As told before [518], the inhabitants speak with their own spirits, just as the sons and daughters of the most ancient Church did with both good and evil spirits, as may be evident from the creation story. For in the most ancient Church, there was not so much of speech and memory, but more of imagery and thought, so that they were able to share their thinking and mental images. Those living in a comparable state, on a different planet, are likewise able to communicate the mental images of their thoughts. But in the course of time, to the extent that mankind was carried off into outward things, he began to speak, and to use the memory, and this causes him to forget the powers of thought.