Anyone just beginning to study Theosophy knows that they no longer have to see "death" as the end all be all that some claim or as a choice between Heaven or Hell. This is an exemplary study of the afterlife as taught by mystics from time immemorial to present day. Extremely enlightening and a very good read! "Charles Webster Leadbeater was a former Anglican priest, who became an influential member of the Theosophical Society, and was co-initiator of the Liberal Catholic Church. He resigned from the Theosophical Society in 1906 after accusations of pederasty, but was readmitted a few years later. He wrote many books and publications, such as, An Outline of Theosophy, The Masters and the Path, A Textbook of Theosophy, The Astral Plane: Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena, etc. This clear exposition of the Theosophical position on life after death will be of interest to many readers.