Gifts of Heaven · Volume 3 · Chapter 475

The two calves

2nd March 1849, 2am – a vision

Jakob Lorber saw on February 28, 1849, in the evening around 1/2 10 pm in the inn of the Roman King in Spor street, two calves standing peacefully next to each other on an empty table and soon after that, walking calves in a lane leading to the north, of which the left one had a light blue color and the leading right one, canary yellow. Both animals very busily swung their tails back and forth. This vision lasted for one minute.

[1] So write, but not much, for there is not much to the whole vision.

[2] The blue calf means the true religion, which is constant and progresses by measured steps, therefore always appears to be a little behind the yellow calf, which represents the former political state religion. That the yellow calf now goes along with the blue is a good sign, for it signifies tolerance for the true religion, which was not true of the formerly state religion. But it still cannot quite hide it's inner striving for a certain precedence, so a touch of jealousy still stings through the white tolerance, and so also through the rushing ahead it is all too easily recognizable that the former state church all too gladly still wants to be the first and foremost.

[3] But this does not matter, since both religions in the end take one and the same path, namely a certain road to the north, which means – walking the true way of the flesh through the freedom-trial in the true garment of humility; for the north represents the world in the sphere of it's testing of humility.

[4] Whoever goes this path to a certain destination and does not become surly and grumpy in the process will soon be able to turn to the right, where the path turns to the morning, for what reason the yellowish calf has turned to the right, in order to gain a bit of an alleged advantage to the blue one, to be able to turn right quicker towards the morning destination.

[5] But this does not mislead the blue calf, because it knows that it will be on the side of the actual morning after the turn, while the calf on the right will continue on the midday side. The cheerfulness of both animals representing the earthly true religion denotes the good will and the peace that will soon emerge from it; for up to now, most national uprisings and wars have boiled up among the herd of religions, but this will hardly be the case anymore in the future, if the religions, like the two calves, will go along with each other in a harmonious manner.

[6] The busy swaying back and forth with the tails means the diligent removal of all kinds of worldly temptations, which in the spirit world look like flies of all kinds.

[7] But that in the spirit realm religion is correspondingly represented with the figure of calves, is due to the fact that these animals are also a symbol of humility, which is the only way by which a true religion is defined. I am therefore also portrayed in the image of a lamb, which in itself shows the greatest humility, of which only I alone am capable; – but the calf also shows humility, but only in the way people are capable of humility.

[8] Do you now understand your vision? Yes, you understand it now; but you will soon get another one to this one, which will be even more memorable than this one. But I will not explain it to you before you have tried to unravel it yourself. But also tell it to all our friends; so be it!