Stages after death.
Stage 1 - Limbo
Stuck/Repeat - When the spirit either does not believe in afterlife or even that they are dead. Often just inhabiting an object or area but doing nothing other then existing or repeating an action at a certain time, schedule or other.
Ghost State - When a spirit either does not know its dead or simply feels it has purpose still. These types can range vastly as ghost are pure forms of spirit with emotions that may be difficult to predict. Coolness usually presents a spirit that is either innocent or may not cause you harm. Warm to be wary of. Hot is usually malevolent or evil spirits.
Cool spirit can usually easily pass on, but hotter ones will cling and even posses or curse the living, enslave/imprison the meek spirits with fear. Not fearing an evil spirit is key in defend against one. Having a good character is also key to keeping them off you as they will grow like an infection in those with ill will.
Stage 2 - Astral (Spectrum)
Paradise - Not to be confused with 'Heaven', paradise is a dream state usually in the most peaceful and positive of places. The spirit collective or even individual create their own dream state.
Hades - Where spirits whose past actions compromise their own personal happiness, 'evil', very sinful people are drawn here to be alone, dwelling and suffering from the suffering that they caused, sometimes forever.
The Astral Spectrum - Paradise and Hades represents the endings of a spectrum, the spirits overall experiences place them in this spectrum. However there is always the option to move on from this stage, hardest on the Hades end.
Stage 3 - Reincarnation
This is something that can't easily be explain, while the spirit has the true choice of the path it takes, it doesn't actually knows what path it has chosen. Other factors can shift the paths as well.
It is important to know that a spirit is all the same. From plant, bug or animal. Remember that we are all 'animals' by definition. All are connected to the mother, Earth, even god in Heaven.
