Messages 2002

Tolkien noticed me reading his book.

January 17th 2002

Received by PJR.

New York City.

 

Dad, I can write for a spell if you want. Love PJR.

 

It would be my pleasure.

You have been sitting less for these messages on account of all the other things going on in your life. Well I can certainly understand that, and since we are not on any schedule for writing (I mean since we are not attempting to give the world knowledge by your hand, pencil, and pad.), if you are otherwise engaged, then that’s the way it is. The primary purpose of this activity is, still, to keep our friendship going, and it does that very well for me. Anything over and above that is optional, like icing on the cake.

You are waiting for me to tell you that your current Divine Love project is really hot and you should bend all your efforts to its completion. But as you sit there and wait, you can see that I will not say that. I am more interested in you as an individual, in your growth and development, than any particular project. Whatever you do—or engage in—to foster your development: that’s what I will be pleased to see.

I know that once development progresses far enough, the other things will flow out of you quite naturally. So why put a lot of emphasis on some one project now?

Oh yes, I know that you feel under the gun, with time constraints; your work or home situation may change to make progress even more difficult. But don’t you know? Just as easily: You could wind up (after a change in your life of some kind) with, say, more time or an easier time, with the things you want to do.

Then there’s the house and the family and school…

So you see? I understand why your mediumship is not an activity to get all excited about—if you don’t get to it very often. You’re allowed to have your moments of enjoyment too! And why not get to read The Lord of The Rings again. Especially since the elf lands seem so much like the nicer parts of the spirit spheres. Tolken would like to write, OK?

 

My dear P___,

I am very glad that you like my works. Well, I understand about that one.1 It was never really meant to be a story.

I’m a little confused trying to do this. Your mind is very active.

Take your time and we will see how we do.

I have many desires that I have not admitted to myself, and one is, really, to get in touch with my son Christopher. He has done such a wonderful service to me by publishing so much of the material I left behind—the supporting work for the LOTR [Lord of the Rings] and other farie [fairy] tales. I feel a very strong appreciation of him for that.

You know I was attracted to you from where I live in the spirit spheres by the wonderful love you have for my story, and also by the brightness that shines through you (at least to my eyes) at times when you pray and even times when you read my book.

I guess I am surprised.

Well I guess I am too. What do you suppose it could be?

The Father’s Love is of a substance different from all other loves you will find. His is of His Substance. All others are but an image without the Substance. When you pray to the Father to be filled with His Love, eventually It will commence to enter the very fabric of your being and you will be transformed into a being, while still you, that has the appearance of light. Perhaps you might say: like the Light of the Father. Look around you now and you will see such a Very bright spirit. Ask to go with them and have them tell you about the Father’s Divine Love, His Substance, and how it has started to transform me—even though still a mortal and hardly perfect.

OK, I am going to go with (I see you can hardly believe it) A. G. Riddle, who I see you really like. And I will listen to what he says.

And do not leave out the doing: the praying, the striving for at-onement, and requesting for His Love. And while we never met while alive, and I can hardly believe he is so attending me: Still, AGR is one of the best in my opinion to talk to.

And so you say.

Excusing us now and bidding you good day—until perhaps another time.

It would be my pleasure.

I sign,

J. R. R. TOLKEIN.2

 

I see you are out of paper.

Well, he’s a nice man and so impressed with you among all his readers that he was most anxious to write and I wish him well.

Well done,

Love Dad.

 

1 The Silmarillion was not easy to read.

2 Yes, I spelled his last name wrong twice while writing the message. See 24th March 2003 for more on that. PJR