Western world. In Sanskrit Deva means shining one.

Madame Helena P. Blavatsky, co-founder of Theosophical Society,

introduced to West her own conception of devas. She saw them as a type of angel. She thought they came from from previous planetary

periods. They came to earth before elementals. They would stay

dormant until earth's people evolved to a certain spiritual stage and

then they would help man evolve. Certain people seemed to evolved to that point now. They have partnered

with people at Findhorn in Scotland and Perelandra, in

Washington,DC.This partnership was discovered in produce of

Findhorn in Scotland and Perelandra in Washington, DC. Being a gardner myself these places have always fascinated me. I have read extensively about relationship between Devas and humans in these places. It seems that Devas are assigned to

every living thing including soil. In above places they have

educated humans on planting, soil ammendments, fertilization, and

taking care of plants there. They grew enormous vegetation in poor

soil and climate. plant care.

I was a soldier in United States Army for many years. During my time as a soldier, I experienced many things, learned much about people (yes, soldiers are people; we tend to forget they are some mother's and father's child), and completed much training. I remember basic training and how tough it was, physically and mentally. This training had to be completed before one could go on to next training. We learned offensive and defensive tactics, teamwork, respect for authority, and much more. We had to abide by our Army Regulations, set of rules and instructions that govern operation of Army.

Two of things that stick in my mind are End of Term of Service (ETS) and Date Eligible to Return from Overseas(DEROS) dates. I knew that unless I reenlisted or extended my service obligation, my ETS would come at a certain date, and I would be released from my duty as a soldier. While serving overseas, I knew that at a certain date, my DEROS would come and I could go back home. All soldiers knew these dates (sometimes as our dates approached, we would go around yelling SHORT) and looked forward to completing their obligations.