Samael Aun Weor, one of the most influential esoteric teachers of the 20th century, left us with a vast body of work on the hidden mysteries of life and death.
Through his out-of-body experiences, he went beyond theory, personally experiencing the transition from life to death. One of his most profound accounts describes a moment when, upon leaving his physical body, he was guided on a spiritual journey that led to deep reflections on the meaning of human life, family relationships, and the true nature of being.
In his words, Samael describes an experience where he found himself outside of his physical body, seeing his own lifeless form. He was taken to a future where, in a room filled with flowers and wreaths, his relatives were bidding him farewell. The feeling of disconnection from the material world was profound. Thank you for the body you gave me; it served me well, it was wonderful, thank you! he said to his mother, expressing gratitude for the physical vessel that had sustained him during his earthly journey.
This experience led him to an epiphany about the illusion of identity and material connections. In that moment of detachment from the body, the concepts of family, roots, and even societal belonging seemed to vanish. I have no more family, he reflected, immersed in a wild, vast nature, free from the constraints of the flesh. In that state, he realized that what we call family on Earth is nothing more than a temporary bond, a tie that dissolves with death.
Nature, in its raw form — composed of valleys, mountains, and oceans — knew no space for human attachments. There was no longer a need for names, surnames, lineages, or any other attribute that defined his identity in earthly life. What remains now is only nature, and I am but a particle of it, he said. This reflection on the transience of life and the dissolution of the ego underscores a key message of esotericism: the true essence of the human being transcends the physical and material limitations.
However, even amid this immersion in the void of existence after death, Samael was not completely free. What he called the silver cord, the energetic link still connecting him to his physical body, remained intact. The farewell to life, it seemed, was not yet final. I had to return, was the inevitable conclusion of his experience. And so, he returned to his physical body, but with the certainty that even in death, the human being is in a constant state of evolution and learning.
For Samael, this experience was not merely an isolated event, but a portal to a deeper understanding of life, death, and the true nature of the human spirit. Reflecting on his out-of-body journey, he reminds us that material and familial realities are fleeting, while our connection with nature and humanity is eternal. By losing the illusion of the individual I, we are confronted with the vastness of existence and the understanding that, in essence, we are a particle of nature, resonating in harmony with the universe.
In this way, Samael Aun Weor's reflections on death go beyond the simple transition between life and death. They lead us to question our identity, our attachments, and how we live our human relationships. He invites us to transcend material limitations and seek a deeper understanding of the soul and the cosmos, where, in the end, we are all one.
