{The Spirit in Animals, Men and Angels [continued (5)]}[20th August 1989]

[Redbook6:217][19890820:2007e]{The Spirit in Animals, Men and Angels [continued (5)]}[20th August 1989]

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How a Man perceives the Spirit* is still, of course, a question of the Soul-colour through which the Clear Light of the Spirit is perceived by him (and others).

(This, incidentally, suggests an answer to the old chestnut: Do animals (particularly eg dogs)** have Souls?*** The cautious answer is, in a strictly natural sense of a psyche, or register of experiences and characteristics, potentially yes; but not in a Church sense, as animals’ ‘souls’ are not transparent or translucent to the Light of the Spirit which will not therefore take any part of them back**** to Union with God; they simply end, presumably without having strong or sophisticated enough personalities to manifest or continue in the ‘Underworld’ leading to destruction. But this is, of course, speculative!)

*[See last previous entry]

**[& horses! – &, of course, cats...]

***cf IV. [[Redbook4:88-89][19871003:1650e]{Men and Animals}[3rd October 1987],] 88

****{Bear in mind that there are no spatial dimensions in God the Spirit}

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