>But prior to reaching the Court of Silence, the dead soul is still
>in some other part of the underworld (the "upper underworld", as it
>were).
Not really.
Here is what happens when you die.
Your soul separates from your body. For seven days the soul lingers near the body, drifting further apart from it and developing spirit senses. It is like yolk for the developing soul. When it is ready, the soul flies _inward_ into heart space, which is a mirror that cannot be penetrated until you are dead, or have acquired the heroquest initiation. KoS p68.
So as far as I can see, no special heroquesting is required to raise a body less than a week old.
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