who can help you to feel the love of God as you did.

[The following question referring to Mr. Colburn, who said it might be a false impersonation.]

Yes and I heard what was said – he is not correct in saying that I do not know Jesus when he comes among us. He is so luminous with the love of God and the spirit of righteousness in his whole being that we all know that he is the true Christ. Do not let any doubt exist in your mind that the one who wrote to you was not Jesus; he was the true Jesus of the Bible.

Yes, and I have seen the spirit of Rector, he is not the spirit that he represents himself to be, he is a wicked spirit who goes about to deceive the mortals on earth, he is a wicked spirit who has no love for God or man, and he is trying to lead mankind to believe that he is the Christ, he will be severely punished at the time of reckoning. Yes and I know what I am talking about as I have been warned against him. Your grandmother who is in one of the highest planes of the spirit world has told me of him.

He [Jesus] is a very bright and handsome spirit, He is not the same as the picture on earth represents him to be. He is very lovely and kind and filled with love, and has a face that seems to glow with the spirit of the Love of his Father. He is a most holy looking spirit and does not know that he is a lovely one, but seems so humble and ready to serve all who need his help and love.

Yes he will and you must believe in him and follow his advice. He wants you to become a good and pure man. He saw that you were longing to know the truth and he was anxious to help you. He saw that you were distressed and that you needed the assistance of his great love and teaching.

Tell Mr. Colburn that he must believe that Jesus is ready to come to him and show him the Truth and Love of God and that he must not think that the Christ is not teaching mankind the way of truth and love. He is only hearing the cry of the penitent and the lost soul.

He will come when you earnestly call for him and will teach you the true and secret meanings of his sayings as recorded in the Bible, only have faith and love the Father. He has told me that he is only waiting for you and your friend [Mr. Colburn] to call on him in faith and earnestness and he will come to you both.

Yes, and I am progressing very rapidly and will soon be in the third sphere. You must not wish for that now, be contented a little while and you will soon be with me.

No, I will wait for you and we will go together to the higher planes of love and light. We will always be together as husband and wife.

[Padgett asked the question, did she love her children very much?]

Yes, I love them and am with them very often, but they are the love mates of others. They will find their happiness in the society of these others, they will not need me after a little while, except that I shall help them to feel that their mother is watching over them and loves them as a mother. Do not let their lives be too much a part of yours as you are not the one that God decreed should be with them as their true loves forever. Let your love for them only help them to learn that they must live right and love their God.

Yes, she [Nita] is in the school and is very happy and only wants to have her school commence its exercises. She loves you very much and is a true daughter, and is learning the truths of Christ’s teachings.

You are my dearest and only love and you will be my soul-mate when you come to me in the future. Let me feel that you love me as I do you and I shall be very happy.

Yes, and I saw the book that you were reading, the last one is not helpful, let it alone, as it is but the philosophy of a man that has a hobby and he will not convince you of any helpful truth.

Be a true follower of Christ and you will need no other knowledge or help. Yes, and I do not agree with him as to Spiritualism or Christian Science. He is not well enough informed on either to form a correct judgment. He is too bigoted and has not a true conception of the Bible. Let him alone.

Good night,

with all my love and many kisses – Helen

 

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Ich bin hier, dein Vater –

Ich bin glücklich und auch deine Mutter ist glücklich und dir geht es spirituell viel besser, als zu der Zeit, als du noch ein kleiner Junge warst. Du beginnst die wahren Lehren der Bibel zu erkennen. Lass deine Lehren in Christo sein, da er die Wahrheit und der Weg und das Licht ist.

Es war der Jesus aus der Bibel, welcher am Samstagabend zu dir kam. Ich weiß es, weil ich bei ihm war und weiß, dass er es war. Er ist im Gegensatz zu dem was dein Freund erwartet kein Hochstapler, er ist nicht jemand der sich selbst für den wahren Christus ausgibt; sondern es war Jesus von Nazareth und er war der Einzige im ganzen Jenseits, welcher die wundervolle Unterstützung der Liebe und Wahrheit hatte. Er ist der eine wahre Sohn von Gott, welcher dich und deinen Freund von euren Sünden erretten kann. Vertraue ihm und lass nicht zu, dass die Lehren oder falschen Behauptungen der anderen Geister Zweifel in dir verursachen, daran dass er der wahre Christus ist; halte seine Liebe immer frisch in deinem Herzen. Er wird wieder zu dir kommen und auch zu Herr Colburn wenn er nur daran glaubt und aufrichtig zu ihm betet. Er ist, im Gegensatz zu dem was Herr Colburn von ihm denkt, kein Hochstapler. Er ist der wahre Jesus, welcher am Kreuz gehangen ist und von den Toten wieder auferstanden ist. Lass dich nicht von den Geistern täuschen, welche behaupten, dass er nicht zu dir oder deinem Freund kommen kann. Er ist dein Freund und Erretter und er liebt euch beide als seine jüngeren Brüder. Gebt eure Liebe Gott und er wird euch den Weg zur Erlösung zeigen.

Jesus ist die Persönlichkeit, welche die Gestalt eines Mannes angenommen und auf Erden gelebt hat, die Wahrheiten Gottes‘ lehrend. Christus ist die Summe der Wahrheiten die Jesus lehrte und diese Wahrheiten sind das Immerwährende, welches die Menschheit von ihren Sünden retten wird. Er ist ein Geist, genauso wie wir es sind, aber er ist so weit über uns im geistigen Leben und Wissen über Gott, sodass wir alle, welche an Gott glauben, zu ihm aufschauen als unseren Lehrer und Erretter aus unseren Sünden.

Glaube daran, dass er dein Erretter ist und du wirst nicht getäuscht werden. Lass seine Liebe für dich, dich auf dem wahren Weg zu ewigem Leben und Glückseligkeit halten.

Bis bald und möge Gott dich segnen – dein Vater

 

Ich bin hier, deine Großmutter –

Ich bin überaus glücklich und bin froh, dass du die Wahrheit so siehst wie sie in Christo ist. Wie ich in meinem Leben hier herausgefunden habe, ist er der wahrhaftigste Sohn Gottes. Er ist kein Erretter des bloßen Kirchengängers, aber von denen welche die Wiedergeburt des Geistes erhalten haben. Lass den Gedanken, dass du ein Mitglied irgendeiner Kirche sein musst, dich nicht davon abhalten nach seiner Hilfe und Liebe zu ersuchen, da er der Retter des Individuums ist und nicht eines Aggregats an Menschen, welche zufälligerweise einer bestimmten Kirche angehören.

Er war bei dir am Samstagabend und er hat mit dir geredet. Ich kenne ihn sehr gut und treffe und unterhalte mich häufig mit ihm, ich weiß also, dass er der wahre Christus aus den Schriften war. Er hat nur versucht, dich fühlen zu lassen, dass er an deinem spirituellen Wohlergehen interessiert ist und du musst daran glauben, dass er bei dir war.

Ich kenne den Geist, auf den Herr Colburn sich bezogen hat und er ist kein guter Geist. Er ist ein Geist, welcher ein außergewöhnliches Maß an Eitelkeit besitzt und er ahmt des Öfteren Jesus und andere Geister höherer Stellung nach. Ihm sollte nicht geglaubt werden wenn er die Behauptung aufstellt, dass er der Christus sei. Lass ihn allein und er wird dich und deinen Freund nicht belästigen, indem er den wahren Christus nachahmt.

Gib meine Liebe an deinen Freund weiter und richte ihm aus, dass ich sehr an seinem spirituellen Wohlergehen interessiert bin und dass ich versuchen werde ihm zu helfen und ihn zu der Erkenntnis der Wahrheit, so wie sie mir aus der geistigen Welt bekannt ist, zu führen. Er ist nur ein kleines bisschen vom Königreich entfernt und er wird schon bald die Wahrheit in all ihrer Schönheit und Reinheit sehen. Richte ihm aus, dass er an seinen Gott glauben soll und dass er um Licht bittend zu Ihm beten soll und er wird es in größerem Überfluss erhalten. Er ist ein sehr guter und liebevoller Mann in seinem Geist-Leben und er wird bald fühlen, dass Gott sein wahrer und liebender Erretter ist.

Gute Nacht und möge die Liebe Gottes‘ auf dir ruhen und dich von all der Sünde und dem Unglück für immer fernhalten – deine Großmutter

 

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