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I can answer questions about reincarnation (from both Eastern and Western perspectives) and life after death, and how these topics relate to religion and spirituality.
I produced a documentary entitled "In Another Life: Reincarnation in America" which aired on PBS station KBDI in Denver, CO, Jan. 2003
I have a masters in counseling from FSU, and over thirty years' study of Eastern mysticism from carefully selected sources, plus eight years' study of contemporary Western reincarnation studies. I've published nine related articles online and in print. I offer an online class on the subject and maintain an extensive educational website at www.ial.goldthread.com, as well as giving talks and radio interviews (archived on the website).
It gives purpose and a moral order to the universe; it also goes a long way towards giving a context for our likes, dislikes, interpersonal connections, fears and dreams. It can give you a better understanding of what your individual purpose is in this lifetime. It also makes Christianity make sense.
I'd like to learn more about how reincarnation interacts with genetics (I have some theories); and more about exactly how people can make decisions about what their next life will be like (there are some areas where you can choose).
Reincarnation has been proven scientifically, but has been rejected or ignored by mainstream science for cultural and "political" reasons, not for the quality of the research.
Birthmarks and congenital scars which have no other explanation or apparent cause, may be left over from the mental impressions of an injury in a previous lifetime. This has profound implications for the influence of past lives on one's health.
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Hi John, There is a general opinion among people who study reincarnation, that one can choose the specifics of one's next reincarnation, though usually that process is thought of as happening in-between
Dear Marina, What you're describing are classic symptoms of a traumatic past-life memory. It can usually be resolved fairly quickly in what is called "past-life therapy". What has happened is that a
Dear Rekha, In my understanding, in the astral world between births, people are just what they are; and relationships between people are also just what they are. It is in this physical world where we
Dear Jayanti, This is the most difficult kind of question to answer, and also the most common (though I don't receive that many questions total). There is a lot I don't know about this situation
Hi Meltem, Most certainly it is possible that he may come back. One thing I feel is certain. If you have a close connection with him, you will find him again one way or the other, which means, he could
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