adoring children we are, as our fathers and mothers have worshipped
so have Thy children of a later time worshipped Thee. When light and
heat have brooded over Ento, causing all living things to fructify and
yield sustenance to Thy children and the creatures of Thy Creation, we
have said, "Praise be unto Andûman[a:], the Supreme One, who, from His
shining abode, smiles upon us His children, and with such offerings as
we have conceived acceptable we have sought to manifest our gratitude
for Thy beneficence. Yet ever as we have rendered homage unto Thee our
hearts have been heavy through fear and despair. Ever the noiseless,
dusky wings of the dread Messenger Phra have so overshadowed our lives
that now that Thou callest to us we are too blind to see our way to
Thee, too deaf to clearly hear Thy voice, but since it is Thy Will that
now we shall receive the light of the grandest, most priceless Truth
that Thou canst vouchsafe to us, Thou Wilt lift the shadows from our
eyes and humbly, adoringly, we will strive to find our ways to Thy
glorious presence. The brightest, most precious jewel of the crown of
my life this day hath gone from me, and I am desolate, but it is Thy
Will and I murmur not, for through this Thy Messenger Thou sayest that
after the body ceases to live, in an invisible but fairer World than
Ento the Real Selves of Thy children consciously continue to exist, and
after what Thou hast made us to see and to hear, I, Omanos Fûnh[a:],
doubt it not. Then praise be unto Thee, that through Thy love for
Thine own, after the breath of our lives shall cease we shall find our
beloved ones, and with them ceaselessly adore Thee for this Thy most
precious gift to Thy undeserving but loving children. Raû, raû, raû."
De L'Ester--All in attendance, spirits and mortals, fervently
responded, "Raû, raû, raû." After a brief pause he turned to the Most
High Priest and said: "Your Sacredness, Ozynas Dûls[a:], long hast
thou administered the rites of the old faith; what sayest thou of this
new Revelation from Andûman[a:], the Supreme One to whom be adoration
forever, that He hath heard our fervent petitions and hath granted to
us and to our sorrowful peoples a knowledge that though our bodies
shall die we shall continue to exist. So long hast thou been my close
friend that thou wilt bear with my rapture, which alas is tinged with
deepest sorrow," and he stooped and kissed Vallo[a:]'s smiling lips
and folded hands. Silently, attentively, Ozynas Dûls[a:] listened to
Omanos Fûnh[a:]'s words, then with a certain tenderness of manner he
replied: "Thou art the Supreme Ruler of Ento, and thou art a wise,
just, loving and learned man, and even as the chalices of the snowy
rodel turn their perfumed hearts toward Diafon ēvoih[a:] (the sun) so
do the hearts of the people turn toward thee for counsel and sympathy.
Thou knowest why the people sorrow, and thou knowest that even at their
feasts joy is a rare guest. It hath pleased Andûman[a:] to withhold
from His children of past times this wondrous Revelation that life is
continuous and that in Realms invisible to mortal vision the children
of His Love shall abide forever. It is not for us to question His Will
or His Wisdom. It is for us to listen and to obey, so I pray that thou
wilt not withhold from the children of Ento the glad Revelation which
hath been vouchsafed to us in this the hour of our deepest sorrow.
"It may greatly surprise thee to learn that many Priests and
Priestesses of the Temples see and hear as thou now seest and hearest,
but the meaning of it hath not been understood, and fear of Andûman[a:]
and the Deific Ones hath caused them to keep silent and to cling to
old traditions. So convinced am I that the Truth is being Revealed
to us that with thy approval I, Ozynas Dûls[a:], gladly will aid
in proclaiming the glorious, the wondrous words of Andûman[a:]'s
Revelation to His children."
While Ozynas Dûls[a:] spoke, Dano knelt by the side of the couch,
steadfastly gazing upon the lovely face which soon would be naught but
ashes, but toward the close of Ozynas Dûls[a:]'s speech he arose and
in deep entrancement stood motionless. Aided by our combined Forces,
Zenest[a:] H[a:]o was enabled to control his Senses and through him to
address Omanos Fûnh[a:], Dano's parents and Ozynas Dûls[a:].
Zenesta Hao--I, who through the lips of this entranced youth will
attempt to address you, may be remembered as Zenest[a:] H[a:]o, long
a Professor of languages in the renowned Galarēs[a:] of Camariss[a:].
During my mortal existence I, like all the peoples of Ento, was
ignorant of the fact that death of the mortal body releases the
Immortal Spirit, which is the real Self of man, or, to state the fact
more clearly, when the real Self, the Immortal Spirit, finds the
mortal body no longer suited to its requirements, it releases itself
and under the higher, better conditions of the Spirit World, continues
its progress onward, onward forever. Not until I was released from my
worn and aged body did I learn the glorious truth that I was Immortal.
In the sorrowful belief that death was the end of all, I fell asleep.
I awakened to find about me my dearest ones who had come to bear
me to their and my home in the World of the Immortals. Oh, the joy
that filled my enraptured Being when I became fully conscious that
continuous existence, progress and happiness inexpressible was the
reward of a life devoted to virtuous conduct and loving service for
others, and that for those who had not lived in accordance with their
highest ideals there was endless time and opportunity for the amending
of the mistakes and wrongs of mortal life, and for progress as endless
as eternity.
Dear friends, were your Spirit vision fully unfolded, in this chamber
you would behold forms and faces of Spirits who are revered and
famous in the history of Ento. Here are Genessano Allis Immo Rû, and
his little less famous spouse, the Lady Camariss[a:], and their two
sons Inidor[a:] and Genessano, who offer to you all their kindliest
greetings and an assurance of their immeasurable joy that at last the
light of a great Truth is about to irradiate the sorrowful lives of the
peoples of their ever beloved Ento. Here, too, is H[a:]-Moûfi Adassi
whose name ever is on the lips of all students of nature. He also
greets you all and joins with all the Invisibles present in expressions
of love and sympathy for you in this your hour of mingled joy and
sadness.
Omanos Fûnh[a:], thou art favored beyond all men who ever have lived
on Ento, for even in the hour of thy deepest anguish a joy hath come
to thee, which henceforth shall fill thy days with blessedness and
peace. Then hasten, oh, hasten to crown the days of the children of
Ento with unlooked for gladness. Give to them the assurance that the
old, hopeless faith is no more. That Andûman[a:], the Supreme One, hath
revealed to His ever sorrowful children the highest expression of His
love for them, and that henceforth death shall be known as the Angel
who guards the portal between mortal and Immortal Life.
Basto Andûlēs[a:], I salute thee and thy gracious spouse, and it is my
pleasant duty to convey to her beloved parents a most tender and most
loving greeting from one who in her early youth passed to the World
of Spirits. I speak for thy ceaselessly mourned daughter Ont[a:], who
joins her entreaties with ours that you earnestly shall assist in the
introduction and acceptance of the new Faith, which for you and Ento's
peoples shall change the face of all things, and she entreats you and
her mother to encourage her brother Dano, whose clear seeing vision and
understanding of Spiritual things, fits him for a Teacher who shall
proclaim to the peoples the glorious Truth which is being Revealed
to you chosen ones. Since entering our Spirit World I have learned
that during the passing centuries advanced Spirits with but slight
success, persistently have endeavored to penetrate the consciousness
of Ento's peoples, but ever the gross materialism of their religion,
which is founded upon the legends and crude conceptions of undeveloped,
ignorant, primitive peoples, has opposed an impenetrable barrier
to their approach. Baffled and wearied through perpetual failures,
finally Bands of strong, determined Spirits of our and other Spirit
Worlds resolved to attempt to fit this Earth woman, whom we have named
Gentol[a:], to serve as a means of communication between Spirits
and certain Sensitives of Ento. Being yet embodied in flesh she is
less Spiritualized than ourselves, whose Spirit bodies like that of
Vallo[a:], are of such inconceivably refined substances as to be
imperceptible to most mortals. To Omanos Fûnh[a:], to Ozynas Dûls[a:],
and to thy son Dano, whose Spiritual Senses to a degree are unfolded,
she is perceptible, and later on they and thee and thy spouse Ellit[a:]
will unfold the ability to perceive wholly released spirits.
Of necessity this Revelation from the World of Spirits is so
fragmentary as to be confusing to minds accustomed to other beliefs,
but from time to time Omanos Fûnh[a:], Ozynas Dûls[a:] and this thy
son Dano shall receive distinct instruction pertaining not only to
the new Faith, but to other affairs of moment. When Dano shall have
awakened we desire that he shall be informed as to what I have said,
then, through Gentol[a:], will be given to you all some parting words,
and may the Spirit of All Spirits, the Infinite One, whom Entoans name
Andûman[a:], ever be present in your thoughts, for from this Divine
and inexhaustible Source cometh all that is beneficent. And now, dear
friends, I must say Info oovistû.
De L'Ester--During Zenest[a:] H[a:]o's address Omanos Fûnh[a:] and
Ozynas Dûls[a:] gazed upon Dano in amazement and alarm, and his parents
who stood near the apparently sleeping youth in awed silence listened
to the strange speech issuing from his lips, but no one ventured to
speak to him or to touch him. When Zenest[a:] H[a:]o spoke of Genessano
Allis Immo and his wife and sons and of HaMoûfi Adassi and Ont[a:]
Andûlēs[a:], surprise tinged with terror sat on every face, and in
speechless, questioning wonder they looked into each others' eyes.
When he delivered Ont[a:]'s greeting and Message, a great trembling
seized Basto Andûlēsa, who scarcely could sustain his own form and
that of his weeping wife, who, through violent emotion, swooned
into unconsciousness. Gentol[a:], in her now partially conscious
state, realized what was occurring, and to our momentary dismay, her
sympathies became so active that only through our instantly united
efforts were we enabled to prevent her release from her greatly
devitalized physical body. Restoratives quickly revived Dano's mother,
who was gently entreated to withdraw from the chamber, but she refused
to do so, and sat sobbing and murmuring: "She lives--she--lives,
our--Ont[a:], our precious--Ont[a:], our--roina blossom lives, and
some--time we shall find--her. Oh, the joy--of it, the joy--and
wonder--of it. Andûman[a:], we adore Thee that Thou hast taken--pity
upon Thy sorrowful--children; that Thou hast shown us--that we
shall--find our beloved child, our--Ont[a:]." And thus as a loving
mother would she, between smiles and tears continued her gentle, loving
crooning. Now there was a quivering of the eyelids, a slight start,
and Dano, in a bewildered manner looked about him and in a hushed
tone eagerly questioned: "What has occurred? Have I been asleep and
dreaming? Have I said aught to disturb you, that you regard me so
strangely?" At our desire Gentol[a:] drew near him and at my dictation
again spoke to him audibly.
Gentola--Dano, dear youth, even as the dew silently falls into the
perfumed hearts of night's snowy blooms so early into your heart
entered Vallo[a:]. In the flower of her beautiful womanhood she has
gone from you and from those dear to her, but she has not gone into
Silence and nothingness, but into a higher state of existence, where,
after your work shall be done, you, too, will go and with her forever
will glorify the Infinite Spirit of all that is. That I may comfort
you I will reveal to you the wondrous fact that all existences in
their nature are dual, the Male and Female Principles constituting the
Duality, and truly Vallo[a:] is your other Self, and for all time you
two are one and inseparable. Until you shall release yourself from your
physical body, as your guiding Star ever she will be near you, and when
you shall fall into your last slumber ere long you will awaken to meet
the enraptured gaze of Vallo[a:]'s azure eyes.
Dano, our Mission to Ento is only in its inception, but now I must
return to Earth, where other duties await my attention, but you
will not be left unaided, for now that the way has been made plain,
Vallo[a:], her mother, Sylvian, your sister Ont[a:] and other Spirits
will be able to communicate with you three illumined ones, and very
soon other Sensitives will become unfolded, through whom Spirits can
convey instruction to the people, and I am informed that when you may
need me I shall be brought to you, so be courageous, be faithful to the
duties our Mission has imposed upon you, and all will be well with you
and with the children of Ento, before whom you will stand as a Priest
of the New Religion.
The moment has arrived in which, for the present, we must say Info
oovistû, and may a sense of the joys awaiting you all in the glorified
existence of Ento's Spirit Realms illumine your lives and console and
sustain your sorely grieved hearts until in the hour of your release
from your physical bodies you shall hear the glad cry, "Loh[a:]û,
loh[a:]û, vraimēon mēnois[a:]." (Hail, hail, dearly beloved.)
De L'Ester--At this moment a ray of the setting Sun stole through the
slightly parted window drapery, falling upon Dano, who, with uplifted
face and outreaching hands, entreatingly whispered: "You will come
again, oh, you will come again?" and Gentol[a:] was made to reply: "I
will, I surely will," and Dano sank to his knees beside the couch. It
stole athwart the white, calm, lovely face of Vallo[a:], and for a
little it lingered in the silken mesh of her golden hair, glorifying
the majesty and mystery of the change called death. It crowned Dano's
flowing blue black hair as with a halo and it stole across the stilled
form of the dead girl and rested upon two faces one would not be likely
to forget--the faces of the stately Supreme Ruler of Ento, Omanos
Fûnh[a:], and that of the Most High Priest of the Most Sacred Temple
Zim, Ozynas Dûls[a:], than whom no handsomer or gracious gentlemen
exist on Ento. As, side by side they stood, the fading sun ray revealed
in the face of the bereaved father an expression of infinite sadness,
a little lighted by the dawning of a priceless hope. In the eyes of
Ozynas Dûls[a:] was the expression of one whose Inner Vision has
penetrated the Veil falling between the hither and the thither sides of
existence. A moment longer and the sun ray disappeared, a passing cloud
obscured its afterglow, and in the spacious apartment were shadows and
silence. Then, through the activity of Forces ever at our command,
slowly with a soft, silvery radiance we so illumined the chamber that
the strange glory of it overwhelmed Omanos Fûnh[a:], Dano, and his
parents, but Ozynas Dûls[a:], who, in the Inner Sanctuary of the most
Sacred Temple Zim, had beheld Spirit Illumination, murmured: "Tymonas,
Tymonas, thou hast said to me that thou art not a God, but a man,
like other men, and I understood thee not, but now with an humble and
grateful heart I recognize that thou art an exalted Spirit man, and
that thou hast been infinitely patient with me as with other Priests
who have served in the Temple Zim, and now I Vow that henceforth I
will be as faithful to the new Revelation as ever in my ignorance I
have been faithful to the superstitions which soon will be of a dead
past," and through the stillness an audible whisper ran: "Well done,
thou good and faithful servant; though thou hast not understood,
sincerely thou hast worshipped the Most High," and tremblingly Ozynas
Dûls[a:] recognized that Tymonas, the Spirit of the Inner Sanctuary,
had spoken.
At the height of the radiance musical notes, soft as zephyrs whispering
to flowers, filled the chamber with vibrant melody, and the minds and
hearts of those about the couch with emotions indescribable. Gradually
the melodious tones died into silence, and the silvery glow faded into
the gray of deepest twilight, whose shadows, like dark hued drapery,
fell over the snowy couch and stilled form of the dead girl and over
the awed but enraptured faces of the living. Then the tremulous,
hushed, adoring tones of Omanos Fûnh[a:]'s voice broke the stillness.
Omanos Funha--Supreme, all Wise, loving and most merciful One, Whom in
our blindness we have not rightly perceived, in Thine own time and way
Thou hast more clearly revealed Thyself and the marvel of Thy glory to
us, Thy humbly adoring children. So dulled by erroneous beliefs are
our Senses that as little children we reach our hands toward Thee,
and I doubt not that Thou wilt guide our ways. Since to us hath been
revealed the amazing, the glorious Truth that the Real Self of Man does
not die, and that our dear ones who have gone from our sight can, in
some not yet understood manner, hold converse with us, and that they
will instruct us as to how we may attain greater knowledge concerning
this life and the life to come, we cannot find words to express our
gratitude to Thee or to those of Thy Spirit children whose love hath
prompted them to serve us, who are so unworthy of Thy pity, or their
immeasurable goodness to us. We know not how to repay Thy Infinite
beneficence or their goodness, but I, Omanos Fûnh[a:], am inexpressibly
grateful to Thee and to Thy Messengers, and with all the ability with
which Thou hast endowed me, henceforth I will proclaim to the children
of Ento that Life is continuous, that endless progression is a Law of
the Infinitely Supreme One, and that there is one God, and none other.
De L'Ester--Through the silence and the shadows fervently the lips of
Immortals and Mortals responded, "Raû, raû, raû," and then the living
were left with the beautiful dead body, whose released inmate swiftly
was borne to her Celestial home, and through the measureless spaces
from joyous Spirit Bands rang out the glad Pæan, "Glory to the Infinite
Spirit in Whom we live and move and have our Being. Glory be to Thee
through whom success has crowned our Mission to Ento. Glory and highest
praise be unto our Father and Mother God, forever and forever."
_September 16th, 1894._
APPENDIX.
INTERVIEW WITH MEMBERS OF THE EVON-THIA, JANUARY 10TH, 1895.
De L'Ester--Yes, madame, again we are here to greet you, but our
visit must be brief, as neither you or we can afford to overtax your
returning vital energy. Nearly four months of Earth's fleeting days
have elapsed since your Spirit gaze rested upon the dead form of the
mortal Vallo[a:] and upon the living form of the Spirit maiden as in
the arms of her equally youthful mother and of her Aunt Sylvian she
was borne from the darkening chamber and the presence of her stricken
father and of her weeping lover, whose tearful eyes beheld her
departure. That during this lapse of time we have maintained over you
a careful watchfulness you may feel assured, and you cannot so much
regret as do we, that at the culmination of our Mission we felt obliged
to tax to the utmost your depleted vitality, and we rejoice that under
the constant ministrations of loving friends, you are recovering your
usual strength. We are aware that your peculiar experiences of the
past two years are as slightly remembered dreams, yet to a degree you
are curious as to what recently has been transpiring on Ento. Shall I
inform you as to the progress of the new Faith?
Gentola--It will greatly please me if you will do so, for I feel more
than curious to learn how it may be affecting the people.
De L'Ester--I am sure that it will gratify you to learn that Dano's
parents are converts to the new Faith, and that their hitherto sombre
faces are irradiated with the joyous expectation of Immortality, not
only for themselves but for all of Andûman[a:]'s children. Through Dano
Andûlēs[a:] they receive cheering Messages from their daughter Ont[a:]
and other dear ones whose words they value as jewels beyond price, and
the passing days do not suffice for their continuous adoration of the
goodness of Andûman[a:], Who has heard and granted the desire of the
hearts of His children.
Dano has renounced his claim to the Supreme Rulership of the Planet and
has declared himself a Priest of the new Revelation, which he devotedly
offers to the despairing multitudes, who eagerly listen to his eloquent
presentation of its wonderful declarations. All over the Planet the
minds of the people are profoundly stirred, and some are filled with
consternation, dreading they know not what. Though still clinging
to the old beliefs, others timidly reach toward the new Faith which
promises that for which ever they have prayed, and still others are in
a state of dumb amazement, not daring to voice either hope or fear. Of
course, largely, the Priesthood stand aghast at the threatened downfall
of the Time-Honored Religion, which ever has made them the dominant
power of Ento. They declare that Dano's utterances are the result of
mere hallucinations, and that the experiences of Omanos Fûnh[a:], of
which he speaks openly, are outgrowths of grief over the death of
Vallo[a:]. On the other hand, an ever increasing number of Priests and
Priestesses are listening to the Most High Priest Ozynas Dûls[a:],
and joyfully professing their belief in the new Revelation, which he
boldly declares to the multitudes who daily crowd the great Temple
Zim. To them he relates his experiences with Tymonas in the inner
Sanctuary, and with amazement, not unmixed with terror, they ponder
over his strange revelations. He has gone so far as to prohibit animal
sacrifices and offerings to the Deific Ones, whom he pronounces myths,
Andûman[a:] being the One and only God, Whom fervently he adores.
How fares Omanos Fûnh[a:]? One moment he cries to Andûman[a:] to
restore to him his lost Vallo[a:], to grant to him one glimpse of her
beautiful and beloved form and face, one tone of her voice, that was
the sweetest music of his desolated life. Anon, he entreats Dano to
comfort him with a Message from the dear ones who are veiled from his
sight, and at times his Clairvoyant and Clairaudient Senses become
so quickened that he communes with them. Then his soul is so filled
with ecstatic fervor that to all about him he proclaims that truly
life is continuous, that the dead do communicate with the living, and
they, with beating hearts and breathless attention, listen to his
rapt utterances. As time passes he grows into a clearer perception
and realization of the Truth, and soon his feet will stand upon firm
ground; then confidently and authoritatively he will offer to the
people that which shall be to them as the very bread of life.
Dano, whose Clairvoyant and Clairaudient Senses are unfolding in a
surprising manner, holds continuous communication with Vallo[a:]
and other freed Spirits, who are instructing him, and his faith has
grown into actual knowledge. Thus he no longer doubts or questions
the reality of his own experiences, and of course, this state of mind
renders him very receptive to exalted Influences from the Spirit side
of life. In his zeal to offer to the people the wondrous truths which
have been revealed to him and to others he addresses them in Temples
and elsewhere. Recently we listened to the youthful disciple, as, with
glowing face, luminous eyes, and form trembling from emotion, he
spoke to a large assemblage of people in a Temple of D[a:]o. Firstly
he addressed himself to the people, then, as one who speaks because
he must, in tones that filled the vast edifice, he cried, "Oh, ye
Priests, ye blind leaders of the blind, open your eyes that you may
see, your ears that you may hear the glorious truth, which, through
His appointed Messenger, Andûman[a:] hath revealed to His despairing
children. Long have the peoples of Ento listened to the manifestations
of the ignorance of bygone centuries, and now that light hath entered
the darkened chambers of our minds, you would build yet higher walls
of superstitious reverence for what hath been misnamed religion, which
ever hath stood between us and the light. Ever you have walked in the
shadows of a hopeless faith, and your mummeries have so dulled the
senses of the people that, as from birth to death they grope their
ways, bewildered they sink into the darkness of hopeless despair. Then
awake, oh, awake, ye sleeping guides of the people, for a new day hath
dawned for the children of Ento, a day whose effulgence shall fill all
hearts with gladness inexpressible."
"Since most ancient times it hath been taught that the home of
Andûman[a:], the Supreme One, is in radiant Diafon ēvoih[a:], which
sheds life giving beams on land and on sea. Now, concerning this matter
I will tell you an amazing truth. Those exalted ones with whom I am
permitted to hold converse, some of whom once were men and women of
Ento, but who now dwell in Realms so glorious that mortal eyes cannot
endure their radiance, declare that Andûman[a:] is Spirit, and is
everywhere, formless, unseeable, unthinkable, even by those who have
attained to the highest wisdom. Also they declare that Ento is but one
of innumerable Worlds peopled with beings like ourselves, and that
the shining points in the night sky, which we, in our ignorance, have
regarded as the lamps lighting Astranol[a:], are Worlds, many of them
vaster far then Ento, and that the dreaded Gods and Goddesses are the
myths of ancient ignorance, perpetuated by a sincere but unenlightened
Priesthood."
This and much more he teaches, and both Priests and people, in doubt,
fear and perplexity question as to which may be true, the old,
hopeless, cheerless faith, or the new promise of joys immeasurable. But
the leaven is leavening the masses, and ere long Priests and people
will embrace the Truth.
You are aware that through electrical and vibratory forces between all
portions of the Planet communication is instantaneous, thus quickly
to nearby and remotest places the utterances of Ozynas Dûls[a:] and
of Dano are heralded, and you cannot imagine the effect, which is
beyond our fondest expectations, and it is but the beginning of what
necessarily must result, for now that the positiveness of the Spiritual
atmosphere is penetrable, hosts of Spirits from various Realms will
see to it that the darkness which long has enshrouded the lives of the
Entoans shall flee away, and then the effulgence of the grandest Truth
that mortals can know will forever abide with them.
Gentola--You who more easily read my thoughts than I can express them
will understand that what you have related fills my heart with joy.
Even at greater cost to myself I would not for a moment hesitate to
undertake a like Mission. But, friends, may not I soon again go with
you to Ento?
De L'Ester--Yes, soon, but not until you shall have grown a little
stronger. Then we will make good a promise made to you, but which you
do not now remember. That you may more quickly regain your strength we
advise that you shall go outdoors every day, so that your feet may come
in contact with the earth, thus you will rid yourself of devitalized
magnetism, and at the same time you will accumulate energized
magnetism, which you greatly need. It would delight us to prolong our
visit, but we must consider the urgent necessity for your speedy return
to health. With kindest, truest regard, we must say adieu.
OPENING OF THE WATERWAY INTO ETZOINA LOISA.
_January 19th, 1895._
De L'Ester--Good-morning, madame. As we promised, so have we come
in a body to escort you to Ento, and we have joined in your earnest
invocation to Divine Influences to guard and guide you in the ways
of truth, and to Inidor[a:]'s fervent response, "Evoih[a:][a:], ino
ēvost[a:]n, tsû felistan, r[a:]û, r[a:]û, r[a:]û," we also have
responded, for we, too, desire the guardianship and guidance of exalted
spirits, whose angelic ministrations assist all aspiring souls. This
morning we find you difficult of control. You appear timorous and
disturbed. Cannot you trust yourself to our care, who never have
failed you? Compose yourself, pray, and passively yield yourself to
our protection, but first instruct your watchful Vena to not allow you
to be disturbed for two or more hours. That is well arranged, and now
close your eyes and be at rest.
George, we are ready for our journey, and you, comrades, will lead
the way. You no longer are afraid, and is not this motion and the
views grand, glorious and exhilarating? Truly, it is well that your
experiences while with us are as half remembered dreams, _otherwise
they would unfit you for the routine of mortal existence_. You now
understand that this journey to Ento is the fulfillment of our promise
to afford you the pleasure of witnessing the opening of the great
Central Waterway into Etzoin[a:] Lois[a:]. Yes, the further wall of
the Lois[a:] has been pierced, but the continuation of the System is
not yet in readiness for either navigation or irrigation. Yes, we will
proceed directly to Etzoin[a:] Lois[a:], else we may miss some features
of the pageant. Now that we are nearing the lake we will descend to
such an altitude as will afford you a view of the entire spectacle. At
times we lose sight of the fact that your vision is not so far reaching
as our own. A little lower, George. Now is every object clear to your
vision?
Gentola--Quite so.
De L'Ester--Then for the present we will remain where we are, and we
have arrived none too early, for, coming from every direction are air
Transports laden to repletion with eagerly curious Entoans, and from
north, south and west small water craft laden with men, women and
children are hastening along the canals leading to the lake, where
already a multitude of people have assembled. Look westward, madame,
and attempt a description of the scene presenting itself.
Gentola--As far as my vision reaches I see the sparkling water of the
great Waterway, and of the intersecting canals. Scarcely four months
have elapsed since we visited this region and at that time you informed
me that only recently had the barren lands come under the influence of
irrigation. In this brief interval nature has accomplished a miracle in
so quickly converting what then was little more than waste lands into
fertile fields, covered with luxuriant verdure and blooming plants,
and it is quite as amazing to observe the many villages and structures
of various kinds which have been erected since we were here. It seems
incredible that such vast improvements should have been accomplished
in such a brief time. Some of the peoples of our Planet are very
enterprising, but I question their ability to successfully compete
with the quiet, persistent, industrious Entoans, whose very superior
mechanical appliances greatly facilitate their undertakings, but even
then the results are surprising.
Dear me, what a wonderfully strange scene. Those air Transports hover
over the lake like great birds, and the rising and falling tones of
their whirring climbers are really musical. I wish I were clever
enough to understand how they are constructed and controlled in their
movements, and how--oh, De L'Ester, George, Bernard, see, see, yonder
in the west is a fleet of large vessels and numerous smaller ones
coming toward Etzoin[a:]. How swiftly the great vessels are advancing,
leaving in their wake tumultuous billows of snowy foam. The foremost
vessel is quite covered with rodels, and there are ropes of rodels,
wreaths of rodels, banners of rodels, and around the entire deck is a
fringe of rodels trailing their creamy beauty quite to the surface of
the foaming water. Surely it has taken all the rodels on the planet
to so bedeck the great vessel. All the large vessels are similarly
decorated, each one with a single variety of flower, and how very
beautiful they all appear. Now I hear strains of music, and on the
decks of the vessels I perceive many people, and as the fleet draws
nearer, nearer, I perceive on the rodel-decked vessel a group of
persons whom I seem to remember. Yes, surely, one is the Supreme Ruler,
Omanos Fûnh[a:], and by his side is Basto Andûlēs[a:] and other stately
looking officials, accompanied by a number of lovely women, one of
whom is Madame Ontellena Andûlēs[a:], by whose side are the Most High
Priest Ozynas Dûls[a:], and Dano, in Priestly garb. Ah, how vividly
the closing scene of our Mission returns to my memory, but I must not
now think of that. On Dano's youthful, handsome face is an expression
of exaltation and of peace passing the understanding of those who know
not that the individual conscious existence of Spirit has neither
beginning or ending, and it fills my heart with gladness to know that
into the lives of the once despairing Entoans has entered the joy of
the new Revelation. De L'Ester, really I cannot convey a correct idea
of this marvellous scene, so I pray you to permit me to desist from
attempting the impossible.
De L'Ester--As you will, madame, but I am of the opinion that my
attempt will be quite as unsuccessful as your own. However, as no
one is expected to describe the indescribable, our failures may be
excusable.
Below us is the quiet lake, mirroring in its unruffled water the nearly
cloudless azure sky and the slowly moving air Transports laden with
people who evidently are enjoying the unusual scene. On either side of
the entrance to the lake large numbers of people are massed, and as
you perceive perfect order and decorum are observed. Indeed, among the
Entoans, disorder is considered not only impolite, but indecent, as
really it is.
The group occupying the foreground on this side of the entrance to
the lake is composed of those who have conducted the stupendous
undertaking, which has demanded infinite patience, endurance,
versatility and engineering skill of the highest degree of excellence,
yet not alone to engineering skill is due the credit of this
achievement, for chemistry, too, has been a powerful factor in the
destruction of the nearly impregnable vitrified wall of the lake. But
the moment for the grand entry has arrived, so attention all.
As he advances toward the prow of the vessel what an imposing figure
Omanos Fûnh[a:] presents. His tall, fine form, clothed in crimson and
gold, his long, curling, raven hued hair, bound back from his serene
brow by a richly gemmed gold fillet, his large, dark, expressive eyes,
like two veiled lamps, lighting up his bronze hued face, his handsome
features expressing kindliest emotions, all contribute to render
him a very striking and attractive man. Now, to stirring music, the
rodel-decked flag ship moves toward the entrance to the lake, followed
by the flower clad fleet of seventeen huge vessels. From a hundred
or more air Transports showers of rodels and other blooms rain down
upon them and the air is rent with the enthusiastic acclamation of
the people in the Transports and of the multitudes below. It quickens
one's pulsations, this wave of human emotion, but see now the flag ship
pauses at the entrance of the passageway through the wall of the lake
and the Most High Priest advances to Omanos Fûnh[a:]'s side, bearing
in his hands a great tray of rodel blooms. We will descend a little
so that you may more closely observe the Ceremony of the union of the
Waterway with the lake.
Omanos Funha--Even as these fragrant rodel blooms open their golden
hearts to the radiant beams of Diafon ēvoih[a:], so we, oh Andûman[a:],
open our hearts to Thee that thus we may receive Thy love, which is the
light and life of Thy children and of all living things. Through the
knowledge which Thou hast imparted to Thy chosen ones they have brought
to a successful conclusion this gigantic undertaking which through Thy
beneficence, shall be a perpetual blessing to the peoples of Ento, to
whom, oh Thou Supreme One, it hath pleased Thee to reveal that truly we
are the children of Thy love, and that through endless time we shall
continue to live and to praise Thee for all Thy goodness to us. R[a:]û,
r[a:]û, r[a:]û.
De L'Ester--Through an atmospheric system of communication every word
uttered by Omanos Fûnh[a:] has been made known not only to the vast
assemblage in the air and below us, who reverently have joined in the
invocation and fervent amen, amen, amen, but to the peoples of the
entire Planet.
Omanos Funha--These rodel blooms, which no longer shall serve as
emblems of death but of life and its joyous occasions, I now cast upon
the lips of this great Waterway as, for the first time, they kiss the
sparkling water of Etzoin[a:] Lois[a:].
De L'Ester--Amid profound silence the barrier separating the Waterway
and the lake is quickly removed and Omanos Fûnh[a:] casts the rodels in
front of the slowly moving vessel. Now an immense banner of rodels is
run up to the apex of the flagstaff and a grand volume of musical notes
fills the air with sweetest melody. Now the great vessel, followed
by the fleet, moves swiftly through the ample passage, while from
overhead as well as from below cheers upon cheers rend the air and
from the Transports, which keep pace with the fleet, showers of blooms
in glowing beauty rain down upon the heads of the people crowding the
upper decks, and now the flag ship has plunged onto the lake as though
purposing to pass straight across to the further side, but no, it turns
to the right, leading the fleet in a triumphal procession around the
lake. May I ask for an expression of your impression of the spectacle?
Gentola--Truly, it is both magnificent and to me, very wonderful,
and I shall not forget, dear friends, that to your kindness I owe my
thanks for the pleasure of witnessing it. Yes, I feel assured that if I
shall attempt to tell my friends of this strange experience they will
conclude that my imagination has been running wild, or that I have been
dreaming, and as I gaze upon the flower-decked fleet so noiselessly,
so swiftly, passing around the lake, upon the air Transports hovering
above them and mirroring themselves in the now gently undulating water,
upon the multitude of people, in boats and motor vehicles, or swarming
on the broad rim of the lake, really I am at a loss to realize the
situation, and shall not find fault with any one who may question,
either my sanity or my veracity.
De L'Ester--We who understand the relation between what some of your
wise ones term the conscious and subconscious self, but which we
recognize as the intelligent, human animal Soul, and Ego, or Spirit
Self, readily comprehend your difficulty of realization when applied
to matters outside the plane of your earthly existence, and until
you become a fully freed Spirit you cannot escape certain physical
conditions. But come, friends, we will pay Omanos Fûnh[a:] and Dano a
brief visit. At this moment they are the central figures of a group of
personages intent upon viewing the eastern exit of Etzoin[a:] into the
continuation of the System, which ere long will be in readiness not
only for navigation but also for the irrigation of the wide stretches
of arid lands extending eastward. Now the flag ship, followed by the
fleet, continues its course around the lake, whose rim presents a
living front of enthusiastic people, whose unceasing acclamations
express their satisfaction over the completion of a most difficult and
seriously necessary enterprise.
George, we will alight, taking a position quite apart from the group
surrounding Omanos Fûnh[a:], and you, Bruno, will attempt to impress
Dano to move in our direction. Well done, well done. Our young Priest
is so very sensitive that, with a startled, listening air, he turns
his head, thinking that some one has addressed him, and now slowly
and apparently aimlessly he draws away from the group and toward us.
Gentol[a:], touch him lightly on his lips, and he will understand that
it is the signal of your presence. Ah, he is so startled that he covers
his eyes with his hands, murmuring, "Can it be, can it be? Oh, art thou
here, thou whose name is Gentol[a:]?" In a moment he will perceive you,
then you will follow my dictation.
Gentola--Yes, Dano, I am here, and joyfully greet you as a Priest of
the new Revelation which has come to you and to your people, and I and
those who are with me rejoice with you that the old dread faith surely
is yielding to a belief in the glorious Truth of the continuity of
life, and that all men and women are their own Saviors. We rejoice,
too that we perceive that already this knowledge is illumining the
minds of many, and be assured that even as the vertical beams of Diafon
ēvoih[a:] irradiate this beautiful scene, so, ere long, knowledge of
the Truth will irradiate the lives of your people, who will learn that
the dwelling Place of the Supreme One is the limitless Universe, yet
that He is ever present in the hearts of those who seek to know Him Who
is the Father, Mother God, the Dual One, in whom we all exist.
Nay, it is not an illusion--the forms you dimly perceive, are the
Spirit friends who have borne me across the vast space between Earth
and Ento, and through me they extend to you a loving greeting. Your
joy that light from Spirit Realms is dispelling Ento's long night of
despair, finds in them fullest response, and an earnest assurance
that they and countless Spirits of Ento's and other Spirit Worlds
unceasingly will aid you and those who like yourself are teaching the
Gospel of the new Revelation. And now, Dano, for these friends and
myself I must say Info oovistû.
Dano--I pray you, stay one moment. Will you come again, will you surely
come to instruct my ignorance, to strengthen me in the new Faith, which
is so glorious, so overwhelming, that did not my Vallo[a:], by her
sweet presence and counsel sustain me, I indeed might faint by the way.
Gentola--These spirit friends say that many times I shall come to
you, that through me they may afford you such Wisdom Lessons as they
and Spirits of your and other Spirit Worlds have learned. They and I
entreat you to be courageous and steadfast. Trust to the guidance of
Vallo[a:] and of other dear ones who ever are near you, and all will be
well with you. Again Info oovistû.
De L'Ester--Omanos Fûnh[a:] and those about him are curiously observing
Dano, who now arouses as from a profound reverie. As quietly he returns
to his friends on his fine, youthful face is an expression of smiling
exaltation, and in the splendor of his dark, luminous eyes is the
reflected radiance of Realms unseen of mortal vision.
The Ceremonial we have so slightly sketched is drawn to a close and
now you must take a last view of the great flower-decked vessels, so
swiftly pursuing their way westward. Of the air Transports, like huge
birds winging their ways through the quiet atmosphere, of the numerous
small water craft, gliding off through the canals, of the many motor
vehicles, which rapidly bear away many of the dispersing assemblage, of
the placid water of Etzoin[a:], in which the rays of the glowing sun
sparkle like gleams of fire, and of the face of the verdure-clad lands
which well may typify the Resurrection of Death into Life.
Ento, thou redeemed one, in our gladness we cry, Hail, hail, thou
who art one of the blest among the System of Worlds, ever pursuing
their unvarying, ceaseless journeys around our Sun, which is but one
of countless Suns, _encircling the one Central Sun_, whose immensity
and glory is beyond all conceptions of Angels or Archangels, whose
vivifying energy controls the heart-beats of the Universe, whose
intelligent, tireless, ceaseless activity is that which is known of
by many names, to us is known as God, the Infinite One, _whom only
in accordance with the degree of our spiritual unfoldment can we
apprehend_.
Now we must return you to Earth, else we may not return you at all,
and the time has not yet arrived for such a desirable consummation
of your present life work. Make your adieus to our friends, and,
to your wistful eyed son, for George and I will see that you shall
safely arrive in your quiet home, where Vena impatiently and somewhat
anxiously awaits you.
Now unclose your eyes, for you and your soul again are united and Vena
breathes a sigh of relief as she sees you move and hears you call,
"Vena, please bring me a glass of water," and we may say the same for
ourselves, for indeed we have held you over long for your safety, but
obey our instructions and soon you will recover your usual condition.
Yes, soon again we will make our presence known to you. Until then,
adieu.
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GLOSSARY.
A.
Andûman[a:]--Supreme One. Creator of all things.
Acclinum--Zoölogical collection.
Acrocustēno ingol[a:]vion--Amphibious flesh eater.
Angoss[a:]--Hornless animal. Hornless.
Astranol[a:]--Realm of Deific ones.
A-Mûist[a:]--Manlike Anthropoid.
Andom[a:]h--Primary school.
Azēon--God of Love.
Alist[a:]--Mountain. Very lofty, etc.
Alzoytas--Sacred bird of Astranol[a:], whose wings over-shadow the
Death Realm.
Ayon mûy[a:]--Good bye, or may the Gods protect you.
Anadillo Pylo--Scaly armored amphibian.
Anadillo akēdon--Scaly armored reptile.
B.
Bomûz himmû--Manlike tree climber.
Birrsch--Trowser.
Birrsch[a:]--Trowsers.
Bomûz--Man.
Brillo--Froglike creature.
Bendolû--Rainbow.
Bendolû iffon--Rainbow hued.
Bûd[a:]s--Tremulous.
Bûdas lot[a:]--A gigantic tree, whose palmlike foliage trembles
incessantly.
C.
Camariss[a:]--Capitol of Province of Ondû.
Comin[a:] d[a:][a:]--Class rooms.
Callo--Wharf landing.
Cryfimo--Great Ocean.
Cryfimanû--Small Ocean. Sea.
Cēhylû--Rushing. Tumultuous.
Chif[a:]--An eel-like fish.
Chim[a:] Lois[a:]--Mirror Lake.
D.
Di[a:]fon ēvoih[a:]--Sun, the dwelling place of Andûman[a:].
D[a:]o--Capitol of Ento.
Di[a:]--Life. Life Essence, or Principle, animating the body.
D[a:][a:]--Room.
Dylû--Tossed. Shaken.
Diaf[a:] avin[a:]--Many hued. Iridescent.
E.
Efon--Personal pronoun, I.
Esploin[a:]--Globe. Sphere.
Eyamo Yanos--The Infinite, Intelligent energy.
Endoin[a:]--Bridge. Endoinaa. Bridges.
Ento--Chosen. Set apart.
Elipso--Year. Elips[a:][a:]. Years.
Emano--Friend, masculine gender. S gives the plural.
Eman[a:]--Friend. Feminine gender. A gives the plural.
Etzoin[a:]--Placid, quiet, still.
Etzoin[a:] Loisa--Placid Lake, or water.
Enor[a:]--Strange. Remarkable, wonderful.
Etz[a:]--Sweet pulpy fruit, resembling an orange.
Entol[a:], and Ementol[a:]--Moons of Ento.
F.
Fenēta--Catlike animal.
Fav[a:] [a:] croidas--Burial place, or place for urned ashes of the dead.
Frilvodii--Species of Anthropoid, known as housekeepers.
Fûnaveh--Intersection.
Fûnaveh Ritz[a:]--Town of the Intersection.
Fondorûveh--City, named after its founder, Tamon Fondorûveh.
G.
Gentolano--Prince. Son of Supreme Ruler, or heir apparent.
Gentolan[a:]--Princess. Daughter of Supreme Ruler.
Gentol[a:]--Lady. Friend. Gentle one, and other gracious meanings.
Gentolissim[a:]--Queen, or Supreme Lady. Applied to the wife of the
Supreme Ruler.
Gentolēn[a:]--Darling, dear one. Also little one, when applied to
children, or pets.
Gûfon--Bitter.
Gandûlan[a:]--Serpent. Gandûlanos, serpents.
Gowhy[a:]--Hibernating animal, resembling a bear.
Gariffo Tsûvon--Bird of the cloud God, Tsûvon.
Gûlnoyas--Egg shaped.
H.
Himmû--Tree climber. A species of anthropoid.
Hinifro enor[a:]--Yellow wonder.
Hinor imados--Irrigating canal.
Hinor tzow[a:]--Canal for transportation.
Hinifro--Yellow.
Hom arû--A palmlike tree.
Hûndaffon--Andûman[a:]'s cup bearer.
I.
Indolois[a:]--Tranquil water.
Istoir[a:]--Small temple.
Info st[a:] tiv[a:] Zēnos[a:][a:] oovistû--To the care of the Gods,
until we meet.
Inf[a:]doihan lûvētas--Place, or temple of sacrifice.
Info oovistû--Until we meet again, farewell.
Ilsoimen--Morning.
Ilofen mûen[a:]--Amusement garden.
Istoir[a:] lēm[a:]h--Temple of urned ashes, of the dead, for private
uses.
K.
Kenēto Souvan[a:]llo--Gigantic flesh eaters.
Kenēto alist[a:]--Mountain range, 200 miles long, 6,000 feet above
sea level.
Kenēto--Gigantic, enormous, very large.
Kûltymo Tylû--Elevated city.
Kynos--Vine.
Kyn nûynao--An anthropoid of a peculiar species.
Kyn--A tree resembling an oak tree.
Kymos--Majesty, or majestic.
Kēmin[a:]--Central.
L.
Loit[a:]--Harplike musical instrument.
Lenivo--Upper garment for men. A sort of tunic.
Luitzen--History. Record.
Loûv[a:]h--God of Agriculture.
Lot[a:]--Tree of any species.
Lûmēnas--Botanical garden.
Lois[a:]--Water, lake, pool, etc.
Lois[a:] yanû--Water gem, or jewel.
Lois[a:] mican[a:]--Vining water lily.
Lois[a:]-Gentolissim[a:]--Water Queen.
Lois[a:] Gentolan[a:]--Water Princess.
Litzen--Sweet.
Lois[a:] a lûtyenos--Lake of rushes.
Lois[a:] infûen--Water drinker.
Loisav[=a]on--Waterway.
Lafon Thēodoss[a:]--A noted Ento painter.
Loh[a:]û vr[=a]imēon--Hail, dearly beloved.
M.
Moûentos ho[a:] falados--Valley of desolation.
Mican[a:]--Lily, corresponding with Earth's lily family.
Mist[a:]--Snow.
Metsû--Light weight, non-corrosive, non-conducting metal.
O.
Onos--Personal pronoun, we.
Oir[a:]h--Thanks. Praise. The word is used in several similar senses, and
is pronounced, W[a:]hr[a:]h. It bears the same meaning as Amen, or
be it so.
Oina mist[a:]--Snow flower.
Oonamos[a:] tûl[a:]--Burr berry.
Oifen tsû--Endless time.
Oond[a:] lotas--Tree, and fruit, similar to our orange.
Omanos Fûnh[a:]--Present Supreme Ruler of Ento.
Osy Hûn--Supreme Ruler.
Oonamos[a:]--Burr.
Oond[a:]--Divine. Godlike.
Ozynas Dûls[a:]--Present Most High Priest of the Most Sacred Temple Zim.
P.
Pētûs[a:]--Pearl.
Pfettos--Shoe. Pfetta shoes.
Plimos--Plant.
Phr[a:]--God, or messenger of death.
Q.
Qu[a:]n[a:]--Eclipse. When Andûman[a:] frowns.
Quend--A region in the North Temperate Zone.
R.
Ryzo elips[a:][a:]--Century.
Rinvoh--Aquarium.
Rimoh--An animal resembling an antelope.
Rodel--The national flower of Ento. Resembles our lotus.
Ruvacc[a:]--Trumpet.
Rē[a:]--Life essence, or principle.
Rûh[a:]--Governor.
Roûv[a:] nû Odaliss[a:]--Homes for the favored ones.
Roûv[a:]--Favored.
R[a:]û--Same meaning as oir[a:]h. (Pronounced R[a:]hoo.)
Ruvacca plimos--Trumpet flower, or plant.
Ritza--Town.
S.
Syffondû--Museum.
Samman[a:]h--Collegiate school.
Soitzen--Tramway. A gives the plural, as soitzena.
Somû Ikaton--Blessing giver.
Soiv[a:]--Park. Soiv[a:][a:], parks.
Sēlon[a:] Vallo[a:]--Wife of Omanos Fûnh[a:], and mother of Sēlon[a:]
Vallo[a:] Fûnh[a:].
Sauv[a:]--A non-corrosive metal.
Sylvian--Sister of Sēlona Vallo[a:], wife of Omanos Fûnh[a:].
T.
Tsûf[=a]len--Teachers of divine mysteries.
Tûla--Berry.
Tsûvon--Bird.
Thon eyam[a:] Yanos--Infinite, intelligent energy.
Tylû--City. Tylûs[a:][a:], cities.
Testo--Death, the killer.
U.
Ufan--Personal pronoun, you.
V.
Varû testo--Death fire.
Varû--Fire.
Vybo--Gold. Also it signifies glittering, shining, brilliant, and
sparkling.
Voss[a:]--Leaf. Climber. Vossal[a:][a:], climbers. The use of
the word determines its significance.
Voch[a:]--An animal resembling a cow, but much larger.
Voûhoid[a:]--Resembles a pipe organ.
W.
Wan[a:] vinostû yarû--Expiatory fire fountain.
Y.
Yanû--Gem, or jewel.
Yento--A place of punishment for disobedient gods and goddesses.
Yoidas hû[a:]--Bow shaped, or bent.
Yoihod[a:]--Priest. S gives the plural.
Yoitan--Tempest. Storm. Tornado.
Yoitan[a:]--Severe storm.
Yoitano--Tornado. The suffixes a, or o, determining the degree of
the disturbance.
Yoihodas[=a]--Priestess. Yoihodass[a:][a:], priestesses.
Z.
Zenno--God.
Zenn[a:]--Goddess.
Zēon--A horselike animal.
Zindo--God of rain and snow.
Zētos--World, applied to Ento.
Zim--The most Sacred Temple of Ento.
Zēnosa[a:]--The deific ones.
NUMBERS.
Fon--1.
Itû--2.
Mēos--3.
Len--4.
Vodû--5.
Mûen--6.
Ofen--7.
Zû--8.
Tēvon--9.
Rûy[a:]--10.
Yodis--11.
Fonitû--12.
Rûy[a:]--10.
It[a:]--20.
Mēos[a:]--30.
Lēn[a:]--40.
Vod[a:]--50.
Mûen[a:]--60.
Ofēn[a:]--70.
Zû[a:]--80.
Tēvon[a:]--90.
Ryzo--100.
COLORS.
White--Vil.
Red--Ilo.
Yellow--Hinifro.
Green--Mostu.
Blue--Grel.
Purple--Apru.
Violet--Lub[a:].
Brown--Ikro.
Black--Gilnas.
Orange--Drufi.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS.
Efon--I.
Onos--We.
Ufan--You.
Nofan--Thou.
Noifan--Thee.
Neffan--Thy.
Tofan--He.
Toifan--She.
Ista--It.
Tsya--They.
Esto. Ye.
V[a:]hû[a:]--Day.
Vahua[a:]--Days.
Voina--Night.
Voinaa--Nights.