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I am not a preacher, nor have I made it my life’s work to bring you or anyone this message. It is simply a message that ties together life, death, God and eternity in a way that makes most sense to me. If I have also made you think about these subjects—fairly and honestly—my job is done.

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Déjà vu

What is it? It’s not a religion. It doesn’t preach. It doesn’t proselytize. It doesn’t condemn. It doesn’t hate, murder, maim, or seek an advantage for you over others. It does not advocate, foster, or encourage evil of any kind—ever. It doesn’t assert that it is the way, the truth, or the light and you are wrong in your way of thinking or believing if you do not accept it. It doesn’t judge you or me. It does not close the gates of heaven to you or to anyone forever. It is tolerant. It advocates peace, love, understanding. It is wrapped in mercy, kindness, sincerity, and forgiveness. But it is more than God-like: it is God’s creation; it is perfect; it is part of God’s Divine plan. What is it? And why would anyone want to condemn it?

It is the means to perfection and to the most perfect ending. It is reincarnation. It allows you and me to experience life in the corporeal world; it gives us the knowledge and understanding to recognize those parts of three-dimensional life that hinder or affront us; it lets us live those experiences and helps us understand them through our experiences; and it shows us how to overcome them, how to improve ourselves, and how to grow in tolerance, understanding, forgiveness, and love. It is the means for becoming more God-like in all that we think, say, or do.

But no one gets a free pass. Each of us must live our own life, we must confront our own obstacles, overcome them, improve, and move on. If we stumble, as inevitably we will, it is up to us to accept our failures, assimilate them, become toughened against them, and to do better as we move on. How long, how often, and toward what end? For as long as is necessary, for as often as is necessary, and always toward the same end—for admission into the spiritual world where we are one with God. We each are given an endless number of chances to live, love, learn, and to improve. Not one life time, not 10, and not 10,000. Our own free will and our determination guide our number of lives. Our spirits are eternal and indestructible, therefore there are no catastrophes, no outrages, and no obstacles in the entire universe than can destroy our spirits. No human being, no army, no earthquake, no inter galactic collision, and no black hole can harm your spirit or mine. Once we recognize and accept that God’s Divine plan is above and beyond all these challenges, following it becomes easier.

Reincarnation has no need for validation from others, including the most saintly among us, just as the universe does not need to be validated from others in order for us to accept that it exists and we are part of it. Our knowledge of reincarnation and of the afterlife comes to us in small incremental steps as we grow in our understanding of ourselves, the universe, and our place and purpose in it. Persons of very humble circumstances as well as scholars and those of good will often choose to return to the corporeal life and reveal their experiences while there. High level spirits communicate directly with us and reveal more and more to us. It is not ordained that we have perfect knowledge of the afterlife and our place in it before we experience enough of this life so that we might understand how it all fits together. As we grow in wisdom and understanding, we become more and more aware of God’s plan, how it works, and why.

Q. Yes, but…my preacher (priest, rabbi) says that reincarnation is hokum, part of the devil’s plan to divert my attention, etc. It is therefore evil and something to be avoided at all costs. How say you otherwise, snake oil peddler?

A. Reincarnation is not confrontational, nor argumentative. It does not seek anything. It is the way to understanding. It does not rely on God speaking to individuals, who are then instructed to pass on His word to you or to me. It does not ask you to tithe, to pay into the coffers of others, it grants no condolences, threatens no punishments, nor does it seek special status in this world or the next.

Q. Yes, but…how does reincarnation explain floods, fires, diseases, murderers, suffering, slavery, and a host of other evils that kill, maim, and torment? If God permits these atrocities, does that not make God weak in the face of evil, or evil himself?

A. Reincarnation is why we need not fear any of those obstacles, confrontations, or threats to our corporeal bodies. They cannot harm or kill our spirits. If all of us are ultimately assumed into the glory of God, but only after each of us lives, confronts, learns from, surmounts, and moves on will that happen according to His will, not ours. You are free to believe, or not, as you see fit. I am not a preacher, nor have I made it my life’s work to bring you or anyone this message. It is simply a message that ties together life, death, God and eternity in a way that makes most sense to me. If I have also made you think about these subjects—fairly and honestly—my job is done.


  

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Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on February 7, 2015
Your job in this life is never over until it's over (like Yogi Berra said). I read what you wrote and thought about the subjects you raised and don't entirely agree.

As thinking beings, we can discern what is right and what is wrong by critically viewing the actions of others and the outcome of those actions. Eventually, each of us can come to a conclusion about what is "godly" behavior and what is not. As far as I know, having "voices" guiding is a sign of mental illness and also a sign of being swept up into one kind of cult or another.

The yearning for "something after this life" is strong. In your case, it's reincarnation. To a point, I agree. The essential elements of our bodies, after death, are either eaten (in the grave in the ground) by other living creatures or, in the case of cremation, become essential elements for other life to use… Eventually residing in other creatures, large and small. As for the "spirit," in spite of many stories, revelations and miracles, there is absolutely no evidence that the spirit of our consciousness goes anywhere else when its light is extinguished.

As a man who lives by facts, I'm surprised that you would believe strongly in something with no factual basis.

Ron

Reviewed by Lark Pogue
Reviewed on February 6, 2015
Well written. Again. What a brain you have, Mr. Phillips.

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