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The Summerland is not heaven and it is not hell. Witches who believe in the Summerland think of it as a place of reflection for the spirit.
After death, spirits think about the lives that they have just lived and plan where they will come back next. Some spirits decide not to reincarnate, but remain and act as a spirit guide for those they love. Each spirit, after it has learn all it needs to learn, is reunited with the All. In each lifetime, the spirit advances to this ultimate goal.
When you enter the Summerland, sometimes you sleep and reflect for a long time to recover from difficult life experiences. After the soul has rested, it decides when to reincarnate. Each soul chooses who it will be and what lesson it will learn in its new lifetime. Once it has reincarnated, it doesn't remember what the lesson is, but must find out by living through all the experiences of its new life.
Some witches believe in the ideas of Edgar Caye (1877-1945), that spirits travel through time in groups of soul families. Thus, we know each other over several lifetimes. Others believe that we do meet the same spirits again, but each spirit moves on its own.
Many witches have decided to reserve judgement until they see it with their own eyes. Wiccans understand that everyone has to find their own spiritual path.
