Aunt Clair wrote on Apr 7th, 2007 at 8:35am:I believe that we have only one life as each personality or spirit which will exist eternally in the afterlife . But I feel we have a continuous soul which will take a new body , new spirit and new personality into the next incarnation .
That's interesting Aunt Clair....I am moving toward the same view of spirits in the afterlife as you describe above. However, for me the concept of "personality" is a little confusing. I have a gut feeling that all of what and who we have been is preserved for eternity, and some science supports that view.
But when we get to the other "side" I would have to also conclude that our "personalities" continue to evolve there. Since personality is such a fluid thing it is difficult for me to describe it as being permanent in any way, shape or form.
What I mean is, our experiences shape us, as well as our observations, knowledge given to us, and our intelligence.
In the afterlife, I wonder how different we do become? It seems that we could become incredibly different...and so I see personality as a shape-shifting thing, eternal and yet constantly changing.
And, additionally, I have this feeling inside of me that the afterlife exists for us, as it will be, right now. I feel that I have visited my own afterlife. How this is possible, I don't understand. I feel that we are shaping our afterlife right now, as we live, and yet there is endless possibility at each moment for that to change.
I don't have the coherent words to express this feeling. Others have talked eloquently about time and parallel universes, etc. But I just feel, at a gut level, that I visit my "afterlife" all the time in meditations and in dreams. I feel that it exists right now and that I have access to it. And that is a very amazing thing.
love, blink