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Understanding The Soul, Astral Realms – Part 5 of 6

Posted on April 19, 2018October 10, 2018 by Metroman

Understanding The Soul, Astral Realms - Part 5 of 6 In this post we discuss the various astral realms, where the soul goes after death and the conditions that determine which realm a soul will go to. If you haven't done so already please read the previous post on understanding the soul Understanding The Soul, Introduction Part 1 of 6 Understanding The Soul - Part 2 of 6 Understanding The Soul - Part 3 of 6 Understanding The Soul - Part 4 of 6 Do you ever wonder if there is truth to the heaven and hell concept? Do you ever wonder why we are unable to see or experience people who have crossed over after death? Many religions have espoused the concept of heaven and hell. To a great extent this teaching gave many religions a great deal of power. After all, if you believe you get one shot at your final re...

Death – Understanding The Soul – Part 4 of 6

Posted on April 12, 2018October 10, 2018 by Metroman

Understanding the soul - Death and the experience of death. History has shown a belief of life after death in many civilizations and cultures. While the nature of those afterlife beliefs differs there is a similar theme to most. While we can't say with certainty what some ancient cultures believed, anthropologist use archaeological evidence of the rituals surrounding death as evidence. In many ancient cultures the dead were buried with personal artifacts indicating some belief in comforting them on the other side. There are text and pictures that have survived through time of ancient civilizations describing the afterlife as a sort of journey. In some cases religions have made death a fearful event based on being judged, after which you either go to heaven or hell. Who wouldn't be fearful in the prospect of spending ...

Embracing Life By Embracing Death

Posted on January 25, 2018October 10, 2018 by Metroman

Death can teach us about life. chriswmetz.com

Have you ever lost something thinking the worst, only to find out it wasn't really lost because you had it all along? Since death is a part of life, if we embrace it fully what can we learn from it? What is the ultimate lesson death will teach us about how we lived our life? We live our life with little to no consciousness of our death. Because of this we miss a big part of what it means to live a physical life. Imagining the moment of our death we might come to realize a sense of peace we could not fathom during life. When physical life falls away and we leave the body, we leave behind all the drama, pain and fear associated with it. In this split moment the barrier to infinite peace and love is removed or drops away. First and foremost, we would realize we are still alive or the awareness of who we are continue...