The term summerland originated in the late nineteenth century spiritualist circles as a descriptive for the afterlife. It was variously described as a heaven-like place existing either astrally or in the depths of space, as a place for the instruction of spirits after death or in some cases, as a place of rest and refreshment before reincarnation.

Summerland has also been adopted within the Neopagan movement, but it is interpreted individually, most often as an afterlife paradise, but often just as a metaphor for the unknown.

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