Some people who do genealogy research or who are into family history collecting wonder if they are like any of their ancestors, ones they never met, whose photo they will never see.
Some wonder if perhaps they have reincarnated into the same family or if their soul was once embodied by a great grandparent or other ancestor.
Why do we meet someone and have emotions about them that make no sense such as feeling instant empathy for them or greatly disliking them?
If you read around reincarnation hoping to encounter more fascinating or even stunning stories, you may find a few in Frederick Lenz's Life Times : True Accounts of Reincarnation. A small collection of testimonials in this book are in the category of spontaneous recall, a category that does not require hypnotic regression and seems to me to be the most creative and thus unbelievable. There's a bit about Buddhism and Hinduism here too and the beliefs that are more alike than not. Since I know a bit more than the author when it comes to the belief in karma, let's just say that the author's understanding is not complete and I sense this book was intended to be a short one so there wouldn't be room for that explanation anyway...
For purposes of this blog, which I long ago promised to be a bit unconventional and spiritual, I think my readers would most be interested in defining Twin Souls, Soul Mates, and Karma-Connected Souls. The words karma and soul mates have entered our American vocabulary and are used by those who are not Buddhist, Hindu or who are ignorant of their meaning. I'll paraphrase:
Twin Souls: People with similar talents or interests who have incarnated with each other for many lifetimes or who are joined by experiences they shared. They are not necessarily compatible but may enjoy their time together inventing, learning, collaborating on a project. (page 130)
Soul Mates: Feeling magnetically drawn to a person is an indication that you actually had a close personal relationship in another life time(s), and implied that this was romantic. "It would appear that one can have more than one soul mate, and that soul mates can be of either the same or the opposite sex." (page 135)
Karmic Connection: "Karmically connected souls are persons whose karma (actions) have temporarily joined them,until such time as their actions together have been completed. The link between karmically connected individual s is not so highly developed as the bonds between twin souls or soul mates." (page 145)
C 2019 Review and Excerpts Ancestry Worship Genealogy
