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William Atkinson sometimes used the pen name Yogi Ramacharaka

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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


prepare to shed or discard, for the actual process of discarding or shedding these lower fragments of personality occurs immediately after the first stage of the awakening, as we shall see in the next paragraph.

The soul feeling the impulses of re-awakened life, stirs itself slowly and languidly, as one does in awakening from a sound slumber in earth-life. Then, like the butterfly throwing aside the chrysalis shell, it slips away from the Astral body, and in rapid succession unconsciously discards the lower principles of its nature. This occupies but a short time, and occurs while the soul is slowly regaining consciousness. At the moment of the actual awakening, the soul is free from all these worn out shells and encumbrances, and opens its eyes upon the scenes of its new activities and existence in the Astral World.

Each soul is destined to dwell on the plane of the highest and best in itself, after the dross of the lower elements has been discarded. It awakens on the plane in which the highest and best in itself is given a chance to develop and expand. The soul may, and often does, make great progress on the Astral Plane, and during its stay there, may discard

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