Dion Fortune's Book of the Dead is a clear, concise, illuminating guide that explains the stages in the natural process of dying. Once we understand this process, the living can help the dying make the transition from this world to the next. Fortune also shows how traditional customs connected with the passing of a soul have their roots in ssychic fact. For Example, we place candles and fresh flowers in the death chamber as soon as he soul has departed because they provide sufficient etheric emanations to meet the needs of the newly dead. Otherwise, the etheric body of the recently departed will draw its vitality from any available source, including unsuspecting, rieving loved ones who are close by. The new introduction to this revised edition explains in simple, contemporary language what the living can do for the dying and why. This classic esoteric volume, first published as "Through the Gates of Death," takes its rightful place as the Western Mystery euivalent of the "Tibetan Book of Living and Dying." Dion Fortune (1891-1946), founder of The Society for the Inner Light, is recognized as one of the most luminous and significant figures of 20th century esoteric thought. A prolific writer, pioneer psychologist, and powerful psychic, she dedicated her life to the revival of the Western Mystery Tradition.
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