{"id":64,"date":"2012-08-06T21:14:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T03:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/spiritualityandconsciousness\/?p=64"},"modified":"2012-08-06T21:14:11","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T03:14:11","slug":"thoughts-on-reincarnation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/spiritualityandconsciousness\/2012\/08\/thoughts-on-reincarnation\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on Reincarnation"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Someone sent me a message asking about life after death and reincarnation. He was concerned that he would forget his loved ones if he reincarnated, so he just wanted to stay in heaven and be with them. Based on my experience speaking with clients and their loved ones who have passed over to the other side, this was my answer:<\/p>\n<p>Imagine that you\u2019re in a play \u2013 and all the people in the play are playing different characters. You connect with each other in the play \u2013 interacting and playing roles with a certain plot and storyline.<\/p>\n<p>Then when the play is over, you go backstage for a while, hang out with the other actors \u2013 which now have become good friends because you\u2019ve all been working in the play together.<\/p>\n<p>Then you decide to do another play. So you choose the plot of the play, write the script and then began acting in that next play. Each actor pretends to be a different character in this play, but you all still know each other. You just pretend that you don\u2019t know each other \u2013 so that the new story can be convincing. You\u2019re just pretending to be different characters with a different storyline and plot.<\/p>\n<p>Some of your friends\/actors join you in the new play; others decide to be in a different play for now. But those actors will join you again in another play at another time \u2013 depending on whether or not they\u2019re interested in the plot and storyline of the next play you\u2019re choosing.<\/p>\n<p>Some of you may decide not to act in a play for a while and choose to take a break. So you hang out backstage or go home for a while \u2013 until you want to be in another production. (That\u2019s hanging out between lives for a while.)<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re very creative souls and love to create plays and \u201cmovies\u201d and other adventures. So when you decide you want to go create another play, you\u2019ll find a stage and choose the setting, the environment, the time, and the era for that play; gather up more actors that want to be in the same type of play \u2013 and create another drama or comedy or action adventure piece.<\/p>\n<p>Doing psychic readings for the past 28 years, and speaking with many, many people who have crossed over \u2013 that\u2019s what life here seems to be about. Ultimately you won\u2019t forget the other actors (you\u2019re loved ones) because you have an infinite bond with them through your love for each other.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, certain actors don\u2019t enjoy working with one another, so they don\u2019t show up in more plays together. However, I have discovered that if certain actors have \u201cissues\u201d with each other, they\u2019ll often choose to keep doing plays together until they resolve their issues \u2013 until they finally work it out. Just a thought for those of you who think that once someone you have issues with \u201cdies\u201d \u2013 or leaves your life \u2013 that you\u2019re done for good. If you don\u2019t want to \u201cact\u201d in another play together (to do a sequel) \u2013 you may want to resolve your issues in this play. We typically don\u2019t like shows that end with loose ends, those that don\u2019t complete the story or resolve the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Also, it\u2019s often the case that someone who is \u201cchallenging\u201d you in this lifetime \u2013 is doing so because on a soul level he\/she loves you very much and has chosen to play the bad guy or nemesis for you \u2013 so you can work something out, or learn something that you wanted to learn, or have an experience that you wanted to have because you were curious about how that experience would feel. We are very curious and creative souls. It\u2019s amazing what types of \u201cplays\u201d we choose to create \u2013 just for the experience, or to learn something, or just to see how it feels.<\/p>\n<p>So \u2013 it\u2019s nice to be in this play with all of you in this lifetime. I hope you\u2019re enjoying it. If not, you have permission to re-write the script (even in the middle of the play.) It\u2019s more of an \u201cimprovisational\u201d play anyway \u2013 so you can change things as you go along.<\/p>\n<p>Have fun! And you\u2019re doing a great job with this play! It\u2019s very interesting.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someone sent me a message asking about life after death and reincarnation. He was concerned that he would forget his loved ones if he reincarnated, so he just wanted to stay in heaven and be with them. 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