Animals are perfectly capable of making conscious choices. They can learn, remember, and feel; they don't have the capacity to process abstract concepts, but if you've ever seen a dog perk up when somebody uses the word "walk," you know they're capable of thinking in concrete terms! Plants also choose, though they do it more slowly -- understandably, since they haven't yet developed an astral body. As for minerals, souls in that state are getting used to being in matter; yes, they move through the mineral state more or less in parallel with other souls in their sub-swarm.
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Animals are perfectly capable of making conscious choices. They can learn, remember, and feel; they don't have the capacity to process abstract concepts, but if you've ever seen a dog perk up when somebody uses the word "walk," you know they're capable of thinking in concrete terms! Plants also choose, though they do it more slowly -- understandably, since they haven't yet developed an astral body. As for minerals, souls in that state are getting used to being in matter; yes, they move through the mineral state more or less in parallel with other souls in their sub-swarm.