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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


CHAPTER IX

PRIMITIVE SOUL-STATES

The man and woman of culture and refinement are generally inclined to smile at the heaven-traditions of the primitive peoples, and, perhaps, to experience a feeling of sorrow at the lowly ideals of the barbarous and semi-barbarous races of man as manifested by their primitive conceptions regarding the heaven-world. But, the experienced occultist, in turn, may smile at the smug complacency of many of those in civilized lands who speak pityingly of these lowly ideals and conceptions, for these occultists know that these conceptions have a basis in reality in the life of the primitive peoples on the Astral Plane.

Just as the future condition of the individual is determined largely by the nature, character and strength of his desires, so is his life on the Astral Plane largely determined by his desires and ideals. The Astral Plane gives free expression to the ideals entertained

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