| When the time for transition has come to
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| | objects carried on our astral person at
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| the incarnated soul--the exact moment of
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| | that time which was suddenly amiss made
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| which is determined and initiated by the
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| | us realize the common problem of those
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| Higher Self--the physical seed-atom which
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| | souls living there. Those souls were
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| contains the soul-plan of the Higher
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| | stuck in purgatory because of their
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| Self, releases certain information to the
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| | thieving tendencies, and we were there to
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| endocrine glands via the blood stream to
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| | help them realize and give up their
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| stimulate the death process. The glands
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| | negative habit. Bad habits and desires
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| then secrete certain substances that
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| | follow us in the afterlife and they cause
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| Earlyne Chaney calls the "death hormone."
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| | us intense suffering--the result of being
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| This hormone then circulates around the
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| | unable to completely satiate, gratify, or
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| physical system releasing the immaterial
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| | fulfill them. It is for this reason that
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| aspect from the physical. The mental,
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| | negative habits and desires should be
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| astral and etheric bodies dissociate
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| | extinguished, or at least transmuted in
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| themselves from the physical body,
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| | the here and now, in the physical plane.
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| followed by the seed-atoms. The first to
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| | Before entering purgatory, a soul may be
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| be affected and released is the mental
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| | given a glimpse of the astral heavens so
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| seed-atom. As it leaves the physical
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| | as to awaken its aspirations, its desires
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| body, the mental records of the soul and
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| | to improve its condition and soul-estate.
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| consciousness goes along with it. This is
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| | When the soul is dissatisfied with
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| in fact the commencement of the bardo, of
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| | mundane and carnal things in the lower
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| which no soul can avoid experiencing,
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| | astral and when it aspires for something
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| even in a sudden impact of death.Once the
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| | better, it commences to purify its astral
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| mental seed-atom escapes from the
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| | body of the lower particles, and suddenly
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| physical system, the physical body falls
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| | it finds itself within a higher
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| into a coma. Although the physical body
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| | sphere.Souls that are psychologically
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| still reacts to external stimuli, there
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| | unsound or mentally and emotionally
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| is no registration in the consciousness
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| | disturbed are brought to healing centers
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| of the soul through the brain. Next to be
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| | in purgatory for the restoration of
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| liberated from the physical body is the
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| | harmony among their soul-vehicles. Souls
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| astral seed-atom. With the absence of the
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| | with crystallized minds and are mentally
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| astral seed-atom, the physical body lies
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| | imprisoned by preconceived ideas
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| inert and senseless. The departure of the
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| | concerning life after death are likewise
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| physical seed-atom marks the beginning of
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| | brought to healing centers for
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| clinical death. Its disappearance from
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| | de-hypnotization, or rehabilitation.
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| the physical body causes the dissolution
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| | Souls that led violent lives fall into
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| and disintegration of the physical form.
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| | suspended animation for a lengthy period
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| In the above process no pain is involved,
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| | of time. This enforced unconsciousness is
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| for the absence of the mental seed-atom
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| | therapeutic in nature, it is a period of
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| prevents any sensation to be noted in the
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| | soul-healing. These souls are awakened
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| consciousness. Also, the "death hormone"
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| | from time to time to determine its
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| anesthetizes the whole physical system.
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| | attitude--whether it feels guilt or
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| Any death struggle or spasms to be seen
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| | repents of its negative deeds. If not, it
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| in the dying merely reflects the release
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| | is once again tranquilized.When ignorant
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| of the components of the soul and the
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| | of the existence of the higher spheres,
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| physical body's straining to prevent its
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| | souls in purgatory and in the hell
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| departure. As a person is about to leave
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| | regions are often shown, by guiding
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| the physical, the astral body increases
| |
| | souls, of the splendour and glory of the
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| in luminosity, even in the case of sudden
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| | upper regions of the astral and mental
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| deaths.All of the seed-atoms as they
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| | worlds. Souls are no more intelligent or
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| leave the physical body, are transferred
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| | knowledgeable in the astral as they were
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| to the astral form. With the transference
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| | in the physical. Ignorance in the
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| of the mental seed-atom, the
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| | physical concerning Truth and Reality are
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| consciousness of the soul gradually
| |
| | brought along with them in the discarnate
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| awakens in the astral state and
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| | state. Opinions are maintained. Souls,
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| experiences the bardo. Once the bardo is
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| | therefore, see and experience what they
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| undergone, the soul, the
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| | have learnt to believe. Such "lost souls"
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| awareness-principle in average cases, is
| |
| | are shown the way of ascension to the
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| greeted by advance beings and
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| | higher worlds.The astral body is
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| earth-relatives who have prepared
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| | plastic-like in nature and it normally
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| beforehand for the arrival of the soul.
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| | reflects the nature of the soul within.
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| This we know personally having had
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| | Souls with negative tendencies and evil
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| psychic contacts when our dad was
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| | traits assume forms with facial features
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| undergoing the dying process. The dying
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| | reflective of its nature. They may take
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| are often instilled peace with the help
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| | on the appearance of misshapen,
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| of music played by the disembodied
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| | grotesque, and monstrous forms.
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| spirits.The departure of every soul from
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| | Conversely, souls with positive, clean,
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| the physical plane is known by spiritual
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| | and pure natures take on angelic forms.
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| beings, and preparation is always made
| |
| | The higher the quality and nature of the
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| for their reception in the astral world.
| |
| | soul, the more beautiful and
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| Even while journeying in the bardo the
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| | scintillating its appearance. Even the
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| soul is often aided by spiritual guides.
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| | clothings worn by souls reflects the
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| Divine guides in the higher planes
| |
| | inner state. Referring to this principle
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| helping the newly dead is a common belief
| |
| | Swedenborg declares:". . . all the
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| among ancient Egyptians.When the physical
| |
| | interior affections appear and shine
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| seed-atom leaves the physical form and
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| | forth from the face." (1958:22)He also
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| transfers itself to the astral body, the
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| | relates the mystery of soul-appearance of
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| sutratma, the silver cord, snaps and
| |
| | evil persons:". . . and wonderful to
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| recoils to the physical form where it
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| | tell, those in hell appear to one another
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| infuses itself into the bones of the
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| | as men, but in the light of heaven they
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| body. Imbued with the qualities or
| |
| | appear as monsters, horrid in face and
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| magnetism of the personality of the soul,
| |
| | body, the exact form of their own evil."
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| the sutratma, as it recoils to the bones,
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| | (1958:66)Among Chinese and Tibetan
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| impregnates the skeletal structure with
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| | beliefs is that souls could reincarnate
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| the vibrations of the soul. The bones,
| |
| | as animals. Considering the principle
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| therefore, acquire a magical quality,
| |
| | mentioned above, we can come to
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| especially if the departed soul was a
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| | appreciate some truth in this concept.
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| mystic or saint of a high caliber. This
| |
| | Men with animal characteristics do
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| occult principle is well known among
| |
| | reflect their animal nature in their
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| shamans of various cultures who often
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| | astral-forms.Through death the mind
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| utilize bones of revered men as
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| | retains the same personality, habits,
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| implements as ceremonial magicians would
| |
| | traits, character and inclinations, and
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| use their consecrated wands as tools of
| |
| | this is known through one's appearance.
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| their will. We personally possess such a
| |
| | It is through the facial appearance, the
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| magickal object, a very ancient trisula,
| |
| | quality of the clothings worn, and the
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| part of which is made by a human
| |
| | luminosity and colours of the aura of the
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| bone.During the above process of
| |
| | soul that the degree of evolution of the
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| soul-transference, or transition, the
| |
| | soul may be determined. Some beings are
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| awareness-principle undergoes the bardo,
| |
| | so radiant, that it hurts to look at
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| as we have said before. Since we will be
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| | them. We would probably shield our eyes
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| considering the bardo at some length in a
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| | with our hands to protect our sight from
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| later section of this paper, we will now
| |
| | the glare--this gesture could almost be
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| deal, instead, with the nature of the
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| | interpreted as a salute--a sign of honor
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| after-death state.Once soul-transference
| |
| | and respect to those beings. These souls
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| has been completed and the bardo
| |
| | are bearers of Light, Life and Love.
|
| experienced, the astral form drifts to
| |
| | Their presence heals and vitalizes the
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| the realm or region in the astral or
| |
| | younger souls. Overthere, in the astral
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| mental world where it will sojourn for a
| |
| | and mental worlds, everyone sees us for
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| time. The etheric body, is however, still
| |
| | what we really are, including ourselves.
|
| connected with the physical form through
| |
| | Though we may be "somebody" in the
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| a remnant of the sutratma. It dissolves
| |
| | physical world, in the astral worlds we
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| simultaneously with the physical body.
| |
| | may be just another "person." In the
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| With the absence of the higher
| |
| | higher worlds, our true character stands
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| principles, the etheric body, like the
| |
| | revealed. There is nothing of our private
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| physical form, is but an empty shell, and
| |
| | thoughts, feelings and character that we
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| it may somehow be galvanized into some
| |
| | can hide. We are an opened book that
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| resemblance of life by astral entities
| |
| | reveals our inner selves to others around
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| using the life-force borrowed from
| |
| | us. Again quoting Swedenborg:". . . an
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| incarnated beings. Some forms of
| |
| | angel who excels in wisdom instantly sees
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| vampirism is also related to the etheric
| |
| | the quality of another from his face."
|
| body. Corpses remaining fresh in their
| |
| | (1958:22)Only virtues, good thoughts,
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| graves is the result of a vital etheric
| |
| | deeds, and a search for Truth confers
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| body animated by some intelligence
| |
| | beauty of appearance. In the higher
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| maintaining subsistence through the act
| |
| | worlds we will discover the fact that
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| of vampirism.Possessing some
| |
| | thoughts are things. What we think
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| psychological traits and memory of its
| |
| | manifests and affects us almost
|
| former occupant, the etheric form is
| |
| | immediately without any time
|
| often used by malicious entities to
| |
| | interval.Those with pre-conceptions
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| deceive and mislead living relatives and
| |
| | regarding heaven, such as religious
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| persons through channels, psychics and
| |
| | devotees, will experience the type of
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| mediums. It is for this reason that
| |
| | heaven of their expectations. These
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| cremation, from the occult point of view,
| |
| | various heavenly conditions, however, are
|
| is often seen as a spiritual necessity
| |
| | illusions. They exist temporarily as
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| and a psychically sanitary method for
| |
| | dramas played on the behalf of the
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| disposing physical remains. It prevents
| |
| | newly-arrived soul for the purpose of
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| the occurrence of negative phenomena such
| |
| | teaching spiritual lessons, such as the
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| as obsession and possession. In burial
| |
| | errors of pre-conceived ideas. The dramas
|
| grounds, the etheric body may often be
| |
| | are sometimes played by negative beings
|
| seen as bluish lights hovering buried
| |
| | with non-benevolent motive. These dramas
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| bodies; these are often mistaken for
| |
| | last until the soul awakens to the fact
|
| ghosts or human spirits--the correct term
| |
| | that its concept of heaven as
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| for these are phantoms.In ancient Egypt,
| |
| | experienced, hardly reflects the true
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| the desire for preserving the etheric
| |
| | reality, state, and nature of the
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| body may underlie the practice of
| |
| | mansions of the Cosmos; or conversely, it
|
| mummification. Like the bones of a
| |
| | could entrap him even further. The former
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| deceased person, the etheric body is also
| |
| | condition is brought home when certain
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| often used for occult and magical
| |
| | events occur in their personal "heaven"
|
| purposes--usually necromancy or
| |
| | which indicates the artificiality of
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| sciomancy, which are forms of divination.
| |
| | their paradise. For instance, a soul
|
| This is usually done with the use of the
| |
| | conceiving heaven to be one where its
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| shedding of blood where it attracts the
| |
| | inhabitants wear wings and halos, and
|
| shades, the etheric forms of the dead
| |
| | play on the harp and sing hymns for all
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| used not by its former occupant, but by
| |
| | eternity will experience just that . . .
|
| elemental or elementary spirits. Blood,
| |
| | until ennui sets in, and voices begin to
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| as a medium of the life-force, is an
| |
| | get hoarse, and harp strings begins to
|
| energy source sought after by malicious
| |
| | burst, and halos begin to fall, and wings
|
| or mischievous spirits. With the presence
| |
| | begin to molt . . . In reference to these
|
| of blood such spirits find it possible to
| |
| | dramas in the astral dimensions, Torkom
|
| be fully aware of the physical plane and
| |
| | Saraydarian comments in The Science of
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| materialize and converse with material
| |
| | Meditation:"Once you enter into it, you
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| beings; and also possible to satisfy
| |
| | see that many colorful events are rapidly
|
| certain base desires.We mentioned before
| |
| | forming and dissolving according to your
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| that the soul, the awareness-principle,
| |
| | unnamed urges, aspirations, thoughts, and
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| gravitates to the realm most suited for
| |
| | volitions, which are in continuous change
|
| it in terms of vibration. Mercy does not
| |
| | and motion and in various intensities.
|
| automatically lead a soul to heaven. A
| |
| | All you see is the response of your
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| soul's personality determines where it
| |
| | astral substance, which mirrors your
|
| would go. If the nature of the soul is of
| |
| | desires, urges, dreams, and mental
|
| a low type, it will find itself in one of
| |
| | modifications. The comic part of this is
|
| the lower astral regions which
| |
| | that you do not realize that whatever you
|
| corresponds to the religious concept of
| |
| | see or experience is your creation, your
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| hell. High-natured souls will be drawn to
| |
| | own expression, which sometimes becomes
|
| the high astral worlds or to the mental
| |
| | the vehicle of astral entities who
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| mansions. Swedenborg speaks of this in
| |
| | perform an illusive play or comedy to
|
| his book, "Heaven and Hell":"It ought to
| |
| | englamour and trap you even more."
|
| be clearly understood that with the
| |
| | (1993:208)In the various astral and
|
| angels [souls] it is their interiors
| |
| | higher planes, the soul occupies some of
|
| which cause them to be in one heaven or
| |
| | its time analyzing its past life and the
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| another. For, the more their interiors
| |
| | assimilation of its experience. This
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| are open towards the Lord, the more
| |
| | introspection is often done with the
|
| interior is the heaven in which they
| |
| | assistance of spiritual guides and group
|
| are." (1958:16)Here Swedenborg says that
| |
| | discussions. In the heavenly worlds the
|
| souls enter the type of heaven that
| |
| | soul finds time to do and to learn the
|
| corresponds with the quality of the inner
| |
| | things that it always wanted to without
|
| heaven within them. This spiritual
| |
| | being bothered by the necessities of
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| principle is a known law among
| |
| | earning a daily living. There are Halls
|
| occultists. Cornelius Agrippa in the
| |
| | of Wisdom and Temples of Learning in all
|
| Three Books of Occult Philosophy, has
| |
| | branches of the arts and sciences,
|
| this to say about the reward of lofty
| |
| | including the science of creation. In
|
| souls:"But the spirit of man, which is of
| |
| | these schools the soul learns the purpose
|
| a sacred nature, and divine offspring,
| |
| | of life, the laws of the spiritual planes
|
| because it is always faultless, becomes
| |
| | and how it may function effectively
|
| incapable of any punishment; but the soul
| |
| | therein in its higher vehicles. The
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| of it hath done well, rejoiceth together
| |
| | potential and expressions of one's
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| with the spirit, and going forth with its
| |
| | creativity are also taught. Generally,
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| aerial chariot [astral body], passeth
| |
| | the average soul will spend its time
|
| freely to the graves of the heroes, or
| |
| | studying and serving others, with
|
| reacheth heaven, where it enjoys all its
| |
| | intervals of relaxation and play.In the
|
| senses, and powers, a perpetual blessed
| |
| | astral state one discovers that it is
|
| felicity, a perfect knowledge of all
| |
| | unnecessary to eat or to drink to nourish
|
| things, as also the divine vision, and
| |
| | the astral form. Nourishment occurs
|
| possession of the kingdom of heaven, and
| |
| | through spiritual osmosis. The astral
|
| being made partaker of the divine power
| |
| | form automatically absorbs the
|
| bestows freely divers gifts upon these
| |
| | life-giving energy-fluid flowing through
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| inferiors, as if it were an immortal god
| |
| | the astral ethers. This could be done
|
| . . ." (1995:594)He goes on to say that
| |
| | physically as well, but it requires
|
| the soul of a negative nature is left to
| |
| | intense spiritual training to reach this
|
| the pleasure of the "devil":"Wherefore
| |
| | level. Streams and fountains of energy
|
| then this soul being void of an
| |
| | are to be found in the higher heavens.
|
| intelligible essence and being left to
| |
| | Muslims call them Salsabil. A dip in them
|
| the power of a furious planetary, is ever
| |
| | also vitalizes the whole spiritual
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| subjected by the torment of corporeal
| |
| | constitution.There are several modes of
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| qualities." (1995:594)Agrippa alludes
| |
| | locomotion available to the inhabitants
|
| here to hell or purgatory. Should there
| |
| | of the heavenly worlds. There are
|
| be coarse material in the astral form as
| |
| | vehicles to convey one from place to
|
| a result of negative habits, negative
| |
| | place. One may also choose to walk or to
|
| patterns of thoughts and desires, the
| |
| | use the astral body's innate capability
|
| soul sojourns temporarily in purgatory
| |
| | to fly. This latter mode of travel
|
| before transmigrating to its rightful
| |
| | requires some mastery though, however,
|
| place in the heavenly regions. Purgatory
| |
| | once mastered, it offers one of the most
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| is a transitional plane of human souls of
| |
| | convenient methods of mobilization. Once
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| various natures and types; for instance,
| |
| | settled in the higher astral, the soul
|
| there are those bound there because of
| |
| | does not possess the ability to view or
|
| their unrealistic religious concepts, and
| |
| | manifest in the earth plane unless it has
|
| they linger in purgatory until they
| |
| | acquired the occult ability to do so.
|
| accept the truth concerning the spiritual
| |
| | Generally speaking, it is not possible
|
| laws governing the higher spheres. There
| |
| | for the soul to visit the higher worlds
|
| are those also stuck in purgatory until
| |
| | beyond its soul-level because of the
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| certain habits or desires are overcome.
| |
| | intense fiery vibrations emanating from
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| Atheists and intellectuals likewise find
| |
| | those worlds. Journeying to lower worlds,
|
| themselves in purgatory for a time.
| |
| | however, is much more easily
|
| Attachment to earthly wealth, position,
| |
| | accomplished.Communication in the subtle
|
| and power may also be a cause of bondage
| |
| | worlds is done mainly through telepathy,
|
| to purgatory.In purgatory the soul
| |
| | although sometimes normal speech is used.
|
| strives to rid itself of its moral,
| |
| | The utilization of telepathy means that
|
| mental and emotional defects; and also
| |
| | every soul understands every other soul
|
| the effects of its physical and sensual
| |
| | eventhough in physical terms there may be
|
| indulgences, as well as those sensual
| |
| | a language barrier. For instance, through
|
| desires itself. In Hindu and Buddhist
| |
| | the means of telepathy it is possible for
|
| mythology, these souls in purgatory are
| |
| | an Englishman to understand an Italian,
|
| called Pretas, or "hungry ghosts." Until
| |
| | and vice versa. One also eventually
|
| the astral form has reached the required
| |
| | learns to communicate through colours and
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| degree of purification, the soul would
| |
| | sounds, these being universal languages.
|
| find it uncomfortable to live anywhere
| |
| | There is, however, a phenomenon that
|
| else in the astral plane. Purgatory is
| |
| | should be noted and expressed clearly by
|
| said to resemble the earth plane's slums
| |
| | Swedenborg:". . . the angels of a lower
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| and ghetto areas.The author of this paper
| |
| | heaven cannot speak with those of a
|
| once had an interesting experience in one
| |
| | higher heaven. In fact when they look
|
| of the lower astral regions in which he
| |
| | towards them, they do not see them, the
|
| was directed to counsel souls who were
| |
| | higher heavens appearing like a mist over
|
| kleptomaniacs. Although not informed as
| |
| | their heads. Angels of a higher heaven,
|
| to the nature of the inhabitants of the
| |
| | however, can see those in a lower heaven
|
| realm, certain events such as personal
| |
| | . . .
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