Rising Up into the Divine - World Mystics on the Ascent of Your Soul

If God is everywhere, why have people all over the globe thought your soul goes somewhere up above when you die? In an easily readable, non-academic style, this well-documented book considers this question, drawing from the direct writings of over fifty mystics from several dozen religions, beginning with the ancient Hindus and ending with New Age movements. Along the way, it also reflects upon the following:Why is my Higher Self called "e;Higher,"e; and what exactly is it?  Is it my soul?Why is the Trinity such an important concept in so many religions?Could people really levitate, and did any of them write about their own experiences?Can science explain why they went upward?Where do we go when we rise up out of our bodies in near-death experiences?Who was Madame Blavatsky, and why is she considered so important?What foundational information did theosophists discover over eighty years before scientists did?What is the mysterious inner sound many mystics taught to only their closest initiates, and what does it have to do with the upward ascent in consciousness?What do cosmic spirals have to do with the divine ascent?Come join the author as she takes you on her search into the history and science of the structure of your Divine Higher Self.  Some of the spiritual pioneers whose thoughts are examined in the work include Jesus Christ, Gautama Buddha, Plotinus, Origin, Gregory the Great, Teresa of Avila, Emmanuel Swedenborg, Paramahansa Yogananda, Rumi, Meister Eckhart, Madam Blavatsky, Benjamin Franklin, Sri Aurobindo, Teilhard de Chardin, and Edgar Cayce. Also included are specific tips from highly-trained clairvoyants which we can use on our own upward spiritual journey into the Divine.