Angels and Women (1924)

CHANGE 69
nificent proportions of the Deva--the massive
head crowned with golden curls, the
powerful shoulders and shapely limbs, the
grace and harmony of every motion, the
strength and elasticity of the figure, scarcely
concealed by folds of a cerulean robe thickly
set with silver stars.
Did my eyes deceive me ? Upon his shoulders
appeared something like transparent
wings, which vanished into the flowing
drapery. Verily this was a son of God--he
who had once been a Light-bearer, a son of
the morning of creation l With quickened
sense I could distinguish every word. "Let
me persuade you," he was saying, "I have
now held possession of the earth for many
cycles, and am still unconquered, yea,
stronger and more secure than of old; for
Heaven abandons the strife. Satanas will
reign in perennial manhood forever, but not
alone. Power for his strong hand, love for
his heart, he desires. Among all of mortal
mould, never, until the happy hour in which