Micheaux: The Son of a Slave Becomes a Motion Picture Producer
Oscar Micheaux was born in 1887 in Illinois, the son of a slave who was likely owned by French immigrants. He is considered the first major African American filmmaker. Micheaux made silent movies and then transitioned to sound films, directing and producing 44 movies in all.
The focus of his work was racial issues between blacks and whites, covering the topics of racial injustice, lynching, mob violence and economic inequality.
Of interest, Micheaux, early in life moved to South Dakota, where he bought land and worked as a farmer. He wrote a novel, The Homesteader, which was in part based on his experiences in South Dakota. Homesteaders were people who were given free plots of land in the American West in an effort to develop the region.
Micheaux died in 1951.
Oscar Micheaux Reincarnates as Spike Lee, Who Propagates Movie Making to make a Difference
Spike Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1957. Like Micheaux, Lee’s movies center around race relations, including the issues of poverty, urban crime and the politics of race.
In a very interesting parallel, Spike Lee named his production company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, which appears to be an unconscious reference to his own past life as Micheaux, who bought land in South Dakota and became a farmer prior to embarking on his career as a filmmaker.
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ReincarnationResearch.com جي مشن، reincarnation تحقيق فروغ reincarnation جي ثبوت جون تياريون ۽ مثبت سماجي تبديلي ته ماضي جي سرن جي دليل آڻي سگهن ٿا حيثيت حاصل ڪرڻ لاء آهي.
هڪ خودمختيار reincarnation ڪيس ۽ تحقيق جي شهيد پاران شايع ڪيو تن کي خاص ۾، ايئن Stevenson، آڻي ورجينيا جي يونيورسٽي جو، گڏيل عددي معلومات حاصل ۾، reincarnation جو ثبوت مهيا ڪري. ڊاڪٽر Stevenson جي تحقيق جو اولاد spontaneously گذريل زندگي يادون ته factually وجود ۾ ٿي سگهي پيو تي روشني وڌي.
بامعني، وڻندا Tucker، آڻي، هڪ ماھر نفسيات جو ورجينيا جي يونيورسٽي ۾ ڊاڪٽر Stevenson لاء ورتي آهي، آمريڪا تي قومي ٽيليويزن سمجهن ٿا ڪافي ثبوت هاڻي ويچار ڪرڻ لاء ته reincarnation موجود موجود ته آهي. جڏهن هن کان پوء جيمس Leininger سان ٽي وي تي بيٺو ڊاڪٽر Tucker هن بيان ڪيو | جيمس Huston صحافين سان جيمس Leininger ڪيس 2005 ع ۾ سهولت Primetime تي aired ويو.
ايئن Stevenson هڪ ڏکيو، علمي انداز ۾ لکيو، پنهنجي ٽارگيٽ پهتو ته جيئن ساٿي سائنسدانن هو. جي ReincarnationResearch.com ويب سائيٽ تي، سندس ماضي جي زندگي ڪيس جي synopses انھن سڀني کي رسائي ڪرڻ آسان-کي-پڙهڻ ٻارن جي گذريل زندگي يا reincarnation ڳالهيون طور پيش ڪري رهيا آهن.
reincarnation جو ثبوت ڏيکاري ٿو ته مذهب، قوميت ۽ نسلي ٽڪيٽ هڪ ھئر کان هڪ ٻئي کي تبديل ڪري سگهو ٿا. گهڻو تضاد ۽ جنگين انهن affiliations ۾ اختلاف جي بنياد تي آهن ۽ reincarnation جي دليل جي سڃاڻپ جي انهن ثقافتي نشانن ۾ اختلاف جي بنياد تي تضاد جي مشاورت ڪري سگهن ٿا.
هڪ ڏسڻ وٽان reincarnation صورت انهيء آهي ته مذهب ۽ قوميت کوڙ مان کوڙ کي تبديل ڪري سگهو ٿا جو ته آهي اين فرئنڪ | Barbro Karlen . مٿان روزي جي تصوير تي ڪلڪ ڪريو ڪشادي ۽ منهن خصوصيتن ۾ اھڙي جو تعين ڪرڻ لاء.
ٻين reincarnation ڪيس جنهن lifetimes پار مذهب جي تبديلي ڏيکاري، مسلم ڪيس شامل آهن، تي نظر ثاني ڪري سگهجي ٿي:
هڪ مثبت اثر ڪري، اهم ڪيس ته گڏجي reincarnation جو ثبوت مهيا قسمين قسمين هنر جي ماڻهن لاء موجود هجڻ ضروري آهي. اسان جي ماڻهن جو انهن جي ڏيهي هنر ۾ ReincarnationResearch.com فروغ ڪري سگهو ٿا، اسان جي ويب سائيٽ وچون ته گوگل ترجمو ڏنو جي مدد طلب.
اسان کي ٻارن جو مظاهرو ڪندي گذريل زندگي يادون آهن ۽ reincarnation ۽ موت کان پوء زندگي جي دليل جي ثبوت تي توجهه ڏينهن منظم ڪرڻ تي تحقيق جي مالي مدد ڪرڻ لاء پئسي لڳندا آهن.
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هاڻي اسان جو عطيو ڏيندڙ صفحي تي وڃو ۽ اسان جي ساٿ ۾ شامل ٿيو: هاڻي موڪليندڙ
مهرباني ڪري نوٽ ڪريو ته آمريڪي شهرين جي لاء، اوھان جو حصو ٽيڪس-deductible آهي ، ته جيئن ان کي اسان جي والدين غير بخش تنظيم ڏانهن رخ ڪندو سائنس جي جڙڻ لاء انسٽيٽيوٽ، وجدان ۽ روح (IISIS)
جي سوز ۽ reincarnation تحقيق جي وڊيو (5.7 ملين خيالات جي حوالي سان) ڏسو : Reincarnation جو ثبوت
درياهن جي طور تي وڏي ثقافتي تحريڪن ۽ دنيا جي هر مذهب رهندا. نبي يا دورانديش هڪ fountainhead، جيڪو هڪ فلسفي، هڪ قوم يا هڪ مذهب کي رٿيندو ڏي ٿو. شاگردن جي باني شامل ٿيڻ ڪري، سنڌ جي نئن هڪ ندي ۾ ڄمائي. سنڌوء پوء جيڪڏھن ۽ وقت جي وچان وهندو هو، صدين کان پار. حامي جيتوڻيڪ فن، فن تعمير، ادب ۽ موسيقي جو ڪم، ان تحريڪ کي ڏيندا، ۽ سنڌوء کان وڌيڪ پوٽي ۽ پاڙون ڄمائي.
تصور آهي ته اسان مڇي ته روحاني دنيا کان الذي وانگر آهن ۽ انهن درياهن ۾ بپتسما بڻجي. هڪ حال ۾، ۽ موسى جي درياهه ۾ تيرن، ٻي حال ۾، اسان کي مسيح جي درياهه ۾ ائين تيرن، اڃا ٻيو محمد جي درياهه، ٻئي ۾، مهاتما ٻڌ جي درياهه، ٻئي ۾، هندومذهب جي درياهه ۾، ۽ تي. هڪ هڪ خاص درياء ۾ بپتسما آهي، جڏهن ته، اسان کي مڪمل طور تي ته ثقافتي وهڪرو سان سڃاڻپ ڪرڻ لاء توکان موڪلائين تڏھن. اسان کي هڪ عيسائي، مسلمان، يھودي، هندو يا ٻڌ ڌرم بڻجي. اسان جي خاص مذهب، مهانڊن ۽ قوميت ته اسان کي پاڻ ۾ سٽ سان گڏ جي نشاندهي ڪري. اسان کي وساريو ته ٻين lifetimes ۾، اسان کي به ٻين جي ھيٺان ۾ swum آهن.
امن جي ڌرتي تي حڪومت ڪرڻ لاء، اسان کي سنڌ جي مختلف رستا ته اسان سفر ڪيو ۽ سنڌ جي مختلف سڃاڻپن جي آهي ته اسان جو فرض جي باشعور هئڻ ضروري آهي. اسان کي ياد رکڻ گهرجي ته هڪ روحاني ڪانه کان، اسان جي مڇي، نه ته واھيون آھن. اسان کي آفاقي وصل ته اهي جوڳي جي ھيٺان تجربو آهي. اسان کي هن شعور سان رهن ٿا، ته اسان سڀني کي امن امان ۾ رهي ڪري سگهون ٿا ڏين.
ReincarnationResearch.com को मिसन, पूर्वजन्ममा अनुसन्धान बढाउन पूर्वजन्ममा प्रमाण disseminate विगतका जीवन प्रमाण ल्याउन सक्छ भन्ने सकारात्मक सामाजिक परिवर्तन enact छ।
स्वतन्त्र, पूर्वजन्ममा अवस्थामा अनुसन्धान देर प्रकाशित ती विशेष इयान Stevenson, एमडी समग्र विश्वविद्यालय भर्जिनिया को को, पूर्वजन्ममा प्रमाण प्रदान। डा Stevenson गरेको अनुसन्धान बच्चाहरु गर्ने spontaneously factually प्रमाणित गर्न सकिएन भनेर विगत जीवन सम्झनाहरु थियो केन्द्रित।
एकदम, जिम टुकर, एमडी, विश्वविद्यालय भर्जिनिया को मा डा Stevenson लागि भन्दा लिएको छ जो एक Psychiatrist, हामीमा राष्ट्रिय टेलिभिजन पर्याप्त प्रमाण अब पूर्वजन्ममा अवस्थित निष्कर्षमा पुग्न गर्न अवस्थित छ यसो भएको छ। डा टुकर उहाँले जेम्स Leininger को पछि साथ टिभीमा देखा जब यो कथन गरे जेम्स Huston जूनियर | जेम्स Leininger मामला 2005 मा एबीसी प्राइमटाइम मा प्रसारित भएको थियो।
आफ्नो लक्ष्य दर्शक सँगी वैज्ञानिकहरू थियो इयान Stevenson, एक कठिन, शैक्षिक शैलीमा लेखे। को ReincarnationResearch.com वेबसाइटमा आफ्नो विगत जीवन अवस्थामा को synopses ती सबै पहुँच गर्न-गर्न-सजिलो पढ्न छोराछोरीको विगतको जीवन वा पूर्वजन्ममा कथाहरू रूपमा प्रस्तुत छ।
दान: एक अधिक शान्तिमय विश्व सिर्जना गर्न मद्दत र फ्री टी शर्ट प्राप्त
पूर्वजन्ममा प्रमाण धर्म, राष्ट्रियता र जातीय सम्बन्धन एक incarnation अर्को परिवर्तन गर्न सक्ने देखाउँछ। सबैभन्दा संघर्ष र युद्ध यी affiliations र पूर्वजन्ममा पहिचान यी सांस्कृतिक मार्कर मा मतभेद आधारित संघर्ष mitigate सक्नुहुन्छ प्रमाण मा मतभेद आधारित छन्।
धर्म र राष्ट्रियता जीवनकालमा गर्न जीवनकालमा देखि परिवर्तन गर्न सक्ने देखाउनुहुन्छ कि एक नाटकीय पूर्वजन्ममा मामला छ कि एनी फ्रैंक | Barbro Karlen । ठूलो बनाउँछन् र अनुहार सुविधाहरूमा समानता आकलन गर्न माथि प्रदान छवि मा क्लिक गर्नुहोस्।
जो जन्महरु, मुसलमान अवस्थामा सहित मार्फत धर्म परिवर्तन देखाउन अन्य पूर्वजन्ममा अवस्थामा, मा समीक्षा गर्न सकिन्छ:
सकारात्मक प्रभाव छ, सँगै पूर्वजन्ममा प्रमाण प्रदान गर्ने प्रमुख अवस्थामा विविध संस्कृतिका मानिसहरूलाई उपलब्ध हुनुपर्छ। हामी आफ्नो मूल संस्कृति मा ReincarnationResearch.com प्रचार गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ मानिसहरूलाई सहायता खोजी, हाम्रो वेबसाइट सुविधा गुगल अनुवाद दिइएको।
हामी स्वभाविक विगतका जीवन सम्झनाहरु भएका बच्चाहरु मा अनुसन्धान वित्त र पूर्वजन्ममा प्रमाण र मृत्यु पछि जीवनको प्रमाण ध्यान घटनाहरू संगठित गर्न कोष खोजिरहेका छन्।
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अब हाम्रो दान पृष्ठमा जानुहोस् र हाम्रो समुदायमा सामेल: अब दान
कृपया ध्यान दिनुहोस् कि अमेरिकी नागरिक को लागि, आफ्नो योगदान कर-deductible छ यो हाम्रो अभिभावक गैर लाभ संगठन जानेछन् रूपमा, विज्ञान, अंतर्ज्ञान र आत्मा को एकीकरण लागि संस्थान (IISIS)
को भाइरल पूर्वजन्ममा अनुसन्धान भिडियो (5.7 लाख भन्दा बढी देखिएको) हेर्नुहोस् : पूर्वजन्ममा को प्रमाण
बन्द, म मेरो पुस्तक, एक दृष्टान्त साझेदारी गर्न चाहनुहुन्छ फेरि जन्म :
हामी माछा, छैन नदीको छन्
ठूलो सांस्कृतिक संसारको नदी रूपमा आन्दोलनहरु र धर्म कल्पना गर्नुहोस्। एक अगमवक्ता वा दूरदर्शी एक दर्शन, एक राष्ट्र वा धर्म शुरू गर्ने fountainhead, रूपमा सेवा गर्दैछन्। अनुयायीहरूलाई संस्थापक सामेल रूप मा, rivulet धारा मा बढ्छ। त्यसपछि नदी बनाउछ र, समय भर बग्छ शताब्दीयौंदेखि मार्फत। कला, वास्तुकला, साहित्य र संगीत, र नदी को काम थप महान् र गहिरो बढ्छ हुनत समर्थकहरूको, को आन्दोलन योगदान।
हामी आध्यात्मिक संसारबाट धमकना र यी नदीहरू जोडतोडले हुन कि माछा जस्तै हुन् भनेर कल्पना गर्नुहोस्। एक जीवनकालमा, हामी, मोशाको नदीमा पौडी खेल्न अर्को जीवनकालमा, हामी ख्रीष्टको नदी मा, अर्को मा मोहम्मद को नदी, अर्को मा पौडी खेल्न, बुद्ध को नदी, अर्को मा, हिन्दू धर्म को नदी, र यति मा। एक विशेष नदी जोडतोडले बेला, हामी पूर्ण भनेर सांस्कृतिक धारा संग पहिचान गर्छन। हामी एक मसीही, मुसलमान, यहूदी, हिन्दु वा बौद्ध हुन्छन्। हामी मा आफूलाई पाउन भन्ने विशेष जाति, नस्ल र राष्ट्रियता संग पहिचान। हामी अन्य जन्महरु मा, हामी पनि अन्य धाराहरु मा swum गरेको बिर्सन्छन्।
शान्ति धरती मा शासन गर्न को लागि, हामी ट्राभर्स कि विभिन्न मार्गबाट र हामी मान्छु कि विभिन्न पहिचान सजग हुनैपर्छ। हामी आध्यात्मिक दृष्टिकोणबाट, हामी माछा, छैन नदी हो कि सम्झना गर्नुपर्छ। हामी यी वैविध्यपूर्ण प्रवाहको अनुभव कि सार्वभौमिक प्राण हो। हामी सबै शान्ति बस्न सक्छ भनेर हामीलाई, यो जागरूकता बस्न गरौं।
Childhood Past Life Memory Cases of Ian Stevenson, MD
The most compelling reincarnation cases are those in which young children spontaneously remember past lives that can be factually verified. Ian Stevenson, MD, of the University of Virginia, compiled over 1200 of these objectively validated cases, which in aggregate provide proof of reincarnation. His academic research is presented on the Reincarnation Research web site as children’s past life stories for ease of understanding.
Typically, in these cases, the child starts telling his or her parents about a past incarnation as soon as they learn to speak. Past life memories generally persist until the age of seven, at which time memories tend to fade.
Theses memories can include their name in the past lifetime, as well as the names of their parents and family members from the prior incarnation. The child may also recall the name of the city or town that they lived in.
When the child provides detailed enough information, the parents or involved researchers are able to locate the past life family and introduce the child to this family. The child will be able to identify these past life family members by name, individuals that the child has never met in their contemporary lifetime. The child can know information and secrets about their past lifetime that only members of the past life family are aware of.
Based on the child’s past life memories, the past life family will often accept the child as the reincarnation of their deceased loved one. Two key reincarnation cases of this kind, researched by Ian Stevenson, MD, which also demonstrate physical resemblance from one lifetime to another, are provided below:
As noted, these two cases were researched by the late Ian Stevenson, MD, a pioneer of reincarnation research, who was a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia, in the Division of Perceptual Studies. Dr. Stevenson chose to primarily research cases involving children with spontaneous memories as he felt these cases were the most likely to be valid.
Another compelling reincarnation case involving past life memories in childhood is that of: Anne Frank | Barbro Karlen
Past Life Memories in Adulthood
Memories accessed in adulthood can be confounded by the adult reading historical information about the proposed past lifetime or era, which could taint the case. Dr. Stevenson did not trust information gained through past life regressions, as he felt subjects could fabricate or make up memories.
Researchers at the University of Virginia, such as Jim Tucker, MD, continue to focus primarily on children with spontaneous past life memories. These reincarnation cases in aggregate provide proof of reincarnation and indeed, Dr. Jim Tucker has stated on US national television that sufficient evidence now exists to conclude that reincarnation exists. He did so when appearing in support of the James Huston, Jr. | James Leininger reincarnation case after it was aired on ABC Primetime.
Ideally, researchers should be involved in a case before the child is introduced to the past life family, so that the child’s reactions and identifications of past life family members can be witnessed objectively.
Reincarnation Cases with Past Life Memories in Childhood which are Solved in Adulthood
There also are cases in which children have partial memories, where the child does not provide enough information for the parents to identify the past life family. Additional memories or information may be accessed later in life, which can allow the individual to identify their past incarnation. Examples of cases of this sort are provided below:
In sum, cases based on spontaneous past life memories in childhood, in which the child’s memories can be validated objectively, are the most compelling of all reincarnation cases.
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There is ample evidence based on case studies involving young children who have spontaneous memories of past lives to conclude that reincarnation is a reality. The most compelling cases come from the work of Ian Stevenson MD at the University of Virginia.
Over a period of 40 years, Dr. Stevenson traveled around the world studying young children with spontaneous memories of past lives that could be objectively validated. Approximately 1200 of these validated reincarnation cases exist, which have been meticulously documented by Dr. Stevenson. Two cases that are especially dramatic because they were followed over a period of about 30 years and demonstrate physical resemblance from one lifetime to another are:
From independently researched case studies, such as those from the University of Virginia, principles of reincarnation can be derived. These include the findings that facial features, talents and passions can remain consistent from lifetime to lifetime. Further, research shows that we reincarnate with people we have known in prior incarnations. To understand how reincarnation works, please review:
How Reincarnation Research can create a More Peaceful World
One the most important findings that reincarnation research reveals is that individuals can change religion, nationality and ethnic affiliation from one lifetime to another. This observation has the potential to help create a much more peaceful world, as conflicts and war are usually based on differences in these cultural markers of identity.
A particularly impressive case in this regard involves the reincarnation of Anne Frank. Anne Frank was persecuted as a Jew and died in a Nazi concentration camp. In my assessment, she has reincarnated as Barbro Karlen, who was born into a Christian family in Sweden. If the Nazis knew that one could be born Jewish in one lifetime and Christian in another, then the Holocaust could not have happened. Similarly, if Muslims knew they could reincarnate as Christians or Jews and vice versa, the conflicts we witness in the Middle East would end. Please review the following pages.
What I consider the most important independently researched reincarnation cases are compiled in my book Born Again.
The Purpose of Reincarnation
Though reincarnation research sheds much light on the process of reincarnation, not all questions can be answered through evidence of past lives. For example, the number of lifetimes we go through and the overall purpose of reincarnation remains speculative.
To fill in the gaps that reincarnation research leaves open, I have used another source for information. Since 2001, I have worked with Kevin Ryerson, the trance medium who is featured in the books of Shirley MacLaine. Kevin channels a spirit guide named Ahtun Re, who I have conversed with on a monthly basis since 2001. Ahtun Re and I have vigorous dialogues and over the span of time, I have come to the conclusion that Ahtun Re is truly a spirit being separate from the consciousness of Kevin Ryerson. Ahtun Re has an encyclopedic scope of knowledge and he has also demonstrated the ability to make accurate past life matches. Cases that show this ability can be reviewed at the following page:
When we were created as souls, which are individual expressions of God, each of us was imbued with a certain set of energies or abilities, the sum of which I call one’s energy spectrum. These qualities predispose us to follow certain career paths and occupations. As such, musicians tend to reincarnate as musicians, scientists tend to reincarnate and pursue careers in science or technology and social activists tend to pursue activist roles across lifetimes. Much as we wake up in the morning with a personality consistent from the night before, from lifetime to lifetime, we are similar in the way that we approach life. How we express our energies can be altered by the genetic inheritance and life circumstances we are born with.
Reincarnation and the Establishment of Identity
In early phases of incarnation a chief task is to develop a stable sense of identity. Imagine if in your contemporary lifetime you have no memories of what happened prior to the current moment. You would not have a sense of identity. Experiences through a series of lifetimes builds identity. Identity is commonly based on the religion, nationality and the ethnicity that we are born into. When we are still immature souls, identification with these factors can be too strong, causing separation and conflict. We forget that we all originate from one source.
As we reincarnate, we can make mistakes and hurt others generating karma that must be worked out in future incarnations.
Just as a child must go through school and learn from mistakes in the course of becoming a self-sufficient human being, we as souls develop through the school of Earth life.
Becoming a Universal Soul through Reincarnation
After we establish a strong identity, develop our set of skills to a sufficient degree, work off karma and finally achieve an all-encompassing love of humanity, we no longer have to reincarnate and can instead pursue further experience and growth in the spiritual realms. On average, Ahtun Re says that it takes about 100 lifetimes to reach this point in development. This number can vary significantly based on the earnestness that a soul pursues spiritual growth and evolution through its incarnations.
Many, though, still choose to reincarnate, even when they don’t have to, in order to pursue projects to help humanity evolve. Ahtun Re estimates that at least 20% of the population on Earth is here on a voluntary basis.
Reincarnation: Enjoy the Journey
There are times when life can be very hard. During these episodes, we may dread having to reincarnate, but we do so at the behest of our own souls. As such, we should try to keep things in perspective, be kind to others and enjoy the journey as much as possible.
Evidence of Reincarnation can Help Create a More Peaceful World
In 2010, I placed an advertisement for ReincarnationResearch.com in the Hollywood Reporter ‘s philanthropy issue to seek donations to fund translation of key independently derived reincarnation cases, such as those researched by Ian Stevenson, MD of the University of Virginia, into multiple languages. Since these cases show that a soul can change religion, nationality and ethnic affiliation from one incarnation to another, evidence of reincarnation can help create a more peaceful world. An especially powerful case in this regard is the: Reincarnation Case of Anne Frank | Barbro Karlen
The work of Ian Stevenson, MD and the Anne Frank Barbro Karlen case is featured in the viral reincarnation research video:
To have a positive impact, though, these independently researched reincarnation cases have to be made available to people of diverse cultures.
The ReincarnationResearch.com website page, Principles of Reincarnation, with the 23 independently researched reincarnation cases that are cited, form the template for our translation efforts.
Past Life Attraction: Ben Stiller and the Biopic on David O. Selznick
With the placement of the ad, I was given a complimentary subscription to the Hollywood Reporter. In the November 4, 2011 issue I was struck by an article on Ben Stiller, who was described as “an astute, driven filmmaker,” which is very different from his public, comic persona. My curiosity was further piqued by the following line:
“Two of his favorite future films have show business at their heart, each centered on a larger-than-life character whose moral ambivalence intrigues Stiller and whose drive is perhaps something he relates to. One is about David O. Selznick, the obsessive producer of Gone with the Wind.” (1)
I then read a different article in which it was stated that Stiller very much wants to be involved in the production of this movie on the life of David O. Selznick and is even considering playing the lead role of Selznick.
Affinity Reincarnation Cases: Attraction to One’s Own Past Life
There is a category of reincarnation cases that I term “affinity cases,” in which an individual is attracted to their own past life persona. One example involves the reincarnation case of Dorothy Dandridge | Halle Barry and two others involve the reincarnations of Laurel and Hardy. In this light, I wondered if Stiller might be the reincarnation of Selznick.
I noted that the shape of Ben Stiller’s face is similar to that of Selznick, though Selznick was much heavier in weight then is Stiller. The reincarnation case of Oliver Hardy | Danny Bacher demonstrates how facial architecture can remain the same from lifetime to lifetime, though appearance can vary due to body weight. As with Stiller, Danny is not nearly as heavy as Ollie was.
Spirit Being Ahtun Re Affirms Ben Stiller as the Reincarnation of David O. Selznick
In a session with Kevin Ryerson, I asked about this proposed match and Ahtun Re, a spirit guide channeled through Kevin who has demonstrated an ability to make accurate past life matches, affirmed that Ben Stiller is the reincarnation of David O. Selznick. I then became excited about trying to find members of Selznick’s soul group reincarnated around Stiller. For example, it was Selznick who brought Alfred Hitchcock from England, introduced him to American audiences and made him one of the most famous directors in the world.
Oren Moverman as the Reincarnation of Alfred Hitchcock
In investigating possible soul group connections, I started with the movie that is being planned about Selznick. I learned that the screenplay was written by Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Donald Margulies. Further, I read that an Israeli filmmaker, Oren Moverman, had rewritten Margulies’ screenplay and was being considered to direct the movie on Selznick.
I noted that Moverman bears a strong resemblance to Alfred Hitchcock, with the variation that Hitchcock was extremely overweight and Moverman is not. Like Hitchcock, Moverman started as a journalist and then moved into screenwriting and movie direction. In the session with Kevin Ryerson, Ahtun Re verified my hypothesis that Oren Moverman is the reincarnation of Alfred Hitchcock.
Principles of Reincarnation & Understanding Past Lives
Robin Williams as the Reincarnation of Will Rogers
Robin Williams committed suicide during the evening of Sunday, August 10 or the early morning of Monday, August 11, 20 14. A few days after this tragic event, a Reincarnation Research supporter sent me a message with the hypothesis that in the past lifetime, Robin Williams was the great American humorist and movie star, Will Rogers. Will Rogers was one of the most famous celebrities of the 1920s and 1930s.
In looking at images of the Rogers, I was very impressed by the physical resemblance between the two. In fact, one can almost see Robin Williams in the eyes and smile of Will Rogers. Also, in reading some of Will Rogers’ most famous quotations, one can almost hear Robin Williams saying the same things. Place your cursor over images to enlarge and use arrow keys to scroll up and down on the image.
In a session with Kevin Ryerson which took place on August 16, 2014, Ahtun Re, the spirit guide channeled through Kevin who has demonstrated the ability to make past life matches with a high degree of accuracy, affirmed that Robin Williams was the reincarnation of Will Rogers.
Robin Williams’ Interest in Reincarnation Research & What Dreams May Come
I happen to know that Robin Williams was very interested in reincarnation. The way this knowledge came about is that I met an individual in August 2013 who had created one of the early Internet E-mail providers, such as Hotmail or Yahoo. His company was then purchased by a venture capital group, which allowed this hi-tech entrepreneur to retire at an early age.
Hoping that this person may be interested in financially supporting ReincarnationResearch.com I showed him the our website. I explained that independently researched reincarnation cases, including cases studied by Ian Stevenson, MD at the University of Virgina, demonstrate that individuals can change religion, nationality and ethnic affiliation from one incarnation to another. I pointed out that understanding of this observation can help create a more peaceful world, as most conflicts are based on differences in these cultural markers of identity.
I then showed this hi-tech entrepreneur the Evidence of Reincarnation video, which I had put up on You Tube on May 21, 2013. This video centers on the reincarnation research of Dr. Ian Stevenson at the University of Virginia. Over a period of 40 years, Dr. Stevenson studied young children who had spontaneous memories of past lifetimes. In approximately 1200 Stevenson cases, the children’s past life memories could be objectively validated. In my opinion these cases, in aggregate, provide proof of reincarnation
After watching the Evidence of Reincarnation video, which has had millions of views, the hi-tech entrepreneur became quite excited and stated that a person who he lives next to is very interested in reincarnation research and has spoken of Ian Stevenson.
The hi-tech entrepreneur explained that he lives in the Sea Cliff neighborhood of San Francisco and that once a month, he and this neighbor would get together, smokes cigars and discuss life. The hi-tech entrepreneur said that he would tell his friend about the work that I was doing in reincarnation research and he stated that he was sure that his neighbor would contact me due to our mutual interest in reincarnation research. I asked the hi-tech entrepreneur who his neighbor is and he replied, “Robin Williams.” Robin Williams did indeed live in Sea Cliff at that point in time in 2013, but he subsequently moved to Tiburon, where he committed suicide in August 2014.
As we parted, this individual reiterated that he was sure that Robin Williams would contact me. I gave the hi-tech entrepreneur my Born Again and Origin of the Soul books to forward to Robin, along with my contact information. Much to my disappointment, Robin Williams never did get in touch with me.
Of interest, Robin Williams starred in a movie, What Dreams May Come, which deals with suicide and reincarnation. Robin also had a joke about reincarnation which has received much publicity. He said, regarding reincarnation: “With my luck I will come back as myself.” This is a funny, albiet true, statement.
Reincarnation and Suicide
If reincarnation is real, which reincarnation research does support, what are the ramifications of suicide on the progression of the soul? Ian Stevenson did publish a reincarnation case involving suicide, which he considered one of the strongest cases he had ever studied. In addition, two other reincarnation cases involving suicide were published by Stevenson’s colleague, Satwant Pasricha, PhD. Please review the Ian Stevenson case involving Ruprecht Schultz by clicking on the link provided below
Is Mental Illness Continued from One Lifetime to Another through Reincarnation?
Though in the end, Robin Williams developed a neurologic disease which appears to have made is life intolerable, he also suffered from biochemical depression and he may have also had bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. Both of these conditions are caused by an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain. Will Rogers, on the other hand, does not appear to have had a history of depression or bipolar disorder. As such, if this reincarnation case is accepted, it appears that mental illness is not a quality of the soul and is not continued from one lifetime to another. Rather, these conditions appear to be related to an individual’s genetic inheritance.
Criticism regarding Robin Williams’ & Kurt Cobain’s Suicides
The media has reported that family members of Robin Williams, including his children, have received hostile messages regarding Robin’s suicide. Hostility is generated by the point of view that Robin had everything one could want, such as a loving family, worldwide fame and wealth. With so many riches, how could he commit suicide? A similar reaction occurred with the suicide death of Kurt Cobain, the late lead singer of the rock group Nirvana.
This hostility and lack of empathy for suicide deaths stems from the inability of those who have not experienced depression to imagine how somebody could possibly feel so bad to commit suicide. Very simply, when an individual has severe biochemical depression, that person can experience a total lack of enjoyment in life, as well as profound despair. Only somebody who has experienced severe depression can fully understand it.
The psychological term for the feeling one experiences in depression is “anhedonia,” in which an individual does not experience any joy or pleasure in life. It should be noted that in the vast majority of depression cases, anhedonia can be successfully treated with anti-depressant medications. For individuals who do not respond to medications, ECT (Electroconvulsant Therapy), also known as electroshock therapy, can be of benefit.
Unfortunately, whether appropriate treatment is not taken advantage of or if treatment does not succeed in controlling anhedonia, people commit suicide as they can no longer tolerate feeling the way that they do. They perceive suicide as being a method to relieve themselves of depression and despair.
Individuals who experience depression must be open to taking medications that will modify the neurochemistry of the brain to relieve anhedonia. Rather than criticize those who succumb to suicide, we must have empathy for the person who feels so bad that they feel they cannot continue living.
Is Suicide Justified in Light of Evidence of Reincarnation?
Though I do urge empathy and understanding for those who do commit suicide, I do not believe that suicide is a wise choice and that suicide does have karmic implications. Once again, to review these issues please go to:
In sum, based on reincarnation research, Robin Williams will not be eternally damned or go to hell. Rather, he will reincarnate and be the same comic genius as he was in his lifetimes as Will Rogers and Robin Williams. He will likely have to deal with karma related to committing suicide, including the grief he caused loved ones, but the progress of Robin’s soul will continue. Hopefully, he will not be born with similar biochemical afflictions in the future. One should keep in mind that Robin had a big heart and did much good for people in need, so he does have positive karma, which will help balance the negative karma incurred by committing suicide.
Past Life Talent: In may ways, Robin Williams replicated the career of Will Rogers in becoming a comedian, actor and world-renown celebrity.
Reincarnation & Suicide: Reincarnation research demonstrates that those who commit suicide reincarnate like everyone else. The individual who commits suicide may need to face circumstances similar to those that drove the person to suicide in a past lifetime, but hopefully, the individual will not commit suicide again in the future incarnation.
From independently researched reincarnation cases, which in aggregate provide proof of reincarnation & life after death, the following principles are observed:
Physical Resemblance in Reincarnation Cases
Facial architecture, the shape and proportions of the face, can be consistent from lifetime to lifetime. For men, facial hair, such as beards and mustaches, can be maintained from one incarnation to another. Physical habits, such as postures and hand gestures, can also be consistent from lifetime to lifetime.
Ian Stevenson, MD, who died in 2007, was a psychiatrist at the University of Virginia. Over his career, Dr. Stevenson compiled and studied approximately 2500 cases involving children who spontaneously remembered past lives in detail. Dr. Stevenson traveled to the scenes of the child’s contemporary and past life to interview witnesses to assess details provided in these past-life accounts. In about 1500 of these cases, the past lives of these children could be factually validated.
Two key Ian Stevenson cases that were studied over a period of time exceeding 20 years, which show that facial features can remain the same from one lifetime to another are those of Suzanne Ghanem and Daniel Jurdi.
Consistent facial features across lifetimes are also observed in other Ian Stevenson cases, as well as in many other independently researched reincarnation cases
Body types can be consistent from lifetime to lifetime, though the size can vary. An individual can be short in one lifetime and tall in the next. One can be overweight in one incarnation, but chose to maintain a more healthy weight in another.
The Soul’s Energy Template or Hologram
How can physical appearance remain the same from one lifetime to another? The answer to this question is unknown, but I hypothesize that the soul projects an energy template or hologram into the developing fetus, which tissues shape around.
The principle is similar to how orthopedic surgeons use electrical current to shape bone in severe fractures. This energy template not only helps create physical appearance, but it also can be used to download information and talent into the developing body and mind, which can explain child prodigies.
Genetics do play a part and it appears that the interaction of the soul’s energy template and genetic inheritance results in one’s appearance. An individual who incarnates into a different race will have physical features that are consistent with that race, though proportions of the face, the bone structure, will still be consistent from one incarnation to another. Family resemblances also occur due to genetics. In sum, the soul’s energy template interacts with racial and genetic factors to produce one’s appearance.
Spirit Being or Ghost Photos
A piece of evidence that supports the existence of an energy body that resembles the physical body involves photographs of an apparent spirit body caught above an automobile involved in a fatal accident. In this photograph the face of the spirit body is identical to the face of the deceased teenager inside the car.
Further, the face of the spirit body is caught in a very dynamic pose with the mouth wide open, which would be impossible for the corpse to maintain, as the deceased boy inside the car is slumped forward on the front passenger seat. In addition, it appears that there is side to side movement of the face caught in the photograph. The dynamic facial pose and side to side motion argues against the photograph being the result of a double exposure or other malfunction of the camera.
The existence of an energy or spirit body that reflects our physical appearance is also supported by observations made in the field of Instrumental Trans-Communication, in which spirit beings communicate to human beings through electronic devices, such a televisions, telephones, etc..
When spirit beings have transmitted images of themselves from the spirit world, they are observed to have spirit bodies that resemble their physical bodies when they were alive.
Reincarnation, Facial Features & Beauty
On the subject of beauty, it appears that any particular facial architecture can be perceived as beautiful or handsome. The perception of beauty largely depends on factors such as complexion and physique. For example, a woman in one incarnation may be tall, thin, have wonderful skin, a perfect smile and a toned body. Due to these factors and their effect on her appearance, this woman may become a fashion model or beauty queen. In another incarnation, this same woman, with identical facial architecture, may be born with a coarse complexion, a stout body and crooked teeth. This woman would now be considered ordinary appearing, by observers.
The point is that any facial architecture may be perceived as beautiful or unattractive, based on these variables. I believe that we can alternate being attractive and ordinary, from lifetime to lifetime, based on the lessons we are to learn in a particular incarnation.
Change of Religion, Nationality, Race, Ethnic Affiliation and Gender in Reincarnation Cases
A very important observation made in reincarnation research is that individuals can change religion, nationality, ethnic affiliation, race and gender from one lifetime to another. Most wars are based on differences in these cultural markers of identity. One of the most powerful reincarnation cases that demonstrates change of religion, nationality and ethnic affiliation from one incarnation to another is the: Anne Frank | Barbro Karlen Reincarnation Case.
Anne Frank was persecuted and died in a concentration camp as a Jew, while Barbro was born into a Christian family in Sweden. If the Nazis knew that one could be born Jewish in one lifetime and Christian in another, then the Holocaust could never have happened.
Similarly, when Jewish Israelis realize they can reincarnate as Muslim Palestinians and vice versa, Protestants can reincarnate as Catholics, and Shiites know they can return as Sunnis, then violence and terrorism based on these different affiliations will be mitigated.
Change of Gender in Reincarnation Cases with Insights on Homosexuality, Lesbianism, Transsexualism, Transgenderism & Gender Identity Disorders
In addition, reincarnation research shows that in approximately 10 percent of cases, a soul changes gender. This percentage was reported by Ian Stevenson, MD, in his series of 1200 reincarnation cases in which children had spontaneous past life memories that were objectively validated.
This observation can give us insight on why some people are homosexual or have gender identity issues. As noted, Ian Stevenson’s reincarnation studies show that souls change gender in only 10 percent of cases. If a soul is accustomed to incarnating in one gender and then has a lifetime as the opposite sex, that soul may still identify with the previous, usual gender. This may lead to homosexuality, transsexualism, transgender issues and gender identity disorder.
Important Ian Stevenson cases that demonstrated change in gender with homosexuality or gender identity issues include:
In sum, most people maintain the same gender from one lifetime to another. As such, it seems that one’s soul has an innate masculine or feminine quality. Those who are innately masculine tend to reincarnate as males. Those who are innately feminine prefer to return in a female body. We all switch gender periodically, to learn what it is like to be a different gender. Though this does not always occur, if a soul changes gender, it is possible that homosexuality or gender disorders, such as transsexualism, may occur.
A past life case derived in a different way, through my work with Kevin Ryerson, which shows how gender change can lead to gender identity issues involves the case of: Babe Didrikson Zaharias | Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner
Reincarnation & Personality Traits
Personality traits appear to remain consistent from lifetime to lifetime. One’s way of approaching life and the way that others perceive you remains consistent. Some of our personality traits are positive and we carry them with us to our benefit. Other personality traits can be detrimental and can cause suffering from one lifetime to another. It appears that part of our evolution is to smooth out the rough spots in our dispositions.
As an example, consider a person who is an extremely aggressive by nature. A benefit of being aggressive is that the person accomplishes goals. A negative aspect is that other people may be hurt by an aggressive approach. The goal for an aggressive person over the period of one lifetime or more would be to take in consideration the feelings of others.
Reincarnation Birthmarks & Scars from Past Lives
Ian Stevenson went to great lengths to study birthmarks and birth defects which appeared to be related to traumatic wounds in a prior incarnation. For example, if someone died of a bullet or knife wound in a past incarnation, Stevenson noted that a birthmark or scar would appear at the same location on the body in a subsequent lifetime. He compiled such cases in his enormous two-volume work, Reincarnation and Biology: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects.
We can use our concept of an energy template underlying the physical body to understand the mechanism of how birthmarks may be related to past life wounds. It appears that this energy template can be affected by physical trauma. The traumatic imprint on the energy body is then expressed in a subsequent incarnation on the physical body.
Spiritually and intellectually, we seem to pick up where we have left off. Our hard earned achievements in spiritual, intellectual and artistic pursuits are retained—they are a part of us. As such, efforts in advancing ourselves are never wasted as we build upon our endeavors from lifetime to lifetime. Child prodigies can be explained by reincarnation, as the soul appears to be able to download information and talent into the developing physical body and mind.
An example of how talent and concepts can be downloaded from the soul involves the Paul Gauguin | Peter Teekamp reincarnation case, as Peter unconsciously replicated sketches done in his previous incarnation as Gauguin. The reincarnation case of John Elliotson | Norm Shealy demonstrates how talent as a medical doctor can be carried over from one incarnation to another.
Though talents can come through from one lifetime to another, conversely, if the soul needs to take a different path in a particular lifetime, talents may be blocked.
Though we seem to have a similar level of spiritual maturity and intellectual advancement across lifetimes, we can trade off being poor and rich, famous and unknown. We take turns in being placed in and out of the spotlight. Our status in life seems to be determined by the karma we have created in past lifetimes, as well as by the lessons our souls’ have set for ourselves. Still, there is the pattern that powerful souls come back as powerful souls, great artists come back as great artists and those who have made an impact in the past do so again in subsequent lifetimes.
Reincarnation & Writing, Communication Style and Voice
Just as personality traits remain consistent from lifetime to lifetime, a person’s manner of expression can be similar from one lifetime to another. In the case of John B. Gordon | Jeff Keene, a formal linguistic analysis performed by a University of California, Berkeley, professor showed that writing structure can remain the same from one incarnation to another.
Some variation in writing style, of course, will be observed due to differing customs of various eras. Still, consistencies in modes of expression and in content are observed. Just as portraits allow us to see how one’s appearance can be the same from lifetime to lifetime, historical documents, diaries and other available documentation allow us to study writing style across incarnations.
It will be interesting to see if qualities of voice remain consistent from one incarnation to another. In the case of Rosetta Pampanini | Charity Sunshine, opera singing was a vocation in both lifetimes. Recordings exist which would allow us to compare voice and singing style from one incarnation to another.
Xenoglossy: Unlearned Language & Preservation of the Personality within the Soul
In the preceding paragraphs, it has been stated that elements of personality, such as character traits, linguistic writing style and talents can be conveyed from one lifetime to another. More extreme examples involve xenoglossy cases, where the past life personality emerges intact in a contemporary incarnation.
Xenoglossy is the ability to understand a foreign language that has not been learned in the contemporary lifetime. In addition to the recovery of a language from a past lifetime, in some xenoglossy cases, the entire past life personality emerges and essentially takes over the body of the contemporary personality. These cases demonstrate that the soul can retain past life personalities intact within it.
One way to image how the personality is preserved is to see ourselves as a bubble that is a miniature version of our soul. When we incarnate, our bubble is expressed from our soul. Our bubble contains our soul’s energies and qualities. After our incarnation is completed, the soul resorbs the bubble that is us and retains our bubble within itself forever. We are part of our soul, but we retain our individuality developed during our life on Earth.
In the cases such as the Sharada | Uttara Huddar reincarnation case, the Sharada bubble, which has resided in the soul since its incarnation ended, emerged from within the soul to express itself through Uttara, a soul bubble that has incarnated.
Independently researched reincarnation cases, including many studied by Ian Stevenson, MD at the University of Virginia, demonstrate that a soul may animate more than one physical body at a time. I term this phenomenon “split incarnation.” I refer to two people from the same soul, who are incarnated at the same time, as “splits.” A dramatic and compelling set of cases that illustrate split incarnation involve Penney Peirce. Other cases involving split incarnation may be reviewed by clicking on the Reincarnation Research case category entitled, “Split Incarnation.”
How does split incarnation, also known as parallel lives, work? Though we don’t know for sure, we can imagine split incarnation as similar to how an mirror ball can split a beam of light into many beams of light. Similarly, the soul can project more than one beam of light, or more than one energy template, into physical incarnation at a time. We can also imagine two splits as two arms of a human being. Each arm has its separate existence, yet both arms are controlled by one brain or mind. In split incarnation, we can see splits as appendages of the soul.
The bubble analogy used above to explain how the soul can retain past life personalities within it can also be used to better comprehend split incarnation. We can imagine split incarnation as the ability of the soul to express more than one bubble of itself, at a time, into physical incarnation.
Relationships Renewed through Reincarnation, Soul Groups and Your Destiny or Life Plan
Burmese Sisters Reincarnate as Twins
People appear to come into life in groups, based on shared karma and emotional attachments. Couples often come back together and entire family units can recur. When an individual reincarnates, other members of that person’s karmic group will be present. For example, in the Penney Peirce reincarnation case cited above in regards to split incarnation, Penney’s sister in her Alice Cary lifetime reincarnated as her sister in her contemporary life. Identifying members of the person’s karmic group is another important criterion in establishing a past-life match.
Ian Stevenson did a very important twin study in which the past lives of 31 sets of twins (62 people) were factually validated. In 100 percent of these cases, the twins had significant past life relationships. The most common type of past life relationship was that of siblings, followed by friendships, other family relationships, then being spouses in the past incarnation.
Past Life Relationships of Twins
Siblings: 35%
Friends: 29%
Other family relationships: 19%
Spouses: 16%
Stevenson’s twin study represents hard evidence that souls plan lifetimes to be reunited with loved ones through reincarnation. Two cases featured in this study involve the reincarnation cases of a set of Burmese twins, which also demonstrate physical resemblance from one incarnation to another. Image comparisons of these Burmese twins, who were sisters in their past incarnations, are provided above. Phyu reincarnated as San and Saipai reincarnated as her twin, Nyunt.
How do we connect with our karmic groups? The answer, it appears, is destiny. In analyzing past-life cases, it is observed that we all have a predetermined destiny or life itinerary which brings us to the people we are supposed to spend time with.
To better understand how destiny works, let us use the analogy of a journey. Think of your life as an extended vacation that you plan in advance. You decide who you want and need to see, where you want to go, and what activities you would like to participate in.
You coordinate your itinerary with the people you are to rendezvous with. You, your karmic friends, and loved ones all agree to the plan before you are born. Once you come into life, destiny ensures that you meet up with your karmic soul group.
The settings for karmic affiliations can be our families, work life and recreational pursuits. These settings are stages on which we play out the karmic dramas of our lives. This casts a new light on Shakespeare’s phrase, “All of life is but a stage.”
We meet up with different karmic groups at different points in life. When we get the urge to take a new job, travel to a new city, or take up a new recreational pursuit, many times this is a part of our destiny being played out. New venues bring us to karmic groups we need to be with.
Reincarnation Xenoglossy Case with Conscious Experience of Death, Out of Body Experience, Remote Viewing, Expanded Soul Consciousness, Split Incarnation, a Ghost & Planning a Lifetime to be Reincarnated in the Same Family
A truly remarkable reincarnation case researched by Ian Stevenson and Francis Story involves a Thai monk and farmer, who consciously experienced his death and rebirth and wrote an autobiography regarding his reincarnation story. As noted in the above title, this past life case is a showcase of principles of reincarnation, which allows us to understand past lives in great depth. To learn more:
If it is true that we have a life plan, one must question whether we have free will. It appears that though we all have a predetermined itinerary that we are committed to honor, we have free will in what we do along the way. Indeed, growth and human evolution could not occur without free will. Some people may have a more structured itinerary that limits diversionary treks, while others may have a less structured game plan. Either way, we have free will along our destined paths.
Reincarnation & Deja Vu
Karmic groups provide insights regarding déjà vu experiences. If we meet up with people we have known in past lives, it is not surprising that we may have a spark of recognition when we meet. Since people have consistent patterns of behavior, we may recognize these traits and idiosyncratic reactions when situations recur. Finally, déjà vu may occur if we recognize an event that is part of our itinerary. We may become aware of a road mark along our predetermined path.
Reincarnation & Abortion
If reincarnation is accepted, abortion can be viewed in a different way, as reincarnation research shows that souls exists before conception, rather than being created at the time of conception.
Abortion does remove an opportunity for a soul to incarnate into a particular family, though the soul can be reunited with that particular family through other means, such as reincarnation into that family at a later time or incarnation into a family emotional close by.
An very interesting case that relates to the issue of abortion is the Ian Stevenson reincarnation case of Pertti Haikio | Samuel Helander. After he died at the age of five, Pertti was able to contact his surviving sister, Marja, telepathically from the spirit world. Marja was pregnant and was contemplating having an abortion. From the spirit world, Pertti told her not to have an abortion, as he wanted to reincarnate to her. As a result, Marja continued the pregnancy and it appears that Pertti indeed was reborn as her son Samuel.
Of interest, in the Felix Fresnel | Christophe Albrecht reincarnation case, information is provided that suggests that the soul becomes deeply attached to the fetus at about 3 months of pregnancy.
Spirit Being or Spirit Guide Involvement in Reincarnation Cases
Ian Stevenson reported that “announcing dreams” often occur in reincarnation cases, where a soul announces or predicts its upcoming incarnation in dreams, conveyed to those who will be friends or family of the soul in its next incarnation. In fact, announcing dreams were observed in 22 percent of Stevenson’s approximately 1200 validated childhood past life memory cases. Announcing dreams also constitute evidence that souls plan lifetimes.
Another example of a soul planning its next incarnation involves the reincarnation case of James Huston, Jr. | James Leininger. In this case, James Leininger as a small child reported to his parents that he had been watching them before his birth. Little James told Bruce and Andrea, his parents, that he has observed them at the pink hotel in Hawaii and determined that they would be good parents. Bruce and Andrea indeed had stayed at the pink Royal Hawaiian hotel several months before James was conceived. No one had told little James about his parents stay in Hawaii before his birth.
Reincarnation, Synchronistic Events and Anniversary Phenomena
Another feature that is observed in past-life research is that synchronistic events and symbols are observed in contemporary times which seem to reinforce past life connections. It appears that spirit beings can communicate with human beings by orchestrating such symbolic events. Though firm conclusions cannot be based on such synchronistic events, they do seem to occur in reincarnation cases.
Attraction to Specific Geographic Locations & Geographic Memory in Reincarnation Cases
Individuals are often attracted to geographic settings of past lives. In many cases, people are observed to gravitate to places where they have lived before. Individuals may reside in these areas or visit old haunts on vacation. In some cases, it appears that the soul is simply nostalgic for familiar settings.
In other cases, the soul may direct the individual to a specific place to trigger a remembrance of the past lifetime or to facilitate a spiritual awakening. The cases of Robert Snow and Jeffrey Keene illustrate how guidance to geographic locations can lead to revelations regarding past lives.
In addition, when people arrive at past live locations, memories of how to find specific locations, such as past live homes can be stimulated. For example, in the Anne Frank | Barbro Karlen case, at ten years of age, Barbro was able to lead her parents from their hotel to the Anne Frank House without directions, even though she had never been to Amsterdam before.
Past Life Memories & Past Life Regression
Memories of past lives can have a profound effect on the individual who has experienced them. Memories can occur spontaneously or through past-life regressions. In a past life regression, a therapist guides a person into a state of deep relaxation. The subject is coached to go back in time until former lives are experienced or remembered.
If Reincarnation is Real, How can the Population be so Much Larger Today than in the Past?
The easiest way to address this issue relates to the frequency of incarnation. In the past, when the population on Earth was much smaller, souls could incarnate much less frequently. When the population was one tenth as large compared to a more recent time, then souls could incarnate ten times less often.
As an example, in past eras a soul may have only been able to incarnate once every 1000 years, but when the population grew ten times larger over time, a soul could then incarnate every 100 years. As Earth’s population has grown over the centuries, souls have had the opportunity to incarnate more often. With today’s population, it appears that souls can incarnate almost continually. In the Ian Stevenson, MD past life cases involving Suzanne Ghanem (pictured to thre right) and Daniel Jurdi, reincarnation occurred with one year.
Another way to explain Earth’s increased population is split incarnation, where one soul can inhabit more than one human body at a time.
Conclusions on Reincarnation & Understanding Past Lives
In sum, from lifetime to lifetime, individuals seem to have the same facial features, personality traits, talents and even linguistic writing style. One way to think about reincarnation is to reflect on the process of going to sleep at night and waking up the next morning.
Just as we wake in the morning from sleep as the same person that we were the night before, think of death and reincarnation in a similar way. We die and wake up in a next lifetime as the same person. In contrast to waking up from sleep, with reincarnation, we typically do not remember who we were the night before.
Also, with reincarnation, one can wake up in a different country and in a family with a different ethnicity and religion than before. We can also wake up in a different gender and race. These factors and opportunities we are given influence the path of our life.
As noted above, evidence of reincarnation demonstrates that souls plan lifetimes, including the families that they are born into. As such, change of nationality, religion, race, gender or ethnic affliiation is a conscious decision, made to enhance the experience and growth of the soul. Overall, it appears that growth, evolution of the soul, occurs when we are alive as human beings, until we reach the point when we graduate from our Earth school and can pursue development on the spirit planes.
The observation that religion, nationality, race and ethnic affiliation can change from one incarnation to another is very important from a societal point of view. As most wars are based on differences in these cultural markers of identity, evidence of reincarnation can help create a more peaceful world, as we realize that we are all really universal souls. When we see ourselves as universal souls, when we understand that we are all brothers and sisters who are evolving together through lifetimes on Earth, only then will there truly be peace on Earth.
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