{Angels}[16th August 1988]

[Redbook5:296-299][19880816:0928b]{Angels}[16th August 1988]

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I think I can explain rationally the existence of Angelic Beings on the assumptions [sic] that there exist both Spirit and Soul. (The existence of Spirit and Soul has been treated elsewhere).*

If the Spirit exists, common language and experience suggest that it can move anywhere – in the phenomenal (Outer) World, within the Inner World, and even perhaps, in an appropriate way, in the World of Information.

If the Soul exists, it is clearly an existence of the Inner World – that is, the World accessible directly to our Minds, not through the senses or even the bodily channels of communication.** This follows from the explanation of the Soul as affecting our personalities, being affected by our experiences, etc.: all its communications are within the Mind (which it may or may not be considered a part of, according to one’s definition of Mind).

It follows that Angels, being composed of Spirit ‘surrounded’ by Soul, which*** is their Quality – the Spirit being their driving force, as it were, and (because Angels have no ‘Self’ in the sense ‘selfish’, ‘self-centred[’]) subject to no conflict with the Will of God**** – will be entirely free to move in the Inner World, where both Spirit and Soul move freely.

*[eg [Redbook2:217][19811228:1330]{Realisation}[28th December 1981]; & cf

[Redbook3:42-43][19870327:2157](THE SELF, THE SOUL, AND THE SPIRIT)[27^th March 1987]]; & eg

[Redbook3:45-46][19870327:2157f]{Separation [continued (3)]}[27^th March 1987], &c]

**NB!

***[the Soul]

****For this purpose, you could define the ‘Father’ as the Will and the Spirit as God.

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