Reincarnation and Past Lives

Life Beyond: Compelling Evidence for Past Lives and Existence After Death

by Hans Holzer

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"As usual, Holzer has taken a hard subject and made sense out of it through evidence he has gathered through his years as a professor of parapsychology. Scientific and unbiased, his accounts of the paranormal are detailed and very believable... much better than some other authors in the field."

Publisher: McGraw-Hill | More reviews: amazon.com

Many Mansions Part II - Healing the Karma Within You (Pt. 2)

by Gina Cerminara

Taking up where Many Mansions left off, the book pursues the philosophical aspects of reincarnation evidenced in the life readings of world-renowned psychic, Edgar Cayce, as well as from data derived from experiments to determine whether human memory can be taken back to a period before birth. She touches on some of the people who believed in reincarnation—among them, Plato, Virgil, Emerson, Whitman and Edison. The implications of reincarnation for art, psychology, and religion are considered. She notes, in conclusion, the hope and promise that reincarnation holds for our troubled world. This is an important, heartening book, as interesting and credible as it is inspiring. Lucid, concrete, consistent, it will help individuals understand themselves and their destiny. To skeptics or believers, it offers a brave, fresh concept of the meaning of life.

Publisher: A. R. E. Press | More reviews: amazon.com

Your Soul's Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born

by Robert Schwartz

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""There is a need to create limitation, as the soul uses limitation in your realm for growth. As you experience limitedness, there is a need to overcome frustration, work within one's own parameters, and focus energy--an energy that cuts through the density in your realm and creates spaces of light and a higher vibration." - From Courageous Souls

At some point, everyone on Earth has asked "Why?" in the face of difficult circumstances. Why did my fiancé die in a car accident? Why is my mother an alcoholic? Why is my son Autistic? Why do I have cancer? Why is my brother a quadriplegic because of a diving accident? Why do some people die at the hands of serial killers or suicide bombers?

Like existential detectives, many of us try to wrap our heads around life challenges and, ultimately, find out "whodunit?" Was it because of a nasty devil wanting to afflict? Is a capricious god punishing me--or is the wheel of karma catching up? Is negative thinking the root of my illness?

What if NONE of these scenarios was the case--but, in fact, we CONTRACTED our life challenges before incarnating?

In his book Courageous Souls: Do We Plan Our Life Challenges Before Birth?, author Robert Schwartz takes readers behind the veil of forgetfulness into the conversations and decisions that have taken place "between lives". Interviewing about a dozen people who have experienced loss, illness, accidents, and addictions, Schwartz explores the idea of agreements made before birth to learn and experience certain life lesson--and coming to know our true selves.

In addition, the author facilitates sessions between these individuals and several mediums. These mediums access the Akashic Records (an etheric "book of life" that records every thought, word, and action) for information on pre-birth planning sessions or "channel" messages from their spirit guides about specific agreements.

Echoing the case studies of hypnotherapist Dr. Michael Newton, author of the books Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls--as well as the children's book The Little Soul and the Sun by Neale Donald Walsch-- Schwartz maintains that Earth is place of duality where powerful creators incarnate in order to learn through opposites. A candle surrounded by brilliant light can only experience darkness by entering it.

"Who but the most power of souls could conjure an illusion that appears real to its very creator?" he asks. While we're on the other side, we consult with members of our soul group and guides and agree to perform certain roles--all for the purpose of soul growth and experience. By incarnating on the Earth plane--being born--we enter a "river of forgetfulness", as Caroline Myss describes in her book Sacred Contracts. We forget so we can have a powerful "remembering".

If we accept that each human has contracted particular life lessons such as parenting a disabled child, losing a loved one, participating in an addiction, or experiencing an illness, then the concept of being a "victim"--either of a negligent person, system, or god--is neutralized. Even more than that, there is a sense of meaning and empowerment that enables the personality to move forward, heal, and even contribute to the well-being of others and the raising of group consciousness.

Courageous Souls parts the curtain on the great stage of life, revealing the elaborate play and agreed upon roles that humanity acts out here on Earth--all motivated by deep love and respect for one another. Schwartz writes:

"We love the souls whom we plan our lives. During our earthly existence, they may be people who complicate matters, cause us stress or worry, or even become our `enemies'. When not incarnate the estranged husband and wife, the abusive parent and neglected child, and the warring ex-business partners are loving friends. They care deeply for one another and will often reincarnate together in an effort to master lessons unfinished in previous lives."

Of course, empirical verification of the stories and channeled information relayed in Courageous Souls is impossible, but so are, ultimately, any assertions made by a sacred text, religious leader, or jaded philosopher. One thing I know for sure: ALL of us tell stories to ourselves (and others) that attempt to explain why things happen as they do. Many of those interpretations of "the facts" come from outside us, such as the doctrines of religion or the mores of a culture.

So if we're all telling stories about what we're experiencing on Earth in the attempt to explain situations or create meaning, why not tell ones that embolden, enlighten, and inspire? What is accomplished by playing the victim, wallowing in blame, or becoming entangled in mind games of "woulda, coulda, shoulda"?

What IS has already happened--and how empowering is the idea that we all are playing our roles brilliantly--and that we will embrace all the actors on the other side, congratulating them on their performance and their act of service!

If these ideas sound like the kind of reality you would like to learn more about, then I highly recommend Courageous Souls by Robert Schwartz. By allowing us, the readers, to eavesdrop into pre-birth planning sessions and post-"trauma" interviews, we are given a precious gift of comfort, peace, and meaning--urging us forward in our unique destinies with the knowledge that none is a victim...and EVERYTHING can be used for our highest good.

Janet Boyer, author of The Back in Time Tarot Book: Picture the Past, Experience the Cards, Understand the Present (coming Fall 2008 from Hampton Roads Publishing)"

Publisher: Frog Books | More reviews: amazon.com

Who Were You?: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Past Life Regression

by Gloria Chadwick

There’s no need to see a hypnotist to do a past life regression; do it on your own, with guided meditations by spirituality expert and bestselling author Gloria Chadwick. She provides everything needed to prepare would-be “time travelers” as they quest for inner truth and knowledge: questionnaires to help you focus on why you want a regression; positive and powerful suggestions that draw out memories and allow you to speak to your subconscious; even actual scripts that serve as a map along the way. Learn how to relax the body to reach a meditative state of mind, tune into the universal energy of white light, feel color vibrations so you’ll “rise through the rainbow,” and locate a sacred space to renew your soul.
In addition to guidance on regression, Chadwick offers other ideas for exploring past lives, from spontaneous recall to dreams.

Publisher: Sterling | More reviews: amazon.com

From Ashes to Healing: Mystical Encounters With the Holocaust : Fifteen True Stories

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"To people who have Holocaust Memories, this book is like a candle in the dark! This is a must-read for anyone interested in Reincarnation or Holocaust issues, and if you could only read one book on this subject, I would recommend this one! Rabbi Gershom and the brave people who share their stories here have done us all a wonderful service."

Publisher: A.R.E. Press (Association of Research & Enlig | More reviews: amazon.com

Return to Millboro: The Reincarnation Drama Continues

by Marge Reider

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During a routine hypnotherapy session, Dr. Marge Rieder discovered that her client had slipped into a past life in a small Virginia town during the Civil War. The dramatic story that unfolded has been told in Dr. Rieder's first book, Mission to Millboro: A Study in Group Reincarnation. Now we revisit this intriguing story, as more people are discovered, under hypnosis, to have memories from Millboro. After several trips to the present-day Millboro, Dr. Rieder shares her impressions and the detective work involved in finding evidence to prove the uncanny accuracy of these centuries-old memories.

Publisher: Blue Dolphin Publishing | More reviews: amazon.com

Yoga, Youth, & Reincarnation

by Jess Stearn

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"I discovered this book in a second hand store about 15 years ago. I had no thoughts of practicing yoga at the time, but the book looked interesting. I bought it for a few cents, and became motivated. I used Stearn's book to teach myself hatha yoga. Despite obvious benefits, I fell away from yoga after a year or two. Recently, I decided it was time to take up the practice again... but my ragged old paperback book had long gone missing.Perusing the local bookstores revealed plenty of books about yoga, but none that struck my fancy the way Stearn's book did. I could not find a copy in Vancouver, but luckily, Amazon had a new edition in stock. I now have a brand new copy and I'm putting it to the same good use I did 15 years ago.There's something about this book and Stearn's style of writing that I like. If you're thinking of taking up yoga, this one's worth a look."

Publisher: A.R.E. Press (Association of Research & Enlig | More reviews: amazon.com

Spiritual Unfoldment Two (Spiritual Unfoldment)

by White Eagle

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"This is a lovely book full of nuggets of wisdom, however I wouldn't recommend it to the beginner on the spiritual path. It deals with angels, most of us can deal with that, but it also deals with fairies & gnomes. I can't say that I've ever been aware of them, but I would not flatly say that they don't exist. I've experienced stranger, but wonderful things. If fairy tales are too far out for you--well forget it, but if you have an open mind, it's a great book full of wisdom. The style reminds me of The Book Of The True Life (The Third Testament) which is Jesus oriented, but believes in reincarnation. It is the first book of White Eagles that I have bought & when I get done writing this I'm buying 2 more."

Publisher: DeVorss & Company | More reviews: amazon.com

Death Is of Vital Importance: On Life, Death, and Life After Death

by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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"This is a collection of Kubler-Ross's lectures on death. Her pleasant personality comes through consistently, but her thinking here is less-than-rigorous. For example, she claims that a boy who died of a shark attack knew that he was going to die before he ever entered the water. Similarly, Kubler-Ross uses her expertise on dying as a license to lecture her readers on barely related topics such as child-rearing and everyday behavior, and to put forth comforting but vapid New Age views. I greatly admire her more scholarly first book, "On Death and Dying," but this later collection is best left to readers who are unable to process serious material."

Publisher: Station Hill Pr | More reviews: amazon.com

After We Die What Then

by George W. Meek

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"_It is strange how you can consider yourself well read on a subject and then suddenly become aware for the first time of a true classic on that subject. This is such a book. I am indebted to P.M.H. Atwater for citing it in her _We Live Forever_.

_The first of the five parts of this volume deals with the true nature and structure of both the human body and the worlds in which it functions. The human being is a multi-dimensional entity composed of physical, bioplasmic (etherial), astral, mind (subconscious, conscious, superconscious), and soul bodies or levels. Above all, it is hammered home that the brain is not the mind.

_The second section deals with the evidence of survival after physical death. Extremely good, succinct, descriptions are given of eleven types of evidence: 1) historical and religious writings, 2) death-bed, near-death, and out-of-body experiences, 3) apparitions, hauntings, and ghosts, 4) obsession and spirits, 5) spirit doctors, 6) spirit photographs, 7) materialism, 8) reincarnation, 9) space-time relationships, 10) conservation of matter and energy, and 11) communications through mediums and telepathic channels.

_Part three gives detailed descriptions of the interpenetrating planes of existence: the physical plane; the low, middle, and high astral planes; the mental-causal planes, the celestial planes, the cosmic God Head, the end of manifest creation, the void of pure consciousness, Nirvana, and beyond.

_ The fourth part gives 50 specific questions and answers to the system put forth. This includes the proven path for individual soul development (which agrees with the perennial philosophy and the core teachings of all the great religious founders.)

_Now, part five gives some truly mind-boggling examples of communication with the dead via electronic instrumentation. I had read Sherman's work years ago, but this goes far, far beyond. The heart of the historic O'Neil-Mueller communication is included.

_Not only did this book strike me as having the "ring of truth", but it verified so many of my own experiences and conclusions over the years. Perhaps that is why my "library angel" didn't point it out to me- it was to serve as independent verification.

_By the way, there should be a large, full-color teaching poster included in the back that clearly outlines the planes of existence and their nature. As for those people who smugly tell others that they will go to hell for disagreeing with their social and political dogma, well, it seems that the lowest astral planes are populated by greedy, resentful, unloving, self-centered people- often with dogmatic religious obsessions that fuel fear and hate... "

Publisher: Ariel Press | More reviews: amazon.com