EVIL EFFECTS OF SUICIDE ON THE SOUL HERSELF.

1. (As says pseudo-Zoroaster, in his Magic Oracles), "The soul should

not be expelled from the body by violence, lest she go out (dragging

along with her something foreign," that is, corporeal). In this case,

she will be burdened with this foreign element whithersoever she may

emigrate. By "emigrating," I mean passing into the Beyond. On the

contrary, one should wait until the entire body naturally detaches

itself from the soul; in which case she no longer needs to pass into

any other residence, being completely unburdened of the body.

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