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The advanced mystic reaches a point in his life where he finds it necessary to overcome the pull of those past periods, when he was able to live in a more congenial atmosphere than present-day civilization provides. Because of the world crisis which dominates every aspect of life, he knows it is necessary to look forward and not backward. And he knows, too, that this is why he feels immensely attracted to a particular place--Egypt and India are common examples.

-- Notebooks Category 9: From Birth to Rebirth > Chapter 2 : Rebirth and Reincarnation > # 78