I’ll answer questions about spirits and the afterlife

[1] My main source of information is spiritual books I’ve read before. There’s no guarantee that the content is true. If you’re even slightly interested in paranormal phenomena, the afterlife, or the occult, please feel free to read on.

• [2] If consciousness exists even after death, doesn’t that mean one is still alive?

[5]>>2 I believe that’s correct.

• [6] Does gravity affect spirits?
• [7]>>5 Then why do we say “died”? I’m not looking for the explanation that the physical body died. If the consciousness hasn’t died, why say they died?

[8]>>7 I think it’s because there’s a general way of thinking that “when people die, it’s the end.” Based on that thinking, words were created, and as a result, terms like “afterlife” or “death of the physical body” naturally emerged, don’t you think? >>6 I don’t think gravity affects them.

• [10] After death, can everyone become a ghost? Can you become one if you wish to?

[11]>>10 Becoming a spirit after death is a natural process. The person’s will has nothing to do with it. Therefore, people who commit suicide thinking “I want to disappear and be gone” end up suffering because they cannot end.

• [12] When I die, I want to become an earthbound spirit in the girls’ locker room.

An “earthbound spirit” (Jibakurei) is a spirit said to be bound to a specific land or place, unable to leave. It’s believed they remain in that place due to strong attachments or lingering regrets.

• [14]>>11 Are there people who can become spirits and people who cannot?
• [17]>>11 If one can become a ghost, does it happen immediately after consciousness is lost, the heart stops, and one is completely dead? Or is it days, months, or years later? Can you see other ghosts? Also, is it possible to make contact?

[18]>>14 No, everyone becomes a spirit. Or rather, we are already spirits right now, just wearing a physical body.

• [20]>>11 Why does committing suicide lead to suffering? Is it because it goes against the natural process? What kind of suffering is it?
• [21]>>20 Apparently, they endlessly re-experience the events of the moment they died. This is called Avici Hell.

“Avici Hell” (Mugen Jigoku) is one of the hells in Buddhism, said to be the place where those who committed the gravest sins are sent to endure ceaseless suffering.

[22]>>20 They suffer because even though they committed suicide wanting it to be the end, it actually isn’t the end. Separately, all spirits are fundamentally born to grow their souls through life experiences. Therefore, if someone abandons life midway through suicide, they might, for example, face a trial in their next life where they die young even if they wish to live.

“Next life” (Raise) refers to the subsequent life one is said to be reborn into after death, primarily based on the Buddhist concept of reincarnation (Rinne Tenshō).

• [23]>>22 Do only humans have souls or an afterlife (world after death)?

[24]>>23 No, it seems that the afterlife properly exists for animals too.

• [25]>>24 In the case of animals, how far down the evolutionary chain do souls exist?
• [28] Why are people born?

[31]>>25 What do you mean specifically by “how far down”?

[32]>>28 There seems to be a fundamental purpose: to grow the soul through life experiences.

• [33] In the case of an aborted baby, what happens to the soul? Does a soul inhabit the body even when it’s not yet fully formed? Does sperm have a soul?
• [34]>>17 I want to know the answer to this question, please tell me.
• [35]>>31 Tracing back from vertebrates to amphibians and fish, how primitive can life be and still possess a soul?
• [36]>>32 Does that mean souls have distinctions like adults and children?

[37]>>33 There seem to be various opinions on when a spirit (soul) arises, but the view “from the moment of conception” appears common. An aborted spirit will be educated and grow as a spirit in the spirit world. Also, depending on the motives and circumstances leading to the abortion, the parents who chose it will bear corresponding karma.

[38]>>17 Since we are already spirits just wearing physical bodies even now, naturally, the moment you die, your life as a spirit begins. I’m not sure if the term “ghost” is appropriate, but spirits residing in the same dimension can interact with each other.

• [39] What happens after death to that person who received a life sentence and shouted “Banzai”? Do they go to hell? I believe that sins are judged and decided by someone, and punishments are given by someone, but who does that in the afterlife?

“Banzai” is a Japanese exclamation expressing joy or celebration, typically shouted with both arms raised high. However, depending on the context, it can also indicate heightened emotion in unusual circumstances.

[40]>>35 It seems that as long as something is a living being, it can be said to be a spiritual entity. Apparently, through an almost unimaginably long cycle of reincarnation, beings are reborn from plants to animals, and then to humans.

[42]>>39 I don’t know specifically who that person shouting “Banzai” is, but there exists an absolute natural law called karma, and based on that, they will face trials.

• [46] Is there a way to go to heaven?
• [47]>>38 So, does life as a spirit begin in the place where one died? For example, if someone born and raised in Osaka dies during a trip to Hokkaido, do they become a spirit in Hokkaido? I thought consciousness would return and life as a spirit would begin in the place with the deepest personal attachment. How does one get to the places they want to go? Can they use transportation? Spirits are often depicted as being able to pass through walls, but if that’s possible, does it mean they can’t use vehicles and have to travel on their own? Or can the wall-passing ability be switched on and off?
• [48]>>42 I carry too much karma, what should I do?

[50]>>47 Lingering in this world as a spirit seems to be the state of an “unpurified spirit.” When you die, you should promptly go to the spirit world (a different dimension). >>48 What’s done in the past cannot be changed. You have no choice but to face the trials head-on and learn from them. There’s a theory that karma can be repaid through good deeds, but I don’t know for sure. >>46 That depends on how you define “heaven.”

An “unpurified spirit” (Mijōkarei) refers to the state of a spirit that remains in the physical world for some reason after death, instead of going to the spirit world where it belongs.

• [52]>>40 Is there any meaning in having countless souls exist like that? If they exist, there must be energy required for creation, maintenance, and expansion. How is the cost for that obtained?
• [54]>>50 After I die, I want to see what happens to the people around me. Whether they grieve or aren’t much moved. Then, I’d also like to wait until my lover or partner comes. But won’t memories fade? Besides, when I die, won’t I be unable to perceive the world, and won’t that world itself disappear? Is this a different topic?
• [55] Do people who commit crimes due to brain illness or mental illness also bear karma? Aren’t people born with difficulty controlling emotions or with abnormal thoughts essentially born to bear karma? Is that also part of the trial?

[56]>>52 You’d have to ask God about that, but I think it’s a grand plan for all souls to grow.

[57]>>54 Apparently, you can see what’s happening on Earth even from the spirit world. >>55 Not only the act itself but also the motives, causes, and circumstances are properly taken into account. If something was done entirely without one’s own will, I believe it wouldn’t become karma.

• [58]>>56 I don’t think it’s right to deflect the conversation to God. In that case, what is that God doing right now?

[60]>>58 I don’t know what God is doing right now. However, “God” in this spiritual field seems to be understood not as a human-like being with personality, but more like the natural laws themselves.

In the Japanese context, “Kami” (God/gods) can refer not only to specific anthropomorphic deities but also to diverse entities believed to dwell in natural objects and phenomena (Yaoyorozu no Kami – eight million gods), or abstract concepts like the fundamental laws of the universe.

• [61]>>57 I see. Thank you for answering all my questions.
• [62]>>57 Is that so? Can spirits interfere with the physical world from the spirit world? For example, protecting someone from an accident, conversely causing harm, making their presence known, or protecting from evil spirits. If my past self is still in the spirit world, what is my past self doing there? Do they start a new family or work? What exactly is that “work”?

[63]>>62 They seem to support people in the physical world as beings called “guardian spirits.” Including guardian spirits, there seem to be various jobs (roles) in the spirit world as well.

[64] I’m a bit tired, so I’ll stop here for today.

• [66]>>64 Thank you very much.