Salvador Freixedo: Regarding Non-Human Entities

Regarding Non-Human Entities

 [Excerpt from "Defendámonos de los Dioses (Beware of the Gods)" by Salvador Freixedo- Editorial Posada ©1984]

 But let us return to what particularly interests us in this chapter, which is the description of the qualities of these beings we call "the gods." If we can know so little about the other rungs that make up the cosmic ladder to which we belong, we can know even less about the rungs of the ladder to which the gods belong.

 However, we can glimpse something if we keep our minds open and do not allow ourselves to be swayed by the dogmatic teachings of science or religion. And here we will enter, albeit briefly, into a realm that, while it may seem entirely unreal to some, will, on the contrary, prove tremendously interesting and key to understanding many unknown aspects of the Universe to an awakened mind that deeply analyzes the facts.

 We are referring to the existence of other non-human creatures, inferior in rank and power to the gods we have been discussing. We are referring to the existence of "elementals": goblins, gnomes, elves, "spirits," and all sorts of legendary entities that delight scientists and unsettle religious people: the former because such entities refuse to submit to their laboratory tests and act completely independently of the laws they have established for nature (!), and the latter because they shatter their entire dogmatic framework, leaving some of their fundamental beliefs somewhat undermined. (We do not include the classic fairies among these beings, because this has often been the form that gods have adopted to manifest themselves. The thousands of "Marian apparitions"—without exception—have been nothing more than manifestations of fairies, but in a Christian context.)

 The truth is that—whether we like it or not—humanity has always believed—and continues to believe—that there exist certain mysterious beings possessing a certain degree of intelligence and manifesting in highly diverse forms and behaviors, which, under specific circumstances, reveal themselves to human beings. Circumstantial evidence for the existence (albeit perhaps only temporary) of these mysterious entities lies in the indisputable fact that across all races, cultures, and epochs—within the fold of every religion and on every continent—humans have consistently coined a vast array of names to designate the various classes of entities that their astonished eyes have encountered: in the depths of the forests, along winding roads, atop a bush, beside a spring, in the middle of the sea, or intruding upon the privacy of their very homes.

 Many languages ​​spoken by primitive tribes are almost entirely devoid of abstract nouns and verbs; yet, without exception, they are rich in terms used to designate the various types of these entities—beings they are more apt to encounter due to their primitive way of life and the secluded regions they typically inhabit. It is truly remarkable that all peoples, without exception, possess so many ways to designate something that supposedly does not exist. These entities—originating from other dimensions or planes of existence—also belong to cosmic scales distinct from the human one; that is to say, their evolution and ascent toward higher degrees of intelligence proceed along paths different from—though in some respects parallel to—those of humanity. And this is, quite possibly, the reason why, on certain occasions, there occurs a point of contact—a tangent—between their lives and our world, and between our lives and theirs. The accounts and visions of Mme. Blavatsky may very well serve—among a great many others—as an example of this latter phenomenon. We could fill many pages discussing the existence of these mysterious beings, but to do so would take us too far afield. We merely wish to leave the reader with the idea that this entire subject runs far deeper than people imagine—and, of course, is far more real than science currently believes.

 I possess recordings I made myself in the southeastern region of Mexico—an area where the types of entities commonly referred to there as *chaneques* and *aluches* abound—in which shy peasant girls recount to me, with utter innocence, how every night they would see beings no taller than a handspan having a grand time at the stone washbasin located in the backyard of their home. Their great amusement consisted of playing with—and making noise using—the household dishes that had been left there for one of the girls to wash. The creatures would appear and vanish through the drainpipe down which the water from the basin flowed. And I must confess to the reader that, on one occasion, my life was in danger due to other investigations and excursions I undertook in the same region, with the intention of observing these elusive characters up close.