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The Life Beyond Death2274
of the day, the year, or the exciting period. But rest, sleep, change of scene,
and the influx of new impressions, make a change, and before long we are
filled with longing for new activities and action. The majority of persons
are not really tired of life, or disgusted with the things of life. They are
merely experiencing the race impulse toward “something else, some other
place”—a change of scene and occupation would work a speedy cure for
them. They are not world weary—they are merely mentally and emotionally
tired. And thus it is with the tired soul. Change its place of abode to the
Astral, and give it the Elixir of Life—and it is ready for another part to play
in the Drama of Life.
Another point upon which there is much misunderstanding is the matter
of the unconsciousness of the soul in the matter of choice of the environment
of the new birth. It is true that in souls of low development, the process is
almost wholly instinctive, and there is practically no conscious realization
or choice in the matter. But when the soul begins to develop and unfold
in spiritual knowledge, it begins to have spiritual insight and consciousness,
and in many cases it sees dimly as in a dream, (during the second soulslumber)
the conditions toward which it is being drawn, and often exercises
a decided choice. In the case of a strong personality, provided the spiritual
development is there, there is often more than a dreamlike choice, for such
a soul does much to “make circumstances” for itself in its new birth, always
within the limitations of its Karma, of course.
Another point, which should be cleared up, is that regarding the character
of the desires which serve as the motive power for re-birth. It is not meant
that these desires are necessarily low or unworthy desires or longings. On
the contrary, they may be of the highest character, and might be more
properly styled aspirations, ambitions, or high aims, but the principle of
desire is in them all. Desires, high and low, are the seeds of action. And the
impulse toward action is always the distinguishing feature of desire. Desire
always wants to have things, or to do things, or to be things. Love, even of
the most unselfish kind, is a form of desire; so is aspiration of the noblest