Is there life after death?
149. What happens to the soul at the moment of death?
“It becomes a Spirit again, that is, it returns to the world of Spirits from which it had momentarily departed.”
150. Does the soul retain its individuality after death?
“Yes, it never loses it. What would it be if it did not retain it?”
a) How does the soul prove its individuality, since it no longer has a physical body?
“It continues to have a fluid that is its own, drawn from the atmosphere of its planet, and which retains the appearance of its last incarnation: its perispirit.”
b) Does the soul take anything with it from this world?
“Nothing, except the memory and the desire to go to a better world, a memory filled with sweetness or bitterness, depending on the use it made of life. The purer it is, the better it will understand the futility of what it leaves behind on Earth.”
(Questions 149, 150 - The Spirits' Book - Allan Kardec)
