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speculation�察     �and   far  from   that   correlation    of  psychic    knowledge      with 

religion�察�which has been the aim of these chapters。 By one of those strange 

coincidences�察�which seem to me sometimes to be more than coincidences�察�

I had reached this point in my explanation of the difficult question of the 

intermediate   state�察  �and   was   myself   desiring   further   enlightenment�察  �when 

an old book reached me through the post�察�sent by someone whom I have 

never   met�察  �and   in   it   is   the   following   passage�察  �written   by   an   automatic 

writer�察�and in existence since 1880。 It makes the matter plain�察�endorsing 



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what has been said and adding new points。 

     ;Some      cannot     advance     further   than   the   borderlandsuch        as  never 

thought   of   spirit   life   and   have   lived   entirely   for   the   earth�察  �its   cares   and 

pleasureseven         clever    men     and    women�察      �who     have     lived    simply 

intellectual   lives   without   spirituality。 There   are   many  who   have   misused 

their opportunities�察�and are now longing for the time misspent and wishing 

to recall the earth´ life。 They will learn that on this side the time can be 

redeemed�察  �though   at   much   cost。   The   borderland   has   many   among   the 

restless money´getters of earth�察�who still haunt the places where they had 

their hopes and joys。 These are often the longest to remain 。 。 。 many are 

not unhappy。 They feel the relief to be sufficient to be without their earth 

bodies。 All pass through the borderland�察�but some hardly perceive it。 It is 

so immediate�察�and there is no resting there for them。 They pass on at once 

to   the   refreshment   place   of   which   we   tell   you。; The   anonymous   author�察�

after recording this spirit message�察�mentions the interesting fact that there 

is   a   Christian   inscription   in    the   Catacombs   which       runs�此  �NICEFORUS 

ANIMA   DULCIS   IN   REFRIGERIO�察   �Nicephorus�察  �a   sweet   soul   in   the 

refreshment   place。;   One   more   scrap   of   evidence   that the   early  Christian 

scheme of things was very like that of the modern psychic。 So much for 

the  borderland�察  �the   intermediate   condition。  The   present   Christian   dogma 

has no name for it�察�unless it be that nebulous limbo which is occasionally 

mentioned�察�and is usually defined as the place where the souls of the just 

who died before Christ were detained。 The idea of crossing a space before 

reaching a permanent state on the other side is common to many religions�察�

and   took   the   allegorical   form   of   a   river   with   a   ferry´   boat   among   the 

Romans and   Greeks。  Continually�察 �one   comes   on   points   which   make   one 

realise that far back in the world's history there has been a true revelation�察�

which has been blurred and twisted in time。 Thus in Dr。 Muir's summary 

of   the   RIG。   VEDA�察  �he   says�察  �epitomising   the   beliefs   of   the   first   Aryan 

conquerors       of  India�此    �Before�察   �however�察    �the   unborn     part;   ��that  is�察 �the 

etheric body�� ;can complete its course to the third heaven it has to traverse 

a   vast   gulf   of  darkness�察    �leaving    behind    on   earth   all  that  is  evil�察 �and 

proceeding by the paths the fathers trod�察�the spirit soars to the realms of 

eternal light�察�recovers there his body in a glorified form�察�and obtains from 



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God   a   delectable   abode   and   enters   upon   a   more   perfect   life�察  �which   is 

crowned with the fulfilment of all desires�察�is passed in the presence of the 

Gods   and   employed   in  the   fulfilment   of   their   pleasure。;   If   we   substitute 

;angels; for ;Gods; we must admit that the new revelation from modern 

spirit sources has much in common with the belief of our Aryan fathers。 

Such�察  �in   very   condensed   form�察  �is   the   world   which   is   revealed   to   us   by 

these wonderful messages from the beyond。 Is it an unreasonable vision�拭�

Is it in any way opposed to just principles�拭�Is it not rather so reasonable 

that having got the clue we could now see that�察�given any life at all�察�this is 

exactly     the   line  upon    which     we   should    expect    to   move�拭    �Nature    and 

evolution are averse from sudden disconnected developments。 If a human 

being   has   technical�察  �literary�察  �musical�察  �or   other   tendencies�察  �they   are   an 

essential   part   of   his   character�察  �and   to   survive   without   them  would   be   to 

lose   his   identity   and   to   become   an   entirely   different   man。   They        must 

therefore survive death if personality is to be maintained。 But it is no use 

their   surviving   unless   they   can   find   means   of   expression�察  �and   means   of 

expression        seem     to   require     certain    material      agents�察   �and     also   a 

discriminating   audience。   So   also   the   sense   of   modesty   among   civilised 

races has become part of our very selves�察  �and implies some covering   of 

our forms if personality is to continue。 Our desires and sympathies would 

prompt   us   to   live   with   those   we   love�察  �which   implies   something   in   the 

nature of a house�察�while the human need for mental rest and privacy would 

predicate the existence of separate rooms。 Thus�察�merely starting from the 

basis    of   the   continuity     of   personality     one    might�察   �even    without     the 

revelation from the beyond�察�have built up some such system by the use of 

pure reason and deduction。 So far as the existence of this land of happiness 

goes�察   �it  would     seem    to  have    been   more     fully  proved     than   any   other 

religious   conception   within   our   knowledge。   It   may   very   reasonably   be 

asked�察�how far this precise description of life beyond the grave is my own 

conception�察 �and   how   far   it   has   been   accepted   by  the   greater   minds   who 

have studied this subject�拭�I would answer�察�that it is my own conclusion as 

gathered   from  a   very  large   amount   of   existing testimony�察  �and   that   in   its 

main lines it has for many years been accepted by those great numbers of 

silent active workers all over the world�察�who look upon this matter from a 



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strictly religious point of view。 I think that the evidence amply justifies us 

in this belief。 On the other hand�察�those who have approached this subject 

with cold and cautious scientific brains�察�endowed�察�in many cases�察�with the 

strongest   prejudices   against   dogmatic   creeds   and   with   very  
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