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Journal of and Theology Volume 1, Issue 1, 2017, PP 38-44

Deconstructing the of Critical Thinking and Paradigm Development in the Mystical of Reincarnation

Sensei Erwin L. Rimban University of the Philippines, Philippines. *Corresponding Authors: Sensei Erwin L. Rimban, University of the Philippines, Philippines.

ABSTRACT Reincarnation is one of the most interesting and significant discoveries in the field of , mystical systems and spiritual development. This paper analyzes the psychology of the constructs underlying it, with particular emphasis on the dilemmas and challenges faced by the in its in the planes of matter. In addition, the model of Nonlinear Reincarnation is presented and contemplated. Nonlinear reincarnation is viewed as a powerful alternative way of understanding the evolution of encased in the physical universe. Keywords: Reincarnation, Nonlinear Reincarnation, spiritual psychology, quest, , soul development

INTRODUCTION The soul and its vehicle are locked in opposite In the annals of men, religious, spiritual and domains, yet living in the same wavespace. mystical have always represented The paths of the soul ever beckon to the higher the apex of Wisdom. And in wisdom literature, realms. As if in counterpoise, the paths of its reincarnation has been one of the most vehicle, the body, always remain in fascination controversial topics in the pageant of human with the matrix of spacetime. The two sides are history. Reincarnation is one of the most always in disagreement. But they manage to interesting and significant discoveries in the have a conversation. This conversation, this field of spirituality, mystical systems and spiritual development. It has been discussed in dialogue, this concord is a difficult one. But it the knowledge database of virtually every must occur if they are both to thrive in their religious system since the dawn of . Upon native domains. Having made temporary peace, its broad shoulders rests many concepts and they are free to pursue their respective aims. constructs in the spiritual disciplines. It is fundamental, crucial and revelatory. The one who is born from the upper realms is an explorer of multidimensionality. He or she A fundamental question has always revolved or it (actually this form has no gender, but we around the fate of the soul upon its exit from will try to use conventional terms for ease of the body. Classical and orthodox religious comprehension) is a pure , without canon has maintained for a long time that we have only one lifetime. One lifetime to enjoy assumptions, devoid of biases, totally open to the plethora of gifts from the manifested new experiences and possessed of the spirit of universe. On the other hand, alternative wonder always. But, in order to explore the spiritual traditions have asserted that there is realms of multidimensionality, this pure being more than lifetime; that humans have multiple must acquire and maintain vehicles of , played out in multiple settings and exploration. There are several kinds of these environments. vehicles, each suited to the or dimension or universe of its current fascination. Normally, THE EXIGENCIES OF SOUL PILGRIMAGE the soul that journeys within its vehicle is not In order to understand the alternative spiritual cut off from the Source. Meaning, he maintains traditions, let us go on a journey and explore and enjoys actual contact with the higher the other side of the theological fence. realms, especially with its realms of spiritual

Journal of Religion and Theology V1 ● I1 ● 2017 38 Deconstructing the Psychology of Reincarnation Critical Thinking and Paradigm Development in the Mystical Philosophy of Reincarnation home. There is a saying: “Home is where the power that is characteristic of templates which Heart is.” And indeed, it is also true in this are operating in their own elemental fields. We instance. In fact, the monad, that is locked recognize that the physical vehicles are within the temporary prison of its vehicles, has children of the material universe. Thus, while made a massive just by encasing itself or monads are exploring in the material in various case sheaths, as it were, in its efforts universe, their physical vehicles are apt to to sample and explore the various attain a position of great importance. Again, multidimensional realms. At some point, the the normal attitude of the soul is to recognize soul will be extremely interested in the sensual that physical vehicles are simply tools for the delights and other pleasures of the realm that navigation, learning and pleasure of the he is exploring. This is normal, as long as he is exploring monad. This equanimity is at its always connected to his base, his Source, his highest in the safety and security of the Home. The basic tenet of reincarnation as soul existential contours of the Deep Self or Higher pilgrimage in its ultimate manifestation has Self, which represents the core of every been a concept that has been explored by a reincarnating being. There arises a situation variety of spiritual masters and mystical however, when the reincarnating aspects of the thinkers throughout world history, most Deep Self, which I call the Fractal Selves or notably by Lord himself (Clark, fractal souls, are cut off from their Source. This 2016). One of the greatest mystics of all time, situation gives rise to what mystics now call Lord Plotinus discoursed about the verities of the “Existential Loop Dilemmas.” The the soul world, and his spiritual, mystical and reincarnating aspect, separated from the Source metaphysical teachings have been and its Deep Self Core, and phase-locked in the immortalized by his eminent disciple, planes of matter, or whatever plane that has Porphyry. caught it as prisoner, may come to think that The of Spirit encases itself in various his current manifestation is already the most case sheaths, or vehicles of exploration in order authentic one. The only real one. When in fact to make contact with the sensual apparatus of it is only a façade, a mask, a vehicle of the realm it is exploring. On the other side of exploration. This propensity to exalt the fractal the fence, the currently navigating that over the Deep Self or Higher Self may also be particular realm or dimension are also magnified by any devious system, born of possessed of certain distinct sensual and negative polarity, which attempts to maintain perceptual systems which help them navigate such a state of ignorance for its own egocentric the parameters of the realm they are currently ends and agendas. If this is a state where you exploring. find your fractal self involved in, then you are required by the forces of destiny and But what if, by some mechanism, whether serendipity, to muster all the resources at your intentional or accidental, the monad or the soul disposal to overcome the boundaries of is suddenly cut off from the Source, from his ignorance and attain the ascended state. To spiritual Home, and from the memory of his seekers from the planet Earth, we now usually origins? Then a very interesting existential call this the “wisdom quest.” The wisdom quest dilemma arises! We shall go back to this is the attempt of the fractal soul to realize its subtopic later. own true mystical , liberate itself from Meanwhile, the vehicles of the monad or soul the bondage of ignorance and willingly and are its primary expressions in the realms of cheerfully choose to graduate from its exploration. These vehicles are chosen for a state. This is no easy task. purpose. They serve the goals of the Soul The following table characterizes the Curriculum which the monad follows as a differences of acquiring a reincarnation guide in its mystical adventures. The soul viewpoint, comparing the orthodox human curriculum of every soul defines the roadmap perspective with the perspective of advanced of its journey. In the realms of the material spiritual Seekers who possess a reincarnation universe, the vehicles achieve an unusual perspective:

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Table1. Differences between persons with orthodox views compared to persons possessing a reincarnation perspective from the Perspective of one who The Normal Way of Perceiving Life understands Reincarnation Universal Life is a series of fractal soul experiences, Characteristic of Life Life is a one-shot affair punctuated by various lifetimes Paradigm Take away from this Life every Focus on a few critically important areas possible advantage you can extract Locus of Control of of your life which you feel are significant from it. Existential dilemmas abound Personality in his/her milestones for this particular soul but ignore them. This particular life is life you are having. Maintain all that matters. Passion and power are equanimity and balance. drivers par excellence. As these people get older, the more they Some who have not reached as far as Etiology of Personality understand about Life in general. They they have may develop negative Dynamics; are more compassionate, wise and have attitudes and fatalism in the later Characteristic traits in far greater equanimity. They are also phases of their life. Regret, guilt, old age phase of life more relaxed and open to new shame and sadness abound. experiences. General Outlook Pessimism Optimism

ROADBLOCKS TO SOUL ASCENSION wants to explore, using his own particular paradigms of learning, in its own contexts, using There are many, many roadblocks to Ascensionor its own timing and rhythm, and occurring in soul graduation. The acquired tendencies of the environments of his own choice. No one can soul may be impediments or barriers. Negative interfere with this Cosmic . The Higher Self attitudes are definitely impediments, but also are has complete control of its incarnational “actuations arising out of habit.” Failure to perspectives, including the nativity and educate yourself in any way possible is a culmination of those fractal selves. The Deep roadblock, too. Thus, it is incumbent upon every Self and its incarnational streams are all existing soul to pursue knowledge for its own sake, as in their own incarnational universes. They are well as knowledge for practical purposes. You inviolate and given the ultimate freedom to never know when that bit of knowledge shall help you. Learn, learn, learn. Institutional decide their own narrative cycles and systems, when implemented by an invading race progressions. out of selfish intentions, may be barriers to In an earlier manuscript, this author has mystical development also. And to this morass createdand conveyed a particular way of we can also add culture. Culture is definitely a underscoring the importance of the freedom of product of the evolutionary successes of a race, the soul to pursue its cosmic curriculum, but it also possesses challenging variables which expressed in its right to explore its incarnational may pose as impediments to Ascension itself. and navigational perspectives. This document has Thus, Ascension is a very, very subtle enterprise. come to be known as the Spiritual Declaration of It is the most challenging task in any incarnation! Human Independence (Rimban, 2014). Like any story or narrative, the spiral of SPIRITUAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN reincarnation has its own theme, structure, INDEPENDENCE flavour, timing, colour, vibration, storyline, beginning, middle and climax. Though the By Sensei Erwin L. Rimban outline of the reincarnation process is defined by Conceived and written September 13, 2014, The the soul curriculum chosen during cosmic birth; Philippine Islands the variables, specifics and dynamics of that process itself is coloured by the specific I am a human. I am a citizen of the Multiverse. I requirements of the Higher Self or Deep Self. In am a disciple of the symmetry of Ultimate this, as in many areas of Cosmic Life, free will . Consequently, I have the rights and and the liberty of choice are essential parameters. privileges of a being and citizen of the The Deep Self is free to choose what narratives it manifolds of the Cosmos, fully recognizing the

Journal of Religion and Theology V1 ● I1 ● 2017 40 Deconstructing the Psychology of Reincarnation Critical Thinking and Paradigm Development in the Mystical Philosophy of Reincarnation diversity and multiplicity of the Multiverse, and I am a human. I have the right to experience all its capacity to express and evolve all forms of the facets of Ultimate Reality in all the realms, Life. planes and dimensions of the Cosmos. Let no system of thought, or set of beings ensnare, or I am a human. I have the right to Life and deceive, or enslave me in my peaceful Meaningful . In all my cosmic exploration. Whenever such dichotomies of explorations, I have the right to protect the identity and security of my being, fully deception occur, may I exercise my right to recognizing the rights of other cosmic beings to resolve my harmony, integrity and freedom the same. In addition, I have the right to within the concord of cosmic harmony. Let my celebrate, modify and evolve my own cosmic thoughts dwell on unity encompassing diversity, identity, cognizant of the dynamics of change, fully realizing the rights of other communities of and respect the rights of others to the same. beings to experience Ultimate Reality in their own ways, modes and styles, and frames of I am a human. I have the right to Truth, and reference. Knowledge, and Wisdom. I have the right to access, contemplate, celebrate, articulate and I am a human. And I am free. Free to travel the disseminate Truth in all its forms, without manifold dimensions of the Cosmos. Let us all endangering the harmony of the Cosmos in the respect the rights of every being to cheerfully pursuit of Truth. I respect the rights of all other experience Life in all its forms, acquire Wisdom cosmic beings to Truth and the celebration of and return Home. Truth in the community of cosmic beings. I am a human. I am free. I am . And I am I am a human. I have the right to free recursive! expression. I have the right to express myself A human soul is an explorer par excellence. In aesthetically and experientially in all the forms order to elicit maximum learning from its of Art. I have the right to pursue, celebrate, incarnational lives, the Deep Self is invited by the present and modify my Art in all forms possible, as long as it does not injure a cosmic being, or Cosmos to sample and experience as many varied cause injury to humanity or the community of lives as much as possible. The dance of the cosmic beings in any way. Whenever my Art energies represented by the Houses of the Zodiac causes discord in the harmony of the Cosmos or is only a guide to the variety, multiplicity and purports to cause injury to any being or system diversity of lives that a fractal soul can assume. of beings, I am willing to enter dialogue to At the same time, the natal chart is a modify such Art and rectify its mistake, in order map that gives an insight into the range of to preserve and facilitate the harmony of the possible lives and incarnational streams that a community of cosmic beings. I uphold the cosmic being can assume. An array of archetypes harmony of the whole, and the evolution of the can dazzle the imagination. Child, warrior, lover, Totality over the desires of a singularity. scribe, mother, father, sage, king, queen, mystic, I am a human. I have the right to go Home. In genius and the like. These archetypes are the all my cosmic adventures, I have the right to templates of assumption, characteristic of the inquire and quest for my true home, the nativity infinite dances that a soul can assume. These and and origin of my being. In all cases where home many more archetypes are you! You are them, in is situated in higher realms or dimensions, I your thousands of lifetimes! You have loved have the right to pursue Ascension in all its before, been betrayed before, died before, a forms. Whenever such desire and quest occurs, thousand a thousand! You have been born a the systems and communities of beings in the king, entrenched in the pedestal of power. You cosmos must respect this right and provide have been born a beggar, experiencing the meaningful assistance, or refrain from extreme poverty that life can offer. You have constructing any impediments, as well as allow been born a queen, a shamaness, a priestess, a me the right to go home peacefully, cheerfully, lover, etc. You cannot graduate without and cordially. I have the right to extricate myself experiencing the male as well as the female from impediments to the wisdom quest, as well as all other systems born of polaric duality perspectives of the universe. All of us are both which prevents my ascension and return to male and female, as well as beyond male and higher realms. female.

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REINCARNATION PARADIGMS AT BAY other is the nonlinear mind pattern and methodology. The predictive powers of the The adventures into various realms of exploration sequential mind, in its own context, are awesome, always have incipiency points as well as for it seeks to create, cultivate and propagate culmination points. It is customary to understand alphabets of understanding, which it uses to this process using the lens of the sequential mind. navigate from the known to the unknown. These This gives rise to the phenomenon we now call as alphabets are all the languages, from the Sequential Reincarnation. The roadmap of linguistic forms to the mathematical worlds, to sequential or linear reincarnation is very distinct the computer languages and thence into all the and has given rise to prototypical assumptions symbolic forms. These languages are powerful in and explanations. A soul chooses a life. He enters their own right, for they give rise to a certain kind the fields of (various realms of of internal logic that arises out of their syntax and exploration) with certain goals and objectives in coding. Like a of chess or the set of mind. He/she enters the material plane and lives equations in geometry, these languages persist for that particular life (the fractal soul phase) and they can define protocols in their own then he exits it ( phase). Sequential or linear worldspheres. Remember that all forms are reincarnation is the prototypical explanation fractals of the Cosmos, and therefore partake of offered by both the classical Hindu and Buddhist its power. In this sense, sequential constructs spiritual systems. have an abundance of order. Why? Because that However, this author belongs to a select group of is the part of the cosmos that they express. The mystical writers and thinkers who have problem, however, occurs when the sequential discovered and are advocating the mind attempts to translate these languages and of a radical form of reincarnation. This is the interpret the Cosmos as a whole. Here the map concept of Nonlinear Reincarnation (Rimban, fails. And it fails miserably! The Cosmos is too 2017). Seminal ideas of this unique form of awesome to be interpreted by any kind of mental reincarnation have been offered in various map, however profound that map is. A map is writings, most recently Nonlinear Thought in still a map. Thus, there are limits to what a map , Psychology and Education can understand. (Rimban, Journal of Metaphysics and Connected On the other hand, the nonlinear processing , July 2017). The idea for this form aspect of Ultimate Reality apprehends of reincarnation can be visualized by looking at a multidimensional realms simultaneously. It is painting. We look at a painting in a nonlinear like looking at an art form, or listening to a piece way or holistic way. We do not look at it in a of music, or watching a dance performance. The sequential way. In Nonlinear Reincarnation, the whole is assimilated completely, not part by part Higher Self, situated in the higher dimensions, like the one in sequential thought. The learning pre-selects a set of lives, to be explored by its style is holistic, and the learner assimilates a large fractal souls. The Higher Self, immortal, hyper- amount of data. In the same way, by configuring intelligent and totally secure in its foundation in his fractal souls as nonlinear processors, the the higher realms, can look at its set of lives Higher Self is able to assimilate a very large holistically, guiding them with art, elegance, amount of data. He assimilates a large amount of wisdom, and an equanimity that is data simultaneously, all coming from the many beyond the understanding of beings in the lives that he has, which are happening all at once! physical realm. Dr. Eben Alexander, one of the This is an awesome discovery and could foremost neurosurgeons in the world, who was revolutionize world thought. Nonlinear able to journey into the higher realms while being reincarnation can also explain the fact that most comatose for days, gives a startling of humans do not have memories of past lives. This the power of nonlinear dynamics in his book, is because human souls reincarnating in the Proof of (Alexander, 2012). This book is nonlinear manner do not have past lives. What highly recommended as an initial starting point they have are parallel or nonlinear lives! The for those who want greater understanding of the experiences of the fractal souls of a being power of higher dimensions and alternate undergoing nonlinear reincarnation yield an . incredible amount of data, processed at an We can say that there are two ways of astoundingly prodigious rate. The Higher Self apprehending Ultimate Reality. One is the with nonlinear fractal lives is a learner par sequential mind pattern and methodology and the excellence.

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Thus, this author would like to encourage humanity has failed to process since the dawn of esoteric, spiritual, mystical and metaphysical time. It may bring to light many of our universal seekers of all kinds to discover, research, study questions and provide definitive answers to many and learn more about the possibilities and of our hypothetical dilemmas. permutations of nonlinear reincarnation. It is an The following table presents, compares and idea whose time has come. It may bring to light contrasts the two different models of many of the darker aspects of consciousness that reincarnation: Table2. The Two Different Paradigms of Reincarnation: Nonlinear Reincarnation and Sequential Reincarnation Sequential Reincarnation Nonlinear Reincarnation General To explore a sequence of lives one by To explore lifetimes simultaneously; to Strategy of one, each building on the previous; explore a dimension in a nonlinear pattern the Learner Information is processed at a manageable Information is processed at a prodigious rate. rate, one lifetime at a time. After the Massive amounts of information from fractal Cognitive expiration of the incarnation, the Higher souls pour into the central haven called the Processing of Self contemplates the lessons learned and Higher Self. The Higher Self pre-selects the Information prepares another soul with another nature and dynamics of these various fractal vehicle of expression. souls. Existential dilemmas are mastered in a very Existential dilemmas and life lessons are elegant manner. The Higher Self chooses a set mastered one at a time. Fractal souls may of fractal souls which shall express its goals Mastery of have knowledge of previous lives. and objectives in the various parallel lives that Existential Sometimes, this may be to the advantage it assumes. The Higher Self has the freedom to Dilemmas of the incarnating being. Sometimes, select the kinds of lives it wants to experience, knowledge of past lives may become in their particular flavours and occurring in impediments to growth. environments of its own choosing. This incarnational strategy is commonly This incarnational strategy is commonly chosen by more advanced Higher Selves. It is chosen by young souls, or souls who have also entertained by souls who have no Prevalence as difficulty assimilating nonlinear content. difficulty assimilating nonlinear content. Since a Soul Also, beings newly initiated into the gifts nonlinear reincarnation may protect the Curriculum and challenges of incarnational systems incarnating being by temporarily eliminating may choose this because it is a relatively the memories of past lives, beings that utilize easier soul curriculum. this format are very brave indeed. General Best taken by young souls and Assessment Best taken by very, very advanced souls. It is inexperienced souls. However, this soul of Soul extremely challenging but is completed in curriculum may take longer time periods Navigational relatively shorter periods. to complete. Strategy

CULMINATING THOUGHTS and quest whether we are now in the stage of culmination. Ascension, the culmination of our From the point of view of reincarnation, the quest eons ago, is our birthright. Always has culmination of a narrative brings with it all the been, always will be. Reincarnation is a gift, a connotations and associated meanings that are very powerful gift of the Cosmos. It allows unique to such a transpersonal phenomenon. spiritual beings from various dimensions of the Again as learners of the phenomenal universe, it Cosmos to discover the manifold realities of is incumbent upon us to contemplate the Life in all its plethora of permutations. It is the possibilities of such an event with the utmost fulcrum of soul pilgrimage. As cosmic learners, care. Now is the time to harness all our spiritual let us learn to use it to our optimum advantage. and mystical resources. Now is the time to bring forth all the wisdom that we have acquired As a concluding exercise, let us contemplate this through eons of reincarnation. Now is the time beautiful poem of Dante Gabriel Rossetti to unite, brothers and sisters. For it is extremely (1863), which highlights the infinite beauty and imperative for all of us human souls to inquire mystical elegance of reincarnation:

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Sudden Light, Dante Gabriel Rossetti rest upon the broad shoulders of reincarnation, then it is extremely worthwhile for spiritual I have been here before, seekers around the world to study, reflect, But when or how I cannot tell: contemplate, and research more about this new, I know the grass beyond the door, unique, and revolutionary spiritual paradigm. Let more and more spiritual seekers know the Truth The sweet keen smell, from many angles. Let Wisdom guide us into the The sighing sound, the lights around the shore. proper synthesis. But we can only reach the Summit of the Mountain by exploring as many You have been mine before,— mystical, spiritual, religious and scientific How long ago I may not know: paradigms as possible. Let us not be afraid to But just when at that swallow's soar explore. Your neck turn'd so, LITERATURE CITED Some veil did fall,—I knew it all of yore. [1] Alexander, Eben. (2012). Proof of Heaven. A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the . New Has this been thus before? York: Simon & Shuster Paperbacks. And shall not thus time's eddying flight [2] Clark, Stephen R. L. (2016). Plotinus: , Still with our lives our love restore Metaphor and Philosophical Practice. University of Chicago Press. In death's despite, [3] Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. (1863). Sudden Light, And day and night yield one delight once more? in Poems: An Offering to Lancashire. [4] Rimban, Erwin L. (2017). Nonlinear Thought CONCLUSION in Metaphysics, Psychology and Education. Nonlinear Reincarnation is a powerful way of Journal of Metaphysics and Connected understanding the evolution of spirit within the Consciousness. July 2017. (http://journalofmcc planes of matter. It is fundamental, crucial and .blogspot. com/2017/07/ no nlinear-thought-in- revelatory. Since many concepts and constructs metaphysics.html).

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