Page 124 - Spirit-Releasing The Light Within

have a physical presence when we encounter it. It is we who
require the tangible presence of spirit and this is why the spirit

needs to retain the coarser body that we call the soul. The soul
is an exact replica of the physical being with all the character
and traits of the spirit that it has enshrined for the life of the

physical body. The soul is also imbued with the ego that was
once the body. All experiences have had to affect the soul

before they could be assimilated into the spirit. Bad
experiences can linger within the soul until they are made
positive and can then be used by the spirit.

When the body dies and releases the soul and the spirit,
the spirit can remain contained within the soul as the soul was

contained within the body. The awareness that the soul gains
determines the length of time that the spirit needs to remain
within the soul. This state could be called the elemental spirit

state as it has not progressed to the point where it can
disconnect from the soul. We can experience this on an earthly
level where the dying do not want to die and linger on, not

releasing the spirit.
In our society we generally have a very unhealthy
outlook on dying. We don't like contemplating the prospect of

that stage in our evolution. Dying is as important as being born.
It should be a much more gentle and less traumatic experience

than we permit it to be. When one is about to be born it is easy