The Astral Plane

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by Job

An anthology of short stories that are a modern interpretation of Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso. It is part of a trilogy titled

The Gnostic Divine Comedy.

The protagonist is the reader in The Astral Plane. Each story is about experiences in the metaphysical world. Some of the stories are derived from imagery based on the accounts of sages from a variety of faiths reporting their view of paradise. Selected views of paradise include Jannah, Olam Ha-Ba, Svarga, Nirvana, Valhalla, Tír na nÓg, and Heaven. Other stories take on a science fiction perspective. Selected examples include positive extraterrestrial encounters and crossing the Wall of Fire in Scientology.

The Astral Plane is the Gnostic Divine Comedy equivalent of Dante’s Paradiso in the original Divine Comedy Trilogy.

The experiences encountered are intended to provoke thought on what it may mean to reach paradise. The stories sometimes draw inspiration from the author’s own life experience. Others are derived from the author’s research on a subject or an event that relates to the overall theme.

The book addresses themes such as the paradox of free will, how belief and identity shape reality in the afterlife, justice vs. mercy, and timelessness in the astral plane. The book is not religious, nor is it biased towards any religion or spiritual philosophy, but it does showcase many. It also contains elements of dark humor.