I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LONG TIME BETWEEN BLOGS. THIS BLOG WILL BE THE START OF THE EVALUATION OF THE POSSIBILITY OR PROBABILITY OF REINCARNATION AND PAST LIVES
Reincarnation, to many, is a strange word which, to some, conjures up visions of strange and mysterious cults...the substance of hollywood horror movies. However, to many students of metaphysics, myself included, the issue of whether we (our souls) live a succession of physical lives is not a far fetched and weird notion, but a reasonable and acceptable natural process of humankind. True, there is some difference of opinion even among metaphysicians regarding the actuality of past lives and reincarnation, but to me this phenomemon is logical and explains many things about life and existence.
The first accumulation of evidence, for the afterlife existence, we wish to present, is that of past lives and reincarnation. Is it not possible that there is a continuum of conscious existence of the individual soul (that part of our personality and memory that passes through the birth and death experience?) Can we not also accept that these souls are not sleeping or lying in a grave waiting for a celestial trumpet call to get up, but that they are aware and active? If we can accept these possibilities, then a big obstacle to approaching the phenomenon of after-death communication will be removed.
What evidence is there of past lives (reincarnation)? In our minds, this can be categorized into the following ten areas:
a. Child Prodigies/Great Masters
b. Inherent Likes/Dislikes and Phobias
c. Knowing of things, otherwise impossible (Deja Vue)
d. References from the Bible
e. Hypnotic regression
f. Logic
g. Eastern religions and philosophies
h. Esoteric teachings
i. Edgar Cayce and other psychic readings
j. Near-Death experiences
a. Child Prodigies/Great Masters
Mozart was a musical phenomenon almost from birth. At 3 he started playing the piano (clavio.) At four he could play a number of pieces his father taught him. At 5 he started composing musical pieces of his own and soon surpassed his father, Leopold, an accomplished musician. He went on to become one of the greatest classical music composers and performers of all time, during his short life of 35 years. There were many child prodigies, throughout history, in many different areas of expertise. There may be other explanations, but my feeling is that they developed their knowledge and skills in past lives. I believe, as in the song from the “Sound of Music,” “Nothing comes from nothing.”
The next blog will discuss Inherent Likes/Dislikes and Phobias.
