The term 'Spiritualist' refers to individuals and just as with any other individual, we are different one from another. Some will be confident in their understanding of how reincarnation works. Others will be unsure and a final group will dispute there's any such thing....
Silver Birch was a teacher much respected by many Modern Spiritualists who gave guidance on many issues concerning survival. He declared that he had no doubt we may experience multiple lives but he also said that some of his contemporaries declared they had never met a single soul who had reincarnated.
I'm a Spiritualist and based on what I've learned from Silver Birch's wider teachings, and also from other sources of guidance, I have no doubt that we have a choice about whether to reincarnate. But it's neither routine nor mandatory; personal circumstances will determine whether any individual feels the need to reincarnate or, conversely, makes a choice to experience physical life one-time-only.
As a final point, apparent past-life regression is not a certain indicator that the subject actually lived the lives apparently recalled.
Hi Mac,
As a final point, apparent past-life regression is not a certain indicator that the subject actually lived the lives apparently recalled.
Just out of interest then... what do you perceive past life regression to be doing then? And what is it the person is experiencing if not an actual past life?
All Love and Reiki Hugs
Hi Mac,
Just out of interest then... what do you perceive past life regression to be doing then? And what is it the person is experiencing if not an actual past life?
All Love and Reiki Hugs
Apparent past-life-regression or therapy may recall the past life/lives of someone else - not necessarily that/those of the individual under regression.
How can one know for sure? How can such lives fully be authenticated?
For clarity, I have no doubt that reincarnation can occur - I just don't see claimed past-life recall as automatically showing sound evidence of this situation.
Apparent past-life-regression or therapy may recall the past life/lives of someone else - not necessarily that/those of the individual under regression.
Ah, I see what you mean. What if the person doesn't consider themselves to be 'individual' but part of Oneness? Wouldn't that mean that it is one of their past lives? 😉
How can one know for sure? How can such lives fully be authenticated?
Some people claim to have authenticated such recalls by providing factual details that can be sought out that they haven't (possibly) known beforehand. Of course, who evidences the fact that they didn't already know the details etc. etc. 😉
For clarity, I have no doubt that reincarnation can occur - I just don't see claimed past-life recall as automatically showing sound evidence of this situation.
Maybe we'll just have to wait and see for ourselves... 🙂
All Love and Reiki Hugs
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Ah, I see what you mean. What if the person doesn't consider themselves to be 'individual' but part of Oneness? Wouldn't that mean that it is one of their past lives? 😉
Perhaps it might seems so to them if they saw life that way but this notion of 'oneness' is one that doesn't appeal to my reason. To me we're all individuals whether living in-the-body or in the etheric....
Some people claim to have authenticated such recalls by providing factual details that can be sought out that they haven't (possibly) known beforehand. Of course, who evidences the fact that they didn't already know the details etc. etc. 😉
I don't doubt that some may recall their own earlier lives but that doesn't mean that all alleged past-lives are genuine. And authentication itself can be very uncertain....
Maybe we'll just have to wait and see for ourselves... 🙂
I doubt there'll ever be conclusive evidence this side of the divide about either reincarnation or past-life-recall proving that notion.