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34. LIFE SUPREME attached to his physical body by a luminous ribbon. (Escape to the Sea, Youth Book Club, 1951). Captain Burton, when very ill, found himself floating above his physical body which eventually his soul body re-entered very quickly. (Man is a Spirit, Cassel & Co. Ltd. ). . Robert Crookhall records the following experience related to him by the persons concerned. "Mrs. Ivy Prothero stated: 'I found myself out of my body, suspended horizontally above the bed. I was attached by a cord, much the same as a barrage balloon in the war. I looked down on the figure on the bed. . I thought, 'I must get out and get some air. ' Then I slipped back into my body. It was extremely pleasant. The experience convinced me that I have a soul as well as a body. (Intimations of Immortality). An American, Mrs. D. E. Boorman, described how her soul body rose horizontally over the physical. From it she saw the latter on the bed. . The two were united by a silver light. When her soul body re-entered the physical, it felt like slipping into a coat. The experience convinced her of survival. (Intimations of Immortality). It is not an uncommon thing for people to have out-of-the-body experiences when under an anaesthetic. Dr. Enid Smith who had been given chloroform said 'I was out of my body and above it, perfectly natural and safe. ' (Psychic News, July 3rd, 1954). . Another experience is that of Dr. George Wyld: "Dr. George Wyld says (upon taking chloroform): I suddenly experienced the extraordinary impression that my spiritual being stood visibly outside my body lying on the bed. " (Cosmic Consciousness, R. M. Bucke, M. D. ). . These are but a few accounts experienced by many people in various ages and in different parts of the world. Their confirmation of the link cord is of particular interest. Scriptural and circumstantial evidence overwhelmingly establish the existence of the soul. It is for us to realize its presence within us and to nourish it with beautiful thoughts, words and deeds so it may shine with the brightness of the full moon here and in the Hereafter.