"And the dust will return to the earth, where it came from. And the Spirit will go to the Creator, who gave it." This is what the Bible says about life after death. In fact, each religion has its own guesses about what happens to a person after his physical death.
What is the true death of man?
The biological (true) death of a person is a complete stop of all life-supporting processes. Death is an irreversible phenomenon. No man can pass him by. This process is characterized by its near-death and post-mortem symptoms - lowering body temperature, rigor mortis, etc.
Where does a person’s soul go after his physical death?
According to the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, the afterlife of any person is the most significant stage in his existence. They believed that earthly life is not as important as the afterlife. Ancient Egyptians quite seriously believed that the other world is a new life, which is a kind of equivalent to earthly existence, only without wars, food, water and cataclysms.
Interestingly, the ancient Egyptians spoke about the human soul. They believed that for the continued existence of all its 9 elements, some kind of material attachment was needed. That is why in ancient Egypt they were so kind to embalming and preserving the body of the deceased. This was the impetus for the erection of the pyramids and the appearance of underground crypts.
In some eastern religions, there are teachings on the reincarnation of the soul. It is believed that she does not go to the other world, but is reborn anew, moving into a new personality who does not remember anything about her previous life.
In the religion of the ancient Romans and Greeks, it was generally believed that the soul of a person after his death goes to the underworld of Hades. For this, the soul needed to cross the river called Styx. Charon helped her with this - a ferryman transporting souls from one coast to another on his boat.
In addition, in such traditions, it was believed that a man who in his life managed to earn special mercy from the gods was sitting on Mount Olympus.
