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William Atkinson / Yogi Ramacharaka's

Life Beyond Death

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The Other Side - There is NO Death - The Planes Of Life - The Astral Plane - After Death - The Soul-Slumber - The Soul's Awakening - Astral Plane Geography - Primitive Soul State - Astral Religious Experience - Astral Heavens and Hells - Astral Self Expression - Astral Plane Occupation - Astral Companionship - Spirit Communication - Earth-Bound Souls - Astral Shells - The Second Soul-Sleep - Re-Birth - Beyond Reincarnation - Contents

or state of coma resembling the condition of the unborn child for several months before birth. It is being prepared for re-birth on the Astral Plane, and requires time in order to adjust itself to the new conditions and to gain strength and vigor required for its new phase of existence. Nature is full of these analogies --- birth on the physical and on the Astral Plane have many points of resemblance, and both are preceded by this period of coma. During this sleep-like stage, the soul dwells in the "Astral body" which serves as its covering and protection, just as the womb serves as the protection for the child approaching physical birth.

Before passing on, however, we should stop to consider certain features of the life of the soul in this stage. Ordinarily the soul sleeps in peace, undisturbed by, and protected from, outward influences. There are two things, however, which tend to create an exception in some cases, namely that which may be called the dreams of the sleeping soul. These dreams arise from two general classes of causes, viz: (1) intense desire filling the mind of the dying person, such as love, hate, or unfulfilled tasks or duties; (2) the strong desires

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