“There are states and conditions to which souls naturally gravitate, and in those states or spheres there are divisions. Souls attract souls by congeniality of pursuit, by similarity of temper, by remembrance of previous association, or by present work. To some, life is more active; to some, more contemplative. They are different, yet equal in grade.

“The spheres are, indeed, separate states, and each has its own characteristics and peculiarities. They differ from each other, though not so widely as from your earth-sphere.” – Imperator

(Stainton Moses, More Spirit Teachings. Spirit Writings. Electronically published by Meilach.com. http://www.meilach.com/spiritual/books/morest/mst02.htm , n.p.)

Extra quote about the ‘spheres’ of heaven:

“To my mind, the thing that confuses the issue is all this talk of spheres and planes and regions that seem to have become the accepted phraseology when trying to explain conditions on our side of life. In my opinion, they give you a false idea. Yet it is difficult not to use them. But they are very elastic terms and should be regarded as such.

“The way I see it is that there are different levels of understanding in which people build up their own conditions according to their desires. Like definitely attracts like. So you will find large congregations of people, who have shared the same mental outlook on earth, banded together here.” – Clifford McLean

(Lesley May, med., Letters from Mother. A Family Biography in Two Worlds. Ed. Edmund Bentley. London: Psychic Press, 1964, 96.)