1. Who or what is the real man? Whence came he and why is he here?
2. Why is the consciousness of the soul centered in the human body for the time being?
3. Why is the soul a garment clothing the Ego, and for what purpose?
4. What is the final goal of the soul? Think you it will ever attain Egohood? When?
5. How does the soul attain oneness with the Father’s consciousness?
6. How think you the real Zailm was able to see his astral self?
7. Why was Gwauzln seemingly unable to see the real Zailm, although able to see his astral shell counterpart?
8. What was this astral self?
9. Why was the astral self able to claim that it was Zailm?
10. Analyze deeply the statement, “He was not unable, etc.” 2nd from last line, par. 2, page 12. Was Gwauzln conscious at the moment of his ability or inability to see Zailm? What does this reveal about the manner in which a Son of Solitude really uses his mind?
11. How does the soul assimilate the fruits of the experience of its past earth life?
12. What is the difference between going in consciousness to the realm of the departed, and in attracting the departed to one?
13. What purpose does the astral shell serve during life?
14. Why was it necessary to destroy it before Phylos, the soul of Zailm could be freed? Freed for what?
15. What happened to the consciousness of the astral body when it was deprived of its form?
16. What is psychic force, and what part has it in the astral shell?
17. What should be the aim and purpose of all true mediums?
18. How does calling the Ego back to earth interrupt the process of nature? What happens to the Ego when it is called back? What is a psychic storm?
19. What do you understand is Purgatory or the realm of earth-bound spirits?
20. What do we see when looking at the ordinary physical man?
21. With what do we see, feel or know a spirit or soul?
22. What causes the soul to reincarnate?
23. What is the only method by which one can receive true spiritual inspiration?
24. Explain how man is a three-fold being, how he manifests himself as such, and what part each phase has in his life.
25. Why is the physical life really a dream? What part of man is thus dreaming?
26. To what plane of consciousness does the soul gravitate when it throws off its physical garment? Why?
27. What do you understand is the purpose of devachan or heaven?
28. Who or what are drawn to ordinary seances from the spirit side of life? How can you tell?
29. Can we really contact the souls of departed ones? How?
30. How does Jesus’ statement apply to this?

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