In my Griffin Witches series, my main characters are triplet
sisters who have the ability to manipulate energy. They are very spiritual beings. Due to the loss of loved ones close to them,
these stories delve into the afterlife and reincarnation.
According to data released by the Pew Forum on Religion and
Public Life, a quarter of American’s believe in reincarnation. The research also claims that women are more
likely to believe than men, and Democrats are more likely to believe than
Republicans. Being stuck in religious
dogma can hinder the mind to be open for learning, but I believe it is always
important to look outside the box. Many
in the West believe the soul’s order is birth, life, death, and rebirth. Where after your life you die, you’re judged,
and you’re sent to heaven or hell with no appeals allowed for eternity. In the East, there are nearly a billion
Hindu’s and a half billion Buddhists, not to mention the ancient civilizations,
who have a cyclical view. They believe
the soul’s order is birth, life, death, and because no one is perfect, the soul
is reborn on earth to begin anew.
The concept of reincarnation dates back 3,000 years to India
and Greece, although it has largely been rejected by the Jewish and Christian
traditions. The idea of reincarnation
has been stepping to the forefront in the West due to pass life regression
hypnotherapy and the fascination American’s have with the idea of living
before. I’ve read dozens of books regarding
these past life regressions and life between life regressions. Although it cannot be proven with certainty
that what these people experience is true, it has been proven that experiencing
these kinds of regressions have been known to help the therapist’s client
heal. In Lifetimes new series, Reincarnated:
Past Lives, the clients’ stories often contain historic names and
places. This information is then traced
through history to be found factual.
Could these people just be making up tribal signs and places they never
heard of from imagination? Is this
information stored in some energy grid and pulled from the ether? Or are they in essence experiencing a life
they had once lived? I definitely find
these theories fascinating and I hope to one day participate in my own Life
Between Life session. And when I do, I
will be sure to blog about it.
The people who undergo this type of therapy believe what
they imagine under deep hypnosis has happened to them and they seem to have
intense feelings and often cry while undergoing a past life death. If you are interested in learning more I
suggest researching Michael Newton. And
since I feel it essential to examine concepts from various angles, it’s
important to note that skeptics believe these hypnotic journeys into past lives
is due to a construction of the brain to project itself into a future state
that doesn’t exist. Many scientists
point to cryptomnesia (the emergence of forgotten memories), suggestibility by
the hypnotherapist, fantasy and imagination, hysterical dissociation, wishful
thinking, or self-delusion. Science has
not proven life after death to be true or untrue, making reincarnation and past
life regression therapy, controversial theories.
Jim Tucker, a professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral
sciences at the University of Virginia claims, “there are good reasons to think
that consciousness can be considered a separate entity from the physical
realty.” To read more on this, http://www.npr.org/2014/01/05/259886077/searching-for-science-behind-reincarnation And according to Dr. Ian Stevenson, Ph.D., former Professor of Psychiatry
at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, who spent 40 years researching
reincarnation stories with children states, “About 35% of children who claim to remember previous
lives have birthmarks and/or birth defects that they (or adult
informants) attribute to wounds on a person whose life the child
remembers.”
Spiritualist, like my characters, believe we are here on
earth to learn and love, that we are all connected, and when we harm another,
we harm our eternal soul which then needs to make an amends in this life or in another
life. As Dr. Weiss states, “We are souls
having a human experience.” We are
always connected to the higher power, our angels, and our deceased loved ones,
and thus we are never truly alone. Our
higher self still exists on the higher plan, learning and teaching younger
souls, as a portion of our soul on earth is also busy learning. We learn through love, compassion, and giving,
as we try to raise our vibration and energy levels higher so to become closer
to God. The trials and tribulations we
face on earth are in place to teach us empathy toward others. Once our spiritual energy is wise enough, we
no longer find it necessary to incarnate, unless we wish to. We tend to become guides to younger souls,
sharing with them the wisdom we learned through our own soul’s journeys. Thus, the Griffin sisters do not believe in
coincidences, and know there is much more being manipulated and arranged by our
guides and angels than we realize.
Perhaps there’s a reason why you feel you’ve known someone forever, it
could be because you have. The Griffin
sisters see the signs before them, but they do not always read them correctly,
which in essence, is part of life.
It is easy to learn about reincarnation, as the Eastern
traditions are making their way West in the form of Yoga studios, Reiki, acupuncture,
movies, and much more. The eternal soul is not a new concept, but not all
believers in eternity believe we return to begin life anew, as a new person,
likely in a different culture, and with many of the same souls we’ve journeyed
with before. It’s little wonder the
concept is so fascinating to ponder.
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A special thank you to: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/fashion/29PastLives.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 and http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/the-scientific-evidence-for-reincarnation-fact-or-fantasy/#sthash.Yfz0pZTi.dpuf Also special
thanks to Michael Newton and Brian Weiss.
