I was recently asked a question that, I think, warrants a public answer here.

“The end of the world, pralaya, is supposed to be a major event that would influence the world of the dead as much as the world of the living. It makes no sense for it not to include someone who died a month earlier, for instance. Also, what about the newly born children who had no opportunity to develop by that point?”

This is a bit hard for me to answer because I would have to disclose information that is either secret, so I don’t know, or I’m unwilling to reveal it. However, I can say this much.

If by “world of the dead” you mean the “NDE plane”, the answer is complex, because it’s not necessarily a singular place. But let’s say that the souls generally speaking move in the same general sphere. Things are widely known in this sphere, that are not allowed to be known outside, and the memories of the souls that are allowed to interact with the physical plane are being actively suppressed by the beings in charge of such things. This is actually not a new thing. Also, I perceive this “astral” sphere to be so connected to the physical plane that they are essentially the same thing. Whether an earth-bound soul is incarnated or astral at any given point, does not change the fact that it will be subject to the same rules of judgment. You can look at it this way: there are rules for ascension to the next level of existence that need to be met. If you don’t meet them, you share the fate of this world. It’s not that someone will go around and check whether some soul is to be destroyed or not. They will check whether they meet the requirements for eternal life. Those that don’t will be destroyed automatically. From what I can understand, anyone who is anywhere near meeting the requirements will be treated with all kinds of patience and healing, but there are also those who endlessly abused the current system, and they will be summarily wiped out.

I would expect restrictions on incarnation on the physical plane to have been placed a while ago, which means everybody knows what they are getting into, and they need a very good reason, based on dharma, in order to pass through a “wall of interdiction”. Whether someone dies as a child, adult or an old man, never mattered before and is not going to start to matter now. Incarnations are interrupted early. Abortions exist. Infant deaths exist, and they were in fact the majority of deaths throughout history. This is not relevant. What is relevant is whether one attained what they came here for. Some might want to experience it only briefly, and design their incarnation with this intent. Also, the age of the body and the age of the soul are independent variables. It’s not those with young bodies that will have the problem, but those with souls that failed to attain eternity, are of time and will perish within it.

The number of actual souls in circulation here seems to be lesser than I would have thought. We’re talking thousands.