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0:00Have you ever wondered how advanced your soul is?
0:02Think about the gap between a genius like Mozart composing music at five
0:06years old and another child of the same age who can barely tie their own shoes.
0:12Most people view this as a random genetic lottery, but what if it's actually
0:17demonstrating how advanced their soul is?
0:20What if we're all students in a massive spiritual school, and
0:25some of us have simply been in the classroom longer than others?
0:29Today, we're gonna go through a five-point checklist to help you see
0:32exactly how close you are to finally graduating from this earth school.
0:37But before we look at the signs, we have to ask, is it possible that the evidence
0:41for this spiritual school has been hidden in plain sight for over 2,000 years?
0:48Part 1: The Bible Shocker
0:50Now if you're like most people, you probably associate the idea of
0:53reincarnation with Eastern religions or modern New Age philosophy.
0:58But what if I told you it's actually been in the Bible this whole time?
1:04We've actually just been conditioned not to see it.
1:09Take the prophet Elijah, for example.
1:11In the very last book of the Old Testament, there is a
1:14prophecy that he would return.
1:16For centuries, people took this literally.
1:18They were literally waiting for a man to drop out of the sky.
1:21Look at what happens when Jesus is asked about this prophecy.
1:25As they went back down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, "Don't tell
1:29anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."
1:33Then his disciples asked him,
1:36"Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?"
1:42Jesus replied, "Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready.
1:47But I tell you, Elijah has already come, but he wasn't recognized,
1:51and they chose to abuse him.
1:53And in the same way, they will also make the Son of Man suffer."
1:57Then the disciples realized he was talking about John the Baptist.
2:01He doesn't say John is like Elijah.
2:04He says he is Elijah.
2:06John is Elijah returning in a new body.
2:10Elijah is John.
2:11John is Elijah.
2:14Jesus later went even deeper in a private conversation with a
2:17religious leader named Nicodemus.
2:19Nicodemus wanted to know how to reach the highest spiritual level, the kingdom of God,
2:24and Jesus gave a very literal answer.
2:28Jesus tells Nicodemus, "I tell you the truth.
2:31No one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again."
2:35Nicodemus asks him, "How can someone be born again when they're old?
2:39Can they go back into their mother's womb and be born a second time?"
2:43Jesus answers, "I tell you the truth.
2:46Unless someone is born of water and spirit, they cannot
2:49enter the kingdom of God.
2:51Flesh gives birth to flesh, but spirit gives birth to spirit.
2:55Don't be surprised when I say, 'You must be born again.'"
2:58Nicodemus asks the logical question, "How can I go back into my mother's womb?"
3:03And Jesus doesn't say, "Oh, uh, no, that's just a metaphor for baptism."
3:07He says, "You must be born of water."
3:10If you look at this through a biological lens instead of a religious one, it makes perfect sense.
3:15What's the first thing that happens to a woman during childbirth?
3:19Her water breaks.
3:21Jesus is describing the mechanics of reincarnation, the spirit
3:25entering the physical body through the water of the womb.
3:29Now, you might be wondering, if this is so clear, why don't we
3:32hear about it in church on Sundays?
3:34Well, that's because for the first few centuries, many early
3:38Christians believed the soul existed long before the body was born.
3:41But in 553 AD, at a meeting called the Second Council of Constantinople, the
3:46church hierarchy issued a series of official bans against these teachings.
3:51They essentially ordered that anyone teaching the pre-existence of the
3:54soul be expelled from the church, and they replaced the idea of a
3:58long-term spiritual evolution with the idea of a one-time judgment.
4:02But as we're seeing today, the original evidence is still
4:04there, hidden in plain sight.
4:09Part 2: The Missing Manual
4:11So if these ancient texts give us the evidence that reincarnation
4:14is real, where do we find the how?
4:17The blueprint for the system was uncovered in the mid-1800s by a man who
4:20was the furthest thing from a mystic.
4:23Allan Kardec was a respected French educator and a man of logic.
4:27He didn't approach the spirit world with a crystal ball.
4:30He approached it like a scientist.
4:32Kardec realized that if there was a spirit world, it must operate by certain rules,
4:37and to find those rules, he conducted a massive decentralized study.
4:41He didn't just talk to one person.
4:43He spent years sending the exact same list of questions to dozens of different
4:47mediums in many different countries.
4:49These were people who had never met, they spoke different languages, and they had
4:53no way of coordinating their answers.
4:56Kardec was looking for what he called a consensus of the spirits.
5:00If a spirit in Paris, a spirit in London, and a spirit in New York all gave the
5:03exact same technical explanation for how the soul evolves, he figured he
5:08must have discovered a universal truth.
5:10He then compiled those consistent cross-referenced results into what
5:14we now know as The Spirits Book.
5:17It doesn't ask you to rely on blind faith.
5:20It provides a rational, almost mathematical explanation for why we're
5:24here and how we progress as souls.
5:26And the technical explanation he uncovered, verified by spirits across
5:30the world, describes a process we actually see in chemistry: distillation.
5:36The soul's purification can be compared to distilling alcohol from grape juice.
5:41At first, the liquid contains many impurities that weaken its essence.
5:46Only after being distilled multiple times does it become completely pure.
5:50The distillation process is like the body, which the soul must enter to be purified.
5:56The impurities in the liquid are like the spirit's body, which becomes
6:00cleaner and more refined as the spirit grows closer to perfection.
6:04Part 3: The Logic of Fairness
6:05Lastly, we have to look at the why.
6:08If we only have one life, then the genetic lottery of Mozart versus
6:11everyone else, it's simply just not fair.
6:15Like, why do some souls come to Earth with such a huge advantage, like
6:19destined to succeed, while others seem doomed to failure from the very start?
6:23When Kardec asked if some spirits were created with an unfair advantage,
6:27the spirits were very clear.
6:29Were some spirits created good and others evil?
6:33God created all spirits, simple and without knowledge, like blank slates.
6:39Each spirit has a mission to learn and grow, becoming more perfect
6:43over time by discovering the truth.
6:46Through this growth, spirits get closer to God and find
6:51eternal happiness free from pain.
6:54Spirits learn by going through challenges that God gives them.
6:58Some accept these challenges with humility and reach their goals faster.
7:04Others resist, complain, and delay their progress, which keeps
7:09them from the perfection and happiness they're meant to achieve.
7:13So are spirits like children at the beginning, starting without
7:17experience and learning as they grow?
7:19Yes, that's a good comparison.
7:22Like children, how much a spirit improves depends on how they act.
7:27Rebellious spirits, like stubborn children, stay behind
7:32in their learning and progress.
7:34The difference is that while human life has an end, the life
7:38of a spirit goes on forever.
7:41In this earth school, Mozart didn't just win a lottery, he simply spent
7:45more time in the music practice room during his previous semesters.
7:49He isn't better than you, he's just been in the classroom longer.
7:53Do some spirits stay in the lower levels forever?
7:56No, all spirits will eventually reach perfection.
8:01Some take longer than others, but they all change and grow over time.
8:06A fair and loving parent wouldn't abandon their children forever.
8:11Do you think God, who is kind, fair, and good, could be less forgiving than humans?
8:18And that leads us to the next big question: If we're all here in this
8:21massive school together, how do we know how close we are to graduating?
8:26Part 4: The Rules of the School
8:29Before we look at the specific levels of the school, there are two rules of
8:32this school you need to understand.
8:34Allan Kardec asked if a person could just live one perfect life and
8:37jump straight to the finish line.
8:39The answer he got explains why this process actually takes so long.
8:44Can we skip all these steps and become pure spirits without
8:47going through the in-between stages by living a perfect life?
8:51No, because what humans think of as perfection is far from true perfection.
8:57There are qualities you don't yet know or understand.
9:01You can be as perfect as your current nature allows, but
9:05that's not absolute perfection.
9:09Spirits need to advance in both knowledge and morality.
9:13If they've progressed in only one area, they will need to work on the
9:18other to reach the highest level.
9:20However, the more you grow in this life, the shorter and easier
9:25your future challenges will be.
9:28What explains the extraordinary abilities of people who naturally understand
9:32languages or math without prior learning?
9:35It reflects their soul's progress in previous lives, even if
9:39they are unaware of it now.
9:41Where else would these abilities come from?
9:44Bodies change, but the spirit remains the same.
9:47It takes on a new form, much like changing an outfit or garment.
9:52The best news is that in this school, there is no such thing as being demoted.
9:57Can spirits go backward in their progress?
10:00No, they can't.
10:02As spirits move forward, they learn what is keeping them from improving.
10:07Once they complete a trial, they never lose the lessons they've learned.
10:12A spirit might pause for a while, but it never goes backward.
10:17Their social positions might change in different lives, but
10:21their spiritual level does not.
10:23For example, a soul that once was a powerful leader might later live as
10:27a simple artisan, and vice versa.
10:30Earthly status often doesn't reflect spiritual morality.
10:34Herod was a king, while Jesus was a carpenter.
10:37Think of it like moving from second grade to third grade.
10:40Once you've made it to third grade, you never have to repeat anything
10:43from second grade ever again.
10:45You lose your physical inventory with each life, your physical stuff, but
10:49you keep your wisdom and your morals.
10:51Part 5: Why Don't We Remember?
10:54I know what you might be thinking.
10:55If we've really lived all these past lives, why don't we remember them?
10:59If the goal is to learn, why does each life feel like starting over?
11:03The book has an answer for that too.
11:05Why don't we remember our past lives?
11:08Humans aren't meant to know everything.
11:11God made it this way.
11:12If we remembered everything, it would be overwhelming, like stepping from
11:17complete darkness into bright light.
11:19Forgetting the past helps us focus on who we are in the present.
11:24How can people take responsibility for their actions and make up
11:27for past mistakes if they don't remember their past lives?
11:31How can they learn from experiences they've forgotten?
11:33Doesn't it seem unfair if each life feels like starting over?
11:38With each new life, spirits grow smarter and better at telling right from wrong.
11:43If they remembered everything from their past lives, improving
11:46would take less effort and their growth would be less valuable.
11:50The knowledge gained in each life isn't lost.
11:54When a spirit isn't in a body, it remembers everything it learned.
11:58While in a body, it might forget parts of it, but the intuition
12:02it keeps helps it move forward.
12:05This intuition often feels like a sudden thought or temptation to do something
12:09wrong, followed by a strong feeling that stops you from acting on it.
12:14People often think this intuition comes from lessons taught by their parents,
12:18but it's actually your conscience, a memory from your spirit's past
12:23warning you not to repeat old mistakes.
12:26When a spirit faces its challenges with courage and resists its old
12:30tendencies, it grows and moves to a higher level in the spirit world.
12:35Part 6: The Spiritual Levels
12:37We've talked about this as a school, but what does the campus actually look like?
12:41Now, the book categorizes this school into three major orders.
12:45To make it easier to visualize, I've organized them into a pyramid.
12:49It helps show how we all start at the wide base at the bottom and
12:52work our way up toward the top.
12:54The way spirits are grouped depends on how developed they are, the
12:58qualities they've gained, and the imperfections they still have.
13:02These groups aren't set in stone.
13:04There aren't clear lines separating one from the next.
13:08Instead, the levels blend into each other, like the colors of a rainbow
13:12or the different stages of life.
13:14Let's start at the base, the imperfect spirits.
13:18These spirits are more influenced by material things
13:21than by their spiritual nature.
13:23They tend to lean toward bad behavior and are often marked by ignorance,
13:27pride, selfishness, and negative emotions like anger and envy.
13:33While they have a vague sense of God, they don't truly understand who God is.
13:37Not all of them are outright evil.
13:39Some are just silly, careless, or enjoy playing harmless tricks
13:43rather than being truly bad.
13:46Others don't do anything particularly good or bad, but the fact that they don't try
13:50to do good shows they are still imperfect.
13:53However, some enjoy being cruel and actively look for
13:56chances to harm or hurt others.
13:59Spirits in this group can be smart, but often use their intelligence
14:02for mean or harmful purposes.
14:05Even if they seem clever, their ideas are not uplifting, and their feelings
14:10often show a lack of kindness or decency.
14:13The influence of matter outweighs the spirit.
14:16Think about what that means in your daily life.
14:19When we're obsessed with status, money, power, or stuff to the point
14:23where we ignore the needs of others.
14:25When you see someone acting this way, it's easy to feel a sense of judgment.
14:28But if we stick to our school analogy, this isn't a permanent identity.
14:32It's a grade level.
14:33It's a level of maturity. These spirits aren't evil by design.
14:38They are simply the underclassmen of the spiritual world, toddlers who
14:41haven't learned how to share yet, or still bite others when they are angry.
14:47As you progress, the weight starts to lift.
14:49You move into the middle floors, the good spirits.
14:53Good spirits are more focused on doing good than on material things.
14:57Their abilities to help and their moral qualities improve as they advance.
15:02Some have a lot of scientific knowledge, while others are known
15:05for their wisdom and kindness.
15:08The most advanced among them combines both knowledge and strong moral values.
15:13However, they are not completely free from traces of their physical lives yet.
15:19Depending on their level, they may still show some habits or
15:22quirks from their former lives.
15:25Once they fully overcome these, they will become purified spirits.
15:29These spirits understand God and the infinite, and already enjoy the
15:33happiness of being morally good.
15:36They feel joy when they do good and stop evil from happening.
15:40Their love for one another brings them deep happiness, untouched by envy,
15:45regret, or other negative feelings that trouble less advanced spirits.
15:50Even so, they must continue to face challenges and grow until
15:54they reach complete perfection.
15:56Notice the difference.
15:57It's not that these souls have suddenly become perfect, but
16:00the core motivation has flipped.
16:02Look how this shows up in their human lives.
16:05When they live as humans, they are kind and caring toward others.
16:10They help because they genuinely want to, not for attention,
16:14power, or personal gain.
16:16They don't let pride, selfishness, or jealousy control them, and they don't
16:20feel hatred or bitterness toward others.
16:23They aren't asking, "What can I get?" anymore.
16:26They're asking, "How can I help?"
16:28Then there's the apex.
16:30This is the ultimate graduation.
16:32These are what the book call the pure spirits.
16:35These spirits are not influenced by material things.
16:38Unlike spirits of all other levels, they are completely
16:42intellectual and morally excellent.
16:45These spirits have passed through all stages of growth and have freed
16:49themselves from anything impure.
16:51They've reached the highest level of perfection possible for created beings,
16:56and no longer need to go through trials or reincarnations in physical bodies.
17:01They live forever in the presence of God.
17:04Because they are no longer tied to the struggles or needs of material life,
17:08they experience perfect happiness.
17:10They've essentially finished the curriculum.
17:13Part 7: The Checklist
17:14Now that you've seen the levels, you're probably asking, "How do I
17:17actually measure my own progress?" Based on my research of The Spirits' Book
17:21here is your five-point checklist for graduation readiness.
17:24And remember, this isn't about being better than anyone else.
17:27It's about recognizing how much of the weight of matter
17:30you've already managed to shed.
17:32Spiritual Checklist - Internal Life Review
17:33Advanced spirits don't wait for a life review after they die.
17:37They do it every night.
17:39The spirit of St. Augustine gave Kardec this specific advice.
17:43"At the end of each day, I would think about everything I had done.
17:47I'd ask myself if I had fulfilled my responsibilities, and whether anyone
17:52might have a reason to be upset with me.
17:55This helped me understand myself better and figure out what I needed to improve."
18:01If you have a natural drive to be honest with yourself about your mistakes,
18:04that's a sign of a high-level spirit.
18:07You're essentially grading your own papers before the teacher even sees them.
18:11- Genuine Disinterestedness
18:13This is a big one.
18:14Do you do good things because you want a thank you or a gold star from God, or do
18:18you do them simply because they are right?
18:21Good deeds should come from kindness and generosity, not from expecting rewards.
18:27But isn't it natural to want to improve so we can have a better life in the future?
18:31Is it wrong to hope that doing good will make things better for us?
18:35It's not wrong at all, but those who do good purely out of love for God and to
18:40help others, not because they're looking for rewards, are already more advanced.
18:47This will help them reach happiness much faster than people who do
18:51good because they're calculating what they'll gain from it.
18:54An advanced soul doesn't calculate their kindness.
18:57They aren't looking for a tax write-off or spiritual brownie points.
19:01They do it because at their level of maturity, helping is just what they do.
19:06It's just natural for them.
19:09- Detachment From Earhtly Titles
19:11In our world, we obsess over status, who is famous, who has the
19:15most followers, but look how the spirit world views these titles.
19:18The spirits have confirmed what Jesus said, "The great shall be humbled and the
19:23small shall be lifted up." This means that people who were important in life might
19:27not hold the same status after death.
19:30A king who once ruled over millions could be no more important than
19:34an ordinary worker, while someone who was unknown in life might
19:38be highly respected as a spirit.
19:40If you find yourself caring less about someone's status and more about
19:43the quality of the soul inside of them, you're already operating from
19:46a much higher level of perspective.
19:49That's an advanced soul's way of looking at other souls.
19:53- Relationship to Hardship
19:55In our culture, we look at people with easy lives as the winners.
19:58When things get difficult for us, we ask, "Why is this happening to me?" We tend
20:02to view hardship as a punishment, but through the lens of the school system,
20:06we actually want a challenging life.
20:08The harder those challenges are and the better you handle them,
20:12the more you grow as a spirit.
20:15People who live selfishly, enjoying only comfort and
20:18wealth, are like lazy students.
20:21They don't progress.
20:23That's why more people face struggles than live easy lives.
20:27If you're in a difficult season of your life, and instead of feeling
20:30like a victim, you find yourself looking for the lesson, that is
20:33a massive sign of advancement.
20:35You've realized that your physical body might be tired and hurting,
20:39but your spirit is getting exactly what it came here for.
20:42This difficulty isn't a punishment.
20:43It's the consequence of your soul's desire to graduate, and we grow
20:47the most when things are hard.
20:50- Selfishness
20:53This leads us to the most important question of all.
20:55What is the root of all moral imperfections?
20:58We've told you before, it's selfishness.
21:02Every imperfection comes from it.
21:04If you look at people's faults, you'll see selfishness at the root of them all.
21:08No matter how hard you try to fix your faults, they'll keep coming back
21:13unless you eliminate selfishness.
21:16Selfishness is what truly harms society.
21:20Anyone who wants to grow must remove selfishness from their
21:23heart because it goes against fairness, kindness, and generosity.
21:29It cancels out all other good qualities.
21:32So if selfishness is the final boss of the human experience,
21:36how do we actually get rid of it?
21:37Selfishness is one of the hardest flaws to overcome because it comes from
21:42being too focused on material things.
21:45Humans are still close to their origins and haven't fully freed
21:49themselves from this influence.
21:52Everything around you, laws, society, and even education keeps selfishness alive.
21:59But as people start to value moral and spiritual growth over material
22:03things, selfishness will begin to fade.
22:07People often become selfish because of how others treat them.
22:11When someone sees that others only care about themselves and not about them, they
22:16feel like they have to protect themselves.
22:19This makes them focus more on their own needs instead of helping others.
22:24But if kindness and fairness became the foundation of society and people and even
22:30entire nations treated each other with respect and generosity, then everyone
22:35would think less about themselves because they would see others doing the same.
22:40People learn by example, and kindness spreads when it's practiced.
22:46Right now, selfishness is everywhere, so it takes real strength to put
22:51others first, especially when those people don't always appreciate it.
22:57But those who do will find true happiness.
23:00It's easy to get discouraged and think the world will always be this way, but the
23:03book offers a very hopeful perspective.
23:06Aren't there already people who are kind, selfless, and giving?
23:11More exist than you might think.
23:14You just don't always see them because true goodness doesn't seek attention.
23:19If one person can overcome selfishness, why not ten?
23:23If ten can, why not a thousand?
23:26And so on.
23:28Part 8: Graduation
23:30After checking your progress against those five signs, it's natural to
23:34feel a bit of spiritual fatigue.
23:36You might look at a life on earth and wonder,
23:38"Do I really have to come back to this difficult classroom until I'm perfect?"
23:42According to The Spirits Book, the answer is no.
23:45No, you don't.
23:46Once you finally reach a certain level of selflessness, you naturally graduate
23:50to a completely different environment.
23:53As spirits grow and improve, they move on to better and more advanced worlds.
23:58Eventually, they become completely free from physical bodies and any
24:03moral flaws, reaching a state of pure happiness in the presence of God.
24:09On these more advanced worlds, life is much less focused on
24:13physical needs, and suffering is not as intense as it is on Earth.
24:18Selfishness fades, and people are kind and caring toward one another.
24:23Animal-like desires grow weaker, and there is no hatred, fighting,
24:27or wars, because no one would think of harming someone else.
24:31They also have a strong understanding of the future, which gives them
24:34peace of mind and a clear conscience.
24:38For them, death isn't scary.
24:40It's seen as a simple change, not an ending.
24:44Every time you choose kindness over revenge or purpose over popularity,
24:48you aren't just getting through a bad day, you're leveling up.
24:52You're proving to the universe and to yourself that you've outgrown the
24:56lower floors and are naturally moving into a higher floor of existence.
25:02Remember, you aren't a victim of this difficult world.
25:04You are a student preparing for a much brighter future.
25:09Part 9: Now What?
25:11So where do you think you fit on that pyramid?
25:13Are you still navigating the lower floors, or do you feel like you're
25:16finally closing in on graduation?
25:19If you wanna learn more about what The Spirits Book has to say about
25:21the journey of the soul, I highly recommend reading it for yourself.
25:25It's essentially the student handbook for your soul.
25:28I like it so much that I spent the last year of my life modernizing
25:31it into a modern, easy-to-read version, uh, of the book.
25:34There's a link to that in the video description if you wanna
25:36purchase it for yourself.
25:37Or if you would like, there is also a free PDF of the original version
25:40of the book in the video description.
25:42In the next video, we're gonna tackle one of the biggest questions
25:44people have about the spirit world.
25:46Are angels and demons real?
25:48The next video will actually contain one of my favorite
25:51sentences in the entire book.
25:53So if you're interested in that, make sure you click subscribe.
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26:13Well, uh, see you next time.
26:16Bye.

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