Ascension on Jupiter

Aristotle describes the ascension of a man and wife on the planet Jupiter – 

When a man and his wife have lived for about a thousand years of earth's time – it is not a thousand years of Jupiter's time – they are ready to make the ascension. Their material bodies have become very attenuated, not shrivelled, or shrunken, but larger and more expansive – lighter, thinner, more like vapour – it is a time of great rejoicing with all their friends; they gather about them with bands of music; they feast and dance for joy; and when the spiritual part of the ascending one has become entirely disengaged from its material body, it slowly ascends in plain sight of the assembled company. The etherial body has again taken on all its youthful beauty, but greatly heightened; it has become heavenly beauty. As these two forms slowly rise, they look down and bless the people assembled; and with sweet and heavenly smiles, they gradually disappear with a group of angels that join, and receive them. Then the company gradually disperse with joy and gladness. One of their number has gone from their midst, and is now with the angels in glorious and heavenly light. The nearest friends gather together the form that is left, and cast it forth with other refuse matter, as of no account; they think of it, only as they do the husks of their grain or fruit, and treat it just the same.

The Discovered Country