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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I. The EarlyRaces | [7] | |
| What is Reincarnation?—Transmigration ofSouls—The Something That Persists After Death—The SoulNot a Fresh Creation, but a Traveler on a Long Journey. | ||
CHAPTER II. TheEgyptians, Chaldeans, Druids, etc | [20] | |
| The Egyptian Idea of the Soul—FortyCenturies of Occult History—The Inner Teachings ofEgypt—The Ancient Chinese Teachings and Doctrine—TheAncient Druids and Their Teachings. | ||
CHAPTER III. the Romans andGreeks | [35] | |
| The Reasons of Rome's Backwardness in SpiritualKnowledge—Why the Greeks were Advanced—Pythagoras;Orpheus; Plato—The Various Grecian Teachings Regarding theSoul and Its Future Life—Plato's Wonderful Teachings andPhilosophy. | ||
CHAPTER IV. The Jews,Essenes, and Early Christians | [49] | |
| The Inner Teachings of the Jewish Priests—TheJewish Rabbins and Their Secret Doctrines—TheKaballah, the Zahar, Nichema; Ronach; andNephesh—A Mysterious Brotherhood—The ChristianInner Doctrine—The Mysteries of Jesus. | ||
CHAPTER V. TheHindus | [64] | |
| India the Mother of Reincarnation, Past andPresent—The Aryan Teachings—The History of the BeliefAmong the Hindus—Fundamental Hindu Philosophy. | ||
CHAPTER VI. The ModernWest | [95] | |
| Reincarnation in the Modern WesternWorld—The Revival of Interest and ItsCause—Theosophical Society—Madame Blavatsky—TheWestern School of Yogi Philosophy: Its FundamentalTeachings—The Spiritists, and Their Doctrine—TheTeachings of the "Elect Few" in Their Secret Societies—IsEarth a Hell?—Christian Reincarnationists and TheirBeliefs. | ||
CHAPTER VII. Between andBeyond Incarnations | [117] | |
| How Long Between Incarnations?—Necessityfor Mental and Spiritual Digestion and Assimilation—TheAdvanced Teachings—Earth-bound Souls—Advanced Souls andTheir Rest Period—Where Does the Soul Dwell BetweenIncarnations?—What Happens at Death—The Great AstralWorld and Its Planes and Sub-planes—Where the Soul Goes AfterDeath and What It Does There—Rebirth and Its Laws—Whatis the Final State of the Soul?—The Message of theIllumined. | ||
CHAPTER VIII. The Justice ofReincarnation | [134] | |
| The Contrasting Theories of the Soul and ItsFuture Life—Doctrine of Reincarnation the Only PhilosophicalTheory that Reconciles Facts with Theory—The Law of KarmaAutomatic and Enforces Itself—Every One Their Own Judge andthe Executor of Their Own Destiny—The Opinions of the World'sGreat Thinkers. | ||
CHAPTER IX. The Argument forReincarnation | [151] | |
| Natural Laws Universal—If the Soul isImmortal, it Must Have Always Been So—A Mortal Thing Cannotbe Made Immortal Any More Than Nothing Can be MadeSomething—Future Life Implies Past Life—VarientExperiences Necessary for the Soul's Education—AdvancementNecessary to Enjoyment of the Soul's Higher States ofBeing—The True Teaching. | ||
CHAPTER X. The Proofs ofReincarnation | [169] | |
| Actual Proofs of Personal Conscious ExperienceDemanded by Science—Such Proofs Possible and Have Occurred toMany of the Race—The Remembrance of the Details of PastExistence Common to the Race—Interesting Cases Given on GoodAuthority—Messages from the Past. | ||
CHAPTER XI. arguments AgainstReincarnation | [192] | |
| Why Reincarnation is Opposed by Some—TheAnswers to the Objections—The Proof of the Existence of theSoul—Is Reincarnation Un-Christian and Derived from Pagan andHeathen Sources? | ||
CHAPTER XII. the Law ofKarma | [222] | |
| What Karma Means—Does Karma Punish or isit but the Workings of a Natural Law?—The Various Kinds ofKarma—The Advanced Mystical Doctrine—The End isAbsolute Good—There is No Devil but Fear and Unfaith. | ||
CHAPTER I.
The Early Races.