after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body

a transmigration of souls, but importantly, Lawrence calls for an archetypal, and not abstract/intellectual, response to his Italian surroundings

transmigration of the soul, especially the passage or the soul of the a human being or animal into a new body of the same or a different species.

Metempsychosis is a philosophical term in the Greek language referring to the belief of transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. It is a doctrine popular among a number of Dharmic Religions of the East such as Hinduism and Jainism wherein an individual incarnates from one body to another, either human, animal, or plant. Generally the term is only used within the context of Greek Philosophy, but has also been used by modern philosophers such as SchopenhauerSchopenhauer, A: "Parerga und Paralipomena" (Eduard Grisebach edition), On Religion, Section 177; otherwise the phrase transmigration is more appropriate.