What Really Happens After the Death of the Physical Body?

Many people don’t realize that we are far more than flesh and bone. Beyond the visible form, we also possess subtle energetic bodies — among them, the astral body, woven from our emotions and inner vibrations. This is the body that becomes active when we sleep, traveling through dimensions of consciousness. After the death of the physical body, this astral body becomes our main vehicle — our means of existing and experiencing the realms beyond.

Yet here lies the great paradox: most souls have no idea such a body exists. When physical death arrives, they don’t even notice that anything has changed. They continue thinking they are alive in the material world, unaware that life has merely shifted into another frequency of being.

Unawareness — the Greatest Obstacle

Everything depends on our state of consciousness at the moment of death. If we have lived with spiritual awareness, facing the reality of death with calm understanding and inner readiness, then the transition unfolds naturally and peacefully. Nothing threatens us.

But if we fear death, if we have spent our lives escaping uncomfortable emotions through distraction, entertainment, workaholism, addictions, or denial — then, when death comes, we instinctively retreat into unconsciousness once again.

It is during this brief period of unawareness that serious consequences can occur. The emotional body, left unguided, may reorganize itself in a way that traps the soul within a very limited state of reality.

The Mechanism of Imprisonment

The astral body — our emotional shell — is composed of living energy. When the physical body dies, this energy becomes aware of its own fragility. Fearing dissolution, it activates its deepest instinct: the will to survive. But this instinct is blind — it doesn’t know who we truly are. It only knows that by gathering more energy, it can continue to exist a little longer.

In panic, it rearranges itself. The densest, most resistant particles of energy move outward, forming a hard protective shell — like a cocoon. The lighter, finer particles retreat inward, layered in concentric circles. The result is a closed structure that blocks the free flow of energy and isolates the consciousness within. This cocoon can form from the emotional body soon after the death of the physical form.

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What This Means in Practice

Once such a reorganization takes place, a person finds themselves in an invisible prison. The outer layer of this cocoon is made from their lowest emotions — fear, anger, jealousy, hatred. In earthly life, the person could still love at times, feel courage, experience compassion. But now, perception is filtered entirely through that lowest layer — as if seeing the universe through lenses made of rage, envy, and resentment.

In the energetic realm, the law of resonance operates flawlessly: like attracts like. A being whose outer field vibrates with hatred will draw toward itself identical vibrations — hatred upon hatred, endlessly reflecting its own state. It’s like someone locked since childhood in a dark cellar who believes that darkness is all there is.

A Real-Life Example

There was once a woman — a kind mother, a devoted wife. When she fell terminally ill, fear overtook her. She became obsessed with the thought that her husband might find another woman after her death. Her family, trying to comfort her, avoided any conversation about dying. Under strong pain medication, she passed away in a state of deep unconsciousness.

After death, her jealousy, grief, and anger became the outer shell of her emotional body. She believed she had recovered and returned home, yet could not understand why her family ignored her presence. Viewing them through the fog of her most painful emotions, she perceived them as cruel and ungrateful. Desperate for acknowledgment, she began to disturb them.

Her family suffered terribly — sleepless nights, unexplained heaviness, emotional torment. They could not believe that their beloved mother could cause such distress. In life she had been good and loving — yet death in unconsciousness had magnified her darkest emotions. Fortunately, once the process of the spirit removal process was initiated, peace returned swiftly.

How to Avoid This

The key lies in preparing for death while we are still alive. This doesn’t mean living in fear or obsessively thinking about dying. It means recognizing death as a natural continuation of life — another step in our evolution.

To ensure a conscious transition:

Stay awake within life. Avoid sinking into numbness, unhealthy habits, or addictions that program the mind for unconsciousness.
Work with emotions. Heal fear, anger, jealousy, and resentment while you still can.
Forgive — yourself and others. Release the emotional burdens before leaving the physical form.
Speak openly about death. Honest conversations with loved ones bring acceptance and peace.

If we remain aware at the moment of death and refuse to surrender to fear, our emotional body stays open and flexible. Then, we can freely move through the various realms of existence available for our spiritual growth.

When our emotions vibrate at a high frequency, we experience something close to paradise. When they are heavy and low, the experience becomes more difficult — yet still filled with the possibility of learning, movement, and transformation. To prepare for death, in truth, is to prepare for fuller life — both here and beyond.

About the Author:

Michael, a co-founder of The Dr. Wanda Pratnicka Center, holds a B.A. degree in psychology and is a spiritual teacher and healer, with a specialization in spirit removal. Under the mentorship of his wife Wanda Pratnicka, Michael gained profound spiritual insights into the nuances of spirit attachment phenomenon, and for many years, he played a crucial role in assisting her with the remote spirit removal process. In his leisure time, Michael finds solace in meditation, immerses himself in the timeless beauty of classical music, and cherishes tranquil walks by the sea.

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