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Differing accounts
have been given of life in the World of Spirit, many being the ideas of
men on the Earth Plane who, although claiming great theological knowledge
and expertise, have confined their ideas to doctrines laid down by
man-made religions, which discourage communication with Those in the
Spirit World for reasons best known to themselves. Those who do
communicate with Those in the World of Spirit receive differing accounts
of what life is really like there and Spirit Communicants often appear to
contradict one another but this is due to the fact that many Communicants
have not gained a total experience of the life surrounding them in the
various spheres and therefore cannot present a totally accurate picture of
what life there is really like.
However, it should be remembered that should a person from another planet
in our Universe contact an Arab, an Eskimo or an Englishman and ask what
life is really like here on Earth, it is likely that he would receive
differing accounts that could cause a great deal of confusion.
Contradictions or not, we are continually receiving confirmation of the
continuation of life after the physical death of the body and it is a
comforting thought that we will meet our deceased loved ones again.
What is life really like in the World of Spirit? We are fortunate in that
we have a mountain of information which presents a picture of what we can
expect when we finally get there. A deceased priest, communicating with a
close friend on this Plane through automatic writing, explained the period
from his Passing to the early experiences of returning back to the World
of Spirit. He wrote:-
“I passed slowly but peacefully, after a long illness. I had the sensation
of rising from my sickbed and being met by a fellow priest, a very good
friend who had pre-deceased me, who took me by the arm. I felt myself
rising upwards and then suddenly my feet were on the ground again.
“I opened my eyes and saw a house and a garden very similar to that in
which I had been living whilst on Earth. My guide told me that it had been
built by my own efforts and with the help of friends. I was advised to
have a good rest, which I did”.
The deceased priest went on to describe that when he woke up again he was
once more joined by his friend and was taken for a short tour, in which he
was shown beautiful gardens, orchards and birds. In the distance he saw a
city. He went on to say that he joined a group of people who were bathing
in a lake. As he emerged from the water, greatly restored spiritually, he
noticed that his clothes were not wet, the water just running off them. He
also noticed that there was no apparent sign of age in the people around
him.
He was taken to a Hall of Rest, which is for those who have suffered a
long illness or violent death. A great shaft of light descended on the
building. The floors and walls were carpeted in a soft tapestry and on
couches lay sleeping figures. Moving quietly among them were a number of
men and women, watching over them in a labour of love. Outside, in the
gardens, friends and relations, clad in beautiful robes of many colours
denoting their spiritual progression, were waiting.
The priest went on to explain that he was taken to a nearby city, which
was devoted to the arts, and was taken around various halls devoted to the
practice of the arts, including music, painting, literature, the sciences,
fabrics and tapestries. He was also taken to a school where people, who
had the misfortune to miss the benefits of knowledge and learning, were
able to equip themselves intellectually, each student following his course
of study independently. The priest noticed that daylight was perpetual.
That is only one account of a man and his early experiences on returning
to the World of Spirit. Many others have returned to us in communication
and have described similar experiences.
From these communications we have learned that many loved ones come to
greet new arrivals into the World of Spirit upon decease. Devoted parents
meet their children, thwarted or faint-hearted lovers get another chance
of happiness together and many who had lost each other through no fault of
their own meet again. All sorts of animals come to meet their loved ones
(yes animals do have souls and also survive physical death). However,
there must be a great bond of love and affection to bind people together
and husbands and wives who were not compatible on Earth will not
necessarily be re-united upon return to the World of Spirit.
Everyone has some task to perform. Some help lost souls, who through their
own narrow minds have not yet arisen. Others work in halls of rest. Many
work with children and animals who have preceded loving parents and
masters. Everybody has some job to do and this work is done with tender
love and care. At the same time personal spiritual development carries on
and people maintain a close link with guides and helpers in their journey
along the infinite pathway to spiritual progression.
In the great scheme of evolution, nothing changes very quickly. You will
almost certainly live in a house, with a garden and flowers. There is an
etheric counterpart of everything you need which you have been used to on
the Earth Plane.
You will not suddenly be placed into a vast expanse of spirituality.
Spiritual growth goes in gradual stages as you pass into a higher state of
consciousness and you will attract many experiences as you evolve.
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Faith in the
continuation of life after physical death is important to most people and
is recognised by all religions in one form or another. One of the greatest
attractions of Spiritualism is that it looks at the subject in complete
frankness. 
