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Chapter IX: Primitive Soul-States2211
Chapter IX: Primitive Soul-States
The man and woman of culture and refinement are generally inclined to
smile at the heaven-traditions of the primitive peoples, and, perhaps,
to experience a feeling of sorrow at the lowly ideals of the barbarous and
semi-barbarous races of man as manifested by their primitive conceptions
regarding the heaven-world. But, the experienced occultist, in turn, may
smile at the smug complacency of many of those in civilized lands who
speak pityingly of these lowly ideals and conceptions, for these occultists
know that these conceptions have a basis in reality in the life of the primitive
peoples on the Astral Plane.
Just as the future condition of the individual is determined largely by the
nature, character and strength of his desires, so is his life on the Astral Plane
largely determined by his desires and ideals. The Astral Plane gives free
expression to the ideals entertained by the individual in earth-life, and, in
fact, may be spoken of as largely a reflection of those ideals. On the Astral
Plane our ideals tend toward a real manifestation. And this is true not only
of high ideals, but of the lowest as well.
This fact being understood, it will be seen that it is a logical necessity that
the astral existence of the primitive peoples of the race shall be a reflection
of the ideals and desires held by them during the period of earth-life—a