Metempsychosis

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Metempsychosis

The progress of the soul from one stage of existence to another. Symbolized as and vulgarly believed to be rebirths in animal bodies. A term generally misunderstood by every class of European and American society, including many scientists. Metempsychosis should apply to animals alone. The kabalistic axiom, “A stone becomes a plant, a plant an animal, an animal a man, a man a spirit, and a spirit a god”, receives an explanation in Manu’s Mânava‐Dharma‐Shâstra and other Brahmanical books (TG).

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Shortly: The progress of the soul from one stage of existence to another. Symbolized as and vulgarly be...