Does Pantheism believe in an afterlife for the individual soul?
Some idealistic versions of pantheism – such as neo-Platonism or Hinduism have held such beliefs. No-one could completely exclude this possibility. But there is no scientific evidence for such beliefs. Most modern Pantheists believe that the mind is an aspect of the body, and at death dissolves with the body to merge into the elements from which it was formed. If there is any validity at all to near-death experiences, then this is what they are expressing. For environmental as well as religious reasons, Pantheism strongly prefers natural burials in special woodlands, at sea, or in other natural areas, where the individual can be reabsorbed into the nature of which they were, are and always will be a part.
