Introduction.
Autobiography of W. J. Colville.
1. The Question of Spirit Identity.
2. Bird's-Eye View of Ancient and Modern Spiritual Philosophy.
3. Differing Aspects of Spiritual Philosophy—the Righteous Claims of Egoism and of Altruism.
4. The Spiritual Faith of Ancient Egypt.
5. Influence of Egyptian Thought on Jewish Views of Immortality.
6. The Jewish Kabala—Its Teachings Concerning Immortality.
7. Persian Theories of the Soul and Its Destination.
8. Greek and Roman Views of a Future Life.
9. Hindu Conceptions of the Soul and Its immortality.
10. Vedanta Philosophy.
11. Scandinavian Beliefs Concerning the Spiritual Universe.
12. Etruscan Views of the Future Life.
13. Spiritual Conceptions in China and Japan.
14. Mohammedan Views of the Soul and Its Destiny.
15. Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Ideas of the Soul and of Spirit-Communion.
16. Psychical Researches in Modern Europe.
17. Sleep as an Educator—Its Spiritual Purpose and Value.
18. Spiritual Mediumship—Reasonable Views of Mediumship Contrasted with Popular Fallacies Concerning It.
19. The Spirit World—as Seen and Described by One Who has Visited It Frequently.
20. Telepathy and Clairvoyance.
21. Spiritualism in All Lands and Times.
22. Dr. J. M. Peebles on the Nature and Pre-existence of the Soul.
23. Conclusion—Striking Incidents Related by Well-Known Witnesses.