REINCARNATION.

Study
ofthe
HumanSoul
In
its
RelationtoReBirth,
Evolution,
PostMortemStates,
the
CompoundNatureof
Man,Hypnotism,Etc.
BY
JEROMEA.
ANDERSON,M.D.
f
F.T.
S,
/
is
decwveofthe
question
whetherthe
Soulexistsif
amongtheactivities
and
emotionalstatesofour
being
aretobefoundsuchas
donot
belong
there
to
ourbodies."
ARISTOTLE.
THELOTUSPUBLISHING
COMPANY,
1504
MarketStreet,
SanFrancisco,Cal.
MAY
8,
1893.

COPYRIGHT,
1892,BYJEROME
A.
ANDERSON,M.D..F.T.S.,
II
70Market
Street,SAN
FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA.
7

BY
A.
PUPIL.

PREFACE.
''PHESE
pagesareintendedto
present,
inasconciseaformas
pos
L
sible,
anoutlineofcertainphenomenain
nature,together
with
logical
and
philosophical
which
goto
prove,
first,
deductions
therefrom,theexistenceofa
soul,and,second,
the
repeatedincarnationofthissoulin
physicalbodies.
No
phenomenawillbeconsideredex
cept
suchashavebeen
fully
and
acceptedasa
portion
ofthearmamentarium
of
verifiedmodern
science.
Thattherearevastclassesofgenuinephenomenanotacknowledgedas
genuinebyscience
is
well
knownand,although
fully
entitledtoan
appealtotheseinsupportofour
position,it
hasbeen
thoughtbesttopass
them
by,
and
tomeetmodern
scientificagnosticismentirely
uponthe
territory
ofitsown
facts.Itis
believedthatbythus
"carryingthewar
intoEgypt"more
goodmaybe
accomplishedin
directing
attention
towardsthehigherspiritualaspects
ofthesephenomenathan
if
the
argumentwereadvancedintodisputed
domains.This
completelybarsaccesstoanimmensemassofsocalled
spiritualistic
phenomenawhich,while
veryfarfrom
establishing
thefactof
spirit
communicationinthemannerclaimedby
spiritualists,
im
portanceas
illustrating
arestill
of
greatmanyofthelower
psychicfacultiesofman,and
hisessentialindependenceofhisbodyintheirproduction.
Thenumerousmarvelsofmany
countries,
and
especially
have
alsobeen
omittedfor
they,althoughpartlyacceptedbyscientists,who
fancytheyfindin"glamour
of
India,
"
and
"collectivehallucination"an
explanation,
are
still
anunclassifiedresiduum,
whose
scientificex
planationitself
needstobe
explained
evenmorethanthephenomenaforwhich
itattemptstoaccount.In
short,
the
purpose
ofthis
book
istoestablishthefactoftheexistenceand
repeated
rebirthofthe
soulbyan
appealto
logic
andreason
alone,
baseduponphenomenaofsuchuniversaland
everydayexperience
whochoosemay
verify
thatall
whichreference
is
eachsuccessive
steptaken,
orphenomenontohad.

PREFACE.
IV
The
writerwas
bitterlyantagonizedbytheideaofreincarnationwhenhe
first
becamefamiliarwith
it
inTheosophicliterature

but,aftercarefulandearnest
attemptstoarriveata
philosophic
or scien tific hypothesis in harmony with natural
phenomenawhichwouldrenderthisview
unnecessary,
hewas
compelledbysheerforceof
facts
and
logic
toacceptit.
The
trainsof
reasoningfollowed,
and
thephenomenaappealedtoareoutlinedinthese
pages.
Theyareissuedinthehopeof
aiding
others
who
may have become, as the writer had, biased toward materialistic views by
aonesided"scientific"education,torecognizethisgrandtruth.
The
attentionof
inquirersisalsocalledtothe
scholarly
workofthelateE.D.Walker,andtothe
occult,intuitional,
Manual
byMrs.Annie
Besant,
and
philosophicboth
beinguponthesame
subject
Reincarnation.
J.
A.A.

CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
^

THENATUREANDORIGINOFTHESOUL.TheThreeAbso
luteHypostases
ConsciousnessSubstanceForce
9CHAPTER
I.THEPHYSIOLOGICALEVIDENCEOFTHEEXISTENCEOFTHE
SOUL.
No
Physiological
BasisfortheUnityofConsciousnessMemory
Feeling,Etc.MechanicalMotioncannotOriginate
Sensation.
13CHAPTER
II.THEPSYCHOLOGICALEVIDENCEOFTHEEXISTENCEOFTHE
SOUL.TheNatureof
DreamTrance
ClairvoyanceThoughtTransference,
Etc
37CHAPTER
III.THEEVOLUTIONOFTHESOUL.TheUnitofConsciousness
fromAtom
to
God
bytheWideningoftheConsciousAreathroughExperience,
Etc
55CHAPTER
IV.THEINDIVIDUALIZATIONOFTHESOUL.CentersofConscious
nessFreedbyPralayas
The
Cycleof
Necessity76CHAPTER
V.,REINCARNATIONPHILOSOPHIC
ANDLOGICALEVIDENCE.FailureofOneBirthTheoriesLifeonlytobe
ExplainedPhilosophicallybyReincarnation
85CHAPTER
VI.REINCARNATIONTHE
SCIENTIFICEVIDENCE.BulbsSeedsMetamorphosisofInsectsGenius
IdiocyProdigies,Etc.
..
.102

CONTENTS.
vii
CHAPTER
VII.THECOMPOSITENATUREOFTHESOUL.TheSeven
Aspectsofthe
OneCenterofConsciousnesss116
CHAPTER
VIII.
THEREINCARNATINGEGO.TheNatureandFunctionsofthe
HigherEgo128
CHAPTER
IX.THEPERSONALITY.TheAnimalManHow
RelatedtotheDivine
Man
147CHAPTER
X.POSTMORTEMSTATESOFCONSCIOUSNESS.DevachanKama
LocaandNirvanaNature
of.158CHAPTERXLHYPNOTISMANDTHEHUMAN
SOUL.HypnoticProcessesandStatesofConsciousness
185CHAPTER
XII.
OBJECTIONS
ToREINCARNATION.LossofMemoryExplainedOther
Objections
Answered210
CHAPTER
XIII.KARMA.TheLawofCauseand
Effect
on
all
Planes220CHAPTER
XIV.
ETHICALCONCLUSIONS.
238
APPENDIX.EMBRYOLOGYANDREINCARNATION.The
NutritionoftheFetus
245