Project Gutenberg 2013-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 141 Flammarion, Camille 1842 1925 Flammarion, Nicolas Camille Filamaryon, Kamil Lumen Produced by Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Lumen" by Camille Flammarion is a philosophical novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores profound themes of life, death, and the afterlife through a series of mystical conversations between the titular character, Lumen, who has transcended earthly existence, and his friend Quærens. It delves into metaphysical concepts such as the nature of the soul, the experience of death, and the interconnectedness of existence beyond the physical realm. The opening of the work introduces the conversation that takes place after Lumen's death, as he articulates the sensations and revelations experienced immediately after leaving his earthly body. Lumen explains how death is not an end, but a transition to a higher state of awareness and existence, where he perceives the cosmos with newfound clarity. As he begins to recount memories and experiences from his past, the narrative reveals a deep insight into the nature of time and the universe, suggesting that souls can traverse these dimensions freely. The conversation is steeped in philosophical inquiries, reflecting on the significance of existence, personal identity, and the continuity of the soul's journey through both space and time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43835/43835-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Space and time -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 343467 343476 2024-09-18T11:18:07.916225 2023-09-19T07:11:46.653359 text/html text/html 345254 2013-09-27T19:13:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 261992 2013-09-27T19:14:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 277430 2024-09-18T11:18:12.932210 application/epub+zip 282641 2024-09-18T11:18:08.693232 application/epub+zip 197566 2024-09-18T11:18:08.295206 application/epub+zip 385319 2024-09-18T11:18:16.197184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362565 2024-09-18T11:18:12.515201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277698 2022-09-20T04:25:32.853810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306277 2024-09-18T11:18:07.368283 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 305937 2013-09-27T19:13:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 112497 2013-09-27T19:14:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 305900 2013-09-27T19:14:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112414 2013-09-27T19:14:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 306041 2013-09-27T19:14:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112323 2013-09-27T19:14:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22259 2024-09-18T11:18:16.342166 application/rdf+xml 32671 2024-09-18T11:18:08.397218 image/jpeg 4314 2024-09-18T11:18:08.344217 image/jpeg 261927 2024-09-18T11:18:07.948221 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia