REINCARNATION — DEFINITIONS,
Herodotus, Greek historian of the
ORIGINS, AND CHARACTERISTICS
5th century BC. C. was perhaps the
A
first scholar to document concepts ccording to metaphysic
of reincarnation. According to
studies, we are beings
him, reincarnation is part of the
of matter and spirit. A
Egyptian doctrine, which states
portion of a sentient
that reincarnation occurs exactly at
being can exist after our physical
the moment of physical death, that
body's death, which may be called
the body reincarnated into a being
spirit, soul, or consciousness. The
that was being born, which could
death of the physical body does not
be a creature of earth, water, or air.
demand the death of the soul. It can
According to Egyptian wisdom,
successfully associate with other
all souls traversed all spectrum
bodies for specific purposes, such as
of sentience in a journey of 3,000
for greater self-knowledge, evolution
years.
or to annul karma. Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher, Many people think they know
and mathematician born in 570 BC.,
reincarnation is when the soul
also defends with a philosophical
leaves a body that has passed away
character the logic of reincarnation
and incarnates in another that has
that today is the basis for several
just been born. But the meaning
modern religions and philosophies.
of reincarnation is much greater
Resurrection is the key element
than that. It has been studied for
that connects and is part of
thousands of years and is the central
the religions of Ancient Egypt,
idea of many philosophical and
Hinduism, Buddhism, the Cult of
religious systems. Learn a little more
Tradition to the Orixás (Af rican),
about reincarnation below.
Indigenous Cults, Jewish Kabbalah, Spiritualism, and its dissidents.
"As a man, casting off worn-out garments taketh new ones, so
CHILDREN AND REINCARNATION
the dweller in the body entereth into ones that are new."
Reincarnation in children should
― Epictetus
not be seen as mere chance. When OM TIMES | March 2023
