Beyond the corporeal, does not necessarily mean beyond Life, which IS God`s domain, entered only through the process of death.
The Evolution of the Star-Child or group consciousness is a plausible consideration once we realize the optimum use of our brain capacity.
While photosynthesis is the process we may have inherited from the plant kingdom, it is not the only means of converting sunlight into energy. Beyond the corporeal, we would not be limited to the blueprint of our DNA.