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The Life Beyond Death2250
but little satisfaction to those recalling it, and really suffers a confusing and
perplexing experience itself. Those who have had experiences with the
recalling of disembodied souls (where the phenomena is genuine) will
readily remember the dazed and generally confused answers given, and the
generally unsatisfactory results obtained even under the best conditions.
The practice of recalling souls from the Astral Plane is a clear perversion of
Nature’s processes, and the result is never satisfactory. This practice is never
justified, and the best authorities severely condemn it. The glimpse into the
nature and condition of the Astral Plane life, which we have given you in this
book, should be sufficient for you to see clearly the reason of this opinion,
and the cause of the condemnation.
It is true that souls on the Astral Plane, sometimes, under stress of strong
memories or worries regarding those they have left behind, have returned
voluntarily to the plane of earth-life, and have made themselves known to
persons dwelling thereon—even to the extent of actual materialization, at
times. These cases are unusual, but are sufficiently frequent to be noted in
this connection. In such cases, the strength of the desire of the disembodied
soul has caused it to take on objective form to the senses of those to whom
it appears, just as a very strong telepathic impression will take on objective
form. But, even in such cases, the poor worried soul gradually passes beyond
the attraction of earth-life, and ceases to return to its former scenes, but
begins to live out its normal Astral Life in accordance with Nature’s laws and
plans.
We know that in uttering these truths we are bringing disappointment,
and possibly resentment, to the minds of some in earth-life who are fond
of the thought that they are in frequent communication with the souls of
their departed friends and loved ones. But the truth is the truth, and we
are assured that a proper understanding of the subject will reveal to such
persons that the highest love for those who have gone before will consist in
doing that which is best for those loved ones, so that they will not persist in
sacrificing this best interest for the selfish purpose of temporary satisfaction