Sometimes the main phase transition is driven across the river with an escort. In Greek mythology, Charon, the ferryman, was given the task of guiding the souls on the other side. Hermes, as psychopomp led the souls worthy of Olympus. The Ushabti or statuettes buried with the dead among the ancient Egyptians in theory, could be an escort or support the soul, besides the usual interpretation of the scholars of whom are officers in the other. In other religions, the escort of the soul is the angel of death, the Grim Reaper scythe handle as described in one of the letters of the Major Arcana of the Tarot - although the average Christian sees that l "Be not as an escort, but as an avenger. Muslims call this Angel of Death "Izrail." There is a possibility that escorts the soul does not always recover the souls departing from the other side. They can, in fact, also come from our physical dimension to help souls in their transition. What we are suggesting that mastery of astral projection or lucid dream gives you the power of the mystic or psychic to act as guide psychopomp or soul. Let our personal experience suggest that, as discussed below refer, however, does not prejudge in which, personally, have mastered the art of mobilizing the occult, or spiritual suffering a high level:
We (me, me, me) once had a dear friend who was a Theosophist. Although there are tens of years between us physically, we were very close. One day we received a call informing us of his death. His death was sudden and unexpected. One wonders what his condition was like in the bard, tonight we decided to be by her side to offer help. Therefore, with the statements, the intense mental programming and a strong desire, we have a projection of its own without going strong through the usual steps taught in the occult books and schools. Moments later we were at his side, bringing in a particular place in a spiritual guide or master some with whom the State Astral knew us well. When we reached our destination, he said, "from now on is yourself. We meet again. "After saying goodbye, we were back in our physical body.
Throughout the screening, we lucid and conscious - aware that some of us were asleep in bed, while another aspect, has been active in another world. This is a sign that the experience was not a dream. Soul-Travel as mentioned above is a mystery to the average devotee. Even though the mystics, prophets and saints have referred to this particular occult ability possessed by man, the average person is still skeptical and convinced of its reality, or from another perspective, they fear that as a gift satanic. However, at least, the Baha'i faith says firmly opportunity to experience the afterlife while still alive and incarnate on earth. Many modern saints like Padre Pio were followers of soul travel.
Soul-travel, or astral travel is a natural way of repose of the soul incarnate the vicissitudes of everyday life. This usually occurs through the dream, but can be induced by various means. It is this unknown force that knowledge from different dimensions can be acquired. The ancient Greeks were familiar with the art of astral projection. In their myths, there are many references to the heroes visit the underworld, like Hercules, Aeneas, Ulysses, or witches, Jason and Medea accompanying, the captain of the Argonauts on their adventures - even in his astral body. These myths are probably referring to aspects of astral initiations secret of ancient mystery schools.
The occult tradition
Before explaining the process of death of the occult and metaphysical viewpoint, we must have some knowledge of the occult anatomy of man, the hidden structure of human physiology and play an important role in the liberation of the soul from its prison of form and the disintegration of the physical body and therefore an important factor in our understanding of the transition. Also of some interest to know the structure of the different planes and dimensions. Therefore, consider these two key issues before briefly discuss the transition process from the point of view obscured.
The microcosm
The man, the microcosm, has several bodies, principles, or vehicles. According to Theosophy, these principles, the bodies are seven in total: Monad, Atma, Buddhi mental upper / lower mental causation, astral Governing Council, and etheric / physical. Christianity separates the components of the human body, soul and spirit. The concept of man with multiple organ is also found in Hinduism and Islam Qaballah and is based on the teachings of eternal wisdom, which is the basis of all spiritual traditions as a way or another. Start of ancient Egypt, for example, had a good understanding of the subtle anatomy of man, as shown in the following suggested correspondence with the Theosophical system:
Physical body - Khat
Etheric body - khaibit (shadow)
Astral Body - Ka (double)
Under mental - Ba (heart-soul)
Causal Body - Sahu (spiritual body)
Higher mental - Ren (name)
Buddhi - Khu / AB (spiritual soul)
Atma - Sekhem (power)
Monade - Khab
In an average case, the agencies directly involved in the process of death and AfterDeath condition are the first five physical body, etheric, astral, the lower mind, and causality. Under certain circumstances, combine the first two or three mai.
Each agency or energy centers principle is fully developed and functioning, or in the process of deployment. These energy centers are called chakras and Hindus in the occult, there are seven great importance. In the physical body of the endocrine glands and plexuses meet these chakras. These are Hindu terms for these chakras and their correlation with the glands and their location:
Muladhara - gonads - base of spine
Svadishtana - spleen / pancreas - Naval
Manipura - adrenal - Solar Plexus
Anahata - timo - heart
Vishuddha - Thyroid - throat
Ajna - pituitary - eyebrows Center
Sahasrara - pineal - Crown
Any vehicle of consciousness has chakras, some of which do not operate at its full potential or fully developed in the average human. The chakras are the channels and power transformers. They receive the influx of energy from more areas, and distribute these energies in a weaker principle. The frequency or quality of these chakras are associated with their evolutionary development, which represent so many colors that are assigned by different authorities, often seemingly contradict each other. These chakras vibrate at a rate determined by the quality of the soul within us. During the transition of the soul escapes through one of these portals. An evolutionary development determines that the soul would make his exit. According to occult teachings, is favorable for the soul to be freed by the Crown Chakra or higher centers to escape through the lowest scores in the centers of the transition to a lower world. In general, the average person vacates the body in the transition process through the solar plexus chakra. Because the Manipura chakra is associated with the qualities of self-centeredness, and is the normal expression and polarization of the average person. Applicants and servants of humanity are often depicted in the heart chakra, as this chakra is linked to the expansion of a love for all living things. He lit a spiritual soul leaving the physical form through the crown chakra. The center is associated with thoughts of pure water most important and noble sentiments, a sense of unity and identification with all beings. This is the crown chakra, as the Hopi Indians believe that the departure of the soul to death. Occultism says that the starting point indicates that the kingdom of the soul that lives to stay, either in the lower regions of hell ", or the localities in the upper sky.
Connect the various bodies together like beads on a string, is the sutratma. Sutratma This is sometimes called the "silver cord". The term comes from one of the books of the Old Testament.
Or ever the silver cord be broken, or the gold cup is broken, the bucket is broken at the fountain or the wheel broken at the cistern. "(Ecclesiastes 12:6)
While the soul that is incarnated in physical form sutratma remains intact, the link between the form below to higher principles. Basically functions as a conduit for the divine life force - energy that comes from the Monad. In dreams and in the astral state where campaigns vague principle in higher dimensions, this cable is the link between the material body and the astral form. Until the cord is intact, the soul is related to the physical body. Once the cord is cut, as in the process of death, the soul loses its connection to the physical body. A person may be comatose or in a cataleptic state of an image of death, but as the rope, can always come back to life - is possible "to raise the dead", so to speak.
Another point to consider about the occult anatomy of man, which is relevant to our discussion on the transition process are the atoms of the seed. These atoms are vortices of energy which, taken together, may be regarded as records of the soul takes place, as the soul or "book of life." They represent the "Kiramun-i-Kaitibun" Los Angeles record in the teachings of Sufism. Occultism teaches that there are three seed atoms - Atoms mental, astral and physical seed. These atoms to record all thoughts, feelings and actions of the incarnation of the soul. These are the records of the quality and nature of the soul, and may be regarded as the memoir of all the experiences of past lives built. They, therefore, also contain the records of your karmic history. It should be noted that while Buddhism teaches reincarnation, they do not believe in a self that is reincarnated. For Buddhists, is the reincarnation are the features of karmic consciousness of principle. Although we will not consider the question of what survives and is reincarnated, it is interesting that these features karmic "in correlation with the content of the seed atoms.
Mental seed atom is associated with the soul consciousness and the mental world of thoughts and ideas. In the physical body is in the pineal gland. His feelings, positive and negative, are recorded in the astral seed atom. The liver is the temporary headquarters of the seed-atom. The physical seed atom remains in the heart. It is associated with the principle of life in the body. In the process of dying, the seed atoms arise outside the physical body in order, as discussed below.
According to the occult in general, in the beginning of a Manvantara or cycle of manifestation and creation, the first cause itself was issued by energy flows of different densities, or Spirit that vibrates through a frequency spectrum . These energies, high and low density structured electronics of various dimensions, planes, realms or abodes of the Cosmos said. In Qaballah, these dimensions and planes are known as the 4 worlds and Sephiroth. According to theosophical teachings, there are seven aircraft that the current development of human concerns. The seven planes are collectively called the physical universe. Although there are higher planes, we consider that as having little to do with human evolution, and beyond our status as the human soul.
The seven planes in the Theosophical teachings are called Logoic, monadic, Atmic, Buddhists, mental, astral and physical. Some Sufi teachings refer to these plans as "Alam-i-tabi-a", "-i-Alam, Surat," "-i-Alam ma'na", "-i-Alam Malakut" , "Alam-i-jabarut", "-i-Alam Lahuta" and "-i-Alam Hdhut. "Each of the seven aircraft mentioned are divided into seven kingdoms least making 49 in total. Heaven and Hell (the realms of joy and suffering), which keeps the human soul and life are in the mind and the Astral regions. In the upper regions of the mental subplana is what is called the causal plane. Your own paradise where most souls go to rest before being reincarnated in the physical dimension. Tibetan Buddhism refers to the physical, astral and mental health of the six worlds: the human world of the gods (devaloka), Titans (Asuraloka), hungry ghosts (Pretaloka), hell, animals, y. These realms refer symbolically describes human behavior and evolutionary development with a dominant trait vice: for example, pride, envy, greed, hatred, ignorance and desire. These six worlds are the abodes or in heaven - or hell as the case - the souls of varied spiritual development. Here are the level of changing behavior with regard to the six worlds that vibrate in harmony with:
Superior-Mental Causation Planes - world of the gods - Masters Santos. . .
Low mental philosophers - World Asura - the heroes. . .
Upper and middle Astral Planes - World Preta - Average Man
Under Astral Planes - Animal World - Purgatory, a temporary abode of the average man.
Sub-Low Astral Planes - world of demons - hell, the temporary residence of evil and wicked.
Physical plane - the world of humans - in the physical world, all types of souls.
Transition and the state after death
We talked about the various relevant parts of the occult anatomy of man that are directly involved in the process of death. Let's see how they integrate into the process of birth of the soul into another realm. It should be noted, however, there are variations in the process of dying. We will review the normal process of death for an average person, but before that, see how the defenders of the occult method of assistance to the dying.
Occultism teaches the necessity of absolute silence around the dying. The groans and complaints from parents and friends should be kept to a minimum and away from the presence of transition processes. The sense of perception of death is accentuated during the transition and focuses largely on the bard, and therefore it is imperative at this point that nothing disturbs the dying person. This could divert the soul to free in the early stages of the Bardo and to avoid being born into a higher plane. It is said that the orange light in the room of the dying to help maintain awareness of the consciousness principle you do not lose the clear light of the first stage of the bard. The unity and identification with the bright light is what causes the liberation of the soul - the release of the need to reincarnate. Sandalwood incense and chanting, they also help the dying to stay focused and mentally alert. In the Tibetan tradition, the direction is given orally as a pilgrim to die, they can recognize the different stages of the bard and what to do once you have touched and experienced. Occultism calls for help as death, because the basic objective of the two systems are one and the same is the liberation of the soul of an unhappy rebirth in one of the lowest cosmos causing stagnation of evolution. Techniques to help metaphysical dying and death is interesting and fruitful - especially practice.
What is important to learn is to keep your mind and consciousness to a higher level through meditation and mental constant reflection in everyday life. This awareness is biased toward the head chakra and facilitates the recognition of the light emerging in the first stage of the bard. Dying is better than dying conscious in an unconscious way for the reasons above.
Almas Interestingly, in our opinion, are very sophisticated and aware of the start time of his death. This inner knowledge is derived from a gut feeling of the soul or higher self. These initiates are aware of the process of death and passing into consciousness, without interruption or a break in his consciousness. Some even reach what is called "the rainbow body." Such is the transformation or absorption of physical particles of the body as spiritual light, during the transition, without leaving the body empty. This is alluded to in the biblical passage about the prophet Enoch, where he says he walked with God "and not".
Those who have seen the light clear and united with him, or acquired the gnosis of God called "marifatullah" Islam in several meetings esoteric esoteric / exoteric signs months and days before dying process:
[Note: The table of the esoteric / exoteric signs can be seen as originally published in our website]
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