"Atma" is the most mystical novel by Maria Rodziewiczówna, in which the author combined traditional Catholic faith with elements of Eastern philosophy and the theory of reincarnation. The main character, Adam Jaworski, a would-be suicide, experiences visions of the afterlife in which he encounters the soul of a woman named Atma. The man later meets the same woman in the real world, which sets in motion his spiritual transformation.