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It can be seen as a "double" of the physical person. Although sometimes the astral soul is explained in ways that resemble the [[linga sharira]],<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. III (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1995), 282.</ref> [[H. P. Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] said that the two should not be confused.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Isis Unveiled'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 197.</ref>
It can be seen as a "double" of the physical person. Although sometimes the astral soul is explained in ways that resemble the [[linga sharira]],<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. III (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1995), 282.</ref> [[H. P. Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] said that the two should not be confused.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Isis Unveiled'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 197.</ref>


Being part of the transient [[personality]], "no astral soul, even that of a pure, good, and virtuous man, is immortal in the strictest sense; “from elements it was formed — to elements it must return.”<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Isis Unveiled'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 432.</ref> After death, when the higher consciousness enters [[Devachan]], the astral soul is discarded and becomes the "[[shell]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. IV (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1991), 121.</ref>
Being part of the transient [[personality]], "no astral soul, even that of a pure, good, and virtuous man, is immortal in the strictest sense; 'from elements it was formed — to elements it must return'."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Isis Unveiled'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 432.</ref> After death, when the higher consciousness enters [[Devachan]], the astral soul is discarded and becomes the "[[shell]]".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. IV (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1991), 121.</ref>
 
[[William Quan Judge|William Q. Judge]] equated it to the [[Kāmarūpa]].<ref>William Quan Judge, ''Echoes from the Orient'', vol. 3, (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 2011), 44.</ref>


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Revision as of 18:48, 29 April 2013

The Astral Soul, sometimes called the "inner man",[1] is a phrase used to denominate "the lower part of the dual Fifth Principle",[2] that is, the lower Manas, or Kama-Manas.[3] Thus, the astral soul is an intermediary Principle "between matter (body) and the highest intellect (its immortal spirit or nous)"[4] known as the Higher Ego.

It can be seen as a "double" of the physical person. Although sometimes the astral soul is explained in ways that resemble the linga sharira,[5] Mme. Blavatsky said that the two should not be confused.[6]

Being part of the transient personality, "no astral soul, even that of a pure, good, and virtuous man, is immortal in the strictest sense; 'from elements it was formed — to elements it must return'."[7] After death, when the higher consciousness enters Devachan, the astral soul is discarded and becomes the "shell".[8]

William Q. Judge equated it to the Kāmarūpa.[9]

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  1. ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Isis Unveiled vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 315.
  2. ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. VI (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1989), 195.
  3. ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 37.
  4. ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Isis Unveiled vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 112.
  5. ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. III (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1995), 282.
  6. ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Isis Unveiled vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 197.
  7. ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Isis Unveiled vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 432.
  8. ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. IV (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1991), 121.
  9. ↑ William Quan Judge, Echoes from the Orient, vol. 3, (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical University Press, 2011), 44.
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