Humans and trees share the same destiny

Jesus was a Jew and Jews believed in reincarnation. There are also  clear references in the New Testament too. For the world of humans to have a peaceful and sustainable life it is important that universal truths are accepted, as just that, so we can reduce the religious conflicts, sufferings and hegemony.

My personal beliefs are: God is one and everyone and everything. There is no separation or discrimination. That all religions stem from human intuition and revelation. Which means our true source comes from within, which mirrors that which is without. These intuitions and revelations are constant and do not stop with a smattering of them in one book. Religious books are people sharing their own personal revelations, that’s all. They should inspire our own personal revelations and insights: a direct link with what we call god. 

Universal laws may include: women, men, children and the aged are all equal. What we do affects others for good or bad which will eventually return to us. This is a natural  way humans interact and they may eventually have universal implications. 

All religions were inspired thousands of years ago and are limited in their value as all humans have the capacity to delve within for all spiritual concerns and answers from birth. As this ability evolves we can all live in the now, and act on our revelations and understandings that are relevant now. IE. The people of Afghanistan, especially women and children are suffering terribly since the Americans pulled out: big mistake. There are natural cures for Covid-19 that have always been part of our natural  living world.

The internet, computers and technology are making it easy for Super Wealthy  International Companies to rule people and the world: this must be stopped; we must fight for our individual right to freedom and happiness. And, the list is endless. No amount of old religious teachings will solve today’s problems. A good example of how someone who is inspired by the bible but has found his own, more relevant, way to help the world is Mike Adams and his daily ‘Situation Updates” available here. www.naturalnews.com

There are limited examples of reincarnation and religion below. They are included so that people who are stuck in one religion can see that they can be more wholistic, more relevant and more in tune with their inner god, and not be controlled, or brain washed by churches and men seeking power over you, where none was ever given. Other examples of this would be the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Thomas, purposefully left out by the Romans because they confer individuals with too much power. Like a woman was a disciple, Mary, and the kingdom of God is within and on earth,

In the Jewish world the idea of reincarnation (called in Hebrew gilgul ha’neshamot) is an accepted teaching of the Hasidic community and in Kabbalah teachings of Jewish mysticism. In secular philosophy, we find that Plato also believed in reincarnation. Elements of Eastern faiths and New Age thinking have been widely adopted by 65 percent of U.S. adults, including many who call themselves Protestants and Catholics, again according to a survey by the Pew folks.

According to a study by Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, of those surveyed, one in five churchgoers find “spiritual energy” in mountains or trees, and one in six believe in the “evil eye,” the belief that certain people can cast curses with a look. In Catholic churches one in five parishioners believes in reincarnation. This does not mean that reincarnation or casting curses are approved by any Christian authority, but it does mean that they are popular among a very significant group of Christians.

 The most well known references to reincarnation in the bible is a series of passages which establish that John the Baptist was a reincarnation of Elijah:

“See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the LORD you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the LORD Almighty. (Malachi 3:1)

“See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes.” (Malachi 4:5)

But the angel said to him “do not be afraid, Zechariah; your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John…And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah…to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” (Luke 1:13,17)

Then three times, that we know of, Jesus assured his disciples that John the Baptist really was Elijah returned:

“But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.”

(Mark 9:13)

“For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.”  (Matt 11:13-14)

“But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him…” Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.

(Matt 17:12-13)

Another one

This passage from John: As he went along he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:1-2)

Let’s recall some of the prominent Christians who were convinced of the fact of reincarnation.

Joseph Glanvill (1636-1680), an English

clergyman and Chaplain of King Charles II, believed in reincarnation. He described reincarnation as “a key to unlock the grand mysteries of Providence in relation to man’s sin and misery.” He remarked that

reincarnation was a common belief among Jews in Biblical times and that it was not at all controversial.

A Unitarian minister, heartily endorsed and advocated reincarnation. He became convinced following an extensive study of the nature, origin, and destiny of the soul. The study, to which he devoted half

his lifetime, resulted in the authoritative work “A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life.” Dr. Edward Beecher (1803-1895),

William R. Inge (1860‑1954), Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, asserted that reincarnation was not a heathen belief, nor was it alien. He believed that rebirth is plainly implied in the Book of Wisdom which is included in the Roman Catholic versions of the Bible.

The Roman Catholic Archbishop Passavalli (1820‑1897) was reported to have accepted the truth of reincarnation at the age of 64. He argued

that the Church did not condemn reincarnation and that it was not at all in conflict with any Catholic dogma. He was convinced that he had already lived on earth many times.

The Belgian Cardinal and philosopher, Cardinal Mercier

(1851‑1926), is also reported to have acknowledged that belief in pre‑existence and reincarnation had never been formally considered

heretical by the Church. Many priests in Poland and Italy were reported to believe in reincarnation, having come under the influence of the great mystic Andrzej Towianski (1799-1878). Church historians point out that no papal encyclical against reincarnation has ever

been issued — a point that should be of particular interest to Roman Catholics. Rev. Leslie D. Weatherhead was President of the City Temple Literary Society of London. In his 1958 lecture entitled “The

Case for Reincarnation” he remarked that the intelligent Christian asks not only that life should be just but also that it should make sense. He argues that without reincarnation life can neither be said to be just nor be said to make sense.

It should be emphasized that Origen, acknowledged as the most learned as well as the most original thinker of the early Christian

Fathers, did teach pre-existence and it is reasonable to assert that he believed in reincarnation, although for political reasons, he

In 1960, Dr. Stevenson initiated an international census of cases that suggested or appeared to confirm reincarnation. In each case of children’s past life memory, Stevenson methodically documented the

child’s statements. Then he identified the deceased person the child claimed to remember being, and verified the facts of the deceased person’s life that matched the child’s memory. Where there were

birthmarks and birth defects on the child, Stevenson tried to check for matching wounds and scars on the body of the deceased by checking medical records. His strictly systematic and meticulous approach ruled out all possible ordinary explanations for the children’s memories. Stevenson’s collection of thousands of cases of children who spontaneously (without hypnosis) remembered a past life offers impressive and rather convincing evidence, if not proof, for reincarnation.

Roditch 2021 December