Teerach:

Yunno humans most especially religious folks are afraid to search beyond their religious book. If they too read, las las na bible and Koran. But if you dig deep, refusing to believe what you were passed on to. Get upanishads, baghavita, hemertical, hindu books and even search through your soul, you'll find out that life is beyond just those two major religion. But people are afraid to know truth for themselves. Believing they are on the right path. While I feel they are right, I still think they're missing out in finding what the soul's journey or purpose is. Like the synchronicity sort off.

@Teerach
You hit the nail on the head.
The fear factor of the phantom hell fire and the prevailing social
consciousness are responsible
for a lot of folks holding back
from reading beyond the
dogmatic teachings of the faiths
they were born into.

Right from the early 1980s,
I've been reading about other
faiths worldwide, (or rather
I engaged in comparative religion)
and it made me a better person
who has tolerance for others
because we all have different
states of spiritual awareness
or consciousness.

There's a book entitled:
"Suns ofGod" written by Acharya S.
who was an American. She clearly
gave instances of how the concepts of the Sun God worship became well-known in the ancient world and became the foundation of
Christianity. Sundays are usually
devoted to the worship of the sun.

The day devoted to the worship
of the sun = Sunday.

The day devoted to the veneration of Saturnalia = Saturday.


Thanks for the fantastic
feedback here.

All the best.

Acidosis:



Israelis are not Christians though.

Where did Christians all round the world get their own Religion from after all Saudis are Muslims?

Those past life tales might be true afterall.. a lot of questions begging for answers.

I think the soul journeys from infant stage to adult stage and then stops reincarnating to a final resting place or even cease to exist. The infant souls keep getting reincarnated, learning and growing through the lifetimes they live till they become mature/adult souls and then take the final bow.

There is more to this life than what science or religion can explain. Even Yorubas believe in reincarnation with names like "Babatunde", "Iyabo" etc.

Reminds me of my uncle who claimed he was a king in is previous life... "King of Iba"....

ifex370:
Tales by moon light

Not really..

For believers, soul travel and reincarnation aren't real but those in the dark world seem to be quite knowledgeable about the workings of life including souls.

There is something called 'apeta' and another called 'apepa' in Yoruba language. The diabolic ones summon souls of their targets to their own locations and inflict harm or even kill them. The implication is that the victim will no longer be able to wake up in his physical body/form/flesh meaning the person has died in his/her sleep.

It's said that witches sleep in funny positions, some say they hang legs on the wall or something for them to astral travel to their meeting venue. Some say they transform into animal forms and so on. But something is clear that it's not their physical body that travels.

We've heard tales that occultic people summon the souls of their dead members to query the source of their death and perform other rituals to severe ties with the dead.

So many scary things but the story of near death experiences are very real. Even Medical doctors have loads of experiences and stories about the metaphysical. You should talk to some doctors and see what they will tell you.

Hathor5:
I definitely believe in reincarnation. It makes much more sense to me than the narrative that a person has one life to live and if they mess up they find themselves in eternal hell fire.

looks like you'd love to come back Hathor

flokii:


Not really..

For believers, soul travel and reincarnation aren't real but those in the dark world seem to be quite knowledgeable about the workings of life including souls.

There is something called 'apeta' and another called 'apepa' in Yoruba language. The diabolic ones summon souls of their targets to their own locations and inflict harm or even kill them. The implication is that the victim will no longer be able to wake up in his physical body/form/flesh meaning the person has died in his/her sleep.

It's said that witches sleep in funny positions, some say they hang legs on the wall or something for them to astral travel to their meeting venue. Some say they transform into animal forms and so on. But something is clear that it's not their physical body that travels.

We've heard tales that occultic people summon the souls of their dead members to query the source of their death and perform

Do you think God is hiding something from us?

camri:
Do you think God is hiding something from us?

Actually there are instances in the holy books that suggests the soul concept and life after death.. examples are the transfiguration of Christ and the part where a sorceress invoked the spirit of one prophet, I think Samuel. Even Lazarus that Christ raised from the dead was because his soul came back into his body after about 4 days.

There are some school of thoughts that believe the likes of John the Baptist reincarnated, even supporting it with bible passages.
These things are there but the preachers don't want people snooping around and asking unanswered questions.

I'm a Christian, born again and spirit filled but recently I am having a rethink about so many things about the form of Christianity we are taught in this part of the world. I find out that God is basically interested in that soul to soul connection between you and Him and not the church dramatization and etiquette. If you can develop your spirit and soul to get that connection with him you will understand a lot about His nature. And to be sincere with you, reincarnation is real though Christianity denies it which they call demonic possession it's real

Hathor5:
I definitely believe in reincarnation. It makes much more sense to me than the narrative that a person has one life to live and if they mess up they find themselves in eternal hell fire.

Why does human population keep increasing?

where do the new souls come from

Teerach:
Reincarnation is real. The reincarnated can remember his or her past life at age 1 to approximately 5years after which they forget. Spirit reincarnate. But because major religion of now days believe in heaven and hell, they tend to ignore the obvious.
With reincarnation. You should tell that heaven and hell is only a state of the mind.

Why can they remember only within this age range?

Kanixt:
When I was 5, I used to tell my parent I was there during their wedding day and I served people food and took care of many things there. Uptil this day my parents are bullying me with these words " you were there during our wedding"

Now I realized kids normally said crazy things! It's normal.

Lol

theForth:


Why does human population keep increasing?

where do the new souls come from

There isn't any new souls.... Just the recycled ones. That's why religious folks consider heaven and hell to be immeasurable (size).

That's why so much importance is given to the soul/spirit of a man....

OSDD:


There isn't any new souls.... Just the recycled ones. That's why religious folks consider heaven and hell to be immeasurable (size).

That's why so much importance is given to the soul/spirit of a man....

Okay, but why are more recycled souls coming out now?
Mind you, the human population thousands of years ago wasnt like it is now.

theForth:


Okay, but why are more recycled souls coming out now?
Mind you, the human population thousands of years ago wasnt like it is now.

That's why it is recycled, so the soul can start the start over again.. When a child is born, it either a new soul or a reincarnation of a previous one...

Not every soul incarnate, you might want to ask,"then where do the souls that don't reincarnate go to? Or where is their final resting place? ".. Well, you can only get the answer to that question if decide to expand your knowledge of metaphysics and spiritualism (something I can't do for you)

Hathor5:
I definitely believe in reincarnation. It makes much more sense to me than the narrative that a person has one life to live and if they mess up they find themselves in eternal hell fire.

.
Far more sense.

.. Let's not also forget that kids too can make up and say crazy stuffs..

Kanixt:
When I was 5, I used to tell my parent I was there during their wedding day and I served people food and took care of many things there. Uptil this day my parents are bullying me with these words " you were there during our wedding"

Now I realized kids normally said crazy things! It's normal.

Where did you get those thoughts from?

Acidosis:


Where did you get those thoughts from?

I think it's the effect of being around older people

theForth:


Why can they remember only within this age range?

I can't tell sir. But I think it's a survey. Most people that remembered their past lives accurately did it at such tender age.

Acidosis:

I found this creepy thread online There's a lot science don't understand

@bold:

The physical world is controlled by the spiritual.

@Re-incarnation:
I don't believe in it because it is not supported in Christianity:

It is appointed for man to die once and after that, judgement.

It is possible that people have similar path or assignments in life sha. E.g. Elijah & John the Baptist.

This is an eye opener and I sure will ask my kids in the future.

reincarnation is real.

it is the spirit & body that reincarnates - not the soul.
they might reincarnate together into another(new born) person or either of them might reincarnate separately

We lose the memory as we age.

I believe our present life and circumstances are influenced by our past lives

Kanixt:

I think it's the effect of being around older people

Another angle

bukatyne:


@bold:

The physical world is controlled by the spiritual.

@Re-incarnation:
I don't believe in it because it is not supported in Christianity:

It is appointed for man to die once and after that, judgement.

It is possible that people have similar path or assignments in life sha. E.g. Elijah & John the Baptist.

We share the same view.

camri:
looks like you'd love to come back Hathor

Why not?

theForth:


Why does human population keep increasing?

where do the new souls come from

Don't know. Maybe from God.

AlphaSoul:

This is the reason why a significant number of people have left Christianity for e.g., because the pastors or priests could not answer their questions about the
near-death experiences they
had.

This is why many left and became
adherants of Eckankar, Buddhism, Taoism, Grail Movement, etc, which all clearly teach about karma, reincarnation, spiritual
responsibility, and discipline,
etc.

They had out-grown the dogmatic teachings of their former orthodox faiths. Of course it's not an accident that people are born into specific families and religions. This is what they have earned for themselves in this lifetime. It is not all Souls that
reincarnate because they have
learned the spiritual lessons that
they need to learn. The FACT is that
there's nothing like the "eternal
hell fire," and "lake of sulphur, fire
and brimstone." The doctrine is
part of the medieval era "fear factor" that the male-dominated priesthood have used to dominate
and suppress people over the
centuries.

Cc: Intheclo.udysky, Ha.thor5

Looks like you adhere to Buddhism.

Acidosis:


I think it's easier to explain eternal hell fire than the principle of reincarnation.

Is it?

I can't wrap around my head a cruel God who creates human beings in his image and as a punishment wants them to suffer for eternity. I can't wrap around my head around so much cruelty.

Hathor5:

Why not?

As what if I may ask