After death the collapse of the vital body terminates the panorama and forces the man to withdraw in the Desire World. If the dying man could leave all his desires behind him, the desire body would very quickly fall away from him, leaving him free to proceed into the heaven world, but unfortunately, in most cases his interest and desires bind him to the Desire World.

Describe briefly what takes place in Purgatory. (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, pages 103-112.)

   The region located between Purgatory and the First Heaven is called the Borderland, which is neither Heaven nor Hell.

What type of people are found in the Borderland? (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, pages 112-113.)

   When the purgatorial existence is over the purified spirit rises into the First Heaven, which is a place of joy without a single drop of bitterness.

Describe briefly the Ego's experience in the First Heaven. (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, pages 113-121.)

   From the First Heaven man, leaving the desire body behind, enters the Second Heaven, clad in the sheath of mind containing the three seed atoms with the quintessence of the three discarded vehicles.

Describe briefly the Ego's work in the Second Heaven. (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, pages 121-129.)

   Having assimilated the fruits of the last life, the Spirit ascends into the Third Heaven for a period of rest and strengthening. After a time there comes a desire for new experiences, and a new birth is contemplated. Panoramas of the different lives offered are shown by the Recording Angels and the Ego makes its choice.

What is the purpose of rebirth? (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, pages 129-133.)

1] The names of man's four bodies are: Dense or physical body, vital body, desire body and mind or mental body.

  The dense body is correlated to the chemical region of the Physical World.

  The vital body is correlated to the etheric region of the Physical World.

  The desire Body is correlated to the Desire World.

  The mind or mental body is correlated to the concrete thought region of the World of Thought.

2] The Human Spirit power is correlated to the abstract thought region of the World of Thought.

  The Life Spirit power is correlated to the World of Life Spirit.

  The Divine Spirit power is correlated to the World of Divine Spirit.

3] From its specialized portion of the Region of Abstract Thought the Ego views the impressions made by the outer world upon the vital body through the senses, together with the feelings and emotions generated by them in the desire body and mirrored in the mind. From these mental images we form our ideas.

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    1] It may be projected against the desire body in an endeavor to arouse feeling which will lead to immediate action.

    2] Where no immediate action is called for, the image may be projected directly against the reflecting ether for future use.

    3] The image may be projected toward another mind to act as suggestion, to carry information, etc.

5] The conscious memory is the result of sense perceptions and to which we have conscious access. The subconscious memory is made by means of the etheric record. These are the pictures that have been inspired and transmitted to the blood and thence to the negative atoms of the vital body. The superconscious memory is the record of past lives engraved on the Life Spirit.

6] When the desire body does not fully withdraw from the dense and vital bodies the axis of perception is askew and the recuperation which results from the restoration of rhythmic harmony in the desire body in the Desire World is prevented.

7] The Divine Spirit works on the dense body to bring the Conscious Soul into being; the Life Spirit upon the vital body to produce the Intellectual soul, the Human Spirit upon the desire body to produce the Emotional Soul. The addition of this threefold soul, or pabulum, in turn enhances the consciousness of the threefold Spirit.