The Moon

Deutscher Text 9 May 1841 [Mo.01_003,01] As I mentioned at the beginning, the Moon, like the Earth, has many kinds and classes of animals, both in the air and in the soil and water. [Mo.01_003,02] Of all these animals only one kind is tame. In your earthly language it is called the ‘Moon sheep’. All…

Deutscher Text 1 May 1841 [Mo.01_001,01] The Moon is a solid celestial body, more so than your Earth. In a sense it is a child of the Earth, for it was formed from the Earth's own substance. [Mo.01_001,02] It was given to the Earth to gather up the magnetic force streaming out from it and…

Deutscher Text 8 May 1841 [Mo.01_002,01] The people on the Moon, like those on the Earth, are of both sexes. They were created by an angel vested with authority, a thousand years later than the people of the Earth. [Mo.01_002,02] As to their natural stature, they are only a little over two feet tall and…

Deutscher Text 11 May 1841 [Mo.01_004,01] Now that we have come to know all the inhabitants of this celestial body, let us look a little more closely at its surface on both sides. [Mo.01_004,02] You can make out the side facing the Earth quite clearly with a good magnifying instrument. You will see that the…

Deutscher Text [Mo.01_005,00] 1. O most loving Lord and Saviour! How do the people of the Moon worship You? Do they form a church or a state under any visible head? [Mo.01_005,00] 2. How do they bring up their children? [Mo.01_005,00] 3. What do they make of our Earth, and do they know that You…

Deutscher Text 5 June 1841 [Mo.01_006,01] Consider things from the smallest to the greatest, how they resemble one another more or less in form and solidity and are more or less of the same nature. You will discover what first strikes the eye, and that is form. Take one thing or another in your hand…