This beautiful hardback edition presents William Walker Atkinson's classic work, Reincarnation and the Law of Karma, presented with a gold embossed cover design and gilded page edges.
Reincarnation is the process of the soul's successive rebirths, and, in this book, Atkinson explores how past lives influence and shape our present existence. He examines the idea that our actions in previous lives determine our current circumstances, highlighting the karmic implications and the continuity of the soul's journey through multiple lifetimes.
Using explanations from ancient writings and practical insights of his own, Atkinson invites contemplation on personal responsibility, moral choices, and the pursuit of spiritual growth. Irrespective of one's beliefs, Reincarnation and the Law of Karma fosters a deeper understanding of how different faiths see the profound connection between one's actions and how they manifest in our past, present, and future lives.
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Table of Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. THE EARLY RACES
What is Reincarnation?--Transmigration of
Souls--The Something That Persists After
Death--The Soul Not a Fresh Creation, but a
Traveler on a Long Journey.
CHAPTER II. THE EGYPTIANS, CHALDEANS, DRUIDS, ETC.
The Egyptian Idea of the Soul--Forty Centuries of
Occult History--The Inner Teachings of Egypt--The
Ancient Chinese Teachings and Doctrine--The
Ancient Druids and Their Teachings.
CHAPTER III. THE ROMANS AND GREEKS
The Reasons of Rome's Backwardness in Spiritual
Knowledge--Why the Greeks were
Advanced--Pythagoras; Orpheus; Plato--The Various
Grecian Teachings Regarding the Soul and Its
Future Life--Plato's Wonderful Teachings and
Philosophy.
CHAPTER IV. THE JEWS, ESSENES, AND EARLY CHRISTIANS
The Inner Teachings of the Jewish Priests--The
Jewish Rabbins and Their Secret Doctrines--The
Kaballah, the Zahar, Nichema; Ronach; and
Nephesh--A Mysterious Brotherhood--The Christian
Inner Doctrine--The Mysteries of Jesus.
CHAPTER V. THE HINDUS
India the Mother of Reincarnation, Past and
Present--The Aryan Teachings--The History of the
Belief Among the Hindus--Fundamental Hindu
Philosophy.
CHAPTER VI. THE MODERN WEST
Reincarnation in the Modern Western World--The
Revival of Interest and Its Cause--Theosophical
Society--Madame Blavatsky--The Western School of
Yogi Philosophy: Its Fundamental Teachings--The
Spiritists, and Their Doctrine--The Teachings of
the "Elect Few" in Their Secret Societies--Is
Earth a Hell?--Christian Reincarnationists and
Their Beliefs.
CHAPTER VII. BETWEEN AND BEYOND INCARNATIONS
How Long Between Incarnations?--Necessity for
Mental and Spiritual Digestion and
Assimilation--The Advanced Teachings--Earth-bound
Souls--Advanced Souls and Their Rest Period--Where
Does the Soul Dwell Between Incarnations?--What
Happens at Death--The Great Astral World and Its
Planes and Sub-planes--Where the Soul Goes After
Death and What It Does There--Rebirth and Its
Laws--What is the Final State of the Soul?--The
Message of the Illumined.
CHAPTER VIII. THE JUSTICE OF REINCARNATION
The Contrasting Theories of the Soul and Its
Future Life--Doctrine of Reincarnation the Only
Philosophical Theory that Reconciles Facts with
Theory--The Law of Karma Automatic and Enforces
Itself--Every One Their Own Judge and the Executor
of Their Own Destiny--The Opinions of the World's
Great Thinkers.
CHAPTER IX. THE ARGUMENT FOR REINCARNATION
Natural Laws Universal--If the Soul is Immortal,
it Must Have Always Been So--A Mortal Thing Cannot
be Made Immortal Any More Than Nothing Can be Made
Something--Future Life Implies Past Life--Varient
Experiences Necessary for the Soul's
Education--Advancement Necessary to Enjoyment of
the Soul's Higher States of Being--The True
Teaching.
CHAPTER X. THE PROOFS OF REINCARNATION
Actual Proofs of Personal Conscious Experience
Demanded by Science--Such Proofs Possible and Have
Occurred to Many of the Race--The Remembrance of
the Details of Past Existence Common to the
Race--Interesting Cases Given on Good
Authority--Messages from the Past.
CHAPTER XI. ARGUMENTS AGAINST REINCARNATION
Why Reincarnation is Opposed by Some--The Answers
to the Objections--The Proof of the Existence of
the Soul--Is Reincarnation Un-Christian and
Derived from Pagan and Heathen Sources?
CHAPTER XII. THE LAW OF KARMA
What Karma Means--Does Karma Punish or is it but
the Workings of a Natural Law?--The Various Kinds
of Karma--The Advanced Mystical Doctrine--The End
is Absolute Good--There is No Devil but Fear and
Unfaith.
About the Author :
William Walker Atkinson, born in Baltimore in 1862, was a leading figure in the New Thought movement. This movement was significant in late 19th century and early 20th century esoteric literature, giving birth to the manifestation practices of today. Atkinson's influence on spiritual philosophy and self-help remains profound and his books retain appeal for spiritual seekers.
Under various pseudonyms, including Yogi Ramacharaka and Theron Q. Dumont, Atkinson authored numerous books on topics including yoga, Eastern philosophy, personal magnetism, and the laws of attraction. His works aimed to demystify esoteric teachings and make them accessible to a Western audience. Atkinson's writings continue to inspire and influence contemporary spiritual thought, self-empowerment literature, and the New Age movement.
