"The growing soul must realize that it has within itself all that it requires." -W. W. ATKINSON
William Walker Atkinson was an American pioneer of the New Thought movement. In this work, he makes us discover the phenomena of reincarnation and metempsychosis in all their dimensions (historical, religious, scientific...). By revealing to us the transmigration of souls, he makes us aware that we are not just simple humans passing through this world. Thus by offering us the knowledge of our physical, astral and spiritual evolution, he gives us the possibility to understand the true meaning of our presence here on earth.
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CONTENTS:
CHAPTER I. The Early Races.
What is Reincarnation?-Transmigration of Souls-The Something That Persists After Death-The Soul Not a Fresh Creation, but a Traveler on a Long Journey.
CHAPTER II. The Egyptians, Chaldeans, Druids, Etc.
The Egyptian Idea of the Soul-Forty Centuries of Occult History-The Inner Teachings of Egypt...
CHAPTER III. The Romans and Greeks.
The Reasons of Rome's Backwardness in Spiritual Knowledge-Why the Greeks were Advanced-Pythagoras; Orpheus; Plato...
CHAPTER IV. The Jews, Essenes and Early Christians.
The Inner Teachings of the Jewish Priests-The Jewish Rabbins and Their Secret Doctrines-The Kaballah, the Zahar, Nichema; Ronach; and Nephesh...
CHAPTER V. The Hindus.
India the Mother of Reincarnation, Past and Present-The Aryan Teachings...
CHAPTER VI. The Modern West.
Reincarnation in the Modern Western World- The Revival of Interest and Its Cause- Theosophical Society-Madame Blavatsky-The Western School of Yogi Philosophy: Its Fundamental Teachings-The Spiritists, and Their Doctrine...
CHAPTER VII. Between and Beyond Incarnations.
How Long Between Incarnations?-Necessity for Mental and Spiritual Digestion and Assimilation-The Advanced Teachings-Earth- bound Souls-Advanced Souls and Their Rest Period-Where Does the Soul Dwell Between Incarnations?...
CHAPTER VIII. The Justice of Reincarnation.
The Contrasting Theories of the Soul and Its Future Life-Doctrine of Reincarnation the Only Philosophical Theory that Reconciles Facts with Theory-The Law of Karma Automatic and Enforces Itself...
CHAPTER IX. The Argument for Reincarnation.
Natural Laws Universal-If the Soul is Immortal, it Must Have Always Been So-A Mortal Thing Cannot be Made Immortal Any More Than Nothing Can be Made Something- Future Life Implies Past Life-Varient Experiences Necessary for the Soul's Education ...
CHAPTER X. The Proofs of Reincarnation.
Actual Proofs of Personal Conscious Experience Demanded by Science-Such Proofs Possible and Have Occurred to Many of the Race...
CHAPTER XI. Arguments Against Reincarnation
Why Reincarnation is Opposed by Some-The Answers to the Objections-The Proof of the Existence of the Soul-Is Reincarnation UnChristian and Derived from Pagan and Heathen Sources?
CHAPTER XII. The Law of Karma.
What Karma Means-Does Karma Punish or is it but the Workings of a Natural Law?-The Various Kinds of Karma-The Advanced Mystical Doctrine-The End is Absolute Good -There is No Devil but Fear and Unfaith.
