SYCHOSIS

the T. of the soul, as N.; n immortal e ence, into succe ive with odily forms, either human or animal. of ‘his doctrine appears to have originated 6,006 1 Egypt. The Egyptians are, moreover, part he first who propounded the theory is hat the human soul is immortal, and gra , Then the body perishes it enters into N. ome other creature who may be born fairly eady to receive it, and that when it as gone all the rounds of all the created boundary) orms on land, in water, and air, then Olifants f once more enters the human body pavigable; orn for it; and this cycle of existence i or the soul takes place in 3000 years. Ty, Jato extends the cycle of existence to storms; 0,000 years, which is divided into is eriods of 1000 years, after the lapse season, f which the souls undergo judgment, mean nd are condemned to punishment or July admitted to everlasting happine . is rainy >ythagoras, supposed to have traveled ann. n Egypt, brought this fantastic doctrine in E. nto Magna Grecia, and made it a Veldt rominent part of his teaching. No include loubt the Egyptian custom of preservwood, ng the mummies of cats, crocodiles, nd some other creatures, had its origin phant, n the belief that they had been inhabited are yy souls which might some day claim on hese bodies for their own. See rauy, History etc.,