Divine Comedy The Colors of Life © Jacqueline Ripstein 2000 Beneath the gray veil of illusion dwell those who are dead while still alive; souls asleep within the prison of illusion, intoxicated by the material world; deaf to the whisper of the Eternal Spirit. In the gray, they do not care to harm others; for they are blinded by power, ambition, and forgotten origin. They walk without seeing; they exist without remembering; and in their blindness, they wound; using fear to dominate, silence, and control. Yet above them; beyond the veils of illusion and darkness; another higher dimension opens; the Divine Light shines; welcoming souls back to their true Home. The Archangel holds the Book of Life; inviting those who carry within them the seed of Light and Love; calling the awakened souls back to their Divine Essence; guiding them home through Light, Truth, and inner Revelation. For every act of Good realigns Heaven with Earth; and every act of darkness separates man from his own Divine Br...