Once Again
February 15th, 2006 by Erin Pavlina
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Today I’ve posted my first fiction short story in a new section on my site. The story is titled, “Once Again” and it’s about what happens to us before we incarnate.
I hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to send me feedback or leave a comment about the story on this blog entry.
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February 16th, 2006 at 11:13 am
It seems to me like in the story, everything is purely mathmatical. It doesn’t matter what your ideals are, only your levels of courage, inner strength, compassion, etc. If the [spirit] wanted to be incarnated again, shouldn’t he/she be able to do that without additional help from Rishi?
It seems kind of helpless. “If you don’t have the inner strength to do something, then you won’t be able to” seems to be one of the values in the story. Either you have the courage to do something, or not – and trying as hard as you can won’t help.
To me, everything is more simple. If I want to do something, and the benefits outweigh the costs, I do it. I try not to let irrational fears in the way (although sometimes I can’t help it). “Once Again” seems to paint a much bleaker picture of this system than I’d like.
I really enjoyed the story. It got me thinking. I didn’t understand what the karma was (another human, the family’s relationship?), but I’m hoping that over time I’ll be able to figure out the full meaning.
February 16th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
I really enjoyed this. It reminded me of a scene I remembered in a past-life regression. I seemed to have been living on another world, and viewed Earth from a ship of some kind. I decided to come to Earth very deliberately, because of the critical point, etc.
I know other people have made this decision consciously, and was struck by that aspect of your story. Methinks it’s not really fiction, is it?
February 16th, 2006 at 10:18 pm
Jon: Methinks you could be right.
Patrick: The Rishi is a higher awareness spirit who helps spirits who are getting ready to incarnate work out some details before doing so. Your life is going to impact so many other souls who are also trying to work out karma that it takes an advanced being to sort of manage all of the timing and circumstances.
Some details of the story were too personal to share at this time. But we’ll get to that eventually.
Thank you both for your comments.
February 17th, 2006 at 7:13 am
I really enjoyed the “story.” I was reading it on my way out, but I was so glad I did. I couldn’t leave a comment, so I came back again tonight.
While reading the story, I felt something shift inside me. I am hoping that I can integrate that shift permanently.
I suddenly felt freer and thought of all the things that I feel anxious about–what is my true purpose in life, wanting to find my soul mate, wanting a family…
But the anxiety sort of melted away in a decidedly delicious way. Perhaps I’m simply focusing on things that are not so important (well, except for figuring out my purpose!)
I tried to imagine myself with the Rishi–how would that conversation have gone? I looked over my life up until now and I had a little fun to see if I could identify what it is I need to work on… It made me see my life in broader terms and suddenly I was thinking about the people in my life and their journey, too…
I hope to hear the details of the story soon!
Thank you (and Steve!) for sharing it!
February 17th, 2006 at 10:35 am
Erin, the thoughts that I’ve stamped on my mind to stop me from putting too much weight on stories like this are: how do I know this is true? People have past-life regressions, but they also get abducted and mind-controlled by the government. If you’re willing to Believe, it’s possible to become less in touch with reality.
So how do you separate imagination and powerful experiences from the reality? I’ve talked about karma with a couple of seekers but all they’ve had to say is: “Karma exists”.
Yet those same people may think many UFO-men are not totally right in the head. But’s that’s inconsistent, when you think about it from a scientific (not skeptic) point of view.
February 17th, 2006 at 10:43 am
Nanny: Accepting one “paranormal” thing to be true doesn’t mean you have to suddenly believe every paranormal thing is true. It’s not a package deal. You could believe in astral projection because you’ve done it and still not believe in UFOs and aliens. And you could be perfectly right.
But if you decide you don’t believe in UFOs for example, doesn’t mean you have to throw out astral projection or past lives because you think that if UFOs don’t exist then the other stuff must not either.
My advice is to explore for yourself. Keep an open mind. Allow experiences to come to you and then make up your own mind.
I can’t deny the existence of what people refer to as the paranormal because I’ve experienced it first-hand. It’s not “para” normal to me, it’s just normal.
February 17th, 2006 at 7:11 pm
I agree that paranormal is not a package deal – but the idea of having to consider all other paranormal experiences as potentially valid as yours is, I think. And if you do that, there’s plenty of theories and alternate universes to open your mind to… see what I mean?
Keeping an open mind is a commendable practise. Yet it still doesn’t solve the imagination problem…
March 7th, 2006 at 4:35 pm
I have a similar memories and experiences.
July 12th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
I believe the answer to your question is that if a belief stirs emotion in you, and also contributes to your joie de vivre, and helps you to live in a meaningful and fulfilling way then you can trust that belief to be true on some kind of level, even if it is only a very metaphorical level.
When you’re living with purpose I think it’s clear to you, you know it deep down and innately, and that feeling is something you can trust.