The Ascent of the Soul

A reflective study charts the individual's spiritual development from its origin through awakening, initial moral steps, failure, and a second awakening that recognizes the universe's supportive moral order. Using a practical, inductive method, it examines hindrances and aids to growth—such as austerity, discipline, nurture, culture, and the sense of an inseparable spiritual companion. One chapter treats the part played by Jesus Christ in promoting inner awakening and moral progress. The work argues for continued personal existence after death, allows space for prayers for the departed, and identifies union with the fullness of Christ as the ultimate goal of human ascent.