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miles in
diameter. Says that communications between Planets of our Solar System and our Earth
will soon be realized, and that the initial Message will be from Mars. It will herald a New
Era for the people of Earth, and will break down our narrow-minded Theology.

Chapter XVI.
-The Risen Christ. All the Mars people have lived on other Planets before, except your
Earth. On Mars they live the Christ-Life every day. 10,000 years ago the Mars people
accepted Christ as their Savior WITHOUT MURDER.

Chapter XVII.
-Physical Environment is the result of Spiritual Causes, and is the Result of our Mental
Attitude.

Chapter XVIII.
-Material Life is a Lesson, and is necessary for the unfolding of Character. The Martians
have mastered their Natural Passions.

Chapter XIX.
-Eros gives a graphic Description of a Martian Home and Surroundings, then shows how
the Food is manipulated. It is brought from a Central Depot in a Mechanical Contrivance
which is run underground, thence up into the Dining room. The Soiled Dishes are run
down and off the same way. No Drudgery for the Housewife!

Chapter XX.
-"ART." The Martians have beautiful productions in Painting, Sculpture and Tapestries,
some of which depict the Scenes and Episodes incident on Christ's Visit to Mars ten
thousand years ago.

Chapter XI.
-Eros Urides has a good deal to write on the subject of "Scientific Sophistry," which has
mostly to do with our Earth.
FOREWORD
It was Eros Urides, the real Martian behind the scenes, who dictated the contents of this
book through the medium to Mr. Kennon. It was further stated that "The medium was
held in trance for short periods only, as the medium must necessarily experience the
atmosphere of Mars which is more rarified than that of your Earth." Writes also that the
medium seemed to have some difficulty, and at first pain in breathing while in the trance
condition.
Mr. Kennon also wrote in his foreword of the original book that it was not until January 4,
1920, it was decided to write the book in which the Planet Mars, its people, its form of
government, its Art, Industries, Philosophy of life, etc. would for the first time in the
history of this world be given.
It appears that Jesus the Christed One of God visited the planets of our Solar system, the
planet Mars being one of those visited and investigated. And, as a proof of this it was
Jesus Christ who functioned as chairman or presidentat the great Peace Conference held
in the vast coliseum on the first sphere of the Heavens of our Earth. That was in the year
1912, as fully reported in "World of Tomorrow," page 98. It was at that conference He
stated that Universal Peace must be speeded up, as there were other planets to be
investigated: and that the Earth stood in the way and was becoming a menace to
neighboring planets.

CHAPTER I.
THE PLANET MARS AND ITS INHABITANTS

Years ago, as you measure time, I was an inhabitant of Mars, your sister planet. My name
is Eros Urides (the latter signifying "of Urid"). But a physical name is only an incidental
in one's life.
In the Spirit world we are given a name in accordance with our spiritual qualities and
gifts and the kind of work we do.
I came into material being as the fruit of the sacred union of my parents. It is not
necessary to say aught concerning their social status, for on Mars all who unfold into a
material expression of the Father are equal. Equal in rank, station, and in possession of
the material fruits of earth.
After my education had been completed I was, in accordance with the Martian system of
scientifically determining one's rightful vocation, assigned as overseer to a section of one
of the main canals supplying water from the North Polar cap to an impounding reservoir
near the city of Urid, the place of my birth.
I was in the 36th year (Martian reckoning) of my physical life on the planet when my
transition occurred, which event was the result of my inability to observe, one night,
warning signals sent out from a central station advising the eve of a tremendous drop in
temperature. This occurred in the Martian autumn, and I succumbed to the intense cold. I
was not married, so I left no immediate family except my parents, brothers and sisters.
I have come to your Earth to give your inhabitants some idea of the idealistic life lived by
your more advanced brothers. I use the term idealistic in a relative way only, for in God's
universe the degrees of material progress of His children are infinite in number.
In giving this information to the inhabitants of your