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On this occasion, I share an article I published in 2006 in the electronic newsletter and blog of arT&+, Arte y Más, a cultural organization I founded and directed from 2000 to 2006. This work is part of the digitization of Atma Unum’s arcave.
Spirits of Nature
Is a world of gnomes, elves, fairies, and angels just a world of childish fantasies, or is it truly for initiates who have opened mystical doors in their sensitivity and perception? In his book “Spirits of Nature,” Charles Webster Leadbeater asserts that fairies, goblins, elves, sylphs, and undines are as real as we are, although their vibrational essence is higher than ours. Therefore, only children and people with heightened spirituality can see and interact with them. He argues that we are not alone in the world, and that its natural resources do not belong only to us. Humanity is merely one element of the universe, and by caring for it, we are actually caring for ourselves.
Fairies, mermaids, pegasi, and angels have recently enjoyed enormous marketing. For example, there are Barbie’s “Fairytopia” and “Mermaidia” collections. Also, the Argentine film “Pequeños milagros” (“Small Miracles”) where Rosalía, a Buenos Aires cashier, discovers she’s a fairy through dreams and visions. Likewise, we find countless bibliographic titles at Sanborns on topics like “How to Talk to Angels,” “Dictionary of Angels,” etc. And, of course, there’s the collection of ceramic fairies and goblins found in gift displays at that store and other department stores like Fábricas de Francia (also known as Liverpool), Palacio, and certainly at tianguis like Coyoacán or all sorts of esoteric places, which are abundant in Roma and other neighborhoods. Especially in April, the month of children, and during December holidays, magical spirits invade advertising and shops. Despite the suspicions and concerns of “good consciences” worried about the “pernicious” influence of magic (or witchcraft) on their little ones. To illustrate, I tell you that yesterday at the Palacio de Bellas Artes bookstore, I saw a book on “the influence of Harry Potter on our children,” which, of course, includes a chapter on “How to Use Harry to Preach the Gospel”. Nevertheless, the magical dimension, sometimes romantic and other times dark, seems to have come to stay in current consumerism, with numerous kitsch and Hollywood versions.
Leadbeater, born in 1867, was one of history’s most important psychics and occultists. He met Madame Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, which he joined. Initiated in India, he developed clairvoyant abilities, explored his mental powers, wrote books, and co-founded, with James Ingall Wedgwood, the Liberal Catholic Church, of which he became a bishop.
In “A Separate Evolution,” the first chapter of the book in question, Leadbeater asserts that nature spirits constitute an evolution distinct from human evolution. He discusses the three elemental kingdoms, leading to the mineral kingdom, from which life ascends through the plant and animal kingdoms to achieve individuality at the human level. He also states that from this point, humans can advance through the stages of the Path and ascend progressively to become an Adept and beyond. He warns that we must be aware that our evolutionary line is neither the only one nor the most important, reminding us that humanity, in its physical manifestation, occupies only a small part of the earth, while other entities populate not only the earth but also the sea and air. Delving into the evolutionary line of nature spirits, he clarifies that some lower types of spirits are not aesthetic at all; their coarse appearance and tastes correspond to their stage of evolution. He places beings like gnomes at a lower level. While they dwell within rocks, they approach the earth’s surface and can even show themselves in the air. Also, ethereal forms reside in the depths of the sea. At another level of evolution, he speaks of fairies, who inhabit the earth, and like us, there are physical differences between groups depending on where they live. He also tells us about aquatic spirits that populate the ocean in luminous waters. A more advanced level of evolution is made up of air spirits—the realm of devas or angels—which is above the human realm, just as the human realm is above the animal. In the same way that a domestic animal achieves individuality upon entering the human realm, a fairy, a nature spirit, must come into contact with an angel to achieve individualization, serve as an assistant, and work with the angel until it learns to work like angels. Thus, man enters the realm of angels as an initiate, as entry into that realm is one of the seven doors that open before the steps of the adept. This is organized in a diagram of the evolution of life, which begins with elemental life and culminates in the solar spirits.
Among the undeveloped spirits are: irregular masses with enormous red jaws that live in the nauseating ethereal emanations of blood and rotting fish. Red and black entities, resembling predatory crustaceans, that ravenously hover over brothels and dens of iniquity. Octopuses that revel in the alcoholic vapors of orgies and drunkenness. These and other beings enjoy bathing in vibrations raised by anger, greed, cruelty, envy, jealousy, and hatred.
The clearest media image I recall when reading this paragraph is that of the enormous octopuses threatening the protagonists’ ship in the famous movie “The Matrix.” And indeed, I must assure you that just as one finds people who radiate their own light, there are also individuals who, even if they greet you from behind their glasses and are neatly groomed after a bath, their vibe is very similar to something pasty and hungry, malicious and purulent—yuck! However, there’s no story without conflict, so in most animated series, the villain appears with lavish fashion designs inspired by beasts and mollusks; just ask Dr. Octopus.
Fairies have their own colors that distinguish one species from another, just as birds are distinguished by their plumage. Each race dwells in a different country and sometimes in different regions of the same country, just like people of a nation. The most vivid and brilliant fairies dwell in the tropics. In England, the emerald green variety is common, also found in the forests of France and Belgium, in the US state of Massachusetts, and on the banks of Niagara. Austria’s most common species is of an admirable and luminous sky blue. New Zealand’s is deep blue with silver spots. On the island of Java, there are two charming varieties: one is indigo, with faint metallic reflections, and another that displays the entire range of yellow. California has a very beautiful variety, white and gold, which appears to be unique. In India, we find diverse species: some are intermingled with superb, almost garish colors due to their intensity, dwelling in the plains, and others are pink and pale green or light blue and greenish yellow in the mountains. In some parts, there’s a black and gold variety, which is more common in African deserts, and also another whose individuals resemble statuettes of resplendent crimson metal, similar to Atlantean brass.
Leadbeater climbed the sacred mountain of Ireland, Slievenamon. In its plains, a variety of red and black, malignant and active fairies reside. At its foothills, a peaceful blue type is found that pays homage to the Tuatha de Danaan. In the area adjacent to the summit are powerful devas, gigantic, of a spring-leaf green, with indescribable softness, refulgence, and brilliance. Irish legend and tradition state that whoever sleeps one night on the summit of the sacred mountain will awaken at dawn either a poet or a madman. A poet if they can respond to the exaltation of their entire being, caused by the tremendous magnetism that influenced them while they slept. A madman if they lacked sufficient strength to endure the tremor.
For some “Californication” reason, we’ve been sold the idea that new superheroes go to the East as part of their training. Yes, the United States declares war on Vietnam and Iraq, but sends the protagonists of Kill Bill and Tomb Raider to train, recharge their energy, or make a phone call in distant lands. Ireland is England’s rebellious land. The United Kingdom is a country allied with Bush in his war for oil; perhaps that’s why cinematic sequels avoid extolling the virtues of Saint Patrick and Mount Slievenamon. Some argue that Tibetan monks have become domesticated and sold out to international marketing for the Nobel Prize and to continue their millionaire pilgrimage; they are now harmless and therefore useful for stories sponsored by the capitalism of the flag with stripes and stars.
What will the fairies say about all this? Leadbeater asserts they have many reasons to avoid us: humans devastate and destroy the creatures of nature they like to care for. Humanity fells, mows, uproots, invades nature with cement and metal, chemical manipulations, smoke, and oil. It’s logical, therefore, that fairies view us with horror and shy away from us like a venomous reptile. Will we be to fairies what octopuses are to the Matrix?
Among the pleasures of nature spirits is the production of various kinds of thought forms. They do not know fear, for they are spirits of God, who is love, and perfect love casts out all fear. Leadbeater concludes that this realm is a most interesting field of study, not only because of the influence they exert on us, but also because by understanding a line of evolution so different from the human, our minds expand, and we recognize that the world does not exist for us alone, and that our point of view is neither the only one nor the most important.
Travels to foreign countries produce the same effect, though to a lesser degree, because they teach the open-minded person that races, in all respects as valuable as their own, can differ remarkably in a multitude of characteristics. In the study of nature spirits, we find the same idea even further expanded. It is a different realm, without sex, free from fear, without a struggle for existence, and yet, the ultimate goal of its evolution is in every way analogous to that attained through the line of human evolution. By learning this, we can discover more of the multiple aspects of the Logos, and we will learn modesty, charity, and respect for plurality. In my opinion, what Leadbeater proposes from a mystical perspective greatly resembles human growth, so that when we say the word “democracy,” it is something more than the sum of ten letters.
Original publication
Iris Mexico. (August 12, 2006) Spirits of Nature. Lengua lengua, arT&+’s e-newsletter and blog on contemporary art.
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