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man at any time without causing any comment and with no question as to the reality of their communications.
My great-grandfather told of some of the incredible operations that men of old performed, the amputation of hopeless limbs, with no pain and complete healing. In those days man lived with the wild beasts. My greatgrandfather looked at me saying, “My child, even your face would be repulsive to the animals, your smell, your ways, and your whole appearance. You would be devoured. But we lived with the animals and they respected us." I asked why we can not live with the animals now. He said, “Man has fallen from his greatness and the beasts no longer have respect for him. Man has lost his status and is no longer worthy of trust. Man possessed endless knowledge, but when he deteriorated and was stripped of his rank, all of the qualities pertaining to this rank were also taken away from him, leaving him closed to the understanding of phenomena and revelation.”
“Show us a sign.” This question is often asked of the spirits by those who deal with the world beyond. They know that the public wants proof of what they say.
One day I remarked to a blind friend that it was cloudy and overcast and might rain in a moment. Indeed the humidity was such that one could take off his jacket, very typical of African weather. My friend said, “This is unbelievable with so much heat. I can feel the rays of the sun and I just love it.” Later he said, “Anyway, my friend, what do I see and why should I argue? But what do any of us see, really, to argue against those who have a third eye when we have only two?” It is a very reasonable question to ask.
Now coming to materializations, they are very common things. Nobody gets excited over these phenomena in Africa. Head boys would report messages from their departed grandparents with whom they had been conver
