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I have also been following this with some interest. Personally, I am more inclined towards the "free will" school of thought (as it were), but I also do believe there is some pre-planning before birth. A good analogy is that of a video game. In many modern games, you get to select a...

I dispensed with the idea of a anthropomorphic man-god some time ago, realising God to be the essence of love, light and life and therefore not constrained to our finite notions of physicality or gender, but I digress... like you I also believe that questioning God is healthy. The way I see...

Like others on here, I had a christian upbringing which stymied my belief in reincarnation even though I always "felt" it to be true from a young age. It was only as I got older and started questioning things I'd previously accepted (mainly out of fear or because I was "supposed" to without...

Great thread. Here are a selection of songs I know of that speak of, or allude to reincarnation. "Born on the Floor" by The Make Up "Inland Sea" by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead And finally, a great example, from one of my favourite bands, Tool. "Parabola" by Tool

Japan. Without a doubt. Ever since I was a small child I've felt drawn to that country. When I was about 12 and started really focussing on drawing, I used to be utterly captivated by scenes of ancient Asia; old pagoda buildings, gardens and suchlike, especially those from Japan. Also...

Good topic. The way I see it, it comes back to the old left brain/right brain conflict. The need to find validation, I think appeals to our left brained sensibilities and while it is great if you can get it, I think it's unrealistic to expect to find real-world validation of past lives...

I'm sorry you feel this way about yourself, nestartonlife. If it's any consolation, when I was a very small child (around 4-5ish) I had a similar conflict in that at school, I preferred playing with girls instead of boys and wanted to be one myself. I eventually grew out of this, but it was...

Great thread. For me, one of my biggest phobias (and this is really going to sound weird) is the throbbing sound of a baby in utero. I recall being very young and having a recurring dream of running throughout my house in the dark looking for my family who'd suddenly vanished, and all I could...

Interesting. Incidentally, Kurt Cobain died in April of the same year in which you were born.

Your post reminds me of some musings of my own earlier. The way I see it, christianity appears to offer a kind of Get Out Of Jail Free Card. As you say, you can be as nasty as you want, but so long as you make verbal assent to Jesus, you're in the special club and will be "saved", while...

This is not something I generally discuss with anybody. I have spoken to a few of my close friends on the subject, but they are quite open minded and spiritual people anyway. My immediate family (my mother and sister in this case) would definitely not accept my belief in reincarnation as they...

I always believed that I had lived before from very young. However, the belief was knocked out of me somewhat from an early age when my mother dismissed a remark I made about people coming back again when they die. She was a Catholic (later Christian), and that was the background under which I...

Ah yes, the old double standard. That's stumped a lot of Christians hung up on a belief in a God of wrath. But the Bible also says God is "slow to anger..." and also says God is love and lists, amongst love's many attributes patience and kindness (and what would be kind about torturing people...

As with everyone else, I'm saddened to hear about your sister. My immediate family is Christian so I can sympathise. My sister knows a little of my beliefs towards recincarnation even if she doesn't believe herself or fully understand. My mother, on the other hand would be horrified if she...

Hi Dave. I've read through this entire thread and feel I can now comment on your predicament and your thoughts. As others have said, the distinct impression I get from your posts is that life experiences have made you very jaded and have hardened your heart to even the possibility of love -...

I've always had an affinity for Japan as well so I can relate to everything you've said there pretty much. I went there on holiday for the first time and in a strange way, the place seemed familiar. Normally when I go away, as much of a feel for the place as I may get as I'm there, it never...

I introduced myself on here a while back and expressed a desire to do pastlife regression; I have not bittten the bullet yet, but I have an appointment booked next month which I am looking forward. However, I have recently started meditating and overall, I am extremely surprised at how peaceful...

The way I see it, "eternity" is a state where time does not apply, much like dreaming. Similarly, in the same way that you cannot quantify the length of a dream, you cannot quantify eternity. Thus, a dream can be said to last an "eternity". In the spirit world, there is no time as we know it...

To be fair, the Bible doesn't actually support reincarnation at all. In fact, fundamentalist types would be quick to point you to Hebrews 9:27, which is pretty hard to dispute. HOWEVER, the link posted above provides more evidence to the effect that the Bible itself has been tampered with...

Thing is, if good and evil don't exist, then what is "better"? Surely the concept of such becomes meaningless without absolutes as a measure? And what then are we striving toward?