: Ok, I am back again, and I have another question since I have been waiting for my Bruce Moen books for some time now and will hopefully get them this week....

: My question is that since I cannot remember my former lives (yet) and actually am still in conflict with believing that since I am so happy with my life NOW, is there a chance that you can stop reincarnation and remain in the Afterlife until you can be with your family forever. So I can always be there for my children that I remember and my wife?

: It just seems so akward that you die, then you go to the Afterlife to review your life and then you have to forget that life and move on. So what if you are attached to that life and those people and don't want to go through the cycle of life again because of the idea about "forgetting". Or better yet, does the cycle end? Are we spiritualy strong enough to stop the cycle, and I can be JG for the rest of eternity until I meet my family again? And do we have that much control when we reach the Afterlife and take on out spirit form?

: Any info is good info until I can get to reading. Thanks.

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you can stay with your family if you want on the other side. I've got twin daughters that I hang with in between lives. just being with them is all I need or could want, so I know what you mean about the fear of losing family. but you won't lose them as they are too much a part of you and you make decisions together about future dives. theres possibilities a plenty for dreaming up what sort of lives you can make. one life my daughter was my mother. you can switch roles. I like Gordon's book title Eternal Life, How to
<Enjoy> it. because there's no reason to be glum once you see how free our spirits really are to decide our fates. love, alysia

: Jg: Pretty much agree with Bob on this one.  You can stay on any of the astral Heavens as long as you want. Guides will suggest you try another life for a variety of reasons, and other souls in your group will be reincarnating and want you along for the ride (and maybe to work out some karma), but no-one can force you back to earth, ever!  Free-will, my friend.
After a century or so (remember Rip van Winkle?) people often tire of heavenly bliss and would like a bit of a challenge.

Bob: love to hear more about that museum!
gord

Yeah. Become God. Then all you do is watch your personalities come and go.

Don't know about you guys, but I for one will be taking a BLOODY BIG break after this life!!!  

Phew we can make things difficult for ourselves here on earth  

Scott

oh and JG, what are you doing right that I seem to be doing wrong? help! 

Hello everyone, how are you?  I'm new here.  I've been browsing the site trying to find a place to just jump right in?I hope someone will catch me if I fall! 

JG, I like what you've been saying here and I agree with you.   You sound like such a passionate person.  I agree with how you feel about not wanting to forget who you are now.  For some reason, I have the same feeling.  In fact, I have always been a pack rat for fear of one day suddenly forgetting who I am.  Sounds corny, I know.  But I am constantly thinking about how I want to remember every detail and not forget myself.  I remember asking my parents when I was 6 where I was and who I was before being Vicky.  I don't know how I knew so much at such a young age, and neither did my parents.  Of course, they had no answers for me and I never got my curiosity satisfied. 

But I have always believed that you will always know yourself, and the most important factor to that is consciousness.  You can never lose part of yourself or forget part of yourself.  If the entire process of reincarnation results in integrating all the parts of yourself into a whole, then don't be afraid of forgetting one part.  From one incarnation to another, yes we temporarily forget who we were before, but that is necessary for new lessons to be learned, for new experiences.  Otherwise, there would be no spiritual growth.  But in the spiritual realm, I don't believe it is possible to ?forget?.  You need only to think of it and you have it with you. 

Also, the bonds you have with the people you love can't be broken or forgotten either, don't you feel that?  It seems to me that in the afterlife, it must be very easy to be with someone you love.  You can just think of them and then they are with you, or you are with them, even if it is just a part of them.  I believe that we have many facets to our consciousness working on different levels or dimensions at any time.  You are more than the self that you are aware of here in the physical realm.  Just as who you are in this life is only a part of your total self, your family that you love is just a part of their own total selves.  Those parts don't just become snubbed out one day.  Those parts of consciousness will always exist somewhere.  I don't know where exactly, but if we are talking about energy, I know it doesn?t just disappear.  Besides, everything you do in the Now creates, changes, alters, affects, and adds to all the Nows in the ?future?.  If you are consciously creating in your life now, then in any ?future? nows those creations still exist.  Imagine your total self thinking about the you that you are right now.  You will always have that ability.  Right now, you are looking at JG from the perspective of only JG, not from the perspective of your total self. 

Someone else mentioned that time doesn't exist on the other side.  I agree.  Our life in the physical is a blink of an eye.  So even if you do reincarnate again and again, you won't be missing out on other opportunities in the afterlife.  More importantly, we have great opportunities for growth in the physical.  I also believe that when we raise our consciousness in the physical, we help raise consciousness for anyone on our spiritual level.  By raising your consciousness I mean use your consciousness to learn, grow, and love.  I believe that is what we are here to do.  This is like school.  You may be very happy in grade 1, but if you decide to stay where you are you won't be advancing your consciousness as quickly.  If your stay in one spot and don't move yourself, others can help move you either sooner or later.  But I don't feel that anyone would want to stay in one spot forever.  Just like the scenario someone else gave, of being happy on the beach forever?eventually you could get bored. 

Forgive me for such a long post.  I hope I haven't rambled so much that I?m not making sense. 

Hi JG,

I too used to absolutely FEAR the idea of reincarnation because if the I that I am now disappears, then I will be gone forever. It wasn't until I started reading Bruce's books that I started to believe in reincarnation (5 1/2 years ago) and it finally started to all make sense to me.  I believe the fear of believing in it is the EGO which always tries to keep us where we are in our beliefs. I have learned to "Let Go And Let God."

When you cross over, you will remember all your previous lives plus the one you have just lived. You will understand why the memories have to be erased while in the physical.  Yes, some people do remember IF it is pertinent to this current life to remember.

I've just finished reading "Soul Journeys", Rosalind McKnight's latest book and her guidance told her that no one has to reincarnate on earth, BUT in order to keep evolving, the lessons must be learned according to the level that you are at. A life can be chosen on other planets, dimensions, etc. But it was emphatically stated that earth is the best place for learning these lessons. I highly suggest reading her book along with Gordon's book.

Sometimes we try too hard and the trying gets in the way.  Relax and let the knowledge come. Let go and let God.......

With Love,
Mairlyn   

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Well....that is a great opinion...but I do pose a couple of questions for you George...

1. What exactly are we trying to get right? And when you say "we" do you mean humans collectively or us individually?

Personally, I almost feel like if there was something in THIS life for me to learn, I honestly feel that I am learning it. I am truly fulfilled with the people and things in my life, and to lose those things even temporarily does not make me happy about an Afterlife. And again, this is my opinion without the proper knowledge to fully assess the situation, but it is how I feel at this very moment.

2. If reincarnation is an unstoppable cycle, then where are the reincarnations of the world's greatest people? Where is the spirit of Jesus or Buhdda or Ghandi..etc.?

Unless you believe that Buhdda's spirit would be exempt....or possibly that Buhdda would come back to Earth as Tyrone Watkins from 5th Street and just lives a normal life and will not repeat the greatness that was once a reflection of his former self Buhdda.....I think the ideaology behind that in a dicussion would be compelling. But again, I am not knocking your opinion or belief system, I am just thinking freely out loud.....