Note:Unfortunately many people in the spiritual community believe that spiritual ascension is all that is needed to experience peace and wholeness. As a result, the middle world and under world paths have been cast aside as if they don’t matter. However, only focusing on your “higher chakras,” cultivating positivity and Oneness with Spirit, creates lopsided individuals. When the darker and more down-to-earth elements of self-growth are ignored, the result is imbalanced and unhealthy individuals. As such, here on lonerwolf we try to focus on exploring all three realms (the middle, under, and upper world) to create balance. Inner Work vs. Soul Work Here are a variety of inner work Journals that we’ve created which might help you get started. » 7. Integrate and embody your spirituality For the peace and salvation of your loved one, all the rituals and ceremonies must be conducted as per the beliefs. To help families in such times and to guide them through the process service providers such as the Last Journey offers assistance in conducting all the funeral rituals. They ensure a dignified funeral service for your loved ones. Another muslim was being pursued by flames and sparks of fire. His sadaqa (charity) formed a veil between him and the fire and shaded his head.’ The experience and realization that the personal identity (or ego) is an illusory thought construct, and who we truly are is Infinite Consciousness, is what has been referred to as Self-Realization, Christ Consciousness, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, or Enlightenment.

Judy TenElshof, PhD, professor of spirituality and marriage and family, Talbot Seminary; founder, Hilltop Renewal Center The practice of inner work is what allows this inner space to emerge because it dissolves the contractions of the ego that hide our True Nature as Divine Consciousness.During this life in the grave part of our journey the souls are divided into two groups: one group is punished and the other group is in bliss. Usually when we think of the ‘grave’, it is a word that

His soul is then returned to his body and two angels come to him. They make him sit up and say to him, ‘Who is your Lord?’ He replies, ‘My Lord is Allah.’ They ask him, ‘What is your religion?’ He replies, ‘My religion is Islam.’ They ask him, ‘Who is this man who was sent among you?’ He replies, ‘The Messenger of Allah. Then a Voice from on high declares, ‘My slave has spoken the truth, so spread out carpets from the Garden for him and open a gate of the Garden for him!’ Growing in the lessons and opportunities of your current stage prepares you for the next stage. It’s an adventure of discovery in which you gain language for your struggles, needs, and opportunities. Since a community of believers often has people in each phase of the journey, it’s vital to understand these stages of faith to enhance our empathy and acceptance of one another. Best of all, we provide customized recommendations to guide you in each stage with Scriptures, soul care practices, and spiritual disciplines. Furthermore, our small group leader guide and free videos help you and your friends apply the book material together. 2 In the previous section I mentioned inner work and soul work a few times. But what’s the difference? And how do both relate to the spiritual journey? Or, if the soul has a tremendous attachment to relations and to wealth, it can be reborn into this world. A Muslim gentleman lived near a house in which a Hindu family had a little baby. The baby was very beautiful. The Muslim wanted to fondle it, sit it on his lap, but the Hindus would not allow the Muslim to touch the baby, which greatly disturbed him. The child grew up, and then the Muslim died. This child, which had grown up, started talking in Persian.In death, the body remains in the ground while the soul is in the interspace or Barzakh between the two worlds. However, the two are still connected and so the bliss or punishment happens to both of them. When Allah desires bliss or punishment for the soul, He connects it to the body. This is dependent on the will of Allah and dependent on a person’s own actions. The soul is diffused in more than one place at the same time. The proof of this is that the prophet (saw) saw Musa (as) on the night of the Night Journey standing in prayer in his grave and he also saw him in the sixth and seventh heavens.

The next step was connecting with Don Gates, our literary agent. He gave us coaching, marketing, and connections we needed. Thank you, Don. Ilse runs her Alternative Therapy Practice in Alberta Canada. She immigrated to Canada in 2011. She specializes in Regressions, Trauma, Mother and Baby connection as well as offering Hypnobirthing Educator/Doula services. Ilse is a certified Life Between lives Hypnotherapist and Transformational Teacher. The Grave is an embrace from which neither believer or unbeliever can escape. Our souls stay in the Barzakh and visit the grave regularly for rewards or punishments. Afterwards, our journey continues and the believer is relieved of its pressure while the unebliever remains in punishment. When we started writing this manuscript, we kept hitting The Wall. Publishers said no, agents said no, manuscripts got thrown out, and we got more and more discouraged. Then we talked with our longtime mentors and friends, Dave and Jan Stoop (doctors of psychology like us), who encouraged us and connected us with our editor and publisher. Thank you, Dave and Jan. This part of our journey in our graves is still mostly unknown territory. Outwardly the grave is stillness and quiet while inwardly it contains secrets and terrors which an ordinary person cannot percieve. It is a strange fact that animals are able to hear the punishment in the grave while human beings as a general rule cannot. The prophet (saw) said, “They are punished and the animals hear it.”

enter paradise until a camel can pass through the eye of a needle.’Allah who is most Great and Glorious then says, ‘Record The trumpet will be sounded when all that are in the heavens and in the earth will swoon except such as will please Allah (to exempt). Then will a second one be sounded, when, behold, they will be standing and looking on!” (39:68) Like you, I have wandered these paths and have at times wound up lost and confused. For this reason, I find it useful to map out the spiritual journey in a way that helps the human mind know where it is, and where it will go next.

We go through life with minimal or pseudo-faith and avoid comprehending the emptinessof our lives. We are endlessly haunted by theshallowness of our relationships, neurotic issues,and inescapable loneliness. Another muslim was kneeling with a veil between him and Allah. His good character came, took his hand and Allah let him enter His presence.’ There are numerous ways to integrate and embody your spirituality, but remember that this is an organic process that takes time. You cannot rush or force spiritual integration or embodiment – it is the natural product of spiritual ripening and maturation. The goal of the middle world path is to develop a healthy personality or ego. Tasks involved in this process include the exploration of core emotional wounds, self-love, and the cultivation of authenticity. A healthy adult ego will be able to love freely, be vulnerable, express creativity, and display empathy towards others – which are vital in every area of life. Each person will then receive their book that contains each and every thing they have done from the time of birth till death. This book includes activites, appearance and intention. Such a book could be similar to videotape which records all these three paramaters. It is not unfathomable to think about this in a time in which we have CDRoms whose glinting thin surface contains encyclopedias full of information.

He saw another of the muslims surrounded by shaytans. Then his remembrance of Allah came and made the shaytans fly from him.’